Authority:Urban Environment and Development Committee, Report No. 2, Clause No. 4,
as adopted by Council on February 2, 3 and 4, 1999
Enacted by Council:
CITY OF TORONTO
Bill No. 6
BY-LAW No.
To amend By-law No. 226-1998
WHEREAS subsection 3(2) of the Building Code Act, 1992, requires the council of each municipality to appoint a chief
building official; and
WHEREAS under clause 28(o) of the Interpretation Act words directing the appointment of a public officer to administer
an Act also include the power of appointing a deputy to have all the powers and authority of the public officer or such
limited powers and authority as the instrument appointing him or her prescribes; and
WHEREAS By-law No. 226-1998 appointed a Chief Building official for the City of Toronto and, on an interim basis,
certain Deputy Chief Building Officials; and
WHEREAS it is expedient to now appoint Deputy Chief Building Officials on a permanent basis;
The Council of the City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:
1.Section 3 of By-law No. 226-1998 is deleted and the following substituted in its place:
"3(1)Bruce Ashton, Pamela Coburn, Steve Franklin and Ted Tipping are appointed Deputy Chief Building Officials for
the City of Toronto.
(2)Each Deputy Chief Building Official named in Column 1 has all of the powers and duties of the Chief Building
Official within the assigned area of the City set out in Column 2 opposite the Deputy's name.
| Column 1 - Deputy |
Column 2 - Assigned Area |
| Bruce Ashton |
West District comprising the former Cities of Etobicoke and York |
| Pamela Coburn |
South District comprising the former City of Toronto |
| Steve Franklin |
East District comprising the former Borough of East York and the
former City of Scarborough |
| Ted Tipping |
North District comprising the former City of North York |
(3)When the Chief Building Official and one or more Deputy Chief Building Officials are absent, each of the remaining
Deputy Chief Building Officials may exercise any of the powers of the Chief Building Official in any absent Deputy's
assigned area and shall do so in any order or according to any schedule established by the Chief Building Official from time
to time.
(4)For purposes of subsection (3), an official is absent when unavailable to act due to illness or any other cause or when
the office is vacant".
