Adding demolition plan requirements for the GE site

Councillor Votes

Full Resolution Text

That Council approve the recommendations as follows: b) Amending motion referred from the General Committee meeting of February 17, 2026 respecting demolition plan. 1. The professional engineer, limited licence holder or provisional licence holder shall, before preparing a demolition plan with respect to the demolition of a building or structure, i. visit and examine the demolition site in order to assess site limitations and adjacent conditions that may affect the content of the demolition plan, and ii. verify the structural characteristics and condition of the building or structure by conducting one or more inspections of the building or structure and by reviewing any existing drawings or specifi cations relating to the building or structure. 2. The professional engineer, limited licence holder or provisional licence holder shall include in a demolition plan made with respect to the demolition of a building or structure, i. a description of the structural characteristics and condition of the building or structure as verified by the professional engineer, limited licence holder or provisional licence holder under subparagraph 1 ii, ii. the methodology a contractor should follow in demolishing the building or structure, iii. a description of the measures necessary to ensure that the health or safety of any person, including an occupant of a building being demolished if the building is not vacated before the demolition commences as permitted by the building code, is not endangered as a result of the demolition, iv. a description of the measures necessary to ensure that the integrity of any other buildings, structures, buried or above ground utilities or any other real property is not negatively affected as a result of the demolition, v. identification of all buried or above ground utilities under or at the demolition site and a description of the requirements for their safe disconnection, removal or protection before the commencement of the demolition, vi. a description of any environmental hazard that would or could arise as a result of the demolition, and of the measures necessary to address the hazard, with reference to the applicable municipal, provincial or federal statutes, regulations, rules, by-laws, codes, standards or other legislation, and vii. identification of any inspection or testing to be carried out by an independent company during the demolition. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT… Council request via the Chief Building Official GE Vernova to disclose its full demolition plan created under O. Reg 260/08 to the Chief Building Official and to all members of municipal council as part of its application for a demolition permit.