What is the Ontario Municipal Board?
The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) is an independent adjudicative tribunal that hears appeals and applications and resolves land use disputes under a variety of legislation. Some of the issues that the OMB deals with include: official plans, zoning by-laws, subdivision plans, consents to sever land, minor variances from local by-laws, development charges, applications for aggregate licenses and compensation for expropriated land. For more information on the OMB visit www.omb.gov.on.ca or call (416) 326-6800 or toll free at 1-866-887-8820.
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