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Local Government Act
[RSBC 2015]
CHAPTER 1
Deposited with Clerk of the Legislative Assembly on December 16, 2015
Contents
Part 1 — Purposes and
Interpretation
Purposes of this Act
Definitions and other
interpretation rules
Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities and Regional Districts
Division 1 — Municipal Incorporation Process
Incorporation of new municipality
Vote required for incorporation of new municipality
Procedure and costs for vote on incorporation
Incorporation of island municipality in Islands Trust area
Incorporation of municipality in conjunction with resource development
Incorporation of mountain resort municipality
Incorporation of reserve residents as village
Division 2 — Classification of Municipalities
Classification of municipalities
Change of municipal classification
Division 3 — Municipal Boundary Changes
Extension of municipal area
Reduction of municipal area
Reduction of municipal area in relation to final agreement respecting treaty lands
Redefinition of adjoining municipalities
Other redefinition of boundaries
Division 4 — Specific Powers in Relation to Municipal Letters Patent
What must be included in letters patent incorporating a municipality
First election for municipality
First council and neighbourhood constituencies
First regular council meeting
Letters patent incorporating a municipality: other general powers
Additional powers where former municipality dissolved when new municipality incorporated
Letters patent for island municipality: additional powers
Letters patent for resource development municipality: additional powers
Letters patent for mountain resort municipality: additional powers
Letters patent for reserve village: additional powers
Authority for variation of proposed boundaries
Appointment of additional councillors if boundary extended
Establishment of property tax rate limits
Municipal revenue sharing
Establishment of local area service
Advisory body for municipality
Letters patent for municipality: additional powers
Division 5 — Municipal Incorporation or Boundary Changes: Related Matters
Bylaws that apply to new municipality or extend to additional area
Interim corporate officer
Collection of taxes in relation to municipal boundary changes
Transfer of Provincial property tax money if rural land included in municipality
Dissolution of municipality
Rights and liabilities not affected by reissue of letters patent
Existing licences preserved
Division 6 — Regional District Incorporation and Related Matters
Incorporation of new regional district
Extension of regional district boundaries
Regional district amalgamation, division and reorganization
Creation or restructure of municipality in regional district
Dissolution of community planning area or improvement district in regional district
Regional district letters patent and orders: additional powers
Part 3 — Electors and Elections
Division 1 — General
Definitions in relation to this Part
Time not extended for voting days
This Act prevails in relation to use of information
Public notice requirements
Solemn declarations
Division 2 — Arrangements for Elections
General local elections every 4 years
Municipal elections at large unless neighbourhood constituency established
By-elections
Minister may arrange for election to be conducted
Election bylaws
Costs of elections
Division 3 — Election Officials Appointment and Authority
Appointment of election officials
Chief election officer duties and powers
Presiding election official duties and powers
Keeping order at election proceedings
Adjournment of election proceedings
Exceptional assistance in election proceedings
Division 4 — Electors and Registration of Electors
Who may vote at an election
Resident electors
Non-resident property electors
Rules for determining residence
When a person may register as an elector
Voting day registration only
Application for registration
How to register in advance
How to register as a resident elector at the time of voting
How to register as a non-resident property elector at the time of voting
Effect of registration
Register of electors
Provincial list of voters as register of resident electors
List of registered electors
Protection of privacy
Objection to elector registration
Resolving objections to registration
Division 5 — Qualifications for Office
Who may hold office on a local government
Disqualification of local government employees
82.1
Disqualification — indictable offence
Only one elected office at a time in the same local government
Division 6 — Nomination of Candidates
Nomination period
Notice of nomination
Nomination of candidates
Nomination documents
Nomination deposits
Nomination by delivery of nomination documents
Other information to be provided by candidate
Challenge of nomination
Division 7 — Candidate Endorsement by Elector Organization
Candidate endorsement by elector organization may be included on ballot
Repealed
Repealed
Withdrawal of endorsement on ballot
Repealed
Division 8 — Declaration of Candidates
Declaration of candidates
Declaration of election by voting or acclamation
Notice of election by voting
Appointment if insufficient number of candidates are elected to council
Division 9 — Candidates and Representatives
Withdrawal, death or incapacity of candidate
Appointment of candidate representatives
Presence of candidate representatives at election proceedings
Division 10 — Voting Opportunities
Voting opportunities for electors
Required general voting opportunities
Additional general voting opportunities
Required advance voting opportunities
Additional advance voting opportunities
Special voting opportunities
Mail ballot voting
Division 11 — Arrangements for Voting
Voting places
Use of voting machines
Municipal voting divisions
Form of ballots
What must and must not be included on a ballot
Order of names on ballot
Order of names on ballot determined by lot
Ballot boxes
Division 12 — Conduct of Voting Proceedings
Persons who must be present at voting places
Persons who may be present at voting places
Sealing of ballot boxes containing ballots
Time for voting extended
Division 13 — Voting
Voting to be by secret ballot
Each elector may vote only once
Requirements before elector may be given a ballot
Challenge of elector
If another person has already voted under an elector's name
Replacement of spoiled ballot
How to vote by ballot
One person to a voting compartment
Persons needing assistance to mark their ballots
Persons unable to enter a voting place
Division 14 — Counting of the Votes
When and where counting is to be done
Who may be present at counting
Who does the counting
Opening of ballot boxes
Combination of ballots for counting
Procedures for counting
Rules for accepting votes and rejecting ballots
Objections to the acceptance of a vote or the rejection of a ballot
Ballot account
Packaging of ballots
Delivery of election materials to chief election officer
Preliminary election results
Determination of official election results
Declaration of official election results
When elected candidates may take office
Division 15 — Judicial Recount
Application for judicial recount
Judicial recount procedure
Results of judicial recount and orders as to costs
Determination of results by lot if tie vote after judicial recount
Runoff election if tie vote after judicial recount
Division 16 — Declaration of Invalid Election
Application to court respecting validity of election
Hearing of application
Power of court on application
Legal costs of application
Status of elected candidate
Division 17 — Final Proceedings
Report of election results
Publication of election results
Retention and destruction of election materials
Division 17.1 — Canvassing
160.1
Canvassing in housing cooperative, strata and rental properties
Division 18 — Election Offences
Vote buying
Intimidation
Other election offences
Prosecution of organizations and their directors and agents
Time limit for starting prosecution
Penalties
Division 19 — Orders and Regulations
Ministerial orders to address special circumstances or errors
167.1
Ministerial regulations to address special circumstances
Election regulations
Part 4 — Assent Voting
Division 1 — General
Definitions in relation to this
Part
Assent voting to be conducted in same manner as election
How assent of the electors is obtained
Division 2 — Proceedings for Assent Voting
Who may vote at assent voting
Person may vote only once
General voting day for assent voting
Arrangements for assent voting
Notice of assent voting
Ballots for assent voting
When counting for assent voting is to be done
Special procedures if voting is conducted by more than one local government
Other general matters
Division 3 — Scrutineers for Assent Voting
Scrutineers for the question and scrutineers against the question
Notice of applications to volunteer as scrutineer
Applications to volunteer to act as scrutineer for assent voting
Appointment of scrutineers for assent voting
Part 5 — Regional Districts: Purposes, Principles and
Interpretation
Purposes of regional districts
Principles for regional district-provincial relations
Broad
interpretation
Application of municipal provisions to regional districts
References to regional district officers
Continuation of regional districts
Continuation of regional parks and trails
Continuation of regulatory authority restrictions in relation to previous bylaws
Part 6 — Regional Districts: Governance and Procedures
Division 1 — Regional Districts and Their Boards
Regional district corporations
Board as governing body
Area of jurisdiction
Division 2 — Board Members
Composition and voting rights
Municipal directors: number of directors and assignment of votes
Appointment and term of office for municipal directors
Election and term of office for electoral area directors
Alternate directors: municipalities
Alternate directors: electoral areas
201.1
Acting electoral area directors
201.2
Alternate acting electoral area directors
Oath or affirmation of office for board members
Resignation from office
Director disqualification for failure to attend meetings
Regional district directors: application of Community Charter
Division 3 — Voting and Voting Rights
Voting to be in accordance with this Division unless other rules apply
General rules: voting on resolutions and bylaws
General rule: each director has one vote
Special rule: weighted voting on the administration and operation of services
Special rule: weighted voting on financial matters
Special rule: weighted voting for Metro Vancouver
Special rules in relation to
Part 13 [Regional Growth Strategies]
Special rules in relation to
Part 14 [Planning and Land Use Management]
Other special voting rules
Division 4 — Board Chair and Committees
Chair and vice chair of board
Responsibilities of chair
Chair may require board reconsideration of a matter
Appointment of select and standing committees
Division 5 — Board Proceedings
Regular and special board meetings
Calling of special board meetings
Electronic meetings and participation by members
Regulations establishing special rules for dealing with urgent issues
Minutes of board meetings and committee meetings
Meetings and hearings outside regional district
Procedure bylaws
Board proceedings: application of Community Charter
Division 5.1 — Proceedings of Other Bodies
226.1
Electronic meetings of other bodies
226.2
Electronic participation of members of other bodies
Division 6 — Bylaw Procedures
Bylaw procedures: application of Community Charter
Bylaw adoption at same meeting as third reading
Division 7 — Delegation of Board Authority
Delegation of board authority
Bylaw required for delegation
Delegation of hearings
Reconsideration of delegate's decisions
Division 8 — Officers and Employees
Officers and employees for regional district
Officer positions
Chief administrative officer
Corporate administration
Financial administration
Oath of office for officers
Chair to direct and inspect officers and employees
Suspension of officers and employees
Termination of officer
Prohibition against interfering with regional district officials
Division 9 — Local Community Commissions
Establishment of local community commissions
Requirement for assent of electors and inspector approval
Commission membership
Division 10 — Other Matters
Giving notice to regional districts
Notice by regional district: obligation satisfied if reasonable effort made
Regional district records: application of Community Charter
Regulations to provide exemptions from Provincial approval requirements
Part 7 — Regional Districts: Treaty First Nation Membership and Services
Treaty first nation membership in regional district
Interpretation rules for applying this Act and the Community Charter in relation to treaty first nation membership
Regional district letters patent and treaty lands
Treaty first nation directors
Term of office of treaty first nation director
Alternate treaty first nation director
Treaty first nation electors for regional district services
Repealed
Tax base, requisition and collection of funds for treaty lands of treaty first nations
Treaty first nations and regional district financing
Services to treaty first nation members
Services to treaty lands outside regional district
Non-member treaty first nation participation in regional district elections
Part 8 — Regional Districts: General Powers and Responsibilities
Division 1 — General Powers
Corporate powers
Minister approval required for certain out-of-Province or out-of-country agreements
Inspector approval required for incorporation or acquisition of corporations
Division 2 — Public Access to Records
Public access to regional district records
Disclosure of information relating to agreements that require elector approval or assent
Other public access requirements: application of Community Charter
Division 3 — Approval of the Electors
Processes for obtaining approval of the electors
Approval of the electors: applicable rules
Division 4 — Providing Assistance
Definition of "assistance"
Publication of intention to provide certain kinds of assistance
General prohibition against assistance to business
Exception for assistance under partnering agreements
Exception for assistance in relation to utilities, mountain resorts or high-speed internet services
Exception for heritage conservation purposes
Limitation on assistance by means of tax exemption
Division 5 — General Property Powers
Reservation and dedication of land for public purpose: application of Community Charter
Control of Crown land parks dedicated by subdivision
Disposition of regional parks and trails
Exchange of park land: application of Community Charter
Power to accept property on trust
Plans respecting use of local government right of way
Authority to enter on or into property: application of Community Charter
Division 6 — Disposing of Land and Improvements
Disposition of land and improvements
Notice of proposed disposition
Use of money from sale of land or improvements
Disposal of water systems, sewer systems and utilities
Division 7 — Expropriation and Compensation
Expropriation power
Authority in relation to services
Entry on land to mitigate damage
Compensation for expropriation and other actions
Division 8 — Other Powers
Board may seek regional district opinion
Incidental powers
Emergency powers
Additional powers and exceptions provided by regulation
Part 9 — Regional Districts: Specific Service Powers
Division 1 — Building Regulation
Authority requires regional district service
Building regulation bylaws
Regional district may adopt national codes
Requirement for security
Regulating doors and emergency exits in public buildings
Building regulation: application of Community Charter
Division 2 — Fire, Health and Hazard Protection
Special fire protection powers
Health protection authority
Remedial authority in relation to hazardous conditions
Division 3 — Drainage, Sewerage and Related Matters
Special drainage and sewerage authority
Watercourse may be included in drainage system
Works for controlling drainage
Remedial authority in relation to drainage and dikes
Highway construction and dikes
Watercourse agreements between neighbouring jurisdictions
Requirements respecting drainage works
Appropriation of stream channel or bed
Authority subject to Water Sustainability Act
Division 4 — Waste Management
Management of solid waste and recyclable material
Authority in relation to waste disposal and recycling
Division 5 — Regulation of Animals
Authority requires animal control service
General animal control powers
Dog licensing requirements
Animal pounds
Dangerous dogs
Peace officer authority in relation to dangerous dogs
Division 6 — Noise, Nuisances and Disturbances
Authority requires regional district service
Noise control
Nuisances and disturbances
Fireworks restrictions
Division 6.1 — Business Regulation
326.1
Bylaw authority in relation to business regulation
Division 7 — Other Specific Service Powers
Removal and deposit of sand, gravel and other soil
Fire and security alarm systems
House numbering
Regulation of signs and advertising
Regional district irrigation services
Part 10 — Regional Districts: Service Structure and Establishing Bylaws
Division 1 — General Service Powers
General authority for services
Consent required for services outside regional district
Services to public authorities
Authorities in relation to services other than regulatory services
Division 2 — Referendums and Petitions for Services
Referendums regarding services
Petitions for electoral area services
Division 3 — Establishing Bylaws for Services
Establishing bylaws required for most services
Required content for establishing bylaws
Special options for establishing bylaws
Special rules in relation to continuation of older services
Division 4 — Approval of Establishing Bylaws
Approval of establishing bylaws
Responsibility for obtaining approval
Approval by assent of the electors
Approval by alternative approval process
Consent on behalf of municipal participating area
Consent on behalf of electoral participating area
Other procedural rules
Division 5 — Changes to Establishing Bylaws
Amendment or repeal of establishing bylaws
Changes to participating and service areas
Amending bylaws that are needed for authority to borrow
Special provisions respecting service withdrawal
Division 6 — Dispute Resolution in Relation to Services
Definitions in relation to this Division
Minister may appoint facilitators
Parties to a service review or service withdrawal
Costs of service review or service withdrawal
Initiating a service review
Other issues and services may be dealt with in one service review
Preliminary meeting
Negotiations to resolve issues
Initiating service withdrawal
Minister's direction on process
Addition of further initiating participants or further services
Early termination of process
Mediation in relation to service withdrawal
Arbitration in relation to service withdrawal
Initiating participant must respond to final resolution
Direction to further arbitration in certain cases
When final resolution becomes binding
Implementation of final resolution by bylaw
Failure to adopt required bylaws
Regulations respecting arbitrations
Part 11 — Regional Districts: Financial Management
Division 1 — Financial Planning and Accountability
Fiscal year and accounting for services
Annual financial plan
Public process for development of financial plan
Annual reporting on regional district finances
Financial management: application of Community Charter
Division 2 — Cost Recovery for Services
Options for cost recovery
Costs of services
Apportionment of costs
Cost sharing for services under
Part 14 [Planning and Land Use Management]
Property under creditor protection may be excluded from apportionment
Valuation information and apportionment adjustments
Tax base for property value taxes
Division 3 — Requisition and Tax Collection
Requisition of funds from municipalities
Collection in municipalities
Requisition of funds for electoral areas
Collection in electoral areas
Grants in place of taxes to be paid over to regional district
Division 4 — Tax Rates and Exemptions
Variable tax rate system
Property tax exemptions
Exemptions for heritage properties
Repayment requirement in relation to heritage exemptions
Exemptions for riparian property
Repayment requirement in relation to riparian exemptions
Tax exemptions under partnering agreement
Division 5 — Fees, Charges and Interest
Imposition of fees and charges
Interest calculation
Special fees and charges that are to be collected as taxes
Special fees and charges that are liens against property
Division 6 — Expenditures and Liabilities
Limit on expenditures
Limit on borrowing and other liabilities
Borrowing and liability: application of Community Charter
Revenue anticipation borrowing
Short-term capital borrowing in relation to general administration
Regional district loan authorization bylaws
Participating area approval required for some loan authorization bylaws
Electoral participating area petition for borrowing
Temporary borrowing under loan authorization bylaw
Financing municipal undertakings
Security issuing bylaws
General liability provisions
Part 12 — Regional Districts: Bylaw Enforcement and Challenge of Bylaws
Division 1 — Bylaw Enforcement and Related Matters
Bylaw enforcement: fines and other penalties
Ticketing for bylaw offences: application of Community Charter
Bylaw notices: application of Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act
Bylaw contraventions — offences and prosecutions
Additional sentencing powers in relation to Offence Act prosecutions
Authority to fulfill requirements at defaulter's expense
Inspections to determine whether bylaws are being followed
Enforcement by civil proceedings: application of Community Charter
Recovery of utility rates by legal remedy of distress
Scale of costs in relation to legal remedy of distress
Enforcement of bylaws in relation to discharge of firearms
Entry warrants: application of Community Charter
Division 2 — Challenge of Bylaws and Other Regional District Instruments
Challenge of bylaws and other regional district instruments
Part 13 — Regional Growth Strategies
Division 1 —
Interpretation
Definitions in relation to this
Part
Part also applies to amendment and repeal of regional growth strategy
Division 2 — Application and Content of Regional Growth Strategy
Purpose of regional growth strategy
Content of regional growth strategy
Area to which regional growth strategy applies
Regulation requiring regional growth strategy
Division 3 — Preparation and Adoption Procedures
Requirements for adoption
Initiation of regional growth strategy process
Consultation during development of regional growth strategy
Facilitation of agreement during development of regional growth strategy
Acceptance by affected local governments
Minor amendments to regional growth strategies
Resolution of anticipated objections
Resolution of refusal to accept
Settlement of regional growth strategy if acceptance not otherwise reached
Options for settlement process
General provisions regarding settlement process
Adoption of regional growth strategy
Requirement to adopt finalized regional growth strategy
Division 4 — Effect of Regional Growth Strategy
Regional district must conform with regional growth strategy
Division 5 — Regional Context Statements
Requirement for regional context statements in municipal official community plans
Content of regional context statement
Board acceptance of proposed regional context statement
Settlement of proposed regional context statement
Division 6 — General
Intergovernmental advisory committees
Implementation agreements
Regular reports and review of regional growth strategy
Provincial policy guidelines
Minister may require official community plans and land use bylaws
Part 14 — Planning and Land Use Management
Division 1 — General
Definitions in relation to this
Part
Area of authority for municipalities and regional districts
Rural land use bylaws
457.1
Limits on use of this Part and
Part 15
Limit on compensation
Division 2 — Responsibilities, Procedures and Authorities
Information that must be available to the public
Development approval procedures
Advisory planning commission
Fees related to applications and inspections
Withholding building permits and business licences that conflict with bylaws in preparation
Division 3 — Public Hearings on Planning and Land Use Bylaws
When public hearing is required
Public hearing procedures
Notice of public hearing
Notice if public hearing not held
Posted notices respecting proposed bylaws
Delegation of public hearings
Procedure after public hearing
Division 4 — Official Community Plans
Purposes of official community plan
Bylaw to adopt official community plan
Content and process requirements
473.1
Official community plan and housing needs report
Policy statements that may be included
Consultation during development of official community plan
Consultation on planning for school facilities
Adoption procedures for official community plan
Effect of official community plan
Division 5 — Zoning Bylaws
478.1
Definitions in relation to this Division
Zoning bylaws
Adoption of municipal zoning bylaw
Restrictions on zoning authority in relation to farming
481.01
Restrictions on zoning authority in relation to transit-oriented areas
481.1
Residential rental tenure
481.2
Strata rental bylaws and housing cooperative rules
481.3
Zoning bylaws and small-scale multi-family housing
481.4
Exemptions related to small-scale multi-family housing
481.5
Density benefits related to small-scale multi-family housing
481.6
Regulations related to small-scale multi-family housing
481.7
Zoning bylaws and housing needs report
481.8
Density benefits and housing needs report
Density benefits for amenities, affordable housing and special needs housing
482.1
Consultation on density benefits zoning bylaw
482.2
Analysis and considerations for density benefits zoning bylaw
482.3
Payment of money instead of meeting conditions
482.4
Providing affordable and special needs housing units elsewhere
482.5
Effect of bylaws adopted after application for rezoning, development permit or building permit submitted
482.6
Annual report respecting density benefits zoning bylaw
482.7
Zoning bylaws and affordable and special needs housing
482.8
Consultation on affordable and special needs housing zoning bylaw
482.9
Analysis and considerations for affordable and special needs housing zoning bylaw
482.91
Payment of money instead of providing affordable and special needs housing units
482.92
Providing affordable and special needs housing units elsewhere
482.93
Effect of bylaws adopted after application for rezoning, development permit or building permit submitted
482.94
Annual report respecting affordable and special needs housing zoning bylaw
482.95
Information requested by inspector
Housing agreements for affordable housing and special needs housing
Division 6 — Development Approval Information Requirements
Development approval information
Development approval information areas or circumstances
Bylaw authority in relation to development approval information
Requirement to provide development approval information
Division 7 — Development Permits
Designation of development permit areas
Activities that require a development permit
Development permits: general authority
Development permits: specific authorities
Division 8 — Temporary Use Permits
Designation of temporary use permit areas
Temporary use permits for designated areas and other areas
Public notice and hearing requirements
Permit conditions: undertakings respecting land
Permit conditions: additional security requirements
Term of permit and renewal of permit
Division 9 — Development Variance Permits
Development variance permits
498.1
Delegation of power to issue development variance permit
Notice to affected property owners and tenants
Division 10 — Other Permits and Permit Matters
Tree cutting permits in relation to areas affected by flooding or other hazards
General land use permit matters
Requirement for security as condition of land use permit
Notice of permit on land title
Permit lapses if relevant construction not substantially started
Transportation Act : permits in relation to development near controlled access highway
Division 11 — Subdivision and Development: Requirements and Related Matters
Works and services requirements
506.01
Required approval for certain bylaws
506.02
Requirements in respect of certain systems
506.03
Conditions for subdivision and building permits
Requirements for excess or extended services
Latecomer charges and cost recovery for excess or extended services
Completion of required works and services
Requirement for provision of park land or payment for parks purposes
Bylaws adopted after application for subdivision submitted
511.1
Limited exception to
section 511
Minimum parcel frontage on highway
Requirement to provide land for new highway or widening existing highway in respect of subdivisions
513.1
Requirement to provide land for alternative forms of transportation in respect of subdivisions
513.2
Requirement to provide land for new highway or widening existing highway in respect of building permits
513.3
Requirement to provide land for alternative forms of transportation in respect of building permits
Subdivision to provide residence for a relative
Division 12 — Phased Development Agreements
Definitions in relation to this Division
Phased development agreements
Term and assignment of phased development agreement
Process for phased development agreement bylaw
Amendments to phased development agreement
Subdivision approval for land subject to phased development agreement
Notice of phased development agreement on land title
Phased development agreement and other information that must be available for public inspection
Division 13 — Other Land Use Regulation Powers
Runoff control requirements
Requirements in relation to flood plain areas
Off-street parking and loading space requirements
525.1
Off-street parking in transit-oriented areas
525.2
Off-street parking related to small-scale multi-family housing
Regulation of signs
Screening and landscaping to mask or separate uses
527.1
Transportation demand management
Division 14 — Non-conforming Use and Other Continuations
Non-conforming uses: authority to continue use
Non-conforming structures: restrictions on maintenance, extension and alteration
Restrictions on increasing non-conforming use of land
Restrictions on alteration or addition to building or other structure
Restrictions on repair or reconstruction of non-conforming structures
Non-conforming uses in relation to terminated land use contracts
Change in ownership, tenants or occupants in relation to use
Non-conforming use and subdivision in relation to expropriation of land
Division 14.1 — Non-conforming Form of Tenure
535.1
Non-conforming form of tenure: authority to continue tenure
535.2
Non-conforming form of tenure: repair, extension and alteration
535.3
Change in ownership, tenants or occupants in relation to form of tenure
535.4
Dissolution of strata corporations
535.5
Regulation-making powers
Division 15 — Board of Variance
Requirement for board of variance
Board of variance for municipality or regional district
Joint board of variance
Chair and procedures for board of variance
Application for variance or exemption to relieve hardship
Notice of application for variance
Board powers on application
Exemption to relieve hardship from early termination of land use contract
Extent of damage to non-conforming use property
Division 16 — Discharge and Termination of Land Use Contracts
Application to land use contracts under previous legislation
Amendment and discharge of land use contract
Termination of all land use contracts in 2024
Process for early termination of land use contract
Notice of termination
Discharge of terminated land use contract
Division 17 — Regulation of Farm Businesses in Farming Areas
Agriculture minister may set standards for farm bylaws
Farming area bylaws
Authority and restrictions apply as declared by regulation
Three year review of zoning bylaws affecting farming areas
Intensive agriculture
Division 18 — Contaminated Sites
Repealed
Environmental Management Act requirements
Division 19 — Development Costs Recovery
Definitions in relation to this Division
Development cost charges: imposition and collection
Inspector approval required for development cost charge bylaw
Circumstances in which development cost charges are not payable
General prohibition against waiving or reducing charges
Development for which charges may be waived or reduced
Amount of development cost charges to be specified in bylaw
Deductions from development cost charges
Use of development cost charges
Provision of park land in place of all or part of charge
Effect of bylaws adopted after application for rezoning, development permit or building permit submitted
568.1
Limited exception to
section 568
Annual development cost charges report
Municipal development works agreements with private developers
Division 19.1 — Amenity Costs Recovery
570.1
Definitions in relation to this Division
570.2
Amenity cost charges: imposition and collection
570.3
Consultation required for amenity cost charge bylaw
570.4
Circumstances in which amenity cost charges are not payable
570.5
General prohibition against waiving or reducing charges
570.6
Development for which charges may be waived or reduced
570.7
Amenity cost charge bylaw: specifying amenities and setting charges
570.8
Use of amenity cost charges
570.9
Provision of amenity instead of all or part of charge
570.91
Effect of bylaws adopted after application for rezoning, development permit or building permit submitted
570.911
Limited exception to
section 570.91
570.92
Annual amenity cost charges report
570.93
Information requested by inspector
570.94
Regulations made for purposes of this Division
570.95
Division does not restrict other powers
Division 20 — School Site Acquisition Charges
Definitions in relation to this Division
School site acquisition charge payable
Circumstances in which charge is not payable or is waived or reduced
Determination of eligible school site requirements
Setting school site acquisition charges
Application of charge or increase to in-process development
Provision of land in place of all or part of charge
No subdivision approval or building permit unless charge paid
Credit for previous contributions
Transfer of money and land to board of education
Regulations for this Division
Division 21 — Provincial Authority
Provincial policy guidelines
582.1
Provincial policy guidelines related to small-scale multi-family housing
Designation of resort regions
Ministerial override orders in the public interest
Ministerial regulations requiring bylaw approval
Division 22 — Housing Needs Reports
585.1
Definitions for this Division
585.11
Application of this Division
585.2
Housing needs reports
585.21
Collection of housing information
585.3
Content of housing needs report
585.31
When and how housing needs report must be received
585.4
Publication of housing needs report
585.41
Regulation-making powers
Division 23 — Transit-Oriented Areas
585.5
Provincial policy guidelines related to transit-oriented areas
585.51
Regulations related to transit-oriented areas
585.52
Local government designation of transit-oriented areas
585.53
Lieutenant Governor in Council designation of transit-oriented areas
Part 15 — Heritage Conservation
Division 1 — General
Definitions in relation to this
Part
Regional district authority requires service
Limits on use of this
Part
Limit on compensation
Bylaw and permit procedures
Ombudsperson review of local government decisions
Division 2 — Notices under this
Part
Giving notice to owners and occupiers
Posting notice on protected heritage property
Notice on land titles
Notice to heritage minister
Regulations regarding notices
Division 3 — Heritage Review
Community heritage commissions
Community heritage register
Heritage recognition
Heritage inspection may be ordered
Entry authority for a heritage inspection
Impact assessment may be required
Local government requests for Provincial protection
Division 4 — Temporary Protection
Withholding of approvals
Withholding of demolition permits until other approvals issued
Orders for temporary protection
Temporary protection by introduction of a continuing protection bylaw
Heritage control periods for temporary protection
Temporary protection
Division 5 — Continuing Protection
Heritage revitalization agreements
Heritage designation protection
Heritage designation procedure
Compensation for heritage designation
Designation of heritage conservation areas
Permit requirements in relation to heritage conservation areas
Heritage site maintenance standards
Division 6 — Heritage Alteration Permits
Heritage alteration permits
Terms, requirements and conditions in a heritage alteration permit
Division 7 — Remedies and Offences
Civil remedies in relation to heritage property
Notice of contravention may be filed in land title office
Offences and penalties
Part 16 — Municipal Provisions
Division 1 — Challenge of Municipal Bylaws and Other Municipal Instruments
Definition of "municipal instrument"
Court application to set aside bylaw or other instrument
Limitation period on application for declaratory order
Time restriction in relation to right of action on illegal instrument
Assessment or rate stands unless instrument set aside
Validity of council proceedings
Division 2
628-636
Repealed
Division 3 — Regulation of Carriers
Regulation of carriers
Division 3.1 — Restrictions in Relation to the Passenger Transportation Act
637.1
Definitions
637.2
Restrictions on authority to regulate
Division 4 — Municipal Irrigation Services and Drainage Works
Municipal irrigation services
District municipality drainage works
Division 5 — Municipal Forest Reserves
Establishment of municipal forest reserve
Sale or lease of municipal forest reserve
Cutting and removal of timber from municipal forest reserve
Division 6 — Municipal Taxation: Special Cases
Taxation of forest land
Taxation of utility company property
Division 7 — Annual Municipal Tax Sale
Annual tax sale
Council may exempt Crown land from annual tax sale
Notice of annual tax sale
647.1
Owners must be given notice before tax sale
Municipality may bid at annual tax sale
Upset price for tax sale
Purchaser at annual tax sale
Purchaser to give authority to register tax sale title
Collector to provide certificate of sale
Tax sale of Crown land subject to an agreement to purchase
Provincial government may accept tax sale purchaser
Resale of land purchased by municipality at annual tax sale
Notice of tax sale must be filed in land title office
Owners must be given notice of tax sale and redemption period
Assessment and taxes during redemption period
Application of surplus from tax sale
Redemption by owner
Redemption payments by instalments
Notice of redemption to be filed in land title office
Registration of tax sale purchaser as owner
Refusal of registration
Effect of tax sale on rights of owners
Action by owner to have tax sale set aside
Court may reinstate taxes if sale set aside
Council authority to cancel sale in case of error
Restrictions on legal actions in relation to tax sale
Repossessed tax sale land
Procedure if purchaser under agreement for sale defaults
Redemption by municipality of land sold for Provincial taxes
Part 17 — Improvement Districts
Division 1 — General
Definitions in relation to this
Part
Giving notice to improvement districts
Division 2 — Incorporation of Improvement Districts
Incorporation of improvement district: general rules
Incorporation of mountain resort improvement district
Notation on title of land in a mountain resort improvement district
Dissolution of water user's community or development district
Amendment of letters patent and reissue of letters patent
Dissolution of improvement district
Transition rules: dissolution, change in area, change in object
Additional letters patent and order powers
Division 3 — Governance and Organization
Improvement district board of trustees
Election of improvement district trustees
Chair of improvement district board
Meeting procedure
Regulations in relation to improvement district meetings
First meeting of board in each year
Appointment of select and standing committees
Annual general meeting
Annual financial statements
Appointment of auditor
Officers and employees
Officer positions
Corporate administration
Financial administration
Division 4 — Powers and Operations
General powers
Powers that must be exercised by bylaw
Process and registration requirements for bylaws
Subdivision servicing requirements
Requirements for excess or extended services
Latecomer charges and cost recovery for excess or extended services
Power to exercise rights under certain water licences
Power to expropriate water diversion licences and related works
General power to expropriate land and works
Renewal of works and related reserve funds
Appeal if improvement district refuses to provide services
Division 5 — Taxes and Cost Recovery
Preparation of assessment roll
Notice of assessment
Court of revision for assessments
Tax collection on behalf of improvement district
Municipal collection of improvement district taxes
Payments to improvement district
Tax levy by improvement district
Tax notices
715.1
Requisition of funds from treaty first nations
Lien for taxes and tolls
Interest on taxes and requisitions
Division 6 — Tax Sales
Tax sale for recovery of taxes
Board powers in relation to tax sale
Tax sale notice to affected owners and charge holders
Conduct of tax sale
Authority to register tax sale title
Registration of tax sale purchaser as owner
Application of surplus from tax sale
Tax sale of Crown land held under a mortgage or agreement for sale
Disposal of tax sale land by improvement district board
Division 7 — Borrowing and Securities
Provision of sinking funds
Provincial guarantee of improvement district securities
Form of securities
Registration of securities
Division 8 — Other Improvement District Matters
Improvement district property exempt from taxation
Protection from legal proceedings
Indemnification against proceedings
Appointment of receiver
Part 18 — Legal Proceedings in Relation to Local Governments and Other Authorities
Division 1 — Legal Proceedings Against Municipality or Regional District
Limitation period for certain actions
Notice requirement respecting damages
Proceedings against municipality or regional district in relation to damages caused by others
Division 2 — Immunities and Indemnities
Immunity for individual local public officers
Warning as defence for local government financial officer
Indemnification against proceedings for local government officials
Indemnification against proceedings for other local public officers
Immunity in relation to building bylaw enforcement
Immunity in relation to approval of certified building plans
Immunity in relation to certain nuisance actions
Division 3 — Enforcement of Court Orders Against Municipality or Regional District
Writ of execution against municipality or regional district
Copy of writ of execution to be left with corporate officer
Local government officers as officers of the court for purposes of execution
Certain local government property exempt from seizure
Tax to be imposed if amount not paid by municipality
Payment of municipal amount levied
Division 4 — Other Matters
Self-insurance by local authorities
Application of this
Part in relation to the Nisg̱a'a Final Agreement
Application of this Part to treaty first nations
Part 19 — General Matters and Provincial Authorities
Division 1 — Certification of Senior Officials
Board of examiners
Powers of board
Board may make regulations
Application to City of Vancouver
Division 2 — Inspector of Municipalities
Inspector of municipalities
Official seal and records
Certificate of approval for money bylaws
Inquiry into application for certificate
Appeal from inspector's decisions in relation to borrowing
Certificate conclusive of validity
Inquiries into local government matters
Additional inquiry authority in relation to regional districts
Division 3 — Administrative Commissioner
Definitions
Appointment of administrative commissioner
Substitution of commissioner
Acting commissioner
Powers transferred to commissioner
Power of commissioner to make bylaws
Powers of commissioner to borrow
Taxes for sinking fund purposes
Parcel tax rolls
Differences between commissioner and board of education
Commissioner reports to minister
Election after commissioner appointed
Restriction on legal proceedings
Regulations for purposes of this Division
Division 4 — Other Provincial Authorities
Publication of letters patent
Further powers in relation to assets
Appeal to minister respecting construction of drains
Power to make regulations
Part 20 — Transitional and Interim Provisions
Division 1
Repealed
Division 2 — Small-Scale Multi-Family Housing
Transition — extended compliance period for small-scale multi-family housing
Transition — extension process for small-scale multi-family housing
786.1
Transition — extension process for complying with
section 481.3 (6)
Transition — ministerial order related to small-scale multi-family housing
Transition — effect of official community plan
Repealed
Division 3 — Interim Report on Housing Needs
Transition — interim report on housing needs
Division 4 — Transit-Oriented Areas
Transition — definition in relation to this Division
Transition — interim designation of transit-oriented areas
Transition — provincial policy guidelines related to transit-oriented areas
Transition — effect of official community plan
Transition — restrictions on zoning authority in relation to transit-oriented areas
Transition — off-street parking
Division 5 — Density Benefits
Transition — density benefits zoning bylaws
Schedule —
Definitions and Other
Interpretation Matters
Revision
Schedule
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