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1997 Legislative Session: 2nd Session, 36th Parliament
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HONOURABLE MICHAEL FARNWORTH
MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
AND HOUSING
BILL 26 – 1997
LOCAL GOVERNMENT STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 1997
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province
of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
Islands Trust Act
Section 29 of the Islands Trust Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 239, is amended by adding the
following subsection:
(3.1) Despite subsection (2), if an official community plan includes a provision under
section 879.1 (1) of the Municipal Act, the trust council rather than the local trust
committee must adopt the required bylaw under
section 920.1 (2) of that Act.
Municipal Act
2 The Municipal Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 323, is amended by adding the following sections:
Exemptions for riparian property
343.1
(1) In this
section and
section 343.2:
"eligible riparian property" means property that meets all the following requirements:
(
a) the property must be riparian land;
(
b) the property must be subject to a covenant under
section 219 of the Land
Title Act that relates to the protection of the property as riparian property;
(
c) the municipality granting the exemption under this
section must be a
covenantee in whose favour the covenant referred to in paragraph (
b) is
made;
(
d) any other requirements prescribed under subsection (6);
"eligible value" means the portion of the net taxable value of the parcel of land in
relation to which an exemption under subsection (2) is made that is equivalent to
the ratio of
(
a) the area of the eligible riparian property that is exempted under
subsection (2) (a)
(
b) the area of the parcel of land in relation to which the exemption is made.
(2) Despite
section 225 but subject to subsections (3) and (4) of this section, for the
purposes of supporting the conservation of an eligible riparian property, on or
before October 31 in any year a council may, by bylaw adopted by at least 2/3 of
the votes cast, do one or more of the following:
(
a) exempt all or part of the eligible riparian property from taxation under
section 331 (1) (a), (b), (
c) and (d);
(
b) limit an exemption under paragraph (
a) to a specified portion of the eligible
value of the property to which the exemption applies;
(
c) make an exemption under this subsection subject to specified conditions.
(3) An exemption under subsection (2) may apply only to that part of the eligible
riparian property that is a riparian area.
(4) A bylaw under subsection (2) may provide a tax exemption
(
a) for the next calendar year, or
(
b) if the bylaw receives the assent of the electors or is approved by the electors
in accordance with subsection (5), for a specified period not greater than
10 years.
(5) Approval of the electors to a bylaw under subsection (2) is deemed to have been
given if all the following requirements are met:
(
a) at least 30 days before adopting the bylaw, a notice is published in at least
2 issues of a newspaper
(
i) identifying the eligible riparian property that would be subject to the
bylaw,
(ii) describing the exemption that would be made for the eligible riparian
property, and
(iii) stating that the bylaw may be adopted by the council after 30 days
unless more than 5% of the electors petition the council to obtain the
assent of the electors to the bylaw;
(
b) from the date on which the notice is first published under paragraph (a), it
is posted for public inspection in the municipal hall during its regular office
hours;
(
c) by the end of 30 days after the notice is first published under paragraph (a),
5% or fewer of the electors have petitioned the council to obtain the assent
of the electors to the bylaw.
(6) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, establish additional
requirements for property to be considered eligible riparian property.
Repayment requirement in relation to riparian exemptions
343.2
(1) A bylaw under
section 343.1 may provide that, if
(
a) there is a contravention of any of the conditions of the covenant under
section 219 of the Land Title Act in relation to which the exemption is given,
(
b) the covenant is discharged before the end of the period of the exemption, or
(
c) any other circumstances specified in the bylaw occur,
the council may require the owner of the eligible riparian property at that time to
pay to the municipality the amount referred to in subsection (2).
(2) The amount that may be required under subsection (1) is the amount equivalent to
(
a) the total taxes exempted under the bylaw under
section 343.1,
plus
(
b) interest from the time at which the exempt taxes would otherwise have been
payable, compounded annually at the rate referred to in
section 369 for
taxes in arrear.
(3) A bylaw under
section 343.1 that includes a provision under subsection (1) may
not be adopted without the consent of the owner of the eligible riparian property
to which the bylaw applies.
(4) If a bylaw under
section 343.1 includes a provision under subsection (1), within
30 days after the bylaw is adopted the council must have notice of the bylaw filed
in the land title office, and for this purpose
section 976 applies.
(5) If a bylaw under
section 343.1 includes a provision under subsection (1) and a
circumstance specified in the provision occurs, the council may, by bylaw
adopted by at least 2/3 of the votes cast, either
(
a) require the owner to pay the amount referred to in subsection (2), or
(
b) waive the obligation of the owner to pay all or part of the amount referred
to in subsection (2).
(6) If a council does not adopt a bylaw under subsection (5) (
a) within one year after
it becomes aware of the circumstance in relation to which the bylaw could be
adopted, the council is deemed to have waived all obligation of the owner to pay
the amount referred to in subsection (2).
(7) If a council adopts a bylaw under subsection (5) (
a) within the time period
referred to in subsection (6), the council may
(
a) add the amount referred to in subsection (2) to the taxes for the current year
payable to the municipality in relation to the eligible riparian property, or
(
b) make an agreement with the owner regarding payment of the amount
referred to in subsection (2) as a personal debt to the municipality.
Section 344 (4) is repealed and the following substituted:
(4) A bylaw under
section 341, 342 or 343.1 or this
section ceases to apply to
property the use or ownership of which no longer conforms to the conditions
necessary to qualify for exemption and, after this, the property is liable to
taxation.
Section 551 (
a) is repealed and the following substituted:
(
a) prohibit a person from
(
i) polluting, or
(ii) obstructing or impeding the flow of
a stream, creek, waterway, watercourse, waterworks, ditch, drain or sewer,
whether or not it is located on private property;
(a.1) impose penalties for a contravention of a prohibition under paragraph (a); .
5 The following sections are added:
Exemptions for riparian property
845.1
(1) In this
section and
section 845.2:
"eligible riparian property" means property that meets all the following requirements:
(
a) the property must be riparian land;
(
b) the property must be subject to a covenant under
section 219 of the Land
Title Act that relates to the protection of the property as riparian property;
(
c) the regional district granting the exemption under this
section must be a
covenantee in whose favour the covenant referred to in paragraph (
b) is
made;
(
d) any other requirements prescribed under subsection (6);
"eligible value" means the portion of the net taxable value of the parcel of land in
relation to which an exemption under subsection (2) is made that is equivalent to
the ratio of
(
a) the area of the eligible riparian property that is exempted under
subsection (2) (a)
(
b) the area of the parcel of land in relation to which the exemption is made.
(2) Despite
section 225 but subject to subsections (3) and (4) of this section, for the
purposes of supporting the conservation of an eligible riparian property, on or
before October 31 in any year a board may, by bylaw adopted by at least 2/3 of
the votes cast, do one or more of the following:
(
a) exempt all or part of the eligible riparian property from taxation under this
Part;
(
b) limit an exemption under paragraph (
a) to a specified portion of the eligible
value of the property to which the exemption applies;
(
c) make an exemption under this subsection subject to specified conditions.
(3) An exemption under subsection (2) may apply only to that part of the eligible
riparian property that is a riparian area.
(4) A bylaw under subsection (2) may provide a tax exemption
(
a) for the next calendar year, or
(
b) if the bylaw receives the assent of the electors or is approved by the electors
in accordance with subsection (5), for a specified period not greater than 10
years.
(5) Approval of the electors to a bylaw under subsection (2) is deemed to have been
given if all the following requirements are met:
(
a) at least 30 days before adopting the bylaw, a notice is published in at least
2 issues of a newspaper
(
i) identifying the eligible riparian property that would be subject to the
bylaw,
(ii) describing the exemption that would be made for the eligible riparian
property, and
(iii) stating that the bylaw may be adopted by the board after 30 days
unless more than 5% of the electors petition the board to obtain the
assent of the electors to the bylaw;
(
b) from the date on which the notice is first published under paragraph (a), it
is posted for public inspection in the regional district offices during their
regular office hours;
(
c) by the end of 30 days after the notice is first published under paragraph (a),
5% or fewer of the electors have petitioned the board to obtain the assent of
the electors to the bylaw.
(6) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, establish additional
requirements for property to be considered eligible riparian property.
Repayment requirement in relation to riparian exemptions
845.2
(1) A bylaw under
section 845.1 may provide that, if
(
a) there is a contravention of any of the conditions of the covenant under
section 219 of the Land Title Act in relation to which the exemption is given,
(
b) the covenant is discharged before the end of the period of the exemption, or
(
c) any other circumstances specified in the bylaw occur,
the board may require the owner of the eligible riparian property at that time to
pay to the regional district the amount referred to in subsection (2).
(2) The amount that may be required under subsection (1) is the amount equivalent to
(
a) the total taxes exempted under the bylaw under
section 845.1,
plus
(
b) interest from the time at which the exempt taxes would otherwise have been
payable, compounded annually at the rate referred to in
section 369 for
taxes in arrear.
(3) A bylaw under
section 845.1 that includes a provision under subsection (1) may
not be adopted without the consent of the owner of the eligible riparian property
to which the bylaw applies.
(4) If a bylaw under
section 845.1 includes a provision under subsection (1), within
30 days after the bylaw is adopted the board must have notice of the bylaw filed
in the land title office, and for this purpose
section 976 applies.
(5) If a bylaw under
section 845.1 includes a provision under subsection (1) and a
circumstance specified in the provision occurs, the board may, by bylaw adopted
by at least 2/3 of the votes cast, either
(
a) require the owner to pay the amount referred to in subsection (2), or
(
b) waive the obligation of the owner to pay all or part of the amount referred
to in subsection (2).
(6) If a board does not adopt a bylaw under subsection (5) (
a) within one year after
it becomes aware of the circumstance in relation to which the bylaw could be
adopted, the board is deemed to have waived all obligation of the owner to pay
the amount referred to in subsection (2).
(7) If a board adopts a bylaw under subsection (5) (
a) within the time period referred
to in subsection (6), the board may
(
a) require the Surveyor of Taxes to add the amount referred to in subsection
(2) to the taxes payable on the eligible riparian property, or
(
b) make an agreement with the owner regarding payment of the amount
referred to in subsection (2) as a personal debt to the regional district.
Section 878 (1) is amended by adding the following paragraph:
(
d) policies of the local government relating to the preservation, protection,
restoration and enhancement of the natural environment, its ecosystems and
biological diversity.
Section 879 is amended
(
a) by repealing subsection (1) (
a) and substituting the following:
(
a) protection of the natural environment, its ecosystems and biological
diversity; , and
(
b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following:
(2) With respect to areas designated under subsection (1), the community plan must
(
a) describe the special conditions or objectives that justify the designation, and
(
b) specify guidelines respecting the manner by which the special conditions or
objectives will be addressed.
8 The following
section is added:
Designation of development approval
information areas or circumstances
879.1
(1) For the purposes of
section 920.1, a community plan may do one or more of the
following:
(
a) specify circumstances in which development approval information may be
required under that section;
(
b) designate areas for which development approval information may be
required under that section;
(
c) designate areas for which, in specified circumstances, development
approval information may be required under that section.
(2) A community plan that specifies circumstances or designates areas under
subsection (1) must describe the special conditions or objectives that justify the
specification or designation.
Section 901 (2) (
c) is amended by adding the following subparagraph:
(i.1) adversely affect the natural environment, .
Section 907 is repealed and the following substituted:
Runoff control requirement
(1) A local government may, by bylaw, require that an owner of land who carries out
construction of a paved area or roof area, manage and provide for the ongoing
disposal of surface runoff and storm water in accordance with the requirements
of the bylaw.
(2) A local government may, by bylaw, establish the maximum percentage of the area
of land that can be covered by impermeable material.
(3) A bylaw under subsection (1) or (2) may be different for
(
a) different zones,
(
b) different uses in zones,
(
c) different areas in zones,
(
d) different sizes of paved or roof areas, and
(
e) different terrain and surface water or groundwater conditions.
Section 909 (1) is repealed and the following substituted:
(1) A local government may, by bylaw, require, set standards for and regulate the
provision of screening or landscaping for one or more of the following purposes:
(
a) masking or separating uses;
(
b) preserving, protecting, restoring and enhancing the natural environment;
(
c) preventing hazardous conditions.
Section 920 is amended
(
a) in subsection (5) by striking out "subsection (7)" and substituting "subsection (7.1) of
this section",
(
b) by repealing subsection (7) and substituting the following:
(7) For land designated under
section 879 (1) (a), a development permit may do one
or more of the following:
(
a) specify areas of land that must remain free of development, except in
accordance with any conditions contained in the permit;
(
b) require specified natural features or areas to be preserved, protected,
restored or enhanced in accordance with the permit;
(
c) require natural water courses to be dedicated;
(
d) require works to be constructed to preserve, protect, restore or enhance
natural water courses or other specified natural features of the environment;
(
e) require protection measures, including that vegetation or trees be planted or
retained in order to
(
i) preserve, protect, restore or enhance fish habitat or riparian areas,
(ii) control drainage, or
(iii) control erosion or protect banks.
(7.1) For land designated under
section 879 (1) (b), a development permit may do one
or more of the following:
(
a) specify areas of land that may be subject to flooding, mud flows, torrents of
debris, erosion, land slip, rock falls, subsidence, tsunami, avalanche or
wildfire, or to another hazard if this other hazard is specified under
section
879 (1) (b), as areas that must remain free of development, except in
accordance with any conditions contained in the permit;
(
b) require, in an area that the permit designates as containing unstable soil or
water which is subject to degradation, that no septic tank, drainage and
deposit fields or irrigation or water systems be constructed;
(
c) in relation to wildfire hazard, include requirements respecting the character
of the development, including landscaping, and the siting, form, exterior
design and finish of buildings and structures;
(
d) in relation to wildfire hazard, establish restrictions on the type and
placement of trees and other vegetation in proximity to the development. ,
and
(
c) in subsection (11) by striking out "subsection (5)" and substituting "subsection (7.1)".
13 The following
section is added:
Development approval information
920.1
(1) For the purposes of this section, "development approval information" means
information on the anticipated impact of the proposed activity or development on
the community including, without limiting this, information regarding impact on
such matters as
(
a) transportation patterns including traffic flow,
(
b) local infrastructure,
(
c) public facilities including schools and parks,
(
d) community services, and
(
e) the natural environment of the area affected.
(2) If an official community plan includes a provision under
section 879.1 (1), the
local government must, by bylaw, establish procedures and policies on the
process for requiring development approval information under this
section and
the substance of the information that may be required.
(3) If a bylaw under subsection (2) is adopted, the local government or an officer or
employee authorized under subsection (4) may require an applicant for
(
a) an amendment to a zoning bylaw under
section 903,
(
b) a development permit under
section 920, or
(
c) a temporary commercial or industrial use permit under
section 921
to provide to the local government, at the applicant's expense, development
approval information in accordance with the procedures and policies established
under subsection (2) of this section.
(4) A bylaw under subsection (2) may authorize an officer or employee to require
development approval information under this section.
(5) An applicant subject to a decision of an officer or employee under subsection
(4) is entitled to have the local government reconsider the matter without charge.
(6) A bylaw under subsection (2) that authorizes an officer or employee to require
development approval information under this
section must establish procedures
regarding applying for and dealing with a reconsideration under subsection (5).
(7) Development approval information is not required under this
section if the
proposed activity or development is a reviewable project under
section 3 or 4 of
the Environmental Assessment Act .
Section 925 is amended
(
a) in subsection (1) by striking out "subsection (2)," and substituting "subsections
(2) and (2.1)," , and
(
b) by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following:
(2) Subsection (2.1) applies if a local government considers that
(
a) a condition in a permit respecting landscaping has not been satisfied,
(
b) an unsafe condition has resulted as a consequence of contravention of a
condition in a permit, or
(
c) damage to the natural environment has resulted as a consequence of a
contravention of a condition in a permit.
(2.1) In the circumstance referred to in subsection (2), the local government may
(
a) undertake, at the expense of the holder of the permit, the works,
construction or other activities required to satisfy the landscaping condition,
correct the unsafe condition or correct the damage to the environment, and
(
b) apply the security under subsection (1) in payment of the cost of the works,
construction or other activities, with any excess to be returned to the holder
of the permit.
Section 926 (2) is amended by striking out "925 (2)," and substituting "925 (2.1),".
Taxation (Rural Area) Act
Section 15 (1) of the Taxation (Rural Area) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 448, is amended by
adding the following paragraph:
(
w) land that is exempted by bylaw under
section 845.1 (2) of the Municipal
Act .
Vancouver Charter
17 The Vancouver Charter, S.B.C. 1953, c. 55, is amended by adding the following sections:
Exemptions for riparian property
396C
(1) In this
section and
section 396D:
"eligible riparian property" means property that meets all the following requirements:
(
a) the property must be riparian land;
(
b) the property must be subject to a covenant under
section 219 of the Land
Title Act that relates to the protection of the property as riparian property;
(
c) the city must be a covenantee in whose favour the covenant referred to in
paragraph (
b) is made;
(
d) any other requirements prescribed under subsection (6);
"eligible value" means the portion of the net taxable value of the parcel of land in
relation to which an exemption under subsection (2) is made that is equivalent to
the ratio of
(
a) the area of the eligible riparian property that is exempted under
subsection (2) (a)
(
b) the area of the parcel of land in relation to which the exemption is made.
(2) Despite
section 396 but subject to subsections (3) and (4) of this section, for the
purposes of supporting the conservation of an eligible riparian property, on or
before October 31 in any year the Council may, by by-law adopted by at least 2/3
of the votes cast, do one or more of the following:
(
a) exempt all or part of the eligible riparian property from real property
taxation under this Part;
(
b) limit an exemption under paragraph (
a) to a specified portion of the eligible
value of the property to which the exemption applies;
(
c) make an exemption under this subsection subject to specified conditions.
(3) An exemption under subsection (2) may apply only to that part of the eligible
riparian property that is a riparian area.
(4) A by-law under subsection (2) may provide a tax exemption
(
a) for the next calendar year, or
(
b) if the by-law receives the assent of the electors or is approved by the electors
in accordance with subsection (5), for a specified period not greater than 10
years.
(5) Approval of the electors to a by-law under subsection (2) is deemed to have been
given if all the following requirements are met:
(
a) at least 30 days before adopting the by-law, a notice is published in at least
2 issues of a newspaper circulating in the city
(
i) identifying the eligible riparian property that would be subject to the
by-law,
(ii) describing the exemption that would be made for the eligible riparian
property, and
(iii) stating that the by-law may be adopted by the Council after 30 days
unless more than 5% of the electors petition the Council to obtain the
assent of the electors to the by-law;
(
b) from the date on which the notice is first published under paragraph (a), it
is posted for public inspection in the City Hall during its regular office
hours;
(
c) by the end of 30 days after the notice is first published under paragraph (a),
5% or fewer of the electors have petitioned the Council to obtain the assent
of the electors to the by-law.
(6) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, establish additional
requirements for property to be considered eligible riparian property.
Repayment requirement in relation to riparian exemptions
396D
(1) A by-law under
section 396C may provide that, if
(
a) there is a contravention of any of the conditions of the covenant under
section 219 of the Land Title Act in relation to which the exemption is given,
(
b) the covenant is discharged before the end of the period of the exemption, or
(
c) any other circumstances specified in the by-law occur,
the Council may require the owner of the eligible riparian property at that time to
pay to the city the amount referred to in subsection (2).
(2) The amount that may be required under subsection (1) is the amount equivalent to
(
a) the total taxes exempted under the by-law under
section 396C,
plus
(
b) interest from the time at which the exempt taxes would otherwise have been
payable, compounded annually at the rate established under
section 415 for
delinquent taxes.
(3) A by-law under
section 396C that includes a provision under subsection (1) may
not be adopted without the consent of the owner of the eligible riparian property
to which the by-law applies.
(4) If a by-law under
section 396C includes a provision under subsection (1), within
30 days after the by-law is adopted the Council must have notice of the bylaw
filed in the land title office, and for this purpose
section 601 applies.
(5) If a by-law under
section 396C includes a provision under subsection (1) and a
circumstance specified in the provision occurs, the Council may, by by-law
adopted by at least 2/3 of the votes cast, either
(
a) require the owner to pay the amount referred to in subsection (2), or
(
b) waive the obligation of the owner to pay all or part of the amount referred
to in subsection (2).
(6) If the Council does not adopt a by-law under subsection (5) (
a) within one year
after it becomes aware of the circumstance in relation to which the by-law could
be adopted, the Council is deemed to have waived all obligation of the owner to
pay the amount referred to in subsection (2).
(7) If the Council adopts a by-law under subsection (5) (
a) within the time period
referred to in subsection (6), the Council may
(
a) add the amount referred to in subsection (2) to the taxes for the current year
payable to the city in relation to the eligible riparian property, or
(
b) make an agreement with the owner regarding payment of the amount
referred to in subsection (2) as a personal debt to the city.
Section 561 (4) is repealed and the following substituted:
(4) A development plan under this
section may include the following:
(
a) policies of the Council relating to social needs, social well-being and social
development;
(
b) policies of the Council relating to the preservation, protection, restoration
and enhancement of the natural environment, its ecosystems and biological
diversity;
(
c) a regional context statement, consistent with the rest of the development
plan, of how matters referred to in
section 850 (2) (
a) to (
c) of the Municipal
Act, and other matters dealt with in the development plan, apply in a
regional context.
Transitional – security bonds to correct environmental damage
Section 925 (2) (
c) of the Municipal Act, as enacted by this Act, does not apply to a
permit that was issued before that provision came into force.
Commencement
20 This Act comes into force by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
Explanatory Notes
[This Bill amends the Revised Statutes of British Columbia,
1996. The Revised Statutes of British Columbia, 1996 came into force on April
21, 1997.]
Islands Trust Act
SECTION 1: [Islands Trust Act, amends
section 29] requires the Islands Trust Council to
establish policies and procedures in relation to development approval information that may be required under the proposed
section 920.1 of the Municipal
Act .
Municipal Act
SECTION 2: [Municipal Act, enacts sections 343.1 and 343.2] establishes a system for
municipal tax exemptions in relation to riparian property similar to that established for heritage property.
SECTION 3: [Municipal Act, amends
section 344] adds a reference to property tax exemptions under the proposed
section 343.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 4: [Municipal Act, amends
section 551] clarifies that the authority to prohibit
pollution of waterways is not limited to prohibition of pollution of the "flow"
of the waterway.
SECTION 5: [Municipal Act, enacts sections 845.1 and 845.2] establishes a system for
regional district tax exemptions in relation to riparian property similar to that
established for heritage property.
SECTION 6: [Municipal Act, amends
section 878 (1)] allows official community plans to
include policies respecting the natural environment.
SECTION 7: [Municipal Act, amends
section 879]
allows official community plans to designate development permit areas for
the purpose of protecting the natural environment, and
requires a community plan that designates development permit areas to
describe why the designation is being made and to establish guidelines for
addressing that purpose.
SECTION 8: [Municipal Act, enacts
section 879.1] allows official community plans to
establish areas and circumstances in which development approval information
may be required under the proposed
section 920.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 9: [Municipal Act, amends
section 901 (2) (c)] prevents a development variance
permit from being issued if it would result in an adverse impact on the environment.
SECTION 10: [Municipal Act, re-enacts
section 907] adds authority to this
section allowing
local governments to
require management of runoff disposal, and
establish maximum percentages for areas that can be paved or otherwise
covered with an impermeable surface.
SECTION 11: [Municipal Act, amends
section 909] allows local governments to require
landscaping for environmental purposes.
SECTION 12: [Municipal Act, amends
section 920]
provides added authority relating to the protection of the environment, and
adds wildfires as a specified hazard for which development permit areas
may be established.
SECTION 13: [Municipal Act, enacts
section 920.1] allows local governments to require
development approval information in relation to circumstances and areas that
have been established in an official community plan.
SECTION 14: [Municipal Act, amends
section 925] allows security deposits required under
this
section in relation to a development or other permit to be applied towards
repairing damage to the natural environment that has occurred contrary to the
permit.
SECTION 15: [Municipal Act, amends
section 926 (2)] is consequential to the proposed
amendments to
section 925 of the Municipal Act.
Taxation (Rural Area) Act
SECTION 16: [Taxation (Rural Area) Act, amends
section 15 (1)] makes riparian property
that is exempted from regional district taxes by the regional district under the
Municipal Act automatically exempt from taxes under this Act.
Vancouver Charter
SECTION 17: [Vancouver Charter, enacts sections 396C and 396D] establishes a system for
real property tax exemptions in relation to riparian property similar to that
established for heritage property.
SECTION 18: [Vancouver Charter, amends
section 561] adds authority for the City of
Vancouver equivalent to that in the proposed
section 878 (1) (
d) of the
Municipal Act .
SECTION 19: [Transitional – security bonds] limits the use of security bonds required under
section 925 of the Municipal Act before its proposed amendment by this Act.
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