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493 Temporary Use Permits For Designated Areas And Other Areas

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493 (1) On application by an owner of land, a local government may issue a temporary use permit as follows:

  • (a) by resolution, in relation to land within an area designated under section 492;
  • (b) by bylaw, in relation to land within an area outside a municipality, if there is no official community plan in effect for the area.
  • (2) A temporary use permit may do one or more of the following:
  • (a) allow a use not permitted by a zoning bylaw;
  • (b) specify conditions under which the temporary use may be carried on;
  • (c) allow and regulate the construction of buildings or structures in respect of the use for which the permit is issued.
  • (3) If a local government delegates the power to issue a temporary use permit under this section, the owner of land that is subject to the decision of the delegate is entitled to have the local government reconsider the matter.

1985-79-8; 1987-14-35; 1989-33-12; 1993-59-36; 1994-52-112; 1998-34-199, effective September 23, 1998 (B.C. Reg. 311/98); 2000-7-167, effective January 1, 2001 (B.C. Reg. 399/2000); 2010-6-119; 2014-14-43, RSBC 2015-1-493, effective January 1, 2016 (B.C. Reg. 257/2015).

CROSS REFERENCES AND OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Regarding the filing of notices and permits, see s. 503 of the Local Government Act at “503 Notice of permit on land title” in this chapter.