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509 (1) Subject to subsection (2), all works and services required to be constructed and installed at the expense of the owner of the land being subdivided or developed must be constructed and installed to the standards established in the bylaw under section 506 before the approving officer approves of the subdivision or the building inspector issues the building permit.

  • (2) Approval may be given or the permit issued if the owner of the land
  • (a) deposits, with the municipality or regional district, security
    • (i) in the form and amount established in the bylaw under section 506, or
    • (ii) if no amount and form is established in the bylaw, in a form and amount satisfactory to the approving officer or building inspector having regard to the cost of installing and paying for all works and services required under the bylaw, and
  • (b) enters into an agreement with the municipality or regional district to construct and install the required works and services by a specified date or forfeit to the municipality or regional district the amount secured under paragraph (a).
  • (3) As a restriction, security may not be provided under subsection (2) to a regional district in relation to the construction of a highway unless a designated highways official, as defined in the Land Title Act, approves the provision of security for that purpose.

1985-79-8; 1987-14-47; 1997-25-150, effective March 26, 1998 (B.C. Reg. 85/98); RSBC 2015-1-509, effective January 1, 2016 (B.C. Reg. 257/2015).