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546 (1) In this section, “amend” means modify, vary or discharge.

  • (2) Subject to subsection (4), a land use contract that is registered in a land title office may be amended as follows:
  • (a) by bylaw, with the agreement of
    • (i) the local government, and
    • (ii) the owner of any parcel that is described in the bylaw as being covered by the amendment;
  • (b) subject to subsection (3), by a development permit or a development variance permit, if the amendment does not affect the permitted use or density of use of any parcel against which the contract is registered;
  • (c) in the manner specified in the land use contract.
  • (3) A land use contract must not be discharged in the manner provided for in subsection (2)(b).
  • (4) Unless exempted by regulation under section 505(4), if a parcel affected by an amendment under this section is subject to section 52(3) of the Transportation Act,
  • (a) a bylaw under subsection (2)(a) must not be adopted, or
  • (b) a development permit or development variance permit under subsection (2)(b) must not be issued
  • until it has been approved by the minister responsible for the administration of the Transportation Act.
  • (5) If a local government proposes to amend a land use contract under subsection (2)(a) respecting any matter in it relating to density or use of an area covered by the contract, Division 3 applies.
  • (6) If a land use contract is amended by bylaw, a development permit or a development variance permit, the local government must register the amendment in the land title office in accordance with the Land Title Act.
  • (7) On registration under subsection (6), the registrar of land titles may require
  • (a) that a certified copy of the bylaw under this section be registered together with the amendment to the land use contract, and
  • (b) that a certified copy of the development variance permit or development permit be registered together with the land use contract as amended by it.
  • (8) The registrar of land titles is not required to inquire whether the land use contract amendment has been made in accordance with this Part or whether it is a valid amendment before permitting registration of an amendment under subsection (6).

1985‑79‑8; 1987‑14‑39; 1994-52-113; 2000-7-171, effective January 1, 2001 (B.C. Reg. 399/2000); 2004-44-127, effective December 31, 2004 (B.C. Reg. 547/2004); B.C. Reg. 5/2010, s. 2, effective January 14, 2010; 2014-14-44; RSBC 2015-1-546, effective January 1, 2016 (B.C. Reg. 257/2015).

FORMS

Certified Copy of Amendment to Land Use Contract

Submissions (Hardcopy Template Attached to an Electronic Form 17)

On the Form 17 Charge, Notation or Filing, select Nature of Interest, Land Use Contract (Amended by Bylaw), and attach an image of the original bylaw certified by the municipality.

PRACTICE

Application

Where a land use contract is amended by bylaw, development variance permit, or development permit under s. 546(2), the application to register the amendment consists of the certificate required under s. 546(7).

Submissions

On the Form 17 Charge, Notation or Filing, select Nature of Interest, Land Use Contract (Amended By Bylaw), and attach an image of the original amendment of Land Use Contract Certificate.

Certified Copy of Bylaw or Permit Not Usually Required or Accepted

The registrar does not require or accept a certified copy of the bylaw, development variance permit, or development permit with the Form 17 application unless the registrar considers it necessary to ensure that the land title records contain a complete description of the amendment. If the registrar does require a certified copy of one of these documents, the registrar requires it in addition to, and not in substitution for, the certificate of amendment to the land use contract.

Amendment by Development Variance Permit or Development Permit

Where the amendment is by way of a development variance permit or development permit under s. 546(2)(b), the practice under s. 503 of the Act applies except that the registrar also makes an endorsement about the amendment in the remarks column against the land use contract endorsement. This endorsement is made in addition to the usual legal notation providing notice of a permit.

Application to Cancel Land Use Contract

Submissions

On the Form 17 Cancellation of Charge, Notation or Filing, select Nature of Interest, Land Use Contract, and attach an image of the original bylaw certified by the municipality.

Application to Add Parcels to Land Use Contract

The registrar refuses any application to modify or vary a land use contract by adding additional parcels on the ground that a modification under these circumstances creates a new charge in respect of which there is no authority to register.

CROSS REFERENCES AND OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Regarding the filing of termination of land use contracts, see ss. 547 to 550 of the Act.