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Local Government Act, R.S.B.C. 2015, C. 1

In This Volume

  1. Part 1—Purposes and Interpretation

  2. 1 Purposes of this Act [§51.110]

  3. 2 Definitions and other interpretation rules [§51.111]

  4. Division 4—Specific Powers in Relation to Municipal Letters Patent

  5. Additional powers where former municipality dissolved when new municipality incorporated [§51.112]

  6. Part 2—Incorporation of Municipalities and Regional Districts

  7. Division 5—Municipal Incorporation or Boundary Changes: Related Matters

  8. 36 Collection of taxes in relation to municipal boundary changes [§51.113]

  9. 39 Rights and liabilities not affected by reissue of letters patent [§51.114]

  10. Part 5—Regional Districts: Purposes, Principles and Interpretation

  11. 185 Purposes of regional districts [§51.115]

  12. 186 Principles for regional district-provincial relations [§51.116]

  13. 187 Broad interpretation [§51.117]

  14. 189 References to regional district officers [§51.118]

  15. Part 6—Regional Districts: Governance and Procedures

  16. Division 1—Regional Districts and Their Boards

  17. 193 Regional district corporations [§51.119]

  18. 194 Board as governing body [§51.120]

  19. 195 Area of jurisdiction [§51.121]

  20. Division 10—Other Matters

  21. 246 Giving notice to regional districts [§51.122]

  22. 247 Notice by regional district: obligation satisfied if reasonable effort made [§51.123]

  23. Part 8—Regional Districts: General Powers and Responsibilities

  24. Division 5—General Property Powers

  25. 278 Reservation and dedication of land for public purpose: application of Community Charter [§51.124]

  26. 279 Control of Crown land parks dedicated by subdivision [§51.125]

  27. 280 Disposition of regional parks and trails [§51.126]

  28. 281 Exchange of park land: application of Community Charter [§51.127]

  29. Part 9—Regional Districts: Specific Service Powers

  30. Division 1—Building Regulation

  31. 297 Authority requires regional district service [§51.128]

  32. 298 Building regulation bylaws [§51.129]

  33. Division 3—Drainage, Sewerage and Related Matters

  34. 313 Appropriation of stream channel or bed [§51.130]

  35. Part 10—Regional Districts: Service Structure and Establishing Bylaws

  36. Division 1—General Service Powers

  37. 332 General authority for services [§51.131]

  38. Part 11—Regional Districts: Financial Management

  39. Division 5—Fees, Charges and Interest

  40. 397 Imposition of fees and charges [§51.132]

  41. 398 Interest calculation [§51.133]

  42. 399 Special fees and charges that are to be collected as taxes [§51.134]

  43. 400 Special fees and charges that are liens against property [§51.135]

  44. Part 14—Planning and Land Use Management

  45. Overview of Part 14 [§51.136]

  46. Division 1—General

  47. 455 Definitions in relation to this Part [§51.137]

  48. Division 5—Zoning Bylaws

  49. 483 Housing agreements for affordable housing and special needs housing [§51.138]

  50. Division 6—Development Approval Information Requirements

  51. 484 Development approval information [§51.139]

  52. 485 Development approval information areas or circumstances [§51.140]

  53. 486 Bylaw authority in relation to development approval information [§51.141]

  54. 487 Requirement to provide development approval information [§51.142]

  55. Division 7—Development Permits

  56. 488 Designation of development permit areas [§51.143]

  57. 489 Activities that require a development permit [§51.144]

  58. 490 Development permits: general authority [§51.145]

  59. 491 Development permits: specific authorities [§51.146]

  60. Division 8—Temporary Use Permits

  61. 492 Designation of temporary use permit areas [§51.147]

  62. 493 Temporary use permits for designated areas and other areas [§51.148]

  63. 494 Public notice and hearing requirements [§51.149]

  64. 495 Permit conditions: undertakings respecting land [§51.150]

  65. 496 Permit conditions: additional security requirements [§51.151]

  66. 497 Term of permit and renewal of permit [§51.152]

  67. Division 9—Development Variance Permits

  68. 498 Development variance permits [§51.153]

  69. 498.1 Delegation of power to issue development variance permit [§51.154]

  70. 499 Notice to affected property owners and tenants [§51.155]

  71. Division 10—Other Permits and Permit Matters

  72. 501 General land use permit matters [§51.156]

  73. 502 Requirement for security as condition of land use permit [§51.157]

  74. 503 Notice of permit on land title [§51.158]

  75. 504 Permit lapses if relevant construction not substantially started [§51.159]

  76. Division 11—Subdivision and Development: Requirements and Related Matters

  77. 506 Subdivision servicing requirements [§51.160]

  78. 507 Requirements for excess or extended services [§51.161]

  79. 508 Latecomer charges and cost recovery for excess or extended services [§51.162]

  80. 509 Completion of required works and services [§51.163]

  81. 510 Requirement for provision of park land or payment for parks purposes [§51.164]

  82. 513 Requirement to provide land for new highway or widening existing highway [§51.165]

  83. 514 Subdivision to provide residence for a relative [§51.166]

  84. Division 12—Phased Development Agreements

  85. 515 Definitions in relation to this Division [§51.167]

  86. 516 Phased development agreements [§51.168]

  87. 520 Subdivision approval for land subject to phased development agreement [§51.169]

  88. 521 Notice of phased development agreement on land title [§51.170]

  89. Division 16—Discharge and Termination of Land Use Contracts

  90. 545 Application to land use contracts under previous legislation [§51.171]

  91. 546 Amendment and discharge of land use contract [§51.172]

  92. 547 Termination of all land use contracts in 2024 [§51.173]

  93. 548 Process for early termination of land use contract [§51.174]

  94. 549 Notice of termination [§51.175]

  95. 550 Discharge of terminated land use contract [§51.176]

  96. Part 15—Heritage Conservation

  97. Division 2—Notices Under This Part

  98. 594 Notice on land titles [§51.177]

  99. Division 7—Remedies and Offences

  100. 620 Notice of contravention may be filed in land title office [§51.178]

  101. Part 16—Municipal Provisions

  102. Division 7—Annual Municipal Tax Sale

  103. 651 Purchaser to give authority to register tax sale title [§51.179]

  104. 652 Collector to provide certificate of sale [§51.180]

  105. 656 Notice of tax sale must be filed in land title office [§51.181]

  106. 657 Owners must be given notice of tax sale and redemption period [§51.182]

  107. 658 Assessment and taxes during redemption period [§51.183]

  108. 660 Redemption by owner [§51.184]

  109. 662 Notice of redemption to be filed in land title office [§51.185]

  110. 663 Registration of tax sale purchaser as owner [§51.186]

  111. 664 Refusal of registration [§51.187]

  112. 665 Effect of tax sale on rights of owners [§51.188]

  113. 666 Action by owner to have tax sale set aside [§51.189]

  114. 667 Court may reinstate taxes if sale set aside [§51.190]

  115. 668 Council authority to cancel sale in case of error [§51.191]

  116. 669 Restrictions on legal actions in relation to tax sale [§51.192]

  117. 671 Procedure if purchaser under agreement for sale defaults [§51.193]

  118. Part 17—Improvement Districts

  119. Overview of Part 17 [§51.194]

  120. Schedule—Definitions and Other Interpretation Matters

  121. 1 Definitions [§51.195]

  122. 2 Application of Community Charter definitions [§51.196]

  123. 4 [Repealed] [§51.197]

  124. 5 Application of Escheat Act [§51.198]