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Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaIMPORTANT INFORMATIONLocal Government Act[RSBC 1996] CHAPTER	323Contents
Part 1 — Purposes, Principles and Interpretation 1 Purposes of this Act 2 Purposes of regional districts 3 Principles for governmental relations 4 Broad interpretation 5 Definitions 5.1 Application of Community Charter definitions 6 Not enacted 6.1 References to regional district officers 6.2 Special rule for Mountain Time Zone 6.3 Not enacted 6.4 How notices must be published in a newspaper 6.5 Giving notice to regional districts 6.51 Notice by regional district: obligation satisfied if reasonable effort made 6.6 Power to make regulations 6.7 Not in force 6.8 Designation of resort regions 6.9 Application of Escheat Act Part 1.1 5 Repealed 6 Repealed 6.1–6.2 Repealed 6.3 Repealed 6.4–6.6 Repealed 6.7 Repealed Part 2 — Incorporation of Municipalities 7 Incorporation of a new municipality 8 Vote required for the incorporation of a new municipality 9 Procedure and costs for vote on incorporation 10 Incorporation of municipality in conjunction with resource development 11 Incorporation of a mountain resort municipality 11.1 Incorporation of island municipality in Islands Trust area 12 Incorporation of reserve residents as village 12.1 What must be included in letters patent 12.2 First election for municipality 12.3 First council and neighbourhood constituencies 12.4 First regular council meeting 12.5 Transfer of assets and obligations and continuation of bylaws 13 Letters patent incorporating a municipality — other matters 13.1 Interim corporate officer 13.2 Appointment of additional councillors if boundary extended 14 Tax rate limits 14.1 Municipal revenue sharing 14.2 Establishment of local area service 14.3 Advisory body 14.4 Additional powers 15 Publication of letters patent 16 Repealed 17 Classification of municipalities 18 Change of municipal classification 19 Repealed 20 Extension of municipal area 21 Redefinition of boundaries 22 Collection of taxes 23 Transfer of Provincial tax money if rural land included in municipality 24 Bylaws extend to additional area 25 Repealed 26 Reduction of municipal area 26.1 Municipal letters patent and treaty lands 27 Redefinition of adjoining municipalities 28 Repealed 29 Dissolution of a municipality 30 Repealed 31 Rights and liabilities not affected by revocation and reissue of letters patent 32 Existing licences preserved Part 3 — Electors and Elections Division 1 — Interpretation 33 Definitions 34 Time not extended for voting days 35 This Act prevails in relation to use of information Division 2 — Arrangements for Elections 36 General local elections every 3 years 36.1 Municipal elections at large unless on a neighbourhood constituency basis 37 By-elections 38 Minister's order for election to be conducted 39 Election bylaws 40 Costs of elections 41 Appointment of election officials 42 Chief election officer duties and powers 43 Presiding election official duties and powers Division 3 — Election Proceedings Generally 44 Public notices 45 Solemn declarations 46 Keeping order at election proceedings 47 Adjournment of election proceedings 48 Exceptional assistance in election proceedings Division 4 — Electors 49 Who may vote at an election 50 Resident electors 51 Non-resident property electors 52 Rules for determining residence 53 When a person may register as an elector 54 Voting day registration only 55 Application for registration 56 How to register in advance 57 How to register as a resident elector at the time of voting 57.1 How to register as a non-resident property elector at the time of voting 58 Repealed 59 Automatic registration by inclusion on Provincial list of voters 60 Effect of registration 61 Register of electors 62 List of registered electors 63 Protection of privacy 64 Objection to registration of an elector 65 Resolving objections Division 5 — Qualifications for Office 66 Who may hold elected office as a member of a local government 67 Disqualification of local government employees 68 Only one elected office at a time in the same local government Division 6 — Nominations and Declaration of Election 69 Nomination period 70 Notice of nomination 71 Nomination of candidates 72 Nomination documents 72.1 Nomination deposits 73 Nomination by delivery of nomination documents 74 Declaration of candidates 75 Challenge of nomination 76 Declaration of election by voting or acclamation 77 Notice of election by voting 78 Appointment if an insufficient number of candidates are elected Division 7 — Candidates and Representatives 79 Ballot showing candidate endorsement by elector organization 80 Withdrawal, death or incapacity of candidate 81 Appointment of candidate representatives 82 Presence of candidate representatives at election proceedings Division 8 — Campaign Financing 83 Definitions 84 Election campaign 85 Financial agent required for candidates, elector organizations and campaign organizers 85.01 Information to be provided to chief election officer 85.1 Campaign accounts 86 Restrictions on accepting contributions and incurring expenses 87 Restrictions on making campaign contributions 88 Financial agent must record contributions and expenses 89 Valuation of campaign contributions and election expenses 89.1 Transfer of candidate's surplus campaign funds 90 Duty to file disclosure statement 90.1 Duty to file supplementary reports 90.2 Late filing of disclosure statements 91 Court order for relief from filing obligations 92 Candidate disqualification for failure to file disclosure statement 92.1 Disqualification of elector organization or campaign organizer for failure to file 92.2 Public notice of failure to file 92.3 Disqualification list 92.4 Candidate disqualification for false or incomplete reports 92.5 Disqualification of elector organization or campaign organizer for false or incomplete reports 93 Disclosure statements and supplementary reports to be available for public inspection Division 9 — Voting Opportunities 94 Voting opportunities for electors 95 Required general voting opportunities 96 Additional general voting opportunities 97 Required advance voting opportunities 98 Additional advance voting opportunities 99 Special voting opportunities 100 Mail ballot voting Division 10 — Arrangements for Voting 101 Voting places 102 Use of voting machines 103 Municipal voting divisions 104 Form of ballots 105 What must and must not be included on a ballot 106 Order of names on ballot 107 Order of names on ballot determined by lot 108 Ballot boxes Division 11 — Conduct of Voting Proceedings 109 Persons who must be present at voting places 110 Persons who may be present at voting places 111 Sealing of ballot boxes containing ballots 112 Time for voting extended Division 12 — Voting 113 Voting to be by secret ballot 114 Each elector may vote only once 115 Requirements before elector may be given a ballot to vote 116 Challenge of elector 117 If another person has already voted under an elector's name 118 Replacement of spoiled ballot 119 How to vote by ballot 120 One person to a voting compartment 121 Persons needing assistance to mark their ballots 122 Persons unable to enter a voting place Division 13 — Counting of the Vote 123 When and where counting is to be done 124 Who may be present at counting 125 Who does the counting 126 Opening of ballot boxes 127 Combination of ballots for counting 128 Procedures for counting 129 Rules for accepting votes and rejecting ballots 130 Objections to the acceptance of a vote or the rejection of a ballot 131 Ballot account 132 Packaging of ballots 133 Delivery of election materials to chief election officer 134 Preliminary election results 135 Determination of official election results 136 Declaration of official election results 137 When elected candidates may take office Division 14 — Judicial Recount 138 Application for judicial recount 139 Judicial recount procedure 140 Results of judicial recount and orders as to costs 141 Determination of results by lot if tie vote after judicial recount 142 Runoff election if tie vote after a judicial recount Division 15 — Declaration of Invalid Election 143 Application to court 144 Hearing of the application 145 Power of the court on an application 146 Costs of an application 147 Status of an elected candidate Division 16 — Final Proceedings 148 Report of election results 149 Publication of election results 150 Retention and destruction of election materials Division 17 — Election Offences 151 Vote buying 152 Intimidation 152.1 Prohibition against certain election advertising on general voting day 153 Other election offences 153.1 Prosecution of organizations and their directors and agents 154 Penalties Division 18 — General 155 Powers of minister in relation to elections 156 Regulations Part 4 — Other Voting Division 1 — Interpretation 157 Definitions 158 Other voting to be conducted in same manner as an election Division 2 — Assent of the Electors 159 How assent is obtained 160 Repealed Division 3 — Other Voting Proceedings 161 Who may vote at other voting 162 General voting day for other voting 163 Arrangements for other voting 164 Notice of other voting 165 Ballots for other voting 166 When counting for other voting is to be done 167 Special procedures if voting is conducted by more than one jurisdiction 168 Other general matters Division 4 — Scrutineers 169 Scrutineers for other voting 170 Notice of applications to volunteer as a scrutineer 171 Applications to volunteer to act as scrutineer for other voting 172 Appointment of scrutineers for other voting Division 5 172.1–172.91 Repealed Part 5 — Regional District Corporate Powers and Their Use Division 1 — Regional District Corporate Status 173 Regional district corporations 174 Board is governing body 175 Area of jurisdiction Division 2 — General Corporate Powers 176 Corporate powers Division 3 — Agreements 177 Disclosure of information relating to agreements 178–179 Repealed 180 Approval for out-of-Province and out-of-country agreements with public authorities Division 4 — Assistance 181 Definition of "assistance" 182 Prohibition against assistance to business 183 Exception for assistance under partnering agreements 183.1 Exception for heritage conservation purposes 184 Limitation on assistance by means of tax exemption 185 Publication of intention to provide certain kinds of assistance Division 5 — Disposing of Land and Improvements 186 Disposition of land and improvements 187 Notice of proposed disposition 188 Use of money from sale of land or improvements 189 Repealed 190 Disposal of utilities and water and sewer systems Division 6 — Delegation of Board Authority 191 Limitations on delegation authority 192 How delegation must occur 193 Delegation of hearings 194 Reconsideration of delegate's decisions Division 7 — Incorporation of Corporations 195 Incorporation of corporations Part 5.1 — Regional District Officers and Employees Division 1 — Officer Positions 196 Officer positions 197 Chief administrative officer 198 Corporate administration 199 Financial administration Division 2 — Regional District Officers and Employees Generally 200 Appointment of officers and employees 200.1 Prohibition against interfering with regional district officers and employees 201 Oath of office for officers 202 Termination of officer 203 Employers' organization Division 3 — Certification of Senior Officials 204 Board of examiners 205 Powers of board 206 Board may make regulations 206.1 Application Part 5.2 — Regional District Boards and Their Proceedings Division 1 — Board Members 207–209 Repealed 210 Oath of office for board members 211 Repealed 212 Resignation from office 213–214 Repealed 215–217 Repealed Division 2 — Chair 218 Powers and duties of chair 219 Chair may require board reconsideration of a matter 220–221 Repealed Division 3 — Board Meetings 222 Repealed 222.1 Regular and special board meetings 223–224 Repealed 225–226 Repealed 227 Proceedings at board meetings 228–231 Repealed Division 4 — Board Proceedings 232–235 Repealed 236 Minutes of board meetings 237 Minutes of board committee meetings 237.1 Meetings and hearings outside regional district 238–241 Repealed 242 Repealed Division 4.1 242.1–242.8 Repealed Division 5 243–251 Repealed 252–253 Repealed 254–256 Repealed Part 6 — Challenge and Enforcement of Bylaws Division 1 257–258 Repealed 258.1 Repealed 259 Repealed 259.1–259.3 Repealed Division 2 — Challenge of Bylaws 260 Extended definition of "bylaw" 261 Validity of council proceedings 262 Application to court to set aside bylaw 263 Assessment or rate stands unless bylaw set aside 264 Declaratory orders 265 Right of action on illegal bylaw Division 3 — Enforcement of Regional District Bylaws 266 Fines and penalties 266.1 Ticketing for bylaw offences 266.2 Application of the Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act 267 Bylaw contraventions — offences and penalties 267.1 Additional sentencing powers in relation to Offence Act prosecutions 268 Inspections to determine whether bylaws are being followed 269 Regional district action at defaulter's expense 270 Repealed Division 4 and 5 271–280 Repealed 280.1–280.6 Repealed Part 7 — Legal Proceedings Division 1 — Proceedings by Regional Districts 281 Enforcement by civil proceedings 282 Repealed 283 Recovery of utility rates by legal remedy of distress 284 Scale of costs on distress Division 2 — Proceedings against Municipality 285 Limitation period for actions against municipality 286 Immunity unless notice given to municipality after damage 287 Immunity for individual municipal public officers 287.1 Defence for financial officer 287.2 Indemnification against proceedings 288 Immunity against certain nuisance actions 289 Immunity in relation to failure to enforce building bylaws 290 Limitation on municipal liability regarding building plan approval 291 Proceedings against municipality in relation to actions of others 292 Repealed Division 3 — Enforcement of Orders against Municipality 293 Writ of execution against municipality 294 Copy of writ to be left with municipal officer 295 Tax to be imposed if amount not paid 296 Payment of amount levied 297 Officers of municipality as officers of court 298 Certain municipal property exempt from seizure Division 4 — Miscellaneous 299 Repealed 300 Self insurance by local authorities 301 Repealed 301.1 Nisga'a Final Agreement 301.11 Repealed 301.2 How Part applies to treaty first nations Part 8 — Special Powers Relating to Property Division 1 — Reservation and Dedication of Regional District Property 302 Power to reserve and dedicate regional district land for public purpose 303 Control of Crown land parks dedicated by subdivision 304 Exchange of park land 305 Repealed 305.1–305.2 Repealed Division 2 — Municipal Forest Reserves 306 Establishment of municipal forest reserve 307 Sale or lease of municipal forest reserve 308 Cutting and removal of timber Division 3 — Expropriation and Compensation 309 Expropriation power 309.1 Repealed 310 Authority in relation to services 311 Entry on land to mitigate damage 312 Compensation for expropriation and other actions 313 Repealed Division 4 — Other Regional District Powers 314 Power to accept property on trust 314.1 Authority to enter on or into property 315 Repealed Division 4.1 — Special Municipal Powers 315.1 Irrigation services 315.2 District municipality drainage works Division 4.2 — Other Powers 315.3 Further powers in relation to assets 316–326 Repealed Part 9 327 Repealed 327.1 Repealed 328–329 Repealed 329.1 Repealed 330–331 Repealed 331.1–331.4 Repealed 332–334 Repealed 334.1–334.4 Repealed 335 Repealed 335.1–335.5 Repealed 336–338 Repealed Part 10 — Municipal Taxation: Special Cases 339–343 Repealed 343.1–343.2 Repealed 344 Repealed 344.1 Repealed 345–351 Repealed 352 Forest land 353 Taxation of certain utility company property 354 Repealed 355–358 Repealed Part 10.1 — Regional District Fees, Charges and Interest 359 Repealed 359.1–359.3 Repealed 360 Repealed 360.1 Repealed 361 Repealed 361.1–361.9 Repealed 362 Repealed 363 Imposition of fees and charges 363.1 Interest calculation 363.2 Special fees and charges that are to be collected as taxes 364 Special fees and charges that are liens against property Part 11 — Annual Municipal Tax Sale 365–383 Repealed 384–387 Repealed 388 Repealed 389–395 Repealed 396–402 Repealed 403 Annual tax sale 404 Exemption of Crown land from tax sale 405 Notice of tax sale 406 Municipality may bid at tax sale 407 Upset price and conduct of tax sale 408 Purchaser to give authority to register tax sale title 409 Collector to provide certificate of sale 410 Tax sale of Crown land subject to an agreement to purchase 411 Provincial government may accept tax sale purchaser 412 Resale of land purchased by municipality at tax sale 413 Notice of tax sale must be filed in land title office 414 Owners must be given notice of tax sale and redemption period 415 Assessment and taxes during redemption period 416 Application of surplus from tax sale 417 Redemption by owner 418 Redemption payments by instalments 419 Notice of redemption must be filed in land title office 420 Registration of purchaser 421 Effect of tax sale on rights of owner 422 Action by owner to have tax sale set aside 423 Reinstatement of taxes if sale set aside 424 Restrictions on legal actions in relation to tax sale 425 Repossessed tax sale land 426 Procedure on default of purchaser under agreement 427 Redemption by municipality of land sold for Provincial taxes 428 Repealed 429–447 Repealed Part 12 448–449 Repealed 450 Repealed 451 Repealed 452 Repealed 453–479 Repealed Part 13 480 Repealed 481 Repealed 482–483 Repealed 484 Repealed 485 Repealed 486 Repealed 487–502 Repealed 503 Repealed 504 Repealed 505–506 Repealed Part 14 507–508 Repealed 509 Repealed 510–516 Repealed Part 15 — Specific Regional District Service Powers Division 1 and 2 517 Repealed 517.1 Repealed 518 Repealed 518.1 Repealed 519 Repealed 520–521 Repealed Division 3 — Fire Protection 522 Special fire protection powers Division 4 — Health 523 Health protection authority Division 5 524–539 Repealed Division 6 — Sewers, Storm Drains and Drainage 540 Special drainage and sewerage authority 541 Watercourse may be included in drainage system 542 Requirements respecting drainage works 543 Appropriation of stream channel or bed 544 Control of drainage 545 Repealed 546 Remedial authority in relation to drainage and dikes 547 Highway construction and dikes 548 Interjurisdictional watercourses 549 Repealed Division 7 — Waste and Recycling 550 Authority in relation to waste disposal and recycling services Division 8 — Miscellaneous 551 Regulation of signs and advertising 552 Use of rights of way 553 Irrigation services 554 Repealed 555 Authority subject to Water Act Part 16 556–575 Repealed 576 Repealed 577–584 Repealed Part 17 585–592 Repealed 593 Repealed 594–599 Repealed 600 Repealed 601–604 Repealed 605 Repealed 606 Repealed 607-609 Repealed Part 18 610–614 Repealed 615–619 Repealed Part 19 620–650 Repealed 650.1 Repealed 651 Repealed 651.1–651.2 Repealed Part 20 — Regulation of Carriers and Commercial Vehicle Licensing Division 1 — Regulation of Carriers 652–656 Repealed 657 Regulation of carriers Division 2 658–663 Repealed Division 3 — Licensing of Commercial Vehicles 664 Definitions 665 Application of Division 666 Commercial vehicle licensing bylaw 667 Exemptions from licensing requirements 668 Licence plate must be displayed 669 Issue and transfer of licence plates 670 Term of licences 671 Fees to be paid to UBCM 672 Offences 673–679 Repealed 680 Repealed 681–682 Repealed 683 Repealed 684–691 Repealed Part 21 — Building Regulations Division 1 — Building Code and Other Building Regulations 692 Provincial building code and regulations 693 Building Code Appeal Board Division 2 — Regional District Building Regulations 693.1 Restrictions on authority 694 Regional district building regulations 694.1 Requirement for security 695 Application of Community Charter provisions 696 Regulating doors and emergency exits 697 Municipality may adopt national codes Division 3 — Hazardous Conditions 698 Remedial authority in relation to hazardous conditions 699–701 Repealed Part 22 — Miscellaneous Powers 702 Repealed Division 1 — Regulation of Animals 702.1 Application in relation to regional district animal control service 703 Animal control authority 704–706 Repealed 707 Animal pounds 707.1 Dangerous dogs Division 2 708–715 Repealed Division 3 — Sundry Powers 716 Repealed 717 Repealed 718 Repealed 719 Repealed 720–722 Repealed 722.1 Repealed 723 Removal and deposit of sand, gravel and other soil 724 Noise control 725 Nuisances and disturbances 725.1 Repealed 726 Fire and security alarm systems 727–727.1 Repealed 728 Fireworks 728.1 House numbering Part 23 — Improvement Districts Division 1 — General 729 Definitions 730 Repealed 731 Incorporation by letters patent 732 Incorporation of mountain resort improvement districts 733 Notation on title of land in a mountain improvement district 734 Amendment of letters patent 735 Dissolution of improvement districts 735.1 Transition on dissolution of improvement district or if area or object of improvement district changed
735.2 Additional powers 736 Improvement district trustees 737 Election of improvement district trustees 738 Chair 738.1 Officer positions 738.2 Corporate administration 738.3 Financial administration 738.4 Officers and employees 738.5 Giving notice to improvement districts 739 Meeting procedure 739.1 Regulations in relation to meetings 740 First meeting of trustees in each year 740.1 Appointment of select and standing committees 741 Annual general meeting 741.1 Annual financial statements 741.2 Appointment of auditor 742 Appointment of receiver 743 Protection from legal proceedings 743.1 Indemnification against proceedings 744 Improvement district property exempt from taxation Division 2 — Powers and Operations 745 General powers 746 Powers that must be exercised by bylaw 747 Requirements for bylaws 747.1 Subdivision servicing requirements 747.2 Excess or extended services and latecomer payments 748 Power to exercise rights under certain water licences 749 Power to expropriate water diversion licences and related works 750 General power to expropriate land and works 751 Renewal of works 752 Appeal if improvement district refuses to provide services Division 3 — Taxes and Cost Recovery 753 Assessment roll 754 Notice of assessment 755 Revision of assessments 756 Tax collection on behalf of improvement district 756.1 Municipal collection of improvement district taxes 756.2 Payments to improvement districts 757 Levying of taxes by improvement district 758 Tax notices 759 Lien for taxes and tolls 760 Interest on taxes Division 4 — Tax Sales 761 Definitions 762 Tax sale for recovery of taxes 763 Conduct of tax sale 764 Disposal of surplus from tax sale 765 Improvement district as purchaser of tax sale land 766 Tax sale deed 767 Sale of Crown land held under a mortgage or agreement for sale 768 Disposal of tax sale land by trustees Division 5 — Borrowing and Securities 769 Provision of sinking funds 770 Provincial guarantee of improvement district securities 771 Form of securities 772 Registration of securities Part 24 — Regional Districts Division 1 — Interpretation 773 Repealed 774 Application of other provisions Division 1.1 — Continuation of Regional Districts and Services 774.1 Continuation of regional districts 774.2 Continuation of regional district services Division 2 — Corporate Structure 775 Repealed 776 Incorporation of regional districts 777 Letters patent of regional districts 777.1 Extension of regional district boundaries 778–779.3 Repealed 780 Amalgamation and division of regional districts and alteration of boundaries 781 Dissolution of community planning areas and improvement districts 782 Creation or restructure of municipalities 782.1 Additional powers Division 3 — Government and Procedure 783 Composition and voting rights 784 Appointment and term of office of municipal directors 785 Election and term of office of electoral area directors 786 Alternate municipal directors 787 Alternate electoral area directors 787.1 Application of Community Charter provisions to regional district directors 788–789 Repealed 790 Repealed 791 Voting on resolutions and bylaws 792 Chair and vice chair of board 793 Calling and conduct of meetings 794 Procedure, bylaws and enforcement 794.1 Public access to regional district records 795 Appointment of select and standing committees Division 3.1 — Treaty First Nations and Regional Districts 795.1 Interpretation 795.11 Treaty first nation membership in regional district 795.12 Regional district letters patent and treaty lands 795.2 Treaty first nation directors 795.21 Term of office of treaty first nation director 795.22 Alternate treaty first nation director 795.3 Treaty first nation electors for regional district services 795.31 Tax base, requisition and collection of funds for treaty lands 795.32 Tax base, requisition and collection of funds for treaty lands of taxing treaty first nations 795.4 Treaty first nations and regional district financing 795.41 Services to treaty first nation members 795.42 Services to treaty lands outside regional district 795.43 Non-member treaty first nation participation 795.5 Repealed Division 4 — Services and Powers 796 General authority for services 796.1 Consent required for services outside regional district 796.2 Authorities in relation to services other than regulatory services 796.3 Regulation authority in relation to previous bylaws 797 Repealed 797.1 Specific regulatory and other powers 797.2 Repealed 797.3 Referendums regarding services 797.31 Board may seek regional district opinion 797.4 Petition for electoral area services 797.5 Approval of the electors 798 Incidental powers 798.1 Emergency powers 799 Additional powers and exceptions 799.1 Continuation of regional parks and trails 799.2 Exemptions from approval requirements Division 4.1 — Establishing Bylaws 800 Establishing bylaws required for most services 800.1 Required content for establishing bylaws 800.2 Special options for establishing bylaws 801 Approval of establishing bylaws 801.1 Responsibility for obtaining approval 801.2 Approval by assent of the electors 801.3 Approval by alternative approval process 801.4 Consent on behalf of municipal participating area 801.5 Consent on behalf of electoral participating area electors 801.6 Other procedural rules 802 Amendment or repeal of establishing bylaws 802.1 Changes to participating and service areas 802.2 Amending bylaws that are needed for authority to borrow 802.3 Special provisions respecting service withdrawal Division 4.2 — Cost Recovery for Services 803 Options for cost recovery 803.1 Costs of services 804 Apportionment of costs 804.1 Cost sharing for Part 26 services 804.11 Exclusion of property under creditor protection from apportionment 804.2 Valuation information and apportionment adjustments 804.3 Tax base for property value taxes Division 4.3 — Requisition and Tax Collection 805 Requisition of funds from municipalities 805.1 Collection in municipalities 806 Requisition of funds for electoral areas 806.1 Collection in electoral areas 807 Amounts to be paid over to regional district Division 4.4 — Tax Rates and Exemptions 808 Variable tax rate system 809 Property tax exemptions 810 Exemptions for heritage properties 810.1 Repayment requirement in relation to heritage exemptions 811 Exemptions for riparian property 811.1 Repayment requirement in relation to riparian exemptions 812 Tax exemptions under a partnering agreement Division 4.5 — Dispute Resolution in Relation to Services 813 Definitions 813.01 Minister may appoint facilitators 813.02 Parties to a service review or service withdrawal 813.03 Costs of service review or service withdrawal 813.04 Initiating a service review 813.05 Other issues and services may be dealt with in one service review 813.06 Preliminary meeting 813.07 Negotiations to resolve issues 813.08 Initiating service withdrawal 813.09 Minister's direction on process 813.10 Addition of further initiating participants or further services 813.11 Early termination of process 813.12 Mediation 813.13 Arbitration 813.14 Initiating participant must respond to final resolution 813.15 Direction to further arbitration in certain cases 813.16 When final resolution becomes binding 813.17 Implementation of final resolution by bylaw 813.18 Failure to adopt required bylaws 813.19 Regulations respecting arbitrations Division 5 — Financial Operations 814 General accounting rules 814.1 Annual reporting on regional district finances 815 Financial plan 816 Process requirements for financial plan 817 Limit on expenditures 818 Limit on borrowing and other liabilities 819 Application of Community Charter borrowing and liability provisions 820 Repealed 821 Revenue anticipation borrowing 822 Short term capital borrowing 823 Regional district loan authorization bylaws 823.1 Participating area approval required for some loan authorization bylaws 823.11 Electoral participating area petition for borrowing 823.2 Temporary borrowing under loan authorization bylaw 824 Financing municipal undertakings 825 Security issuing bylaws 826 General liability provisions 827 Repealed 828–836 Repealed Division 6 — General 837 Services to public authorities 838 Local community commissions 839 Repealed 840 Restriction on authority in relation to firearms 841 Repealed 842–845.3 Repealed 846 Inspection of regional districts 847 Legal proceedings and enforcement Part 25 — Regional Growth Strategies 848 Definitions Division 1 — Application and Content of Regional Growth Strategy 849 Purpose of regional growth strategy 850 Content of regional growth strategy 851 Area to which regional growth strategy applies 852 Requirement to adopt regional growth strategy Division 2 — Preparation and Adoption Procedures 853 Requirements for adoption 854 Initiation of regional growth strategy process 855 Consultation during development of regional growth strategy 856 Facilitation of agreement during development of regional growth strategy 857 Acceptance by affected local governments required 857.1 Minor amendments to regional growth strategies 858 Resolution of anticipated objections 859 Resolution of refusal to accept 860 Settlement of regional growth strategy 861 Options for settlement process 862 General provisions regarding settlement process 863 Adoption of regional growth strategy 864 Requirement to adopt finalized regional growth strategy Division 3 — Effect of Regional Growth Strategy 865 Regional district must conform with regional growth strategy 866 Requirement for regional context statements in municipal official community plans Division 4 — General 867 Intergovernmental advisory committees 868 Implementation agreements 869 Regular reports and review of regional growth strategy 870 Provincial policy guidelines 871 Minister may require official community plans and land use bylaws Part 26 — Planning and Land Use Management Division 1 — General 872 Definitions 873 Authority under Part 873.1 Rural land use bylaws 874 Ministerial orders Division 2 — Official Community Plans 875 Purposes of official community plans 876 Authority to adopt by bylaw 877 Required content 878 Policy statements in community plans 879 Consultation during OCP development 879.1–880 Repealed 881 Planning of school facilities 882 Adoption procedures 883 Repealed 884 Effect of official community plans 885 Repealed Division 3 886–889 Repealed Division 4 — Public Hearings on Bylaws 890 Public hearings 891 Delegating the holding of public hearings 892 Notice of public hearing 893 Notice if public hearing waived 894 Procedure after a public hearing Division 5 — Public Information and Advisory Commission 895 Development approval procedures 896 Information that must be available to the public 897 Repealed 898 Advisory planning commission Division 6 — Board of Variance 899 Establishment of board of variance 900 Chair and procedures 901 Variance or exemption to relieve hardship 902 Extent of damage preventing reconstruction as non-conforming use Division 7 — Zoning and Other Development Regulation 903 Zoning bylaws 904 Zoning for amenities and affordable housing 905 Housing agreements for affordable and special needs housing 905.1 Phased development agreements 905.2 Term and assignment of phased development agreement 905.3 Process for phased development agreement bylaw 905.4 Amendments to phased development agreement 905.5 Information that must be available for public inspection 905.6 Filing of notice of phased development agreement 906 Off-street parking and loading space requirements 907 Runoff control requirement 908 Regulation of signs 909 Screening and landscaping to mask or separate uses 910 Construction requirements in relation to flood plain areas 911 Non-conforming uses and siting 912 Effect of expropriation in relation to non-conforming use and subdivision 913 Approval of regional district bylaws by minister 914 No compensation in relation to adoption of bylaw or issuance of permit Division 8 — Regulation of Farm Businesses in Farming Areas 915 Intensive agriculture 916 Provincial standards for farm bylaws 917 Farm bylaws 918 Application 919 Three year review of bylaws affecting farming areas Division 9 — Permits and Fees 919.1 Designation of development permit areas 920 Development permits 920.01 Designation of development approval information areas or circumstances 920.1 Development approval information 920.2 Designation of temporary use permit areas 921 Temporary use permits 922 Development variance permits 923 Tree cutting permits 924 Approval required for development near controlled access highway 925 Requirement for security 926 Lapse of permit 927 Notice of permit on land title 928 General matters 929 Withholding of permits and licences that conflict with bylaws in preparation 930 Amendment and discharge of land use contracts 931 Fees related to applications and inspections Division 10 — Development Costs Recovery 932 Definitions 933 Development cost charges generally 933.1 Development for which charges may be waived or reduced 934 Amount of development cost charges 935 Use of development cost charges 936 Acquisition and development of park land 937 Adoption procedures for development cost charge bylaw 937.001 Bylaws adopted after application for building permit submitted 937.01 Annual development cost charges report 937.1 Development works agreements with private developers Division 10.1 — School Site Acquisition Charges 937.2 Definitions 937.3 School site acquisition charge payable 937.4 Eligible school site requirements 937.5 Setting school site acquisition charges 937.6 Provision of land for school sites 937.7 No subdivision or building permit unless charge paid 937.8 Credit for previous contributions 937.9 Transfer to board of education 937.91 Regulations for this Division Division 11 — Subdivision and Development Requirements 938 Subdivision servicing requirements 939 Excess or extended services and latecomer payments 940 Completion of works and services 941 Provision of park land 941.1 Disposition of regional parks and trails 942 Repealed 943 Bylaws adopted after application for subdivision submitted 944 Parcel frontage on highway 945 Highway provision and widening 946 Subdivision to provide residence for a relative Division 12 — Contaminated Sites 946.1 Assessment of site profiles 946.2 Environmental Management Act requirements must be met
946.3 Repealed Part 27 — Heritage Conservation Division 1 — General 947 Definitions 948 Limits on the use of this Part 949 Limit on compensation 950 Bylaw and permit procedures 951 Repealed 952 Ombudsperson review of local government decisions Division 2 — Heritage Review 953 Community heritage commissions 954 Community heritage register 955 Heritage recognition 956 Heritage inspection may be ordered 957 Entry authority for a heritage inspection 958 Impact assessment may be required 959 Local government requests for Provincial protection Division 3 — Temporary Protection 960 Withholding of approvals 961 Withholding of demolition permits until other approvals issued 962 Orders for temporary protection 963 Temporary protection by introduction of a continuing protection bylaw 964 Heritage control periods for temporary protection 965 Temporary protection Division 4 — Continuing Protection 966 Heritage revitalization agreements 967 Heritage designation protection 968 Heritage designation procedure 969 Compensation for heritage designation 970 Heritage site maintenance standards 970.1 Designation of heritage conservation areas 971 Heritage conservation areas Division 5 — Heritage Alteration Permits 972 Heritage alteration permits 973 Requirements and conditions in a heritage alteration permit Division 6 — Notices under this Part 974 Giving notice to owners and occupiers 975 Posting notice on protected heritage property 976 Notice on land titles 977 Notice to minister responsible for the Heritage Conservation Act 978 Regulations regarding notices Division 7 — Remedies and Offences 979 Civil remedies in relation to heritage property 980 Notice of contravention may be filed in land title office 981 Offences and penalties Part 28 — Replotting Schemes Division 1 — Interpretation 982 Definitions 983 Application of Part Division 2 — Preparation and Initiation of Scheme 984 Preliminary definition of district 985 Information included in scheme 986 General principles of replotting 987 Reallotment of parcels 988 Municipality may acquire charges 989 Notice requirements for initiation of a scheme 990 General consent of owners to scheme 991 Consents binding on owners once given 992 Alterations to scheme may require new consents 993 Initiation of scheme by registration of resolution 994 Effect of initiation 995 Resolution to complete or discontinue scheme Division 3 — Implementation and Completion of Scheme 996 Registration of common mass 997 Effect of deposit of reference plan 998 Registration for owners of new parcels 999 Rights of ownership and charges transferred Division 4 — Complaints Regarding Compensation 1000 Allotments binding, although owners may complain regarding compensation 1001 Compensation for loss and damage 1002 Appointment of commissioner 1003 Replacement of commissioner 1004 Notice to owners who do not consent 1005 Time and place to hear complaints 1006 Hearing by commissioner 1007 Commissioner's powers and report 1008 Appeal to Supreme Court 1009 Payment of compensation Division 5 — General 1010 Removal of buildings 1011 Accounts and apportionment 1012 Former highways to be maintained 1013 Limitation of claims 1014 Disposal of municipal parcels 1015 Taxation during proceedings 1016 List of owners must be provided to municipality 1017 Land title fees 1018 Questions may be referred to Supreme Court Part 29 — Inspector of Municipalities 1019 Inspector of municipalities 1020 Official seal and documents 1021 Inquiries into local government matters 1022 Certificate of approval for money bylaws 1023 Inquiry into application for certificate 1024 Appeal from inspector's decisions in relation to borrowing 1025 Certificate conclusive of validity 1025.1 Appeal to minister if unable to reach agreement on construction of drains Part 30 — Administrative Commissioner 1026 Definitions 1027 Appointment of administrative commissioner 1028 Substitution of commissioner 1029 Acting commissioner 1030 Powers transferred to commissioner 1031 Power of commissioner to make bylaws 1032 Powers of commissioner to borrow 1033 Taxes for sinking fund 1034 Parcel tax rolls 1035 Limits on complaints against assessment 1036 Differences between commissioner and board of school trustees 1037 Reports to minister 1038 Election after commissioner appointed 1039 Restriction on legal proceedings 1040 Power to make regulations Copyright (c) Queen's Printer, Victoria, British