CLE Online

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Pamela J. Jefcoat — Civic Legal LLP, Vancouver

The Subdivision Application Process, Statutory Considerations and the Broad Powers of the Approving Officer (9:10 – 10:05)

• the role of the approving officer
• the subdivision application process, including general subdivision requirements under the Land Title Act
• the preliminary review process and issuance of Preliminary Layout Approvals
• matters considered by the approving officer on application for approval and statutory grounds for refusing to approve a subdivision plan 
• the exercise of discretion by the approving officer
• rural subdivision approvals

Michael Quattrocchi — Young Anderson, Vancouver

BREAK (10:05 – 10:20)

Subdivision Servicing (10:20 – 11:15)

• subdivision servicing bylaws
• scope of authority to set servicing standards
• works and services agreements
• off-site services and latecomer agreements

Ryan Bortolin — Stewart McDannold Stuart, Victoria

Subdivision Issues for Developers (11:15 – 12:10)

• subdivision plans—Land Title Office requirements
• easements, statutory rights of way, and covenants
• public dedications—considerations from a developer's perspective  

Elizabeth Yip — Terra Law, Vancouver

LUNCH (12:10 – 1:10)

Development Cost Charges (1:10 – 2:05)

• what are DCCs
• how are DCCs created?
• when are DCCs payable?
• exemptions from DCCs
• waivers or reductions in DCCs
• use of DCCs
• case law update

Pamela J. Jefcoat — Civic Legal LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (2:05 – 2:20)

Subdivision Regulation Under the Strata Property Act (2:20 – 3:15)

• bare land stratas, phased stratas, and strata conversions
• the roles of the approving officer and the approving authority
• what is the scope of discretion in the strata context?
• what does the approving officer or authority look for?
• unusual issues faced by approving officers and approving authorities

Guy Patterson — Young Anderson, Vancouver

Hot Topics in Subdivision Regulation (3:15 – 4:10)

• subdivision of hazardous lands
• subdivision of riparian lands
• subdivision of contaminated lands
• subdivision in the context of First Nation reconciliation agreements

Olga Rivkin — Lidstone & Company, Vancouver

Closing Remarks (4:10 – 4:15)

Pamela J. Jefcoat — Civic Legal LLP, Vancouver