Subdivision Regulation and Discretion 2022
Course Date: May 26, 2022
Total: 5h 26min
Course Date: May 26, 2022
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
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