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Municipal law 2023 BCSC 2161

City (Surrey) v. Singh

The court granted municipal enforcement relief against unpermitted construction and unlawful occupancy, ordering demolition steps to return the house to single-family use.

  • Building permits
  • Secondary suites
  • Unpermitted construction
  • Demolition orders
  • Occupancy permits
  • Enforcement of zoning bylaws
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Municipal law 2023 BCSC 1919

Mission (City) v. Obasohan

The court granted the City of Mission a statutory injunction against unlawful secondary suites and over-occupancy, and ordered costs of $2,000.

  • Statutory injunction
  • Bylaw enforcement
  • Secondary suites
  • Occupancy permits
  • Unsafe‑to‑occupy orders
  • Costs
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Administrative law 2020 BCCA 142

0940460 BC Ltd. v. Burnaby (City)

The Court of Appeal upheld Burnaby’s refusal of preliminary plan approval, finding the pizza oven, patio structure, and donor parking issues were reasonably relied on.

  • Preliminary plan approval
  • Lot coverage
  • Building permits
  • Fettering of discretion
  • Donor parking
  • Estoppel and permits
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Municipal law 2019 BCSC 1082

West Kelowna (City) v. Black Crow Herbals Association

The court upheld West Kelowna’s business licensing and zoning bylaws against cannabis dispensaries, rejected notice and non-conforming use arguments, and granted an injunction.

  • Business licensing
  • Bylaw validity
  • Non‑conforming use
  • Procedural fairness and notice
  • Ultra vires challenge
  • Injunctions and enforcement orders
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Municipal law 2018 BCSC 2073

Cowichan Valley (Regional District) v. Stack

The court held that the respondents’ commercial sawmilling on R-2 land breached the zoning bylaw, ordered it to stop, and allowed only limited non-commercial milling for on-site improvements.

  • Home-based business
  • Zoning bylaw violation
  • Accessory residential use
  • Statutory injunction
  • Costs
  • Zoning-bylaw
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Administrative law 2015 BCSC 322

F.C.R.A. False Creek Residents Association v. Vancouver (City)

Judicial review of a development permit extension on False Creek North was dismissed. The court held the City could relax zoning land-use limits under the Vancouver Charter.

  • Delegation of municipal powers
  • Relaxation of zoning bylaws
  • Development permits
  • Standard of review (correctness and reasonableness)
  • Unnecessary hardship
  • Judicial-review
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Municipal law 2014 BCSC 1779

365089 BC Ltd. v. View Royal (Town)

The court held that assisted living services in RM-2 apartments were permitted residential uses, and that the petitioners’ use became lawful non-conforming after the 2007 zoning amendment.

  • Assisted living
  • Lawful non-conforming use
  • Declaratory relief
  • Vagueness challenge
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Building occupancy classification
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Municipal law 2013 BCSC 737

Powell River v. Sliwinski

The court found the defendant’s recreational vehicle use breached municipal bylaws and granted declaratory and statutory injunctive relief, with a six-month compliance period.

  • Statutory injunction enforcement
  • Occupancy permits and building bylaws
  • Water service bylaws
  • Residential tenancy and compliance with government orders
  • Bylaw non‑enforcement defenses
  • Municipal-law
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Municipal law 2012 BCSC 1177

T.S.G. Sales Ltd. v. Vancouver (City)

The court rejected a selective-enforcement challenge to Vancouver’s zoning enforcement and ordered the petitioners to stop operating an unlawful adult retail store.

  • Selective enforcement
  • Discriminatory enforcement
  • Development permits
  • Bylaw enforcement
  • Injunctive relief
  • Selective-enforcement
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Municipal law 2007 BCSC 1087

Sechelt (District) v. Cutlan

The court held that a bed and breakfast could not use an accessory building for sleeping accommodation under the zoning bylaw and granted an injunction.

  • Bed and breakfast
  • Home occupation
  • Accessory building
  • Non‑conforming use (grandfathering)
  • Injunction
  • Statutory interpretation
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