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Administrative law 2022 BCSC 1487

Taylor v. Vancouver (City)

La Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique a jugé raisonnables la suspension des permis et l’exigence d’une nouvelle demande, et a rejeté la demande de mandamus.

  • Character retention incentives
  • Development permits
  • Building permits suspension
  • Mandamus
  • Reasonableness review
  • Statutory interpretation
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Municipal law 2022 BCSC 325

Chase (Village) v. Garrick Automotive Ltd.

The court rejected a late challenge to the 2006 zoning bylaw, recognized a limited prior non-conforming auto wrecking use, and granted injunctive relief in part.

  • Legal non-conforming use
  • Validity of bylaw adoption
  • Property maintenance bylaws
  • Statutory injunctions
  • Public hearing notice requirements
  • Legal-non-conforming-use
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Municipal law 2021 BCCA 27

Fonseca v. Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee

Le tribunal d’appel confirme que le zonage peut régir un brise-lames: la servitude de protection contre l’érosion ne limite pas le pouvoir réglementaire local.

  • Riparian rights
  • Seawall/erosion control
  • Land use bylaw
  • Setback regulations
  • Development variance permit
  • Definition of structure
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Administrative law 2020 BCSC 741

Hamilton v. Prince George (City)

The court dismissed judicial review of Prince George’s refusal to issue a business licence for dog breeding, finding no procedural unfairness and a reasonable interpretation of the bylaws.

  • Business licence refusal
  • Lawful non‑conforming use
  • Procedural fairness
  • Standard of review - reasonableness
  • Bylaw interpretation
  • Judicial-review
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Municipal law 2020 ONCA 172

Whitchurch-Stouffville (Town) v. Bolender

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal: the trial judge correctly found the appellants' activities were not lawful legal non-conforming uses under the Saint-Romuald framework; evidence of pre-injunction conduct was admissible to require prospective compliance with the 2017 site alteration by-law (para.5 upheld); para.4 (finding a 2017 breach) was set aside for lack of evidence.

  • Site alteration by-law
  • Legal non-conforming use
  • Retroactive effect of by-laws
  • Costs
  • Evidentiary burden
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Municipal law 2019 BCCA 122

Bulkley-Nechako (Regional District) v. FRC Holdings Inc.

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal over a zoning bylaw, holding that the home-occupation restriction regulated land use rather than users and that the residency requirement was not met.

  • Home occupation
  • Bylaw interpretation
  • Ultra vires
  • Statutory injunction
  • Residency requirement
  • Land use vs user regulation
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Municipal law 2016 BCSC 1566

Delta (Corporation) v. WeeMedical Dispensary Society

The court granted Delta a permanent statutory injunction against WeeMedical for operating without a business licence and in breach of zoning bylaws.

  • Statutory injunction
  • Community charter s.274
  • Business licence
  • Zoning bylaw compliance
  • Medical marihuana dispensary regulation
  • Enforcement clause
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Municipal law 2016 BCSC 241

Coltman v. Vancouver (City)

Petitioners sought judicial review of Vancouver’s approval in principle of a rezoning. The Court held the decision was legislative, reviewed for reasonableness, and dismissed the petition.

  • Judicial review
  • Standard of review
  • Rezoning (cd-1) process
  • Municipal bylaws vs. community plans
  • Procedural fairness
  • Vancouver charter interpretation
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Administrative law 2013 BCSC 1474

Lepiarczyk v. West Vancouver (District)

Petition challenging a school covenant, zoning definitions, a by-law amendment, development permits, and a tax exemption by-law was denied and dismissed.

  • Standing
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Permissive tax exemption
  • Development permit
  • Covenant enforcement
  • Procedural fairness
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Administrative law 2012 BCSC 1236

Sevin v. Prince George (City)

The court quashed a Prince George rezoning bylaw for inconsistency with the city's Official Community Plan, but rejected the argument that it unlawfully regulated users rather than use.

  • Official community plan consistency
  • Rezoning
  • Ultra vires (user v. use)
  • Standard of review (reasonableness/deference)
  • Costs - public interest
  • Official-community-plan
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