In 2014, changes were made to the Local Government Act (LGA) to require all existing land use contracts to terminate on June 30, 2024. Under Division 16 of Part 14 of the LGA, local governments are required to have zoning in place for the affected lands by June 30, 2022. Local governments are also required to advise all owners with property subject to a land use contract that these contracts will be coming to an end and that zoning regulations will apply after June 30, 2024.
Land use contracts, under the Municipal Act, were in effect for a relatively brief period in the late 1970s, prior to the introduction of development permits, development cost charges and off-site servicing requirement provisions. A land use contract is a contract that exists between the owner of a specific property and a local government. This approach was used as a means to negotiate the terms and conditions of subdivision and development in a municipality or regional district. The contract may describe the subject lands, the uses permitted, the regulations for siting of buildings, the use of parks, landscaping requirements and other development criteria. Zoning bylaws generally do not apply where land use contracts are in place, except to the extent that they may be incorporated by reference into the contracts.
Regional District of North Okanagan Zoning Bylaw No. 1888
Staff Report dated November 24, 2021 - Termination of Land Use Contracts
Specific Land Use Contracts
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