The District of Squamish is updating the Land Development Procedures Bylaw 2632, 2018 in order to align with provincial legislation. The legislation was updated in 2021 and aims to increase the housing supply in British Columbia by streamlining the development approval processes.
The default requirement to hold a public hearing is removed
Under the new legislation, local governments are now only required to publish a public notice before the first reading rather than taking the extra step of waiving the requirement. Where a public hearing is not required, hearings could be replaced with other public engagement tools that don’t require Council agenda time and could be administered by staff, with community feedback provided to Council prior to them making a decision.
Minor development variance permits can now be delegated
Under the new regulations, Council can now delegate decision-making for minor development variance permits to staff. Minor variances that may be delegated include:
Where a variance is issued under delegation, no notice is required to be given.
Staff presented a report to the Committee of the Whole on March 14, 2023 seeking direction and approval from Council to prepare the abovementioned amendments to the Land Development Procedures Bylaw. Council passed a resolution at the Regular Meeting of the Council on March 21, 2023, directing Staff to prepare Land Development Procedures Bylaw amendments to implement the recommended changes.
The proposed bylaw was presented to Council for its first reading on June 6, 2023.
The updated Land Development Procedures Bylaw will return to Council in September for its second and third reading.
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