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Provides those involved in the land use planning process in B.C. with a "how-to" manual for land use regulation. The author, a prominent municipal lawyer and former planner, received ongoing feedback and input from the Planning Institute of British Columbia when writing this publication.
Nineteen chapters cover every aspect of planning and land use regulation at the local government level, as well as the land use regulatory powers of senior governments.
Specific topics covered include:
The scope of the zoning power
Subdivision procedures and approving officers
Lawful non-conformity and variances
Planning on First Nations lands
Liability issues for planners
Development and Municipal Services
Relevant statutes and regulations
Also included is a by-law drafting guide, must-have statutory materials and a detailed index
In association with the Planning Institute of British Columbia
William A. Buholzer,B.A., M.A. (Planning), LL.B., is associate counsel in the law firm of Young, Anderson in Vancouver. His practice focuses on land use and planning law. Mr. Buholzer holds an M.A. in Community and Regional Planning from the University of British Columbia, and worked in the planning profession in Alberta and British Columbia before returning to U.B.C. for a law degree and being called to the B.C. bar in 1991.
A member of the Planning Institute of B.C. and the College of Fellows of the Canadian Institute of Planners, he is extensively involved in professional development activities for planners, including frequent seminars sponsored by the Simon Fraser University City Program, where he is an Associate Member of Continuing Studies. Mr. Buholzer teaches planning law in the School of Community and Regional Planning at U.B.C. and the Master of Community Planning program at Vancouver Island University. He is the author of British Columbia Planning Law and Practice, a legal practice manual for planners published by LexisNexis Canada in 2001 and updated regularly, and Local Government: A British Columbia Legal Handbook, updated by the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia in 2020, and is frequently invited to speak at CLE courses on local government law. He is a past chair of the Municipal Law Section of the B.C. Branch of the Canadian Bar Association and has served on the executive of the CBA's National Municipal Law Section.