Sample Set of Provincial Statutes Pertaining to Land Use

• Author: Howard Epstein
• Pages: 547-558

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APPENDIX B

SAMPLE SET OF

PROVINCIAL STATUTES

PERTAINING TO

LANDUSE

While there are usual ly two or three main provincial statute s governing

land use at the municipal level, and likew ise at the provincial level, the

complete set of land-use statutes in any province is extensive. Some

statutes touch only partially on land use or their provisions are per-

ipheral to the topic. It is necessary, however, to become familiar with

all of the statutes that may affect land use so that a complete picture is

gained.

The statutes will typically be of the following categories:

1) general planning, for example, a Planning Act, a Municipal Govern-

ment Act;

2) particul ar municipal charters, for example, Vancouver City Charter;

3) property law, for example, a Property Act, an Expropriation Act;

4) special planning areas, for example, Niagara Escarpment Act;

5) special subjects, for example, a Shopping Centre Development Act;

6) governance, for example, a Municipal Conf‌lict of Interest Act;

7) environmental matters, for example, an Environment Act, an Endan-

gered Species Act;

8) natural resources and agriculture, for example, an Agricult ural

Operations Protection Act, a Mines Act;

9) heritage, for example, a Heritage Property Act; and

10) miscellaneous provincial powers, for example, a Provincial Parks Act.

The following list is of Alberta statutes as a sample set. The ref-

erences are to the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000, unless otherwise