Development Approvals

Whereas the Province is seeking to increase the speed of development across British Columbia amidst a shortage of affordable housing and housing supply options for British Columbia; And whereas development approval processes within municipalities can be streamlined to expedite approvals; And whereas these development approvals can be significantly delayed by the development review processes within the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, or BC Hydro; And whereas UBCM recognizes the efforts by the Province to try and improve the development approval process through the Development Approvals Process Review DAPR: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM urges the Province to expedite the review timeframe for all development applications that require approval from the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, and BC Hydro.