Expanding Development Permit Powers to Allow for Pre-Zoning

Whereas there is an urgent need to increase housing supply across BC and the Province has indicated its desire to encourage pre-planning and reduce spot rezonings; And whereas under the current legislative framework, many local governments rely on discretionary zoning approvals as a means to regulate land use change, obtain road dedications and infrastructure servicing requirements, and negotiate amenity contributions andor site specific development requirements; And whereas many municipalities are exploring opportunities to pre-zone lands for increased residential development: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Province to: - expand the tools for local governments to request road dedications, statutory-rights-of-way and infrastructure servicing upgrades through the development permit andor building permit process; and - provide a legislative framework for amenity contributions, tenant relocation requirements, and other requirements to be applied at the development permit or building permit phase rather than being tied to rezonings.