What is the impact of failing to provide adequate notice to the public of a land use and zoning bylaw?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from G.S.R. Capital Group Inc. v The City of White Rock, 2020 BCSC 489 (CanLII):

Notice is particularly important in the context of public hearings and decision-making on land use and zoning bylaws. A failure to comply with the notice requirements in the statute undermines the opportunity for public participation and will generally result in a bylaw being quashed: Pitt Polder Preservation Society v. Pitt Meadows (District), 2000 BCCA 415 at para. 44.

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