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The Vancouver Charter is a provincial statute that incorporates the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The legislation was passed in 1953 and supersedes the Vancouver Incorporation Act, 1921. [1] It grants the city different powers than other communities in the province, which are governed by the Local Government Act. [2]
Langley, B.C. has recently decided to legalize secondary suites in all single family residential zones in the city. [13] Port Moody, B.C. has adopted a secondary suite program. [14] Surrey, B.C. authorizes secondary suites through a two step process of rezoning then permit approval. [15]
Building inspectors may charge a direct fee or a building permit fee. Inspectors may also be able to hold up construction work until the inspection has been completed and approved. [2] Some building inspection expertises like facade inspections are required by certain cities or counties and considered mandatory. These are to be done by ...
In the 1980s, the agency expanded its mandate to include physical vehicle inspections (included in this expansion were the certified red seal mechanics that were already government inspectors working at inspection facilities that had been in place in the Lower Mainland of BC since at least the 1940s), cargo securement, document checks and ...
The City of Vancouver, as a result, has the longest wait times for permit approvals in the region. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] [ 32 ] Opacity of negotiation: The negotiations between planners and developers involve large amounts of money and affect the public, but lack transparency despite being negotiated by public servants on behalf of citizens; [ 33 ] [ 34 ]
The National Building Code is the model building code that forms the basis for all of the provincial building codes. Some jurisdictions create their own code based on the National Building Code, other jurisdictions have adopted the National Building often with supplementary laws or regulations to the requirements in the National Building Code.
The population of Vancouver declined from 120,000 in 1912 to 75,000 in 1916. [5] Building permits in Vancouver dropped from a high of $20 million in 1911 to less than $2 million in 1914. Building permits would only reach $20 million again in 1929. [ 5 ]
The building permits were filed on January 23, 1911, for a cost of $75.70. The building was completed for a total cost of $400,000. 1912 Parr and Fee, architects Winch Building: 739 West Hastings Street Part of the Sinclair Centre complex. 1909 Thomas Hooper, architect Vancouver City Hall: 453 West 12th Avenue