Find Lawyers in British Columbia, Canada for Municipal Law
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Practice Area Overview
Municipal law includes the area of practice described as Land Use on this website, which more specifically can include:
- Advising on permitted uses of lands;
- Advising on restrictions such as special policy areas, holding provisions, and environmental limitations;
- Obtaining development approvals;
- Official plan amendments;
- Zoning amendments;
- Site plan approvals and agreements;
- Subdivision and condominium plans and agreements;
- Minor variances;
- Consents to severance, easements, or long-term leases;
- Providing advice and representation respecting Environmental Assessments, including Class Environmental Assessments;
- Representation Before the Ontario Municipal Board, Courts, and Tribunals.
- Drafting and interpreting by-laws and agreements
- Advising on restructurings and amalgamations
- Initiating and opposing judicial review applications
- Advising on development charges and front-ending agreements
- Providing advice and representation respecting all aspects of the Elections Act
- Representing clients on assessment appeals before the Assessment Review Board, the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), and the courts
- Providing expropriation advice to both land owners and expropriating authorities, representing clients before the Board of Negotiation, the OMB, and the Ontario Courts
- Restructuring, Governance, and Joint Services
- Privatization of Services
- Municipal Liability Claims and Litigation
- Utility Restructuring and Financing
- Municipal Finance, Contracts, and Administration
- Municipal Election Matters
- By-Law Enforcement
- Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Issues
- Property Tax collection
- Conflict of Interest Advice
- Procurement
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