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Greater Vancouver Regional District
2294 WEST TENTH AVENUE VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA V6K 2H9 TELEPHONE 731-1155,

Please refer to our file number:

TQ: Chairman. and Members,
. GYRO Executive Com ttee
‘ Members. . .
GVRD Planning Committee

FROM: - Dfrector May Brown:
Chairman be
.GYRD Planning Commi ttee

RE: ss @YRD Response to Bill 9 - The Munict pay Act, 1983

DATE: July 14, 1983 7

Backgro und

“On July 7,. 1983. the Mintster of Munictpal Affairs introduced Bi1] 9

(1983) ~ The Municipal Amendment Act (copy attached). The Bi 11, which

if passed would take effect by regulation, would have two consequences.

for the GVYRD:

@ It would remove the statutory responsibility under the Municipal Act
for regional districts to Carry out. regional Planning and to
maintain and enforce Official Regional Plans; and

@ It would make the enactment of Official Settlement Plans for

siectoral areas an Option rather than a requirement of a regional
board. ;

This Memorandum deals only with. the regional planning implications of

the BITT.

Board Poli cy

A similar provision Was Contained in Bil] 9 (1981) ~ The Lang Use Act.

Successor, Bill 72 (1982) also would have removed the power of
regional boards to prepare regional plans or enact Of ficial Regional
Tans; although it Provided for a regional . district to carry out
regional ‘development Studies, this .could only be done subject to
extremely onerous requirements for municipal agreement to § such

acti vities.

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