What is the test for making public reports and other documents relevant to a proposed land use or zoning bylaw?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Pucci v. North Vancouver (City), 2010 BCSC 743 (CanLII):
In Pitt Polder Preservation Society v. Pitt Meadows (District), 2000 BCCA 415, 77 B.C.L.R. (3d) 54, at issue was the failure by the District “to make available to the public reports and other documents relevant to a proposed land use or zoning bylaw in advance of a public hearing, when by statute, a public hearing must be held before the local government makes a decision as to whether to adopt the proposed bylaw”.
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