Area Development Act (R.S.Y. 2002, c. 10).

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This Act provides for the designation and management of “development areas”. Under section 2, the Commissioner in Executive Council “may designate as a development area “any area in the Yukon where it is considered necessary in the public interest to regulate the orderly development of such area”. Section 3 empowers the Commissioner in Executive Council to make regulation for the orderly development of a development area respecting, among others, the zoning of the area and the allocation of land; streets, roads lanes and sidewalks; public health, including the treatment and purification of water, the collection and disposal of garbage and sewerage: fire protections and animals. The Act provides for powers of inspection and seizure to ensure the enforcement of the Act (sect. 4).

Implemented by: Pine Lake Recreational Area Regulations (Y.O.I.C. 1990/029). (1990-02-27)
Implemented by: Zoning Appeal Board Regulation (Y.C.O. 1976/225). (2009)
Implemented by: Agricultural Development Areas Regulations (Y.O.I.C. 1989/079). (1996)

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