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Bylaw Prosecution Cost Analysis
Revised estimate: $388Kβ$766K, with $447,510 in payments to prosecution counsel verified from the District's own filings
CostsCivil Case Cost Analysis (Dec 2025)
Revised estimate: $167Kβ$262K for injunctions at a single rural property, partial success only
NEW - CostsBOABC Ethics Complaint (Dec 2025)
Formal complaint re Building Act violations (BOA-025-2025, closed June 11, 2026; delegation allegation now under investigation by the BOABC Registrar as BA-026-2026)
NEW - ComplaintOPCC Jurisdiction Request (Nov 2025)
Legal request for OPCC oversight of bylaw officers under Police Act s.36 β with judicial review notice
NEW - LegalBylaw Enforcement Policy (Sept 2018)
Official Saanich Council policy requiring voluntary compliance first
Policy β Official SourceSection 57 Research Report
Analysis of 16 properties and enforcement patterns
ResearchKinney v. Saanich (2025 BCSC 1132)
BC Supreme Court decision
LegalReport 1970-20
$739,000 enforcement expansion request
EvidencePolice Act β Section 36
Bylaw officer authority
LegislationCommunity Charter
Warrantless entry powers s.16(5)(e)
Legislation