Law360 Canada ( June 10, 2021, 5:46 AM EDT) -- Appeal by two property owners from refusal of their claim based on constructive expropriation by the respondent municipality. The respondent passed a resolution in accordance with a storm water management plan developed by an engineering firm that restricted the appellants from developing their properties due to their presence within the designated flood zone and buffer. One appellant’s property was located within the flood zone and contained a shed, greenhouse and vegetable garden. The other appellant’s property was partially within the flood zone and was used as a parking lot for commercial vehicles. The respondent denied subsequent requests by the appellants to further develop their properties. The appellants took the position that the respondent’s resolution constituted a whole or partial constructive expropriation of their properties. The application judge found no constructive expropriation, as the resolution did not absolutely prohibit all development and the appellants still enjoyed some reasonable uses. The property owners appealed....