County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, Alberta
· No. 2007/38
· adopted 2007-05-17
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BY-LAW NUMBER 2007/38
THIS BEING a Bylaw of the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 in the Province of
Alberta, to authorize a levy of Off-site costs on Lands within the Municipality
proposed for Subdivision, Development and Redevelopment.
WHEREAS new residential and commercial sites within the Municipality require
new construction or expansion of facilities for the treatment of sewage or disposal
of sanitary sewage;
AND WHEREAS it is deemed just and reasonable that Subdivisions, Developments
and Redevelopment's should bear a fair portion of the cost of constructing or
expanding such facilities;
AND WHEREAS the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 finds it appropriate and
reasonable to impose by Bylaw, an off-site levy pursuant to Sections 648 and
649 of the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. M-26, as amended, in
relation to the aforesaid lands
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, duly
assembled, and under the authority of the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000,
c. M-26, as amended; HEREBY enacts as follows:
1. This Bylaw shall be known and referred to as the "Off-Site Levy Bylaw".
2. For the purposes of this Bylaw the following definitions apply:
(a) "Chief Administrative Officer" means the Chief Administrative Officer
of the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 as defined in the Municipal
Government Act, s. 1(c);
(b) "Development" means "Development" as defined in the Municipal
Government Act s. 616, as amended;
(c) "Lands" means those lands specified in schedule "A" attached
hereto;
(d) "Levy" means the off site levy imposed pursuant to this Bylaw under
the authority of the Municipal Government Act and determined in
accordance with Schedule "B";
(g) "Municipality" means the municipal corporation of the County of
Wetaskiwin No. 10 or, where the context permits, the
geographical area thereof;
(h) "Subdivision" means "Subdivision" as defined in the Municipal
Government Act s. 616, as amended;
3. The object of this Bylaw shall be the collection of funds to pay for the capital
cost of the following:
(a) new or expanded facilities for the treatment, movement or disposal
of sanitary sewage;
(b) the acquisition of lands in connection therewith.
4. A Levy shall be imposed upon the following Lands:
(a) All those Lands within the Municipality specified in Schedule "A"
upon which Development takes place after the date of passing of
the within Bylaw, or;
(b) All those Lands within the Municipality specified in Schedule "A" for
which Subdivision approval is obtained after the date of passing of
the within Bylaw.
except as otherwise specified in this Bylaw.
5. The Levy shall not be imposed on lands within the Municipality specified in
schedule "A" upon which on-site disposal and treatment of sanitary sewer is
provided to the satisfaction of the County in accordance with County Sewer
Policy 6611.
6. The Levy is hereby established and imposed on a Development or
Subdivision on the basis of the calculations attached as Schedule "B" to this
Bylaw.
7. The Levy imposed pursuant to Paragraph 5 herein shall be paid upon the
issuance of a Building or Development Permit in respect of the Lands or
before a Subdivision Plan is registered pursuant to the Land Titles Act,
whichever date is the earliest.
8. Where the Municipality deems it appropriate, it may direct that an
Agreement be entered into with the Owner or Occupier of the Lands, which
agreement shall provide for the payment of Levies imposed as specified
pursuant to this Bylaw.
9. All funds collected pursuant to this Bylaw herein shall be accounted for and
expended only as permitted under the provisions of the Municipal
Government Act.
10. Subject to Sections 10, and 11, where prior to the passage of this Bylaw an
Agreement making provision for the payment of Levies pursuant to a former
Bylaw has been entered into between the Municipality and the Owner or
Occupier of the Land subject to Development or Subdivision, or Levies were
imposed on the Lands and collected as a result of the operation of the then
existing Off-Site Levy Bylaw, the provision of the Off-Site Levy Bylaw which
established the amount of the Levy shall continue in force as if this Bylaw or
any intervening Off-Site Levy Bylaw had not been enacted.
11. Where a Development or Subdivision is to be completed in multiple stages,
the Levy applicable to each stage subsequent to the first stage shall be
calculated on the basis of the Off-Site Levy Bylaw in force at the time the
subsequent stage of Development or Subdivision is commenced, or the
basis of the Off-Site Levy Bylaw in force at the time the Levy is paid,
whichever is greater.
12. Nothing in this Bylaw precludes the Municipality from:
(a) imposing further or different Levies, duly enacted by Bylaw, on any
portion of the Development Area in respect of which the Municipality
has not collected Levies imposed under this Bylaw or any previous
Off-Site Levy Bylaw authorized by statute;
(b) deferring collection of Levies for the stated objects of this Bylaw, on
any portion of the Development Area in respect of which the
Municipality has not collected Levies;
(c) reducing or forgiving payment of the Levies required pursuant to this
Bylaw;
13. Council hereby delegates to the Chief Administrative Officer the duty and
authority to enforce and administer this bylaw.
14. This Bylaw shall take effect and come into force as of the date of the final
reading thereof.
READ a first time this 17th day of May, 2007
READ a second time this 17" day of May, 2007
READ a third and final time this 17th day of May , 2007
Original Signed
REEVE
Original Signed
SECRETARY-TREASURER
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SCHEDULE "B"
Levy
The Levy necessary for the expansion of the Alder Flats Lagoon has been
determined in accordance with the Mulhurst Sewage Lagoon Expansion Report,
prepared on behalf of the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 (Municipality) by EXH
Engineering Services Ltd., dated February 18, 2005. In summary, the Levy
amount consists of the following components applied to and to be collected on a
per unit, dwelling, residence or lot basis, which ever is greater:
1. Construction Costs $1,229.00
2. Scale/Telemetry $ 60.00
3. Repair/Restoration $745.00
Total $2,034.00
The Levy, in the amount of $2,034.00 per unit, dwelling, residence or lot basis,
which ever is greater, shall be collected in the following way:
a) If a Public Utility Rate Charge has been approved by the Municipality, to
collect funds for the expansion of the Alder Flats Lagoon, the Levy shall
be $1,034.00 per unit, dwelling, residence or lot basis, which ever is
greater, in accordance with clause six (6) of this bylaw; or
b) If a Public Utility Rate Charge has not been approved by the
Municipality, to collect funds for the expansion of the Alder Flats Lagoon,
the Levy shall be $2,034.00 per unit, dwelling, residence or lot basis,
which ever is greater, in accordance with clause six (6) of this bylaw.
May 17, 2007