Cypress County Master Rates Bylaw 2026/02 (offsite levy table)

Cypress County, Alberta · No. 2026/02 · summary & facts

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BYLAW 2026/02 Master Rates Bylaw/Master Rates Page 1 of 10 A Bylaw of Cypress County in the Province of Alberta to establish fees for information, goods, and services provided by or on behalf of the County. WHEREAS the County provides information, goods, and services that are necessary and desirable in all or parts of the County; and WHEREAS this information, goods, and services may be provided upon the payment of a reasonable fee; and WHEREAS this Bylaw shall be known as the "Master Rates Bylaw"; and NOW THEREFORE pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act being Chapter M-26 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000, and amendments thereto, the Council of Cypress County in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled, hereby ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. That administrative, assessment, development, planning, public works, utilities, recreation, agriculture, fire and other municipal services and fees be established as described in Schedule "A" attached. 2. That Bylaw 2025/04 is hereby repealed. 3. This Bylaw shall take effect upon passage thereof. Read a first time this 13th day of January 2026. Read a second time this 13th day of January 2026. Read a third time this this 13th day of January 2026. __Original Signed___________ Mayor __Original Signed___________ Chief Administrative Officer BYLAW 2026/02 Master Rates Bylaw/Master Rates Page 2 of 10 Schedule "A" Master Rates ADMINISTRATION Book Map $25.00 Wall Map (North or South) $25.00 Wall Map - Set $40.00 County of 40 Mile Book Map $30.00 Postage Book Map $20.00 Postage - Wall map $40.00 Tax Certificates $30.00 GST Exempt NSF Payments $30.00 GST Exempt Tax Recovery Notification $35.00 Plus, Land Titles Cost GST Exempt ATIA Request As per the Access to Information Act Meeting Room Rental No Charge Staff or Councilor must be in attendance for after-hours meeting ASSESSMENT Summary Report - Owner No Charge Summary Report - Agent $3.00 Appeal Residential & Farmland $50.00 Refundable if successful GST Exempt Non-Residential $300.00 Refundable if successful GST Exempt Designated Industrial Property Rate set by Municipal Affairs and payable to Municipal Government Board Linear - Power Generation Rate set by Municipal Affairs and payable to the Municipal Government Board Linear - Other Rate set by Municipal Affairs and payable to the Municipal Government Board Equalized Assessment Rate set by Municipal Affairs and payable to the Municipal Government Board BYLAW 2026/02 Master Rates Bylaw/Master Rates Page 3 of 10 DEVELOPMENT Permits Residential - Permitted $225.00 GST Exempt Residential - Misc. (Property additions) $175.00 GST Exempt Residential - Discretionary $275.00 GST Exempt Accessory Building & uses - Permitted $175.00 GST Exempt Accessory Building & uses - Discretionary $175.00 GST Exempt Sign Application - Class I $125.00 GST Exempt Sign Application - Class II $175.00 GST Exempt Home Occupation Permitted Uses $125.00 GST Exempt Home Occupation Discretionary $175.00 GST Exempt Industrial $350.00 GST Exempt Commercial - Solar Projects $2,500.00 Per Land Title GST Exempt Commercial - Wind Projects $2,500.00 Per Wind Turbine/Structure/ Meteorological Tower GST Exempt Natural Resource Extraction Use $1,000.00 Construction Commenced Double the applicable permit fee for all uses GST Exempt Permit Extension - First Request 50 % of initial permit fee Permit Extension - Second & Subsequent Requests 100% of initial permit fee Demolition Permit $50.00 GST Exempt Development Appeal $300.00 Non-refundable GST Exempt Municipal Address Sign Fees Rural Sign with Post $60.00 Country Residential/Hamlet Sign with Post $45.00 Country Residential/Hamlet Sign without post $30.00 BYLAW 2026/02 Master Rates Bylaw/Master Rates Page 4 of 10 DEVELOPMENT CONTINUED Permit Deposits - Hamlet (refundable) Utility $1,500.00 Per Water/Sewer Connection GST Exempt Approach/Culvert Installation $1,000.00 Irvine & Desert Blume exempt GST Exempt Grade Slip $1,000.00 Dunmore and Desert Blume only GST Exempt Private Sewage $1,000.00 Dunmore only GST Exempt Storm Pond Verification $1,000.00 GST Exempt Inspection Fee - initial No charge Inspection Fee - subsequent $150.00 GST Exempt Curb and Gutter $1,000.00 GST Exempt Permit Deposits - Rural (refundable) Approach/Culvert Installations (multi-parcel) $1,000.00 Approaches for multi-parcel subdivisions where access off from the paved road. Miscellaneous Municipal Services/ Development Agreement $200.00 Plus $20.00 per lot & applicable contract service costs Land Use Zoning Letter of compliance & Certification $75.00 Letter of Concurrence $300.00 Land Use Bylaw (Copy) No Charge Area Structure Plans (Copy) No Charge Offsite Levies See "Utility" Section Land Use Amendment $950.00 GST Exempt Certificate of Municipal Authority for Condominium Units $40.00/Unit BYLAW 2026/02 Master Rates Bylaw/Master Rates Page 5 of 10 SUBDIVISION Subdivision Application Approval - Single Parcel $500.00 Plus $100.00 per lot - single parcel GST Exempt Approval - Multi Parcel $550.00 Plus $150.00 per lot - multi-parcel GST Exempt Approval - Planning Advisor (single parcel) $250.00 Plus $100.00 per lot - single parcel GST Exempt Endorsement Fee $100.00 GST Exempt Time Extension Subdivision Approval - First Request $250.00 Time Extension Subdivision Approval - Second & Subsequent Requests As per the original application fee Subdivision Appeal $300.00 Non-refundable GST Exempt Application Using Municipal Reserve $400.00 GST Exempt PUBLIC WORKS Blading/Plowing Residence Driveways only $230.00/hr $115.00 minimum charge Sanding $190.00/hr $190.00 minimum charge Steaming $150.00/hr $150.00 minimum charge Road Closure/Cancellation Application $450.00 2/3 refundable if Council does not proceed Private Dust Control Oil Bound/ Cold mix surfacing Product no longer available for new applications Special Tax Levy for existing oil bound/cold mix surfacing only. Farmsteads, residences, other $500.00 Existing multi-lot $330.00 Gravel $12.00/Tonne Cold Mix $135.00/Tonne BYLAW 2026/02 Master Rates Bylaw/Master Rates Page 6 of 10 PUBLIC WORKS CONTINUED Culverts and Couplers (per meter) Culverts (New) Couplers (new) 300mm $72.00 $43.00 400mm $98.00 $59.00 500mm $140.00 $90.00 600mm $144.00 $87.00 900mm $313.00 $174.00 1200mm $481.00 $174.00 New or alterations to existing approach approvals $250.00 Existing approach approvals $100.00 Permitting and inspection $250.00 Facility crossings or installations within road allowances and right of ways include private irrigation, Texas gates, buried electrical or other utility lines, and temporary road closures. GST Exempt Road Allowance Application $200.00 Road Allowance License $2.00/acre Minimum charge = $20.00; Maximum charge = $1,000.00 Escorted Building Moves $500.00 Commercial Vehicle Permit $16.00 Commercial vehicle overweight, over dimensions & licensing process through TRAVIS - six months Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors (TEC) notice, fee required TWP 120 Over Dimensional Load $500.00 GST Exempt Well Sites & Pipelines-Consent $250.00 GST Exempt Well Site & Pipelines-Relaxation $250.00 GST Exempt BYLAW 2026/02 Master Rates Bylaw/Master Rates Page 7 of 10 UTILITIES City is defined as the cost to Cypress County from the City of Medicine Hat under the joint water agreement 2026 Rate $1.7329m3 Water Consumption Fee Base fee+m3 consumed Base (bimonthly based on use) $36.50 Capital (bimonthly based on actual users including water co- op users) $17.50 Tier 1 (0.00-35.00m3) City + $0.90/m3 ($2.6329m3) Tier 2 (35.01-105.00m3) City + $1.15/m3 ($2.8829m3) Tier 3 (greater than 105.00m3) City + $1.45/m3 ($3.1829m3) Bulk Water - Quick Fill Stations $2.00m3 Bulk Water - Fire Hydrants City + $1.20m3 Minimum Charge $130.00 Water Co-ops Base Fee plus cubic meter (as per consumption fees) based on the number of users in the co-op. Interpretation: If the co-op has 10 users and the bimonthly consumption is 700m3, the invoice is: Base fee ($36.50) + Capital fee (10x$17.50) =$211.50 Tier 1 (350m3 x ($1.7329+$0.90)) = $921.52 + Tier 2 (350 m3 x ($1.7329+$1.15)) = $1,009.02 = $1,930.54 Water Meters Initial Installations & Replacement Fees ¾" New Meter Kit $650 Includes MXU costs ¾" Replacement $281 Frozen/damaged meters 1" New Meter Kit $803 Includes MXU costs 1" Replacement $422 Frozen/damaged meters Replacement $290 Lost/damaged MXU Replacement $36 Lost/damaged Touch Pad Replacement $44 Meter brass fittings Miscellaneous Water Fire Hydrant Meter Deposit $200.00 Testing of Water Meter $50.00 Refunded if tested meter is not functional Inspection Fee - initial No charge Inspection Fee - subsequent $150.00 GST Exempt BYLAW 2026/02 Master Rates Bylaw/Master Rates Page 8 of 10 UTILITIES CONTINUED Water Service - Shut Off/Turn On Non-Payment Fee $80.00 Scheduled - 1 Day notice $30.00 Non-Scheduled Service $60.00 Service is during regular working hours Non-Scheduled Service $180.00 Service is outside of regular working hours Emergency Shut Off No charge Failure to pay any amounts owing by the date indicated on delinquent accounts notices are subject to a non-payment fee of $80.00 Sewer Residential $105 Commercial $155 Service Connection Fees (Applied when an offsite levy is not applicable only) Water $2,000.00 Per new parcel Sewer $1,000.00 Per new parcel Offsite Levies Seven Persons $5,154/new development Bylaw 2007/22 Dunmore $50,000/hectare Bylaw 2016/27 Irvine $5,500/lot Bylaw 2016/32 Walsh $3,500/lot Bylaw 2016/33 Solid Waste Garbage Collection Irvine - Residential $22 2 months service Irvine - Commercial $25 2 months service Desert Blume $32.00 2 months service Suffield Residential - solid waste $26 2 months service Suffield Residential - recycling $23 2 months service Redcliff/Cypress Regional Landfill All charges exceeding $400.00 per year GST Exempt Additional Bin (Desert Blume & Suffield) Per rate above BYLAW 2026/02 Master Rates Bylaw/Master Rates Page 9 of 10 RECREATION Municipal Park - Cavan Lake Power No Power Daily $30.00 $20.00 Weekly $180.00 $120.00 Seasonal (May 1 - October 1) $1,875.00 Total Sites: 76 (Seasonal: 44; Daily with power: 29; Daily no power: 3) Municipal Park - Sandy Point No Power Daily $20.00 Weekly $120.00 Summer Games Registration $25.00 Per applicant GST Exempt BYLAW 2026/02 Master Rates Bylaw/Master Rates Page 10 of 10 AGRICULTURE Equipment & Chemicals Minimum Charge Deposit No Till Seed Drill $12.00/acre $300.00 plus transportation fee $300.00 Land Roller - Custom 1994 $3.50/acre $300.00 plus transportation fee $300.00 Land Roller - Ag Shield 2021 $7.00/acre $300.00 plus transportation fee $300.00 Grain Bag Roller - Resident No charge $200.00 Grain Bag Roller - non-resident $100.00/day $100.00 $200.00 Skunk Traps $10.00/week $10.00 $125.00 Magpie Trap $10.00/week $10.00 $125.00 Ground squirrel foam applicator & tank $50.00/day $50.00 $52.50 Cattle Scale $30.00/day +0.10/head Pipeline Plow $50.00/day $50.00 RFID Tag Reader $50.00/day $50.00 $250.00 Plastic Mulch Applicator No charge Tree Planter No charge Chemical - Richardson Ground Squirrel County Cost Prov. Rat Control Zone - Bait No charge (Exclusive to Range 1 & 2) Bran Bait Applicator (Grasshoppers) $50.00/day $50.00 $52.50 Service Minimum Charge Prohibited/Noxious Weed Control - Hand Pick $50.00/hr/person $50.00 Prohibited/Noxious Weed Control - Spraying $70/hr/person $70.00 plus cost of herbicide Additional Person $30.00/hr Soil Erosion Correction All charges to be invoiced at cost Transport fee $4.00/km Rate to be charged 1-way on both delivery & pick-up of all County equipment Uncleaned Equipment $100.00 + GST Additional charge for holding equipment past 2 scheduled days with at least one other person waiting for the equipment. As per policy and agreement. $300/day for each day past two days.