Master Rates Bylaw No. 2024/03

Cypress County, Alberta · adopted 2024-02-06

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CYPRESS COUNTY BYLAW 2024/03 Being a Bylaw of Cypress County 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"; 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 That Bylaw 2023/03 is hereby repealed. 3. This Bylaw shall take effect upon passage thereof. Read a first time this 6th day of February, 2024. Read a second time this 6th day of February, 2024. Read a third time and finally passed this 6th day of February, 2024. _______________________ Reeve _______________________ Chief Administrative Officer Approved: February 6, 2024 Cypress County BYLAW 2024/03 MASTER RATES SCHEDULE "A" AMENDED BY BYLAW 2024/06 & 2024/09 Bylaw 2024/03 Master Rates Schedule A Page 2 of 8 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 $25.00 GST Exempt Tax Recovery Notification $30.00 Plus Land Titles Cost GST Exempt FOIPPA Request As per the FOIP Act & Regulations 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 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 $265.00 GST Exempt Sign Application - Class I $100.00 GST Exempt Sign Application - Class II $160.00 GST Exempt Home Occupation Permitted Uses $110.00 GST Exempt Home Occupation Discretionary $265.00 GST Exempt Industrial $350.00 GST Exempt Commercial $300.00 GST Exempt Bylaw 2024/03 Master Rates Schedule A Page 3 of 8 DEVELOPMENT CONTINUED 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 Well Sites & Pipelines-Consent $150.00 GST Exempt Well Site & Pipelines-Relaxation $200.00 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 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 GST Exempt 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 2024/03 Master Rates Schedule A Page 4 of 8 SUBDIVISION Subdivision Application Approval - Municipal Planning Commission (single parcel) $500.00 Plus $100.00 per lot - single parcel GST Exempt Approval - Municipal Planning Commission (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 Application 2024 2025 2026 Farmsteads, residences, other $450.00 $475.00 $500.00 Existing multi-lot $300.00 $315.00 $330.00 Gravel $12.00/Tonne Cold Mix $135.00/Tonne 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. Bylaw 2024/03 Master Rates Schedule A Page 5 of 8 PUBLIC WORKS CONTINUED 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 $15.75 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 UTILITIES City is defined as the cost to Cypress County from the City of Medicine Hat under the joint water agreement 2024 Rate $1.5278m3 2024 Rate Water Consumption Fee Base fee+m3 consumed Base (bimonthly based on use) $33.00 Capital (bimonthly based on actual users including water co- op users) $13.00 Tier 1 (0.00-35.00m3) City + $0.80/m3 ($2.3278m3) Tier 2 (35.01-105.00m3) City + $1.05/m3 ($2.5778m3) Tier 3 (greater than 105.00m3) City + $1.35/m3 ($2.8778m3) 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 ($33) + Capital fee ($10x$13) = $163.00 Tier 1 (350m3 x ($1.5278+$0.80) = $814.73 + Tier 2 (350m3 x ($1.5278+$1.05) = $902.23 = $1,716.96 Water Meters Initial Installations & Replacement Fees ¾" New Meter Kit $531.00 Includes MXU costs ¾" Replacement $230.00 Frozen/damaged meters 1" New Meter Kit $646.00 Includes MXU costs 1" Replacement $350.00 Frozen/damaged meters Replacement $245.00 Lost/damaged MXU Replacement $19.00 Lost/damaged Touch Pad Replacement $37.00 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 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 Bylaw 2024/03 Master Rates Schedule A Page 6 of 8 UTILITIES CONTINUED 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 $100.00 Commercial $145.00 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 $18.00 2 months service Irvine - Commercial $21.00 2 months service Desert Blume $32.00 2 months service Suffield Residential - solid waste $22.00 2 months service Suffield Residential - recycling $19.00 2 months service Redcliff/Cypress Regional Landfill All charges exceeding $400.00 per year GST Exempt Additional Bin (Desert Blume & Suffield) Per rate above 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: 77 (Seasonal: 44; Daily: 29; No power: 4) Municipal Park - Sandy Point No Power Daily $20.00 Weekly $120.00 Summer Games Registration $25.00 Per applicant GST Exempt Bylaw 2024/03 Master Rates Schedule A Page 7 of 8 AGRICULTURE Equipment & Chemicals Minimum Charge Deposit No Till Seed Drill $11.75/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 $200.00 Skunk Traps $20.00/month $125.00 Magpie Trap $20.00/month $125.00 Ground squirrel foam applicator & tank $50.00/day 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 - Restricted County Cost 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 $52.50 Service Minimum Charge Prohibited/Noxious Weed Control - Hand Pick $60.00/hr/person $180.00 Prohibited/Noxious Weed Control - Spraying $70.00/hr/person $210.00 plus cost of herbicide Additional Person $30.00/hr Soil Erosion Correction All charges to be invoiced at cost Transport fee $3.50/km Rate to be charged 1- way on both delivery & pick-up of all County equipment Bylaw 2024/03 Master Rates Schedule A Page 8 of 8 *2.5% Interest will be applied to all outstanding receivable balances every 30 days from date of invoice per ADM 13. **All other goods and/or services not listed may be sold or negotiated at the discretion of the CAO or designate at a minimum rate of cost recovery plus 5% to cover administrative costs EMERGENCY SERVICES Engine Pumper Unit Per Alberta TEC Fee Guide GST Exempt Water Tender (unit) Per Alberta TEC Fee Guide GST Exempt Rescue Truck $400.00/hr GST Exempt Light Attack Truck $400.00/hr GST Exempt Aquatics/Hazmat Per Alberta TEC Fee Guide GST Exempt Command Unit Per Alberta TEC Fee Guide GST Exempt Utility Vehicles $150.00/hr GST Exempt EMERGENCY SERVICES CONTINUED Livestock Trailer Per Alberta TEC Fee Guide GST Exempt Lock Box Policy (FP 06) $250.00 Any cost incurred by Second Party Fire Departments will be passed on at cost