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SUMMER VILLAGE OF SUNDANCE BEACH
Fees
Section 8 Municipal Government Act RSA 2000 Chapter M-26
BYLAW NO. 2025-01
Summer Village of Sundance Beach
Fees Bylaw
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A BYLAW OF THE SUMMER VILLAGE OF SUNDANCE BEACH TO ESTABLISH
FEES AND CHARGES
WHEREAS, Section 8 of the MGA (as defined below) authorizes a council of a municipality
to pass bylaws to establish fees to charge for providing information and services;
AND WHEREAS, Section 95 of FOIP (as defined below) authorizes a council of a
municipality to establish fees for providing services as set out in Section 93 of FOIP;
AND WHEREAS, the Summer Village (as defined below) deems it prudent to establish,
in a bylaw, certain fees to charge for providing information and services;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council (as defined below), duly assembled, enacts as follows:
1.
SHORT TITLE
1.1
This Bylaw shall be known as the "Fees Bylaw".
2.
DEFINITIONS
2.1
Definitions used in this Bylaw, if not defined in this Bylaw, shall have the
same meanings attributed to those definitions in the MGA.
2.2
In this Bylaw:
a) "CAO" means the Chief Administrative Officer for the Summer Village;
b) "Council" means the Council of the Summer Village;
c) "FOIP" means the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act,
Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000 Chapter F-25;
d) "MGA" means the Municipal Government Act, Revised Statutes of
Alberta, 2000 Chapter M-26; and
e) "Summer Village" means the Summer Village of Sundance Beach;
3. GENERAL INTERPRETATION
3.1
All schedules attached to this Bylaw form part of this Bylaw.
3.2
Headings or subheadings in this Bylaw are inserted for ease of reference
and guidance purposes only and do not form part of this Bylaw.
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3.3
Words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the
singular.
3.4
Where this Bylaw cites or refers to any act, regulation, code or other bylaw,
the citation or reference to the act, regulation, code or other bylaw includes
any amendments thereto before or after the commencement of this Bylaw,
and includes reference to any act, regulation, code or other bylaw that may
be substituted in its place.
3.5
Each provision of this Bylaw is independent of, and severable from, all other
provisions and if any provision is declared invalid or unenforceable for any
reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other provisions of this
Bylaw remain valid and enforceable.
3.6
Nothing in this Bylaw relieves a person from complying with any provision
of any federal, provincial or municipal law or regulation or any requirement
of any lawful permit, order or license.
4.
ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES
4.1
The fees and charges set out in Schedule A to this Bylaw are hereby
established as the fees and charges payable for goods and services
provided by the Summer Village including, without limitation:
a) the fees and charges payable for information requests made under FOIP;
and
b) the fees and charges payable for licenses, permits, approvals,
authorizations or other similar documents issued by or on behalf of the
Summer Village.
4.2
The Council may, from time to time, establish fees and charges payable for
goods and services not listed in Schedule A to this Bylaw.
4.3
The CAO may, in his or her discretion, waive any fee or charge payable for
goods or services provided by or on behalf of the Summer Village provided
that, in the opinion of the CAO, such waiver is in the best interests of the
Summer Village.
4.4
If a bylaw of the Summer Village establishes a fee or charge which conflicts
with a fee or charge listed in Schedule A to this Bylaw, then the fee or
charge listed in Schedule A to this Bylaw shall prevail.
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4.5
If a bylaw of the Summer Village establishes a fee or charge which is not
listed in Schedule A to this Bylaw, then the fee or charge described in such
bylaw shall continue to be applicable.
4.6
If a fee or charge listed in Schedule A to this Bylaw conflicts with a fee or
charge payable to the Summer Village and established under any applicable
federal or provincial law or enactment, then the fee or charge established
under such federal or provincial law or enactment shall prevail.
5. REPEAL
5.1
This Bylaw shall replace Bylaw No. 2022-01 (Fees) and Bylaw No. 2022-01
is hereby repealed.
6. COMING INTO FORCE
6.1 This Bylaw shall come into full force and effect upon final passing.
READ a first time this 8th day of May, 2025.
READ a second time this 8th day of May, 2025.
UNANIMOUS CONSENT to proceed to third reading 8th day of May, 2025.
READ a third and final time this 8th day of May, 2025.
_____________________________
_____________________________
Brian Waterhouse, Mayor
June Boyda, Chief Administrative Officer
Summer Village of Sundance Beach
Summer Village of Sundance Beach
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SUMMER VILLAGE OF SUNDANCE BEACH
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Schedule A
Services
Fees and Charges
Development
Development Permit Minor - All classes
E.g.
- New decks
Additions to decks, garages, guest houses, and existing cabins
$250.00 per
application
Development Permit - Class A (Permitted Uses)
E.g.
- New garages
- New guest houses
New cabins
$350 per
application (Up to
$50,000 of
construction value)
e.g. $250,000
construction cost
($200,000
additional value)
$25 per $10,000 of
construction value
200,000/10,000 x
25 = $500 (Extra)
Development Permit - Class B (Permitted Uses with Variances
or Discretionary Uses)
E.g.
- New garage
- Easement district (if any)
- Public Utility Lot (PUL)
- Road Allowance
- New guest houses
New cabins
$500 per
application (Up to
$50,000 of
construction value)
e.g. $250,000
construction cost
($200,000
additional value)
$25 per $10,000 of
construction value
200,000/10,000 x
25 = $500 (Extra)
Consultant's Fees
If the development
permit application is
accompanied, or
required to be
accompanied, by
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one or more
technical reports in
support of the
application, then
the applicant will be
required to pay any
consultants' fees
charged to or
incurred by the
Summer Village or
its development
officer in order to
review the technical
reports
Planning advice to applicants (as part of the application
process) - Includes phone calls/meetings with the applicant.
(Optional if the applicant chooses to have this service)
$140 per hour
Minimum charge of
2 hours
Pre-application
meeting includes a
1-hour meeting +
1-hour meeting
notes sent to the
applicant
Site visit mileage
Yearly rate
established by the
Province of Alberta
Development Permit - Trees (if not done in conjunction with
another permit)
$60.00
Development Permit - Demolition (if not done directly in
conjunction with property redevelopment):
$75.00
Development Application Surcharge for applicants who:
-
Submit more than 1 plan revision to a pending development
permit application, or
-
Require a supplementary development permit post-approval
due to changes to their design, or
-
Require a variance to their development permit application.
50% of the
application fee
Development Permit Penalty: Development that occurs prior to
development permit issuance:
Triple the current
application fee
Development Permit - Recreational Vehicle Authorization Letter
$75.00
Application to amend Land Use Bylaw
$125.00
Encroachment agreements onto Summer Village land:
* Note that there may be additional fees to cover costs required to
accommodate an Encroachment, including but not limited to a road
* $450.00
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closure or subdivision application or reserve disposition, which shall
be borne by the Property Owner responsible for the Encroachment
Compliance Certificate:
$320
Appeal Fees
Development Appeal Fee (per appeal)
$300.00
Subdivision Appeal Fee (per appeal)
$300.00
Assessment Review Board Appeals (refundable if successful appeal)
$50.00
Administrative Fees
Photocopying (per single sided page)
$0.50
Photocopying (per double sided page)
$1.00
Electronic copy (usb stick)
$25.00
Extracting information from an electronic database
$30.00/hour
Financial
Returned Cheque / Insufficient Funds
$50.00
Property Tax
Tax Certificate
$30.00
Assessment Information Requests
Available on the Summer Village website
No charge
Questions should be directed to the assessor
MGA s.299 Request (per roll)
$30 per hour ($30.00 minimum),
plus photocopying charges
MGA s.300 Request (per roll)
$30 per hour ($30.00 minimum),
plus photocopying charges
FOIP Charges
Searching for, locating and retrieving a record
$6.75 per 1/4 hour
Producing a record from an electronic record:
Computer processing and related charges
Actual cost to public
body
Producing a paper copy of a record:
Photocopy or computer printout (black and white up to 8 1/2" x
14")
$0.25 per page
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Photocopy or computer printout (other formats)
$0.50 per page
Plans and blueprints
Actual cost to public
body
Producing a copy of a record by duplication of media:
Actual cost to public
body