Abbotsford, British Columbia
· No. 3637-2025
· adopted 2025-06-24
· summary & facts
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AMENITY COST CHARGES IMPOSITION BYLAW, 2025
Bylaw No. 3637-2025
WHEREAS pursuant to the Local Government Act, the council may, by bylaw, impose amenity cost
charges;
AND WHEREAS amenity cost charges may be imposed for the purpose of providing funds to assist
the municipality in paying the capital costs of providing, constructing, altering, or expanding the
amenities set out in Schedule "A" to this bylaw to service directly or indirectly, the development and
the increased population of residents or workers that results from the development for which the
charges are imposed;
AND WHEREAS the council has deemed the charges imposed by this bylaw
(a)
are not excessive in relation to the capital cost of prevailing standards of service in the
municipality,
(b)
will not deter development in the municipality, and
(c)
will not discourage the construction of reasonably priced housing or the provision of
reasonably priced serviced land in the municipality.
AND WHEREAS the council has considered the charges imposed by this bylaw in relation to the
amenities receiving funding from the charge and the phasing of those amenities;
AND WHEREAS in the opinion of the council, the charges imposed by this bylaw are related to capital
costs attributable to projects included in the municipality's financial plan and long-term capital plans,
and to capital projects consistent with the Official Community Plan Bylaw.
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Abbotsford, in open meeting assembled, enacts as
follows:
Interpretation
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The Interpretation Bylaw applies to this bylaw.
Definitions
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In this bylaw
"apartment" has the same meaning in the Zoning Bylaw;
"building permit" has the same meaning in the Building Bylaw;
"commercial" means a commercial development in a commercial zone or a similar
development in another zone permitted in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw, in which
the predominant use, as determined by its general purpose and list of permitted uses, is
of a commercial nature, including commercial use on agricultural land;
"congregate care" means a use dedicated for the residential care of the sick or injured
other than in a public or private hospital, where care facilities are provided in
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conjunction with a common resident dining room and social and recreational areas and
may include personal care services and a gift shop for the use of residents;
"construction" has the same meaning in the Building Bylaw;
"development" has the same meaning in the Development Bylaw;
"duplex" has the same meaning in the Zoning Bylaw;
"dwelling unit" means accommodation providing private or shared sleeping rooms,
washrooms, and a kitchen intended for domestic use, and used or intended to be used
for a residence. This use does not include a room in a hotel or a motel and does not
include recreational vehicles;
"gross floor area" or "GFA" means the total area of all buildings on a lot measured to the
outside of the exterior walls of each building including stairways, storage and
mechanical rooms but excluding basements less than 1.83 metres (6 feet) in height,
areas used for vehicle parking, and unenclosed balconies;
"industrial" means an industrial development in a zone listed in the Zoning Bylaw, or a
similar development in another zone permitted in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw, in
which the predominant use, as determined by its general purpose and list of permitted
uses, is of an industrial nature, including industrial use on agricultural land.
"institutional" means development of a public or institutional nature in an institutional
zone listed in the Zoning Bylaw;
"lot" has the same meaning in the Zoning Bylaw;
"multiplex" has the same meaning in the in the Zoning Bylaw;
"rural residential" means a dwelling unit on a parcel in designated in the Zoning Bylaw as
Rural Residential, Country Residential or Suburban Residential Hobby Farm;
"single detached" has the same meaning as "single detached dwelling" in the Zoning
Bylaw;
"structure" has the same meaning in the Building Bylaw;
"subdivision" has the same meaning in the Development Bylaw;
"townhouse" has the same meaning in the Zoning Bylaw;
"zone" means the zones identified and defined in the Zoning Bylaw.
Amenity cost charges
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Subject to section 570.4 of the Local Government Act and section 5 of this bylaw, the
amenity cost charges set out in Table 1 are imposed on every person who obtains
(a) approval of a subdivision, or
(b) a building permit authorizing the construction, alteration or extension of a building
or structure.
Calculation of applicable charges
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(1) The amount of amenity cost charges payable in relation to a particular development will
be calculated using the applicable charges set out in Table 1 based on the applicable
number of lots, dwelling units, or gross floor area.
(2) Where a type of development is not specifically identified in Table 1, the amount of
amenity cost charges to be paid to the City will be equal to the amenity cost charges that
are payable for the most comparable type of development.
(3) The amount of amenity cost charges payable in relation to mixed-use type of
development will be calculated separately for each portion of the development,
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according to the separate use types, which are included in the building permit
application and will be the sum of the amenity cost charges payable for each type.
5. If an owner has with the approval of the City provided or paid all or part of the cost of or
constructed all or part of, a recreation or culture amenity pursuant to Council Policy
C007-11 - Community Amenity Contributions, the cost of which is included in the
calculations to determine the amount of an amenity cost charge under this bylaw, the
cost to the owner of providing the recreation or culture amenity, or of contributing to the
cost of it, shall be deducted from the amount of any amenity cost charge payable under
this bylaw,
6.
Commencement
This bylaw comes into force on February 1, 2026.
Table 1 - Amenity Cost Charges
LAND USE
UNIT
AMENITY COST CHARGE
Rural Residential
m2 GFA
$15.60
Single Detached
lot
$7,828
Duplex
dwelling unit
$4,874
Townhouse / Multiplex
dwelling unit
$3,840
Apartment
dwelling unit
$2,511
Congregate Care
m2 GFA
$25.85
Commercial
m2 GFA
$13.29
Industrial
m2 GFA
$19.20
Institutional
m2 GFA
$19.20
READ A FIRST TIME on April 8, 2025
READ A SECOND TIME on April 8, 2025
READ A THIRD TIME on April 8, 2025
ADOPTED on June 24, 2025
SCHEDULE A
LIST OF AMENITIES
1) Recreation Centre Replacement and Service Expansion
2) Library Relocation and Service Expansion
3) Outdoor Cultural Performance Space
4) Multisport Tournament Site Construction and Park Development
5) Open/Green Space Enhancement