Development charges & levies — Clearwater, British Columbia

What development charges or levies apply to new construction? How much per new home?

In the District Municipality of Clearwater, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 127, 2014, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per single-detached home: $7,210 per dwelling unit (Low Density Residential; water $2,904, sewer $1,555, roads $2,004, parkland $747). Payable: Paid in full prior to Building Permit issuance; instalments permitted under BC Reg. 166/84; collected at building permit for <4 dwelling units. Exemptions: Tax-exempt buildings; work ≤$50,000; non-profit rental housing; storage buildings; fire/demolition replacement; agricultural use.

Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 127, 2014 adopted bylaw
single detached charge $7,210 per dwelling unit (Low Density Residential; water $2,904, sewer $1,555, roads $2,004, parkland $747) Table 8-1; Schedules A–D
non residential charge Commercial: $8.71/m² water, $6.74/m² sewer, $13.76/m² roads, $0.00/m² parkland; Industrial: $8.71, $6.74, $5.40, $0.00; Institutional: $10.65, $5.70, $17.69, $0.00 Schedules A–D
services covered sewage, water, and highway facilities, and improving parkland "sewage, water, and highway facilities, and improving parkland"
exemptions Tax-exempt buildings; work ≤$50,000; non-profit rental housing; storage buildings; fire/demolition replacement; agricultural use. s. 4.1–4.6
payment timing Paid in full prior to Building Permit issuance; instalments permitted under BC Reg. 166/84; collected at building permit for <4 dwelling units. s. 3.1–3.2, 3.4
scout note

Imposes DCCs. Water supply: $2,904 per low-density dwelling unit, $2,130 medium, $1,646 high, $8.71/m2 commercial; further schedules for other services. Civicweb listing dated 2025-12-05.

Bylaw 244 2020 Development Cost Charges Exemption Evergreen Acres

Site-specific DCC exemption bylaw (2-page scan, text not readable).

District of Clearwater Development Cost Charge Reduction Bylaw No. 177, 2017

Reduces/exempts DCCs for qualifying development under Bylaw 127.

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