{
 "answer": "In the City of Colwood, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Cost Charge Bylaw - Roads, Bylaw No. 1836, 2021 (consolidated to June 24, 2024) and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per single-detached home: $2,806.48 per parcel or per unit (low density residential; parkland improvement DCC only). Charge per apartment unit: $1,578.64 per dwelling unit (high density residential; parkland improvement DCC only). Non-residential charge: Commercial $10.52 per m2 GFA; Industrial $5.26 per m2 GFA; Institutional N/A (parkland improvement DCC only).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000023",
 "municipality": "Colwood",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.colwood.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charge Bylaw - Roads, Bylaw No. 1836, 2021 (consolidated to June 24, 2024)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://colwood.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?ID=208909",
   "summary": "Sets development cost charges for roads to fund infrastructure improvements required by new development in Colwood.",
   "capture_sha256": "e1d20e80171e9dbc10a86adf36f1cb215f90be6f4f93b395f4c481cc51c195c7",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-12T02:48:21+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1836",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e1d20e80171e9dbc10a86adf36f1cb215f90be6f4f93b395f4c481cc51c195c7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Highway (road) facilities (bylaw title: Roads)",
    "exemptions": "Secondary suites excluded from 'Dwelling Unit' definition and therefore not subject to charges",
    "payment_timing": "Prior to approval of subdivision or issuance of building permit"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "Bylaw No. 1836 title: \"Development Cost Charge Bylaw - Roads\"",
    "exemptions": "\"For the purposes of this Bylaw does not include any Secondary Suite.\"",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3.1: \"prior to the approval of the subdivision or issuance of the building permit\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/colwood/development-charges/bylaw-1836/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Park Improvement Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 1990, 2023",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/257039",
   "summary": "Parkland improvement DCC: $2,806.48 per low-density parcel/unit; $2,455.67 medium; $1,578.64 high; $10.52/m2 commercial; $5.26/m2 industrial.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "d79bb1a5b9c688186b0213030ff073e5b48e805ab9c539c2423c63da4337669a",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1990",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d79bb1a5b9c688186b0213030ff073e5b48e805ab9c539c2423c63da4337669a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$2,806.48 per parcel or per unit (low density residential; parkland improvement DCC only)",
    "apartment_charge": "$1,578.64 per dwelling unit (high density residential; parkland improvement DCC only)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial $10.52 per m2 GFA; Industrial $5.26 per m2 GFA; Institutional N/A (parkland improvement DCC only)",
    "services_covered": "capital costs of providing and improving parkland",
    "exemptions": "Tax-exempt buildings; dwelling units ≤29 m2; work ≤$50,000; prior DCC paid unless new burdens; where Local Government Act provides no DCC.",
    "payment_timing": "paid prior to approval of a subdivision or issuance of a building permit, as the case may be"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "services_covered": "capital costs of providing and improving parkland",
    "exemptions": "s. 4.1(a)-(e)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/colwood/development-charges/bylaw-1990/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Parks Acquisition Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2037",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/257038",
   "summary": "Parkland acquisition DCC: $2,900.53 per low-density lot/unit; $2,537.97 medium; $1,631.55 high; $10.88/m2 commercial; $5.44/m2 industrial.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "d9410e64602ad5e5fe27994da9f6dad11f4b32367d864dc9508a0b0632d8dbdd",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2037",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d9410e64602ad5e5fe27994da9f6dad11f4b32367d864dc9508a0b0632d8dbdd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$2,900.53 per lot or dwelling unit (low density residential; parkland acquisition DCC only)",
    "apartment_charge": "$1,631.55 per lot or dwelling unit (high density residential; parkland acquisition DCC only)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial $10.88 per m2 GFA; Industrial $5.44 per m2 GFA (parkland acquisition DCC only)",
    "services_covered": "capital costs of providing and improving parkland",
    "exemptions": "Tax-exempt buildings; dwelling units ≤29m2; work value ≤$50,000; prior DCC paid; where Local Government Act provides no DCC payable",
    "payment_timing": "prior to approval of a subdivision or issuance of a building permit, as the case may be"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\", Table 1",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\", Table 1",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\", Table 1",
    "services_covered": "the capital costs of providing and improving parkland",
    "exemptions": "s. 4.1",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/colwood/development-charges/bylaw-2037/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/colwood/development-charges/"
}