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The Corporation of the City of Courtenay
Bylaw No. 3217
A bylaw to impose rates on all taxable land and improvements
Whereas pursuant to the provisions of the Community Charter, the Council must each year, by bylaw,
impose property value taxes on all land and improvements according to the assessed value thereof, by
establishing rates to:
a. Raise the municipal revenue proposed in the annual financial plan through taxation, and
b. Collect the amounts required by the municipality to meet its taxing obligations in relation to
other local governments and public bodies;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Courtenay, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
Citation
1.
This Bylaw shall be cited as "2026 Property Tax Rate Bylaw No. 3217".
Application
2.
The following rates are hereby imposed and levied for the year 2026 on the assessed value of land
and improvements taxable for general municipal purposes, as shown in the attached Schedule,
which forms part of this Bylaw:
A. General Municipal Purposes - Column "A"
B. Vancouver Island Regional Library - Column "B"
C. Comox Valley Regional District (General Assessment) - Column "C"
D. Comox Valley Regional District (Hospital Assessment) - Column "D"
E. Comox-Strathcona Regional Hospital District - Column "E"
F. Downtown Courtenay Business Improvement Area - Column "F"
Severability
3.
If any portion of this Bylaw is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the invalid
portion must be severed and the remainder of the Bylaw is deemed valid.
Read a first time this 15th day of April, 2026.
Read a second time this 15th day of April 2026.
Read a third time this 15th day of April 2026.
Adopted this 29th day of April, 2026.
Mayor Bob Wells
Corporate Officer
2026 Property Tax Rate Bylaw No. 3217
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Schedule
Tax Rates (dollars of tax per $1000 taxable value)
Property Class
A
General
Municipal
B
Library
C
Regional
District
(general
assessment)
D
Regional
District
(hospital
assessment)
E
Regional
Hospital
District
F
Downtown Courtenay
Business Improvement
Area
1. Residential
2.8343
0.1555
0.3345
0.4328
0.2473
-
2. Utilities
40.0000
2.1936
4.7202
1.5148
0.8654
-
3. Supportive
Housing
2.8343
0.1555
0.3345
0.4328
0.2473
-
4. Major Industry
30.0000
1.6455
3.5409
1.4715
0.8407
-
5. Light Industry
10.1585
0.5566
1.1976
1.4715
0.8407
1.7439
6. Business /
Other
11.9225
0.6545
1.4084
1.0604
0.6058
1.7439
8. Recreation /
Non-Profit
5.5892
0.3063
0.6590
0.4328
0.2473
-
9. Farm
3.0017
0.1648
0.3546
0.4328
0.2473
-