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 "answer": "In the Village of Cumberland, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw No. 1257, 2026 and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per single-detached home: $9,035.02 per lot (low-density residential; amenity cost charge, separate from DCCs). Charge per apartment unit: High Density Residential: $4,453.88 per dwelling unit (amenity cost charge, separate from DCCs). Non-residential charge: N/A for commercial, industrial and institutional (amenity cost charge).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000029",
 "municipality": "Cumberland",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://cumberland.ca/",
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   "title": "Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw No. 1257, 2026",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-06-08",
   "document_url": "https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Bylaw-1257-Amenity-Cost-Charges-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "Imposes ACCs from June 2026: low density residential $9,035.02 per lot; medium density $6,076.37 per dwelling unit; high density $4,453.88 per dwelling unit.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1257",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/41e9546758623e195c4efff15d38cb18846f794d2102fb07bb305f57984c9e28.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$9,035.02 per lot (low-density residential; amenity cost charge, separate from DCCs)",
    "apartment_charge": "High Density Residential: $4,453.88 per dwelling unit (amenity cost charge, separate from DCCs)",
    "non_residential_charge": "N/A for commercial, industrial and institutional (amenity cost charge)",
    "services_covered": "Recreation Centre Expansion; Daycare Facility",
    "exemptions": "Tax-exempt buildings; affordable/special needs housing; no population increase; previously paid same amenity; prescribed affordable housing; LGA exemptions; Secondary Suites exempt.",
    "payment_timing": "Upon 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": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "exemptions": "Part 4",
    "payment_timing": "Part 3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/cumberland/development-charges/bylaw-1257/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "DCC and ACC Guide (June 9, 2026)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DCC-and-ACC-Guide-June-9-2026-1.pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: June 9, 2026 guide with current DCC and ACC rates per unit; low density residential DCC $16,019.20 + ACC $9,035.02; secondary suites not charged DCCs or ACCs.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e677ef660ee853c37bdb401d4e9927abfc39a18bf988e4d7fa7cae9dc8119a5e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Low Density Residential per lot/unit: $16,019.20 DCC (Village-Wide) + $4,263.13 Sewer DCC (Area-Specific) + $9,035.02 ACC (DCC Bylaw No. 1173, 2022; ACC Bylaw No. 1257, 2026)",
    "apartment_charge": "High Density Residential per unit: $8,006.78 DCC (Village-Wide) + $2,750.41 Sewer DCC (Area-Specific) + $4,453.88 ACC (DCC Bylaw No. 1173, 2022; ACC Bylaw No. 1257, 2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial per m2 GFA: $110.38 DCC + $17.88 Sewer DCC; Industrial per ha of site utilized: $149,076.31 DCC + $24,753.66 Sewer DCC; Institutional per m2 GFA: $118.81 DCC + $15.13 Sewer DCC; ACC N/A",
    "services_covered": "DCCs: transportation, water, drainage, sanitary, parkland, fire, police; ACCs: community centres, recreation, libraries, daycares, public spaces.",
    "exemptions": "Secondary suites; units ≤29 m2; permits ≤$50,000; prescribed affordable housing; places of worship; tenant improvements/interior renovations; no current waivers/reductions.",
    "payment_timing": "Low Density: subdivision or building permit; Medium/High/Commercial/Industrial/Institutional: building permit.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Planned inflationary update in early 2027; DCC Bylaw scheduled to be updated in 2027."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "What are the DCC and ACC Rates? table; Introduction",
    "apartment_charge": "What are the DCC and ACC Rates? table; Introduction",
    "non_residential_charge": "What are the DCC and ACC Rates? table",
    "services_covered": "What is a Development Cost Charge?; What is an Amenity Cost Charge?",
    "exemptions": "What Development is Exempt from DCCs and ACCs?; What are the DCC and ACC Rates?; Can DCCs and/or ACCs be Waived or Reduced?",
    "payment_timing": "What are the DCC and ACC Rates? table",
    "indexing_expiry": "What Happens to Applications Already in Process?; Understanding the DCC and ACC Land Use Categories"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/cumberland/development-charges/dcc-and-acc-guide/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 1173, 2022",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Bylaw-1173-Development-Cost-Charges-2022.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes development cost charges levied on new development to fund capital infrastructure including roads, drainage, parks, and water and sewer services.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1173",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/59f67d04bc297dbd670e7b4ed45d2ed30df90aff60c8d74b69ea5816c5b18608.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Low Density Residential (per dwelling unit or lot): Transportation $8,007.00; Water $3,725.07; Sanitary Sewer Village Wide $1,075.88; Sanitary Sewer Area Specific $4,263.13; Storm Drainage $2,178.74; Parks $1,032.51 (in force at date of bylaw adoption)",
    "apartment_charge": "High Density Residential (per dwelling unit): Transportation $3,524.29; Water $2,403.27; Sanitary Sewer Village Wide $694.11; Sanitary Sewer Area Specific $2,750.41; Storm Drainage $718.98; Parks $666.13 (in force at date of bylaw adoption)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial (per m2 gross floor area): Transportation $83.28; Water $15.62; Sanitary Sewer Village Wide $4.51; Sanitary Sewer Area Specific $17.88; Storm Drainage $6.97; Parks --. Institutional (per m2 gross floor area): Transportation $95.23; Water $13.22; Sanitary Sewer Village Wide $3.82; Sanitary Sewer Area Specific $15.13; Storm Drainage $6.54; Parks -- (in force at date of bylaw adoption)",
    "area_levy": "Industrial (per ha of site utilized): Transportation $72,178.22; Water $21,629.46; Sanitary Sewer Village Wide $6,247.03; Sanitary Sewer Area Specific $24,753.66; Storm Drainage $49,021.60; Parks -- (in force at date of bylaw adoption)",
    "services_covered": "sewage, water, drainage and highway facilities, other than off-street parking facilities, and providing and improving park land",
    "exemptions": "Tax-exempt buildings; previously paid DCCs; no new capital cost burdens; self-contained units ≤29m2; work ≤$50,000; secondary suites.",
    "payment_timing": "Single-family subdivision: at subdivision approval; duplex: at subdivision approval for one unit and building permit approval for second; all other development: after building permit application but before issuance."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\", Table 1 (Low Density Residential)",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\", Table 1 (High Density Residential)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\", Table 1 (Commercial; Institutional)",
    "area_levy": "Schedule \"A\", Table 1 (Industrial)",
    "services_covered": "preamble: 'sewage, water, drainage and highway facilities'",
    "exemptions": "s. 6; s. 7",
    "payment_timing": "s. 13"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/cumberland/development-charges/bylaw-1173/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/cumberland/development-charges/"
}