Development Cost Charges Bylaw

Hope, British Columbia

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DISTRICT OF HOPE DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES IMPOSITION BY-LAW BYLAW NO. 01/95 WHEREAS the Council may, by by-law, impose development cost chazges on every person who obtains; a) approval of a subdivision under the "Land Title Act" or the "Condominium Act"; or b) a building permit authorizing the construction, alteration or extension of a building or structure for the purpose of providing funds to assist the municipality in paying the capital cost of providing, constructing, altering, or expanding sewage, water, and drainage facilities to service, directly or indirectly, the development for which the chazges aze imposed; AND WHEREAS in the consideration of the Council, the chazges imposed by this by-law: a) are not excessive in relation to the capital cost of prevailing standazds 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 in the opinion of the Council, the chazges imposed by this by-law aze: a) related to capital costs attributable to projects included in the capital budget of the municipality; and b) related to capital projects consistent with the Official Community Plan of the municipality; NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the District of Hope in open meeting assembled, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: TITLE a) This bylaw may be cited as the "District of Hope Development Cost Chazges Imposition By-law No. 01/95". IMPOSTfION OF CHARGES Those development cost chazges set-out in Schedule "A" hereto, which schedule is hereby incorporated in and forms part of this by-law, are hereby imposed on every person who obtains: a) approval of a subdivision under the "Land Title Act" or the "Condominium Act"; or b) a building permit authorizing the construction, alteration or extension of a building or structure. 3. PAYMENT OF CHARGES The development cost chazges imposed pursuant hereto shall be paid to the municipality: a) for a' residential subdivision, prior to the approval of the subdivision, at the rates applicable to the date of the approval of the subdivision; and b) for all other types of development, prior to the issuance of a building permit, at the rates applicable on the date of issuance of the building permit. 2~~'~. - 4. EXEMPTION FROM PAYMENT OF CHARGES Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2 and 3 hereof, no development cost charge shall be required to be paid where: a) a building permit authorizes the construction, alteration or extension of a buildingor part of a building that is, or will be after the construction, alteration or extension, set apart and in use for the public worship of God or a church hall which the Council considers is necessary to such public worship; b) a building permit authorizes the constmction, alteration or extension of a building that will, after the construction, alteration or extension: i) contain less than four self- contained dwelling units; and ii) be put to no other use than the residential use in those dwelling units; c) the value of the work authorized by a building permit does not exceed $50,000; d) a subdivision or development does not impose any new capital cost burden on the municipality; or e) a development cost charge has previously been paid for the same subdivision or development, unless, as a result of a further subdivision or development, new capital cost burdens will be imposed on the municipality. DEDUCTION FROM CHARGES PAYABLE Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2 and 3 hereof, where the owner of land being subdivided or developed has provided or paid the cost of providing specific works and services outside the baundazies of the land being subdivided or developed, which works and services were included in the calculations used to determine the amount of a development cost charge, the wst of providing the works and services shall be deducted from those classes of development cost charges set out in Schedule A" hereto which are applicable to the types of works and services provided by the owner. READ a First time this READ a second time this READ a third time this 13th day of March, 1995. 13th day of. March, 1995. 13th day of March, 1995. APPROVED BY THE INSPECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES this 25th day of July, 1995 ADOPTED this 14th day of August, 1995. AYOR CLERK DISTRICT OF HOPE DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES IMPOSITION BY-LAW BY-LAW NO. 01/95 SCHEDULE"A" DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES I. APPLICATION Service Chaz¢e Per Unit SinPle Family Multi-Family Commercial Industrial lot) sq.m) lsq.m) sq.m) 1. Water 3, 002. 00 18.54 5.56 3.67 2. Sewer 2, 265. 00 14.00 4.20 2.77 3. Drainage 2, 815. 00 13.90 10.43 6.34 Province of British Columbia ~~~ No. __... .._. cs L~~` l ~~ VY~i Under the provisions of section 9a~ of the Municipal Act hereby approve Bylaw No. 01/95 pf the District of Hope , a copy V of which is attached hereto. Dated this ~S~l day of TU 1y , 1995 Deputy ector of Municipalities M2& 2068