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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.
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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
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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
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