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BYLAW NO. 1622
A bylaw to impose a Water Parcel Tax Bylaw
WHEREAS Division 4, Section 200 the Community Charter authorizes Council, by bylaw, to
impose and levy a parcel tax to provide all or part of the funding of a service.
AND WHEREAS the Council of the District of Hope has an established water system;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the District of Hope deems it necessary to impose and levy
a parcel tax on land benefiting from the established water system;
NOW THEREFORE the District of Hope, in open meeting assembled, hereby enacts as
follows:
1. Title
This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "District of Hope Water Parcel Tax
Bylaw No. 1622, 2026."
2. Repeal
That District of Hope Water Parcel Tax Bylaw, 2005, No. 1171 and all amendments
thereto, are hereby repealed.
3. Definitions
"Parcel" means a designated area of land, such as a lot registered with the Land Title
Survey Authority, or a folio from the property assessment roll.
"Collector" means the Collector of the Municipality duly appointed by the Council
pursuant to the provisions of the Community Charter.
4. Imposition of a Parcel Tax
A parcel tax shall be levied on each parcel of real property within the District of Hope
which is capable of being connected to the water system or which is deemed to abut on
the said water system.
5. The annual tax shall be $77.35.
6. The parcel tax imposed on each parcel of land shall be shown by the Collector on the
real property tax roll and payment of the parcel tax shall be made in the same manner
on or before the same dates as the real property tax. Collection of parcel taxes shall be
subject to the same rights and remedies as real property taxes.
7. No parcel tax shall be imposed under this bylaw after December 31, 2040.
8. This bylaw shall come into force and take effect upon the date of final adoption by the
Council of the District of Hope.
Read a first, second and third time this 23rd day of March, 2026.
Adopted this 27th day of April, 2026.
Original Signed by Victor Smith
Original Signed by Donna Bellingham
Mayor
Director of Corporate Services