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DISTRICT OF HOPE
SUBDIVISION & DEVELOPMENT
SERVICING BYLAW NO. 1058
(CONSOLIDATED TO JUNE 2024)
All persons making use of this consolidation are advised that the amendments
have been embodied for convenience of reference only, and that the original
bylaw and all amending bylaws must be consulted for all purposes of interpreting
and applying the law.
Any parts of the original bylaw or original bylaw as amended and schedules
which have been repealed have not been included in this consolidation.
SCHEDULE OF AMENDMENTS
BYLAW
ADOPTED
AMENDMENT
1183
October 24, 2005 Housekeeping
1316
January 23, 2012 Reference Fees & Charges Bylaw
1583
June 24, 2024
Addition of Section 73 and Schedule C
THE DISTRICT OF HOPE
SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICING BYLAW
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
Page No.
Title ....................................................................................................................... 1
Definitions ............................................................................................................ 1
General Provisions ............................................................................................ 12
Application For Subdivision ............................................................................. 14
Building Permit .................................................................................................. 15
Administration ................................................................................................... 16
Preliminary Assessment ................................................................................... 16
Final Approval .................................................................................................... 17
Parkland ............................................................................................................. 19
Parcel Standards ............................................................................................... 19
Servicing Standards .......................................................................................... 19
Drainage System ............................................................................................... 21
Highways ............................................................................................................ 22
Sanitary Sewer System ..................................................................................... 24
Water System ..................................................................................................... 24
Servicing Agreements....................................................................................... 25
Payment Of Taxes And Charges ...................................................................... 29
Excess Or Extended Services And Latecomer Agreements ......................... 30
Authorization ..................................................................................................... 30
Schedules ........................................................................................................... 31
Severability ........................................................................................................ 31
Penalty ................................................................................................................ 31
Repeal ................................................................................................................. 32
Adoption ............................................................................................................. 32
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THE DISTRICT OF HOPE
BYLAW NO. 1058
A
BYLAW
TO
REGULATE
THE
SUBDIVISION
AND
DEVELOPMENT OF LANDS WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF HOPE.
WHEREAS:
the Council is authorized to regulate the
subdivision and development of lands within the
District of Hope;
AND WHEREAS:
the Council is authorized to establish the standard
of services to be provided;
NOW THEREFORE:
the Council for the District of Hope, in open
meeting, enacts as follows:
TITLE
1.
This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "SUBDIVISION AND
DEVELOPMENT SERVICING BYLAW NO. 1058".
DEFINITIONS
2.
In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
ACCEPT, ACCEPTED, ACCEPTING, or ACCEPTANCE, with regards to
works and services means the final acceptance of the works and services
as certified by the Approving Officer in writing, when the maintenance
period has been completed to the satisfaction of the Approving Officer and
a Certificate of Final Acceptance has been issued.
ADMINISTRATOR means the Chief Administrative Officer or any other
person appointed by Council to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of that
position. (AM#1183)
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APPLICATION means a proposal submitted to the Approving Officer for
the purpose of securing preliminary assessment or final approval and all
necessary attachments and conditions. (AM#1340)
APPROVING OFFICER means the person appointed by Council to fulfill
the duties and responsibilities of that position in accordance with the Land
Titles Act and his or her designate.
ARTERIAL, or ARTERIAL ROAD means a highway which has limited
direct access whose primary function is to carry through traffic from one
part of the Municipality to the other with as little interference as possible
from adjacent land uses.
BOULEVARD means the portion of a highway between the lot line and the
traveled portion of a highway, including, but not limited to curbs, sidewalk,
ditches and bicycle paths. (AM#1340)
BUILDING INSPECTOR means the person appointed by Council to fulfill
the duties and responsibilities of that position and his or her designate.
BUILDING PERMIT means the permission or authorization in writing by
the Building Inspector for the Municipality to perform work regulated by the
Building Bylaw in effect at the time.
CERTIFICATE of APPROVAL means the form indicting the written
approval by the Approving Officer after completion of the maintenance
period.
CERTIFICATE of FINAL ACCEPTANCE means the form indicating the
written acceptance by the Administrator of the Works and Services at the
end of the maintenance period and after all works and deficiencies are
complete.
CERTIFICATE of SUBSTANTIAL PERFORMANCE means the form
indicating the written approval by the Administrator of substantial
completion of the Works and Services.
CERTIFICATE of TOTAL PERFORMANCE means the form indicating the
written approval by the Administrator of total completion of the Works.
CLERK means the person appointed by Council to fulfill the duties and
responsibilities of that position and his or her designate.
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COLLECTOR or COLLECTOR ROAD means a highway with an existing
or proposed right-of-way width of 25 metres, which serves local and
through traffic needs in the Municipality.
COMMUNITY SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM means a sewage collection
or disposal system of sufficient capacity to carry domestic effluent from an
area that is serviced by a sewage treatment and disposal facility approved
under the Environmental Management Act. (AM#1340)
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM means a system of waterworks that is:
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owned, operated and maintained by the District of Hope;
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owned, operated and maintained by the Regional District;
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an Improvement District under the Local Government Act;
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a water utility under the Water Utility Act;
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a utility under the Utility Commission Act; or
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otherwise approved by the Comptroller of Water Rights.
(AM#1340)
COMPLETE, COMPLETED, or COMPLETING means, when used with
respect to the works and services, completion to the satisfaction of the
Approving Officer.
CONDOMINIUM ACT means the Condominium Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 64
and its amendments or replacements from time to time.
CONNECTION means the actual physical connection between a water,
storm sewer or sanitary sewer main and an individual parcel, or between
the hydro, gas, cable, or telecommunication utility and an individual parcel.
CONTRACTOR means the person or firm who is engaged by the
Developer or the Municipality to construct the works and services.
COUNCIL means the governing and executive body of the Municipality.
CRESCENT ROAD means a local road that connects to the same highway
at both ends.
CUL-DE-SAC means a highway which is designated to be permanently
closed at one end by the patterns of subdivision, or which is terminated by
a natural feature, and provides at its termination a vehicular turning area.
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DEVELOPER means the owner or owners of land or the authorized agent
of the Owner, who has made an application to the Municipality for
subdivision, or for a building permit, or is engaged in undertaking the
development of such land.
DEVELOPER'S ENGINEER means an Engineer who is engaged by the
Developer to design, prepare and certify drawings for the construction of
works and services in a subdivision, or a development, or on Municipal
property.
DEVELOPMENT means the improvement of lands requiring the
installation of works and services, including the improvement of land which
requires the issuance of a building permit.
DIRECTOR of COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT means the person
appointed by Council to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of that position
and his or her designate. (AM#1183)
DIRECTOR of OPERATIONS means the person appointed by Council to
fulfill the duties and responsibilities of that position and his or her
designate. (AM#1183)
DRAINAGE SYSTEM means a system of works designed and constructed
to control the collection, conveyance and disposal of storm, ground,
surface and other waters.
ELECTRICAL and TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE LINE means the
electrical and telecommunication lines between the pole, or dip service
connection, and the building.
ENGINEER means a person who is duly registered and licensed under the
Engineer and Geoscientists Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 116, and its
amendments from time to time.
ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS means the costs of the Works and
Services as calculated, signed, sealed by the Developer's Engineer, plus
the applicable taxes, plus 20% as a contingency allowance.
EXTENSION means, with regards to works and services, the extension of
a highway, drainage system, sanitary sewer system, or water system from
an existing municipal system to the system within a subdivision or a
development.
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EXCESS, or EXTENDED SERVICES means, with regards to Works and
Services, an extension which includes such portions of a highway or a
service that fronts or flanks and potentially benefits lands outside of the
subdivision or development.
FINAL APPROVAL means the written approval granted by the Approving
Officer after all of the requirements of this Bylaw, other bylaws of the
Municipality, and applicable provincial legislation have been fulfilled.
FLOOD PLAIN means an area which is susceptible to flooding or erosion
from a watercourse, lake, or other body of water and that has been
designated as a floodplain in the Zoning Bylaw.
FRONTAGE means the length of the front lot line. (AM#1340)
FRONT LOT LINE means the shortest lot line common to the lot and an
adjoining highway, and where the front and rear lot lines each adjoin a
highway, means that to which the majority of adjacent buildings are faced,
and in the case of a corner lot, means the shorter of those unless both
such lines exceed 28 metres in length, in which case the owner may
choose either and in the case of a panhandle lot, shall be the closest line
to the highway, exclusive of the access strip, where such line is
approximately parallel to the road frontage unless approved otherwise by
the District of Hope. (AM#1183) (AM#1340)
GRADE, or GRADIENT means the relationship of the vertical distance of a
slope to its horizontal distance, normally expressed as a percentage.
HIGHWAY means a street, road, lane, bridge, viaduct and any other way
open to public use, other than a private right of way on private property.
(AM#1340)
LANDSCAPING means trees, shrubs, hedges, flowers, ground cover,
lawns or other vegetative elements, together with architectural elements
including fencing, walkways, lights, ponds and pools, for the purpose of
enhancing the aesthetic qualities, visual amenity and functional use of an
area. (AM#1340)
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT means a person who is registered under the
provisions of the Architect (Landscape) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 18, and its
amendments from time to time.
LANE means a highway for vehicular traffic with a road allowance of not less
than 6 metres and which affords a secondary means of access to adjoining
parcels from the side or the rear.
LATECOMER means an owner of real property within the benefiting parcels
receiving excess or extended services.
LOCAL ROAD means a highway whose primary purpose is to provide direct
access to properties, usually connecting to other local roads or to collector
roads, including cul-de-sacs, P-loops and crescent roads.
LOT LINE means any boundary of a parcel.
MAINTENANCE DEPOSIT means cash, certified cheque, or an irrevocable
and automatically renewable letter of credit from a Chartered Bank or Credit
Union in the form and amount required under this Bylaw for the purposes of
the maintenance holdback.
MAINTENANCE PERIOD means the time after a Certificate of Substantial
Performance has been issued during which time the Developer is responsible
for maintenance of the works and services.
MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICER means an official appointed as a Medical
Health Officer under the provisions of the Health Act.
MINIMUM BUILDING ELEVATION means the lowest elevation at which
the habitable floor of any building can be serviced by a gravity connection
to the storm and sanitary sewer mains but shall be the greater elevation of
the drainage system surcharge level plus 300 millimeters, or of the flood
construction level as set out in District Bylaws or Provincial Regulations.
(AM#1183)
MINIMUM SIZE means an extension to works and services that is at the
minimum size required under the provisions of this Bylaw for the land use
designation of the subdivision.
MUNICIPAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM means a drainage system which is
owned, operated and maintained by the Municipality, or by the Regional
District.
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MUNICIPALITY means the District of Hope.
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NATURAL BOUNDARY means the visible high-water mark of any, lake,
river, stream or other body of water where the presence and action of
water are so common and usual and so long continued in all ordinary
years as to mark upon the soil of the bed of the, lake, river, stream, or
other body of water a character distinct from that of the banks thereof, in
respect to vegetation, as well as in respect to the nature of the soil itself
and includes, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the edge of
dormant side channels of any, lake, river, stream or other body of water.
(AM#1340)
OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN, or OCP means the District of Hope
Official Community Plan Bylaw in force at the time.
OWNER means the registered owner of real property.
P-LOOP means a variation of a cul-de-sac having a looped road at one
end and a single access point so that the centreline of the road forms the
letter 'P'.
PANHANDLE means a narrow strip of land, which as an integral part of a
parcel, providing the balance of that parcel with access to and frontage on
a highway.
PANHANDLE LOT means a parcel connected to a highway by a
panhandle access strip. (AM#1340)
PARCEL means a fee simple lot, block or other area in which land is held
or into which land is subdivided under the Land Act or a bare land strata
plan under the Strata Property Act. (AM#1340)
PARCEL AREA means the area of land within the lot lines but excludes
the area of panhandle where the width of the panhandle is less than 12 m.
PARCEL DEPTH means the shortest distance between the front lot line
and the rear lot line.
PARCEL LINE means any boundary of a parcel.
PARCEL LINES
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EXTERIOR SIDE means the lot line or lot lines, not being the front lot
line or the rear lot line common to a highway other than a lane or
walkway. (AM#1340)
FRONT means any lot line common to the parcel and an adjoining
highway where there is only one such common lot line. Where the
front lot line and the rear lot line each adjoin a highway, the front lot line
means the lot line common to the parcel and the highway towards
which the majority of adjacent buildings are faced. In the case of a
corner parcel, the front lot line means the lot line common to the parcel
and the highway which is the shorter of these two lot lines unless
approved otherwise by the Building Inspector. (AM#1340)
INTERIOR SIDE means a lot line or lot lines, not being the front lot line
or the rear lot line, common to more than one parcel or to a parcel and
a lane or a walkway. (AM#1340)
REAR means the lot line opposite to and the most distant from the front
lot line and between the two side lot lines or where the rear portion of
the parcel is bounded by intersecting side lot lines it shall be the point
of intersection. (AM#1340)
SIDE means the lot line, or lot lines, which are not the front or rear lot
lines. (AM#1340)
PARCEL WIDTH means the shortest distance measured between two
points on the two side lot lines at a distance from the equal to the minimum
front setback for that zone. The parcel must extend towards the rear lot
line at this width, or greater, for a distance not less than 16 m from the
front setback. (AM#1340)
POTABLE WATER means water, which is approved for drinking purposes
by the Medical Health Officer having jurisdiction.
PRELIMINARY LETTER OF ASSESSMENT, PLA OR PRELIMINARY
ASSESSMENT means the conditional written assessment granted by the
Approving Officer of a proposed subdivision plan which outlines the
requirements that must be fulfilled in order to obtain final approval.
(AM#1340)
PROVEN SUPPLY means a supply of potable water which is available and
proven with respect to volume, delivery, and continuity of supply from an on-
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site groundwater system, a source requiring a water license from the Ministry
of Environment, Lands and Parks, or a community water system. (AM#1183)
PROVIDE, PROVIDED, and PROVIDING means, with regards to works and
services, doing all that is necessary to make a required service available and
functioning in a proper manner, including but not limited to design,
construction, installation, testing and certifying of those works and services.
PUBLIC UTILITY means any system having facilities installed in a highway or
in a right-of-way for the purpose of providing a service to the property,
including but not limited to municipal drainage system, community sanitary
sewer system, community water system, streetlighting, electric and
telecommunication service line, electric power distribution, telephone, cable
television and gas distribution systems. (AM#1183) (AM#1340)
REGIONAL DISTRICT means the Fraser Valley Regional District.
RIGHT-OF-WAY, or RIGHTS-OF-WAY means land or any interest in land
acquired for any public purpose, including but not limited to:
1. easements;
2. public rights of passes with or without vehicles;
3. constructing, maintaining or operating any railway;
4. erecting and maintaining any pole line or pipeline;
5. laying, placing and maintaining drains, ditches, pipes, transmission
lines or wire for the conveyance, transmission or transportation of
water, gas, cable, hydro, electric power, communication, or for the
disposal of sewage or drainage;
6. the operation and maintenance of vehicular traffic and as registered
as a public right-of-way.
ROADWAY means the portion of a highway surfaced for the purpose of
facilitating vehicular movement.
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM means a system for the collection, treatment
and disposal of sanitary sewage.
SECURITY DEPOSIT means cash, certified cheque, or an irrevocable and
automatically renewable letter of credit from a Chartered Bank or Credit
Union in the form and amount required under this Bylaw.
SELF CONTAINED LIVING AREA means one or more habitable rooms
designed, occupied, or intended for use as residential accommodation
where such room or rooms together contain or provide for the installation
of only one set of cooking facilities.
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SERVICING AGREEMENT means an agreement pursuant to this Bylaw
for the installation of works and services.
SIDEWALK means the improved area of a highway adjacent to the
roadway for the use of pedestrians. (AM#1340)
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN means a plan which indicates the
means by which storm water and other surface water will be managed
within or through the subdivision.
SUBJECT PROPERTY means the land proposed for the development or
for the subdivision, including any remainder.
SUBDIVISION means any change in the existing size, shape, number or
configuration of a parcel or parcels but does not include the creation,
consolidation or resubdivision of a strata lot or phased development under
the Strata Property Act, except the purposes of regulating the standards
for highways as provided under the Local Government Act. (AM#1340)
SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION means the completion of works and
services required under this Bylaw except for minor deficiencies, as
evidenced by the issuance of the Certificate of Substantial Performance.
SURVEYOR means a land surveyor who is registered or licensed in the
Province of British Columbia.
TAX COLLECTOR means the person appointed by Council to fulfill the
duties and responsibilities of that position and his or her designate.
THROUGH PARCEL means an interior or corner parcel that abuts two or
more highways other than a lane, except that for the purposes of this
definition a highway common to an exterior side lot line shall not be
considered as a highway.
UNIT or UNITS means the number of self contained living areas that could be
developed in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw.
WALKWAY means a surfaced area for use by pedestrians, and includes
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a sidewalk. (AM#1340)
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WATER SYSTEM means a system for the collection, treatment, and
distribution of water.
WATERCOURSE means any natural or man made depression with well
defined banks and a bed 0.6 m or more below the surrounding land serving to
give direction to a current of water for at least 6 months of the year or having
a drainage area of 2 square kilometres or more upstream of the point of
consideration.
WORKS AND SERVICES means any public service, facility or utility which is
required for a subdivision or development, including but not limited to the
supply and distribution of water, the collection and disposal of sewage, the
collection and disposal of storm or other surface water, street lighting, access
roadways, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, walkways, landscaping, street trees and
boulevard plantings, postal kiosks, community mail boxes, and the supply and
distribution of electrical power, telephone, natural gas, or cablevision.
ZONE or ZONING means the zone or zoning as determined in the Zoning
Bylaw.
ZONING BYLAW means the District of Hope Zoning Bylaw in effect at the
time.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
3.
This bylaw shall apply to all parcels within the Municipality, except where the
development is for a single family or two family dwelling unit constructed
under a building permit on parcels that have existing works and services.
4.
As a condition of the issuance of approval of a subdivision or issuance of a
building permit, every Developer shall provide at the Developer's expense, all
works and services which are required under this Bylaw, on:
(a)
All highways immediately adjacent to the subject property; and
(b)
The subject property being developed.
5.
The requirements under section 4 shall only apply insofar as they are
directly attributable to the subdivision or the development and shall not
include specific works and services that are required by a development
cost charge, unless the Developer agrees to provide the works and
services, in which case the calculation of the development cost charge will
be subject to the provisions of the Municipal Act.
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6.
The Municipality may require different levels of service to be provided in
different zones of the Municipality.
7.
The minimum level of services shall be the level of works and services set
out in Schedule A.
8.
This bylaw shall be administered by:
(a)
The Approving Officer where works and services are to be provided
because of a subdivision of land;
(b)
The Building Inspector where works and services are to be provided
because of a building permit.
9.
No person shall subdivide a parcel within the Municipality unless the
subdivision of the subject property has received final approval from the
Approving Officer, except where permitted under the Land Title Act.
10.
Unless otherwise approved by a Development Variance Permit or a
Development Permit issued by the Council, or provided by this Bylaw, all
subdivisions and developments shall be provided with the works and
services as prescribed by this Bylaw.
11.
Unless otherwise provided by this Bylaw, all works and services, costs and
expenses required in this Bylaw shall be provided at the Developer's
expense.
12.
The Approving Officer shall not approve a subdivision which creates a non-
conforming use or increases the degree of non-conformity of an existing
non-conforming use.
13.
The design criteria, standards and procedures set out within this Bylaw do
not apply to strata developments. (AM#1183)
14.
Despite section 3 of this Bylaw, the requirements of this Bylaw shall not apply
where the parcel created is to be used solely for the unattended equipment
necessary for the operation of:
(a)
municipal drainage system;
(b)
community sanitary sewer system; (AM#1340)
(c)
community water system; (AM#1183)
(d)
a community gas distribution system;
(e)
a community radio or television receiving antenna;
(f)
a radio or television broadcasting antenna;
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(g)
a telecommunications relay station;
(h)
an automatic telephone exchange;
(i)
an air or marine navigational aid;
(j)
electrical substations or generating stations; or
(k)
any other public utility or quasi public utility or facility.
15.
Where applicable, the Developer shall be responsible for complying with any
other legislation associated with the subdivision and development of land
including, but not limited to, municipal and Regional District bylaws, provincial
statutes and federal statutes.
APPLICATION FOR SUBDIVISION
16.
The Developer shall submit to the Approving Officer an application for
subdivision which includes the following:
(a)
A completed application form which is signed by the Developer or
the Owner;
(b)
A written statement of the intended use of such lands;
(c)
A dimensional sketch plan of the proposed subdivision;
(d)
Proof that the applicant is the owner of the subject property or his
duly authorized agent; and
(e)
Payment of the fees prescribed in this Bylaw.
17.
The Approving Officer may require the Developer, at the Developer's
expense, to submit the following:
(a)
Profiles and plan views of every new highway shown with such
topographical detail including horizontal and vertical curvature
required to assess the Engineering problems to be dealt with in
opening the highways shown on the plan;
(b)
Preliminary road alignment and parcel concept plan showing how
the subdivision lands and lands beyond the subdivision will be
serviced;
(c)
A contour plan of the subject property;
(d)
A survey of existing trees on the subject property;
(e)
A landscaping plan;
(f)
A preliminary stormwater management plan;
(g)
A geotechnical slope stability study;
(h)
A geotechnical review;
(i)
Topographical mapping;
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(j)
Development phasing boundaries, showing parks, institutional lands,
road hierarchy and parking;
(k)
Development servicing concept plan showing preliminary alignment
of water main, sanitary main and storm drainage main sizes, and the
direction of the sanitary and storm drainage flows.
(l)
A traffic impact study;
(m)
A title search of all parcels to be subdivided that has been performed
within 48 hours of the signing of the Servicing Agreement.
18.
The Approving Officer may also require specialist consultants be engaged
by the Developer, at the Developer's expense, to provide comments on the
mitigation of environmental, biological, or other peculiar situations resulting
from the proposed subdivision.
BUILDING PERMIT
19.
Where a developer applies for a building permit to construct or modify a
building on a parcel, the Developer shall provide works and services as
required by this Bylaw in the following circumstances:
(a)
In zones that are designated multiple family residential, mobile home
park, commercial, industrial, public or miscellaneous, where the
value of the estimated construction costs is $50,000 or more;
(b)
In Comprehensive Development zones, as specified within the
zoning bylaw.
20.
Despite section 19, where a Developer applies for a building permit, the
Developer is not required to provide works and services for:
(a)
Buildings located in zones which are designated as rural, single, or
two family; or
(b)
Building permits which do not involve a change in occupancy and
use, as determined by the Building Inspector, where such
modifications do not impose new capital cost burdens on the
Municipality.
21.
The Building Inspector may require the Developer, at the Developer's
expense, to submit the following:
(a)
Profiles and plan views of every new highway shown with such
topographical detail including horizontal and vertical curvature required
to assess the Engineering problems to be dealt with in opening the
highways shown on the plan;
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(b)
A contour plan of the subject property;
(c)
A survey of existing trees on the subject property;
(d)
A landscaping plan;
(e)
A preliminary stormwater management plan;
(f)
A geotechnical slope stability study;
(g)
A traffic impact study.
22.
The Building Inspector may also require specialist consultants be engaged by
the Developer, at the Developer's expense, to provide comments on the
mitigation of the environmental, biological or other peculiar situations resulting
from the proposed subdivision or development.
23.
A building permit will not be issued by the Municipality unless all works and
services exist or, in the case of a new subdivision, a Certificate of Substantial
Performance has been issued.
ADMINISTRATION
24.
The Approving Officer may, at any stage of reviewing an application for a
subdivision, refuse to approve the application if he considers that:
(a)
the proposed subdivision is against public interest;
(b)
the proposed subdivision does not conform to the applicable provisions
of the Municipal Act or the Land Title Act;
(c)
the proposed subdivision does not conform to the provisions of
Municipal bylaws regulating subdivision and zoning.
25.
The Approving Officer may consider comments from federal departments or
agencies, provincial departments or agencies.
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
26.
Prior to final approval, the Developer may obtain a preliminary letter of
assessment from the Approving Officer. (AM#1340)
27.
The Approving Officer shall not provide a preliminary assessment on an
application for subdivision unless the proposed subdivision: (AM#1340)
(a)
Is suited to the configuration of the subject property;
(b)
Is suited to the use for which it is intended;
(c)
Does not make impractical the future subdivision of the land within the
proposed subdivision or subdivision of any adjacent land; and
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(d)
Does not create a non-conforming use, or increase the degree of non-
conformity of an existing non-conforming use.
28.
Once the Approving Officer has issued preliminary assessment, the
preliminary assessment shall be effective for a period of twelve months from
the date of issuance. (AM#1340)
29.
If the Developer has not tendered the final plans for the subdivision for final
approval within those twelve months, the preliminary assessmentl shall
expire. (AM#1340)
30.
Prior to the expiry date of the preliminary assessment, the Developer may
apply in writing to the Approving Officer for one extension period of six
months from the expiry date, provided that the following conditions are met:
(AM#1340)
(a)
The Developer has agreed in writing at the time of the application for
an extension of the preliminary assessment that, despite the provisions
of the Municipal Act, all subsequent bylaws adopted under Part 26 of
the Municipal Act shall have a binding effect upon the subdivision for
which the preliminary assessment was so extended; (AM#1340)
(b)
The Developer shall pay an extension fee. In the amount stipulated in
the District's current Fees and Charges Bylaw, as amended. (AM#1316)
31.
The preliminary assessment shall not be construed as the final approval for
the purposes of the Land Title Act. (AM#1340)
32.
The Approving Officer may revoke the preliminary assessment at any time in
the event that new information becomes available subsequent to the review
by the Approving Officer or in the event that a change in legislation,
regulations or bylaws, which would render the proposed subdivision unlawful,
takes effect prior to the granting of the final approval. (AM#1340)
FINAL APPROVAL
33.
In order to obtain final approval, the Developer shall tender a final
subdivision plan for examination by the Approving Officer which shall be
accompanied by:
(a)
Any other charges as set out in this Bylaw or other Municipal bylaws
such as development cost charges, levies, application, processing
and administration fees; and
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(b)
A certificate from the Tax Collector that all taxes assessed on the
subject property have been paid, and where local improvement
taxes, rates or assessments are payable by installments that all
installments owning at the date of the certificate have been paid.
34.
The Approving Officer shall not grant final approval unless, where
applicable, the Developer :
(a)
Gives a security deposit to the Municipality in the form and amount
that is required by this Bylaw and that is satisfactory to the
Approving Officer having regard to the cost of installing and paying
for all works and services required by the bylaw but not provided
prior to the final approval;
(b)
Enters into a Servicing Agreement to provide the works and services
which are required by the bylaw but not provided prior to the final
approval or forfeit the security deposit if the Developer does not
complete those works and services;
(c)
Submits completed engineering design drawings, prepared and
sealed by an Engineer, which certifies that all works and services,
are to the standards prescribed by this Bylaw; and
(d)
Submits a certificate issued that all taxes, rates and charges on the
subject property have been paid.
(e)
Submits a title search of all parcels to be subdivided that has been
performed within 48 hours of the date of signing of the Servicing
Agreement to verify property ownerships and that there are no
registered claims against the properties.
35.
The granting of preliminary assessment or final approval shall not place an
obligation on the Municipality to spend monies on works and services in
support of the subdivision. (AM#1340)
36.
The Municipality shall not pay any interest on the security deposit or the
maintenance deposit.
37.
The amount of the security deposit shall be determined, to the satisfaction
of the Approving Officer in the following method:
(a)
The value of estimated construction costs for the works and
services; plus
(b)
Additional costs where necessary, which includes the Developer's
costs for providing underground and surface works for public utilities
including ducting or wiring.
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PARKLAND
38.
Subject to section 39, the Developer shall prior to final approval of subdivision
dedicate for parkland, without compensation, 5% of the subject property or
pay cash-in-lieu equal to the market value of the land that may be required for
parkland purposes.
39.
Where parkland dedication is not required as determined by the Approving
Officer, the Developer shall pay cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication in an
amount equivalent to 5% of the average market value of the subject property
as assessed on the date of the preliminary assessment for the subdivision or
dedicate 5% of another property, which is owned by the Developer and is
acceptable to the Approving Officer, for parkland at locations where required
by the Approving Officer. (AM#1340)
40.
At the time of subdivision, the Municipality has the option to either require the
dedication of 5% of the subject property as parkland in a location satisfactory
to the Municipality, or to require a monetary payment of equivalent value to
the 5% parkland dedication.
41.
The Developer shall not be required to comply with sections 38 and 39 in the
following situations:
(a)
Subdivisions for fewer than 3 additional lots;
(b)
Subdivisions where the smallest parcel being created is larger than 2
hectares; or
(c)
Consolidation of existing parcels.
PARCEL STANDARDS
42.
All parcels created by subdivision shall comply with the regulations and
provisions with respect to area, shape and dimensions for the zone in which
the subdivision is created, as set out in the Zoning Bylaw.
SERVICING STANDARDS
43.
Except as otherwise provided in this Bylaw, the Developer shall develop,
design, construct, install, provide and maintain vehicular and pedestrian
highway systems, drainage systems, sanitary sewer systems, water
systems, gas, cable, hydro, telecommunication, underground wiring and
street lighting systems such that each system:
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(a)
Serves and is connected to all parcels created by the subdivision or
development;
(b)
Extends along all highways within the subdivision;
(c)
Extends along all highways adjacent to the development, up to the
centreline of the highway allowance;
(d)
Connects to the appropriate public utility;
(e)
Provides the minimum level of service set out in Schedule A of this
Bylaw; and
(f)
Is constructed to allow for connection to lands and systems beyond
the proposed development.
44.
The Developer shall be responsible for the provision and coordination of all
other services, including but not limited to hydro, telephone, gas, cable and
telecommunication.
45.
Without limiting the generality of section 43, the Developer may not be
required to provide drainage, sanitary sewer works, water supply,
underground wiring and street lighting systems where a system already
exists which provides the standards required in Schedule A for both the
existing parcels and those to be created by the subdivision.
46.
Without limiting the generality of section 43, where Municipal works and
services are not available but are programmed for as part of an approved
Capital Works Program, the Approving Officer may approve a subdivision
or the Building Inspector may approve a building permit within which the
provision and construction of a drainage system, sanitary sewer system or
water system may be deferred, provided that:
(a)
An alternative system satisfactory to the Approving Officer is
provided at the expense of the Developer and on a temporary basis
and
(b)
The Developer deposits a security deposit for an amount satisfactory
to the Approving Officer having regard to the cost of installing and
paying for all works and services related to the deferred system.
47.
Without limiting the generality of section 43, the Developer may not be
required to provide underground wiring along all highways adjacent to the
development where overhead wiring already exists, and is adequate to
service the development, except for electrical and telecommunication
service lines, which must be provided to the standards required in
Schedule A.
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48.
Despite section 46, where the Approving Officer determines that physical
construction of part of all of the works and services required under this
Bylaw are premature, the Developer shall be required to install those
works and services deemed necessary by the Approving Officer.
49.
The standards for servicing of land required under this Bylaw for different
zones shall be set out in Schedule A.
50.
The requirements of this Bylaw shall not apply in the following situations:
(a)
For land which is subdivided for the purpose of creating parcels to
support the construction and installation of public facilities, utilities,
structures and associated equipment;
(b)
For applications where the subdivision proposes a lot line
adjustment, and each parcel affected is serviced by an existing
municipal sewer system or community water system and where no
future subdivision potential exists. (AM#1183)
DRAINAGE SYSTEM
51.
The Developer shall, where required by the Approving Officer or the
Building Inspector, provide and convey to the Municipality, without
compensation, such land and facilities sufficient to provide for drainage
detention.
52.
Where a detention facility is compatible with Municipal public recreation
facilities, the detention facility may be located on Municipal property at the
discretion of the Approving Officer.
53.
Where the Approving Officer anticipates a municipal drainage system
within a ten year period of the date of the final approval, the Developer
shall install dry line storm sewer mains at the Developer's expense within
the Municipal right-of-way, or within alternative right-of-ways serving the
parcels proposed for subdivision in a locations determined by the
Approving Officer.
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HIGHWAYS
54.
Where a subdivision borders on a natural body of water, public access
shall be given by highways in accordance with the requirements of the
Land Title Act.
55.
When the Developer proposes a highway allowance in a plan of
subdivision, the Approving Officer will consider the sufficiency of the
highway allowance by determining the road classification.
56.
Road classifications shall be based on a hierarchy of roads integrated into
the existing or proposed adjoining road pattern and shall be determined in
relation to land use, configuration of the land, the classification of the
existing or approach highway, and the current road width.
57.
The Developer shall provide, without compensation:
(a)
Land not exceeding 22 metres in width, for the purpose of a highway
within the subdivision;
(b)
Land not exceeding 10 metres in width, for the purpose of widening
a highway that borders, or is within the subdivision;
(c)
Land not exceeding 10 metres in width, for the purpose of alternative
access, where a subdivision abuts an arterial road;
(d)
Land sufficient to support, protect and drain a roadway, where, in the
opinion of the Approving Officer, terrain and soil conditions are such
that a roadway having a width of 8 metres cannot be adequately
supported, protected and drained within the widths specified above;
(e)
Additional dedication at intersections with arterial roads, where, in
the opinion of the Approving Officer, the provision of a traffic turn-
lane channelization is necessary;
(f)
Additional dedication, for the purpose of accommodating utility
servicing corridors for hydro, telecommunication, and gas.
(g)
Additional dedication, for the purpose of accommodating utility
transformer pads.
58.
The Developer shall provide sidewalks on the highways within the lands
being subdivided in accordance with the standards set out in Schedule A
for the various classifications of roads in each zone, where required by the
Approving Officer or the Building Inspector to provide them. Where the
Approving Officer or the Building Inspector do not require the provision of
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sidewalks as a condition of subdivision, but sidewalks will be required by
the Municipality in the future, the Developer may instead be required to
pay to the Municipality the estimated construction costs of the sidewalks.
59.
Without limiting the generality of the section 58, the Approving Officer or
the Building Inspector may require the following, without compensation :
(a)
Sidewalks along a highway within the subdivision on which
substantial pedestrian traffic is expected to be generated;
(b)
Sidewalks along the side of a highway within the subdivision which
fronts on or abuts a school, park, recreation facility, public building,
shopping and commercial development; and
(c)
Sidewalks on each side of a arterial or collector road within the
subdivision; and
(d)
Walkways within the subdivision to facilitate pedestrian movement.
60.
The Developer shall construct the sidewalks and walkways in accordance
with Schedule A of this Bylaw.
61.
In a subdivision where the road layout is such that a highway or a portion
thereof serves, or will serve, the adjoining properties outside the
subdivision, the Approving Officer may allow the dedication and
construction of new half-roads along the perimeter of the subdivision,
subject to the following conditions:
(a)
There is sufficient highway dedication to provide for two-way traffic
flow, a sidewalk, streetlights, a water system, a drainage system,
and a sanitary sewer system (if required).
(b)
Such half-roads shall be constructed to the standards set out in
Schedule A of this Bylaw.
62.
The Developer shall clear, grade, surface, and otherwise construct the
required highways including roadways, emergency access and transit
bays, in accordance with the standards set out in Schedule A of this Bylaw.
63.
Where a highway passes through more than one zone, the zone having
the most significant impact on the roadway shall dictate the applicable road
standards.
64.
The Developer shall grade and improve to grass or sodded standards all
boulevards along highways within the subdivision
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SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
65.
Despite the standards set out in Schedule A, where no community sanitary
sewer system exists, the suitability of the subsoil for absorption of septic
waste emanating from the septic systems and the proposed establishment
of septic systems shall be subject to the approval of the Medical Health
Officer or the Ministry of the Environment, Lands and Parks. (AM#1340)
66.
Where a septic system is used to service a proposed subdivision or
development, the septic system shall be contained entirely within the
parcel on which the subdivision or development it services is located.
67.
Where the Approving Officer anticipates a community sanitary sewer
system within a ten year period of the date of the final approval, the
Developer shall install dry line sewer mains at the Developer's expense
within the Municipal right-of-way, or within alternative right-of-ways serving
the parcels proposed for subdivision in a locations determined by the
Approving Officer. (AM#1340)
WATER SYSTEM
68.
Despite the standards in Schedule A, where an adequate supply of potable
water is not available from an existing community water system each
parcel shall have its own proven source of potable water, the quantity and
quality of which shall conform to the standards set out in the most recent
editions for the BC Safe Drinking Water Regulations and Guidelines for
Canadian Drinking Water Quality. (AM#1183)
69.
The Developer shall be required to provide a certificate from an Engineer,
experienced in such matters, certifying that a pump test was performed
and that the yield from the well conforms to the requirements of the
standards set out in Section W - Water of the DESIGN CRITERIA
MANUAL
.
70.
Where the subdivision creates parcels greater than 5 hectares in size, and
where the new parcels created are to be used for agricultural purposes,
and where no residences are to be constructed on the new parcels,
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sections 68 and 72 shall not apply provided that the Developer registers a
restrictive covenant prohibiting the construction of a dwelling unit until the
requirements of sections 68 and 72 have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of
the Approving Officer.
71.
Where the proposed subdivision fronts an existing community water
system, or where the proposed development constitutes an infill within an
existing community water system, connection to the community water
system or extension of the community water system shall not be
considered where: (AM#1183)
(a)
Domestic flows cannot be achieved based on the current bylaw
standards;
(b)
Fire flows cannot be achieved; and
(c)
Domestic pressure requirements cannot be satisfied by on-site
booster pumps;
Unless a restrictive covenant is registered on the parcels highlighting the
constraints.
72.
Where the Approving Officer anticipates a community water system within
a ten year period of the date of the final approval, the Developer shall
install dry line water mains at the Developer's expense within the Municipal
right-of-way, or within alternative right-of-ways serving the parcels
proposed for subdivision in a locations determined by the Approving
Officer.
73.
Due to water capacity infrastructure constraints that constitute a risk to
public safety, no subdivision will be approved and no parcel in the subject
areas shown on Schedule C will receive more than one water connection
until the water infrastructure issue is resolved to the District of Hope's
satisfaction. (AM Bylaw 1583)
SERVICING AGREEMENTS
74.
The Developer shall not construct and install any works and services for a
development, unless the Developer:
(a)
Deposits with the Municipality a security deposit;
(b)
Enters
into an Servicing Agreement with the Municipality to
construct and install the prescribed works and services by a
specified date or forfeit the security deposit;
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(c)
Pays to the Municipality all fees in accordance with the District's
current Fees and Charges Bylaw, as amended. (AM#1316);
(d)
Agrees that he/she will indemnify and save harmless the Municipality
against:
i)
All actions, proceedings, costs, damages, expenses, claims
and demands whatsoever and by whomsoever brought by
reason of the construction and installation of all works and
services;
ii)
All expenses and costs which may be incurred by reason of
the execution of the said works resulting in damage to any
property owned whole or in part by the Municipality or which
the Municipality by duty or custom is obliged, directly or
indirectly, in any way or to any degree, to construct, repair or
maintain; and
iii)
All expenses costs which may be incurred by reason of liens
for
non-payment
of
labour
or
materials,
worker's
compensation assessments, Employment Insurance, Federal
or Provincial taxes and for encroachments owing to mistakes
in surveying;
iv)
All actions proceeding costs, damages, expenses, claims and
demands arising from the Developer's trespass or damage to
private property or properties owned by a person other than
the Municipality;
v)
All expenses and costs which may be incurred by the
Municipality as a result of faulty workmanship, defective
material or both in any of the works and services installed by
the Developer.
(e)
Ensures that all works and services are designed, constructed and
installed at the Developer's expense to the standards in Schedule A;
(f)
Provides insurance coverage in amounts acceptable to the
Municipality;
(g)
Retains as his/her agent, a Developer's Engineer, competent in the
field of municipal engineering, to prepare, sign and seal design
drawings and to provide "General and Resident Engineering
Services" during construction both as defined in the current
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC
"Outline of Service and Scale of Recommended Fees for General
Engineering Projects," including but not limited to field inspection,
preparing and certifying as-built drawings.
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(h)
Acknowledges that the Municipality does not confirm the
completeness or accuracy of the design drawings or the as-built
drawings nor accepts responsibility for any costs or damages
resulting from errors, omissions or deficiencies in the drawings; and
(i)
Arranges and pays for the connection to the existing municipal works
and services or public utilities;
(j)
Provides all rights-of-way, easements, restrictive covenants or other
documentation
pursuant
to
plan
registration
necessary
for
construction of ultimate access required by the Approving Officer for
the subdivision or by the Building Inspector for the development,
where applicable, and
(k)
Arranges for BC Hydro, Telus, BC Gas, and cablevision companies
to perform all work required to allow for the provision of those
services to the affected development within alignments approved by
the Approving Officer.
(l)
Receives final approval from the Approving Officer.
75.
Upon completion of the construction of all the works and services and
upon issuance of Certificate of Substantial Performance by the Approving
Officer the Developer shall:
(a)
warrant and maintain all of the works and services for a period of at
least one year:
(b)
Remedy any defects appearing within the maintenance period and
reimburses the Municipality for any damage to other works and
services resulting therefrom;
(c)
Apply for final inspection upon the termination of the maintenance
period and the Developer's Engineer completes the 1 year
inspection;
(d)
Deposit with the Municipality prior to the issuance of the Certificate
of Substantial Performance or release of the building permits,
inspection checklists, inspection reports, test results or other
documentation acceptable to the Approving Officer to confirm
compliance with plans and Schedule A and within sixty days of the
date of issuance of the Certificate of Substantial Performance for the
works and services deposits with the Municipality two sets of signed
and sealed paper prints, one set of mylars, and one set of digital
drawing files in a format approved by the Municipality showing the
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works and services as actually constructed as prepared by and
certified as correct by the Developer's Engineer;
(e)
Assign, transfer and convey the works and services upon issuance
of a Certificate of Final Acceptance by the Municipality, together with
all lands dedicated for roads upon or in which the works and
services are located;
76.
If the Developer does not enter into a Servicing Agreement with the
Municipality prior to constructing the works and services, the following shall
apply:
(a)
the Developer shall comply with the provisions and standards for the
works and services of this Bylaw;
(b)
the Developer shall engage a Professional Engineer experienced in
such matters to conduct all tests required by the Municipality as well
as any other additional tests deemed necessary by the Approving
Officer;
(c)
the Developer shall pay all applicable fees and taxes as required
under the Bylaw;
(d)
the Developer shall maintain the works and services for a minimum
period of 5 years;
(e)
the Municipality shall not inspect the works and services; and
(f)
the Municipality may or may not assume ownership of the works and
services, at the discretion of the Municipality;
(g)
the Municipality may or may not permit connection of the water
system the sanitary sewer system, or the drainage system to the
Municipal systems.
77.
The Developer shall deposit with the Municipality for the maintenance
period, on or before the date of issuance the Certificate of Substantial
Performance of the works and services, a maintenance deposit of 15% of
the security deposit, or $2,500 whichever is greater.
78.
An equivalent amount from the security deposit may be used for the
maintenance deposit.
79.
Where the Developer has failed to construct the works and services within
the period set out in the Servicing Agreement, the Municipality may choose
to:
(a)
Extend the period of the Servicing Agreement, at the request of the
Developer, on such terms and conditions including security, that the
Municipality may deem reasonable,
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(b)
Enter onto the site to complete the works and services and to use
the security deposit as it deems necessary, and to recover such
additional amount from the Developer, should the security deposit
be insufficient.
PAYMENT OF TAXES AND CHARGES
80.
The Developer shall pay all Municipal taxes, school taxes, rates and
charges, assessed and levied against the subject property, where such
taxes, rates and charges for the current year have not been assessed,
levied or imposed on the subject property at the date on which the final
approval is signed by the Approving Officer, pay the amount estimated by
the Tax Collector to be the total of the Municipal taxes, school taxes, rates
and charges to be assessed, levied and imposed on the subject property
for the current year.
81.
Every payment pursuant to section 79 shall be deemed to be monies to be
applied at a future date in payment of taxes, pursuant to the Municipal Act
and every such payment and deposit shall be accepted by the Tax
Collector subject to the Municipal Act.
82.
Developers shall pay to the Municipality development cost charges
pursuant to the Development Cost Charge Bylaw in effect at the time.
83.
Every Developer shall submit with his/her application for subdivision the
fees which is set out in the District's current Fees and Charges Bylaw, as
amended. (AM#1316)
84.
Every Developer shall pay the administration fees in the amount and at the
times set out in the District's current Fees and Charges Bylaw, as
amended. (AM#1316)
85.
The fees prescribed in Schedule B shall be in addition to any fee
prescribed under the Land Title Act.
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EXCESS OR EXTENDED SERVICES AND LATECOMER
AGREEMENTS
86.
A Developer may apply to Council for cost sharing of a drainage, sewer,
water or highway system extension which provides excess or extended
services pursuant to the Municipal Act.
87.
The Municipality may require that the Developer provide excess or
extended services to provide access to, or service land other than the
subject property, and may enter into an agreement with the Developer in
order to give effect to this provision.
88.
The Municipality may pay for the additional cost of material only for the
oversizing to provide the required excess capacity.
89.
Where the Developer is required to pay the costs of the excess or
extended services, the Municipality shall determine and impose a
latecomer charge against future development and shall pay the Developer
any charges that may be collected.
90.
The latecomer charges shall be escalated based on the interest rate of 5%
per annum.
91.
The accumulation of interest shall be compounded annually on the
anniversary date of the completion of the extension.
92.
The interest component included in a latecomer charge shall be payable
based on the number of whole years between the date of completion of the
extension and the date that the connection is made.
AUTHORIZATION
93.
Any officer or employee of the Municipality is authorized to enforce this
Bylaw and to enter, at all times, any day of the week, on any property or
premises within the Municipality to ascertain whether there is compliance
with the provisions of this Bylaw.
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94.
By this Bylaw the Council hereby delegates the full authority for the approval
of applications for development or subdivision, and all matters relating to such
applications, to the Approving Officer and his or her designates. The Council
also hereby delegates full authority to the Building Inspector and his or her
designates for the approval of applications for building permits.
95.
The Approving Officer and the Building Inspector shall be authorized to
approve minor variations to the servicing requirements set out in this Bylaw in
considerations of site conditions of the subject property or parcels abutting the
subject property.
96.
The Approving Officer may, at his discretion, approve a subdivision for which
the minimum frontage of a parcel that fronts on a highway created by the
subdivision is less than 10% of the perimeter of the lot.
97.
The Approving Officer may prescribe any form, certificate, design criteria
manual, notice, written approval, drawings, agreement or other administrative
requisites required under this Bylaw.
SCHEDULES
98.
The following schedules are hereby attached to and form part of this Bylaw:
(a)
Schedule A. (AM#1316)
SEVERABILITY
99.
If any part of this Bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid by the decision of
a court of competent jurisdiction, the decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining provisions of this Bylaw.
PENALTY
100. Every person who.
(a)
Violates any provisions of this Bylaw;
(b)
Causes or permits any act or thing to be done in contravention or
violation of any provisions of this Bylaw;
(c)
Neglects or omits to do anything required under this Bylaw;
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Is guilty of an offence against this Bylaw.
101. Each day's continuance of an offence under section 99 constitutes a new
and distinct offence.
102. Every person who commits an offence under this Bylaw, is liable, on
summary conviction to a penalty not greater than two thousand dollars
($2000) or six months in jail, or both, plus the costs of prosecution.
REPEAL
103. The Subdivision Bylaw No. 08/93 and its amendments are hereby
repealed.
ADOPTION
READ A FIRST TIME this
13th day of March , 2000.
READ A SECOND TIME this 27th day of March , 2000.
READ A THIRD TIME this
27th day of March , 2000.
RECONSIDERED AND FINALLY ADOPTED the 10th day of April , 2000.
Mayor
Director of Corporate Services
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the District of
Hope Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No.1058.
Director of Corporate Services
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Schedule A
The District of Hope
Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw
Works and Services Standards
1. The following table sets out the minimum servicing standards required for
subdivision and development:
Water
Sanitary Sewer
Drainage Works
Wiring
Street Lighting
Side-
walks
Curb &
Gutter
Zones
Mun.
Utility
Well
Mun.
Utility
Septic
Storm
Sewer
Open
Ditch
Detentio
n
Storage
Under-
Ground
Over-
Head
Over-
Head
Standard
L-1, RU-1, AG-1
CR-1
RS-1, RS-1T, RS-1S, RS-2,
RT-1, RM-1, RM-2
MHP-1
CBD, C-1, C-3, C-4, C-5
C-2
All I Zones
P-1, P-2
AP-1
CHP-1
RRA-1
(AM#1183), (AM#1340)
2.
All works and services shall be designed and completed in compliance
with the following documents:
(a)
Design
Criteria
Manual,
Supplementary
Specifications
and
Supplementary Standard Drawings and their amendments;
(b)
The most recent edition of the Master Municipal Construction
Documents - Volume II.
3.
Where there is a conflict between the Design Criteria Manual,
Supplementary Specifications, and Supplementary Standard Drawings and
the Master Municipal Construction Documents, the requirements of the
Design Criteria Manual, Supplementary Specifications and Supplementary
Standard Drawings shall apply.
4.
Where there is a conflict between the requirements of this Bylaw and other
bylaws enacted by the Municipality, the more onerous requirements shall
apply.
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5.
The Approving Officer may, under special circumstances, accept alternate
standards to those stipulated in the foregoing table if in the Approving
Officer's opinion there is an advantage to the Municipality.
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Schedule B
The District of Hope
Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw
Administration Fees
Fees deleted from Subdivision & Development Servicing Bylaw and placed in the
Fees & Charges Bylaw. (AM#1316)
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Schedule C
(AM Bylaw 1583)