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CITY OF KAMLOOPS
DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES BYLAW NO. 48-100
Effective Date - March 14, 2017
Consolidated for Convenience Only
This is a consolidation of "Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 48-100". The amendment
bylaw listed below has been combined with the original bylaw for convenience only. This
consolidation is not a legal document. The original bylaws should be consulted for all
interpretations and applications on this subject.
Amendment Bylaw
Effective Date
Bylaw No. 48-101
-
Amendments to definitions; Sections 3, 4,
and 5; and Schedule "A"; and deleting
Schedule "D".
December 15, 2020
Bylaw No. 48-102
-
Amendments to definitions; Part 4; and
some Schedules
July 25, 2023
Bylaw No. 48-103
-
Amendments to Schedules "A", "B", and "C"
January 1, 2026
The bylaw numbers in the margins of this consolidation refer to the bylaws that amended the
principal bylaw "Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 48-100, 2017".
CITY OF KAMLOOPS
BYLAW NO. 48-100
A BYLAW TO IMPOSE DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
WHEREAS pursuant to the Local Government Act, RSBC 2015, Chapter 1, as amended,
Council may, by bylaw, impose development cost charges;
AND WHEREAS in the consideration of Council, development cost charges shall be
imposed for the purpose of providing funds to assist the City in paying the capital cost of
providing, constructing, altering, or expanding sewage, water, drainage, and highway
facilities other than off-street parking facilities and providing and improving parkland to
service, directly or indirectly, the development for which the charges are imposed;
AND WHEREAS no development cost charges shall be required to be paid:
a)
If a development cost charge or a land use contract charge has previously been paid
for the same development, unless, as a result of further or different development,
new capital cost burdens will be imposed on the City; or
b)
Where the development does not impose new capital cost burdens on the City;
AND WHEREAS Council has taken the following into consideration:
a)
Future land use patterns and development;
b)
The phasing of works and services, off-site infrastructure projects consistent with the
Official Community Plan, and capital costs attributable to off-site infrastructure
projects included in the Five-year Financial Plan;
c)
The provision of parkland described in the Official Community Plan; and
d)
How development designed to result in a low environmental impact relates to the
capital costs of off-site infrastructure projects;
AND WHEREAS in the consideration of Council, the charges imposed under this bylaw:
a)
Are not excessive in relation to the capital cost of prevailing standards of service;
b)
Will not deter development;
c)
Will not discourage the construction of reasonably priced housing or the provision of
reasonably priced serviced land; and
d)
Will not discourage development designed to result in a low environmental impact.
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the City of Kamloops, in open meeting
assembled, hereby enacts as follows:
BYLAW NO. 48-100
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CITATION
1.
This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Development Cost Charges Bylaw
No. 48-100".
INTERPRETATION
2.
In this bylaw:
"Accessory" means anything of an incidental or subordinate nature to the principal
use of land or buildings located on the same lot and used for storage purposes only.
(48-102)
[Repealed.]
"Campground Stall" means an individual site within a larger complex that is used for
the temporary accommodation of the travelling public in trailers, recreation vehicles,
and tents in which guests may be accommodated for a total of less than six months
in a calendar year, where a minimum of 25% of the campground stalls must be
reserved for temporary accommodation for less than 30 consecutive days, and that
is consistent with the City's Campground Guidelines.
"City" means the City of Kamloops or the geographical area within the boundaries of
the City of Kamloops, as the context requires.
"Commercial" means any commercial use as permitted under the City's Zoning
Bylaw.
"Congregate Care Facility" means an apartment-style residential use for elderly
residents in conjunction with a common resident dining room and appropriately-sized
kitchen facilities, social and recreational areas, and similar amenities for the use of
the facility's residents.
"Dwelling or Dwelling Unit" means two or more rooms used, or intended to be used,
for residential accommodations and shall have cooking, sleeping, and sanitary
facilities of which no more than one cooking facility is permitted.
(48-102)
[Repealed.]
(48-102)
"Floor Area" means the total gross floor area of all floors measured from the
perimeter of a building, excluding motor vehicle and bicycle parking areas, carports,
sundecks, canopies, awnings, and areas that are open to below areas; the area of
exit stair shafts and elevator shafts shall be counted once.
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(48-102)
"Floor Area - Gas Bar" means the total gross floor area of each individual floor
measured from the perimeter of a building.
"Industrial" means a use permitted only in an industrial or C-4 (Service Commercial)
zone under the City's Zoning Bylaw and not uses found in any other commercial
zone.
(48-101)
"Industrial Developable Site Area" means the lands to be developed, as shown on
building permit applications, including, but not limited to, outdoor storage, parking
lots, loading docks, laydown areas, rail track, required drainage ponds, and building
areas. This excludes future expansion areas, steep slopes, environmentally sensitive
areas, "no build" areas, private sewerage areas (where applicable), and required
landscape areas.
"Institutional" means any institutional use as permitted only in Divisions Ten and
Eleven of the City's Zoning Bylaw.
(48-101)
"Multi-family Low Density Residential" means a use containing two or more dwelling
units, including mobile and/or manufactured homes, as permitted under the City's
Zoning Bylaw, and having a density of less than or equal to 33 units per ha,
regardless of the zone within which the use is located, but it shall not include single-
family residential, as defined in this bylaw.
"Multi-family Medium Density Residential" means a use containing three or more
dwelling units, as permitted under the City's Zoning Bylaw, having a density of
greater than 33 units per ha, but less than or equal to 75 units per ha, regardless of
the zone within which the use is located.
(48-102)
"Multi-family High Density Residential" means a use containing three or more
dwelling units, as permitted under the City's Zoning Bylaw, having a density of
greater than 75 units per ha, regardless of the zone within which the use is located.
Residential uses combined with other uses permitted in the CBD (Central Business
District) and CNS (North Shore Commercial) zones and comprising up to
two dwelling units shall also be considered Multi-family High Density Residential.
(48-102)
"Not-for-profit Rental Housing" means:
-
the dwelling units, associated common areas and administrative areas
required for the operation of the facility;
-
Rental housing provided to low-income households that have an affordability
problem (pay in excess of 30% of their income on housing) and earn less
than the median income for Kamloops, but are capable of independent living;
-
Rental housing subsidized by the Province of British Columbia or by a non-
profit agency, which enables rents to be provided below-market rates on a
"geared to income" basis; and
-
Rental housing typically publicly owned or owned and operated by a non-
profit agency
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(48-101)
"Single-family Residential" means a detached building used for residential purposes
by one family and consisting of one dwelling unit, regardless of the zone within which
the use is located. Single-family residential shall include dwelling units constructed
on site with conventional building materials. This includes garden and carriage
suites, as defined in the City's Zoning Bylaw.
"Structure" means a construction of any kind, whether fixed to, supported by, or sunk
into land or water, and shall include the provision, construction, alteration, or
expansion of sewage, water, drainage, and highway facilities in relation to the
MHP (Mobile Home Park) zone under the Zoning Bylaw, other than off-street parking
facilities and providing and improving parkland, to service directly or indirectly the
mobile home park development for which the charge is being imposed pursuant to
this bylaw.
(48-101)
"Two-family Residential" means a detached building divided into two dwelling units
that may or may not be on two fee simple lots and that share a common wall or floor
structure. Each dwelling unit shall be used for residential purposes by one family
regardless of the zone within which the use is located. Two-family residential shall
include dwelling units constructed on site with conventional building materials.
(48-102)
"Zone" means a zone as established by the City of Kamloops Zoning Bylaw No. 55,
as amended from time to time.
(48-102)
"Zoning Bylaw" the City of Kamloops Zoning Bylaw No. 55, as amended from time to
time.
CHARGES
(48-101)
3.
Development cost charges are hereby imposed on every person who obtains a
building permit authorizing the construction, alteration, addition, or extension of a
building or structure, including those containing fewer than four (4) self-contained
dwelling units, who shall pay to the City the development cost charge in the amount
set out in the schedules that are attached to and form part of this bylaw as:
a)
Schedule "A" - City-wide Development Cost Charges Schedule;
b)
Schedule "B" - Southeast Sector Sewer Development Cost Charges
Schedule; and
c)
Schedule "C" - Westsyde Sewer Development Cost Charges Schedule.
3.1
All charges imposed by this bylaw may be paid by instalments in accordance with
B.C. Reg. 166/84 to the Local Government Act, being the Development Cost
Charges (Instalments) Regulation.
3.2
Charges collected under this bylaw may be refunded only under the following
circumstances:
a)
The fee is incorrectly assessed or calculated;
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b)
Construction authorized under a Building Permit is not commenced within six
months of the issuance of a permit and the original Building Permit is
returned to the City; or
c)
Charges also may be credited toward future charges payable at the discretion
of the applicant.
EXEMPTIONS
4.
No charge is payable under Section 3 of this bylaw where:
a)
The Building Permit authorizes the construction, alteration, or extension of a
building or part of a building that is, or will be, after the construction,
alteration, or extension, exempt from taxation under Section 220(1)(h) and
224(2)(f) of the Community Charter;
b)
The value of the work authorized by the permit does not exceed $50,000 or
any other amount prescribed by regulation under the Local Government Act;
(48-101)
c)
(text deleted);
(48-102)
d)
A building is destroyed by fire or demolished for the purpose of
redevelopment of the land, in which case development cost charges will only
be payable for that portion of the building that exceeds the gross floor area of
the original building provided that:
i)
the proposed building is consistent with the zoning of the property at
the time of demolition or destruction of the original building and the
land use category of new development cost charges is the same as
that for the original building at the time of demolition or destruction;
e)
Those portions of residential buildings that exceed the total building floor
areas for the following types of residential uses:
-
Single- and Two-family Residential - 400 m2 total floor area per unit,
including secondary suites;
-
Multi-family Low-density Residential - 260 m2 per dwelling unit in the
building times the number of units in the building;
-
Multi-family Medium-density Residential - 220 m2 per dwelling unit in
the building times the number of units in the building; or
-
Multi-family High-density Residential - 130 m2 per dwelling unit in the
building times the number of units in the building;
(48-101)
f)
The development is subject to an exemption under s. 563 (1)(a) of the Local
Government Act "not-for-profit-rental housing, including supportive living
housing." Waived charges under this section are to be covered by the City of
Kamloops from other funding sources.
(48-102)
g)
Accessory Buildings as defined in the Zoning Bylaw used for the storage and
maintenance of vehicles and/or equipment, and containing not more than one
two-piece bathroom facility.
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CALCULATION OF APPLICABLE CHARGES
5.
The amount of development cost charges payable in relation to a particular
application shall be calculated using the applicable charges set out in Schedules "A",
"B", and "C" and applicable units or development area.
5.1
Where the type of development is not identified on Schedules "A", "B", and
"C", the amount of development cost charges to be paid to the municipality
shall be equal to the development cost charges that would have been
payable for the most comparable type of development.
5.2
The amount of development cost charges payable in relation to a mixed-use
type of development shall be calculated separately for each portion of the
development, according to the separate use types, which are included in the
Building Permit application and shall be the sum of the charges payable for
each type.
5.3
Where a development cost charge for a particular service is not applicable to
a development, the total development cost charge payable may be reduced
by the applicable rate for that service.
(48-101)
5.4
When calculating total residential building floor areas, the calculations will
begin with the topmost storey of the building and descend to lower storeys in
sequence. Two-family or multi-family buildings' floor area for each unit will be
calculated independently.
SEVERANCE
6.
In the event a portion of this bylaw is set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction,
the portion is deemed to be severed from the bylaw such that the remaining portions
of the bylaw continue in force and effect.
7.
Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 5-1-2678, 2013, and all amendments are
hereby repealed.
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY P. G. MILOBAR
MAYOR
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY C. M. KENNEDY
CORPORATE OFFICER
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(48-101)
SCHEDULE "A"
CITY-WIDE DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES SCHEDULE
Schedule "A" consists of a table of charges (Table 1A-1F) for different service categories
applied to different types of land use and Map 1, which depicts the Core Area in which
Multi-family Residential Transportation development cost charges are lower than those
outside of the Core Area.
A.1
The charges to be levied and paid are the amounts specified in Table 1 in
accordance with Sections A.2 and A.3 of Schedule "A".
A.2
The charges imposed under Schedules "A", "B", and "C" in respect of a building
permit:
a)
shall be collected notwithstanding that one or more of the specified events in
Table 1 has previously occurred and no charge or only part of the charge was
collected at that time;
b)
shall be payable on building permit issuance in respect of a parcel only to the
extent a charge under this bylaw for that parcel has not previously been
collected;
c)
shall be payable on building permit issuance based on the information
contained in the building permit application; and/or
d)
may, at the sole discretion of the City, be confirmed as to amount, and
adjusted as necessary, with reference to the building actually constructed
prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit.
A.3
A charge is payable in respect of every event under Schedules "A", "B", and "C",
provided that:
a)
a charge is not payable under this schedule where a charge under this bylaw
has been paid previously for the same event in respect of the same
development;
b)
a credit shall be deducted from the amount that would otherwise have been
imposed under Schedules "A", "B", and "C" in respect of a parcel for the
amount of development cost charges previously paid to the City for the same
development on the same parcel under this bylaw where the use on that
parcel was previously exempted from a charge under this bylaw, a prior
bylaw or other enactment, no credit shall be deducted unless the proposed
new use qualifies for an exemption under this bylaw; and
c)
a charge has not already been paid under this bylaw for a portable
classroom.
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(48-103)
SCHEDULE "A" - TABLE 1A - DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
TOTAL - ALL SERVICE CATEGORIES
Land Use
Development Cost Charges (per m2 floor area)
In Core
Area
Outside Core
Area
Single-family Residential (Fee Simple)
$54.87
Single-family Residential (Strata)
$54.87
Two-family (Duplex) Residential (Fee
Simple)
$63.42
$65.26
Two-family (Duplex) Residential (Strata)
$63.42
$65.26
Multi-family Low-density Residential
$91.50
$94.17
Multi-family Medium-density Residential
$73.40
$75.69
Multi-family High-density Residential
$91.23
$94.04
Commercial
$72.13
Industrial
- Building floor area
$108.99
- Developed site area*
$103,086.32
Institutional
$89.10
Congregate Care Facility
$69.86
$71.09
Campground**
$2,936.41
*per hectare
**per stall
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SCHEDULE "A" - TABLE 1B - DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
STORM DRAINAGE
Land Use
Development Cost Charges
(per m2 floor area)
Single-family Residential (Fee Simple)
$9.88
Single-family Residential (Strata)
$9.88
Two-family (Duplex) Residential (Fee
Simple)
$8.27
Two-family (Duplex) Residential (Strata)
$8.27
Multi-family Low-density Residential
$11.93
Multi-family Medium-density Residential
$6.68
Multi-family High-density Residential
$10.02
Commercial
$9.37
Industrial
- Building floor area
$0.00
- Developed site area*
$65,894.85
Institutional
$8.78
Congregate Care Facility
$8.79
Campground**
$396.04
*per hectare developable site area
**per stall
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(48-103)
SCHEDULE "A" - TABLE 1C - DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
TRANSPORTATION
Land Use
Development Cost Charges (per m2 floor area)
In Core Area
Outside Core
Area
Single-family Residential (Fee Simple)
$7.59
Single-family Residential (Strata)
$7.59
Two-family (Duplex) Residential (Fee
Simple)
$5.78
$7.62
Two-family (Duplex) Residential (Strata)
$5.78
$7.62
Multi-family Low-density Residential
$8.33
$11.00
Multi-family Medium-density Residential
$7.17
$9.46
Multi-family High-density Residential
$8.38
$11.19
Commercial
$30.90
Industrial
- Building floor area
$0.00
- Developed site area*
$37,191.47
Institutional
$39.73
Congregate Care Facility
$3.67
$4.90
Campground**
$442.21
*per hectare
**per stall
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(48-103)
SCHEDULE "A" - TABLE 1D - DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
WATER
Land Use
Development Cost Charges (per m2 floor area)
Single-family Residential (Fee Simple)
$20.97
Single-family Residential (Strata)
$20.97
Two-family (Duplex) Residential (Fee
Simple)
$27.69
Two-family (Duplex) Residential (Strata)
$27.69
Multi-family Low-density Residential
$39.95
Multi-family Medium-density Residential
$33.41
Multi-family High-density Residential
$40.85
Commercial
$13.81
Industrial
- Building floor area
$68.74
- Developed site area
$0.00
Institutional
$25.32
Congregate Care Facility
$35.81
Campground**
$1,611.85
**per stall
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SCHEDULE "A" - TABLE 1E - DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
PARKS
Land Use
Development Cost Charges (per m2 floor area)
Single-family Residential (Fee Simple)
$3.78
Single-family Residential (Strata)
$3.78
Two-family (Duplex) Residential (Fee
Simple)
$4.98
Two-family (Duplex) Residential (Strata)
$4.98
Multi-family Low-density Residential
$7.18
Multi-family Medium-density Residential
$6.00
Multi-family High-density Residential
$7.35
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SCHEDULE "A" - TABLE 1F - DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
SANITARY SEWER
Land Use
Development Cost Charges
(per m2 floor area)
Single-family Residential (Fee Simple)
$12.65
Single-family Residential (Strata)
$12.65
Two-family (Duplex) Residential (Fee Simple)
$16.70
Two-family (Duplex) Residential (Strata)
$16.70
Multi-family Low-density Residential
$24.10
Multi-family Medium-density Residential
$20.14
Multi-family High-density Residential
$24.63
Commercial
$18.05
Industrial
- Building floor area
$40.25
- Developed site area
$0.00
Institutional
$15.27
Congregate Care Facility
$21.59
Campground**
$486.32
**per stall
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SCHEDULE A - MAP 1
CORE AREA
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SCHEDULE "B"
SOUTHEAST SECTOR SEWER DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES SCHEDULE
Schedule "B" consists of two parts:
Part 1 - Area of Application
Map of the Southeast Sector delineating two Defined Areas subject to sewer development
cost charges under Schedule "B" of this bylaw:
-
Defined Area 1 - East Area - Campbell Creek and Barnhartvale Periphery; or
-
Defined Area 2 - West Area - Jimeva Farms Development Area.
Part 2 - Charges
Table of charges for different types of land use:
-
Table 1 - Charges within Defined Area 1 - East Area; or
-
Table 2 - Charges within Defined Area 2 - West Area.
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SCHEDULE "B" - PART 1
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SCHEDULE "B" - PART 2
SOUTHEAST SECTOR SEWER DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
B.1
The charges to be levied and paid within the area shown on Schedule "B" - Part 1
are the amounts specified in Tables 1 and 2 in accordance with Sections A2 and A3
of Schedule "A".
(48-103)
SCHEDULE "B" - TABLE 1 - DEFINED AREA 1 - EAST AREA
Land Use
Development Cost Charge (per m2 floor area)
Single- and Two-family Residential
$3.95
Multi-family Low-density Residential
$4.58
Commercial
$7.32
Industrial
$3.29
Institutional
$6.22
Congregate Care Facility
$4.58
Campground**
$3.95
**per stall
(48-103)
SCHEDULE "B" - TABLE 2 - DEFINED AREA 2 - WEST AREA
Land Use
Development Cost Charge (per m2 floor area)
Single- and Two-family Residential
$1.30
Multi-family Low-density Residential
$1.51
Commercial
$2.42
Industrial
$2.06
Congregate Care Facility
$1.51
Campground**
$67.72
**per stall
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SCHEDULE "C"
WESTSYDE SEWER DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES SCHEDULE
Schedule "C" consists of two parts:
Part 1 - Area of Application
Map of the Westsyde area of Kamloops delineating the Defined Area subject to sewer
development cost charges under Schedule "C" of this bylaw.
Part 2 - Charges
Table of charges for different types of land use within the Defined Area.
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SCHEDULE "C" - PART 1
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(48-103)
SCHEDULE "C" - PART 2
WESTSYDE SEWER DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
C.1
The charges to be levied and paid within the Defined Area shown on Schedule "C" -
Part 1 are the amounts specified in Table 1 in accordance with Sections A2 and A3
of Schedule "A".
TABLE 1
Land Use
Development Cost Charge
(per m2 floor area)
Single- and Two-family Residential
$2.83
Multi-family Low-density Residential
$3.27
Multi-family Medium-density Residential
$2.78
Multi-family High-density Residential
$3.78
Commercial
$5.24
Institutional
$4.45
Congregate Care Facility
$3.78
Campground**
$85.16
**per stall