Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1300, 2023

Kaslo, British Columbia · No. 1300 · adopted 2023-12-12 · summary & facts

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VILLAGE OF KASLO BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 1 OF 16 A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE CHARGING OF FEES FOR SPECIFIED MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND PRODUCTS WHEREAS the Community Charter provides that Council may, by bylaw, impose a fee payable in respect to all or part of a service or product of the municipality; NOW, THEREFORE, Council of the Village of Kaslo, in open meeting assembled, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. Title This Bylaw may be cited as "Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1300, 2023". 2. Definitions Village means the Village of Kaslo Council means the duly elected Council for the Village Person means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, trust, joint venture, society, or any incorporated or unincorporated entity or association of any nature Schedule means a schedule attached to and forming part of this bylaw. 3. This bylaw shall apply to any person who requires goods or services supplied by the Village and provided for in this bylaw. 4. Applicable provincial and federal sales taxes are not included fees and charges unless otherwise stated. 5. Fees and charges shall not apply to the Village's municipal business, property or operations unless otherwise stipulated by legislation, policy or resolution. 6. Unless otherwise specified fees and charges shall: a) Be due and payable immediately by a person upon receipt of the products, works or services rendered by the Village, and VILLAGE OF KASLO BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 2 OF 16 b) After 60 day, may have a late fee based on the Interest Rate on Taxes in Arrears, as periodically set by the Provincial Government, applied to the full amount starting from the date of the first invoice or notice issued by the Village. 7. For work done or services provided to land or improvements: a) Fees and charges left unpaid by a tenant or a person legally occupying the land shall become the responsibility of the owner of the land, including the late fee set out in 6(b), upon receipt of notice from the Village; b) Fees and charges due and payable by December 31, and unpaid on that date, may be deemed to be taxes in arrears. 8. Where the Village is required by legislation to publish notice by way of advertising, signage, mailing or other means, the person requesting the goods or services shall be required to pay the actual cost of such notice in addition to the fees and charges. 9. The fees and charges set out in the following schedules are hereby imposed: Schedule A - Administrative Services Schedule B - Rentals Schedule C - Business Licences Schedule D - Development Services Schedule E - Community Services Schedule F - Protective Services Schedule G - Public Works Schedule H - Water Schedule I - Waste 10. Severability Clause If any portion of this bylaw is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the invalid portion must be severed and the remainder of the bylaw is deemed valid. 11. Repeal Village of Kaslo Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1271, 2021 and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. 12. Effective Date This bylaw shall take effect January 1, 2024. VILLAGE OF KASLO BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 3 OF 16 READ A FIRST TIME this 28th day of November 2023. READ A SECOND TIME this 28th day of November 2023. READ A THIRD TIME this 28th day of November 2023. RECONSIDERED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of December 2023. MAYOR CORPORATE OFFICER Certified to be a true copy of "Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1300, 2023." CORPORATE OFFICER VILLAGE OF KASLO Fees and Charges BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 SCHEDULE A Administrative Services 4 OF 16 FEE CATEGORY: Clerical Services Item Fee Property Tax & Utility Certificate $15.00 per folio, per year Title Search $17.00 Reprint of Tax Notice or Utility Bill Current year: no charge Prior year: $10 per folio Hardcopy of Official Community Plan, Zoning Bylaw or Subdivision Servicing Bylaw $30.00 Photocopying or Printing (Black & White) $0.40 per letter/legal page $0.80 per tabloid size page $10.00 minimum charge Photocopying or Printing (Colour) $2.00 per letter/legal page $4.00 per tabloid size page $10.00 minimum charge Fax Send or Receive $0.40 per page $10.00 minimum charge Document Scan $0.40 per page $10.00 minimum charge NSF Cheque Fee $27.50 Lapel Pin - Retail $3.00 Lapel Pin - Wholesale (minimum 50) $1.25 Municipal Flag Actual Cost Postage/Courier/Shipping Actual Cost These amounts do not include GST which will be applied FEE CATEGORY: Freedom of Information Requests Item Fee For Commercial Applicants Actual Cost For All Other Applicants As per Schedule 1 of the Provincial FOIPP Regulation VILLAGE OF KASLO Fees and Charges BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 SCHEDULE B Rentals 5 OF 16 FEE CATEGORY: Indoor Space Rentals Item Fee Key Deposit $25.00 Damage Deposit $500 Cleaning Services Actual Cost Kemball Building - Upper Floor $1.20/sq. ft. per month Kemball Building - First Floor $1.40/sq. ft. per month Kemball Building - Basement $1.00/sq. ft. per month Meeting Room (Kemball, Jury, Council Chambers) $30 per day City Hall Courtroom - Community Use $50 per day These amounts do not include GST which will be applied FEE CATEGORY: Outdoor Space Rentals Item Fee Kemball Building Courtyard $30 per day Legacy Park $30 per day Kaslo Bay Park $150 per day Front Street Park (no stage) $50 per day Front Street Park (with stage) $100 per day Vimy Park Baseball Diamond $30 per day Vimy Park Gazebo $30 per day Vimy Park Picnic Shelter $30 per day 2 or More Vimy Park Facilities $60 per day Skatepark $50 per day Moyie Beach Park $200 per day Logger Sports Gounds & Concession Stands $50 per day Damage Deposit $250 Cleaning Services Actual Cost Installation of Notice of Reservation $30 These amounts do not include GST which will be applied FEE CATEGORY: Special Event Fees Item Fee Large Event Fee (101-500 Attendees) $275 per day Large Event Fee (501-1000 Attendees) $750 per day Large Event Fee (>1000 Attendees) $1000 per day VILLAGE OF KASLO Fees and Charges BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 SCHEDULE B Rentals 6 OF 16 FEE CATEGORY: Street and Boulevard Usage Item Fee Street Closure Permit $30 Licence of Occupation Application Fee $100 Constructed Patio Inspection (first year) $92 Annual Patio Reinspection $50 Patio Licence of Occupation 10% of the assessed value of the land fronting (or in proximity of) the public lands being occupied, or a minimum annual fee of $10 per square meter, whichever is greater Patio Licence of Occupation $550 per parking stall Barricade Rental $5 per item per day Barricade Damage Deposit $250 FEE CATEGORY: Aerodrome Fees Item Fee Airside Commercial Use (per year) $437 Licence of Occupation/Hangar Lease $3.12/sq m, minimum $175 Outdoor Aircraft Parking (per night) $10 These amounts do not include GST which will be applied FEE CATEGORY: Public Wharf Fees Item Fee Off-season Mooring Fee (November 1 - March 31) $150 per month Off-season Mooring Damage Deposit $500 These amounts do not include GST which will be applied VILLAGE OF KASLO Fees and Charges BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 SCHEDULE C Business Licences 7 OF 16 FEE CATEGORY: Annual Business Licences Item Fee Licence Transfer or Change 10% of licence fee, minimum $15 Third Party Vending Machine $20 Home Based Business $60 Short-term Rental Accommodation $60 per rentable bedroom Contractors and Certified Trades $120 Professional and Financial Services $150 Liquor or Cannabis Retail Application $1,750 All Other Resident Businesses $75 All Other Non-Resident Businesses $100 Inter-Community Business Licence (ICBL) $100 FEE CATEGORY: Temporary Business Licences Item Fee Community Event with Vendors $15 per event Trade Show or Other Event with Vendors $10 per vendor Outdoor Market $100 per day Mobile Vendor $200 per season $25 per day VILLAGE OF KASLO Fees and Charges BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 SCHEDULE D Development Services 8 OF 16 FEE CATEGORY: Subdivision Fees Item Fee Fee Simple Subdivision Application Fees Application for Preliminary Review $200 Preliminary Review, Per Lot Charge $200 Amendment after Preliminary Review $200 Final Plan Approval $250 Bare Land Strata, Strata Conversion or Phased Strata (per phase) Application Fees Application for Preliminary Review $500 Preliminary Review, Charge Per Strata Lot $200 Final Plan Approval $250 Internal Lot Line or Boundary Adjustment $250 Extension of Preliminary Review $200 Performance Security Bond 120% of total estimated construction costs Maintenance Period Security Bond Greater of $2,000 or 10% of total estimated servicing construction costs Subdivision Inspection Greater of $250, 2% of servicing construction costs, or the actual cost of professional inspection Document Administration (per document executed or registered) $200 Development Security Deposit required by Approving Officer Greater of $1,000 per lot or the total estimated cost of incomplete works related to the subdivision Other Costs Actual Cost FEE CATEGORY: Development Fees Item Fee Official Community Plan Amendment Application Fee $1,000 Land Use Bylaw Amendment Application Fee $1,000 Combined OCP and Land Use Bylaw Amendment Application Fee $1,500 Development Permit Application Fee $250 Development Variance Permit Application Fee $250 Temporary Use Permit Application Fee Related to the construction of a residential dwelling $250 All other permit types $500 Encroachment Agreement Application Fee $250 Large Project Fee (for all commercial and industrial developments, and residential projects with 5 or more dwelling units) $1.00/m2 of Developed Area Public Notice Actual Cost Other Costs and deposits Actual Cost VILLAGE OF KASLO Fees and Charges BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 SCHEDULE D Development Services 9 OF 16 FEE CATEGORY: Board of Variance Appeals Item Fee Appeal of Land Use (Zoning) Bylaw Requirements $300 Appeal of Subdivision Servicing Bylaw Requirements $500 Appeal of Structural Alteration or Addition for a Non-Conforming Use $300 Appeal of extent of damage to non-conforming use determined by Building Inspector $500 Other Costs Actual Cost Extension to Appeal $200 Amendment to Order $200 Public Notice Actual Cost FEE CATEGORY: Miscellaneous Charges and Refunds Item Fee LTSA Document Retrieval, other than title search Actual Cost LTSA Filings Actual Cost Village Planning Report if required for a RDCK Building Permit Application $50 Notice on Title Removal $750 Partial refund of an application fee, if an application is withdrawn prior to the earliest of preparation of a report by staff, issuance of public notice, or the matter appearing on a public meeting agenda. 75% of the applicable fee excluding costs already incurred Definitions applicable to this Schedule: "Lot" means the remnant portion of the original lot and each subdivided parcel, for determining the number of lots in a subdivision application. "Developed Area" means the total area of new construction: i) including the gross floor area, parking and loading areas, porches, decks, driveways, paths, landscaped, garden and amenity areas, and other ancillary or utility facilities of a proposed development; ii) excluding undisturbed natural areas and any structures and facilities existing prior to development that will remain. "Other Costs" include but are not limited to expert review, such as fees for engineering, architectural, environmental, appraisal and legal professionals who may be engaged by the Village to provide advice and technical approvals on matters relating to an application for which the Village lacks sufficient in-house expertise. "Public Notice" means advertising, signage, mailing, or other form of notification required by an enactment. VILLAGE OF KASLO Fees and Charges BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 SCHEDULE E Community Services 10 OF 16 FEE CATEGORY: Cemetery Fees Item Fee Grave Space - Kaslo & Area Resident $300 (includes $150 allocation to care fund) Grave Space - Area D resident $550 (includes $150 allocation to care fund) Grave Space - Non-resident $550 (includes $150 allocation to care fund) Memorial Installation $175 (includes $50 allocation to care fund) Opening/closing - Adult $550 Opening/closing - Child/Infant $475 Opening/closing - Cremated remains $225 Opening/closing - Exhumation $800 Opening/closing - Exhumation (Cremated remains) $200 Reinterment $550 After Hours Surcharge (opening/closing) $400 Licence Transfer $25 These amounts do not include GST which will be applied FEE CATEGORY: Campground Fees Item Fee Serviced Site - 30A $45 per night Serviced Site - 15A $38 per night Regular Site $33 per night Site with sewer available add $5 per night per unit Additional occupants (beyond 2) $5 per person per night Group Sites $10 per person per night Special Event Group Camping $230 per night Overflow Camping $35 per unit per night Overflow Camping - tents $10 per person per night Showers - campers $1.00 Showers - day park user $5.00 These amounts include GST FEE CATEGORY: Electric Vehicle Charging Fees Item Fee FLO Level 2 (240V) - per hour $2.00 VILLAGE OF KASLO Fees and Charges BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 SCHEDULE F Protective Services 11 OF 16 FEE CATEGORY: Dog Licences Item Fee Dog Licence $50 Dog Licence if paid before January 31 $40 Dog Licence - neutered or spayed $15 Dog Licence - neutered or spayed, if paid before January 31 $12 Replacement Dog Tag $5 FEE CATEGORY: Animal Control Item Fee Impoundment - first occurrence $75 Impoundment - second occurrence $100 Impoundment - additional occurrence(s) $150 Food, Water, Shelter, Transportation for impounded dogs Actual Cost Veterinarian fees incurred during impoundment Actual Cost Live Animal Trap Rental $5 per day Deposit for Live Animal Trap Rental $75 These amounts do not include GST which will be applied FEE CATEGORY: Burning Permits Item Fee Category 3 or 4 Fire $30 VILLAGE OF KASLO Fees and Charges BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 SCHEDULE G Public Works 12 OF 16 FEE CATEGORY: Sales and Services Item Fee Custom work, externally contracted Actual cost + 15% Work performed by municipal staff* Actual cost + 15% Pit run $8 per cubic meter Field Stone (3" or larger) $5 per cubic meter Road Base $21 per cubic meter Sawdust - commercial use $5 per cubic meter Sawdust - personal use $5 per pickup load These amounts do not include GST which will be applied *Cost includes materials, wages, benefits, equipment rates VILLAGE OF KASLO Fees and Charges BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 SCHEDULE H Water 13 OF 16 FEE CATEGORY: Annual Residential Water Fees Item Fee Dwelling Unit (each) $378 Swimming Pool $131 FEE CATEGORY: Annual Home-based Business Water Surcharges Item Fee Hairdressing, barber shops, beauty salons, pet grooming $310 Boardinghouse, rooming house, lodge (per unit) $124 Home-based food and beverage production (no seating/dining) $158 Short-term rental accommodation (per room available) $124 Other home-based business (per washroom) $124 FEE CATEGORY: Annual Commercial/Institutional Water Fees Item Fee Hairdressing, barber shops, beauty salons, pet grooming $383 Coffee shop, restaurant, dining $605 Food/beverage production facilities, take out - no seating $396 Food/beverage production facilities, take out - with seating $605 Brewery (if unmetered) $1,260 Service stations $378 Car Wash (per bay) $614 Laundries - first machine $279 Laundries - each additional machine $116 Motel units and/or tourist cabins - first unit $351 Motel units and/or tourist cabins - each additional unit $158 Hotel accommodation (per unit) $123 Hotel café, pub lounge or dining room $595 Short term rental accommodation - up to 4 bedrooms $499 Short term rental accommodation - each additional bedroom $125 Short term rental accommodation - strata unit $410 Retail stores, public halls $310 Offices, with use of washroom facility $350 School, per classroom $350 Commercial work/maintenance yards $606 Industrial sites $1,260 Commercial swimming pools $1,260 Vacant lot with service available $68 Other uses (per washroom) $310 VILLAGE OF KASLO Fees and Charges BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 SCHEDULE H Water 14 OF 16 FEE CATEGORY: Metered Water and Irrigation Rates Item Fee Basic monthly charge $47.25 Monthly meter rental $4.88 Monthly meter reading fee (if meter can not be read externally) $21.00 Residential usage, per cubic meter $0.48 Commercial, manufacturing or industrial usage, per cubic meter $0.48 Unmetered irrigation (per 0.4 ha or part thereof, per 6-month period) $85.05 Metered irrigation, per cubic meter $0.23 Water meter installation Actual Cost + 15% FEE CATEGORY: Discounts and Penalties Item Fee 10% Discount, before February 15 (Dec. 31 for eligible seniors) Feb. 15th $2.00 Penalty, applied monthly beginning April 1st $2.00/month FEE CATEGORY: Water Connection Fees Item Fee 20mm (3/4") service connection charge $3,500 25mm (1") service connection charge $ 4,200 >25mm (>1") service connection charge $4,200 + $100 for each mm >25mm Upgrade to existing service Actual Cost + 15% Seal off abandoned service connection Actual Cost + 15% Water disconnect or connect - regular working hours 40.00 Water disconnect or connect - after hours 208.00 Public works crew & equipment for water connection and street restoration Actual Cost + 15% VILLAGE OF KASLO Fees and Charges BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 SCHEDULE I Waste 15 OF 16 FEE CATEGORY: Solid Waste Fees Item Fee Garbage bag tags retail Same as user fee set by RDCK for one (1) container of mixed waste Garbage bag tags wholesale (minimum 10 sheets) 20% discount FEE CATEGORY: Annual Residential Sewer Fees Item Fee Dwelling Unit $432 Vacant residential lot with service available $432 Improved residential lot with service available $108 FEE CATEGORY: Annual Commercial/Institutional Sewer Fees Item Fee Small retail/commercial, office, service station $432 Take out restaurant $648 Café/restaurant/bar with seating $863 Large retail $1,295 Brewery $1,618 Municipal facility $2,590 Hospital $8,634 School $10,792 Car wash - per bay $648 Laundromat - per machine $216 Other use - per washroom $216 Vacant commercial lot with service available $648 FEE CATEGORY: Annual Short-Term Rental Accommodation Sewer Fees Item Fee Hotel/Motel/Cabins - first 4 units $863 Vacation rental - up to 4 bedrooms $863 Each additional rentable room or unit $108 FEE CATEGORY: Sewer Connection Fees Item Fee Connection to municipal sewer or wastewater treatment plant $4,492 Public works required for sewer connection and street restoration Actual Cost + 15% VILLAGE OF KASLO Fees and Charges BYLAW NO. 1300, 2023 SCHEDULE I Waste 16 OF 16 FEE CATEGORY: Sani Dump Fees Item Fee Bulk disposal from Municipal operations (per gallon) $0.53 RV tanks $10 FEE CATEGORY: Portable Toilet Rental Item Fee Portable toilet damage deposit - first unit $200 Portable toilet damage deposit - each additional unit $100 Portable toilet rental $45/day $70/week $150/month