| single detached charge | Residential 1 (single-detached, ≤15 units/ha) per lot/unit — Roads: $12,201 (Main City/Common), $20,109 (North of Inner City), $28,036 (South Mission); Water: $1,023; Wastewater Trunks: $1,956; Wastewater Treatment: $4,892; Drainage: $720; Parkland Acquisition: $8,545; Park Development: $6,623 | Schedule A — Residential 1, Single-detached Units/Ha <=15 ($/Lot or Unit) |
| apartment charge | Density-based residential per unit (no 'apartment' label used) — Residential 2 (15–35 units/ha): Roads $11,029–$25,344, Water $925, WW Trunks $1,768, WW Treatment $4,422, Drainage $504, P-A $8,545, P-D $6,623. Residential 3 (35–85 units/ha): Roads $8,198–$18,837, Water $688, WW Trunks $1,314, WW Treatment $3,287, Drainage $288, P-A $8,545, P-D $6,623. Residential 4 (>85 units/ha): Roads $7,469–$17,163, Water $626, WW Trunks $1,197, WW Treatment $2,995, Drainage $216, P-A $8,545, P-D $6,623 | Schedule A — Residential 2, Residential 3, Residential 4 ($/Lot or Unit) |
| non residential charge | Commercial ($/m2 Floor Area): Roads $40.40–$92.83 (by sector), Water $3.39, WW Trunks $6.48, WW Treatment $16.20, Drainage $2.88, P-A $14.15, P-D $10.97. Light Industrial ($/m2 Floor Area): Roads $20.20–$46.42, Water $1.69, WW Trunks $3.24, WW Treatment $8.10, Drainage $2.16, P-A $7.07, P-D $5.48. Heavy Industrial ($/Hectare Site Area): Roads $30,137–$69,249, Water $5,675, WW Trunks $10,844, WW Treatment $27,125, Drainage $5,399, P-A $10,554, P-D $8,180 | Schedule A — Commercial ($/m2 Floor Area), Light Industrial ($/m2 Floor Area), Heavy Industrial ($/Hectare Site Area) |
| area levy | Heavy Industrial charged per hectare of Site Area (Roads $30,137–$69,249/ha by sector; all services in Schedule A). Seasonal Agricultural Industrial also charged per hectare (Roads $15,069–$34,625/ha; all services in Schedule A). Minimum site area charge applies at 0.405 hectare per s. 4.3 | s. 3.1(c); s. 4.1(c); s. 4.3; Schedule A — Heavy Industrial and Seasonal Agricultural Industrial ($/Hectare Site Area) |
| parkland rate | Parkland Acquisition (P-A) and Park Development (P-D) charged as DCC components: all Residential categories $8,545 + $6,623 per unit; Commercial $14.15 + $10.97 per m2; Light Industrial $7.07 + $5.48 per m2; Heavy Industrial $10,554 + $8,180 per hectare; Institutional A and B: Exempt | Schedule A — Parkland Acquisition P-A and Park Development P-D rows |
| services covered | Roads (highways), water, wastewater trunks, wastewater treatment, drainage, parkland acquisition, and park development | WHEREAS clause: 'sewage, water, drainage and highway facilities … providing parkland and improving parkland'; Schedule A service rows |
| exemptions | Institutional B exempt from Roads; Institutional A and B exempt from Parkland Acquisition and Park Development; Secondary Suites excluded from Residential Dwelling Unit definition; existing land use contract areas may be exempt | Schedule A — Institutional B Roads 'Exempt'; Institutional A and B P-A and P-D 'Exempt'; s. 2.2 'does not include a Secondary Suite'; Schedule B map notes: 'EXISTING LAND USE CONTRACT AREAS … MAY BE EXEMPT' |
| payment timing | Subdivision DCCs paid before approval of the subdivision plan; building permit DCCs paid before the building permit is issued | s. 3.2: 'must be paid before the approval of the subdivision plan … before the building permit is issued' |
scout note
Kelowna DCC bylaw. Schedule A (pre-2026 reduction): Residential 1 single-detached $/lot in Main City roads $12,201 + water $1,023 + wastewater trunk $1,956 + treatment $4,892 + drainage $720 + parkland acq. $8,545 + park dev. $6,623; South Mission roads $28,036. Commercial roads $40.40/m2 (Main City).