Kelowna Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 12420 (consolidated to Bylaw No. 12746)
Kelowna, British Columbia
· No. 12420
· adopted 2022-10-03
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CITY OF KELOWNA
BYLAW NO. 12420
REVISED: January 27, 2025
CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE TO INCLUDE: BYLAW NO.
12746
Development Cost Charge Bylaw
WHEREAS a local government may, by bylaw, impose development cost charges;
AND WHEREAS development cost charges may be imposed for the purpose of providing funds to assist the
municipality 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 parkland and improving
parkland, to serve directly or indirectly, the development in respect of which the charges are imposed;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Kelowna has considered the matters referred to in section 564(4) of
the Local Government Act;
AND WHEREAS in the opinion of the Council, the charges imposed by this Bylaw are related to capital costs
attributable to projects included in the City's financial plan, and projects consistent with the City's Official
Community Plan.
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the City of Kelowna, in open meeting assembled, enacts as
follows:
PART 1 - SHORT TITLE
1.1
This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Kelowna Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 12420".
PART 2 - DEFINITIONS
2.1
For the purpose of this bylaw, words and phrases that are not defined in this section shall have the
meaning assigned to them in the Local Government Act.
2.2
In this bylaw:
"Building" means any construction used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy and
includes a mobile home.
"Commercial" means any use in any of the following Zones, except for Residential Dwelling Units and
Airports, as defined by the Zoning Bylaw, in the CD12 Zone:
C1 - Local & Neighbourhood Commercial
C2 - Vehicle Orientated Commercial
CA1 - Core Area Mixed Use
VC1 - Village Centre
UC1 - Downtown Urban Centre
UC2 - Capri-Landmark Urban Centre
UC3 - Midtown Urban Centre
UC4 - Rutland Urban Centre
UC5 - Pandosy Urban Centre
CD12 - Airport
CD17 - Mixed Use Commercial - High Density
CD18 - McKinley Beach Resort
CD20 - University
CD22 - Central Green
CD 26 - Capri Centre
HD2 - Residential and Health Support Services
"Carriage House" means a Residential Dwelling Unit that is authorized as a Carriage Housing under the
Zoning Bylaw.
"Construction" includes building, erection, installation, repair, alteration, addition, enlargement, moving,
locating, relocating, reconstruction, demolition, removal, excavation, or shoring.
"Floor Area" means the sum of the horizontal areas of each floor of a building measured from the face of the
exterior walls, except motor vehicle and bicycle parking.
"Group Home" means a Group Home as defined in the Zoning Bylaw.
"Heavy Industrial" means any use, other than Residential Dwelling Units, in the I3 - Heavy Industrial Zone or
the I4 - Natural Resource Extraction Zone, and also includes Airports, as defined by the Zoning Bylaw, in the
CD12 Zone.
"Light Industrial" means any use, other than Residential Dwelling Units, in the I1 - Business Industrial Zone or
the I2 - General Industrial Zone.
"Institutional A" means any use, other than Residential Dwelling Units or Institutional B uses, in any of the
following Zones:
P1 - Major Institutional
P2 - Education and Minor Institutional
P3 - Parks and Open Space
P4 - Utilities
P5 - Municipal District Park
HD1 - Kelowna General Hospital
"Institutional B" means schools up to Grade 12, dormitories for post-Secondary schools located on a post-
Secondary school campus, and Group Homes in any of the zones included in the definition of Institutional A
uses.
"Lot" means a Lot as defined in the Zoning Bylaw.
"Residential Dwelling Unit" means one or more habitable rooms with self-contained sleeping, living, cooking
and sanitary facilities and direct access to the open air without passing through any other similar unit, and
includes a mobile home as defined in the Zoning Bylaw, but does not include a Secondary Suite as defined by
the Zoning Bylaw.
"Residential 1" means all Single Residential Lots larger than 375 square metres, regardless of density, and
any other developments with a density of not more than 15 residential dwelling units per hectare.
"Residential 2" means developments with a density greater than 15 and less than or equal to 35 residential
dwelling units per hectare.
"Residential 3" means developments with a density greater than 35 and less than or equal to 85 residential
dwelling units per hectare.
"Residential 4" means developments with a density greater than 85 residential dwelling units per hectare.
"Seasonal Agricultural Commercial" means a seasonal (no more than 6 months per year) commercial
development in an agricultural zone, including but not limited to seasonal fruit and vegetable sales, seasonal
agricultural tourism business.
"Seasonal Agricultural Industrial" means a seasonal (no more than 6 months per year) industrial
development in an agricultural zone, including but not limited to seasonal fruit and vegetable processing.
"Single Residential Lot" means a Lot on which Single Detached Housing is a permitted use, and which is
zoned Agriculture or Rural Residential under Section 10 of the Zoning Bylaw, or an RU Zone under Section 11
of the Zoning Bylaw.
"Site Area" means the gross area of the site that is proposed for development in the building permit
application.
"Zone(s)" means the areas into which the City is divided in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw.
"Zoning Bylaw" means the City of Kelowna Zoning Bylaw No. 12375 as amended and updated from time to
time.
PART 3 - IMPOSITION of DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
3.1
Development Cost Charges for the purpose of providing funds to assist with each of the services set
out in Schedule A, attached to and forming part of this bylaw, including providing and improving
parkland, are hereby imposed on every person who obtains:
(a)
approval of a subdivision creating at least one additional Single Residential Lot, or
(b)
a building permit for any additional Residential Dwelling Unit(s), or any additional floor area
for a Commercial, Light Industrial, Institutional A or Institutional B use
(c)
a building permit involving additional Site Area for Heavy Industrial or Seasonal Agricultural
Industrial uses.
3.2
Development Cost Charges imposed under section 3.1(a) must be paid before the approval of the
subdivision plan, and Development Cost Charges under section 3.1(b) must be paid before the
building permit is issued.
PART 4 - CALCULATION OF APPLICABLE CHARGES
4.1
The amount of development cost charges payable shall be calculated in accordance with Schedule A,
as follows:
(a)
in the case of a subdivision, development cost charges for each of the services shown in
Schedule A shall be the product of the number of additional Lots times the relevant amounts
for the use in question, all as shown in Schedule A,
(b)
in the case of a building permit for additional Floor Area, development cost charges shall be
the product of the total Floor Area shown in the building permit plans, in square metres,
times the relevant amounts for the use in question, all as shown in Schedule A,
(c)
in the case of a building permit involving additional Site Area, development cost charges shall
be the product of the Site Area shown in the building permit plans, in hectares, times the
relevant amounts for the use in question, all as shown in Schedule A.
4.2
Despite section 3.1(b), if the total Floor Area shown in the building permit plans is 93 square metres or
less, the development cost charges for that Floor Area shall be 93 times the relevant amounts shown
in Schedule A.
4.3
Despite section 3.1(c), if the Site Area shown in the building permit plans is 0.405 hectare or less, the
development cost charges for that Site Area shall be 0.405 times the relevant amounts shown in
Schedule A.
4.4
For the purpose of calculating the amount of development cost charges payable for Roads, the
boundaries of the Sectors referred to in Schedule A as "South Mission", "North of Inner City" and
"Main City / Common" are shown on the map attached to and forming part of this bylaw as Schedule
B.
4.5
For certainty, in the case of a development that includes Residential Dwelling Units, the amount of
development cost charges for those units shall be added to the development cost charges payable in
relation to any additional floor area for any other use.
PART 5 - REPEAL AND EFFECTIVE DATE
5.1
"Kelowna Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 15015", and all amendments thereto, are hereby
repealed.
5.2
This bylaw shall come into full force and effect and be binding on all persons as of the date of
adoption.
Read a first, second and third time by the Municipal Council this 22nd day of August, 2022.
Approved by the Inspector of Municipalities this 23rd day of September 2022.
Adopted by the Municipal Council of the City of Kelowna this 3rd day of October 2022.
Mayor
City Clerk
Schedule 'A'
Land Use
Residential 1
Residential 2
Residential 3
Residential 4
Carriage House
Commercial
Light Industrial
Heavy Industrial
Institutional A
Institutional B
Seasonal
Seasonal
Single-detached
15 < Units/Ha <= 35
35 < Units/Ha <=85
85 < Units/Ha
Agricultural
Agricultural
Industrial
Commercial
Residenital or
Units/Ha <= 15
minimum charge
minimum charge
minimum charge
93 sq. mtr.
minimum charge
93 sq. mtr.
minimum charge
0.405 hecare
minimum charge
93 sq. mtr.
minimum charge
93 sq. mtr.
0.405 hecare
93 sq. mtr.
($/Lot or Unit)
($/Lot or Unit)
($/Lot or Unit)
($/Unit)
($/Unit)
($/m2 Floor Area)
($/m2 Floor Area)
($/Hectare Site Area)
($/m2 Floor Area)
($/m2 Floor Area)
($/Hectare Site Area)
($/m2 Floor Area)
SERVICES
Sector
ROADS
South Mission
R-B
28,036
25,344
18,837
17,163
10,608
92.83
46.42
69,249
92.83
Exempt
34,625
46.42
North of Main City
R-E
20,109
18,178
13,511
12,311
7,609
66.59
33.29
49,671
66.59
Exempt
24,836
33.29
Main City/Common
R-I
12,201
11,029
8,198
7,469
4,617
40.40
20.20
30,137
40.40
Exempt
15,069
20.20
WATER
City-Wide
W-A
1,023
925
688
626
387
3.39
1.69
5,675
3.39
3.39
2,837
1.69
WASTEWATER TRUNKS
City-Wide
S-A
1,956
1,768
1,314
1,197
740
6.48
3.24
10,844
6.48
6.48
5,422
3.24
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
City-Wide
T-A
4,892
4,422
3,287
2,995
1,851
16.20
8.10
27,125
16.20
16.20
13,563
8.10
DRAINAGE
City-Wide
D-A
720
504
288
216
216
2.88
2.16
5,399
2.66
2.66
2,700
1.44
PARKS
Parkland Acquisition
P-A
8,545
8,545
8,545
8,545
8,545
14.15
7.07
10,554
Exempt
Exempt
5,277
7.07
Park Development
P-D
6,623
6,623
6,623
6,623
6,623
10.97
5.48
8,180
Exempt
Exempt
4,090
5.48
Schedule 'A'
Lakeshore Rd
Hwy 33 E
Glenmore Rd N
Benvoulin Rd
Dehart Rd
Rutland Rd N
Glenmore Rd
Richter St
Dilworth Dr
Clifton Rd
Clifton Rd N
Ellis St
High Rd
Casorso Rd
Springfield Rd
East Kelowna Rd
Longhill Rd
Pandosy St
McKenzie Rd
Chute Lake Rd
Sexsmith Rd
Rifle Rd
Old Vernon Rd
Gallagher Rd
Glenmore Dr
Rutland Rd S
Spall Rd
Poplar Point Dr
Abbott St
KLO Rd
Gordon Dr
Barnaby Rd
Cadder Ave
Harvey Ave
Springfield Rd
Summit Dr
Bernard Ave
Richter St
Hwy 33 W
Hollywood Rd S
Beaver Lake Rd
Old Vernon Rd
Airport Way
June Springs Rd
McCulloch Rd
KLO Rd
Gordon Dr
Clement Ave
Lakeshore Rd
South Ridge Dr
Upper Canyon Dr N
Cross Rd
John Hindle Dr
McKinley Rd
McCulloch Rd
Lakeshore Rd
Upper Mission Dr
Union Rd
Glenmore Rd N
Hwy 97 N
R-I
R-B
R-E
Rev. June 13, 2022
DCC Transportation Sector Plan
This map is for general information only.
The City of Kelowna does not guarantee its
accuracy. All information should be verified.
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City Boundary
Main City/Common R-I
North of Inner City R-E
South Mission R-B
Sector Code
Lakeshore Rd
Hwy 33 E
Glenmore Rd N
Benvoulin Rd
Dehart Rd
Rutland Rd N
Glenmore Rd
Richter St
Dilworth Dr
Clifton Rd
Clifton Rd N
Ellis St
High Rd
Casorso Rd
Springfield Rd
East Kelowna Rd
Longhill Rd
Pandosy St
McKenzie Rd
Chute Lake Rd
Sexsmith Rd
Rifle Rd
Old Vernon Rd
Gallagher Rd
Glenmore Dr
Rutland Rd S
Spall Rd
Poplar Point Dr
Abbott St
KLO Rd
Gordon Dr
Barnaby Rd
Cadder Ave
Harvey Ave
Springfield Rd
Summit Dr
Bernard Ave
Richter St
Hwy 33 W
Hollywood Rd S
Beaver Lake Rd
Old Vernon Rd
Airport Way
June Springs Rd
McCulloch Rd
KLO Rd
Gordon Dr
Clement Ave
Lakeshore Rd
South Ridge Dr
Upper Canyon Dr N
Cross Rd
John Hindle Dr
McKinley Rd
McCulloch Rd
Lakeshore Rd
Upper Mission Dr
Union Rd
Glenmore Rd N
Hwy 97 N
W-A
Rev. June 13, 2022
DCC Water Sector Plan
This map is for general information only.
The City of Kelowna does not guarantee its
accuracy. All information should be verified.
City Boundary
Water W-A
Sector Code
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Lakeshore Rd
Hwy 33 E
Glenmore Rd N
Benvoulin Rd
Dehart Rd
Rutland Rd N
Glenmore Rd
Richter St
Dilworth Dr
Clifton Rd
Clifton Rd N
Ellis St
High Rd
Casorso Rd
Springfield Rd
East Kelowna Rd
Longhill Rd
Pandosy St
McKenzie Rd
Chute Lake Rd
Sexsmith Rd
Rifle Rd
Old Vernon Rd
Gallagher Rd
Glenmore Dr
Rutland Rd S
Spall Rd
Poplar Point Dr
Abbott St
KLO Rd
Gordon Dr
Barnaby Rd
Cadder Ave
Harvey Ave
Springfield Rd
Summit Dr
Bernard Ave
Richter St
Hwy 33 W
Hollywood Rd S
Beaver Lake Rd
Old Vernon Rd
Airport Way
June Springs Rd
McCulloch Rd
KLO Rd
Gordon Dr
Clement Ave
Lakeshore Rd
South Ridge Dr
Upper Canyon Dr N
Cross Rd
John Hindle Dr
McKinley Rd
McCulloch Rd
Lakeshore Rd
Upper Mission Dr
Union Rd
Glenmore Rd N
Hwy 97 N
S-A
Rev. June 13, 2022
DCC Wastewater Trunks Sector Plan
This map is for general information only.
The City of Kelowna does not guarantee its
accuracy. All information should be verified.
NOTES:
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AREAS INCLUDED IN DEVELOPMENT
CHARGE CALCULATIONS ARE THOSE WHICH WILL ACCUR IN AREAS
TO BE SERVICED BY THE CITY OF KELOWNA SEWER UTILITY
FOR DISPOSAL THROUGH THE MAIN POLLUTION CONTROL CENTER.
(NOT INCLUDING THE TRADE WASTE PLANT)
SERVICEABILITY TO BE DETERMINED ON A SITE SPECIFIC BASIS.
EXISTING LAND USE CONTRACT AREAS WITHIN ANY SECTOR SHOWN
ON THIS MAP MAY BE EXEMPT FROM DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGE
BY-LAW PROVISIONS.
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2
4
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City Boundary
Wastewater Trunk S-A
Sector Code
Lakeshore Rd
Hwy 33 E
Glenmore Rd N
Benvoulin Rd
Dehart Rd
Rutland Rd N
Glenmore Rd
Richter St
Dilworth Dr
Clifton Rd
Clifton Rd N
Ellis St
High Rd
Casorso Rd
Springfield Rd
East Kelowna Rd
Longhill Rd
Pandosy St
McKenzie Rd
Chute Lake Rd
Sexsmith Rd
Rifle Rd
Old Vernon Rd
Gallagher Rd
Glenmore Dr
Rutland Rd S
Spall Rd
Poplar Point Dr
Abbott St
KLO Rd
Gordon Dr
Barnaby Rd
Cadder Ave
Harvey Ave
Springfield Rd
Summit Dr
Bernard Ave
Richter St
Hwy 33 W
Hollywood Rd S
Beaver Lake Rd
Old Vernon Rd
Airport Way
June Springs Rd
McCulloch Rd
KLO Rd
Gordon Dr
Clement Ave
Lakeshore Rd
South Ridge Dr
Upper Canyon Dr N
Cross Rd
John Hindle Dr
McKinley Rd
McCulloch Rd
Lakeshore Rd
Upper Mission Dr
Union Rd
Glenmore Rd N
Hwy 97 N
T-A
Rev. June 13, 2022
DCC Wastewater Treatment Sector Plan
This map is for general information only.
The City of Kelowna does not guarantee its
accuracy. All information should be verified.
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NOTES:
FOR PURPOSES OF THE DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGE BY-LAW FOR
THE SEWAGE TREATMENT/DISPOSAL. THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF
THE CITY OF KELOWNA FORM THE AREA BOUMDARY. ALL
CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES WILL OCCUR ON THE BASIS OF
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AREAS INCLUDED IN DEVELOPMENT COST
CHARGE CALCULATIONS ARE THOSE WHICH WILL OCCUR IN AREAS
TO BE SERVICED BY THE CIYY OF KELOWNA SEWER UTILITY FOR
DISPOLSAL THROUGH THE MAIN POLLUTION CONTROL CENTER.
(NOT INCLUDING THE TRADE WASTE PLANT)
SERVICEABILITY TO BE DETERMINED ON A SITE SPECIFIC BASIS.
SHOWN ON THIS MAP MAY BE EXEMP FROM DEVELOPMENT
COST CHARGE BY-LAW PROVISIONS.
City Boundary
Wastewater Treatment T-A
Sector Code
Lakeshore Rd
Hwy 33 E
Glenmore Rd N
Benvoulin Rd
Dehart Rd
Rutland Rd N
Glenmore Rd
Richter St
Dilworth Dr
Clifton Rd
Clifton Rd N
Ellis St
High Rd
Casorso Rd
Springfield Rd
East Kelowna Rd
Longhill Rd
Pandosy St
McKenzie Rd
Chute Lake Rd
Sexsmith Rd
Rifle Rd
Old Vernon Rd
Gallagher Rd
Glenmore Dr
Rutland Rd S
Spall Rd
Poplar Point Dr
Abbott St
KLO Rd
Gordon Dr
Barnaby Rd
Cadder Ave
Harvey Ave
Springfield Rd
Summit Dr
Bernard Ave
Richter St
Hwy 33 W
Hollywood Rd S
Beaver Lake Rd
Old Vernon Rd
Airport Way
June Springs Rd
McCulloch Rd
KLO Rd
Gordon Dr
Clement Ave
Lakeshore Rd
South Ridge Dr
Upper Canyon Dr N
Cross Rd
John Hindle Dr
McKinley Rd
McCulloch Rd
Lakeshore Rd
Upper Mission Dr
Union Rd
Glenmore Rd N
Hwy 97 N
Rev. June 13, 2022
DCC Drainage Sector Plan
This map is for general information only.
The City of Kelowna does not guarantee its
accuracy. All information should be verified.
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City Boundary
Drainage
Sector Code
D-A
Lakeshore Rd
Hwy 33 E
Glenmore Rd N
Benvoulin Rd
Dehart Rd
Rutland Rd N
Glenmore Rd
Richter St
Dilworth Dr
Clifton Rd
Clifton Rd N
Ellis St
High Rd
Casorso Rd
Springfield Rd
East Kelowna Rd
Longhill Rd
Pandosy St
McKenzie Rd
Chute Lake Rd
Sexsmith Rd
Rifle Rd
Old Vernon Rd
Gallagher Rd
Glenmore Dr
Rutland Rd S
Spall Rd
Poplar Point Dr
Abbott St
KLO Rd
Gordon Dr
Barnaby Rd
Cadder Ave
Harvey Ave
Springfield Rd
Summit Dr
Bernard Ave
Richter St
Hwy 33 W
Hollywood Rd S
Beaver Lake Rd
Old Vernon Rd
Airport Way
June Springs Rd
McCulloch Rd
KLO Rd
Gordon Dr
Clement Ave
Lakeshore Rd
South Ridge Dr
Upper Canyon Dr N
Cross Rd
John Hindle Dr
McKinley Rd
McCulloch Rd
Lakeshore Rd
Upper Mission Dr
Union Rd
Glenmore Rd N
Hwy 97 N
P-A & P-D
Rev. June 13, 2022
DCC Parkland Acquisition Sector Plan and
DCC Park Development Sector Plan
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accuracy. All information should be verified.
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City Boundary
Sector Code
Parkland Acquisition P-A
Park Development P-D