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## City of Kimberley
## Waterworks Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 2797, 2025
A Bylaw to Amend 'City of Kimberley Waterworks Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 2148, 2002'
The Municipal Council of the City of Kimberley, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
## 1. TITLE
- 1.1 This bylaw may be cited as Bylaw No. 2797, City of Kimberley Waterworks Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 2148, 2002, Amendment No. 23, 2025.
## 2. SEVERABILITY
- 2.1 Except as otherwise provided, words and phrases used in this Bylaw will be interpreted consistently with the Community Charter and the Interpretation Act. A reference to a statute in this Bylaw refers to a statute of the Province of British Columbia, and a reference to any statute or bylaw refers to that enactment as it may be amended or replaced from time to time. Recitals and headings are for convenient reference and must not be construed as defining or limiting the scope or intent of the content. If any section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph or clause of this bylaw is for any reason held invalid by the decision of a Court of competent jurisdiction, then the invalid portion shall be severed and the severance shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the bylaw.
## AMENDMENTS
'City of Kimberley Waterworks Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 2148, 2002' is amended as follows:
- 3.1 Schedule "A" is repealed and Schedule "A" attached hereto is hereby substituted therefore.
- Schedule "B" is repealed and Schedule "B" attached hereto is hereby substituted therefore.
- 3.3 Schedule "C" is repealed and Schedule "C" attached hereto is hereby substituted therefore.
- Schedule "D" is repealed and Schedule "D" attached hereto is hereby substituted therefore.
This Bylaw shall come into full force and effect on the 1st day of January, 2026.
Read a first, second and third time on the 24" day of November, 2025.
Adopted on the 8'h day of December, 2025.
MAYOR
Maruse Leoux
CORPORATE OFFICER
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## RESIDENTIAL RATES:
| Single Unit Dwelling | $143.67 per quarter |
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Secondary Suite | $71.85 per quarter ($143.67 per quarter without an Occupancy Certificate) |
| Carriage House Dwelling | $71.85 per quarter |
| Accessory Dwelling | $71.85 per quarter |
| Multiple Unit Dwelling | $143.67 per dwelling unit, per quarter |
| Duplex Dwelling | $143.67 per dwelling unit, per quarter |
| Dwelling Units Accessory to Commercial Establishments | $143.67 per dwelling unit, per quarter plus applicable commercial rates |
| Swimming Pool (operated 6 months/year) | $24.00 per quarter |
| Swimming Pool (operated year-round) | $48.03 per quarter |
Note: Where a home-based business is operated within a dwelling unit only one rate shall be charged.
## DEFINITIONS:
ACCESSORY DWELLING means the residential use of all or part of a building for a self-contained dwelling unit that is clearly accessory to a principal building located on the same parcel and may be located within or attached to the principal building or in a detached accessory building.
CARRIAGE HOUSE DWELLING means a residential dwelling unit located above a detached garage that is accessory to a principal dwelling unit located on the same parcel.
DUPLEX DWELLING means a principal residential building containing two (2) dwelling units that are divided by a fire separation and share a common roof and foundation.
DWELLING UNIT means the use of all or part of a building for one or more habitable rooms which constitute a self-contained unit with a separate interior or exterior entrance, used or intended to be used by one or more persons for living and sleeping purposes and containing sanitary and other rooms or facilities but not more than one (1) kitchen or set of cooking facilities.
MULTIPLE UNIT DWELLING means a residential building containing three (3) or more dwelling units and includes a townhouse, apartment, seniors housing and supportive housing.
SECONDARY SUITE means the residential use of all or part of a building for a self-contained dwelling unit that has been approved and issued an occupancy certificate, is clearly accessory to a principal building located on the same parcel, and may be located within or attached to the principal building.
SINGLE UNIT DWELLING means a principal residential building containing one (1) dwelling unit.
## SCHEDULE "A" TO BYLAW NO. 2797, 2025
## COMMERCIAL RATES:
Each business licence issued to an owner or operator of a business located on commercial property shall result in a 1st tap charge. If the business licence is transferred to another location or cancelled, the 1st tap charge for that business shall be deemed to be cut-off from the day the City is notified.
Greenhouses, Amusement Halls, Dance Halls, Theatres, Fraternity Clubs, Lodges, Stores, Offices, Medical and Dental Offices, Service Clubs, Barber Shops and Beauty Parlours, Banks, Post Office, Churches, Church Halls and Club Houses, Garages and Service Stations, Hotels, Boarding Establishments (3 to 10 Boarders), Tourist Cabins and Motels:
| 1st Tap and Service Charge | $131.58 per quarter |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Each Additional Tap | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each Toilet | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each Bath or Shower | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each water-cooled air conditioner and each other water using appliance not herein specified | $15.21 per quarter |
| Each beer, wine and liquor bar | $31.05 per quarter |
| Each Urinal | $15.21 per quarter |
| Each Chair in Barber Shop or Beauty Parlour | $4.53 per quarter |
| Swimming Pool (operated 6 months/year) | $24.00 per quarter |
| Swimming Pool (operated year-round) | $48.03 per quarter |
## Restaurants:
| 1st Tap and Service Charge with Banquet Room | $187.62 per quarter |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Without Banquet Room | $119.70 per quarter |
| Each Additional Tap | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each Toilet | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each Urinal | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each Bath or Shower | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each water-cooled motor, refrigerator, vegetable fountain and each other water using appliance not herein specified | $15.21 per quarter |
## SCHEDULE "B" TO BYLAW NO. 2797. 2025
## SCHEDULE "B" TO BYLAW NO. 2797, 2025
## COMMERCIAL RATES CONTINUED:
## Laundries:
| Ist Tap and Service Charge | $203.55 per quarter |
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Each Additional Tap | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each Toilet | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each Bath or Shower | $8.31 per quarter |
## Cleaning, Drying and Pressing Establishments:
| 1st Tap and Service Charge | $170.82 per quarter |
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Each Additional Tap | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each Toilet | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each Bath or Shower | $8.31 per quarter |
## Hospitals, Schools and Other Institutions:
| Ist Tap and Service Charge | $187.62 per quarter |
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Each Additional Tap | $3.51 per quarter |
| ¡Each Hand Basin | $3.51 per quarter |
| Each Toilet | $3.51 per quarter |
| Each Bath or Shower | $3.51 per quarter |
| Each Urinal | $3.51 per quarter |
| Each Steam Boiler | $3.51 per quarter |
## Car Wash, Micro Brewery or Distillery (using less than 600,000 gallons/year):
| Ist Tap and Service Charge | $203.55 per quarter |
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Each Additional Tap | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each Toilet | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each Bath or Shower | $8.31 per quarter |
## SCHEDULE "B" TO BYLAW NO. 2797, 2025
## COMMERCIAL RATES CONTINUED:
## Mobile Building:
| A structure manufactured as a unit and occupied as a dwelling, office, store or shop | $143.67 per quarter |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
## Campground:
| Ist Tap and Service Charge | $143.67 per quarter |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Each Additional Tap | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each Toilet | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each Bath or Shower | $8.31 per quarter |
| Each water-cooled air conditioner and each other water using appliance not herein specified | $15.21 per quarter |
| Each Urinal | $15.21 per quarter |
| Each Serviced Campsite | $31.05 per quarter |
| Swimming Pool (operated 6 months/year) | $24.00 per quarter |
| Swimming Pool (operated year-round) | $48.03 per quarter |
## TEMPORARY SERVICE
Construction/demolition of buildings or any type of work requiring the use of water for permanent work. Maximum period for Residential Rate shall be three (3) months. Maximum period for commercial rate shall be six (6) months.
| Dwellings | $124.08 per quarter |
|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Other frame buildings per thousand (1,000) square feet | $124.08 per quarter |
| All other buildings per thousand (1,000) square feet | $146.04 per quarter |
## MINIMUM CHARGE:
Minimum water charge imposed and levied against the owner of land or real property whose property is connected to the water system shall be $143.67 per quarter.
## SCHEDULE "C" TO BYLAW NO. 2797, 2025
## SCHEDULE "D" TO BYLAW NO. 2797, 2025
## BULK WATER RATES (METERED)
| Bulk Water Rate | $0.87 per cubic meter - commencing January 1, 2026 |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Bulk Water Rate | $1.00 per cubic meter - commencing January 1, 2027 |
I HEREBY CERTIFY this to be a true and correct copy of the original 'Bylaw No. 2797, City of Kimberley Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 2148, 2002, Amendment No. 23, 2025' as passed by the Municipal Council of the City of Kimberley signed by the Mayor and Corporate Officer, sealed with the seal of the said City, and dated the 8th day of December, 2025.
DATED at Kimberley, B.C. this 24th day of December, 2025.
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