City of Langford Parks Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2024, 2022 — full text, Langford, British Columbia

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CITY OF LANGFORD BYLAW NO. 2024 A BYLAW TO IMPOSE PARKS DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES. Parks DCC Bylaw No. 2024 Page 1 of 7 WHEREAS: (a) Council may impose development cost charges under Section 559 of the Local GovernmentAct. (b) Development cost charges may be imposed for the sole 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 and providing or improving park land, or any of them, in order to serve, directly or indirectly, the development for which the charges are imposed. (c) In the consideration of Council, the charges imposed under this bylaw: (i) are not excessive in relation to the capital cost of prevailing standards of service in the City; (11) will not deter development in the City; (iii) will not discourage the construction of reasonably priced housing or the provision of reasonably priced serviced land; (d) In the opinion of Council, the charges imposed underthis bylaw are: (i) related to capital costs attributable to projects included in the City's capital expenditure bylaw, including projects described in Schedule "A" and "B" attached to and forming part of this Bylaw; (ii) related to capital projects consistent with the City's Official Community Plan. Parks DCC Bylaw No. 2024 Page 2 of 7 NOWTHEREFORE; the Council of the City of Lan^ord; in open meeting assembled; hereby enacts as follows: Ihterpretation: 1. In this Bylaw: "Building" means ar^ystructure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or per$Qns, animals or property. "City" means the City of Langford or the geographical area within the boundaries of the City of Langford; as the context requires. "Commercial" means any commercial use as permitted under the City's zoning bylaw. "Dwelling unit" means two or more habitable roonis constituting a self-contained unit with a separate entrance; and used or intended to be used together for living and sleeping purposes for not more than one family and containing a separate and properly ventilated kitchen with a sink and not more than one set of cooking facilities and a bathroom with a water closet; washbasin and a bath Or shower; and includes all seniors housing, "Industrial" means a use permitted in an industrial zone under the City's zoning bylaw. "Institutional" means any use that is not commercial/industrial; public utility or residential. "Multi-family" means a use containing four or more dwelling units. "Residential" means a use containing up to and including three dwelling units. "Public Utility" means a private business organization that is subject to governmental regulation because it provides an essential service or commodity such as water; electricity; sewage collection; transportation or communication to the consuming public or a public or private recreational building located on Cityland providing space to the general public for the purposes of recreation. "Structure" means anything constructed; erected or placed; the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something haying location on the ground; excludes concrete or asphalt or similar surfacing of a lot; fenceS; signs and underground sewage disposal facilities. Parks DCC Bylaw No. 2024 Page 3 of 7 "Townhouse" means: a) A building divided into two or more dwelling units with each dwelling unit having direct access to the exterior at grade or; b) Two or more detached dwellings constructed on the same lot. Charges: 2. a) Every person who obtains approval of a subdivision, including a subdivision for the purpose of leasing land for a term exceeding 3 years, in a zoning district which permits the use of land for residential purposes shall pay to the City the development cost charges set out in Schedule "C" attached to and forming part of this bylaw, and the approving officer shall not approve such a subdivision until such development cost charges have been paid. b) Every person who obtains a building permit for a building or structure for a residential use, including a building containing fewer than four dwelling units, shall pay to the City the development cost charges set out in Schedule "C" and the building inspector shall not issue such a building permit until such development cost charges have been paid. 3. a) The charges imposed under Section 2(a) shall be paid in respect of the number of lots created in addition to the number of lots existing at the time of subdivision, and on the basis of two dwelling units for each additional lot on which the zoning bylaw permits the construction of duplexes. b) The charges imposed under Section 2(b) shall be calculated based on the information contained in the building permit application, and may, in the sole discretion of the City, be adjusted as necessary with reference to the building constructed, and any additional amount shall be paid prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit. 4. A charge is payable in respect of every event under Table 1 of Schedule "C", provided that: a) a charge is not payable under this Section 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 this Section 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. Parks DCC Bylaw No. 2024 Page 4 of 7 5. Under no circumstances shall any charges collected under this bylaw be refunded. When an approved subdivision plan is not deposited or no construction is commenced pursuant to an approved building permit, charges collected shall be credited toward charges payable in respect of a future charging event under Table 1, Schedule C. Exemptions: 6. No charge is payable underthis 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 s. 220(l)(h) or s. 224(2)(f) of the Community Charter; or b) the value of the work authorized by the permit does not exceed $50,000 or any other amount prescribed by regulation under s. 561(9) of the Local Government Act. Severance: 7. 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. Citation: 8. This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "Cityof Langford Parks Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2024, 2022." READ a first time this 22"''day of February, 2022. READ a second time this 22"'^ day of February, 2022. READ a third time this 22"'' day of February, 2022. APPROVED BY The Inspector of Municipalities, pursuant to s. 560 of the Local Government Act on this 31='day of May, 2022. ADOPTED tWs20* day of June, 2022. MAYO^' ^ (Certified Correct) / CORPORATE OFFICER / STEWARTY0UM6 mayor Will Ying-Udomrat Deputy Corporate Officer -vy I Schedule "A" City of Langford Park DCC Parks and Open Space Project Map (Bylaw 2024) % District of % Highlands, _ Town 1 of View Royal Legend Existing Langford Parks Classification Destination mm Community Nelghbourttood * / .. 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Table 1 - PARK & OPEN SPACE Column "A" Class of Development Column "B" Subdivision Column "C Building Permit Residential Single family with suite or Single family (>300 sq m lot) Single Family$3,357.00 (of which $3,146.00 is collected for Parkland Improvement and $211.00 for Parkland Acquisition). Residential Small (<300 sq m) lot or duplex Small lot or duplex $2,078.00 (of virhich $1,948.00 is collected for Parkland Improvement and $130.00 for Parkland Acquisition). Residential Townhome Residential Townhome $2,078.00 (of which $1,948.00 iscollected for Parkland Improvement and $130.00 for Parkland Acquisition). Multi-family (Condo or Apartment) Multi-family $1,438.00 (of w^hich $1,348.00 is collected for Parkland Improvement and $90.00 for Parkland Acquisition).