This is the exact embedded text of the captured official document.
Snapshot f2856f6c3aed · verified 2026-06-08 ·
original document ·
archived snapshot ·
unofficial consolidation, the official version is held by the municipal clerk.
Document Number: 189637
DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES BYLAW, 2024, NO. 3256
A Bylaw to impose Development Cost Charges
WHEREAS pursuant to the Local Government Act, in particular section 559 thereof, the
Council of the City of Langley may, by bylaw, impose development cost charges;
AND WHEREAS development cost charges may be imposed for the purpose of providing
funds to assist the City of Langley in paying the capital costs of providing, constructing,
altering or expanding sewer, water, drainage and highway facilities, and of providing and
improving parkland, to service directly or indirectly, the development for which the charges
are imposed;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Langley is of the opinion that the charges
imposed by this bylaw:
(a) are not excessive in relation to the capital cost of prevailing standards of service in
the municipality;
(b) will not deter development in the City;
(c) will not discourage the construction of reasonably priced housing or the provision of
reasonably priced serviced land in the City; and
(d) will not discourage development designed to result in a low environmental impact in
the municipality;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Langley has considered the charges imposed
by this bylaw in relation to future land use patterns and development, the phasing of works
and services described in the Official Community Plan, and how development designed
to result in a low environmental impact may affect the capital costs of sewer, water,
drainage, highways and parks;
AND WHEREAS in the opinion of the Council of the City of Langley, the charges imposed
by this bylaw are related to capital costs attributable to projects included in the
municipality's financial plan and long-term capital plans, and to capital projects consistent
with the Official Community Plan;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Langley, in open meeting assembled, enacts
as follows:
1. Title
This bylaw shall be cited as "Development Cost Charges Bylaw, 2024, No. 3256".
I hereby certify this is a true copy of the original document Bylaw No. 3256 which
stands at third reading on April 8, 2024.
Date: April 17, 2024
Paula Kusack, Deputy Corporate Officer
Development Cost Charges Bylaw, 2024
Bylaw No. 3256
Page 2
________________________________________________________________________
2. Definitions and Interpretation
In this bylaw:
Apartment
means a building divided into two or more Dwelling Units in which access to Dwelling
Units is provided principally by means of interior corridors rather than direct access
from the exterior of the building.
Building Permit
means any permit under the City of Langley Building and Plumbing Bylaw, 2003 No.
2498, as amended or replaced from time to time, for the construction, alteration or
extension of a building or structure.
City
means the City of Langley.
Commercial
means a building or structure used for a commercial use permitted under the Zoning
Bylaw.
Dwelling Unit
means a self-contained set of rooms including living, sleeping, cooking and sanitary
facilities, used or intended to be used for the residential accommodation of a single
household.
Gross Floor Area or GFA
means the total area of all floors of a building measured to the outer surface of the
exterior walls, including all stairwells, elevator shafts, storage areas and mechanical
rooms and any mezzanine areas.
Industrial
means a building or structure used for an industrial use permitted under the Zoning
Bylaw.
Institutional
means building or structure used for:
(i) an institutional use permitted under the Zoning Bylaw, or
(ii) Dwelling Units used for the accommodation of caretakers, staff, students or
patients, provided that such units are part of an institutional building under
paragraph (i) of this definition and a restrictive covenant is registered in the land
title office in favour of the City to require that the units remain used only for the
applicable purpose.
I hereby certify this is a true copy of the original document
Bylaw No. 3256 which stands at third reading on April 8,
2024.
Date: April 17, 2024
Paula Kusack, Deputy Corporate Officer
Development Cost Charges Bylaw, 2024
Bylaw No. 3256
Page 3
________________________________________________________________________
Lot
has the same meaning as under the Community Charter and includes a strata lot.
Secondary Suite
means a Dwelling Unit which is accessory to a Single Family use.
Single Family
means a building containing a single Dwelling Unit with or without a Secondary Suite.
Subdivision
means a subdivision as defined the Land Title Act and a subdivision under the Strata
Property Act.
Townhouse
means a building divided into two or more Dwelling Units where each Dwelling Unit
has an independent entrance to the exterior and each Dwelling Unit is attached to
another Dwelling Unit.
Zoning Bylaw
means the City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 1996, No. 2100, as amended or replaced
from time to time.
3. Development Cost Charges
3.1 Every person who obtains:
3.1.1
approval of a Subdivision that will create at least one additional Lot on
which the Zoning Bylaw permits the construction of a Single Family
Dwelling Unit; or
3.1.2
a Building Permit authorizing the construction, alteration or extension of a
building or structure, including a building containing fewer than four
Dwelling Units;
shall pay to the City before Building Permit issuance or Subdivision approval a
development cost charge calculated in accordance with Schedule A, attached to
and forming part of this bylaw.
4. Exemptions
4.1 A development cost charge is not payable under this bylaw:
4.1.1. in relation to a development authorized by a Building Permit, if the 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 section 220(1)(h) or 224(2)(f) of the Community
Charter;
I hereby certify this is a true copy of the original document
Bylaw No. 3256 which stands at third reading on April 8,
2024.
Date: April 17, 2024
Paula Kusack, Deputy Corporate Officer
Development Cost Charges Bylaw, 2024
Bylaw No. 3256
Page 4
________________________________________________________________________
4.1.2. in relation to the construction, alteration or extension of Dwelling Units in a
building, if the area of each Dwelling Unit is no larger than 29 m2 and each
Dwelling Unit is to be put to no use other than residential use; or
4.1.3. in relation to a development authorized by a Building Permit, if the value of
the work authorized by the permit does not exceed $50,000.
5. Calculation Guidance
5.1
Where the use of a building is not specified in this bylaw, the development cost
charge for the construction, alteration of extension of that building will be
calculated based on the most similar use specified in this bylaw.
5.2
Where the construction, alteration or extension is of a building or structure
containing more than one use, the development cost charge will be calculated
separately for each use and the total payable will be the sum of those separate
calculations.
6. Severability
6.1
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.
7. Repeal
7.1. Development Cost Charges Bylaw, 2010, No. 2845 is repealed.
I hereby certify this is a true copy of the original document
Bylaw No. 3256 which stands at third reading on April 8,
2024.
Date: April 17, 2024
Paula Kusack, Deputy Corporate Officer
Development Cost Charges Bylaw, 2024
Bylaw No. 3256
Page 5
________________________________________________________________________
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME this eighth day of April, 2024.
APPROVED BY THE INSPECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES this tenth day of June, 2024.
ADOPTED this eighth day of July, 2024.
________________________________
MAYOR
________________________________
DEPUTY CORPORATE OFFICER
I hereby certify this is a true copy of the original document
Bylaw No. 3256 which stands at third reading on April 8,
2024.
Date: April 17, 2024
Paula Kusack, Deputy Corporate Officer
Schedule A
Land Use
Unit
Transportati
on
Water
Drainage
Sanitary
Sewer
Parks
TOTAL
Single
Family
Per Lot
$16,369
$2,756
$4,993
$1,564
$19,881
$45,563
Townhouse
Per Dwelling Unit
$12,099
$2,037
$2,696
$1,156
$14,695
$32,683
Apartment
Per Dwelling Unit
$7,907
$1,331
$1,648
$756
$9,604
$21,246
Commercial
Per ft2 Gross
Floor Area
$5.24
$0.88
$1.48
$0.50
$6.36
$14.46
Industrial
Per ft2 Gross
Floor Area
$1.75
$0.29
$1.48
$0.17
$2.12
$5.81
Institutional
Per ft2 Gross
Floor Area
$5.24
$0.88
$1.48
$0.50
$6.36
$14.46
I hereby certify this is a true copy of the original document
Bylaw No. 3256 which stands at third reading on April 8,
2024.
Date: April 17, 2024
Paula Kusack, Deputy Corporate Officer