Fees and Charges Bylaw (Consolidated February 2026)
New Denver, British Columbia
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THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF NEW DENVER
CONSOLIDATED BYLAW NO. 699, 2016 AND AMENDMENTS THERETO - FEBRUARY 2026
A bylaw to establish fees and charges for various municipal services.
WHEREAS pursuant to the Community Charter, Council may, by bylaw, impose a fee payable in
respect of all or part of a service of the municipality, the use of municipal property, or the
exercise of authority to regulate, prohibit or impose requirements;
AND WHEREAS Council deems it desirable to set fees to defray the costs of providing these
services;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Village of New Denver, in open meeting assembled, enacts
as follows:
1. CITATION
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 699, 2016."
2. GENERAL
2.1. Any enactment referred to herein is a reference to an enactment of British Columbia
and regulations thereto, as amended, revised, consolidated or replaced from time to
time.
2.2. If any part, section, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this bylaw is for any reason
held to be invalid by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid
portion shall be severed and the decision that it is invalid shall not affect the validity of
the remainder which shall continue in full force and effect and be construed as if the
bylaw had been adopted without the invalid portion.
3. FEES AND CHARGES
3.1. The fees and charges for specific services or regulatory schemes shall be set as per
Schedules "A" through "H" attached and forming part of this bylaw.
4. REPEAL
- Schedule "B" of Village of New Denver Procedures Bylaw No. 417, 1993 is hereby
repealed.
- Village of New Denver Fee Setting Bylaw No. 493, 1997 is hereby repealed.
- Schedule "A" of Village of New Denver Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 579,
2004 and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
- Schedule "A" of Village of New Denver Business License Bylaw No. 580, 2004 and all
amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
- Schedule "A" of Village of New Denver Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 581,
2004 and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed
- Schedule "A" of Village of New Denver Building Bylaw No. 595, 2006 and all
amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
- Schedule "B" of Village of New Denver Cemetery Bylaw No. 618, 2007 is hereby
repealed.
5. EFFECTIVE DATE
This bylaw shall take effect upon adoption.
Read a first time this 12th day of April, 2016
Read a second time this 12th day of April, 2016
Read a third time this 12th day of April, 2016
Reconsidered and adopted this this 26th day of April, 2016
THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF NEW DENVER
CONSOLIDATED BYLAW NO. 699, 2016 AND AMENDMENTS THERETO - FEBRUARY 2026
MAYOR
CORPORATE OFFICER
Certified to be a true copy of, "Fees and
Charges Bylaw No. 699, 2016".
CORPORATE OFFICER
THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF NEW DENVER
CONSOLIDATED BYLAW NO. 699, 2016 AND AMENDMENTS THERETO - FEBRUARY 2026
This Bylaw has been consolidated for convenience.
List of Amending Bylaws:
Bylaw
Effective Date
Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 704, 2016
December 13, 2016
Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 712, 2017
December 12, 2017
Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 730, 2020
October 13, 2020
Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 732, 2021
January 29, 2021
Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 738, 2021
October 26, 2021
Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 746, 2022
January 10, 2023
Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 757, 2023
January 9, 2024
Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 769, 2025
December 16, 2025
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SCHEDULE "A"
Recreation and Cultural Services Fees
Knox Hall Rental
Fee
Community Organizations
$350 / year
Hourly
$25
Half Day (4 hours)
$75
Full Day
$110
Cleaning (if required)
$35 / hr
Lost Key Charge
$50
Rental of Parks and Public Lands
Fee
Fee
Clean-up Costs
$35 / hour
Events involving fewer than 100 people
Half Day
Full Day
Centennial Park Gazebo
$55
$110
Centennial Park BBQ Shelter
$55
$110
Centennial Park Field
$55
$110
Centennial Park Stage
$150
$250
Events involving 100 people or more
Half Day
Full Day
Centennial Park Gazebo
$80
$150
Centennial Park BBQ Shelter
$80
$150
Centennial Park Field
$80
$150
Centennial Park Stage
$300
$450
Any event, regardless of attendance
Centennial Park Propane Firepit &
Gathering Area
First 2 hrs
(minimum)
Additional Hourly
Rate
$200
$50
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Centennial Campground
Fee
Regular Sites
$30 per night
Lakeside Sites
$50 per night
Serviced Sites
$40 per night
Overflow Camping
$20 per night
Extra Tent
$5 per night
Clean-up Fee
$35
Sani-dump, single use
$12
Campsite Booking Lock Site Fee
$5
Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre Admissions
Fee
Fee
Single Entry
Annual Pass
Adult
$9
$20
Student (under 18 OR having valid student ID)
$7
$15
Senior (age 60 and over)
$7
$15
Family (2 adults and their children under 18)
$20
$40
Children under the age of 6 are admitted free of charge.
Kyowakai Society members and their direct descendants are admitted free of charge.
Former internees are admitted free of charge upon advance request to the Village of New Denver.
School groups are eligible for a 40% discount off the standard admission prices of the entire group
(students, teachers and chaperones).
Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre Special Access
Filming on site
$75 for first 3 hours,
$25 for each additional hour
Research Services
$30 per hour
Commercial use fees for print publication
$40
Commercial use fees for television, film or online
$75
72 dpi resolution digital file of a scanned photograph or archival
record (retrieved from online database collection).
FREE
300 dpi resolution digital file of a scanned photograph or archival
record
$25
Custom dpi resolution digital file
$40
Shipping
Actual cost +10%
Rush order
Double
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SCHEDULE "B"
Cemetery Fees
Fee
Portion
Allocated to
Care Fund
Grave Space - Resident (Adult, Child, Infant, Cremation)
$150
$37.50
Grave Space - Non-Resident (Adult, Child, Infant, Cremation)
$400
$100
Services - Open/Close (Adult, Child, Reburial)
$350
Services - Open/Close (Cremated Remains)
$90
Burials - Monday-Friday after 3:30, Saturday (Adult, Child, Infant)
$460
Burials - Monday-Friday after 3:30, Saturday (Cremated Remains)
$200
Burials - Sunday (Adult, Child, Infant)
$550
Burials - Sunday (Cremated Remains)
$290
Burials - Statutory Holidays (Adult, Child, Infant)
$700
Burials - Statutory Holidays (Cremated Remains)
$440
Open/Close for Exhumation (Adult, Child, Infant)*
$600
Open/Close for Exhumation (Cremated Remains)*
$90
Transfer of Licence
$10
Installation of Memorial - with base
$60
$15
Installation of Memorial - without base
$100
$25
*Exhumations on Saturday, Sundays or Statutory Holidays will be charged at actual cost plus 10%
administration fee.
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SCHEDULE "C"
Water Fees and Charges
Annual Water Rates
5% penalty will be applied to all amounts that have not been paid by February 15th
5% additional penalty will be applied to all amounts that have not been paid by October 1st
Water Service Charges
2026
Residence, Duplex (per unit)
$458
Secondary Suite
$364
Hotel/Motel/Guesthouse
Residence or Manager's Suite
Each additional unit
$458
$144
Business other than those specified in this table
$458
RCMP
$923
Laundromat
First Washer
Each Additional Washer
$458
$119
Church
$135
Restaurant, Café
$645
Senior Citizens Housing (9 units)
$2,976
School
$8,051
Hospital/Health Care Centre
$9,660
Swimming Pool
$364
Car Wash - per stall
$552
Microbrewery / Winery
$1,800
Microbrewery / Winery, with Restaurant
$2,400
Standard ¾" and 1" Connection Charge
Flat rate of $2,500 plus the actual cost for asphalt or
other infrastructure, including labour and administrative
fees, if required as a result of the new connection.
2" or larger Connection Charge
Flat rate of $3,000 plus the actual cost for asphalt or
other infrastructure, including labour and administrative
fees, if required as a result of the new connection.
Water off or on during working hours
NO CHARGE
Water off or on - on weekdays outside of
regular hours, and Saturdays
Minimum 2 hrs x rate x 1.5 (actual hours if over 2hrs)
Water off or on - on Sundays or Statutory
Holidays
Minimum 2 hrs x rate x 2 (actual hours if over 2hrs)
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SCHEDULE "D"
Solid Waste Management Fees
Annual Garbage Rates
2026
Residential
$202
Hospital
$5,263
School
$3,239
Seniors Citizens Housing Complex
$2,024
Municipal Buildings
NO CHARGE
Hotel, Motel
$743
Restaurant, Café
$675
Microbrewery / Winery
$800
Microbrewery / Winery, with Restaurant
$1,100
Grocery Store, Supermarket
$1,012
Convenience Store
$337
Gas Station with Convenience Store or Auto
Repair Service
$406
Auto Repair Service
$337
Post Office
$459
All other businesses (once weekly pick-up)
$271
5% penalty will be applied to all amounts that have not been paid by February 15th
5% additional penalty will be applied to all amounts that have not been paid by October 1st
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SCHEDULE "E"
Business Licence Fees
Annual
Fee
Temporary
Day Licence
Mobile Vendor
$105
$15
Temporary Residential Vacation Rental
(per rental, maximum 4 weeks per year)
$30
All other businesses
$30
$15
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SCHEDULE "F"
Building Permit Fees
Building Permit Fees
Building permit fees for the Village of New Denver shall be based on the current building permit fees for
the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK).
Related Permit Fees
Related building permit fees for the Village of New Denver shall correspond to the current related building
permit fees of the RDCK.
Plumbing Permit Fees
Plumbing permit fees shall follow the current plumbing permit fees of the RDCK.
Permit Fee Refunds
Permit refunds shall be issued in accordance with the current RDCK building permit refund policy.
Plan Check Deposit
The fee for building permit plan check deposits shall be the current RDCK building permit plan check deposit
fee and shall only apply to complex buildings.
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SCHEDULE "G"
Planning & Development Fees
Official Community Plan Amendment Application
$100 + advertising costs
Zoning By-Law Amendment Application
$100 + advertising costs
Joint Official Community Plan & Zoning By-Law Amendment
Application
$150 + advertising costs
Development Variance Permit Application
$100
Development Permit Application
Value up to $50,000
Each additional $50,000 or portion thereof
$100
$100
Subdivision Application
Creating 4 lots or fewer
Each additional lot created
$500
$100
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SCHEDULE "H"
Administrative Fees & Charges
Photocopies
Per page, including tax
$0.25
Fax
Per page, including tax
$2
Tax Certificate
$10
Village Pins (including tax)
$2.50
Radon Detector Rental (2 weeks)
Village residents & property owners
Outside municipal boundaries
NO CHARGE
$15 (plus $50 damage deposit)
Sound System Rental
Daily rate
Daily rate - Non-profit groups
$100
$50
Temporary Licence of Occupation
Per parking space
$100