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CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER
DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES BYLAW NO. 8327, 2022
(Adopted August 29, 2022)
This is a consolidation of the bylaws listed below. The amendment bylaws have been
combined with the original bylaw for convenience only. This consolidation is not a legal
document. Certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted for all
interpretations and applications of the bylaws on this subject.
AMENDMENT BYLAW
ADOPTION DATE
EFFECTIVE DATE
8444, 2024 (repealed)
March 11, 2024
April 1, 2024
8456, 2024
July 8, 2024
August 1, 2024
8539, 2025
January 12, 2026
The bylaw numbers highlighted in this consolidation refer to the bylaws that amended
the principal Bylaw No. 8327, 2022. The number of any amending bylaw that has been
repealed is not referred to in this consolidation.
Obtainable from the Legislative Services Department
CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
(January 16, 2026)
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CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER
BYLAW NO. 8327, 2022
A Bylaw to Impose Development Cost Charges
WHEREAS the City Council of the corporation of the City of New Westminster
("Council") under authority provided by the Local Government Act R.S.B.C. 2015, c. 1,
as amended (the "Local Government Act"), in particular section 559 thereof and
regulations passed pursuant thereto and the general provisions of the Community Charter
S.B.C 2003, c. 26 (the "Community Charter"), may by bylaw impose development cost
charges; and
WHEREAS the development cost charges may be imposed for the purpose of
providing funds to assist the City of New Westminster (the "City") to pay the capital
costs of providing, constructing, altering or expanding transportation, water, drainage,
sanitary, and providing and improving park land to service directly and indirectly the
development for which the charge is being imposed; and
WHEREAS the development cost charges established by this Bylaw will be used
for the recited purposes; and
WHEREAS Council has taken into consideration the provisions of Part 14:
Division 19 of the Local Government Act; and
WHEREAS the charges imposed by this bylaw are related to capital costs
attributable to projects included in the City's capital expenditure program and are
consistent with the City of New Westminster Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 7925,
2017, as amended from time to time;
NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL of the Corporation of the City of
New Westminster in open meeting assembled ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
General Provisions
1.1
This Bylaw may be cited as the "New Westminster Development Cost Charges
Bylaw No. 8327, 2022".
1.2 The following schedules attached to this Bylaw form part of this Bylaw:
(a)
Schedule A - The City of New Westminster Queensborough
Transportation, Drainage, Water, Sanitary and Parkland DCC Boundary
(b)
Schedule B - Queensborough Development Cost Charges
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(c)
Schedule C - The City of New Westminster Mainland Transportation,
Drainage, Water, Sanitary and Parkland DCC Boundary
(d)
Schedule D - Mainland Development Cost Charges
2.
Effective Date and Transitional Provisions
2.1
This Bylaw will come into force on the Effective Date except to the extent that
sections 511 and/or 568 of the Local Government Act apply to:
(a)
a Precursor Application which is in-stream on the Effective Date and the
associated Building Permit for the Precursor Application is issued within
one-year after the Effective Date; or
(b)
a Subdivision Application that is in-stream on the Effective Date and is
approved by the Approving Officer within one year after the Effective Date;
or
(c)
a Building Permit Application that is in-stream on the Effective Date and is
issued within one year after the Effective Date.
2.2
New Westminster Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 7311, 2009 and all
amendments thereto shall be repealed.
3.
Definitions
3.1
In this Bylaw italicized words will have the meanings attributed to them as
follows:
ADOPTION DATE means the date of adoption of this bylaw by Council for the
City.
APARTMENT RESIDENTIAL means a building or portion of a building
divided into three or more dwelling units with common or shared entrances or
interior passageways, which provide access to the outside and which does not
include a townhouse.
BUILDING PERMIT means any permit authorizing the construction, alteration
or extension of a building or structure in the City.
CITY means the City of New Westminster.
COMMERCIAL - OFFICE means a building or portion of building designed and
intended for office use, excluding offices for trade contractors.
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COMMERCIAL - RETAIL means a building or portion of a building providing
for the sale or rental of goods or services to the end user or for the servicing and
repair of goods.
DEVELOPMENT means:
(a)
a Subdivision and a proposed Subdivision; or
(b)
the proposed construction, alteration, or extension of a building or structure
for which a Building Permit is required.
DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES or DCC means the applicable rates
prescribed in Schedules "B" and "D".
DWELLING UNIT means one or more habitable rooms designed, occupied or
intended for use, including occupancy, by one or more persons as an independent
and separate residence in which a facility for cooking, sleeping facilities and a
bathroom are provided for the exclusive use of such person or persons.
EFFECTIVE DATE means the date on which this amended bylaw is adopted.
FLOAT HOME means a structure incorporating a flotation system, intended for
use or being used or occupied for residential purposes, not primarily intended for,
or usable in, navigation and does not include a water craft designed or intended for
navigation.
GROSS FLOOR AREA means:
(a)
the floor area of the building or structure (measured from the outside edge
of all exterior walls of the building or structure), less the floor area of the
building or structure that is used or is intended to be used for vehicular and
bicycle parking, bicycle end-of-trip facilities, vehicular access,
maneuvering aisles, elevators and stairs; or
(b)
in the case of an alteration or extension of less than the entire building or
structure, the portion of the building or structure to which the Building
Permit applies (measured from the outside edge of any exterior walls in
such portion of the building or structure), less the floor area of the building
or structure that is used or is intended to be used for vehicular and bicycle
parking, bicycle end-of-trip facilities, vehicular access, maneuvering aisles,
elevators and stairs;
IMPROVED SITE AREA means the whole or a portion of the parcel to be
improved for industrial purposes as part of the development authorized by a
building permit, including all buildings, vehicular and pedestrian circulation areas,
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loading, parking, storage, works, decorative areas and landscaped areas belonging
to the development.
INDUSTRIAL means a lot used or intended to be used for industrial uses,
including manufacturing, processing, treatment, assembly, disassembly, storage,
utility, testing, wholesale, distribution, or servicing of goods and materials.
INSTITUTIONAL means:
(a)
a use providing for the gathering of persons for charitable, cultural,
governance, philanthropic, religious, community recreation facilities,
hospitals, mental health facilities, or educational purposes, or
(b)
Housing units for the accommodation of caretakers, staff, students and/or
patients, provided that such housing units are part of the institutional
complex and a restrictive covenant is registered against the title of the land
in favour of the City to ensure that the housing units remain in the
designated use.
IN-STREAM means an application submitted and accepted by the City as a
legitimate application and all application fees have been paid, and where the
application has not been declined or rejected by the City or withdrawn by the
applicant.
LAND TITLE ACT means the Land Title Act, R.S.B.C 1996, c. 250, as amended.
MIXED-USE means a development in which the building or buildings are
intended to be used for two or more uses.
PRECURSOR APPLICATION means:
(a)
an application for the issuance of a Building Permit, if
(i)
the application has been submitted to the City as a complete and
legitimate application, that includes completed application forms,
submission of all required items, and payment of all applicable fees,
or
(b)
an application for the issuance of a Development Permit if:
(i)
the application has been submitted to the City as a complete and
legitimate application, that includes a completed application form,
submission of all required items, and payment of all applicable fees;
and
(ii)
the development authorized by the Building Permit is entirely within
the area of land that is the subject of the application, or
(c)
an application for an amendment to the Zoning Bylaw, if
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(i)
the application has been submitted by the City as a complete and
legitimate application that includes a completed application form,
submission of all required items, and payment of applicable fee, and
(ii)
the development authorized by the building permit is entirely within
the area of land to which the application relates.
SINGLE DETACHED - RESIDENTIAL includes any dwelling unit which is or
will be situated in a single building or structure containing one dwelling unit and
no other principal uses, and which may include a secondary suite, carriage house,
or laneway house that is constructed, altered or extended on a single parcel.
STRATA PROPERTY ACT means the Strata Property Act, S.B.C 1998, c. 43 as
amended.
SUBDIVISION means the division of land into two or more parcels under the
Land Title Act or the Strata Property Act.
SUBDIVISION APPLICATION means an application for subdivision, submitted
and accepted by the City as a legitimate application, which includes a completed
subdivision application form, submission of all required items, and payment of all
applicable application fees.
TOWNHOUSE RESIDENTIAL means a building or portion of a building
divided into two or more dwelling units where each dwelling unit has direct ground
level access, or indirect ground level access by way of a staircase shared by not
more than two dwelling units on the same storey, and each dwelling unit is attached
to another dwelling unit.
ZONING BYLAW means Zoning Bylaw 6680, 2001 as amended or replaced
from time to time.
4.
Imposition of Development Cost Charges
4.1
Subject to Section 5, a person who obtains:
(a)
approval of subdivision; or
(b)
a building permit authorizing the construction, alteration or extension of a
building or structure;
must pay to the City the applicable development cost charges set out in this
Bylaw, at the time of the approval of the subdivision or the issuance of the
building permit, as set out in Schedules "B" and "D".
4.2
Where on Schedules "B" and "D" a development cost charge is described as being
payable at either subdivision approval or building permit issuance, it shall be paid
upon the earlier event.
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5.
Exemption from DCC
Development cost charges are not payable where:
(a) exempted by statute and where 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
Section 220(1)(h) [statutory exemption for places of worship] or Section
224(2)(f) [permissive exemptions in relation to places of public worship] of the
Community Charter;
(b) the development does not impose new capital cost burdens on the City;
(c) development cost charges have been previously paid for the development
unless, as a result of further development, new capital cost burdens will be
imposed on the City;
(d) a dwelling unit size is less than or equal to 29 square metres and each unit is
used only for a residential use; or
(e) the development authorized by a building permit if the value of the work
authorized by the permit does not exceed $50,000 or such other amount as may
be prescribed by provincial regulation.
6.
Calculation of DCC
(a) Development cost charges imposed under this Bylaw shall be calculated in
accordance with the rates prescribed in Schedules "B" and "D".
(b) Where a development for which a development cost charge applies contains
two or more uses such as in mixed-use developments, the development cost
charge to be paid will be calculated separately for each use within the
development and the total development cost charge to be paid will be the sum
of the development cost charges for all uses within the development.
(c) Where a type of development is not specifically identified in Schedule "B" or
"D" the amount of development cost charges to be paid to the City shall be
equal to the development cost charges that are payable for the most comparable
type of development.
7.
Payment of DCC
Development cost charges imposed under this Bylaw must be paid in full to the
City as follows:
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(a) as a condition of the approval of the final plan of subdivision by the
Approving Officer where the subdivision creates Single-detached Residential
use parcels or bare land strata lots under the Strata Property Act; or
(b) for all other types of development to which this Bylaw applies prior to the
issuance of a Building Permit for the Development.
8.
Severability
If any section, subsection, clause or phrase of this Bylaw is for any reason held to
be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalid portion shall be severed
and the remainder of the Bylaw shall remain valid and enforceable in accordance
with its terms.
Adopted August 29, 2022
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SCHEDULE "A"
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SCHEDULE "B" to Bylaw 8327, 2022
CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER
QUEENSBOROUGH DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
The following development cost charges apply to development within the DCC boundary shown on Schedule "A" to Bylaw 8327, 2022:
Area of Land Use
How Charge is
Calculated
When Payable
Transportation by
sq. m.
Drainage by sq.
m.
Water by sq. m.
Sanitary Sewer by
sq. m.
Parkland
Acquisition and
Development by
sq. m.
[City-Wide]
Fire Protection by
sq. m.
[City-Wide]
Police by sq. m.
[City-Wide]
Total DCC
by sq. m.
Queensborough
Single Detached -
Residential
Parcel Area
Subdivision Approval/
Building Permit
Approval
$22.90
$11.61
$0.00
$2.99
$11.45
$19.90
$5.42
$74.27
Townhouse Residential
Gross Floor Area
Building Permit
Approval
$41.70
$19.24
$0.00
$6.08
$21.95
$38.14
$10.38
$137.49
Apartment Residential
Gross Floor Area
Building Permit
Approval
$40.42
$13.47
$0.00
$5.67
$30.14
$52.37
$14.25
$156.32
Float Home
Gross Floor Area
Building Permit
Approval
$41.70
$0.00
$0.00
$6.08
$21.95
$38.14
$10.38
$118.25
Commercial - Retail
Gross Floor Area
Building Permit
Approval
$139.12
$13.81
$0.00
$3.81
$14.57
$25.31
$6.89
$203.51
Commercial - Office
Gross Floor Area
Building Permit
Approval
$139.12
$13.81
$0.00
$3.22
$12.32
$21.42
$5.82
$195.71
Industrial
Improved Site
Area
Building Permit
Approval
$7.24
$9.71
$0.00
$1.31
$5.04
$8.76
$2.38
$34.44
Institutional
Gross Floor Area
Building Permit
Approval
$13.91
$12.94
$0.00
$3.22
$12.32
$21.42
$5.82
$69.63
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SCHEDULE "D" to Bylaw 8327, 2022
CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER
MAINLAND DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
The following development cost charges apply to development within the DCC boundary shown on Schedule "C" to Bylaw 8327, 2022:
Area of Land Use
How Charge is
Calculated
When Payable
Transportation by
sq. m.
Drainage by sq.
m.
Water by sq. m.
Sanitary Sewer
by sq. m.
Parkland Acquisition
and Development by
sq. m.
[City-Wide]
Fire Protection
by sq. m.
[City-Wide]
Police by sq. m.
[City-Wide]
Total DCC
by sq. m.
Mainland
Single Detached -
Residential
Parcel Area
Subdivision
Approval/ Building
Permit Approval
$9.11
$4.34
$2.60
$3.73
$11.45
$19.90
$5.42
$56.55
Townhouse Residential
Gross Floor Area
Building Permit
Approval
$15.65
$6.79
$4.98
$7.15
$21.95
$38.14
$10.38
$105.04
Apartment Residential
Gross Floor Area
Building Permit
Approval
$22.31
$6.99
$6.83
$9.83
$30.14
$52.37
$14.25
$142.72
Commercial - Retail
Gross Floor Area
Building Permit
Approval
$33.17
$5.16
$3.30
$4.75
$14.57
$25.31
$6.89
$93.15
Commercial - Office
Gross Floor Area
Building Permit
Approval
$33.17
$5.16
$2.80
$4.02
$12.32
$21.42
$5.82
$84.71
Industrial
Improved Site
Area
Building Permit
Approval
$3.45
$3.63
$1.14
$1.64
$5.04
$8.76
$2.38
$26.04
Institutional
Gross Floor Area
Building Permit
Approval
$6.63
$4.84
$2.80
$4.02
$12.32
$21.42
$5.82
$57.85