Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
· No. 2995
· adopted 2024-09-10
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CITY OF PITT MEADOWS
DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
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A bylaw to authorize the imposition of Development Cost Charges
WHEREAS pursuant to the Local Government Act, the Council of the City of Pitt
Meadows, by bylaw, impose development cost charges;
AND WHEREAS development cost charges may be imposed for the purpose of
providing funds to assist the City in paying the capital cost of providing, constructing,
altering or expanding sanitary sewer, water, drainage, highway facilities and providing
and improving park land, in order to service, directly or indirectly, the development in
respect of which the charges are imposed;
AND WHEREAS Council is satisfied that the development cost charges imposed by this
Bylaw are related to capital costs attributable to projects included in the City's financial
plan;
AND WHEREAS Council has considered future land use patterns and development, the
phasing of works and services, how low environmental impact development may affect
capital costs of infrastructure, and the provision of park land described in the Official
Community Plan and Council has deemed that the charges imposed by this Bylaw;
AND WHEREAS, Council has deemed that the charges imposed by this Bylaw:
a) are not excessive in relation to the capital cost of prevailing standards of service
in the City;
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 City;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Pitt Meadows enacts as follows:
Citation/Title
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Development Cost Charges Bylaw".
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Repeal
Park Land Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2685, 2015 and Development
Cost Charge Imposition Bylaw No. 2382, 2009, and their amendments, are
repealed.
Definitions
In this bylaw:
a) "development area" or "DA" means:
i. the area within the footprint of a proposed building or structure; and
ii. any area of the parcel being developed that is improved for landscaping,
parking, storage, loading and unloading; but
iii. excludes the area attributed to aprons, runways, helipads, taxiways, taxi
lanes, aircraft parking, passenger/cargo loading and unloading, staging
areas, and all other movement and maneuvering areas on the airside of
the Airport required for aviation purposes.
b) "gross floor area" or "GFA" means the total area of all floors enclosed by the
inside edge of the exterior walls of a building including without limitation,
mezzanines, stairways, elevator shafts, storage and mechanical rooms.
c) "intensive agriculture" means greenhouses, retail nurseries, manufacturing
and processing plants for agriculture related products, facilities used for
intensive livestock purposes, and commercial businesses located within
agricultural zones. Produce stands, temporary uses (less than 6 months) and
retail less than 100m2 will not be considered intensive agriculture.
d) "per unit" means:
i. for single family residential -- per additional parcel of land created by
subdivision;
ii. for two-family, three-family or townhouse residential -- per dwelling unit
in a two-family or three-family dwelling or townhouse building; and
iii. for apartment residential -- per dwelling unit in an apartment building.
Refer to land use category definitions outlined in the Zoning Bylaw No.2505,
2011.
e) A reference to a statute, regulation, bylaw, or other enactment refers to that
enactment as it may be amended or replaced from time to time.
In the event of a conflict between any term of this bylaw and the provisions of the
Local Government Act authorizing the imposition of development cost charges,
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this bylaw is to be interpreted so that it is consistent with the authority set out in
the Local Government Act.
Exemptions
Pursuant to the Local Government Act, no development cost charge is payable
where:
a)
the building permit is for a place of worship that is exempt from taxation
under section 220(1)(h) or 224(2)(f) of the Community Charter;
b)
the value of the work authorized by the building permit does not exceed
$50,000;
c)
the dwelling unit is no larger than 29m2;
d)
the development does not impose new capital cost burdens on the
municipality; or
e)
the Development Cost Charge has previously been paid for the same
development unless, as a result of further development, new capital cost
burdens will be imposed on the City.
Regulations
Subject to the exemptions prescribed by the Local Government Act and this
Bylaw, every person who obtains approval of a subdivision of land or a building
permit will pay to the City a development cost charge for each of the services
referred to in Schedule A.
Without limiting the generality of section 6, every person who obtains approval of
a building permit for the construction, alteration or extension of a building that
will contain fewer than four (4) self-contained dwelling units must pay to the City
a development cost charge for each of the services referred to in Schedule A.
Where a type of development is not identified in Schedule A, the development
cost charges for the most comparable type of development, as determined by
the City, are to be used to determine the amount payable.
In the case of a comprehensive development, development cost charges will be
calculated separately for each use that is part of that comprehensive
development, in accordance with Schedules A, and the developer will pay the
sum total of the development cost charges calculated for each separate use.
The development cost charges imposed by this Bylaw will be paid to the City at
the following times:
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a)
where an application is made for the subdivision of land, at the time of
approval of such subdivision; and
b)
where an application is made for a building permit, at the time of
approval of such building permit.
Severability
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.
Schedules
Schedule A, which is attached to and forms part of this bylaw, outlines the
applicable development cost charges per land use category.
READ a FIRST, SECOND and THIRD time on July 9, 2024.
INSPECTOR APPROVAL received on August 16, 2024.
ADOPTED on September 10, 2024.
Nicole MacDonald
Mayor
Kate Barchard
Corporate Officer
CITY OF PITT MEADOWS
DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
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Schedule A - Development Cost Charges Summary
LAND USE
CATEGORY
DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGE AMOUNT
Major
Roads
Minor
Roads
Water
Sanitary
Drainage
Parks
Total
Unit
Single Family
Residential*
$13,876.00
-
$1,668.00
$626.00
$642.00
$6,371.00 $23,183.00 per unit
Two-Family, Three-
Family or Townhouse
Residential
$9,713.00
-
$1,382.00
$518.00
$417.00
$5,276.00 $17,306.00 per unit
Apartment
Residential
$7,077.00
-
$965.00
$362.00
$154.00
$3,683.00 $12,241.00 per unit
Institutional
$18.04
-
$2.09
$0.78
$20.91
per m2 of
proposed
GFA
-
$1.45
$1.45 per m2 of
proposed DA
Commercial
$52.73
-
$4.69
$1.76
$59.18
per m2 of
proposed
GFA
-
$1.45
$1.45 per m2 of
proposed DA
Industrial
$27.75
-
$2.35
$0.88
$1.16
$32.14 per m2 of
proposed DA
Intensive Agriculture
$6.94
-
$1.82
$0.48
$9.24 per m2 of
proposed DA
*Includes single family residential development in agricultural and rural residential zones.
Statutory Approval
Under the provisions of section
560
of the
Local Government Act
I hereby approve Bylaw
No.
2995
of the
City of Pitt Meadows
,
a copy of which is attached hereto.
Dated this 16th
day
of
August
, 2024
Deputy Inspector of Municipalities