Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2987, 2024

Pitt Meadows, British Columbia

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195600v3 Coversheet This is a convenience copy of Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2987, 2024. This document is not the official or legal version, and should not be used in place of certified copies which can be obtained through Legislative Services at City Hall or by emailing [email protected]. As noted in Schedule A of this bylaw, the Amenity Cost Charge Amounts will be adjusted on April 1 each year. The Amenity Cost Charge Amounts from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027 are: Type of Development Amenity Cost Charge Amount Single-Family Dwelling $8,480 per dwelling unit Duplex or Townhouse $7,330 per dwelling unit Apartment $5,240 per dwelling unit Secondary Suite or Garden Suite $3,560 per dwelling unit 188308v1 CITY OF PITT MEADOWS AMENITY COST CHARGE BYLAW No. 2987, 2024 A bylaw to impose Amenity Cost Charges WHEREAS Council may impose an amenity cost charge under section 570.2 of the Local Government Act; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Pitt Meadows enacts as follows: 1. Citation/Title 1.1 This Bylaw may be cited as the 'Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw'. 2. Interpretation 2.1 In this bylaw the following words, terms, and phrases have the following meanings: a) Amenity Cost Charge means the charge payable pursuant to the provisions of this Bylaw and in the amounts as calculated in Schedule "A". The term Amenity Cost Charge may also be referred to as "ACC" or "ACCs" in this Bylaw. b) Apartment means an apartment as defined in the Zoning Bylaw. c) City means the lands within the municipal boundaries of the City of Pitt Meadows, or the corporation of the City of Pitt Meadows, as the context requires. d) Development means the construction, alteration or extension of a building or structure. e) Duplex means a duplex as defined in the Zoning Bylaw. f) Dwelling Unit means a dwelling unit as defined in the Zoning Bylaw, except for a dwelling unit used for migrant farm-worker housing in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw. g) Garden Suite means a garden suite as defined in the Zoning Bylaw. h) Secondary Suite means a secondary suite as defined in the Zoning Bylaw. Bylaw No. 2987, 2024 Page 2 188308v1 i) Single-Family Dwelling means a single-family dwelling as defined in the Zoning Bylaw. j) Townhouse means a townhouse as defined in the Zoning Bylaw. k) Zoning Bylaw means the City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011, as amended from time to time. 3. Amenity Cost Charge 3.1 Subject to an exemption in the Local Government Act, every person who obtains a building permit within the City authorizing a development that will, after the development, contain a dwelling unit must pay to the City the applicable Amenity Cost Charge set out in Schedule "A" which is attached to and forms part of this Bylaw. 3.2 Where a type of development is not identified in Schedule "A", the Amenity Cost Charge for the most comparable type of development, as determined by the City, is to be used to determine the amount payable. 3.3 For an Amenity Cost Charge imposed pursuant to this Bylaw, a credit will be granted for each dwelling unit that exists on the property prior to issuance of the building permit. 3.4 Subject to the Local Government Act, the Amenity Cost Charge must be paid at the time of the issuance of building permit. 4. Amenities 4.1 The amenities that will receive funding from the Amenity Cost Charges are: a) Recreation and culture facilities; b) Public art; c) Heritage conservation; and d) Environmental conservation. 5. Severability 5.1 If a section, subsection or clause in this Bylaw is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then that invalid portion will be severed and the Bylaw No. 2987, 2024 Page 3 188308v1 remainder of this Bylaw will be deemed to have been adopted without the invalid and severed section, subsection or clause. READ a FIRST and SECOND and THIRD time on June 4, 2024. ADOPTED on June 25, 2024. Nicole MacDonald Mayor Kate Barchard Corporate Officer Bylaw No. 2987, 2024 Page 4 188308v1 Schedule "A" Amenity Cost Charge Amounts Type of Development Amenity Cost Charge Amount Single-Family Dwelling $8,100 per dwelling unit Duplex or Townhouse $7,000 per dwelling unit Apartment $5,000 per dwelling unit Secondary Suite or Garden Suite $3,400 per dwelling unit Note: 1. The Amenity Cost Charge Amount will be adjusted on April 1 each year based on the annual percent change of the Consumer Price Index for the Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) in the previous year, rounded to the nearest ten dollars.