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CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM
BYLAW NO. 4320
A BYLAW TO IMPOSE DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
WHEREAS pursuant to the Local Government Act, the Council of the City of Port Coquitlam may,
by Bylaw, impose development cost charges;
AND WHEREAS development cost charges may be imposed for the purpose of providing funds
to assist the municipality in paying the capital costs of providing, constructing, altering, or
expanding sanitary sewer, water, drainage and roads facilities, and 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 Port Coquitlam 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 municipality;
(c) will not discourage the construction of reasonably priced housing or the provision of
reasonably priced serviced land in the municipality; and
(d) will not discourage development designed to result in a low environmental impact in
the municipality;
AND WHEREAS Council 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 sanitary sewer, water, drainage, and roads and providing and improving
parkland;"
AND WHEREAS in the opinion of the Council, 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 Port Coquitlam, in open meeting assembled, enacts
as follows:
PART 1 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
1.1
This bylaw may be cited as "Development Cost Charge Bylaw 2023, No. 4320."
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM
DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGE BYLAW 2023
Bylaw No. 4320
PART 2 - DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
2.1
This bylaw applies to all applications for subdivisions and for issuance of a building
permit for parcels located in the City of Port Coquitlam.
2.2
In the event of a conflict with any term of this bylaw with the provisions of the Local
Government Act authorizing the imposition of development cost charges, this bylaw is to
be interpreted so that it is consistent with the authority set out in the Local Government
Act.
2.3
For the purposes of this bylaw, the words or phrases that are not defined in this section
shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Zoning Bylaw.
2.4
In this bylaw:
(a) "Building Permit" means any permit required under the City of Port Coquitlam
Building and Plumbing Bylaw, 2009, No. 3710, as amended, or repealed and replaced
from time to time.
(b) "City" means the City of Port Coquitlam.
(c) "Commercial" means a commercial development in a commercial zone listed in the
Zoning Bylaw or a similar development in another zone permitted in accordance with
the Zoning Bylaw, in which the predominant use of the zone, as determined by its
purpose and list of permitted uses, is of a commercial nature.
(d) "Construction" includes building, erection, installation, repair, alteration, addition,
enlargement, moving, relocating, reconstruction, demolition, removal, excavation, or
shoring requiring a Building Permit.
(e) "Dwelling Unit" means a self-contained set of rooms, including provisions for living,
sleeping, cooking and sanitation; includes coach homes or secondary suites.
(f) "Gross Floor Area" or "GFA" means the area of all storeys of the building measured
to the exterior surfaces of the walls.
(g) "Ground-Oriented Multi Family" means residential development which includes
townhouse, rowhouse, duplex and multi-plex.
(h) "General/Light Industrial" means an industrial development in a zone listed in the
Zoning Bylaw, or similar development in another Zone permitted in accordance with
the Zoning Bylaw, in which the predominant use, as determined by its general purpose
and list of permitted uses, is of general or light industrial nature.
(i) "Heavy Industrial" means an industrial development in a zone listed in the Zoning
Bylaw, or similar development in another Zone permitted in accordance with the
Zoning Bylaw, in which the predominant use, as determined by its general purpose
and list of permitted uses, is of heavy industrial nature.
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DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGE BYLAW 2023
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(j) "Institutional" means an institutional development in a public or institutional zone
listed in the Zoning Bylaw or a similar development in another zone permitted in
accordance with the Zoning Bylaw, in which the predominant use of the zone, as
determined by its purpose and list of permitted uses, is of an institutional nature.
(k) "Lot" means any lot, parcel, block, or other area in which land is held or into which it
is legally subdivided, and for certainty, includes a bare land strata lot under the Strata
Property Act.
(l) "Multi Family" means development of a residential building which contains multiple
Dwelling Units accessible via a common hallway or corridor and shared entrance
facilities, and includes apartment dwellings.
(m) "Single Family" means development that contains not more than one single unit
dwelling for residential use and that is separate on all sides from any other building.
Where specially permitted in the Zoning Bylaw, this use may contain one additional
Dwelling Unit in the form of a secondary suite.
(n) "Subdivision" means a subdivision as defined in the Land Title Act or Strata Property
Act.
(o) "Total Site Area" means the whole or a portion of the parcel to be improved for
industrial purposes as part of the development authorized by building permit or
development permit, including all buildings, vehicular and pedestrian circulation areas,
loading, parking, storage, works, decorative areas and landscaped areas belonging to
the development.
(p) "Zone" means the zones identified and defined in the Zoning Bylaw.
(q) "Zoning Bylaw" means the City of Port Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630 as
amended, or repealed and replaced from time to time.
PART 3 - DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
3.1
The Development Cost Charges set out in Schedule "A", attached hereto and forming
part of this bylaw, are hereby imposed on every person who obtains:
(a) approval of a Subdivision of land under the Land Title Act or the Strata Property Act,
that results in two or more Lots on which the Zoning Bylaw permits the construction of
a Single-Family Dwelling Unit;
(b) approval of a Building Permit authorizing the construction of a Single-Family Dwelling
Unit on an existing Lot; or
(c) approval of a Building Permit authorizing the Construction of Ground-Oriented Multi
Family, Multi Family, Commercial, Industrial, or Institutional building or structure;
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM
DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGE BYLAW 2023
Bylaw No. 4320
and the development cost charge shall be paid upon approval of a subdivision or issuance
of a building permit, as the case may be.
3.2
For certainty, this bylaw imposes charges in respect of Building Permits authorizing the
Construction, of buildings or structures that will, after the Construction, contain fewer
than four Dwelling Units and for which the Dwelling Units in the building or structure will
be put to no use other than residential use.
PART 4 - EXEMPTIONS
4.1
Despite any other provision of this bylaw, a development cost charge is not payable if
any of the following applies in relation to a development authorized by a Building Permit:
(a) the permit authorizes the Construction of a building or part of a building that is, or will
be, after the Construction, exempt from taxation under section 220(1)(h) or 224(2)(f)
of the Community Charter;
(b) the permit authorizes the Construction of Dwelling Units in a building, the area of each
Dwelling Unit is no larger than 29m2, and each Dwelling Unit will be put to no other use
than residential use;
(c) the value of the work authorized by the permit does not exceed $50,000;
(d) a development cost charge has previously been paid for the development unless, as
a result of further development, new capital cost burdens will be imposed on the
municipality; or
(e) The Local Government Act or any regulations thereunder provide that no development
cost charge is payable.
PART 5 - CALCULATION OF APPLICABLE CHARGES
5.1
The amount of development cost charges payable in relation to a particular development
shall be calculated using the applicable charges set out in Schedule "A" of this bylaw.
5.2
Where a type of development is not specifically identified in Schedule "A" 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 type of development that in the opinion of Director of
Development Services imposes the most similar cost burden on the City's transportation,
sanitary sewer, water, and drainage, park facilities and parkland.
5.3
The amount of development cost charges payable in relation to mixed-use type of
development shall be calculated separately for each portion of the development, in
accordance with Schedule "A", based on the mix of uses included in the building permit
application and the total development cost charges payable shall be the sum of the
charges payable for each type.
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM
DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGE BYLAW 2023
Bylaw No. 4320
PART 6 - EFFECTIVE DATE
6.1
This Bylaw shall come into force and effect on the date of adoption.
PART 7 - SEVERABILITY
7.1
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 remains valid.
PART 8 - REPEAL
8.1
The following City of Port Coquitlam Bylaws, and all amendments, are repealed:
(a) Water Facilities Development Cost Charge Bylaw, 1992, No. 2737,
(b) Drainage Facilities Development Cost Charge Bylaw, 1992, No. 2738,
(c) Highway Facilities Development Cost Charge Bylaw, 1992, No. 2739, and
(d) Sewage Facilities Development Cost Charge Bylaw, 1992, No. 2740.
READ A FIRST TIME this
11th day of
July, 2023
READ A SECOND TIME this
11th day of
July, 2023
READ A THIRD TIME this
11th day of
July, 2023
ADOPTED this
12th day of
December, 2023
Mayor
Corporate Officer
RECORD OF AMENDMENTS
BYLAW NO.
AMENDED SECTION
DATE
4431
Adding Parks DCC's
2026-04-14
SCHEDULE "A"
ATTACHED TO CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM
DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGE BYLAW NO. 4320, 2023
Unit
Transportation
Water
Drainage
Sanitary
Sewer
Parkland
Acquisition
and
Improvement
Single Family
Ground-Oriented Multi
Family
Multi Family
Commercial
General/Light Industrial
Heavy Industrial
Institutional
Per dwelling unit/lot
Per dwelling unit
Per dwelling unit
Per square metre of
gross floor area
Per square metre of
gross floor area
Per hectare of total
site area
Per square metre of
gross floor area
$9,119
$4,799
$3,216
$73.43
$27.36
$43,145.63
$47.99
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$4,871
$3,171
$1,608
$19.30
$25.27
$76,279.63
$38.14
$1,772
$927
$629
$2.98
$1.49
$14,903.95
$1.66
$15,253
$7,983
$5,417
$25.66
$12.83
$129,294
$14.25