Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 7825, 2007

Prince George, British Columbia · adopted 2009-04-06

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Document Number: 673826 City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 CONSOLIDATED VERSION CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE Revised: September 13, 2010 City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 2 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 CONSOLIDATED VERSION "CITY OF PRINCE GEORGE DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGE BYLAW NO. 7825, 2007" This is a consolidation of the bylaws listed below and includes amendments up to the date noted on the cover page. This document is for convenience only and is not the legal or official version. Certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted for all interpretations and applications of the subject Bylaw. Copies can be obtained through the Legislative Services Division at City Hall by contacting (250) 561-7792 or [email protected]. AMENDING BYLAW EFFECTIVE DATE AMENDMENT(S) 8279, 2010 September 13, 2010 Adding Section 5.6 Amending Section 7.1 Amend Schedule A Replace Schedule D City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 3 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 CITY OF PRINCE GEORGE BYLAW NO. 7825, 2007 Amending Bylaws A Bylaw to impose Development Cost Charges. WHEREAS, pursuant to the Community Charter and the Local Government Act, City Council may, by Bylaw, delegate powers to an officer or employee of the City; AND WHEREAS, pursuant to the Local Government Act and the regulations passed thereto, Council 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 in paying the capital cost of providing, constructing, altering, or expanding sewage, water, drainage and highway facilities, and providing and improving park land or any of them, in order to service, directly or indirectly, the development in respect of which the charges are imposed; AND WHEREAS in the consideration of Council the charges imposed by this bylaw: a) are not excessive in relation to the capital cost of prevailing standards of service, b) will not deter development in the City; and c) will not discourage the construction of reasonably priced housing or the provision of reasonably priced serviced land; AND WHEREAS Council has taken into consideration future land use patterns and development, the phasing of works and services and the provision of park land as described in the Official Community Plan. NOW THEREFORE, Council of the City of Prince George, in open meeting assembled, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. TITLE This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007". 2. REPEAL 2.1 "City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 6861, 1997" is hereby repealed. 2.2 Schedule "A-4" of "City of Prince George Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004" is hereby repealed. 3. INTERPRETATION 3.1 Unless otherwise defined in Schedule A, all words or expressions used in this Bylaw that are defined in the Community Charter or City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 4 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 the Local Government Act shall be interpreted in accordance with that legislation. 3.2 Words in this Bylaw directing or empowering any officer of the City to do any act or thing, or otherwise applying to him by name of office, include his successors in such office and his lawful deputy, and any person the Council may from time to time by Bylaw or resolution designate to act in his place. 4. ADMINISTRATION The Authorized Person shall administer this bylaw. 5. CHARGES 5.1 Except as provided for in Section 7, every person who obtains: a) approval of a subdivision, or b) a building permit authorizing the construction, alteration or extension of a building or structure, shall pay to the City the development cost charges in the amounts set out in Schedule D. 5.2 Any person required to pay development cost charges pursuant to Section 5.1 shall pay the appropriate charges as follows: a) Highway and drainage facilities, and park land development cost charges are applicable to all areas within the boundaries of the City and as may vary between the areas designated in Schedule B. b) Water facilities development cost charges are applicable to all areas within the Urban Settlement Area as identified in Schedule C and in areas outside the Urban Settlement Area where the development connects to City water facilities. Water facilities development cost charges may vary between the areas designated in Schedule B. c) Sewage facilities development cost charges are applicable to all lands within the Urban Settlement Area as identified in Schedule C and in areas outside the Urban Settlement Area where the development connects to City sewage facilities. Sewage facilities development cost charges may vary between the areas designated in Schedule B. 5.3 Except as provided for in Section 6, development cost charges imposed under this bylaw must be paid in full to the City as follows: a) At the time of approval of a subdivision where the subdivision involves Residential (Single Family) Development or Residential (Two Family) Development, or a bare land strata plan under the Strata Property Act. The charge shall be for City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 5 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 8279, 2010 each additional parcel to be created by the proposed subdivision, calculated pursuant to Schedule D. b) For all other types of development to which this Bylaw applies, at the time of approval of a building permit authorizing the development, calculated pursuant to Schedule D. 5.4 Where a development to which development cost charges apply contains two or more uses, the charge to be paid will be calculated separately for each use within the development and the total charge to be paid will be the sum of the development cost charges for all uses in the development. 5.5 When an application involves an addition to an existing building or the expansion of an existing industrial development, the development cost charges shall be assessed only on that portion that exceeds the gross building area of the existing building or the gross developed area of the existing industrial development. 5.6 When an application involves the demolition and removal of the entire or a portion of an existing building or existing industrial development, the development cost charges shall be payable only on that portion that exceeds the area of the existing building or industrial development. 6. INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS 6.1 As an exception to Section 5.3, if development cost charges are imposed and exceed $50,000, the person required to pay such charges may elect to pay in installments in accordance with the regulations enacted pursuant to the Local Government Act. 8279, 2010 7. EXEMPTIONS 7.1 No charge is payable under Section 5 where: a) 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) or 224 (2) (f) of the Community Charter; b) the building permit authorizes the construction, alteration or extension of a building that will, after the construction, alteration or extension, i. contain fewer than 3 (three) self-contained dwelling units, and ii. be put to no other use than the residential use in those dwelling units, City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 6 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 unless the building is part of a development authorized by a single development permit, or a phased strata plan, comprising more than two dwelling units; or c) the value of the work authorized by the permit does not exceed $50,000, or any other amount prescribed by regulation pursuant to Section 933(4) (c) of the Local Government Act. 8. REDUCTION IN THE DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGE 8.1 Single family and two-family residential developments that provide a higher density will be assessed a reduced development cost charge for highway facilities, drainage facilities, sewage facilities and water facilities in the amounts as set out in Schedule D. Higher density means a single family or two-family parcel density, strata lot density or manufactured home pad density of greater than 20 parcels per hectare, excluding roads and common areas, and an average parcel, lot, pad or site width no greater than 14.0 metres. 8.2 Highway facilities development cost charges for an industrial development may be reduced when the industrial use is predicted by a traffic analysis, prepared by a qualified BC Professional Engineer whose qualifications have been approved by the Authorized Person, to generate an Average Vehicle Trip Ends (ATVE) value of less than 100 ATVE/hectare/day. The highway facilities development cost charge per hectare shall be calculated by multiplying the quotient of the predicted ATVE divided by 100 ATVE, by the applicable development cost charge per hectare in the Schedule D as may vary between the areas designated in Schedule B. 8.3 Where the applicant for a building permit installs onsite storm drainage works that will, in the judgment of the Authorized Person, eliminate or reduce the capital cost burden of the building on the City, the otherwise applicable class of drainage facility development cost charges shall be reduced by the value of the works provided that: a) the works are designed and the construction of the works are certified by a qualified professional engineer registered in the Province of British Columbia; b) the design of the works and the applicant's arrangements for the maintenance and operation of the works, including all calculations, certification, manuals and documentation are submitted to and are acceptable to the Authorized Person; and, c) the development is a land use other than single family and two-family developments, unless the development is a bare land strata or manufactured home park development where City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 7 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 the works can be situated on common property onsite that will be maintained by the owner. If the works are not completed prior to the issuance of the building permit, the Authorized Person may require the applicant to pay the drainage facilities development cost charges upon issuance of the building permit. The Authorized Person may then refund the applicant the value of the onsite works up to the amount of drainage facilities development cost charges collected following completion of the onsite storm drainage works, submission of certification by the qualified professional engineer and submission of a copy of the operations and maintenance manual for the works prepared by the qualified professional engineer. 9. REFUND OF DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES 9.1 Upon receipt of a written request, a development cost charge will be refunded: a) where a building permit has lapsed due to construction not having begun, such as the excavation or installation of footings, since the payment of the development cost charges, or where a building permit has been returned to the City for cancellation and has been cancelled, provided that: i. a renewal or replacement of the building permit has not been obtained subsequent to submitting an application for the refund of the development cost charge; and ii. the City has not undertaken any off-site works requested by the developer or required by the City and specifically related to the building in respect of which the development cost charges were paid, excluding works undertaken at the developer's sole expense. 9.2 Upon receipt of a written request, a development cost charge will be refunded in whole or in part upon the issuance of a permit to demolish a multiple family residential, commercial or institutional building if a building permit has been issued for construction of an addition to an existing building or a new building on the same parcel, prior to the demolition, provided that: a) the amount refunded shall be determined by using the same development cost charge rates as were charged at the time of the issuance of the building permit; b) the amount refunded shall not exceed the amount of development costs charges paid at the time of issuance of the building permit; and c) the demolition shall have been indicated on the building permit application drawings. City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 8 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 10. SEVERABILITY If any section, subsection, clause, sub-clause or phrase of this bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid by the decision of any Court of competent jurisdiction, that section, subsection, clause, sub-clause or phrase shall be severed from the Bylaw and any such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this bylaw. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE This bylaw shall come into force on the date of final adoption by City Council. 12. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 12.1 All applications for subdivision or building permits received after the coming into force of this bylaw shall be assessed development cost charges in accordance with the rates prescribed in this bylaw. 12.2 All subdivision applications received prior to, or on, the date on which this bylaw comes into force shall be assessed development cost charges in accordance with the rates prescribed under Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 6861, 1997 and the Fees and Charges Bylaw, provided that the charges are paid and the Approving Officer has approved the subdivision within one year from that date. 12.3 All building permit applications containing sufficient information to establish compliance with City Bylaws regulating development, received prior to, or on, the date on which this bylaw comes into force, shall be assessed development cost charges in accordance with the rates prescribed under Bylaw No. 6861, 1997 and the Fees and Charges Bylaw, provided that the charges are paid and the permit is issued within one year from that date. 12.4 With regard to any subdivision or building permit application within the scope of Sections 12.2 or 12.3, no increase in the number of parcels or the floor area of a building shall be permitted as part of the original application unless the applicant agrees in writing that development cost charges shall be assessed in relation to such additional parcels or floor area in accordance with the rates prescribed in this bylaw. READ A FIRST TIME THIS 5TH DAY OF MARCH , 2007. READ A SECOND TIME THIS 5TH DAY OF MARCH , 2007. READ A THIRD TIME THIS 5TH DAY OF MARCH , 2007. All three readings passed by a UNANIMOUS decision of Members of City Council present and eligible to vote. City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 9 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 Certified correct as passed Third Reading, this the 13th day of November 2008. W. NORDIN D/CLERK OF THE CITY OF PRINCE GEORGE RECEIVED THE APPROVAL OF THE INSPECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 937(1), THIS THE 20th DAY OF FEBRUARY , 2009. AS PER STATUTORY APPROVAL D/INSPECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES ADOPTED THIS 6TH DAY OF APRIL 2009 BY A MAJORITY DECISION OF ALL MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENT AND ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. DAN ROGERS MAYOR WALTER BABICZ CORPORATE OFFICER City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 10 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 11 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 Schedule A 8279, 2010 Definitions In this Bylaw, and in the following definitions, whenever references to a zone start with and include only the letters AG, AF, AR, RS, RT, RM, C, M, P, U, W or Z, they shall be deemed to include all zones which contain those letters in combination with other numbers or letters. In this Bylaw, "Applicant": an owner of land being subdivided or developed, or a representative of the Owner duly authorized to make an Application on the Owner's behalf; "Application": a written request by the Owner or a representative of the Owner for approval of a Subdivision or Development; "Authorized Person": the head of the Planning and Development department, or a person designated in writing by the head of the Planning and Development Department, to carry out any act or function under this Bylaw; "City": the City of Prince George; "Commercial Development": the obtaining of a building permit in respect of any use, other than residential, in: a) any C zoning district; or b) any Z district where all or a portion of the use is a principal use permitted in the downtown (C1), regional commercial (C2), neighbourhood commercial (C3), local commercial (C4), visitor commercial (C5), highway commercial (C6), transition commercial (C7), commercial conversion (C8), or outdoor recreation (C9) zone in the City's Zoning Bylaw; or, c) any zoning district where all or a portion of the use is listed under the principal uses in the zoning district listed under b); "Council": the Council of the City; "Dwelling Unit": one or more self-contained rooms designed for the residential accommodation of one family and containing sleeping, cooking and toilet facilities, and excludes hotel or motel units and travel trailers; "Fees and Charges Bylaw": City of Prince George Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004 as amended from time to time. "Gross Building Area": the sum of all floor areas including mezzanines, measured in square metres, that are enclosed by the exterior perimeter of a structure, and all covered exterior areas used or intended to be used for the accommodation of the permitted uses, but excluding catwalks, storage areas where the height from City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 12 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 the top of the floor to ceiling is less than 1.9 metres, areas used for motor vehicle parking and interior rooms designated for commuter-cycling storage; "Gross Developed Area": the total area of a parcel, measured in hectares, containing improvements for the accommodation of the proposed use of the land, including building areas, areas required for structures, access, parking and loading areas, onsite sanitary sewage disposal areas and storm runoff groundwater recharge systems, and excludes landscaped areas and areas provided for facilities installed or constructed to reduce the capital burden on the City for offsite infrastructure as approved by the Authorized Person; "Industrial Development": the obtaining of a building permit in respect of any use in: a) any M zoning district; or b) any Z district where all or a portion of the use is listed under the principal uses in the light industrial (M1), general industrial (M2), business industrial (M3), transitional industrial (M4), heavy industrial (M5) , special heavy industrial (M6) or mineral processing (M7) zone in the City's Zoning Bylaw; "Institutional Development": the obtaining of a building permit in respect of any use in: a) any P zoning district; b) a W zoning district; c) a Z1 zoning district; d) any U zoning district where the development is not funded from development cost charge reserves; or e) a Z zoning district where all or a portion of the use is listed under the principal uses in the parks and recreation (P1), minor institutional (P2), major institutional (P3), higher education (P4), cemetery (P5), special institutional (P6), water recreational (W), minor utility (U1), or major utility (U2) zone in the City's Zoning Bylaw; or f) any zoning district where all or a portion of the use is listed under the principal uses in the zoning district listed under e); "Manufactured Home Park Development": the obtaining of a building permit or the approval of a subdivision of land in respect of any use in an RS5 zoning district; "Parcel": any lot, block or other area of land which is recorded in the records of the Land Title Office and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes any bare land strata lot; "Residential (Single Family) Development": the obtaining of a building permit or the approval of a subdivision of land for single-family residential purposes in any Zoning District; City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 13 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 "Residential (Two Family) Development": the obtaining of a building permit or the approval of a subdivision of land for two family residential purposes in any Zoning District; "Residential (Multiple Family) Development": the obtaining of a building permit or the approval of a subdivision of land for medium or high density residential purposes in any Zoning District. City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 14 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 Schedule B City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 15 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 Schedule C City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 16 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 Schedule D 8279, 2010 D.1 Development Cost Charges - Area A DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGE RATES ($) - Area A1 Type of Development Measurement unit Park Land Highway Facilities2 Drainage Facilities2 Sewage Facilities2 Water Facilities2 Residential (single and two family) per parcel 375 1,245 402 616 891 Residential - Higher Density3 (single and two family) per parcel 375 996 332 493 713 Manufactured Home Park4 per pad 375 1,245 402 616 891 Residential - Multiple Family (medium and high density) per dwelling unit 250 843 197 411 594 Commercial per square metre of gross building area5 1.87 19.55 3.32 3.08 4.46 Industrial per hectare of gross developed area6 5,620 13,035 11,978 9,246 13,371 Institutional per square metre of gross building area 1.25 15.64 2.40 2.05 2.97 Notes to Schedule: 1. Area boundary is defined in Schedule B. 2. Reductions or exemptions may apply to the rates listed. Refer to Sections 5, 7 and 8. 3. "Residential - Higher Density" as defined in Section 8.1. 4. "Manufactured Home Park" means a development as defined under CPG Bylaw No. 6091, 1993. A Manufactured Home Park may qualify for "Residential - Higher Density" DCCs, only if it meets the requirements of Section 8.1. 5. "gross building area" means an area as defined under Schedule A. 6. "gross developed area" means an area as defined under Schedule A. 7. Parcel, dwelling unit and pad charges apply equally to fee simple, rental, and strata developments. 8. A 10 percent assist factor has been applied to all development cost charge rates. City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 17 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 D.2 Development Cost Charges - Area B DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGE RATES ($) - Area B1 Type of Development Measurement unit Park Land Highway Facilities2 Drainage Facilities2 Sewage Facilities2 Water Facilities2 Residential (single and two family) per parcel 536 2,413 726 792 2,111 Residential - Higher Density3 (single and two family) per parcel 536 1,930 581 634 1,689 Manufactured Home Park4 per pad 536 2,413 726 792 2,111 Residential - Multiple Family (medium and high density) per dwelling unit 358 1,638 355 528 1,407 Commercial per square metre of gross building area5 2.68 37.90 5.99 3.96 10.55 Industrial per hectare of gross developed area6 8,047 25,265 21,620 11,887 31,664 Institutional per square metre of gross building area 1.79 30.32 4.32 2.64 7.04 Notes to Schedule: 1. Area boundary is defined in Schedule B. 2. Reductions or exemptions may apply to the rates listed. Refer to Sections 5, 7 and 8. 3. "Residential - Higher Density" as defined in Section 8.1. 4. "Manufactured Home Park" means a development as defined under CPG Bylaw No. 6091, 1993. A Manufactured Home Park may qualify for "Residential - Higher Density" DCCs, only if it meets the requirements of Section 8.1. 5. "gross building area" means an area as defined under Schedule A. 6. "gross developed area" means an area as defined under Schedule A. 7. Parcel, dwelling unit and pad charges apply equally to fee simple, rental, and strata developments. 8. A 10 percent assist factor has been applied to all development cost charge rates. City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 18 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 D.3 Development Cost Charges - Area C DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGE RATES ($) - Area C1 Type of Development Measurement unit Park Land Highway Facilities2 Drainage Facilities2 Sewage Facilities2 Water Facilities2 Residential (single and two family) per parcel 375 1,245 402 616 891 Residential - Higher Density3 (single and two family) per parcel 375 996 332 493 713 Manufactured Home Park4 per pad 375 1,245 402 616 891 Residential - Multiple Family (medium and high density) per dwelling unit 250 843 197 411 594 Commercial per square metre of gross building area5 1.73 23.55 0.71 4.46 4.88 Industrial per hectare of gross developed area6 5,181 15,699 2,546 13,387 14,635 Institutional per square metre of gross building area 1.15 18.84 0.51 2.97 3.25 Notes to Schedule: 1. Area boundary is defined in Schedule B. 2. Reductions or exemptions may apply to the rates listed. Refer to Sections 5, 7 and 8. 3. "Residential - Higher Density" as defined in Section 8.1. 4. "Manufactured Home Park" means a development as defined under CPG Bylaw No. 6091, 1993. A Manufactured Home Park may qualify for "Residential - Higher Density" DCCs, only if it meets the requirements of Section 8.1. 5. "gross building area" means an area as defined under Schedule A. 6. "gross developed area" means an area as defined under Schedule A. 7. Parcel, dwelling unit and pad charges apply equally to fee simple, rental, and strata developments. 8. A 10 percent assist factor has been applied to all development cost charge rates. City of Prince George Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 7825, 2007 - CONSOLIDATED Page 19 Revised: September 13, 2010 Document Number: 673826 D.4 Development Cost Charges - Area D DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGE RATES ($) - Area D1 Type of Development Measurement unit Park Land Highway Facilities2 Drainage Facilities2 Sewage Facilities2 Water Facilities2 Residential (single and two family) per parcel 375 1,245 402 616 891 Residential - Higher Density3 (single and two family) per parcel 375 996 322 493 713 Manufactured Home Park4 per pad 375 1,245 402 616 891 Residential - Multiple Family (medium and high density) per dwelling unit 110 62 7 36 14 Commercial per square metre of gross building area5 0.91 1.44 0.12 0.27 0.11 Industrial per hectare of gross developed area6 2,745 962 431 820 324 Institutional per square metre of gross building area 0.61 1.15 0.09 0.18 0.07 Notes to Schedule: 1. Area boundary is defined in Schedule B. 2. Reductions or exemptions may apply to the rates listed. Refer to Sections 5, 7 and 8. 3. "Residential - Higher Density" as defined in Section 8.1. 4. "Manufactured Home Park" means a development as defined under CPG Bylaw No. 6091, 1993. A Manufactured Home Park may qualify for "Residential - Higher Density" DCCs, only if it meets the requirements of Section 8.1. 5. "gross building area" means an area as defined under Schedule A. 6. "gross developed area" means an area as defined under Schedule A. 7. Parcel, dwelling unit and pad charges apply equally to fee simple, rental, and strata developments. 8. A 10 percent assist factor has been applied to all development cost charge rates.