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CITY OF RICHMOND
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FEES
BYLAW NO. 8951
EFFECTIVE DATE - JANUARY 1, 2013
CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
This is a consolidation of the bylaws 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
DATE OF ADOPTION
EFFECTIVE DATE
(If different from Date of Adoption)
Bylaw No. 8982
March 11, 2013
Bylaw No. 10083
November 14, 2022
Bylaw No. 10450
May 15, 2023
Bylaw No. 10617
November 25, 2024
Bylaw No. 10674
July 28, 2025
Bylaw No. 10687
July 28, 2025
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City of Richmond
Bylaw 8951
Development Application Fees Bylaw No. 8951
The Council of the City of Richmond enacts as follows:
PART ONE - ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES
1.1
Council Confirmation of Fees
1.1.1
Council declares that the application fees established in this Part are
accurate estimates of the costs to the City, of processing, inspecting and
undertaking public notification, if applicable, in connection with the various
types of applications shown.
1.2
Zoning Amendments
1.2.1
Every applicant for an amendment to:
(a)
the text of the Zoning Bylaw must pay the applicable fee specified in
the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636;
(b)
the Zoning Bylaw land use designation of a property must pay the
applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636;
1.2.2
The application fee specified in subsection 1.2.1 includes any required
amendment to the Official Community Plan if such applications are
submitted simultaneously.
1.2.3 Where an application for an amendment to the Zoning Bylaw must be
submitted to a second or subsequent public hearing because of:
(a)
a failure by the applicant to comply with a requirement of the City; or
(b)
other actions on the part of the applicant,
in connection with the application, such applicant must pay the applicable fee
specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 for a second and each
subsequent public hearing required.
1.2.4
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1.2.1, an applicant is entitled to
a refund of 50% of the application fee paid pursuant to subsection 1.2.1 if:
(a)
for:
(i)
the incremental fee for preliminary review, the application is
withdrawn prior to being submitted to a meeting of Council or
committee of Council for preliminary review; and
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(ii)
the remaining fees, the application is withdrawn prior to being
submitted to a meeting of Council or committee of Council; and
(b)
the City does not incur any costs associated with such meeting.
1.2.5
Where City staff and the applicant agree on an expedited timetable for an
application to amend the Zoning Bylaw land use designation of a property,
the applicant must pay the applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees
Bylaw No. 8636 to take advantage of the agreed to expedited timetable,
except that this additional application fee shall not apply to an application
where the entire building(s) or development consists of affordable
subsidized rental housing units.
1.2.6
In addition to the fees required pursuant to the other subsections of Section
1.2 (Zoning Amendments), every applicant for an amendment under Section
1.2 must pay the applicable fee as specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw
No. 8636 for the early public notices as described in the Council Policy titled
"Early Public Notification - Land Use Applications.
1.2.7
In addition to the fees required pursuant to the other subsections of Section
1.2 (Zoning Amendments), every applicant for an amendment under Section
1.2 must pay the applicable fee as specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw
No. 8636 for the mailed public hearing notices.
1.3
Official Community Plan Amendments
1.3.1
Every applicant for an amendment to the Official Community Plan must
pay the applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636
where an application for an amendment to the Zoning Bylaw is either not
required, or not submitted at the same time.
1.3.2
Where an application for an amendment to the Official Community Plan
must be submitted to a second or subsequent public hearing because of:
(a)
a failure by the applicant to comply with a requirement of the City; or
(b)
other actions on the part of the applicant,
in connection with the application, such applicant must pay the applicable fee
specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 for a second and each
subsequent public hearing required.
1.3.3
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1.3.1, an applicant is entitled to
a refund of 50% of the application fee paid pursuant to subsection 1.3.1 if:
(a)
the application is withdrawn prior to being submitted to a public
hearing; and
(b)
the City does not incur any costs associated with such public
hearing.
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1.3.4 In addition to the fees required pursuant to the other subsections of Section
1.3 (Official Community Plan Amendments), every applicant for an
amendment under Section 1.3 must submit the applicable fee as specified in
the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 for the early public notices as
described in the Council Policy titled "Early Public Notification - Land Use
Applications.
1.3.5 In addition to the fees required pursuant to the other subsections of Section
1.3 (Official Community Plan Amendments), every applicant for an
amendment under Section 1.3 must pay the applicable fee as specified in the
Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 for the mailed public hearing notices.
1.4
Development Permits
1.4.1
Every applicant for a Development Permit, other than a Development
Permit referred to in Sections 1.4.2 and 1.4.3, must pay the applicable fee
specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636.
1.4.2
Every applicant for a Development Permit for a coach house, granny flat,
or Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing must pay the applicable fee specified in
the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636.
1.4.3
Where an application for a Development Permit is required solely by reason
that the property is:
(a)
designated in the Official Community Plan as an Environmentally
Sensitive Area (ESA); or
(b)
located within, or adjacent to, the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR),
the applicant must pay the applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees
Bylaw No. 8636.
1.4.4
Every Development Permit holder requesting a General Compliance Ruling
on a Development Permit must pay the applicable fee specified in the
Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636.
1.4.5
Where City staff and the applicant agree on an expedited timetable for an
application for a Development Permit, the applicant must pay the applicable
fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 to take advantage of
the agreed to expedited timetable, except that this additional application fee
shall not apply to an application where the entire building(s) or development
consists of affordable subsidized rental housing units.
1.4.6
In addition to the fees required pursuant to the other subsections of Section
1.4 (Development Permits), every applicant for a Development Permit under
Section 1.4 must pay the applicable fee as specified in the Consolidated Fees
Bylaw No. 8636 for the early public notices as described in the Council Policy
titled "Early Public Notification - Land Use Applications.
1.4.7
In addition to the fees required pursuant to the other subsections of Section
1.4 (Development Permits), every applicant for a Development Permit under
Section 1.4 must pay the applicable fee as specified in the Consolidated
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Fees Bylaw No. 8636 for the mailed Development Permit Panel meeting
notices.
1.5
Development Variance Permits
1.5.1
Every applicant for a Development Variance Permit must pay the
applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636.
1.5.2
In addition to the fees required pursuant to the other subsections of Section
1.5 (Development Variance Permits), every applicant for a Development
Variance Permit under Section 1.5 must pay the applicable fee as specified in
the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 for the early public notices as
described in the Council Policy titled "Early Public Notification - Land Use
Applications.
1.5.3
In addition to the fees required pursuant to the other subsections of Section
1.5 (Development Variance Permits), every applicant for a Development
Variance Permit under Section 1.5 must pay the applicable fee as specified in
the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 for the mailed Development Permit
Panel meeting notices.
1.6
Temporary Use Permits
1.6.1
Every applicant for a Temporary Use Permit or for renewal of a Temporary
Use Permit must pay the applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees
Bylaw No. 8636.
1.7
Intentionally Deleted
1.8
Reviews of Applications Related to Liquor Licences
1.8.1 Every applicant seeking approval from the City in connection with:
(a)
a licence to serve liquor under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act
and Regulations; or
(b)
any of the following in relation to an existing licence to serve liquor:
(i)
addition of a patio;
(ii)
relocation of a licence;
(iii)
change or hours; or
(iv) patron participation
must proceed in accordance with subsection 1.8.2.
1.8.2 Pursuant to an application under subsection 1.8.1, every applicant must:
(a)
pay the applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No.
8636;
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(b)
post and maintain on the subject property a clearly visible sign
which indicates:
(i) type of licence or amendment application;
(ii) proposed person capacity;
(iii) type of entertainment (if application is for patron participation
entertainment); and
(iv) proposed hours of liquor service; and
(c)
publish a notice in at least three consecutive editions of a
newspaper that is distributed at least weekly in the area affected by
the application, providing the same information required in
subsection 1.8.2(b) above.
1.8.3 The sign specified in clause (b) of subsection 1.8.2 must:
(a)
be at least 1.2 metres by 2.4 metres in size;
(b)
contain block lettering that is at least 5 cm high on a background of
contrasting colour;
(c)
be located in a location which has been approved by the City;
(d)
be posted for at least 30 days following the first publication of the
notice in the newspaper under clause (c) of subsection 1.8.2;
(e)
specify an expiry date for receipt of public input which is at least 30
days after:
(i)
the date the sign is posted on the property; or
(ii)
the date the first notice is published in the newspaper,
whichever is later; and
(f)
be in the form set out in Schedule A of this bylaw.
1.8.4 The notice specified in clause (c) of subsection 1.8.2 must:
(a)
be at least 12 cm wide and 15 cm long in size;
(b)
specify an expiry date for receipt of public input which is at least 30
days after:
(i)
the date the sign is posted on the property; or
(ii)
the date the first notice is published in the newspaper,
whichever is later; and
(c)
be in the form set out in Schedule A.
1.8.5 In the case of an application for temporary changes to a licence to serve
liquor, every applicant must submit to the City at least 30 days prior to the
proposed date of change:
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(a) a copy of the completed Liquor Control and Licencing Branch application;
and
(b) pay the applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636.
1.9
Subdivision and Consolidation of Property
1.9.1
Every applicant for the subdivision of property which does not include an air
space subdivision or the consolidation of property must pay the applicable fee
specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636.
1.9.2 Where an applicant requests an extension or amendment of a preliminary
approval for the subdivision of property, the applicable fee specified in the
Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 must be paid.
1.9.3 Where a road closure or road exchange is required as the result of the
subdivision of property, the applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees
Bylaw No. 8636 must be paid in addition to the application fee specified in
subsection 1.9.1.
1.9.4 Every applicant for an air space subdivision must pay the applicable fee
specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636.
1.9.5 Every applicant for the consolidation of property, where no further subdivision
of such property is undertaken, must pay the applicable fee specified in the
Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636.
1.10
Strata Title Conversion of Existing Buildings
1.10.1 Every applicant for a Strata Title Conversion of an existing building must:
(a)
pay the applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No.
8636 for a two-family dwelling; and
(b)
pay the applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No.
8636 for multi-family dwellings, and commercial and industrial
buildings.
1.11
Phased Strata Title Subdivision Applications
1.11.1 Every applicant for a phased strata title subdivision must pay the applicable
fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 per phase.
1.12
Servicing Agreements and Latecomer Agreements
1.12.1 Every applicant for a servicing agreement for off-site engineering works and
services must pay a processing fee and an inspection fee as specified in the
Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636.
1.12.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1.12.1, where the inspection fee
payable pursuant to subsection 1.12.1 exceeds an amount of $2,000, the
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processing fee paid pursuant to that subsection will be applied as a credit
towards any amount over $2,000.
1.12.3 Every applicant for a latecomer agreement for excess or extended services,
as defined in section 508 of the Local Government Act, must pay the
applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 prior to
execution of the latecomer agreement.
1.13
Civic Address Changes
1.13.1 Every applicant for a civic address change must pay the applicable fee
specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636.
1.14
Telecommunication Antenna Consultation and Siting Protocol Fees
1.14.1 Every applicant under the Telecommunication Antenna Consultation and
Siting Protocol must pay the applicable fee specified in the Consolidated
Fees Bylaw No. 8636.
1.15
Heritage Alteration Permits and Heritage Revitalization Agreements
1.15.1 Every applicant for a heritage alteration permit must pay the applicable
fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636.
1.15.2 Every applicant for a heritage revitalization agreement must pay the
applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636.
1.15.3 In addition to the fees required pursuant to the other subsections of Section
1.15 (Heritage Alteration Permits and Heritage Revitalization Agreements),
every applicant for a Heritage Alteration Permit that cannot be delegated to
the Director of Development for issuance and has no associated
Development Permit, or a Heritage Revitalization Agreement, under Section
1.15 must pay the applicable fee as specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw
No. 8636 for the early public notices as described in the Council Policy titled
"Early Public Notification - Land Use Applications.
1.15.4 In addition to the fees required pursuant to the other subsections of Section
1.15 (Heritage Alteration Permits and Heritage Revitalization Agreements),
every applicant for a Heritage Revitalization Agreement under Section 1.15
must pay the applicable fee as specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No.
8636 for the mailed public hearing notices.
1.15.5 In addition to the fees required pursuant to the other subsections of Section
1.15 (heritage alteration permits and heritage revitalization agreements),
every applicant for a heritage alteration permit that involves additional floor
area or a variance to the Zoning Bylaw, or a heritage revitalization
agreement that is not subject to the public hearing requirement under
Section 1.15 must pay the applicable fee as specified in the Consolidated
Fees Bylaw No. 8636 for the mailed meeting notices.
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1.16
Administration Fees
1.16.1 Where an applicant for any application subject to this bylaw submits
information to indicate a change in ownership of any of the land involved in
the application or requesting a change in the authorized agent for the
application, the applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No.
8636 must be paid.
1.16.2 Where an applicant for any application subject to this bylaw submits
information to indicate a change to the mailing address of the property owner,
the applicant or the authorized agent for the application, the applicable fee
specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 must be paid.
1.16.3 Where an applicant for any application subject to this bylaw submits new
information, after the original application submission, that results in an
increase in the proposed density or to add or delete properties involved in the
application, the applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No.
8636 must be paid.
1.16.4 Where an applicant requires the Approving Officer for the City to sign or re-
sign a legal plan, the applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw
No. 8636 must be paid for each legal plan.
1.16.5 Where an applicant for any application subject to this bylaw is required to
submit a Site Profile, the applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees
Bylaw No. 8636 must be paid for each Site Profile submitted.
1.16.6 Where an applicant requests an amendment or discharge of a legal
agreement that does not require approval from City Council, the applicable
fee specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 must be paid for each
legal agreement.
1.16.7 Where an applicant requests an amendment or discharge of a legal
agreement that requires approval from City Council, the applicable fee
specified in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 must be paid for each
legal agreement.
1.16.8 Where an applicant for any application subject to this bylaw requires a
second or subsequent landscape inspection prior to the release of a
landscape security because of a failure by the applicant to comply with a
requirement of the City, the applicable fee specified in the Consolidated Fees
Bylaw No. 8636 must be paid for a second and each subsequent landscape
inspection.
1.16.9 Where an applicant requests a letter of information on a property (a comfort
letter) with general land use information, the applicable fee specified in the
Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 must be paid for each property.
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1.16.10 Where an applicant requests a letter of information on a property (a comfort
letter) for building permit matters, the applicable fee specified in the
Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636 must be paid for each property.
1.16.11 Where an applicant requests to use an On-Demand/Irrevocable Surety
Bond as an alternative form of security to cash or a letter of credit in respect
of an obligation where the use of such alternative security has been endorsed
by Council, the applicable fee specific in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No.
8636 must be paid. The City's acceptance of an On-Demand/Irrevocable
Surety Bond as an alternative form of security is subject to the applicant and
the On-Demand/Irrevocable Surety Bond meeting the City's applicable
qualifications and conditions to be published by the City from time to time and
which may vary based on the obligation which the On-Demand/Irrevocable
Surety Bond secures. For the purpose of this section 1.16.11, an applicant
includes any person paying development cost charges pursuant to section
1.4.2 of Development Cost Charges Imposition Bylaw No. 9499.
1.16.12 Where the City retains external legal counsel in relation to an application that
is subject to this bylaw, and the preparation and negotiation of the related
legal documents, the applicant must pay the applicable fee specified in the
Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636.
PART TWO: INTERPRETATION
2.1
In this bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
AFFORDABLE SUBSIDIZED
means not for profit rental housing, including
RENTAL HOUSING UNITS
supportive living housing, which is owned and
operated by the City, government agencies or non-
profit residential housing societies.
APPLICANT
means a person who is an owner of the property
which is the subject of an application, or a person
acting with the written authorization of the owner.
CITY
means the City of Richmond.
COACH HOUSE
means a self-contained dwelling that:
a) is accessory and either attached or detached to
the single detached housing unit, except in the
Edgemere neighbourhood where it must be
detached from the principal dwelling unit;
b) has at least 75% of its floor area located above
the garage, except in the Edgemere
neighbourhood where a maximum of 60% of its
floor area must be located above a detached
garage;
c) has cooking, food preparation, sleeping and
bathing facilities that are separate from those of
the principal dwelling unit located on the lot;
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d) has an entrance separate from the entrance to
the garage; and
e) is a separate and distinct use from a secondary
suite, and does not include its own secondary
suite.
COUNCIL
means the Council of the City.
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
means a Development Permit authorized under
Section 490 of the Local Government Act.
DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE
means a Development Variance Permit
PERMIT
authorized under Section 498 of the Local
Government Act.
GRANNY FLAT
means a self-contained dwelling that:
a) is accessory to and detached from the single
detached housing unit;
b) is located totally on the ground floor in the rear
yard of a single detached housing lot;
c) has cooking, food preparation, sleeping and
bathing facilities that are separate from those of
the principal dwelling unit located on the lot;
d) has an entrance separate from the entrance to
the garage; and
e) is a separate and distinct use from a secondary
suite, and does not include its own secondary
suite.
HERITAGE ALTERATION PERMIT
means a heritage alteration permit pursuant to
Heritage Procedures Bylaw No. 8400 authorizing
alterations or other actions in relation to protected
heritage property or property within a heritage
conservation area under Section 617 of the Local
Government Act.
HERITAGE REVITALIZATION
means an agreement pursuant to Heritage
AGREEMENT
Procedures Bylaw No. 8400 between the City and
owner of heritage property under Section 610 of the
Local Government Act.
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING
means a detached, multi-floor building containing
three or more residential dwelling units;
OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN
means the current Official Community Plan of the
City.
ON-DEMAND/IRREVOCABLE
SURETY BOND
means an on-demand surety bond in (i) Canadian
Dollars only, (ii) without expiry date and which is in
full force and effect until the conditions therein are
satisfied, (iii) provided by an insurer meeting the
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qualifications set by the City from time to time, and
(iv) in the City's standard form.
PUBLIC HEARING
means a Regular Council meeting for public
hearings specified under Section 1.2 of the Council
Procedure Bylaw No. 7560.
SMALL-SCALE MULTI-
UNIT HOUSING
means "small-scale multi-unit housing" as defined in
the Zoning Bylaw.".
TELECOMMUNICATION
means the current policy adopted by City Council
ANTENNA CONSULTATION
that identifies the City process for managing
AND SITING PROTOCOL
consultation and providing siting guidelines for
telecommunications antenna proposals under a
protocol
pursuant
to
the
Federal
Radiocommunications Act.
TEMPORARY USE PERMIT
means a temporary use permit authorized under
Section 493 of the Local Government Act.
TWO-FAMILY DWELLING
means a detached building used exclusively for
residential purposes containing two dwelling units
only, which building is not readily convertible into
additional dwelling units and the plans for which
have been filed with the Building inspector showing
all areas of the building finished, the design of the
building conforming to one of the following
classifications:
(a) each dwelling unit consisting of one storey only,
not set upon another storey or upon a
basement; or
(b) each dwelling unit consisting of two storeys
only, the upper storey not containing a kitchen;
not set upon another storey or upon a
basement; or
(c) each dwelling unit consisting of a split level
arrangement of two storeys only, the upper
storey not containing a kitchen; not set upon
another storey or upon a basement.
ZONING BYLAW
means the current Zoning Bylaw of the City.
PART THREE: SEVERABILITY AND CITATION
3.1
If any part, section, sub-section, clause, or sub-clause of this bylaw is, for any
reason, held to be invalid by the decision of a Court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision does not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this bylaw.
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3.2
Development Application Fees Bylaw No. 7984 is hereby repealed.
3.3
This bylaw comes into force and effect on January 1, 2013.
3.4
This bylaw is cited as "Development Application Fees Bylaw No. 8951.
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SCHEDULE A to BYLAW 8951
[NEW LIQUOR LICENCE APPLICATION] OR
[LIQUOR LICENCE AMENDMENT APPLICATION]
Notice of Intent
Under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act
An application has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch, Victoria
B.C. and by the City of Richmond from:
__________________________________ [Company name] operating the
__________________________________ [Name of Establishment] at
__________________________________ [Address of Establishment], Richmond, BC
Type of Licence or Amendment Application __________________________________
Proposed Person Capacity
__________________________________
Type of Entertainment (if applicable)
_________________________________
Proposed Hours of Liquor Service
__________________________________
Residents, property owners and business owners may comment on this proposal by
writing to:
THE CITY OF RICHMOND
PERMITS SECTION
LIQUOR LICENCE APPLICATIONS
6911 NO. 3 RD
RICHMOND, BC, V6Y 2C1
To ensure the consideration of your views, your letter must be received on or before
[expiry date]. Your name and address must be included on your letter.
Please note that your comments may be made available to the applicant where
disclosure is necessary to administer the licensing process.