Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2863, 2025

Rossland, British Columbia · adopted 2025-10-20

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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ROSSLAND BYLAW NO. 2863 A bylaw to establish fees and charges for City services and Information. WHEREAS the Community Charter authorizes Council to enact bylaws imposing fees and charges for the provision of various services and/or information; AND WHEREAS Council deems it necessary and desirable to exercise the authority provided by the Community Charter to cover costs of providing various services and information; NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Rossland, in open meeting assembled enacts as follows: PART 1 - TITLE 1. This Bylaw may be cited as II The City of Rossland Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2863, 2025". PART 2 - SCHEDULES 2. The City of Rossland hereby impose fees for the provision of services and information as specified in the following Schedules attached to and forming part of this bylaw: i. Fees and Charges related to Administration and Finance are contained in "Schedule A"; ii. Fees and Charges related to Planning and Development are contained in "Schedule B"; iii. Fees and Charges related to Building Inspection and Building Permits are contained in "Schedule C"; and iv. Fees and Charges related to Public Works and Operations are contained in "Schedule D"; v. Fees and Charges related to Animal Control Licences are contained in "Schedule E". PART 3 - SEVERABILITY 3. If any portion of this bylaw is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this bylaw. PART 4 - ENACTMENT AND REPEAL 4.1 Whenever this bylaw sets out fees and charges with respect to other City bylaws and such other bylaws contain similar fees and charges, this bylaw is deemed to prevail. 4.2 This bylaw shall come into full force and effect on the final adoption thereof. 4.3 City for Rossland Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2655, 2018 and any of its amendments are hereby repealed. Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2863, 2025 Page 1 of 10 THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ROSSLAND BYLAW NO. 2863 A bylaw to establish fees and charges for City services and Information. READ A FIRST TIME READ A SECOND TIME READ A THIRD TIME FINALLY ADOPTED Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2863, 2025 this 5th day of October, 2025 this 5th day of October, 2025 this 5th day of October, 2025 this 20th day of October, 2025 Corporate Officer Page 2 of 10 Black & White Colour SCHEDULE A: FEES AND CHARGES RELATED TO ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NO. 2863, 2025 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND CORPORATE SERVICES (Administration/Corporate/Finance Departments} Photocopying & Printing $0.25 per page $0.25 per page Area Map Printing> 11" x 17" $15.00 per map Finance-Related Charges Returned Cheques or Preauthorized Payments $25.00 per returned item Search of Tax, Assessment or Other Property Related Records (requested by any person other than the owner} $25.00 per folio or account Refunding Overpayments on Property Tax Accounts or Utilities Accounts less than $100.00. $10.00 per transfer Printing Previous Years Utility Bills or Property Tax Notices $2.00 per copy Convenience Fee - Over the counter credit card on the bill 0.25% over the on line service fee% payment amount Schedule A: Administration and Finance Page 3 of 10 Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 2863, 2025 SCHEDULE B: FEES AND CHARGES RELATED TO PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NO. 2863, 2025 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Land Use Bylaw Amendments Application Plus Other Costs Fee Official Community Plan Amendment $1150 Minor (2 or less units/lots or text amendment) Official Community Plan Amendment Major (3 or more units) $1700 Review Fees at cost* Zoning Bylaw Amendment $1150 Minor (2 or less units/lots or text amendment) Zoning Bylaw Amendment $1700 Review Fees at cost* Major (3 or more units/lots) Official Community Plan & Zoning Amendment Fee Minor (2 or less $1700 units/lots or text amendment) Official Community Plan & Zoning Amendment Fee Major (3 or $2300 Review Fees at cost* more units/lots) Temporary Use Permit Application Fee $800 Renewal Fee $400 Development Permit Minor Environmental and Hazardous Condition Only $250 (Approval delegated to staff) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Major Environmental and Hazardous Condition Only $575 Review Fees at cost * (Requires Council approval) Minor Form and Character Only <50 m2 Facade Improvements $115 (Approval delegate to staff) Major Form and Character Only >SO m2 (Requires Council $575 Review Fees at cost* approval) Sign Permit $50 Major Development Permit Form and Character and Environmental/Hazardous (2 or more $900 Review Fees at cost* Development Permits requiring Council approval) Major Development Permit $1400 Review Fees at cost* Form and Character and Environmental/Hazardous wit h variances Development Permit Amendment 50% of original fee Development Permit Extension 50% of original fee Schedule B: Planning and Development Page 4 of 10 Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 2863, 2025 SCHEDULE B: FEES AND CHARGES RELATED TO PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NO. 2863, 2025 Development Variance/Board of Variance Minor Development Variance 1 variance $575 Major Development Variance 2 or more $800 Subdivision Applications plus $150 per new lot Application Fee $450 created, (for fee simple, bare land strata and phased strata subdivision) $25 per parcel line adjustment Phased Strata Plan Approval fee-each Phase $115 Strata Title Conversion $450 plus $150 for each strata unit Preliminary Layout Review (PLR) Extension, Revision or Amendment 50% of original application fee Document Execution and/or final subdivision approval Fee Including but Not Limited to Covenants, or Any Other Documentation $200 Requiring Statutory Officer or Approving Officer Signatures Subdivision and development engineering and inspection fees for On-Site and Off-site Works shall be payable in the case of either subdivision applications or issuance of building permits, in addition to the application fee. The estimated costs shall be approved by the City Engineer. Such cost s are derived as follows: a. Full cost of construction for 'on-site' (new roads) and 'off- site' (existing fronting roads), including clearing, grubbing, 3% on the first $500,000 of the cost blasting, cuts and fills, gravel, compaction, pavement, of works and services; concrete work, traffic signals, traffic signage, ditches, 2% on the second $500,000 and; pedestrian underpasses, boulevard restoration and 1% on the balance of over landscaping work if applicable. $1,000,000.00 of the estimated cost b. All deep ut ilities such as storm drainage works, sanitary of constructing t he same. sewer works, water system works and creek culverts. In no case shall the fee be less than C. Costs of civil works only for shallow utilities such as $300.00 installation costs of ducting power, telephone and cable TV. d. Costs of streetlights and ducting where street lights will be owned by t he City and ducting only if the street lights are not owned by the City. e. Consulting Engineering design fees are not included in the administration fee calculation. f. GST is not included in the administration fee calculation. Schedule 8: Planning and Development Page 5 of 10 Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 2863, 2025 Title Search SCHEDULE B: FEES AND CHARGES RELATED TO PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NO. 2863, 2025 Legal Documents (if not provided with application) $25 Other Document Retrieval $30 per document Cancellation of Notice on Title $550 Other Fees Road Closure application $750 Plus, legal, surveying costs, and other land transaction costs Comfort Letter $75 Tree Removal Permit $50 Highway Access Permit (no encroachment $50 agreement required) Works on City Property Permit $50 Service Connection Permit $100 Encroachment/Licence of Occupation Application $200 Plus, legal, surveying costs, and other land transaction costs Liquor and Cannabis Licenses (includes occupant load calculation) No Report or Advertising (Occupant Load) $100 Report but No Advertising $250 Report and Advertising $575 1. All costs expended as part of the City's review of development applications will be invoiced to the applicant. The review may include but is not limited to legal opinions, engineering review, architectural design review and independent environmental review. 2. Any costs associated with the postponement of a Public Hearing, either at the request of the applicant, or due to the failure of the applicant to comply with the requirements of this Bylaw, shall be paid by the applicant. 3. Where a public information meeting is required by Council, the applicant shall pay all costs associated with the public information meeting. 4. The fees prescribed at Section 1 of this Schedule apply to each parcel of land for which the application is made, as follows: a) if an application involves two or more contiguous parcels of land, they shall be treated as one proposal; b) if an application involves two or more parcels of land that are not contiguous, they will be t reat ed as separate applications and the fee prescribed in the Fees and Charges Bylaw applies to each parcel of land for which the application is made. Schedule B: Planning and Development Page 6 of 10 Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 2863, 2025 SCHEDULE B: FEES AND CHARGES RELATED TO PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NO. 2863, 2025 Refund of Application Fees 1. If an application is withdrawn by the applicant or rejected by Council before a public hearing or notification is given in respect to a public hearing or development variance or temporary use permit consideration by Council; the City of Rossland shall pay to the applicant a refund in the amount of 50% of the application fee. 2. Where Council proceeds with a public hearing or a notification for a Development Application pursuant to the Local Government Act, the City of Rossland shall not provide a refund of any portion of the application fee to the applicant. Schedule B: Planning and Development Page 7 of 10 Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 2863, 2025 SCHEDULE C: FEES AND CHARGES RELATED TO BUILDING INSPECTION AND BUILDING PERMITS FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NO. 2863, 2025 INSPECTION SERVICES DEPARTMENT Building Permit Fees Application Fee Plus Other Costs Plus $10 per $1000 of Building Permit $50 declared or assessed value (non-refundable) plus and applicable fee per plumbing fixture. Plumbing Permit $10 per fixture Demolition Fee $100 Moving Permit Fee $100 Temporary Building Permit Fee (Section Plus, security deposit $100 (10% of value of 10.57 Building Bylaw) temporary building) Plus, construction values of Mobile Home Placement Fee $100 foundations, basements and plumbing Building Permit Renewal Fee $100 Design Modification Fee (Section 10.17 $50 Building Bylaw) Inspection Fees (Section 10.45 Building $100 Bylaw) Archived Building Permit Retrieval Fee $100 Damage Deposits (Building Bylaw Section 10.9 - 10.13) Legal Documents (if not provided with application) Title Search $25 Other Document Retrieval $30 per document Notice on Title $550 Cancellation of Notice on Title $550 Liquor and Cannabis Licenses (includes occupant load calculation) Occupant Load Calculation $100 Building Permit Refunds Where a permit has been issued and construction has not commenced: - 75% of the permit fee may be refunded upon application for cancellation of the permit. - The $50 application is not refundable. - Applications for refunds must be received within 6 months of the issuance of the permit. - A deposit may be required prior to the commencement of any work. Schedule C: Building Inspection and Building Permits Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 2863, 2025 Page 8 of 10 SCHEDULE D: FEES AND CHARGES RELATED TO PUBLIC WORKS AND OPERATIONS FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NO. 2863, 2025 Schedule D: Public Works and Operations Page 9 of 10 Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2863, 2025 PUBLIC WORKS AND OPERATIONS Water Utility Fee Additional Charges Water service maintenance performed on a private water service (during regular working hours of Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) Actual cost of labour, materials and equipment uses Overhead charge for the actual costs incurred Water service maintenance performed on a private water service (outside regular working hours of Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) Actual cost of labour, materials and equipment use Call out charge of loaded labour rate per hour per employee (4 hours minimum required) Water Meter(s) Actual cost of labour, materials and equipment use Water Connection Fees Water Service Installation Deposit $1000 Plus Actual cost of labour, materials and equipment uses Miscellaneous Water Utility Fees Bulk Hydrant Use $100 per day plus estimated consumption charges Water Turn On or Turn Off $60 per occurrence Water Turn On or Turn Off Fee for Unauthorized Use $500 per occurrence Meter Repair Fee $30 per month Sewer Service Connection Fees Sewer Service Installation $1000 Deposit Actual cost of labour, materials and equipment use Miscellaneous Sewer Service Fees Use of City Sewer Pump Station $600 per load Storm Utility Fees Storm Service Installation $1000 Deposit Actual cost of labour, materials and equipment use Water, Sewer and Storm Utility Connections: The deposit for connections will be paid to the Municipality in advance by the applicant before the work is begun. Any deficiency due to extra costs shall be charged against the person for whom such installation was made and is due upon receipt of invoice. Any fee imposed pursuant to the Bylaw, remaining unpaid as of December 31 of that year shall be added to, and form part of, the taxes payable on the property or premise where the inspection occurred, and shall be considered taxes in arrears. SCHEDULE E: FEES AND CHARGES RELATED TO PUBLIC WORKS AND OPERATIONS FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NO. 2863, 2025 ANIMAL CONTROL LICENCE FEES Classification Sterilized Male or Female Dog (A certificate from a qualified veterinarian is required) Non-st erilized Male or Female Dog Replacement License Schedule E: Animal Control Licence Fees Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2863, 2025 Annual Fee $20.00 $50.00 $ 5.00 Page 10 of 10