What development charges or levies apply to new construction? How much per new home?
In the District Municipality of Saanich, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Cost Charge Reduction Bylaw, 2020, No. 9607 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-25. Charge per single-detached home: Single Family Residential per lot: $14,933 (Date of Bylaw Adoption of Amendment Bylaw, 2024, No. 9987). Charge per apartment unit: Apartment Residential per unit: $8,436 (Date of Bylaw Adoption of Amendment Bylaw, 2024, No. 9987). Non-residential charge: Commercial $73.95/m2; Industrial $25.96/m2; Institutional $73.95/m2 (Date of Bylaw Adoption of Amendment Bylaw, 2024, No. 9987).
| exemptions | 100% reduction for eligible not-for-profit rental housing; 25% for affordable rental housing; only eligible portion; reductions cannot be combined. | s. 4.2(a)-(b); s. 4.3; s. 4.4 |
| payment timing | Reduction applied at building permit issuance; if eligibility lost by occupancy permit, charges payable immediately. | s. 5.1(b); s. 5.1(c) |
Reduces DCCs for eligible not-for-profit and for-profit affordable rental housing (per the Saanich DCC page); rates not stated here.
| single detached charge | Single Family Residential per lot: $14,933 (Date of Bylaw Adoption of Amendment Bylaw, 2024, No. 9987) | Schedule "A", Table 6.0 |
| apartment charge | Apartment Residential per unit: $8,436 (Date of Bylaw Adoption of Amendment Bylaw, 2024, No. 9987) | Schedule "A", Table 6.0 |
| non residential charge | Commercial $73.95/m2; Industrial $25.96/m2; Institutional $73.95/m2 (Date of Bylaw Adoption of Amendment Bylaw, 2024, No. 9987) | Schedule "A", Table 6.0 |
| services covered | sewage, water, drainage and highway facilities, other than off-street parking facilities, and providing and improving park land | s. 4.2 |
| exemptions | Tax-exempt buildings; prior DCC paid unless new burdens; no new capital cost burdens; self-contained units <=29m2; work value <=$50,000; secondary/garden suite not separate for Single Family | s. 3.1; s. 1.2 "Single Family" |
| payment timing | Imposed on every person who obtains approval of a subdivision or obtains a building permit | s. 2.1 |
Establishes development cost charges levied on new development in Saanich to fund capital infrastructure requirements.
Bylaw listing page including DCC bylaw and reduction bylaw.