{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Sechelt, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by District of Sechelt Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 554, 2016, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per single-detached home: $22,449 per unit inside the Sanitary Sewer Specified Area; $21,605 per unit outside (Schedule A, 2016). Charge per apartment unit: Apartment $10,009/unit (within Sanitary Sewer Specified Area); $9,444/unit (outside). Payable: At time of issuing Building Permit; at time of approval of Subdivision.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000125",
 "municipality": "Sechelt",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.sechelt.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "District of Sechelt Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 554, 2016",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2017-02-01",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/sechelt-ca/media/mtfnobhk/554-2016-district-of-sechet-development-cost-charges.pdf",
   "summary": "Imposes DCCs on subdivision and building permits for sewer, drainage, roads, water and parks; repeals earlier DCC bylaws. Schedule: single family $22,449 per unit total (one table; another lists $21,605 for a service subset). Rates are from 2017 and may be outdated.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "76672169f313c74c4d2d6c61c4a8d2e691bbc11c03483311ef2b41abfe3ed217",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "554",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/76672169f313c74c4d2d6c61c4a8d2e691bbc11c03483311ef2b41abfe3ed217.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$22,449 per unit inside the Sanitary Sewer Specified Area; $21,605 per unit outside (Schedule A, 2016)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartment $10,009/unit (within Sanitary Sewer Specified Area); $9,444/unit (outside)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial $50.54/m², Industrial $22.09/m², Institutional $50.54/m² (within Sanitary Sewer Specified Area); outside: Commercial $48.85/m², Industrial $20.40/m², Institutional $48.85/m²",
    "services_covered": "sewer, drainage and highway (road) facilities, and providing and improving parkland",
    "exemptions": "No charge for buildings under Local Government Act s.561(1); Director may waive/reduce Not-for-profit Rental Housing; credit for DCCs paid on subdivision",
    "payment_timing": "At time of issuing Building Permit; at time of approval of Subdivision"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule 'A'",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule 'A'",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule 'A'",
    "services_covered": "sewer, drainage and highway (road) facilities, and providing and improving parkland",
    "exemptions": "s. 3(1), (4)-(5)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3(1), (3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/sechelt/development-charges/bylaw-554/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw 554, 2016 media page",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.sechelt.ca/media-manager/media-pages/bylaw/554-2016-district-of-sechet-development-cost-chargespdf/",
   "summary": "Official media page for DCC bylaw 554.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "28a7b54a972588f7ce7f358c06ca054ef85ee5893485763eac4657d72ce41e0f",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "554",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/28a7b54a972588f7ce7f358c06ca054ef85ee5893485763eac4657d72ce41e0f.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/sechelt/development-charges/bylaw-554-2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/sechelt/development-charges/"
}