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DISTRICT OF SECHELT BYLAW NO. 554, 2016 A bylaw to Impose Development Cost Charges WHEREAS the Local Government Act provides, that Council may, by Bylaw, impose development cost charges on 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; for the purpose of providing funds to assist the District to pay the capital costs of providing, constructing, altering or expanding sewer, drainage and highway (road) facilities, and providing and improving parkland to service, directly or indirectly, the development for which the charge is being imposed; AND WHEREAS the Council considers that the charges imposed by this Bylaw: (a) are not excessive in relation to the capital cost of prevailing standards of service in the District; (b) will not deter development in the District; and (c) will not discourage the construction of reasonably priced housing or the provision of reasonably priced serviced land in the District; AND WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Council, the charges imposed by this Bylaw are: (a) related to capital costs attributable to projects included in the Financial Plan of the District; and (b) related to capital projects consistent with the Official Community Plan of the District; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the District of Sechelt in open meeting assembled hereby enacts as follows: Page 2 District of Sechelt Development Cost Charges Bylaw No.554, 2016 _________________________________________________________________________ CITATION: 1. This Bylaw may be cited as "District of Sechelt Development Cost Charges Bylaw No.554, 2016". DEFINITIONS: 2. (1) In this Bylaw, "Apartment Dwelling Unit" means a Dwelling Unit in a building that contains three or more dwelling units to which access is provided from the exterior of the building by means of a common lobby and stairways or elevators. "Building Permit" means a permit issued by the District that authorizes the construction, alteration or extension of a building or structure; "Commercial" means a building predominantly serving a business, office, retail sales or service function and generally as described in Part 6 of the Zoning Bylaw; "Congregate Care" means a building that is used or intended to be used as a seniors residence, in which cooking appliances are not provided within accommodation units, and common dining areas are provided within the building; "District" means the District of Sechelt; "Duplex Dwelling" means a building that contains two Dwelling Units, whether or not either of the Dwelling Units contains a Secondary Suite; "Dwelling Unit" means a room or group of rooms that are used or intended to be used as a self-contained private residence, and for the purposes of this Bylaw does not include any Secondary Suite; "Gross Floor Area" means the total of the horizontal areas of all floors in a building, excluding any basement area used only for storage or vehicle parking purposes, measured to the outside of the exterior walls of the building; "Industrial" means a building predominantly providing an industrial, business park or related function and generally as described in Parts 7 and 8 of the Zoning Bylaw; "Institutional" means a building predominantly providing a governmental or public service or related function and generally as described in Part 10 of the Zoning Bylaw; Page 3 District of Sechelt Development Cost Charges Bylaw No.554, 2016 _________________________________________________________________________ "Not-for-profit Rental Housing" means housing that is the subject of a housing agreement with the District that secures rental tenure in perpetuity, and in respect of which the applicant for a building permit has provided evidence satisfactory to the Director of Planning and Development Services that: a) the housing will be occupied only by persons or families with household incomes that are lower than the median household income in the District, and b) rents for the housing will be subsidized by the Province of British Columbia or another subsidy provider such that rents will not exceed 30% of the household income of the occupant or occupant family; "Sanitary Sewer Specified Area" means the lands described within the "District of Sechelt Merged Sewer Specified Area Extension Bylaw No. 393, 2001"; "Secondary Suite" has the meaning prescribed by the Zoning Bylaw; "Single Family Dwelling" means a building, including a mobile or modular home, that contains a single Dwelling Unit, whether or not the building also contains a Secondary Suite; "Subdivision" means a subdivision of land into two or more parcels under the Land Title Act or the Strata Property Act; "Townhouse" means a building containing three or more Dwelling Units, arranged such that each Dwelling Unit has an independent entrance to the exterior, and includes triplexes and fourplexes; and "Zoning Bylaw" means Bylaw No. 25, 1987. 3. DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES: (1) Every person who obtains a building permit, including a permit authorizing the construction of a building containing fewer than four dwelling units, shall have paid to the District, at the time of issuing of the Building Permit, the applicable development cost charges set out in Schedule 'A', according to the location of the building in relation to the Sanitary Sewer Specified Area, except to the extent that development cost charges were paid in relation to the subdivision of the parcel in respect of which the building permit was issued. (2) The charges specified in Schedule 'A' shall be based on the proposed use of the building indicated in the building permit application. Where there is more than one such use, each use is subject to the applicable charge specified in Schedule 'A'. (3) Every person who obtains approval of a Subdivision creating parcels on which Single Family Dwellings and Duplex Dwellings are permitted by the Zoning Bylaw shall have paid to the District in respect of each additional parcel being created, at the time Page 4 District of Sechelt Development Cost Charges Bylaw No.554, 2016 _________________________________________________________________________ of approval of the Subdivision, the applicable development cost charges set out in Schedule A, according to the location of the subdivision in relation to the Sanitary Sewer Specified Area. (4) No development cost charge is payable where the building permit authorizes the construction of a building or part of a building described in s. 561(1) of the Local Government Act. (5) The Director of Planning and Development Services may waive or reduce the development cost charges payable in respect of a building permit authorizing the construction of Not-for-profit Rental Housing, and in the case of a reduction may determine the extent of the reduction, and the permit applicant may request the Council to reconsider a decision of the Director. (6) If a building permit is issued to authorize the construction of Not-for-profit Rental Housing on the basis of a waiver or reduction under Subsection (5), no Dwelling Unit authorized by the permit may be occupied otherwise than in accordance with the applicable housing agreement and the definition of Not-for-profit Rental Housing in this Bylaw unless the development cost charge that is, but for the waiver or reduction, applicable to the Dwelling Unit under this bylaw or any successor bylaw has been paid to the District. (7) For Commercial, Industrial and Institutional uses the calculation of floor area is based on the Gross Floor Area of the proposed building indicated in the building permit application. (8) The calculations used to determine the amount of the development cost charges imposed by this Bylaw are based on the capital projects listed in Schedule 'B'. 4. REMAINDER OF BYLAW TO BE MAINTAINED INTACT: In the event that any portion of this Bylaw is declared ultra vires, such portion shall be severed from this Bylaw with the intent that the remainder of this Bylaw shall continue in full force and effect. 5. REPEAL OF PREVIOUS BYLAWS: West Sechelt Sewer Collection System Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 146, 1991, West Porpoise Bay Sewer Collection System Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 147, 1991, Development Cost Charge (Drainage) Bylaw No. 206, 1993, Development Cost Charge (Roads) Bylaw No. 229, 1994, Development Cost Charge (Parks) Bylaw No. 301, 1996 and Sechelt Sewage Treatment Plant Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 363, 1991, Amendment Bylaw No. 432, 2004 are hereby repealed, effective on the date that this Bylaw is adopted. Page 5 District of Sechelt Development Cost Charges Bylaw No.554, 2016 READ A FIRST TIME THIS READ A SECOND TIME THIS READ A THIRD TIME THiS THIRD READING RESCINDED THIS READ A THIRD TIME THIS Certified a true and correct copy of "District of Sechelt Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 554, 2016" as read a third time bi the District of Sechelt Council on the 16 h day of November, 2016 at District of' DAY OF DAY OF DAY OF DAY OF DAY OF August August August November November 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 3rd 3rd 3rd l6t1 I 6' 2016 APPROVED BY THE INSPECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES THIS 21st DAY OF ADOPTED THIS 1st DAY OF Mayor December 2016 February 2017 e Officer Page 6 District of Sechelt Development Cost Charges Bylaw No.554, 2016 _________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULE A to Bylaw No. 554, 2016 Schedule of Development Cost Charges Applicable to Lots within the Sanitary Sewer Specified Area Use Drainage Sewer Roads Parks Total Single Family /unit $3,088 $844 $14,222 $4,295 $22,449 Townhouse or Duplex / unit $1,667 $700 $9,245 $3,565 $15,177 (Apartment) / unit $1,019 $565 $5,547 $2,878 $10,009 Congregate Care / unit $618 $354 $4,125 $1,289 $6,386 Commercial /m² gross floor area $6.18 $1.69 $42.67 - $50.54 Industrial /m² gross floor area $6.18 $1.69 $14.22 - $22.09 Institutional /m² gross floor area $6.18 $1.69 $42.67 - $50.54 Schedule of Development Cost Charges Applicable to Lots outside the Sanitary Sewer Specified Area Use Drainage Roads Parks Total Single Family /unit $3,088 $14,222 $4,295 $21,605 Townhouse or Duplex / unit $1,667 $9,245 $3,565 $14,477 (Apartment) / unit $1,019 $5,547 $2,878 $9,444 Congregate Care / unit $618 $4,125 $1,289 $6,032 Commercial /m² gross floor area $6.18 $42.67 - $48.85 Industrial /m² gross floor area $6.18 $14.22 - $20.40 Institutional /m² gross floor area $6.18 $42.67 - $48.85 Page 7 District of Sechelt Development Cost Charges Bylaw No.554, 2016 _________________________________________________________________________ Schedule 'B' DCC Project List 2016 DCC Program - Drainage Projects Projects Estimated timing Project Cost DCC Portion Assist Factor Net DCC Recovery Trail Ave (TRA P5) 2017 148,000 100% 1% 146,520 Trail Ave (TRA P3) 2017 182,000 100% 1% 180,180 Drainage Study - Ocean Ave and Inlet Ave 2017 160,000 25% 1% 39,600 Trail Ave - Marine Way to Ebbtide 2017 250,000 100% 1% 247,500 Trail Ave (TRA P4) 2017 262,000 100% 1% 259,380 WT Outfall 2018 250,000 50% 1% 123,750 Trail Ave - Ebbtide to Pebble Cres 2018 250,000 100% 1% 247,500 Gale Ave (BG C1) 2020 97,000 50% 1% 48,015 Medusa St (MED L9:12) 2020 99,000 50% 1% 49,005 Fairway Duck Pond (BG C2) 2020 200,000 50% 1% 99,000 Wakefield Ck (WAK C5) 2020 354,000 50% 1% 175,230 Bay Rd (Bay C3) 2025 39,000 50% 1% 19,305 Highway 101 (Hwy C-8) 2025 56,000 50% 1% 27,720 Wharf Ave - Hwy 101 to East Porpoise Bay Road (WT L5:) 2025 81,000 50% 1% 40,095 Wharf Ave - Hwy 101 to East Porpoise Bay Road (WT L6) 2025 85,000 50% 1% 42,075 Wharf Ave (TBDIV 3) 2025 90,000 50% 1% 44,550 Page 8 District of Sechelt Development Cost Charges Bylaw No.554, 2016 _________________________________________________________________________ Wharf Ave - Hwy 101 to East Porpoise Bay Road (WT L4) 2025 137,000 50% 1% 67,815 Teredo St (TER L1) 2025 175,000 75% 1% 129,938 Teredo St (TER L2) 2025 175,000 75% 1% 129,938 Salmon Dr (SAL P1) 2025 178,000 75% 1% 132,165 Trail to Marsh (WT L20) 2025 250,000 75% 1% 185,625 Trail to Marsh (WT L21) 2025 250,000 75% 1% 185,625 Wharf Ave (TBDIV 1) 2025 380,000 50% 1% 188,100 Wharf Ave (TBDIV 2) 2025 443,000 50% 1% 219,285 Shornecliffe Storm Outfall - Teredo St to Georgia St 2025 500,000 100% 1% 495,000 Sandy Hook Rd (DHN C1) 2029 43,000 50% 1% 21,285 Field Rd (FLD C6) 2030 38,000 75% 1% 28,215 Marmot Rd (MAR C2) 2030 48,000 50% 1% 23,760 Chapman Rd (CHP C3) 2030 56,000 50% 1% 27,720 Carmel Place (CAR C1) 2030 56,000 50% 1% 27,720 Sechelt Inlet Rd (SIR C6) 2030 63,000 50% 1% 31,185 Chapman Rd (CHP C2) 2030 70,000 50% 1% 34,650 Reed Rd (REE C3) 2030 108,000 50% 1% 53,460 Heritage Rd (GAL C1A) 2030 150,000 50% 1% 74,250 Ebbtide St (SMDIV 1) 2030 189,000 50% 1% 93,555 Harbour Rd (HBR C1) 2035 62,000 50% 1% 30,690 Page 9 District of Sechelt Development Cost Charges Bylaw No.554, 2016 _________________________________________________________________________ Allan Rd (ALL P1) 2035 418,000 50% 1% 206,910 Shoreline Protection 2024 - 2025 1,080,000 25% 1% 267,300 Total Drainage $7,472,000 $4,443,616 2016 DCC Program - Sewer Projects Projects Estimated timing Project Cost DCC Portion Assist Factor Net DCC Recovery Upsize main - MH 4095 - Wakefield L.S. 2017 125,000 75% 1% 92,813 Upgrade Wakefield Lift Station 2018 450,000 50% 1% 222,750 Upsize main - MH 4730 to MH 4720 2020 125,000 100% 1% 123,750 Upsize main - MH 4720 to MH 4710 2020 225,000 100% 1% 222,750 Replace Pumps - Mackenzie Marina Lift Station 2020 310,000 50% 1% 153,450 Replace Norwest Bay Lift Station 2020 450,000 75% 1% 334,125 Upgrade Gravity Main Trunk Sewer - Shornecliffe and Highway 101 and Ocean Ave 2020 507,000 100% 1% 501,930 Upsize Shoreline Siphon 2022 110,000 100% 1% 108,900 Trunk Expansion - Trail Ave. and Mermaid 2022 550,000 100% 1% 544,500 Replace Pipe - Gale Ave. N 2025 25,000 100% 1% 24,750 Upsize main - MH 4770 - MH 4745 2025 140,000 100% 1% 138,600 UF Membrane Upgrade - Water Resource Centre 2024 240,000 100% 1% 237,600 Total Wastewater Projects $3,257,000 $2,705,918 Page 10 District of Sechelt Development Cost Charges Bylaw No.554, 2016 _________________________________________________________________________ 2016 DCC Program - Road Projects Projects Estimated timing Project Cost DCC Portion Assist Factor Net DCC Recovery Upgrade Field Road to Arterial - Hwy 101 to Airport 2026 - 2028 6,600,000 50% 1% 3,267,000 Upgrade Trail Ave to Arterial - Teredo to Turnstone Drive 2017 - 2018 4,500,000 100% 1% 4,455,000 Sidewalk and lift on Sechelt Inlet Road - Dusty Road to northern end of Provincial park 2028 - 2030 6,900,000 75% 1% 5,123,250 Neptune Connector (new collector) - eastern boundary of Clayton to Trail 2023 - 2025 3,200,000 100% 1% 3,168,000 Upgrade Reef Road to Collector - Trail Ave to Shoal Way 2024 - 2025 1,750,000 75% 1% 1,299,375 Upgrade Fairway Road to Collector - Shoal Way to Beacon St. 2027 - 2028 1,500,000 75% 1% 1,113,750 Upgrade Mason Road to Collector - Norwest Bay Road to Highway 101 2023 - 2025 2,125,000 75% 1% 1,577,813 Intersection Upgrades on Highway 101 - Left turn lane at Selma Park Road 2017 200,000 100% 1% 198,000 Intersection Upgrades on Highway 101 - Left turn lane at Bay Road 2017 200,000 100% 1% 198,000 Upgrade Derby Road to Collector - Norwest Bay Road to Baillie Road 2017 330,000 100% 1% 326,700 Upgrade Trail Ave to Arterial - Turnstone Drive to Reef Road 2018 140,000 100% 1% 138,600 Sidewalk and Streetlights on Sechelt Inlet Road - Saltgrass Lane to Dusty Road 2020 190,000 75% 1% 141,075 Upgrade Tyler Road to Arterial - Tower Road to Emmerson Road 2020 225,000 100% 1% 222,750 Page 11 District of Sechelt Development Cost Charges Bylaw No.554, 2016 _________________________________________________________________________ Intersection Upgrades on Wharf Avenue and East Porpoise Bay Road 2020 500,000 100% 1% 495,000 Upgrade 1/2 of Nickerson Road to Collector - Oracle Road to Norwest Bay Road 2022 412,500 100% 1% 408,375 Upgrade 1/2 of Nickerson Road to Collector - Tyler Road to Tower Road 2025 412,500 100% 1% 408,375 Upgrade Shoal Way to Collector - Reef Road to Fairway Ave 2026 750,000 75% 1% 556,875 Upgrade 1/2 of Tyler Road to Arterial - Nickerson Road to Page Road 2030 600,000 100% 1% 594,000 Total Roads $30,535,000 $23,691,938 2016 DCC Program - Park Projects Project Estimated timing Net Project Cost DCC Portion Assist Factor Net DCC Recovery Dog Park - location TBD 2018 100,000 100% 1% 99,000 Trail Bay Waterfront - Trail to Ocean (New community park) 2018 174,000 100% 1% 172,260 Suncoaster Trail - Roberts Creek to Airport (Expanded trail) 2018 250,000 50% 1% 123,750 Acquisition of lots 25, 26 & 27 (New trail) 2018 600,000 100% 1% 594,000 Ebbtide Park (New community park) 2019 429,000 100% 1% 424,710 Kinnikinnick Park (Improved community park) 2019 611,000 25% 1% 151,223 Chapman Creek Trails (Expanded trail) 2020 353,000 50% 1% 174,735 Quarry Park (New community park) 2021 350,000 100% 1% 346,500 Esplanade Trail - Burnett to Allan (New trail) 2021 436,000 100% 1% 431,640 Page 12 District of Sechelt Development Cost Charges Bylaw No.554, 2016 _________________________________________________________________________ West Sechelt Soccer Field (New community park) 2022 1,999,000 100% 1% 1,979,010 Duck Pond (New neighbourhood park) 2025 50,000 100% 1% 49,500 Mission Point Park - Phase #2 (Expanded community park) 2025 608,000 50% 1% 300,960 The Trails (New community park) 2025 609,000 100% 1% 602,910 Sandy Hook Shoreline Parks (New neighbourhood park) 2030 671,000 100% 1% 664,290 Tuwanek - Former Log-sort Esplanade (New trail) 2035 259,000 100% 1% 256,410 Total Parks $7,549,000 $6,370,898