2026 Tax Rate Bylaw No. 629, 2026 — full text, Sechelt, British Columbia

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DISTRICT OF SECHELT 2026 Tax Rate Bylaw No. 629, 2026 A bylaw to establish Tax Rates for Municipal, Hospital, Sunshine Coast Regional District and Sunshine Coast Regional District Recreation purposes for the year 2026. WHEREAS the Community Charter provides that Council shall, before May 15th of each year, adopt a bylaw to impose various rates on all taxable land and improvements according to their assessed value; AND WHEREAS the Community Charter further provides, that Council may by bylaw designate two or more dates after which percentages totaling 10% (ten percent) shall be added to the amount of taxes unpaid; NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the District of Sechelt in open meeting assembled enacts as follows: TITLE 1. This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "2026 Tax Rate Bylaw No. 629, 2026". DEFINITIONS 2. In this bylaw: Council means the Municipal Council of the District of Sechelt. District means the municipal corporation of the District of Sechelt. PROVISIONS 3. 2026 RATES (1) The following rates are hereby imposed and levied for the year 2026: (a) For all lawful genera! purposes of the municipality on the value of land and improvements taxable for general municipal purposes, rates appearing in Column "A" of Schedule A attached to and forming part of this bylaw. (b) For hospital purposes on the value of land and improvements taxable for regional hospital district purposes, rates appearing in Column "B" of Schedule Tax Rate Bylaw No. 629, 2026 Page 2 of 3 A attached to and forming part of this bylaw. (c) For the purposes of the Sunshine Coast Regional District on the value of land and improvements taxable for regional hospital district purposes, rates appearing in Column "C" of Schedule A attached to and forming part of this bylaw. (d) For the purposes of the Sunshine Coast Regional Recreation on the value of improvements only taxable for the regional hospital district purposes, rates appearing in Column "D" of Schedule A attached to and forming part of this bylaw. (2) The minimum amount of taxation upon a parcel of real property shall be ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) 4. PERCENTAGE ADDITION TO UNPAID TAXES Instead of July 2 of the year, as set out in the Community Charter as the day on or after which the percentage mentioned may be added to the unpaid taxes of the current year, the following other dates and percentage additions are determined as permitted by the Charter: (1) The Collector shall, after July 2, 2026, add to the unpaid taxes of the current year, in respect of each parcel of land and the improvements thereon upon the real property tax roll, five percent (5%) of the amount of taxes remaining unpaid on July 3, 2026. (2) The Collector shall after August 31, 2026 add to the unpaid taxes of the current year, in respect of each parcel of land and the improvements thereon upon the real property tax roll, five percent (5%) of the amount of taxes remaining unpaid on September 1, 2026. READ A FIRST TIME THIS 6th DAY OF MAY, 2026 READ A SECOND TIME THIS 6th DAY OF MAY, 2026 READ A THIRD TIME THIS 6th DAY OF MAY, 2026 Aporren ys 13" DAY OF MAY, 2026 Le = Aétin&é Mayor Corporate Officer Tax Rate Bylaw No. 629, 2026 Page 3 of 3 DISTRICT OF SECHELT Property Tax Rates for 2026 Schedule "A" to Bylaw 629, 2026 eB a Sesion _}_ ret _{_sosee)__Deiet_|__tereion istrict GG ee a ee Ps re [pamanionee | seme ome are | aa DG Ss [Rexam pam | ass | noma [one a Pe es Ge al Ohl