Bylaw 2555 (2026 Centre for Active Living Permissive Tax Exemption) — full text

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2026-Permissive-Tax-Exemption-2026-Centre-for-Active-Living" municipality_ids: - gx-000158 content_type: "application/pdf" captured_at: "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00" normalize_method: "pdf-docling-ocrmac" normalize_version: "docling-0.1" needs_ocr: false char_count: 3041 ocr_quality: "good" ocr_word_ratio: 0.865 --- ## THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF WHITE ROCK ## BYLAW 2555 A Bylaw to provide an exemption from municipal property taxes under section 224 of the Community Charter.  Council may, by bylaw, exempt properties from taxation for a fixed period of time pursuant to section 224 of the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003. c. 26. Various social service agencies have leased certain parts of the facility known as the Horst and Emmy Werner Centre for Active Living ("CAL"), located at 1475 Anderson St, from the Corporation of the City of White Rock ("the City"). The CAL is legally described as: Parcel Identifier: 008-523-444 Lot 97, Section 10, Township 1 New Westminster District, Plan 38518 (the "Lands) Pursuant to section 224 of the Community Charter, the City of White Rock wishes to grant a one (1) year municipal property tax exemption in respect of the leased property with improvements. The CITY COUNCIL of the Corporation of the City of White Rock in open meeting assembled, ENACTS as follows: 1. Each of the premises described in the leases as particularized in section 2 are hereby exempt from municipal taxation for the calendar year 2026 contingent of the conditions described in item 3 below. 2. The tenants and premises that are exempt from taxation are: 3. (a) White Rock/South Surrey Stroke Recovery Association (Premises shown in green on Schedule A); 4. (b) White Rock/South Surrey Division of Family Practice Society (Premises shown in yellow on Schedule A). Schedule A is attached to and forms part of this bylaw. 3. White Rock/South Surrey Stroke Recovery Association has a lease until July 31, 2027, and the City will be renegotiating the lease for the White Rock/South Surrey Division of Family Practice Society to commence January 1, 2026. The exemption for tenant (b) per section 2 is contingent on the parties entering into a lease for the premises by December 31, 2025, and the society occupying the premises in accordance with the lease agreement and the society not being in default under such lease. 4. The conditions imposed on each tenant are as outlined in each of their leases of their respective premises and are conditions precedent to the municipal tax exemption granted by this bylaw. 2026 Permissive Tax Exemptions Centre for Active Living Bylaw 2025, No. 2555 Page No. 2 The municipal tax exemptions granted for the premises terminate upon the termination of the leases. 5. This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "2026 Permissive Tax Exemptions Centre for Active Living Bylaw 2025, No. 2555". RECEIVED FIRST READING on the RECEIVED SECOND READING on the RECEIVED THIRD READING on the ADOPTED on the 15th day of September, 2025 15th day of September, 2025 15th day of September, 2025 6th day of October, 2025   Megan Knight, Mayor oh - Tracey Arthur, Director of Corporate Administration ## Schedule A  Note, the Fraser Health Authority (Premises shown in blue on Schedule A) is statutorily exempt from Taxation.