Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 2112 (consolidated)
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THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF WHITE ROCK
BYLAW NO. 2112
Development Cost Charges Bylaw 2015, No. 2112
DISCLAIMER: THIS BYLAW IS CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY.
THE CITY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN
THIS CONSOLIDATION IS CURRENT. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
PERSON USING THIS CONSOLIDATION TO ENSURE THAT IT ACCURATELY
REFLECTS CURRENT BYLAW PROVISIONS.
Consolidated as of May 13, 2026
TABLE OF CONSOLIDATION
BYLAW
DATE APPROVED AMENDMENT
NO.
SUBJECT MATTER
2540
April 27, 2026
1
Reflects new authorities
contained in Bill 46, Housing
Statutes (Development
Financing) Amendment Act, 4th
Session, 42nd Parliament (2023)
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THE CORPORATION OF THE
CITY OF WHITE ROCK
BYLAW 2112
______________________________________
Development Cost Charges Bylaw 2015, No. 2112
WHEREAS the CITY COUNCIL of The Corporation of the City of White Rock deems it
expedient to impose development cost charges:
AND WHEREAS the development cost charges may be imposed for the sole purpose of
providing funds to assist the municipality to pay the capital cost of providing, altering, or
expanding sewage, drainage and highway facilities and for providing and improving park land,
or any of them, in order to service, directly or indirectly, the development for which the charge
is being imposed: (removed by Bylaw 2540)
AND WHEREAS the development cost charges may be imposed for the sole purpose of
providing funds to assist the municipality to pay the capital cost of providing, constructing,
altering or expanding sanitary sewer, water, drainage, fire protection, police, transportation,
and solid waste and recycling facilities and for providing and improving park land, or any of
them, in order to service, directly or indirectly, the development for which the charge is being
imposed: (added by Bylaw 2540)
AND WHEREAS in setting the development cost charges imposed by this bylaw the Council
has taken into consideration future land use patterns and development, the phasing of works
and services and the provision of park land described in its Official Community Plan and
whether the charges:
(a)
are excessive in relation to the capital cost of prevailing standards or service in the
municipality;
(b)
will deter development in the municipality; or
(c)
will discourage the construction of reasonably priced housing or the provision of
reasonably priced serviced land in the municipality.
AND WHEREAS in the opinion of Council the charges imposed by this bylaw are related to
capital costs attributable to projects involved in the capital expenditure program of the
municipality;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the City of White Rock in open
meeting assembled enacts as follows:
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1.
Every person who obtains:
(a)
approval of the subdivision, or
(b)
a building permit authorizing the construction, alteration or extension of a
building or structure,
shall, subject to any exceptions or credits authorized in the Local Government Act,
RSBC 1996 c.323, pay at the time of the approval of the subdivision or the issue of the
building permit, as the case may be, to the City, the applicable Development Cost
Charges as set out in Schedule "A" attached hereto, and further, in the case of a
multiple use building, shall pay the accumulation of applicable development cost
charges for each use. (Deleted by Bylaw 2540)
1.
(a) Subject to any exceptions, waivers, reductions, deductions, or credits authorized in
the Local Government Act, RSBC 2015, c.1, as amended or replaced from time to
time, Development Cost Charges are imposed on every person who obtains:
(i) approval of a subdivision for land that is zoned in the Zoning Bylaw for a
SSMUH Residential Use; and
(ii) a Building Permit authorizing the construction, alteration, or extension of a
building or structure.
(b)
The Development Cost Charges imposed by this Bylaw shall be calculated
using the charges set out in in Schedule "A" attached hereto and forming part of
this Bylaw, and more particularly described as follows:
(i)
for a subdivision for a SSMUH Residential Use, by multiplying the
charges for one dwelling unit by the number of new lots created by the
subdivision; and
(ii)
for a Building Permit, by multiplying the number of dwelling units or
the gross floor area, as applicable, allowed by the Building Permit. For
certainty, the Development Cost Charges for a Combination
Development will be calculated separately for the portion of the
Combination Development attributable to each use and will be the sum
of the Development Cost Charges for each such use identified in the
Building Permit application, calculated according to Schedule "A".
(Added by Bylaw 2540)
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2.
Where a type of development is not identified in this Bylaw and Schedule A, the
Development Cost Charges for the most comparable type of development are to be
used to determine the amount payable.
3.
Development Cost Charges shall be paid:
(a) at the time of subdivision approval of any Single Family Residential lot; and
(removed by Bylaw 2540)
(a) at the time of subdivision approval for a SSMUH Residential Use; and
(added by Bylaw 2540)
(b) at the time of building permit issuance of any other class of development.
4.
Where a Development Cost Charge has been paid under Section 3(a) and a further
amount later becomes payable under Section 3(b) as a result of a building permit
application, the amount previously paid under Section 3(a) shall be deducted from the
amount owing under Section 3(b). No refund shall be made in the event that this
deduction results in a credit.
5.
A building permit that authorizes the construction, extension, or alteration of
commercial floor area shall incur a Development Cost Charge based on the
Commercial Charge as indicated in Schedule A, and for that purpose the floor area of
the building shall be the total of the floor areas of all floors of the building measured to
the exterior surface of the exterior walls.
6.
A building permit that authorizes the construction, extension, or alteration of
institutional floor area shall incur a Development Cost Charge based on the
Institutional Charge as indicated in Schedule A, and for that purpose the floor area of
the building shall be the total of the floor areas of all floors of the building measured to
the exterior surface of the exterior walls.
7.
If a building permit authorizes an addition to or alteration of a commercial or
institutional building, the floor area in respect of which Development Cost Charges are
imposed is the incremental floor area resulting from the addition or alteration and in
the case of an industrial building includes any incremental area used for motor vehicle
parking and loading spaces. (removed by Bylaw 2540)
7.
If a Building Permit authorizes an addition to or alteration of a commercial or
institutional building, the gross floor area in respect of which Development Cost
Charges are calculated is the incremental gross floor area of the building resulting from
the addition or alteration. (added by Bylaw 2540)
8.
Development cost charges shall only be assessed:
(a)
in respect of residential development, to the extent that the number of units is
increased; and
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(b)
in respect of commercial and institutional development, to the extent the
development increases the floor area, as applicable.
9.
No development cost charges are payable under this Bylaw where:
(a)
the building permit authorizes the construction, alternation or extension of a
building or part of a building that is or will be after the construction, alteration
or extension, exempt from taxation under Section 220 (1) (h) or 224 (2) (f) of
the Community Charter (SBC 2003) Chapter 26;
(b)
the building permit authorizes the construction or alteration of a building where
the value of the work authorized by permit does not exceed $50,000; (removed
by Bylaw 2540)
(b)
the building permit authorizes the construction or alteration of a building where
the value of the work authorized by permit does not exceed $50,000; (added by
Bylaw 2540)
(c)
the size of the dwelling unit 29 square metres or less; or (removed by Bylaw
2540)
(c)
the gross floor area of the dwelling unit is 29 square metres or less; (added by
Bylaw 2540)
(d)
a development cost charge has previously been paid for the same development,
unless, as a result of further development, new capital cost burdens will be
imposed on the City of White Rock.
10.
Notwithstanding S.933(4)(b) of the Local Government Act, a Development Cost
Charge is payable for construction, alteration or extension of a building that will, after
the construction, alteration or extension, contain fewer than 4 self-contained dwelling
units.(removed by Bylaw 2540)
10.
Notwithstanding Section 561(5) of the Local Government Act, a Development Cost
Charge is payable for construction, alteration or extension of a building that contains
fewer than 4 self-contained dwelling units. (added by Bylaw 2540)
11.
For the purpose of this Bylaw, including Schedule A:
"BUILDING PERMIT" means a permit issued for construction, alteration or
extension of a building or structure required pursuant to the City of White Rock
Building Bylaw;
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"COMMERCIAL" means a class of development that is used or intended to be used
for commercial purposes as defined in the Zoning Bylaw and including both (CR) and
(CS) designations;
"DWELLING UNIT" has the same meaning as defined in the Zoning Bylaw;
"GROSS FLOOR AREA" has the same meaning as defined in the Zoning Bylaw;
"INSTITUTIONAL" means a building or structure used or intended to be used for
institutional uses as provided for in the Zoning Bylaw, (P) designation, including but
not limited to non-profit cultural, recreational, social, library, school, government,
hospital or educational purposes;
"MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL" means a building that contains more than one
dwelling unit;
"PER M2" means the Development Cost Charge payable per square metre of a
building or structure being constructed, altered or extended as measured by using the
gross floor area;
"RESIDENTIAL" means use for residential occupancy as provided for in the City of
White Rock Zoning Bylaw, as the principal use for long term accommodation for
periods in excess of one month, including but not limited to single family and multi-
family uses;
"SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT" means a lot where a single family
residential building is a permitted use under the City of White Rock Zoning Bylaw;
"ZONING BYLAW" means the City of White Rock Zoning Bylaw 1999, No. 1591
as amended or superseded. (removed by Bylaw 2540)
11.
For the purpose of this Bylaw, including Schedule A:
"BUILDING PERMIT" means a permit issued for construction, alteration or
extension of a building or structure required pursuant to the City of White Rock
Building Bylaw, 2012, No. 1928, as amended or replaced from time to time;
"COMBINATION DEVELOPMENT" means any Development that comprises
of a combination of two or more of the following uses: SSMUH Residential
Use, Multi-unit Residential Use, Commercial use or Institutional use;
"COMMERCIAL" means a class of development that is used or intended to be
used for commercial purposes as defined in the Zoning Bylaw and includes
(CR) zoning;
"DWELLING UNIT" has the same meaning as defined in the Zoning Bylaw;
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"GROSS FLOOR AREA" has the same meaning as defined in the Zoning
Bylaw;
"INSTITUTIONAL" means a building or structure used or intended to be used
for institutional uses as provided for in the Zoning Bylaw, (P) zoning, including
but not limited to non-profit cultural, recreational, social, library, school,
government, hospital or educational purposes;
"MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL USE" has the same meaning as defined in the
Zoning Bylaw;
"PER M2" means the Development Cost Charge payable per square metre of a
building or structure being constructed, altered or extended as measured by
using the gross floor area;
"RESIDENTIAL USE" has the same meaning as defined in the Zoning Bylaw;
"SEMI-DETACHED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING" has the same meaning as
defined in the Zoning Bylaw;
"SSMUH RESIDENTIAL USE" means lots that are zoned in the Zoning Bylaw
with zoning that is intended to accommodate small-scale multi-unit housing
types or lots that are zoned RS-1 SSMUH Residential Zone, RS-2 SSMUH
Residential Zone, RS-3 (Small lot, Hillside) SSMUH Residential Zone, RI-1
(Infill 1) SSMUH Residential Zone - South of Hospital Lands; RI-2 (Infill 2)
SSMUH Residential Zone; RE-1 SSMUH Estate Residential 1 Zone; and RE-2
SSMUH Estate Residential 2 Zone in the Zoning Bylaw;
"ZONING BYLAW" means the City of White Rock Zoning Bylaw 2024, No.
2506, as amended or replaced from time to time.
(Added by Bylaw 2540)
12.
This Bylaw will come into effect six months after the date it is adopted. (added by
Bylaw 2540)
13.
"White Rock Development Cost Charges Imposition Bylaw, 2006, No. 1798" is hereby
repealed. (renumbered by Bylaw 2540)
14.
This Bylaw may be cited as "White Rock Development Cost Charges Bylaw, 2015,
No. 2112."(renumbered by Bylaw 2540)
RECEIVED FIRST READING on the
14th day of
December, 2015
RECEIVED SECOND READING on the
7th day of
March, 2016
RECEIVED THIRD READING on the
7th day of
March, 2016
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THIRD READING RESCINDED on the
21st day of
March, 2016
RECEIVED
THIRD
READING,
AS
AMENDED, on the
21st day of
March, 2016
RECEIVED approval of the Inspector of
Municipalities
15th day of
July, 2016
ADOPTED on the
25th day of
July, 2016
___________________________________
MAYOR
___________________________________
CITY CLERK
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WHITE ROCK DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES
IMPOSITION BYLAW, 2015, NO. 2112
SCHEDULE "A"
(deleted by Bylaw 2540)
SCHEDULE "A"
DCC Category
Category of
Use
Collection
basis
Transpor
tation
Drainage
Park
Acquisition &
Development
Sanitary
Sewer
Water
Fire
Police
Total
SSMUH
Residential
Per
dwelling
unit
$5,401
$5,209
$4,344
$936
$2,883
$1,734
$1,562
$22,069 /
unit
Multi-unit
Residential
Per
dwelling
unit
$4,212
$3,371
$3,430
$581
$1,642
$957
$862
$15,055 /
unit
Commercial
Per m2 of
gross floor
area
$95
$30
$0
$11
$29
$11
$10
$186
Institutional
Per m2 of
gross floor
area
$31
$40
$0
$12
$33
$11
$10
$137
(added by Bylaw 2540)
DCC Category
Category of
Use
Collection
basis
Transportation
Drainage
Park Acquisition
& Development
Sanitary
Sewer
Water
Total
Single Family
Residential
Per lot
$2,857.85
$6,882.32
$7,080.26
$1,017.48
$1,456.85
$19,294.76
Multi-unit
Residential
Per dwelling
unit
$2,229.13
$1,858.23
$5,310.19
$763.11
$1,092.64
$11,253.30
Commercial
Per m2 of
gross floor
area
$34.29
$13.76
$0.00
$6.61
$9.47
$64.13
Institutional
Per m2 of
gross floor
area
$17.15
$13.76
$0.00
$5.60
$8.01
$44.52