Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432, 2025

Williams Lake, British Columbia · adopted 2025-10-28

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CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE BYLAW NO. 2432 BEING A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE TO PROVIDE FOR THE PERMISSIVE EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES OWNED OR HELD BY FIRST NATION, CHARITABLE, PHILANTHROPIC OR OTHER NOT­ FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING FIRST NATION ADMINISTRATION AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC WORSHIP BODIES, SCHOOLS, AND ATHLETIC OR SERVICE CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS; THOSE PROPERTIES ARE USED PRINCIPALLY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES AND ARE NOT OPERATED FOR PROFIT OR GAIN. WHEREAS under the provisions of Part 7, Division 7, Section 224 of the Community Charter, Council may exempt by Bylaw from municipal taxation, land, improvements or both; owned or held by a public authority, charitable, philanthropic or other not-for-profit corporation, including public worship bodies, schools and athletic or service clubs and associations; and that Council considers the land, improvements or both are used for a purpose that is directly related to the purposes of the corporation, public authority, public worship body, school, club or association; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Williams Lake in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: 1. That this Bylaw be cited for all purposes as "Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432, 2025." 2. That the period of the permissive exemption from taxation is two years. 3. That the described properties as listed on Schedule "A" be exempt from taxation under the authority of Section 224(2)(a) of the Community Charter for the years 2026-2027. Bylaw No. 2432 Page 2 4. That the described properties as listed on Schedule "B" be exempt from taxation under the authority of Section 224(2)(d) of the Community Charter for the years 2026-2027. 5. That the described properties as listed on Schedule "C" be exempt from taxation under the authority of Section 224(2)(f) of the Community Charter for the years 2026-2027. 6. That the described properties as listed on Schedule "D" be exempt from taxation under the authority of Section 224(2)(9) of the Community Charter for the years 2026-2027. 7. That the described properties as listed on Schedule "E" be exempt from taxation under the authority of Section 224(2)(i) of the Community Charter for the years 2026-2027. 8. That the described properties as listed on Schedule "F" be exempt from taxation under the authority of Section 224(2)(e)(iv) of the Community Charter for the years 2026-2027. 9. That the permissive exemption is applied to property that is used for the purpose for which the permissive exemption is provided , and exemption ceases to apply to property if the use or ownership no longer conforms to the conditions necessary to qualify for exemption and, after this, the property is liable to taxation. 10. That this Bylaw shall come into force and take effect upon the date of final adoption by the Council of the City of Williams Lake and be applicable from and including the years 2026 and 2027. Bylaw No. 2432 READ A FIRST TIME THIS READ A SECOND TIME THIS READ A THIRD TIME THIS 7th DAY OF 7th DAY OF 7th DAY OF October October October Page 3 , 2025 , 2025 , 2025 ADVERTISED THESE 16th & 23rd DAYS OF October , 2025 RECONSIDERED AND ADOPTED THIS 28th DAY OF October , 2025 ~ CRATEOFFlCER Schedule "A" I, ROSS COUPE. CORPORATE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE. DO HEREBY CERTIFY THIS TO BE Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432. 2025 (Eligible under Section 224(2)(a) of the Community Charter) Tax Exemption Recipient Property Folio/ Civic Address / Extent of Tax Organization / Roll Number Property Activity/Use Exemption (Property Owner, if Different) Abraham's Lodge & Care Society 0002223.500 505 Watzke Drive / Land & Support Services improvements Boys and Girls Club of Kam loops 0000290.000 17 Fourth Avenue S / Land & and Williams Lake Children and Youth Community improvements Centre Cariboo Chilcotin Child 0000293.000 51 Fourth Avenue S I Land & Development Centre Association Support Services improvements Cariboo Friendship Society 0000069.000 254 First Avenue N / Land & Children's Daycare improvements Cariboo Friendship Society 0000223.000 214 Yorston Street/ Land & Support Services improvements Cariboo Friendship Society 0000264.010 228 Third Avenue S I Land & Elders Community Support and improvements Services used by Elders Community Support and Services program only, not land and improvement of apartments. Cariboo Friendship Society 0000284.000 68 Third Avenue SI Land & Support Services improvements Cariboo Friendship Society 0000479.000 228 Fifth Avenue / Land & Preschool improvements Cariboo Friendship Society 0000496.000 202 Fourth Avenue N / Land & Support Services improvements Cariboo Friendship Society 0000529.000 624 Oliver Street / Land & Support Services improvements Cariboo Friendship Society 0002086.000 996 Summit Street/ Land & Support Services improvements Guru Nanak Sikh Temple Society 0006497.000 3024 Mackenzie Avenue N / Only portion of Children's programing improvements used by Guru Nanak Sikh Temple Society for instruction for children and youth, not residential Schedule "A" (Cont.) Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432. 2025 (Eligible under Section 224(2)(a) of the Community Charter) Tax Exemption Recipient Property Folio/ Civic Address / Organization / Roll Number Property Activity/Use (Property Owner, if Different) Tax Exemption Recipient Property Folio / Civic Address / Organization / Roll Number Property Activity/Use (Prooertv Owner, if Different) Nature Trust of British Columbia 0001008.010 1365 Borland Road / Nature Preserve Nature Trust of British Columbia 0001009.000 1255 South Mackenzie Avenue / Nature Preserve Nature Trust of British Columbia 0002207.000 Island in Williams Lake / Nature Preserve Potato House Sustainable 0000155.000 49 Borland Street / Community Society Heritage Site and Community Space Royal Canadian Legion Branch 0000364.000 385 Barnard Street / 139 Veteran Support Services The Governing Council of the 0000129.000 272 Borland Street / Salvation Army Canada - Support Services Williams Lake Corps The Governing Council of the 0000132.000 267 Borland Street / Salvation Army Canada - Salvation Army Thrift Store Williams Lake Corps Williams Lake Association for 0000491.000 203 Fifth Avenue N / Community Living Support Services Williams Lake Association for 0002233.340 128 Eagle Crescent/ Community Living Support Services Williams Lake Association for '0003000 .128 110 Brahma Crescent/ Community Living Support Services Williams Lake Field Naturalists 0001063.000 1305 Scout Island Pk / OBA Scout Island Nature Centre Nature Preserve (Owner: Nature Trust of British Columbia) Extent of Tax Exemption Extent of Tax Exemption Land Land Land Land & improvements Land & improvements that include the hall, lodge, club Land & improvements Land & improvements Land & improvements Land & improvements Land & improvements Land & improvements Schedule "B" I, ROSS COUPE, CORPORATE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THIS TO BE ~ ~ Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432, 2025 (Eligible under Section 224(2)(d) of the Community Charter) Tax Exemption Recipient Property Folio/ Civic Address / Extent of Tax Organization I Roll Number Property Activity/Use Exemption (Property Owner, if Different) Cariboo Chilcotin Child 0001955.000 690 Second Avenue N / Land & Development Centre Association Children and Youth Support Services improvements / (Owner: City of Williams Lake) Cariboo Friendship Society/ 0000224.000 99 Third Avenue S or 244 Yorston Land & (Owner: Crown Federal) Street I improvements Support Services used by Friendship Society program only (L=8,069sq ft, 1=13,525 sq ft), not land and improvement of apartments or restaurant. Central Cariboo Arts Centre / 0000518.502 90 Fourth Avenue/ Land & (Owner: City of Williams Lake) 0000518.503 Arts Centre improvements 0000518.504 0000518.505 Chamber of Commerce I 0006427.500 1660 Broadway Avenue SI Land & Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin Chamber of Commerce, Museum improvements I (Owner: City of Williams Lake) Williams Lake Curling Club / 0001005.800 830 Mackenzie Avenue/ Land & (Owner: City of Williams Lake) Recreation improvements Williams Lake & District Seniors 0000411.010 176 Fourth Avenue / Land & Centre Society I Senior Support Services improvements (Owner: City of Williams Lake) Williams Lake Stampede 0001006.000 850 Mackenzie Avenue SI Land & Association / Recreation improvements Williams Lake Trail Riders Association / Cariboo Friendship Society I Gavin Lake Forest Education Society (Owner: City of Williams Lake) Tsilhqot'in National Government 0000503.510 253 Fourth Avenue N / Land & First Nation Government, Cultural and improvements Support Services Tsilhqot'in National Government 0000898. 008 925 Second Avenue N / Land & First Nation Government, Cultural and improvements Support Services Schedule "B" (Cont.) Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432, 2025 (Eligible under Section 224(2)(d) of the Community Charter) Tax Exemption Recipient Property Folio/ Civic Address / Organization I Roll Number Property Activity/Use (Property Owner, if Different) Tsilhqot'in National Government 0006462. 140 1729 South Lakeside Drive / First Nation Government, Cultural and Support Services Williams Lake First Nation 000271 .000 315A Yorston Street/ (WLFN) Administration Offices First Nation Government, Cultural and Support Services Extent of Tax Exemption Building set apart for First Nation public administration, cultural and support services and the land on which the building stands plus additional 0.405 hectare (1 acre) land Land & improvements Schedule "C" I, ROSS COUPE, CORPORATE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THIS TO BE SCHEDULE "C" TO BYLAW NO. 2432. ~ --- Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432, 2025 (Eligible under Section 224(2)(0 of the Community Charter) Tax Exemption Recipient Property Folio/ Civic Address / Extent of Tax Organization I Roll Number Property Activity/Use Exemption (Property Owner, if Different) Cariboo Community Church 0000169.001 35 Oliver Street / 0.405 hectare Land Surrounding Place of Public (1 acre) area Worship of land Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- 0006494.050 3039 Edwards Drive / 0.405 hectare Day Saints Land Surrounding Place of Public (1 acre) area Worship of land Christian & Missionary Alliance - 0000254.000 261 Third Avenue S / 0.405 hectare Canadian Pacific District Land Surrounding Place of Public (1 acre) area Worship of land Evangelical Free Church of 0001457.000 1100 Eleventh Avenue N / 0.405 hectare Williams Lake Land Surrounding Place of Public (1 acre) area Worship of land Heritage Free Presbyterian 0000777.000 295 Western Avenue/ 0.405 hectare Church Land Surrounding Place of Public (1 acre) area Worship of land Roman Catholic Bishop of '0000999. 000 450 Pigeon Avenue/ 0.405 hectare Kamloops (Sacred Heart Church) Land Surrounding Place of Public (1 acre) area Worship of land Seventh-Day Adventist Church 0000806.000 782 Ninth Avenue / 0.405 hectare (British Columbia Conference) Land Surrounding Place of Public (1 acre) area Worship of land Seventh-Day Adventist Church '0000808. 000 774 Ninth Avenue/ 0.405 hectare (British Columbia Conference) Church Parking Lot (1 acre) area of land Seventh-Day Adventist Church 0002233.265 26 Woodland Drive / 0.405 hectare (British Columbia Conference) Land Surrounding Place of Public (1 acre) area Worship of land St. Andrew's United Church 0003000.100 1000 Huckvale Place / 0.405 hectare Land Surrounding Place of Public (1 acre) area Worship of land The BC Conference of the 0000898.001 833 Western Avenue/ 0.405 hectare Mennonite Brethren Churches Land Surrounding Place of Public (1 acre) area Worship of land Western Singh Sabah 0006509.120 3015 Pine Street/ 0.405 hectare Association Land Surrounding Place of Public (1 acre) area Worship of land Schedule "D" I, ROSS COUPE, CORPORATE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THIS TO BE sct-iE~ ~ru Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432, 2025 (Eligible under Section 224(2)(g) of the Community Charter) Tax Exemption Recipient Property Folio/ Civic Address / Extent of Tax Organization I Roll Number Property Activity/Use Exemption (Property Owner, if Different) Calvary Tabernacle Church / 0000778.001 625 Carson Drive / 0.405 hectare (Owner: Owner: Pentecostal Land Surrounding Place of Public (1 acre) area Assemblies of Canada) Worship of land St. Peter's Anglican Church / 0000779.00 549 Carson Drive / 0.405 hectare (Owner: Fraser Basin Property Land Surrounding Place of Public (1 acre) area Society) Worship of land The Sanctuary - A United 0000292.000 37-4th Avenue S / 0.405 hectare Pentecostal Church / Land Surrounding Place of Public (1 acre) area (Owner: Scott & Twila Rentals Worship of land Ltd.) Schedule "E" I, ROSS COUPE, CORPORATE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THIS TO BE Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432, 2025 (Eligible under Section 224(2)(i) of the Community Charter) Tax Exemption Recipient Organization I (Property Owner, if Different) Williams Lake Golf & Tennis Club Property Folio/ Roll Number 0003021 .000 Civic Address / Property Activity/Use 104 Fairview Drive/ Recreation Extent of Tax Exemption Land & improvement, but not clubhouse building and the land on which the clubhouse building stands I. ROSS COUPE, CORPORATE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE. DO HEREBY CERTIFY THIS TO BE -- Schedule "F" Williams Lake Permissive Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2432, 2025 (Eligible under Section 224(2)(e)(iv) of the Community Charter) Tax Exemption Recipient Property Folio/ Civic Address I Extent of Tax Organization I Roll Number Property Activity/Use Exemption (Property Owner, if Different) Canadian Mental Health 0000190.000 83 Second Avenue S / Only portion of Association (CMHA) / Support Services improvements (Owner: Sheep Creek used by Developments/BMO) Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) (1=6788 sq ft) , not other. Canadian Mental Health 0000510.000 113 Fourth Avenue N / Land & Association (CMHA) / Support Services improvements (Owner: Williams Lake Developments Ltd.) Williams Lake Association for 0000083.505 225 First Avenue N / Improvements Community Living / Support Services only as follows: (Owner: Provincial Rental Unit #204 - 1- Housing Corporation) bedroom suite Unit #205 - 1- bedroom suite Unit #300 - studio suite Unit #302 - studio suite Unit #400 - 1- bedroom suite Unit #404 - studio suite Unit #500 - 1- bedroom suite Unit #504 - studio suite Williams Lake First Nation 0000190.000 180 Yorston Street / Only portion of (WLFN) Administration Offices / First Nation Government, Cultural and improvements (Owner: Sheep Creek Support Services used by WLFN Developments/BMO) Administration Offices (1=4,000 sq ft), not other.