Williams Lake, British Columbia
· adopted 2020-01-14
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CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE
BYLAW NO. 2322
BEING A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE TO IMPOSE A PARCEL TAX
ON OWNERS OF LAND CAPABLE OF BEING CONNECTED TO THE WATER
SYSTEM.
WHEREAS Section 200 of the Community Charter provides Council with the authority to
impose a parcel tax to provide all or part of the funding of a service.
AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Williams Lake has established a Water
System;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Williams Lake has to pay for the improvements
to the System;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Williams Lake deems it necessary to recover
a portion of these costs through a parcel tax;
NOW THEREFORE the City of Williams Lake, in open meeting assembled, hereby enacts
as follows:
Title:
1.
That this Bylaw may be cited as the "City of Williams Lake Water Parcel Tax
Bylaw No. 2322, 2020";
Repeal:
2.
That Bylaw No. 1840, being the "City of Williams Lake Water Parcel Tax Bylaw No.
1840, 2001", and any amendments thereto, are hereby repealed;
"CONSOLIDATED VERSION"
BYLAW NO. 2322
PAGE 2
Definitions:
3.
(a)
"Parcel" means any lot, block or other area in which real property is held
or into which it can be subdivided.
(b)
"Group of Parcels" means two or more parcels which have been assessed
as a group of parcels under the Assessment Act.
(c)
"Undevelopable Land" is land that is Certified by a Geotechnical Engineer
to be undevelopable for any purpose.
(d)
"Regular" refers to all properties excluding Undevelopable Land.
Imposition of Parcel Tax:
4.
There shall be two classes of property that are assessable under this Bylaw,
namely:
(a)
Class 1 - Regular
(b)
Class 2 - Undevelopable
5.
The annual tax shall be as per Schedule A of this Bylaw.
6.
The parcel tax imposed on each parcel of land shall be shown by the Collector on
the real property tax roll and payment of the Parcel Tax shall be made in the same
manner on or before the same dates as the real property tax. Collection of parcel
taxes shall be subject to the same rights and remedies as real property taxes.
7.
Should conditions change and a Class 2 (Undevelopable) property be
subsequently certified by a Geotechnical Engineer to Regular (Class 1) then there
shall be a charge equal to the difference in all payments that would have been
made had the property remained in Class 1.
8.
No Parcel Tax shall be imposed under this Bylaw after December 31, 2031.
9.
The parcel taxes collected shall be reserved and used to pay for the improvements
to the Water and Sewer Systems only.
BYLAW NO. 2322
PAGE 3
10.
This Bylaw shall come into force and take effect on January 1, 2022.
READ A FIRST TIME THIS
17th DAY OF
December
, 2019.
READ A SECOND TIME THIS
17th DAY OF
December
, 2019.
READ A THIRD TIME THIS
17th DAY OF
December
, 2019.
RECONSIDERED AND ADOPTED THIS
14th DAY OF
January
, 2020.
*original signed by
________________________
MAYOR
*original signed by
________________________
CORPORATE OFFICER
BYLAW NO. 2322
CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE
WATER PARCEL TAX
SCHEDULE "A"
The annual tax imposed by this Bylaw shall be:
Class 1 - Regular
$168.50
Class 2 - Undevelopable
$00.00
BL2408 (27/02/24)