Interpretation

1   The Interpretation Bylaw applies to this bylaw.

Definitions

2   In this bylaw

"agricultural" means an agricultural development in an agricultural zone or a similar development in another zone permitted in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw, in which the predominant use, as determined by its general purpose and list of permitted uses, is of an agricultural nature, including barns, equipment storage and greenhouses, but excluding commercial and industrial uses on lands designated for agricultural use;

"apartment" has the same meaning in the Zoning Bylaw;

"building permit" has the same meaning in the Building Bylaw;

"commercial" means a commercial development in a commercial zone or a similar development in another zone permitted in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw, in which the predominant use, as determined by its general purpose and list of permitted uses, is of a commercial nature, including commercial use on agricultural land;

"congregate care" means a use dedicated for the residential care of the sick or injured other than in a public or private hospital, where care facilities are provided in conjunction with a common resident dining room and social and recreational areas and may include personal care services and a gift shop for the use of residents;

"construction" has the same meaning in the Building Bylaw;

"development" has the same meaning in the Development Bylaw;

"duplex" has the same meaning as in the Zoning Bylaw;

"dwelling unit" means accommodation providing private or shared sleeping rooms, washrooms, and a kitchen intended for domestic use, and used or intended to be used for a residence. This use does not include a room in a hotel or a motel and does not include recreational vehicles;

"gross floor area" or "GFA" means the total area of all buildings on a lot measured to the outside of the exterior walls of each building including stairways, storage and mechanical rooms but excluding basements less than 1.83 metres (6 feet) in height, areas used for vehicle parking, and unenclosed balconies;

"industrial" means an industrial development in a zone listed in the Zoning Bylaw, or a similar development in another zone permitted in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw, in which the predominant use, as determined by its general purpose and list of permitted uses, is of an industrial nature, including industrial use on agricultural land.

"institutional" means development of a public or institutional nature in an institutional zone listed in the Zoning Bylaw;

"lot" has the same meaning in the Zoning Bylaw;

"rural residential" means a dwelling unit on a parcel in sectors D or E as identified in Schedule A;

"sector" means a prescribed geographical portion or area of the municipality within which a development cost charge is levied;

"single detached" has the same meaning as "single detached dwelling" in the Zoning Bylaw;

"structure" has the same meaning in the Building Bylaw;

"subdivision" has the same meaning in the Development Bylaw;

"townhouse" has the same meaning in the Zoning Bylaw;

"zone" means the zones identified and defined in the Zoning Bylaw.

Development cost charges

3   Subject to section 561 of the Local Government Act, the development cost charges set out in Table 1 are imposed on every person who obtains

(a) approval of a subdivision, or

(b) a building permit authorizing the construction, alteration or extension of a building or structure, including a building that will, after the construction, alteration, or extension, contain fewer than 4 self-contained dwelling units and be put to no other use than the residential use in those dwelling units.

Calculation of applicable charges

4   (1) The amount of development cost charges payable in relation to a particular development will be calculated using the applicable charges set out in Table 1 and the sectors in Schedule A, based on the applicable number of lots, dwelling units, or gross floor area.

(2) Where a type of development is not specifically identified in Table 1, the amount of development cost charges to be paid to the City will be equal to the development cost charges that are payable for the most comparable type of development

(3) The amount of development cost charges payable in relation to mixed-use type of development will be calculated separately for each portion of the development, according to the separate use types, which are included in the building permit application and will be the sum of the charges payable for each type.

Repeal

5   The following bylaws and all amendments are repealed:

(a) Bylaw No. 1983-2010, cited as “Development Cost Charges Imposition Bylaw, 2010”;

(b) Bylaw No. 1812-2008, cited as “Development Cost Charges (Joint Water Supply and JAMES Treatment Plant) Imposition Bylaw, 2008”.

Commencement

6   This bylaw comes into force on January 1, 2022.

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