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DocumentsBylawFeb 6, 2017Pages 106–115

BYLAW NO. 1700 – City of Langford Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 1700, 2017

Bylaw (No.1700) enacting the updated Development Cost Charge program for the City of Langford, reflecting the 2016 transportation modelling and updated project/rate schedules; presented for readings.

11.d BYLAW NO. 1700 - "City of Langford Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 1700, 2017." (FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD READING)

Key facts

  • Bylaw No.: 1700
  • Subject: Development Cost Charge update (Roads, Stormwater, etc.)
  • Proposed rate examples in staff report: single family ~$6,056/unit; multi-family ~$3,188/unit; commercial ~$55.78/m²
  • Agenda status: First, Second and Third Reading requested

BYLAW NO. 1700 – City of Langford Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 1700, 2017

"Townhouse" means:

a) A building divided into two or more dwelling units with each dwelling unit having direct access to the exterior at grade or;
b) Two or more detached dwellings constructed on the same lot.

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Charges:

a) Every person who obtains approval of a subdivision, including a subdivision for the purpose of leasing land for a term exceeding 3 years, in a zoning district which permits the use of land for residential purposes shall pay to the City the development cost charges set out in Schedule "A" attached to and forming part of this bylaw, and the approving officer shall not approve such a subdivision until such development cost charges have been paid.
b) Every person who obtains a building permit for a building or structure for a residential, commercial, institutional, industrial or public utility development, including a building containing fewer than four dwelling units, shall pay to the City the development cost charges set out in Schedule "A" and the building inspector shall not issue such a building permit until such development cost charges have been paid.

a) The charges imposed under Section 2(a) shall be paid in respect of the number of lots created in addition to the number of lots existing at the time of subdivision, and on the basis of two dwelling units for each additional lot on which the zoning bylaw permits the construction of duplexes.
b) The charges imposed under Section 2(b) shall be paid on building permit issuance based on the information contained in the building permit application, and may, in the sole discretion of the City, be adjusted as necessary with reference to the building actually constructed, and any additional amount shall be paid prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit.

  1. A charge is payable in respect of every event under Tables 1(A), 1(B) and 1(C) of Schedule “A”, provided that:
    a) a charge is not payable under this Section where a charge under this bylaw has been paid previously for the same event in respect of the same development;
    b) a credit shall be deducted from the amount that would otherwise have been imposed under this Section in respect of a parcel for the amount of development cost charges previously paid to the City for the same development on the same parcel under this bylaw.

  2. Under no circumstances shall any charges collected under this bylaw be refunded. When an approved subdivision plan is not deposited or no construction is commenced pursuant to an approved building permit, charges collected shall be credited toward charges payable in respect of a future charging event under Table 1.

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Exemptions:

  1. No charge is payable under this bylaw where:
    a) the building permit authorizes the construction, alteration 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 s. 220(1)(h) or s. 224(2)(f) of the Community Charter; or
    b) the value of the work authorized by the permit does not exceed $50,000 or any other amount prescribed by regulation under s. 561(9) of the Local Government Act.
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Severance:

  1. In the event a portion of this bylaw is set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction, the portion is deemed to be severed from the bylaw such that the remaining portions of the bylaw continue in force and effect.
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Rate Reductions:

  1. Pursuant to s. 563 of the Local Government Act, a charge payable under Tables 1(A), 1(B), 1(C) or 1(D) shall be reduced for that portion of a development consisting of dwelling units in apartment buildings (as defined in Zoning Bylaw No. 300) which provide either for-profit or not-for-profit rental housing, provided that the developer registers a covenant on title, which restricts the use of that portion of the development to the class of development in the following table that qualified the developer for the reduction that has been applied, for a period of at least 10 years from the date of payment of the charge, or in the case of a 100% reduction of the charge, the date that the charge would otherwise have been payable, as follows:
Development Class Area* Charge Reduction
Non-Profit Rental Housing City Centre 100%
Non-Profit Rental Housing Except City Centre 100%
For-Profit Rental Housing City Centre 30%
For-profit Rental Housing Except City Centre 25%
  • City Centre – as defined by the Official Community Plan
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Citation:

  1. This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "City of Langford Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 1700, 2017."
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Repeal:

  1. District of Langford Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 26, 1993 is repealed.

READ a first time this _______________________.
READ a second time this ______________________.
READ a third time this ___________________________.
APPROVED BY The Inspector of Municipalities, pursuant to s. 560 of the Local Government Act on this _________________________ .
RECONSIDERED AND FINALLY ADOPTED this ________________________.


MAYOR


CLERK


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SCHEDULE “A” — DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES (Bylaw No. 1700)

  1. The charges to be levied and paid are the amounts specified in Columns B and C of Tables 1(A) in respect of the class of development specified in Column “A”.

Table 1(A) – Roads

Class of Development Subdivision Building Permit
Single family with suite per lot or Single family (>300 sq m lot) $6,056
Small (<300sq m lot) lot or duplex per dwelling unit $3,985
Townhouse per dwelling unit $3,985
Multi-family per dwelling unit $3,188
Commercial per sq m gfa $55.78
Industrial or Public utility per sq m gfa $7.97
Institutional per sq m gfa $71.72

Table 1(B) – Storm Drainage

Class of Development Subdivision Building Permit
Single family with suite per lot or Single family (>300 sq m lot) $1878
Small (<300sq m lot) lot or duplex per dwelling unit $1166
Townhouse per dwelling unit $1166
Multi-Family per dwelling unit $606
Commercial or Institutional per sq m gfa* $5.20
Industrial or Public Utility per Hectare of site area $28,886
Commercial Recreation or Public Utility with less than 5% impervious surface per sq m gfa* $5.20
  • gfa = gross floor area

Table 1(C) – PARK & OPEN SPACE

Class of Development Subdivision Building Permit
Residential - Single Family $2,990 (of which $1890 is collected for Parkland Improvement and $1100 for Parkland Acquisition).
Residential - Multi-family $2,990.00 for each dwelling unit being built (of which $1890 is collected for Parkland Improvement and $1100 for Parkland Acquisition).

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SCHEDULE "B" — Roads - DCC Program Project Map (Reference List)

(Program Map: February 2017)

Reference Road Phase / Description
1 Bear Mountain Pkwy Bear Mountain Pkwy On-Site
2 Millstream Rd 2317 Millstream Rd to Bear Mountain Pkwy
3 Millstream Rd 2354 Millstream Rd to Treanor Ave
4 Millstream Rd Left Turn to Trans Canada Hwy South
5 McCallum Rd McCallum Rd to Redington Ave
6 McCallum Rd Millstream Rd to Citation Rd
7 McCallum Rd Citation Rd to Florence Lake Rd
8 Florence Lake Rd Setchfield Ave to McCallum Rd
9 Goldstream Ave Leigh Rd to Jacklin Rd
10 Goldstream Business Park Upper Goldstream Ave
11 Larkhall Rd Peatt Rd to Veterans Memorial Pkwy
12 Peatt Rd Roundabout Brock Ave at Peatt Rd
13 Peatt Rd Roundabout Peatt Rd at Hockley Ave
14 Langford Pkwy City Centre Park to West Shore Pkwy
15 Leigh Rd Leigh Rd Interchange South to Goldstream Ave
16 Leigh Rd Leigh Rd Frontage West
17 Leigh Rd Dunford Ave to Henry Eng Pl
18 Leigh Rd Henry Eng Pl to Langford Pkwy Rail Crossing
19 Irwin Rd Humpback Rd to West Shore Pkwy
20 Jacklin Rd Goldstream Ave to Jenkins Ave
21 Jacklin Rd Jenkins Ave Intersection to Colwood Boundary
22 Happy Valley Rd Sooke Rd to Latoria Rd
23 Walfred Rd Jacklin Rd to Happy Valley Rd
24 Sooke Rd Happy Valley Rd / Glen Lake Rd Intersection Improvements
25 Sooke Rd Young Pl to Glen Lake Rd
26 Sooke Rd Happy Valley Rd to Jacklin Rd
27 Latoria Rd Happy Valley Rd to Colwood Boundary
28 West Shore Pkwy Sooke Rd to Trans Canada Hwy
29 Salem Rd Sooke Rd to Luxton Rd

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SCHEDULE C - LANGFORD ROAD DCC PROJECT LIST (Bylaw 1700)

Program 2016 to 2040

Below are the projects listed with their key financial details as presented.

  • Project #1

    • Road Name: Bear Mountain Parkway On Site
    • Phase/Notes: Bear Mountain Parkway On Site
    • Capital Cost: $ 3,108,581
    • Grants: $3,108,581
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 31,086 $ 3,077,495
    • 1% Assist: $ 31,086
    • DCC recoverable: $ 3,046,409
  • Project #2

    • Road Name: Millstream Road
    • Phase/Notes: 2317 Millstream to Bear Mountain Parkway — 3 lanes
    • Capital Cost: $ 2,107,510
    • Grants: $ 2,107,510
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 21,075 $ 2,086,435
    • 1% Assist: $ 21,075
    • DCC recoverable: $ 2,065,360
  • Project #3

    • Road Name: Millstream Road
    • Phase/Notes: 2354 Millstream Road to Treanor Road; includes future improvement NB on Millstream Road changing right turn eastbound to right/thru lane and moving signal equipment
    • Capital Cost: $ 500,000
    • Grants: $ 500,000
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 5,000 $ 495,000
    • 1% Assist: $ 5,000
    • DCC recoverable: $ 490,000
  • Project #4

    • Road Name: Millstream Road
    • Phase/Notes: Left Turn to TCH south
    • Capital Cost: $ 1,800,000
    • Grants: $ 1,800,000
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 18,000 $ 1,782,000
    • 1% Assist: $ 18,000
    • DCC recoverable: $ 1,764,000
  • Project #5

    • Road Name: McCallum
    • Phase/Notes: McCallum at Reddington Road — Improved pedestrian safety, crosswalks, laning improvements
    • Capital Cost: $ 500,000
    • Grants: $ 500,000
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 5,000 $ 495,000
    • 1% Assist: $ 5,000
    • DCC recoverable: $ 490,000
  • Project #6

    • Road Name: McCallum
    • Phase/Notes: Millstream to Citation
    • Capital Cost: $ 908,558
    • Grants: $ 908,558
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 9,086 $ 899,472
    • 1% Assist: $ 9,086
    • DCC recoverable: $ 890,387
  • Project #7

    • Road Name: McCallum
    • Phase/Notes: Citation to Florence Lake Road - Remaining at Dec 31, 2016
    • Capital Cost: $ 894,427
    • Grants: $ 894,427
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 8,944 $ 885,483
    • 1% Assist: $ 8,944
    • DCC recoverable: $ 876,538
  • Project #8

    • Road Name: Florence Lake Road
    • Phase/Notes: Setchfield to McCallum Road — Road Improvements
    • Capital Cost: $ 739,311
    • Grants: $ 739,311
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 7,393 $ 731,918
    • 1% Assist: $ 7,393
    • DCC recoverable: $ 724,525
  • Project #9

    • Road Name: Goldstream Avenue Improvements
    • Phase/Notes: Leigh to Jacklin
    • Capital Cost: $ 2,805,536
    • Grants: $ 2,805,536
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 28,055 $ 2,777,481
    • 1% Assist: $ 28,055
    • DCC recoverable: $ 2,749,425
  • Project #10

    • Road Name: Goldstream Business Park Tech Road
    • Phase/Notes: off of Leigh Road
    • Capital Cost: $ 6,000,000
    • Grants: $ 6,000,000
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 60,000 $ 5,940,000
    • 1% Assist: $ 60,000
    • DCC recoverable: $ 5,880,000
  • Project #11

    • Road Name: Larkhall Extension
    • Phase/Notes: Larkhall Extension Peatt to Veterans Memorial Parkway; includes net land costs for City to obtain land at 2703 Peatt and 2684 Claude to add to Larkhall Extension. Assumes remainder of lands on these locations are sold off. $30/m2 for 800m2 used as conservative cost estimate for sum of $24,000.
    • Capital Cost: $ 800,000
    • Grants: $ 800,000
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 8,000 $ 792,000
    • 1% Assist: $ 8,000
    • DCC recoverable: $ 784,000
  • Project #12

    • Road Name: Peatt Road
    • Phase/Notes: Roundabout Brock Avenue at Peatt Road; land at 808 Brock may need purchasing. Have assumed a net $250K allowance to deal with this. Added to McElhanney cost of $554K to build roundabout
    • Capital Cost: $ 850,000
    • Grants: $ 850,000
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 8,500 $ 841,500
    • 1% Assist: $ 8,500
    • DCC recoverable: $ 833,000
  • Project #13

    • Road Name: Peatt Road
    • Phase/Notes: Roundabout Peatt Road at Hockley
    • Capital Cost: $ 813,550
    • Grants: $ 813,550
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 8,136 $ 805,415
    • 1% Assist: $ 8,136
    • DCC recoverable: $ 797,279
  • Project #14

    • Road Name: Langford Parkway
    • Phase/Notes: City Centre Park to West Shore Parkway; Declared Actual Cost to Construct
    • Capital Cost: $ 6,971,000
    • Grants: $ 6,971,000
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 69,710 $ 6,901,290
    • 1% Assist: $ 69,710
    • DCC recoverable: $ 6,831,580
  • Project #15

    • Road Name: Leigh Road
    • Phase/Notes: Leigh Road Interchange south to Goldstream Avenue — Additional laning; Sidewalks
    • Capital Cost: $ 528,992
    • Grants: $ 528,992
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 5,290 $ 523,702
    • 1% Assist: $ 5,290
    • DCC recoverable: $ 518,412
  • Project #16

    • Road Name: Leigh Road
    • Phase/Notes: Leigh Road Frontage West (Goldstream to Leigh Place)
    • Capital Cost: $ 358,102
    • Grants: $ 358,102
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 3,581 $ 354,521
    • 1% Assist: $ 3,581
    • DCC recoverable: $ 350,940
  • Project #17

    • Road Name: Leigh Road
    • Phase/Notes: Leigh Road Dunford to Henry Eng Place — Westhills carrying a credit for completed work of $837,000 as of January 1, 2017
    • Capital Cost: $ 837,000
    • Grants: $ 837,000
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 8,370 $ 828,630
    • 1% Assist: $ 8,370
    • DCC recoverable: $ 820,260
  • Project #18

    • Road Name: Leigh Road
    • Phase/Notes: Rail Crossing Henry Eng Place to Langford Parkway; includes rail arm purchases
    • Capital Cost: $ 3,018,576
    • Grants: $ 3,018,576
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 30,186 $ 2,988,390
    • 1% Assist: $ 30,186
    • DCC recoverable: $ 2,958,204
  • Project #19

    • Road Name: Irwin Road
    • Phase/Notes: Humpback Road to West Shore Parkway; includes necessary road widening for existing portions
    • Capital Cost: $ 833,994
    • Grants: $ 833,994
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 8,340 $ 825,654
    • 1% Assist: $ 8,340
    • DCC recoverable: $ 817,314
  • Project #20

    • Road Name: Jacklin Road
    • Phase/Notes: Goldstream Avenue to Jenkins Avenue
    • Capital Cost: $ 496,636
    • Grants: $ 496,636
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 4,966 $ 491,670
    • 1% Assist: $ 4,966
    • DCC recoverable: $ 486,703
  • Project #21

    • Road Name: Jacklin Road
    • Phase/Notes: Jenkins Avenue Intersection to Colwood Boundary
    • Capital Cost: $ 3,292,914
    • Grants: $ 3,292,914
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 32,929 $ 3,259,985
    • 1% Assist: $ 32,929
    • DCC recoverable: $ 3,227,056
  • Project #22

    • Road Name: Happy Valley Road
    • Phase/Notes: Sooke Road to Latoria — 3 lanes and Frontage
    • Capital Cost: $ 2,369,580
    • Grants: $ 2,369,580
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 23,696 $ 2,345,884
    • 1% Assist: $ 23,696
    • DCC recoverable: $ 2,322,188
  • Project #23

    • Road Name: Walfred Road
    • Phase/Notes: Jacklin Road to Happy Valley Road — Parking and Frontage Only
    • Capital Cost: $ 1,014,664
    • Grants: $ 1,014,664
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 10,147 $ 1,004,517
    • 1% Assist: $ 10,147
    • DCC recoverable: $ 994,371
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  • Project #24

    • Road Name: Highway 14 (Sooke Road)
    • Phase/Notes: Sooke at Happy Valley/Glen Lake Road Intersection Realignment — Includes extra lanes extensions
    • Capital Cost: $ 1,850,000
    • Grants: $ 375,000
    • Total Cost: $ 1,475,000
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 14,750 $ 1,460,250
    • 1% Assist: $ 14,750
    • DCC recoverable: $ 1,445,500
  • Project #25

    • Road Name: Highway 14 (Sooke Road)
    • Phase/Notes: Young Place to Glen Lake Road — 5 Lanes and Frontage
    • Capital Cost: $ 2,100,000
    • Grants: $ 375,000
    • Total Cost: $ 1,725,000
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 17,250 $ 1,707,750
    • 1% Assist: $ 17,250
    • DCC recoverable: $ 1,690,500
  • Project #26

    • Road Name: Highway 14 (Sooke Road)
    • Phase/Notes: Happy Valley Road to Jacklin Road — 5 Lanes and Frontage
    • Capital Cost: $ 2,250,000
    • Grants: $ 750,000
    • Total Cost: $ 1,500,000
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 15,000 $ 1,485,000
    • 1% Assist: $ 15,000
    • DCC recoverable: $ 1,470,000
  • Project #27

    • Road Name: Latoria
    • Phase/Notes: Happy Valley to Colwood Boundary — Frontage, laning, paving
    • Capital Cost: $ 2,182,773
    • Grants: $ 2,182,773
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 21,828 $ 2,160,945
    • 1% Assist: $ 21,828
    • DCC recoverable: $ 2,139,118
  • Project #28

    • Road Name: West Shore Parkway
    • Phase/Notes: Sooke Road to Trans Canada Highway. Total grant $22.5M includes $1.8M utilities which are not creditable so that cost was removed for net cost of $20.55M for grant project. Added in provisions for a future cost of 1 additional lane from the railway to the Langford Parkway roundabout holding at $500K)
    • Capital Cost: $24,236,315
    • Grants: $13,701,712
    • Total Cost: $10,534,603
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 105,346 $ 10,429,257
    • 1% Assist: $ 105,346
    • DCC recoverable: $ 10,323,911
  • Project #29

    • Road Name: Salem Road
    • Phase/Notes: Salem Road from Sooke Road to Luxton Road
    • Capital Cost: $4,681,755
    • Grants: $4,681,755
    • Total Cost: 1%
    • Tax Expense net: $ 46,818 $ 4,634,937
    • 1% Assist: $ 46,818
    • DCC recoverable: $ 4,588,120

Totals:

  • Capital Cost: $ 70,833,683
  • Grants: $ 15,201,712
  • Total Cost: $ 63,648,062
  • 1% Assist: $ 636,481
  • Tax Expense net: $ 63,011,581
  • 1% Assist (again): $ 636,481
  • DCC recoverable: $ 62,375,101

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SCHEDULE "D" — Road DCC Contributing Lands Map (Bylaw 1700)

City of Langford — Road DCC Contributing Lands Map (February 2017)
(Finlayson Arm inset referenced)


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SCHEDULE “E” — 2012 STORM DRAINAGE DCC PROJECT LIST (Bylaw No. 1700)

Schedule E — 2012 Storm Drainage DCC Project List map/graphic
Schedule E — 2012 Storm Drainage DCC Project List map/graphic

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SCHEDULE "F" — Storm DCC Contributing Lands Map (Bylaw 1700)

City of Langford — Storm DCC Contributing Lands Map (February 2017)

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Extracted from: 20170206-Council-Agenda-Package(116 pages total)