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New Rates for School Site Aquisition: November 15, 2009
The Local Government Act provides a grace period, following the adoption of the bylaw to allow pending applications to receive in-stream status. The implementation date for Municipalities to begin their collection of School Site Acquisition Charges from new applications based on the new rate will be November 15, 2009. Any submission of complete subdivision or building permit applications received in good order by the Municipality before November 15, 2009, (the implementation date) will have until November 15, 2010 (12 months after the implementation date) to register or receive final subdivision approval or building permit issuance based on the old rate.

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Area 1 (see map below)

 Service

 Single
 Family
(per unit)

Multi Family
(per unit)

Industrial
(per ha of land)

 Commercial
(per m2 building)

 Water

$119 

$142 

$6,500 

$1.29 

 Drainage

 $454

$324 

$13,040 

 $3.26

 Highways

$2,825 

$2,506 

$15,815 

$33.74 

 Sewage

$114 

$89 

$1,594 

 $0.80

 Parks

$3,132 

Low Density* $3,132
High Density** $1,788

 $6,334

 $1.28

 Total

$6,644 

 Low Density* $6,193
High Density** $4,849

 $43,283

$40.37 

















*   Low Density - 44 units/ha or less
** High Density - greater than 44 units/ha

 Area 2 - Riverwood (see map below)

 Service

 Single Family
(per unit)

 Multi Family
(per unit)

 Industrial
(per ha of land)

 Commercial
(per m2 building)

 Water

$253 

$304 

$13,863

$2.76

 Drainage

 $2,225

$1,584 

$63,850

 $15.96

 Highways

$13,192

$11,705

$73,855

$157.55

 Sewage

$261 

$203 

$3,657

 $1.84

 Parks

$368†

Low Density* $368
High Density** $210

 $6,334

 $1.28

 Total

$16,299

 Low Density* $14,164
High Density** $14,006

 $161,559

$179.39



 














† Parkland already provided for at subdivision.
*   Low Density - 44 units/ha or less
** High Density - greater than 44 units/ha

Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Development Cost Charges
The Directors of the GVRD gave final reading of the Development Cost Charge (DCC) Bylaw No. 187 (1996) on November 1, 1996.  The DCC can apply to either building permits or subdivision but not both.  For more information on the GVRD bylaw and rates, contact the Director of Research of Urban Development Institute at 604.669.9585 or visit their website at www.udi.bc.ca.

 Sewer Area

 Single Family
(per unit)

 Townhouse
(per unit)

 Apartment
(per unit)

 Non-residential
(per sq. ft.)

Fraser (Port Coquitlam)

$1,731 

$1,515 

$1,082

$0.811






School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) School Site Acquisition Charge (SSAC)
The Board of School Trustees of School District No. 43, on August 31, 2004, passed Capital Bylaw No. 1 - 2004 to establish a School Site Acquisition Charge (SSAC). The SSAC will apply to all new residential development applications at either subdivision stage, for single family/duplex lots, or at the building permit stage for multiple family residential developments or the residential component of mixed-use developments. (Effective November 1, 2004)

 Category of
 Eligible Development

 Low Density
(<21 units/
gross ha)

 Medium-Low
(21-50 units/
gross ha)

 Medium
(51-125 units/
gross ha)

 Medium-High
(126-200 units/
gross ha)

 High
(>200 units/
gross ha)

School Site Acquisition
Charge (per unit)

$1000.

$900.

$800.

$700.

$600.








Area Map - Development Cost Charges

Map - DCC Areas

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