Fees / Charges - Land Use and Development

Fees / Charges - Land Use and Development

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  1. Public Hearing (applies to applications or any matter for which a public hearing is required)

Subdivision

Application for Subdivision and Preliminary Approval $700.00
Extension of Preliminary Layout Approval Period    $300.00
Subdivision Administration and Final Approval Fee  $300 per lot created
Building Strata Conversion Approval Fee $700.00 + $150.00 per unit

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Development Cost Charges:

1.    Upon the subdivision of land zoned to permit single family residential and/or one and two family residential use the following charges shall be paid in respect of each additional parcel created in the plan of subdivision:

Charge
Cost ($)/parcel
Water
2,159.43/parcel
Sanitary Sewer
1,572.88/parcel
Storm Drainage
774.55/parcel
Roads
996.32/parcel
Parkland
710.23/parcel
Total
6,213.41/parcel

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2.     Upon issuance of a building permit for the construction, alteration or extension of a multiple family residential building, the following charges shall be paid for each additional unit authorized by the building permit:

Charge
Cost ($)/unit
Water
1,799.53/unit
Sanitary Sewer
1,310.74/unit
Storm Drainage
464.73/unit
Roads
610.08/unit
Parkland
591.86/unit
Total
4,776.94/unit

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3.    Upon issuance of a building permit for the construction, alteration or extension of a congregate care facility building, the following charge shall be paid for each additional unit authorized by the building permit:

Charge
Cost ($)/unit
Water
899.76/unit
Sanitary Sewer
655.37/unit
Storm Drainage
108.44/unit
Roads
210.30/unit
Parkland
295.93/unit
Total
2,169.80/unit

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4.        Upon issuance of a building permit for the construction, alteration or extension of a building or part of a building for any commercial use, the following charges shall be paid for each additional square metre of gross floor area authorized by the building permit:

Charge
Cost ($)/m2
Water
6.48/m2
Sanitary Sewer
4.72/m2
Storm Drainage
0.84/m2
Roads
37.37/m2
Total
49.41/m2
 
5.    Upon issuance of a building permit for the construction, alteration or extension of a building or part of a building for any institutional use, the following charges shall be paid for each additional square metre of gross floor area authorized  by the building permit:
 
Charge
Cost ($)/m2
Water
53.99/m2
Sanitary Sewer
39.32/m2
Storm Drainage
0.14/m2
Roads
16.24/m2
Total
109.69/m2

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6.    Upon issuance of a building permit for the construction, alteration or extension of a building or part of a building for any industrial use, the following charges shall be paid for each square metre of gross developed area authorized by the building permit:

Charge
Cost ($)/m2
Water
2.16/m2
Sanitary Sewer
1.57/m2
Storm Drainage
1.29/m2
Roads
1.11/m2
Total
6.13/m2

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7.    Upon issuance of a building permit for the construction, alteration or extension of a mixed use building the development cost charges as follows:

  • for the residential portion of the building shall be as set out in Sections 1, 2 and 3;
  • for the commercial portion of the building shall be as set out in Section 4;
  • for the institutional portion of the building shall be as set out in Section 5
  • for the industrial portion of the building shall be as set out in Section 6. 

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Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendment and/or Zoning Bylaw Amendment

Residential under 1 hectare total area $450.00 + Public Hearing fee
Residential over 1 hectare total area $600.00 + Public Hearing fee
Multi-family; Commercial; Guest House; Industrial and  Institutional
$700.00 + Public Hearing fee
   
Public Hearing (application for bylaw amendment or any matter that a public hearing is required) 
$500.00 (refundable if no public hearing held)

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Development Variance Permit (DVP)  

$600.00

Development Permit (DVP)

$600.00

Combined DVP and DP     

$700.00

Temporary Use Permit     

$700.00

Application to Board of Variance  

$400.00

Amendment to Land Use Contract

$800.00

A Public Hearing Fee  is applied as follows to all applications for bylaw amendments or any matter for which a public hearing is required:    $500.00 (refundable if no public hearing held)

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For more information, please contact
Development Services
Community Planning

4850 Argyle Street
Port Alberni BC V9Y 1V8

Telephone: 
250-720-2835