Subdivisions
For Single Family and Laneway Housing developments where DCCs are payable at subdivision, the Development Cost Charge rates in the previous bylaw may apply if a complete subdivision application was received before the date the new bylaw is adopted.
A complete application is:
- application form has been completed (submitted prior to date of new bylaw adoption)
- application fees have been paid in full (submitted prior to date of new bylaw adoption)
- all supporting documentation necessary to make the application complete has been submitted to the City (submitted prior to date of new bylaw adoption).
In addition, the Development Cost Charge rates in the previous bylaw may apply if all of the following conditions are within a year of the date the new bylaw is adopted:
- the required zoning bylaw has been adopted
- all conditions prior to the approval of the subdivision established by the Approving Officer have been completed (including without limitation, any required servicing agreements have been fully executed and any required statutory rights of way, Section 219 covenants, access easements, road dedications and lot consolidations are fully registered in the Land Title Office)
Building Permits
For Multifamily, Institutional, Commercial and Industrial developments where DCC is payable at the issuance of building permit, the Development Cost Charge rates in the previous bylaw may apply if a complete precursor application (one of building permit application, development permit application, rezoning application or subdivision application) leading to the building permit issuance was received before the adoption of the new bylaw. A complete application is:
- precursor application form has been completed
- precursor application fees have been paid in full
- all supporting documentation necessary to make the precursor application complete has been submitted to the City.
In addition to the above requirements, all of the following conditions which apply to the precursor application must also be met within a year of the date the new bylaw is adopted:
- the required zoning bylaw has been adopted
- required development permit(s) have been issued
- all required letters of assurance have been submitted
- all required signed and sealed drawings have been submitted
- all equivalency or alternate solution reports have been signed, sealed and delivered and accepted by the Senior Manager of Building Approvals
- any required geotechnical reports, Section 219 covenants, letters of credit and proof of delivery of notice to potentially affected adjacent landowners have been completed and submitted
- any required legal agreements are completed and executed and, if applicable, fully registered in the Land Title Office
- all fees, Development Cost Charges and levies have been paid or secured,
- all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager of Building Approvals, such that the building permit can be processed and issued without further submission from the applicant.