Give your input on a proposed Amenity Cost Charges program that will enable the City to collect funds for new amenities in areas experiencing growth

The City of Port Moody is proposing a new Amenity Cost Charges (ACC) program. ACCs are a provincially regulated development financing tool that enables local governments to collect funds for new amenities in areas experiencing growth. We’re hosting two information sessions on Monday, May 4, 2026 in the Civic Centre Galleria (100 Newport Drive) – join us to learn more and ask questions. We invite you to provide input via an online feedback form available through May 5, 2026 at portmoody.ca/acc.

ACCs help fund amenities such as community centres, recreational facilities, libraries, or daycares that may be needed to support additional residents. They are based on the principle of cost sharing, ensuring that developers or builders pay their share of growth-related costs. Applicants must pay the levies set out in an ACC bylaw at the time of subdivision approval (for low density residential development sites) or building permit approval (for medium- and high-density residential development sites as well as commercial, industrial, and institutional development).

To learn more about Port Moody’s proposed ACC program, please consider attending one of two in-person information sessions (no registration required):

Info session #1 – for developers, builders, and urban planners
Date: Monday, May 4, 2026
Time: 2pm-5pm
Location: Civic Centre Galleria (100 Newport Drive)

Info session #2 – for the general public
Date: Monday, May 4, 2026
Time: 6pm-7:30pm
Location: Civic Centre Galleria (100 Newport Drive)

Both sessions will provide information about the proposed rates, planned implementation dates, and transition processes. The first session is aimed at residential, industrial, institutional, and commercial developers, as well as urban planners, builders, and members of the Urban Development Institute and the Homebuilders Association Vancouver. The second session is best suited for the general public and anyone who is considering developing a small lot. 

The proposed ACC program was presented to Council at the City Initiatives and Planning Committee Meeting on March 31, 2026. Council approved proceeding to public engagement with the program as proposed in the March 31 staff report (agenda item 4.3). A proposed update to the current Development Cost Charges (DCC) program was also included in the staff report; Council referred this update back to staff for further consideration before decision-making. DCCs are a provincially regulated method to ensure new developments share the cost of new infrastructure – such as roads, water, sanitary and stormwater systems, or parkland acquisition/enhancement – in areas experiencing growth.

The new ACC program will largely replace the City’s existing Community Amenity Contribution (CAC) program. Density bonus provisions, set out in Port Moody's Zoning Bylaw, will remain as an option to help secure community amenities. However, the amenities must be different than those secured through the ACC program. The City is in the process of updating its density bonus provisions to align with the proposed ACC program.

Provincial legislation requires local governments to engage with the public, developers, and other parties affected by the development of an ACC bylaw to ensure transparency, accountability, and accuracy in the itemization of amenities and the charges imposed on new development. 

Visit portmoody.ca/acc to learn more and fill out our online feedback form. Completed forms must be submitted by May 5, 2026. If you prefer to fill out a paper feedback form, you can do so at one of the information sessions listed above or pick up a form at City Hall Reception (100 Newport Drive).