POLICY MANUAL - Community Amenity Contributions

POLICY MANUAL

PURPOSE:

To provide guidance and to establish targets for Community Amenity Contributions in association with rezoning applications for changes to residential land use and/or density. New development should provide a fair contribution to help address the needs of a changing community and some of the impacts of growth.

DEFINITIONS:

“Community Amenity” means any public benefit, improvement, or contribution that can enhance the quality of life for a community, and includes, but is not limited to: aesthetic features; public spaces; land or an interest in land; affordable and special needs housing; facilities that meet a range of social, cultural, environmental, and recreational needs of the community, and heritage designation. Development requirements are not Community Amenities.

“Cash Amenity” means money provided as a Community Amenity Contribution.

“Community Amenity Contribution” or “CAC” means the provision of a Community Amenity by a development proponent as voluntarily agreed to with the Town.

“Development Requirement” means anything that is required by any of the following a. Provincial legislation; b. Bylaws, regulations and policies of the Town and the Capital Regional District; and c. The Town’s servicing requirements.

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