Bylaw No. 831: A Bylaw to Amend the Public Hearing Fee
An amendment to the Development Procedures Bylaw No. 730 to update the public hearing fee structure to a deposit system.
BYLAW NO. 831
A BYLAW TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEARING FEE AS CITED IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES BYLAW NO. 730, 2009
The Council of the Town of View Royal, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
This Bylaw may be cited as "Development Procedures Bylaw, No. 730, 2009, Amendment Bylaw No. 831, 2012".
Section 3 (d) delete “and public hearing fee”
Section 3 insert “(e) accompanied by a public hearing deposit as described in section (6)(6.14)”
Section 5 delete “public hearing fee” and replace it with “public hearing deposit”
Section 6 insert the following: “6.4 Where an application is required by the Local Government Act to hold a Public Hearing the following shall apply: (a) A deposit of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) to cover the costs of processing, advertising and administration incurred by the Municipality that are related to the application to which a public hearing is required. (b) Additional deposits in increments of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) shall be paid as required to cover costs detailed in 9(a) which exceed or are expected by the Director of Development Services to exceed the initial deposit required in Part 9(a) of this Fee Schedule. (c) The request for additional deposits shall be made in writing to the applicant by the Director Development Services, who shall provide estimates of the additional costs that are likely to be incurred by the Municipality. (d) Upon conclusion of an application, the Director of Finance shall cause a reconciliation of all charges incurred under this Section to be prepared and forwarded to the applicant. (e) In cases where the amount on deposit, as specified in Part 9(a) and 9(b), is more than the costs actually incurred by the Municipality, the Treasurer shall refund the excess deposit to the applicant. (f) In cases where the amount on deposit, as specified in Part 9(a) and 9(b) is less than the costs actually incurred by the Municipality, the Treasurer shall bill the excess costs to the applicant. (g) No fee shall be levied for an application to amend the Official Community Plan made in conjunction with an application to amend the Land Use Bylaw, where both applications arise out of the same development proposal and are dealt with at the same public hearing.”
Schedule A, of Development Procedures Bylaw No. 730, 2009 is hereby amended by deleting Schedule A and replacing it with Schedule A as attached to this bylaw:
READ A FIRST TIME THIS 4^th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2012
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 4^th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2012
READ A THIRD TIME THIS 4^th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2012
ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CLERK AND SEALED WITH THE SEAL OF THE TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL THIS DAY OF , 201.
Town of View Royal - Bylaw No. 831, 2012
Schedule A
Application Fees
| Type of Application | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1. Rezoning Application Base Fee | $2000.00 |
| 2. Temporary Commercial / Industrial Use Permit Base Fee | $2000.00 |
| 3. Development Permit Base Fee (with up to 5 Variances) | $500.00 |
| 4. Development Variance Permit (with up to 5 Variances) | $500.00 |
| 5. Additional Variance Fee | $100.00 each |
| 6. Large Projects Fee (All commercial, industrial projects including residential projects over 4 dwelling units) | $1.00/m² of GFA |
| 7. Official Community Plan Amendment | $1000.00 |
| 8. Land Use Contract Amendment | $1000.00 |
| 9. Public Hearing Deposit | $2500.00 |
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