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NEMORANDUM

TO: Leisure Activities Committee November 30th, 1978

FROM: L. Lee,
City Planner

Re: Development Cost Charges -
Public Coen Snace Accuisition

DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES

The 1977 Municipal Amendment Act provides that Council
se development cost charges on new develepments by way
Such charges are for the

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space (excluding costs
to serve cirectly or indirectly the
s in respect to which the charges are imposed,

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In fixing davelepment cost charges in a by-law, the

Council shall take into consideration whether or not

(a) the charges are excessive in relation to
the capitel costs of -prevailing standards
of service in the City,

the charges will deter developments in the
City,

the charges will discourage the construction
of reasonably priced housing or the provision
of reasonably priced serviced land and,

{d) the City has imposed reoguirenents pursuant
to Section 702A, 702AaA or 711.

The Act further stipulates that development cast
charges shall not be imposed except on the follow ng

(a) approval of the subdivision of a parcel of
land under the Land Registry Act or the
trata Title Act for any purpose other than
exreation of three or less iots to provide
sites for a total of three or less self-
centainad dwelling units, or

a building perrit authorizing the construction
or alteration of buildings and structures for
any purpose other than the construction of a
Duilding or structure other than the construc-
tion of three or Fess self-contained dwelling
units, ‘or

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(c) a building permit authorizing construction,
alteration or extension of a building or
structure other than a building or pestion
of it used for residential purposes, where
the value of the work excceds $25,090.00.

CURRENT POLICY OF COUNCIL ON PARKLAND

Since 1969, Council has by by-law set a fee to be
imposed on every new dwelling unit to be constructed as a
means to finance the acquisition of parkland. This fee is
collectable from the builder at the tine cf issuance of a
building permit. Over the years, this fee has been recon-

structed upvards periodically and in 1977 this fee was revised
and set at $800.00 per dwelling unit. This, howaver, is still
substantially lower than the actual cost of providing parklen¢e

based on the prevailing standards.

PREVAILING STANDARDS

The following are prevailing parkland standards as
established by the City's Recreation Department based on the
1976 study prepared by the Recreation Director.

Types of Parks

Averace/1090 Posulation

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Comaunity
Nature

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PARKLAND INVENTORY

Neighbourhood Parks

Park Names Acreage

icLean
Wellington
Sun Valley
Robert Hope
Routley
Birchwood
Birchland
Kilmer
Eastern Drive
Fox Street
Westwood
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