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Bylaw 8/2018 - 2017 Off-site Levies Annual Report & Bylaw Amendment
Presented by: Aleks Cieply, City Engineer
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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1. That Bylaw 8/2018, being Amendment 4 to Off-Site Levy Bylaw 30/2013, be read a first time.
2. That Bylaw 8/2018 be read a second time.
3. That unanimous consent be given for consideration of third and final reading of Bylaw 8/2018.
4. That Bylaw 8/2018 be read a third and final time.
5. That $6.22M in the current off-site levy receipts held by the City be allocated and administered as indicated in “2017 OSL Receipt Reconciliation Consistent with Approved Council Policy C-P&E-08”, provided as an attachment to the March 19, 2018 agenda report entitled “Bylaw 8/2018 - 2017 Off-Site Levies Annual Report and Bylaw Amendment”.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The report summarizes the off-site levy rates updated for the 2018 construction season, and subsequent bylaw amendment to reflect the changes in rates and project lists.
COUNCIL DIRECTION
On February 2, 2015 Council passed the following motion:
(C34-2015)
That Council Policy C-P&E-08, Off-site Levy Framework dated February 2, 2015, be approved.
That Council Policy C-P&E-09, Off-site Levy City Front-Ending Prioritization Criteria dated February 2, 2015, be approved.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
A municipality may collect all or some of the capital dollars needed to construct new infrastructure required to support growth through the imposition of an off-site levy bylaw. The Municipal Government Act (“MGA”) defines categories of permissible off-site levies:
• New or expanded facilities for the storage, transmission, treatment or supply of water;
• New or expanded facilities for the treatment, movement or disposal of sanitary sewage;
• New or expanded storm sewer drainage facilities;
• New or expanded roads required for or impacted by a subdivision or development; and
• Land required for or in connection with any of the above described fac...
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