Looking to add a buggy to your Kelowna property? It could soon cost you between $20,000 and $25,000 more in development cost charges (DCC). The city council will review an update to the current DCC program, which includes the new wheelchair charge, according to the province’s mandate. In 2008, the council of the day agreed to a flat DCC fee of $2,500 for all secondary suites and carriage construction, even though they would normally be charged at a much higher rate. The difference was borne by taxation and utility funding. “The current practice was flagged by the ministry as an area that needed to be amended because it provided a specific land use subsidy that is not allowed, as any subsidy must be applied uniformly to all land uses,” a staff report said. In response, the city is introducing a new class for DCC trains ranging from $23,000 to $28,000. Secondary suites would not be DCC rated at all. Development fees are collected by the city on all new unit construction to pay for the acquisition of parks and the construction of parks, roads, water and sewer resulting from the development. The overall DCC program is funded through three sources, DCCs themselves (65%), municipal funding (29%) and construction projects and grants (6%). Over the next 20 years, the city expects to grow by about 25 percent, or 45,000 people. The DCC program to address this growth is expected to fund, according to city figures, 234 infrastructure and park acquisition projects worth $1.3 billion. Since the last update in 2019, the report states that DCCs have grown by an average of 14%, depending on the area of ​​the city in which they are developed. At the same time, construction costs have increased by 20%, while land acquisition has increased by more than 40%. The report says the new DCC program will raise about 13 percent more depending on the city’s area. That includes $3,000 to $4,000 more downtown, $1,500 to $2,000 more in Southwest Mission which is almost built out, and $5,000 to $8,000 more north of downtown.

title: “Province Forces Kelowna To Charge Over 20 000 To Those Who Want To Build A Carriage Kelowna News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-22” author: “Patrick Hartman”

Looking to add a buggy to your Kelowna property? It could soon cost you between $20,000 and $25,000 more in development cost charges (DCC). The city council will review an update to the current DCC program, which includes the new wheelchair charge, according to the province’s mandate. In 2008, the council of the day agreed to a flat DCC fee of $2,500 for all secondary suites and carriage construction, even though they would normally be charged at a much higher rate. The difference was borne by taxation and utility funding. “The current practice was flagged by the ministry as an area that needed to be amended because it provided a specific land use subsidy that is not allowed, as any subsidy must be applied uniformly to all land uses,” a staff report said. In response, the city is introducing a new class for DCC trains ranging from $23,000 to $28,000. Secondary suites would not be DCC rated at all. Development fees are collected by the city on all new unit construction to pay for the acquisition of parks and the construction of parks, roads, water and sewer resulting from the development. The overall DCC program is funded through three sources, DCCs themselves (65%), municipal funding (29%) and construction projects and grants (6%). Over the next 20 years, the city expects to grow by about 25 percent, or 45,000 people. The DCC program to address this growth is expected to fund, according to city figures, 234 infrastructure and park acquisition projects worth $1.3 billion. Since the last update in 2019, the report states that DCCs have grown by an average of 14%, depending on the area of ​​the city in which they are developed. At the same time, construction costs have increased by 20%, while land acquisition has increased by more than 40%. The report says the new DCC program will raise about 13 percent more depending on the city’s area. That includes $3,000 to $4,000 more downtown, $1,500 to $2,000 more in Southwest Mission which is almost built out, and $5,000 to $8,000 more north of downtown.

title: “Province Forces Kelowna To Charge Over 20 000 To Those Who Want To Build A Carriage Kelowna News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-03” author: “Floyd Clark”

Looking to add a buggy to your Kelowna property? It could soon cost you between $20,000 and $25,000 more in development cost charges (DCC). The city council will review an update to the current DCC program, which includes the new wheelchair charge, according to the province’s mandate. In 2008, the council of the day agreed to a flat DCC fee of $2,500 for all secondary suites and carriage construction, even though they would normally be charged at a much higher rate. The difference was borne by taxation and utility funding. “The current practice was flagged by the ministry as an area that needed to be amended because it provided a specific land use subsidy that is not allowed, as any subsidy must be applied uniformly to all land uses,” a staff report said. In response, the city is introducing a new class for DCC trains ranging from $23,000 to $28,000. Secondary suites would not be DCC rated at all. Development fees are collected by the city on all new unit construction to pay for the acquisition of parks and the construction of parks, roads, water and sewer resulting from the development. The overall DCC program is funded through three sources, DCCs themselves (65%), municipal funding (29%) and construction projects and grants (6%). Over the next 20 years, the city expects to grow by about 25 percent, or 45,000 people. The DCC program to address this growth is expected to fund, according to city figures, 234 infrastructure and park acquisition projects worth $1.3 billion. Since the last update in 2019, the report states that DCCs have grown by an average of 14%, depending on the area of ​​the city in which they are developed. At the same time, construction costs have increased by 20%, while land acquisition has increased by more than 40%. The report says the new DCC program will raise about 13 percent more depending on the city’s area. That includes $3,000 to $4,000 more downtown, $1,500 to $2,000 more in Southwest Mission which is almost built out, and $5,000 to $8,000 more north of downtown.

title: “Province Forces Kelowna To Charge Over 20 000 To Those Who Want To Build A Carriage Kelowna News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-13” author: “Joe Eshelman”

Looking to add a buggy to your Kelowna property? It could soon cost you between $20,000 and $25,000 more in development cost charges (DCC). The city council will review an update to the current DCC program, which includes the new wheelchair charge, according to the province’s mandate. In 2008, the council of the day agreed to a flat DCC fee of $2,500 for all secondary suites and carriage construction, even though they would normally be charged at a much higher rate. The difference was borne by taxation and utility funding. “The current practice was flagged by the ministry as an area that needed to be amended because it provided a specific land use subsidy that is not allowed, as any subsidy must be applied uniformly to all land uses,” a staff report said. In response, the city is introducing a new class for DCC trains ranging from $23,000 to $28,000. Secondary suites would not be DCC rated at all. Development fees are collected by the city on all new unit construction to pay for the acquisition of parks and the construction of parks, roads, water and sewer resulting from the development. The overall DCC program is funded through three sources, DCCs themselves (65%), municipal funding (29%) and construction projects and grants (6%). Over the next 20 years, the city expects to grow by about 25 percent, or 45,000 people. The DCC program to address this growth is expected to fund, according to city figures, 234 infrastructure and park acquisition projects worth $1.3 billion. Since the last update in 2019, the report states that DCCs have grown by an average of 14%, depending on the area of ​​the city in which they are developed. At the same time, construction costs have increased by 20%, while land acquisition has increased by more than 40%. The report says the new DCC program will raise about 13 percent more depending on the city’s area. That includes $3,000 to $4,000 more downtown, $1,500 to $2,000 more in Southwest Mission which is almost built out, and $5,000 to $8,000 more north of downtown.