Development & Business Licence Fee Bylaw Update

Project Status: Current

Proposed updates to Business License and Development Fees in the Fees & Charge Bylaw No. 3185, 2025.

Description:

District Staff have undertaken an extensive review of Business License and Development fees for a variety of application types (environment, planning, building, and engineering) and are proposing fee updates to keep up with the cost of delivering these services. New fees were determined by reviewing the average cost of staff time related to the processing of each permit type, as well as other applicable costs, such as the cost to advertise for legislatively required notifications. Fees were then compared to other municipalities in Metro Vancouver and the Sea to Sky regions, as well as other municipalities of a similar size in other parts of BC. Most of the proposed fees have not been updated since 2018 or earlier. These proposed fees have not been presented to Council yet.
 
An Open House will be held at the 55 Activity Centre on April 20, 2026 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Staff from the Environment, Planning, Building, and Engineering departments will be available. 

Business Licence Fees 

Fee Type Current Fee Proposed New Fee Date of Last Change
Home Occupation, Office $130 $160 2016
Home Occupation, Residential $130 $160 2016
Non-Resident Business $130 $160 2016
All other types of businesses which are not a Home Occupation, Office, Home Occupation, Residential or Non-Resident Business $130 for the first 93 square metres
$50 for each additional 93 square metres
 		 $160 for the first 93 square metres
$50 for each additional 93 square metres"		 2016
Cannabis Retail $130 $160 2021
All Other Fees Varies 5% increase on existing fee Varies

 

Planning Fees 

Fee Type Current Fee Proposed New Fee Date of Last Change
Advertising – OCP or Zoning  $1,000 $1,500 2018
Residential Zoning Amendment $1,500 plus $300/unit $3,000 plus $350/unit 2021
Commercial Zoning amendment $1,500 plus $300/unit $3,000 plus $350/unit 2021
Housing Agreement Amendment $500 $1,000 2019
Development Permit Base Fee $1,500 $3,000 Pre-2016
Development Permit Notification Fee $500 5% increase on existing fee ($525) 2021
Minor Development Permit Amendment $500 $1,500 Pre-2016
Development permit Area 2 (Flood) $500 $1,500 2019
Development Variance Permit $500/variance $1,000 Delegated
$3,000 Council		 2019
Development Variance Permit Notification $500 $525 Pre-2016
Temporary Use Permit $700 $2,000 Delegated
$4,000 Council		 Pre-2016
Temporary Use Permit Advertising Fee $500 $1,000 2018
Subdivision/Strata Title Conversions Varies All fees to increase by 5% 2021
Pre Application Fees $400 $100 – Mobile Home
$400 – 4 units or less
$1,500 – All other development types		 2018
Standalone Development Agreement Amendments No Fee $2,000 + legal costs New
Board of Variance $500 $750 Unknown

 

Building Permit Fees

Fee Type Current Fee Proposed New Fee Date of Last Change
Plumbing $15/fixture (minimum $45) $30/ fixture for the first five fixtures
(Minimum $90)
$20/ fixture for additional fixtures.		 2016
Retaining Wall $50 $250 Unknown
Demolition permit Accessory $90
Single unit dwelling or duplex $20
All other buildings $500		 Accessory Building or Structure $150
All other buildings $1000		 2016
Re-inspection fee $100 $200 Unknown
Building Records Search $50/request $75/hour (minimum charge $75) Unknown
Alternative Solution Review None $1,000 New
Occupant Load Review None $250/submission New
Plan Revision Review None $200 New
Building Permit Base fees per $1000 construction value
  • Building Permit Fees $11 
  • Low Carbon, Self-sufficient Building $7
  • Tenant Improvement (non-residential) $7 
  • Affordable housing (privately-built and owned) $9
  • Per /$1000 development 
  • Building Permit Fees $12 
  • Low Carbon, Self-sufficient Building $8
  • Tenant Improvement (non-residential) $8 
  • Affordable housing (privately-built and owned) $10
  • Per /$1000 development 
  

 

Environment Fees

Fee Type Current Fee Proposed New Fee Date of Last Change
Tree Management Permit $150 plus $5/tree removed $300 plus $5/tree removed 2018
DPA 1 – Vegetation Removal Only None $1,000 New
DPA 1 (land clearing, construction, subdivision) $600 $1,500 2018
DPA 1 combined with DPA 3-10 or 12-13 Additional 30% of the applicable DPA 3-10 or 12-13 fee, or a minimum additional fee of $500, which ever is more. Additional 30% of the applicable DPA 3-10 or 12-13 fee, or a minimum additional fee of $1,000, which ever is more. 2018
Soil Management Permit Application $150 plus $0.30/cubic meter of soil $505 plus $0.30/cubic meter of soil 2018
Soil Management Permit Environmental Monitoring None $120 for each month of Environmental Monitoring Reports. New

 

Engineering Fees

Fee Type Current Fee Proposed New Fee Date of Last Change
Latecomer Fee None $3,000 New
Storm Sewer Disconnection None At cost New

 

 

Contact:

Any questions or comments can be sent to [email protected].

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