As mentioned in previous updates, on November 3rd Council gave final reading to the proposed Development Cost Charges (DCC) Bylaw following approval from the Inspector of Municipalities.   

The following table highlights the City’s Development Cost Charge rates:  

Additional information can be found in the  DCC Bylaw and  full report by City staff. 

July 22, 2025

At their meeting on July 14th Council gave three readings to the proposed Development Cost Charges (DCC) Bylaw and directed staff to forward the DCC Background Study to the Inspector of Municipalities for approval.  

The following table compares CNV’s existing DCC and proposed new local DCC rates. 

In-Stream Protection  

The Local Government Act includes provisions to protect development applications that are already in progress. Developments with a complete application that have been accepted for processing by CNV and for which the application fee has been paid are protected from any DCC rate increases introduced under the new bylaw for a period of one year.

Additional information can be found in the  full report by City staff.