At their meeting on March 10th, Council gave three readings to the 2025 Development Cost Charge (DCC) Bylaw that includes the introduction of a Fire Services DCC and a “roll back” in residential DCCs to 2023 rates, representing a “freeze” in residential DCC’s in order for the City to apply for Canadian Housing Infrastructure Funding (CHIF). 

In order to accommodate the changes required in the DCC Bylaw to accommodate Fire Services, to meet the criteria of the CHIF program, and deliver affordability to the residents of Surrey, the following key rate changes have been proposed:  

• All residential DCCs (net totals) will be consistent with the 2023 DCC Bylaw rates;  
• Fire Protection Services DCC is included for most building types, and DCC rates have been established based on a $56 million program over 10 years. These introductory DCCs have been offset by reductions in other DCC rates to result in “no net increase” for residential DCC’s up to May 2027;  
• DCC rates for commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings have been held at the 2024 DCC rate, with no increase and further support collection of DCCs for residential development; and  
• Area Specific DCCs have been held consistent with the 2023 rate schedules 

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