The City of Surrey has had Development Cost Charges since 1979. These Development Cost Charges (DCCs) are updated every few years to reflect current costs and growth trends. DCCs are used to fund the costs to provide road, drainage, water and sewer services for the projected growth in population that is expected to occur within the next 10 years, as outlined in the 10-Year Servicing Plan.
The City's current DCC By-law No. 17539 (PDF. New window) came into effect on March 15, 2012. The DCC rates for zones and land uses are provided in Schedule 'A' of the By-law.
On January 9, 2012, as part of Corporate Report R001; 2012 (PDF. New window), Council endorsed the 10-Year (2012-2021) Servicing Plan. This Plan establishes the City’s capital expenditure plan for the construction of engineering infrastructure to service existing neighbourhoods and to support new growth across the City. It also forms the basis for establishing the City’s Development Cost Charge rates (DCCs).
As part of the new plan, the City has undertaken a review of DCCs, and found that a slight adjustment of no more than 2.9% is required. A Presentation (PDF. New window) has been prepared to summarize the10-Year Servicing Plan and impacts to the City’s DCCs.
To provide the development industry with some level of certainty that DCC rate changes will occur, the City has established March 15 of each year as the date on which DCC by-law amendments and associated DCC rate changes will take effect. The last adjustments to the DCC rates came into effect on March 15, 2011. The proposed DCC rate changes are to take effect on March 15, 2012.
As part of the DCC process, and as required by Section 937.01 of the Local Government Act, the City of Surrey is required to complete a DCC Report for each year. The City’s 2009 Report is now complete, and summarizes the following:
2009 Development Cost Charge Report (PDF. New window)
If you have any comments or questions, please contact Laura Weston by eMail at LWeston@surrey.ca
or by phone at 604-591-4794, or Jeff Arason by eMail at JRArason@surrey.ca or by phone at 604-591-4367.