Skip to Content
View All
Pause
  • ApplyDown Chevron
    • Activities and Programs
    • Building Permits
    • Burning Permit
    • Development Applications
    • Dog License
    • Facility Booking
    • Jobs at the City
    • Preauthorized Tax Payments or Deferments
    • Speak As a Delegation Before Council
  • PayDown Chevron
    • Accessible Parking Permits
    • Recreation Programs
    • Swimming Passes
    • Taxes
    • Transit Tickets
    • Utility Bills
  • ReportDown Chevron
    • Bylaw Infraction
    • Customer Service Feedback
    • Dogs
    • Illegal Dumping
    • Missed Garbage Pickup
    • Outdoor Burning
    • Service Request
Close icon

City of West Kelowna Logo

Contact Us Main menu icon
  • Our Community
    • Annual Report
    • About West Kelowna
    • Bears and Wildlife
    • Bylaw Compliance
    • Capital Projects
    • City Hall Project
    • Drainage, Flooding and Storm Sewers
    • Engage With Us
    • Fire and Rescue
    • Garbage and Recycling
    • Housing
    • Official Community Plan
    • Police (RCMP)
    • Roads, Sidewalks and Street Lights
    • Sanitary Sewers and Wastewater
    • Snow and Ice Control
    • Transportation
    • Water
  • Parks, Recreation and Culture
    • Beaches and Boat Launches
    • Book a Facility or Field
    • Cemetery
    • Community Events
    • Financial Assistance Programs
    • News for Parks, Recreation and Culture
    • Online Registration
    • Parks Amenity Donation Program
    • Parks and Trails
    • Recreation and Culture Facilities
    • Recreation Guide
    • Virtual Parks Tour
  • Building, Business and Development
    • Bids and Tenders
    • Building Department
    • Business Directory
    • Business Licences
    • CityView Portal
    • Economic Development
    • Maps and GIS
    • Planning and Development
    • Procurement and Purchasing
    • Short Term Accommodations
    • Signs
  • City Hall
    • Accessibility
    • Agendas and Minutes
    • Budget
    • Bylaws
    • Contact Us
    • Disclaimer & Privacy Policy
    • Employment
    • Freedom of Information
    • Mayor and Council
    • News and Alerts
    • Plans and Strategies
    • Property Taxes
    • Services
    • Speculation Tax
    • Utility Billing and Rates
    • Webcasts
  • I Want To...
Question MarkAsk West Kelowna

DCCs

Development Cost Charges

Home...Planning and DevelopmentSubdivisionDevelopment Cost Charges
  • Open new window to share this page via Facebook Facebook
  • Open new window to share this page via LinkedIn LinkedIn
  • Open new window to share this page via Twitter Twitter
  • Email This page Email
Show or hide navigation More

Development Cost Charge update complete

We have updated our Development Cost Charges. 

Key dates

  • May 2022: First, second and third reading at Council Meeting
  • July 2022: Ministry approval
  • August 2022: Council adoption for new bylaw.
    • New rates applied

Learn more about the DCC Update


What are Development Cost Charges?

The City levies development cost charges (DCCs) on new development to help finance the cost of providing new or upgrading existing infrastructure, as well as the acquisition of new parkland. DCCs are imposed on subdivision approvals that create single family residential lots. They are also applicable to building permit applications for carriage homes, multi-family residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial development where the value of work exceeds $75,000. Municipalities have the authority to collect DCCs as per Section 559 of the Local Government Act.

DCC fees are levied per lot, per dwelling unit, or per square meter of new development, for services such as drainage, parks, roads, sewer and water, are established under the City of West Kelowna's Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 0190.

Council adopted the most recent bylaw at the August 23, 2022 meeting.

  1. Development Cost Charges B0190.01
  2. Development Cost Charges DCC Policy

Exemptions to DCCs

Not all development is subject to DCCs. The following are exempt from these charges per Sections 561 and 563 of the Local Government Act:

  • If a Development Cost Charge has previously paid for the same development
  • Developments that do not impose any capital cost burdens on the municipality
  • Where the building permit authorizes work that is not subject to taxation under s. 220(1)(h) and s. 224(2)(f) of the Community Charter
  • The overall value of the building permit work does not exceed $75,000
  • Units that are smaller than 29m2 in size
  • The work is classified as an 'eligible development' in the municipality's DCC bylaw (i.e. affordable rental housing)
  • Additional work to an existing development that does not impose any additional capital cost burdens on the municipality

Growth for the City of West Kelowna

Growth benefits the community, its economy as well as creates the demand for the construction of new infrastructure and the expansion of existing local services. The DCC monies received are used to finance capital projects related to new roads, drainage, sewers, water mains as well as for maintaining and adding new parks within the City of West Kelowna. DCC's are integrated with the Official Community Plan (OCP), Development Cost Charges Bylaw 0190.01, and the 20 year DCC Plan, which outlines the major infrastructure improvements for water distribution, wastewater trunks and treatment, major roads and parkland acquisitions for accommodating the City's growth. 

Contact Us

Subscribe to this Page
  • Planning and Development
    Toggle Section Planning and Development Menu
    • Blasting
    • Bylaws for Development Services
    • Ongoing and Major Projects
    • Planning
      Toggle Section Planning Menu
      • Applications
      • Bulletins and Forms
    • Subdivision
      Toggle Section Subdivision Menu
      • Applications and Checklists
      • Development Cost Charges
  • View full Building, Business and Development menu
    • Bids and Tenders
    • Building Department
      Toggle Section Building Department Menu
      • Building Permits
      • Inspections
    • Business Directory
      Toggle Section Business Directory Menu
      • Register
    • Business Licences
    • CityView Portal
    • Economic Development
      Toggle Section Economic Development Menu
      • About West Kelowna
      • West Kelowna Statistics
      • Finding the Right Location
      • Starting a Business
      • Strategies and Priorities
      • Business Resources
      • Invest in West Kelowna
      • Tourism - Visit Westside
    • Maps and GIS
      Toggle Section Maps and GIS Menu
      • Interactive Maps
      • Open Data
      • Reference Maps
    • Procurement and Purchasing
    • Short Term Accommodations
    • Signs

City of West Kelowna Footer Logo

© 2023 The City of West Kelowna,
2760 Cameron Road,
West Kelowna, BC, V1Z 2T6
Email us | Phone: 778-797-1000

Facebook   Twitter   Instagram   YouTube   LinkedIn

A to ZAccessibilityDisclaimer and Privacy PolicySitemapContact Us

Browser Compatibility Notification

It appears you are trying to access this site using an outdated browser. As a result, parts of the site may not function properly for you. We recommend updating your browser to its most recent version at your earliest convenience.