District of Lantzville Bylaw No. 427, 2026 (amending Miscellaneous Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 26 - 2004)
Lantzville, British Columbia
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· adopted 2026-03-25
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## DISTRICT OF LANTZVILLE BYLAW NO. 427
## A BYLAW TO AMEND DISTRICT OF LANTZVILLE MISCELLANEOUS FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NO. 26 - 2004
The Council of the District of Lantzville in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
1. District of Lantzville Miscellaneous Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 26 - 2004, is hereby amended as follows:
- a) By deleting Schedule 'C' as adopted and replacing the Schedule with Schedule 'C", attached to and forming part of this Amendment Bylaw as Schedule 'C".
- b) By deleting Schedule 'D' as adopted and replacing the Schedule with Schedule 'D', attached to and forming part of this Amendment Bylaw as Schedule 'D'.
- c) By deleting Schedule 'E' as adopted and replacing the Schedule with Schedule 'E', attached to and forming part of this Amendment Bylaw as Schedule 'E'.
2. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "District of Lantzville Miscellaneous Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 26 - 2004, Amendment (Water, Sewer, Garbage, Recyclables and Food Waste) Bylaw No. 427, 2026".
READ A FIRST TIME this 25th day of February, 2026.
READ A SECOND TIME this 25th day of February, 2026.
READ A THIRD TIME this 25th day of February, 2026.
ADOPTED this 25th day of March, 2026.
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## Schedule 'C' to Bylaw No. 427
## SCHEDULE 'C' DISTRICT OF LANTZVILLE BYLAW NO. 26 WATER RATES
## INTERPRETATION
1. In this Schedule,
"Billing Period" means the period of time over which water consumption is recorded and for which a charge is levied upon each owner of real property supplied with water by the system. There shall be four billing periods in each twelve (12) month period for each owner of real property supplied with water by the system.
- "Campground" means the use of land for providing the temporary accommodation of persons for vacation or recreational purposes in Recreational Vehicles or tents; but excludes Mobile Home Parks, hotels, or camps licensed under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, SBC 2002, c75, or any enactment that replaces it.
"Commercial" means any use of land or Buildings for any commercial use, including, but not limited to: retail, tourist accommodation, restaurant, office, personal or professional service, or recreation or entertainment.
"Director of Financial Services" means the Director of Financial Services for the District of Lantzville or a person duly authorized to act in the place of the Director;
"Director of Public Works" means the Director of Public Works for the District of Lantzville or a person duly authorized to act in the place of the Director;
"Dwelling Unit" means a habitable self-contained unit with cooking, sleeping, and sanitary facilities and a separate entrance that is used for the residential accommodation of only one family, and excludes a Mobile Home, Recreational Vehicle, and tent.
- "Gross Floor Area" means the gross floor area of a Building or Structure calculated to the outside of the exterior walls, including floor areas over 1.8 metres in height, canopies with an occupancy or use, and parking structures as the principal use, with the following exemptions: stairwells and elevators exceeding one floor only, gas canopies and parking portions of a Structure.
- "Industrial" means any industrial use of land or Buildings, including, but not limited to uses related to the co-generation, manufacturing, processing, assembling, fabricating, servicing, testing, repair, storing, transporting, warehousing, or distributing of goods, materials, or things, wholesaling provided that the merchandise being sold is distributed from the Lot, and includes accessory offices that occupy less than 10% of the total Gross Floor Area of any Building on the Lot.
Miscellaneous Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 26 - 2004, Amendment (Water, Sewer, Garbage, Recyclables and Food Waste) Bylaw No. 427, 2026
"Institutional" means the institutional use of land or Buildings including, but not limited to, use for a school, hospital, correctional facility, or for a care facility including a senior's care residence where a minimum of 20 percent of the floor area of all Buildings located on the Lot are operated under a license issued pursuant to the Community Care and Assisted Living Act or any enactments that replace it.
"Mobile Home" means a dwelling unit built in an enclosed factory environment in one or more sections, intended to be occupied in a place other than that of its manufacture, and includes mobile home and modular homes that are either completely self-contained or mobile homes that are incomplete and are assembled outside of the place their manufacture.
"Mobile Home Park" means a use of land, carried out in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw, for the purpose of providing pads for the accommodation of two or more Mobile Homes.
"Multi-Family" means the residential use of land for a Building consisting of two or more Dwelling Units, carried out in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw, and does not include an Institutional use of land.
"Residential Purpose" means the occupation of a dwelling unit as the usual home residence of individuals permanently residing in British Columbia, and does not include accommodation within a hotel, motel, strata resort unit, or any other parcel or strata development used for tourist or other temporary accommodation; and further that solely has Class 1, Residential Assessment or a combination of Class 1, Residential and Class 9, Farm Assessment from BC Assessment.
"Single Family" means the residential use of land for a Lot that contains a Building consisting of a single Dwelling Unit, and which Building may include a Secondary Suite.
"Water System Bylaw" means the District of Lantzville Water System Bylaw No. 140, 2018, as amended or replaced from time to time;
unless otherwise indicated, terms used in this Schedule have the same meaning as defined in the Water System Bylaw.
## CONNECTION FEES
## 2. The following fees are payable for connection to the water system:
| Category | Amount | Unit |
|------------------|-----------|------------------------|
| Single Family | $5,912.26 | Dwelling Unit |
| Multi-Family | $35.47 | m' of Gross Floor Area |
| Commercial | $34.36 | m2 of Gross Floor Area |
| Institutional | $34.36 | m2 of Gross Floor Area |
| Industrial | $8.77 | m= of Gross Floor Area |
| Mobile Home Park | $3,611.38 | Service Connection |
| Campground | $849.74 | Service Connection |
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## INSTALLATION FEES
3. For a property where the service connection has not been installed and paid for as part of a subdivision servicing requirement, the following installation tees, complete with meter, are payable at the time of application for the service connection:
4. Where the service connection to a property was installed and paid for as part of a subdivision servicing requirement, the following fees are payable, at the time of application, for meter installation and service:
5. Any latecomer charges that apply to a property must be paid in addition to all other fees and charges applicable under this Schedule and Water System Bylaw No. 140, 2018.
6. Where a previous application was made, but the water service was not installed prior to the adoption of the Water System Bylaw No. 140, 2018, or this Schedule, whichever is later, the connection charge previously paid will apply. If the owner fails to connect the water service to the water system within six (6) months of the date the application is approved, the owner must reapply and pay an additional fee of $250.00 for administration costs.
| Pipe Size | Installation Fee |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 19 mm diameter connection | |
| less than 6 metres in length | $ 1,300.00 |
| exceeding 6 metres | Actual cost of installation + 25% |
| 25 mm diameter connection, | |
| less than 6 metres in length | $1,500.00 |
| exceeding 6 metres | Actual cost of installation + 25% |
| 38 mm diameter connection, | |
| less than 6 metres in length | $1,750.00 |
| exceeding 6 metres | Actual cost of installation + 25% |
| 50 mm diameter connection or greater size, or multiple meters | Actual cost of installation + 25% |
| Pipe Size | Meter Installation Fee |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 19 mm diameter connection | $220.00 |
| 25 mm diameter connection | $220.00 |
| 38 mm diameter connection | $550.00 |
| 55 mm diameter connection or greater size, or multiple meters | $1,100.00 deposit; Actual Cost of installation payable on completion |
## DISCONNECTION
7. The fees for disconnecting a service connection shall be the actual cost of disconnection plus an administration fee of $110.00.
8. The fee for turning on or turning off a service at the request of a consumer shall be $35.00, and $50.00 for after hours.
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## FIRE HYDRANT
9. The fee for connection of a standard fire hydrant on strata or other private property to the water system is $275.00 per hydrant.
## RESIDENTIAL PURPOSE RATES
10. The following rates shall apply for each billing period to each dwelling unit on a parcel, group of parcels or strata development that is used exclusively for residential purposes:
Effective Date: April 1, 2026
| Consumption | Quarterly Rates |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| The first seventy-five (75) m3 | $92.85 $97.49 |
| Each additional m3 for consumption from seventy-six (76) m3 to one hundred (100) m3 | $1.84 $1.93 |
| Each additional m3 for consumption from one hundred and one (101) m3 to one hundred and twenty-five (125) m3 | $2.26 $2.37 |
| Each additional m3 for consumption from one hundred and twenty-six (126) m3 to one hundred and fifty (150) m3 | $2.99 $3.14 |
| Each additional me for consumption over and above one hundred and fifty-one (151) m3 | $3.82 $4.01 |
## NON-RESIDENTIAL PURPOSE RATES
11. For any property, parcel, group of parcels or strata development that is used for other than exclusively a Class 1, Residential and/or Class 9, Farm Assessment from BC Assessment residential purpose, the following rates per unit shall apply:
Effective Date: April 1, 2026
| The first seventy-five (75) m3 | $118.74 $124.68 |
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Per må of water consumed in excess of 75 m3 | $2.87 $3.01 |
## DETERMINATION OF QUANTITY
12. Where one or more meter services one or more parcels, group of parcels, or strata developments, the quantity of water supplied by the District's water system will be divided:
2. (a) evenly among the number of dwelling or business units associated with the parcel, group of parcels, or strata developments that are serviced by the meters); or
3. (b) upon approval by the Director of Financial Services, as provided by the property owners or strata council, as applicable.
13. The quantity of water supplied by the District to a property shall be determined by the most recent amount recorded by the meters) through which water is delivered, less the immediately previous amount recorded.
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14. If a meter is not installed, is not operational, or cannot be read, the fees charged will be an amount estimated by the Director of Public Works to have been consumed for the billing period, based on the normal consumption for that use and taking into account any circumstances particular to the use of water at that property.
## METER READINGS
15. In relation to a transfer of property, the fee for reading a meter to calculate charges owing for water shall be $40.00.
16. The fee for re-reading or re-inspection of a meter shall be $55.00.
## INSPECTION FEES
17. The following fees shall apply to each water service inspection carried out by or on behalf of the District:
- Water Connection Inspection Fee $200
- Water Usage During Construction Period $50
## BILLING AND PAYMENT
1.The water user charges are billed and issued at the end of every quarter. Quarterly billing period is as follows:
1st - January, February and March
3rd - July, August and September
2nd - April, May and June
4th - October, November and December
2. The water charges are due and payable upon receipt and are overdue thirty (30) days thereafter.
3.Any such charge remaining unpaid thirty (30) days after the accounts are due and payable shall have a penalty added thereto in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the unpaid charge. Bills, in all cases will be mailed or emailed to the registered owner of the property to which the water bill applies, and the owner shall be responsible for payment thereof.
4. All payments received will be applied firstly against arrears and then to current balances.
5. Any such charge remaining unpaid on the thirty-first day of December in each year shall be deemed to be taxes in arrears in respect of the property of which the consumer dwells and shall be forthwith entered on the real property tax roll by the Director of Financial Services as taxes in arrears.
## Schedule 'D' to Bylaw No. 427
## SCHEDULE 'D' DISTRICT OF LANTZVILLE BYLAW NO. 26 SEWER RATES
## INSTALLATION FEES
1. For a property where the service connection has not been installed and paid for as part of a subdivision servicing requirement, the following installation fees are payable at the time of application for the service connection:
| Pipe Size | Installation Fee |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 50 mm diameter pressure connection | |
| less than 6 metres in length | $ 2,000.00 |
| exceeding 6 metres | Actual cost of installation + 25% |
| 100 mm diameter connection, | |
| less than o metres ın length | $2,250.00 |
| exceeding 6 metres | Actual cost of installation + 25% |
| 150 mm diameter connection, | |
| less than 6 metres in length | $2,500.00 |
| exceeding 6 metres | Actual cost of installation + 25% |
| 50 mm diameter connection or greater size | Actual cost of installation + 25% |
## INSPECTION FEES
2. The following fees shall apply to each sewer service inspection carried out by or on behalf of the District:
- Sewer Connection Inspection Fee - $200
## DISCONNECTION
3. The fees for disconnecting a service connection shall be the actual cost of disconnection plus an administration fee of $110.00.
## RESIDENTIAL USERS
For all properties used exclusively for residential purposes, a minimum quarterly rate will apply.
## Quarterly Rate Minimum
Effective Date: April 1, 2026
## Classification
Single Family Dwelling
Mobile Home
Cabin
Cottage
$152.08 $156.64
$152.08 $156.64
$152.08 $156.64
$152.08 $156.64
In addition to the minimum quarterly rate, charges will be based on 22% water consumed, on a quarterly basis, beyond the minimum allowable consumption as follows:
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- (i) each additional cubic meter consumption from 76 to 100 cubic meters $2.29$2.36
- (ii) each additional cubic meter consumption from 101 to 125 cubic meters $2.43 $2.47
- (iv) each additional cubic meter consumption beyond 151 cubic meters $2.71$2.79
- (iii) each additional cubic meter consumption from 126 to 150 cubic meters $2.57 $2.65
## COMMERCIAL USERS
For all properties used for commercial purposes, a minimum quarterly rate will apply.
## Quarterly Rate Minimum
Effective Date: April 1, 2026
| Classification Duplex or Multiple Family Dwelling | $152.08 $156.64 |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Community Halls | $152.08 $156.64 |
| Church | $152.08 $156.64 |
| School | $152.08 $156.64 |
| Commercial or Business Property | $152.08 $156.64 |
In addition to the minimum quarterly rate, charges will be based on 22% of water consumed beyond the minimum allowable consumptions as follows:
- (i) each additional cubic meter consumption thereafter
## BILLING AND PAYMENT
1. The sewer user charges are billed and issued at the end of every quarter. Quarterly billing period is as follows:
2. The sewer charges are due and payable upon receipt and are overdue thirty (30) days thereafter.
3. Any such charge remaining unpaid thirty (30) days after the accounts are due and payable shall have a penalty added thereto in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the unpaid charge. Bills, in all cases will be mailed or emailed to the registered owner of the property to which the sewer bill applies, and the owner shall be responsible for payment thereof.
4. All payments received will be applied firstly against arrears and then to current balances.
5. In the case of a connection being made during any year, the charge imposed shall begin with the month during which the final inspection of the sewer connection was made, if made on or before
1st - January, February and March
2nd - April, May and June
3rd - July, August and September
4th - October, November and December
$3.29-$3-39
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the fifteenth (15th) day of the month, the full monthly rate shall be charged, otherwise the charge shall commence on the month following.
6. Any such charge remaining unpaid on the thirty-first day of December in each year shall be deemed to be taxes in arrears in respect of the property of which the consumer dwells and shall be forthwith entered on the real property tax roll by the Director of Financial Services as taxes in arrears.
## Schedule 'E' to Bylaw No. 427
## SCHEDULE 'E'
## DISTRICT OF LANTZVILLE BYLAW NO. 26 - 2004 UTILITY FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, RECYCLABLES, AND FOOD WASTE
Effective Date: April 1, 2026
## Single Family Dwelling Unit
| Recyclables (same rate for any recyclable cart size) | Food Waste | Garbage (utility fee determined by garbage cart size only) | Yearly Rate | Quarterly Rate |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|------------------|
| 100L 240L 360L | 100L | 80L | $177 | $46.25 |
| | 100L | 100L | $190 | $50.00 |
| | 100L | 240L | $275 | $72.50 |
| Optional Organics Cart Upsize - In Addition to Base Rate* | Optional Organics Cart Upsize - In Addition to Base Rate* |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 240L | $50/yr |
| 240L + 100L | |
## Single Family Dwelling Unit with One (1) Secondary Suite
| | Recyclables (same rate for any recyclable cart size) | Food Waste | Garbage (utility fee determined by garbage cart size only) | Yearly Rate | Quarterly Rate |
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|------------------|
| One upsize default cart set | 360L | 100L | 240L | $275 | $72.50 |
| Customs choice Garbage - 8oL and 80L | 100L 240L 360L | 100L | 80L X2 | $369 | $96.25 |
| Customs choice Garbage - 8oL and 100L | 100L 240L 360L | 100L | 80L X1 100L X1 | $382 | $100.00 |
| Customs choice Garbage - 8oL and 240L | 100L 240L 360L | 100L | 80L X1 240L X1 | $467 | $122.50 |
| Customs choice Garbage - 100L and 100L | 100L 240L 360L | 100L | 100L X2 | $395 | $103.75 |
| Customs choice Garbage - 100L and 240L | 100L 240L 360L | 100L | 100L X1 240L X1 | $480 | $126.25 |
| Customs choice Garbage - 240L and 240L | 100L 240L 360L | 100L | 240L X2 | $565 | $148.75 |
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| Administration / Service Fees | One -Time Fee |
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Cart Exchange Fee | $75.00 per request / visit |
| Bear Proof Cart | $230/ 240L cart |
## Billing and Payment
1.The solid waste user charges are billed and issued at the end of every quarter. Quarterly billing period is as follows:
1st - January, February and March
3rd - July, August and September
2nd - April, May and June
4th - October, November and December
2. The solid waste charges are due and payable upon receipt and are overdue thirty (30) days thereafter.
- 3.Any such charge remaining unpaid thirty (30) days after the accounts are due and payable shall have a penalty added thereto in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the unpaid charge. Bills, in all cases will be mailed or emailed to the registered owner of the property to which the solid waste bill applies, and the owner shall be responsible for payment thereof.
4. All payments received will be applied firstly against arrears and then to current balances.
5. Any such charge remaining unpaid on the thirty-first day of December in each year shall be deemed to be taxes in arrears in respect of the property of which the consumer dwells and shall be forthwith entered on the real property tax roll by the Director of Financial Services as taxes in arrears.