Surrey council recently endorsed a preferred new Development Cost Charge (DCC) option, which requires provincial approval prior to final adoption.

The province had reviewed a proposed earlier DCC bylaw which resulted in the government raising several administrative and DCC fee equity concerns.

The province asked that the city make further changes to the proposed bylaw to better align with legislation and recently updated DCC best practices guidelines, including the time of collection of fees.

City staff would meet with the province and retained external legal counsel to review and draft the bylaw amendments.

The changes include Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (SSMUH) developments.

A report notes that, historically, developments with fewer than four residential units per development wer

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