March 1st, 2023 - Next Steps

The Municipal Council of North Cowichan adopted the Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw 3894, 2023 on March 1st, 2023. This will result in changes to fees and charges for various services provided by the municipality. Among the changes are increases to development application fees (but not building permit fees). The increased fees are intended shift more of the cost of managing development from general taxation to development applicants and to generate additional revenue that can be used to improve service and reduce application processing times.

Implementation of the new development application fees will not take effect until June 15, 2023 to allow those who are preparing development applications an opportunity to complete and submit their applications before the new fees are applied.