Are CACs Legal in BC?

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contributions, Council Policy C007-11 (CAC and Density Bonus Program), approved September 11, 2023; narrowed and reduced in the 2024-2025 DCC/ACC update

Scope: All residential rezonings, including the residential component of mixed-use projects (accessory dwelling units exempt). 2023 flat rates: $5,000 per single detached or duplex unit, $3,000 per townhouse or other ground-oriented unit, $22 per m2 of net floor area for apartments (about $2,000 per unit); separate density bonus charge of $44 per m2 in the City Centre. From the 2024-2025 update, the CAC covers affordable housing only and CAC and bonus density rates were cut about 65%.

ACC bylaw: Amenity Cost Charges Imposition Bylaw, 2025, Bylaw No. 3637-2025

The formal CAC program replaced an earlier case-by-case Community Benefit Contribution program in September 2023, with revenue split 35% affordable housing, 25% recreation, 25% culture and 15% emergency services. Under Bill 46, emergency services moved into DCCs and recreation and culture into the new ACC, so the CAC was cut back to an affordable housing contribution at rezoning; a City presentation (October 2024) describes CACs as charges paid at rezoning to the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund. The ACC bylaw received three readings April 8, 2025 and was adopted June 24, 2025, with a deferred effective date of February 1, 2026 that extended in-stream protection to January 31, 2027; the City said it would give partial credits where an applicant pays the old CACs and later the new DCCs or ACCs. ACC rates: $7,828 per single detached lot, $4,874 per duplex unit, $3,840 per townhouse or multiplex unit, $2,511 per apartment unit, $15.60 per m2 rural residential, $25.85 per m2 congregate care, $13.29 per m2 commercial and $19.20 per m2 industrial and institutional. Section 5 of the ACC bylaw credits recreation or culture amenities already provided under Council Policy C007-11 against the ACC, so the CAC policy runs alongside the ACC rather than being repealed. Density bonusing under Zoning Bylaw s.140 continues. The 65% reduction figure comes from Avison Young (April 2025), not a City document. No Abbotsford response to the Lorval decision was found.

CAC policy: Infill Development Policy, Council Policy No. 61 (established July 17, 2018; amended July 6, 2021), section 7 Community Amenity Contributions

Scope: Infill subdivision applications adding one parcel within the developed area; community amenity contribution target of $150,000 (land, cash or a combination), based on a G.P. Rollo and Associates analysis. Desired amenities: trails, riparian land, and a new community space and municipal hall.

Policy 61 is listed on the Village's current policies page. Anmore is updating its DCC bylaw in 2026 (public information session September 15, 2026, adoption expected 2027); the project page refers only to DCCs and says nothing about an ACC. The proposed Anmore South neighbourhood plan (icona lands) includes an assessment of amenity needs, but no separate CAC or ACC instrument was found for it.

CAC policy: Affordable Housing Policy No. 08-04 (adopted June 9, 2008; amended July 8, 2024)

Scope: Affordable housing only: any new residential, commercial or industrial development granted through rezoning or subdivision is expected to provide 15% of gross floor area as affordable housing or an equivalent cash contribution to the Housing Reserve Fund.

Bowen has no general CAC policy; the affordable housing contribution policy is a rezoning-stage contribution limited to one amenity type, so it is counted here as a CAC policy with that caveat. Conservation Development Policy 22-02 (2022) separately expects rezonings outside Snug Cove to protect land under a 'Nature Needs Half' goal. The Municipality's DCC page lists only the Community Parks Acquisition DCC Bylaw No. 905, 1998, plus Metro Vancouver's regional DCCs; no ACC bylaw or study was found.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contributions, Council Policy No. 03.Fin, effective November 6, 2017; amended August 16, 2021

Scope: All rezonings; target levels of $2,000 per unit or lot (or equivalent per m2 of commercial, industrial or institutional floor area) for affordable and supportive housing plus $5,500 per unit or lot for general community amenities; lower contributions considered for non-market and moderate-income rental; cash in lieu preferred, deposited to housing and amenity reserves.

The 2021 policy is posted in the District's resource library. The District's DCC page (DCC Bylaw No. 1889, with a 30% reduction for non-profit and affordable rental) does not mention ACCs, and no ACC bylaw or project was found.

CAC policy: Interim Community Amenity Contributions Policy (COM 003), adopted February 14, 2022; earlier Community Amenity Contributions Policy (COM 002), adopted November 23, 2009 (replacing a June 9, 2003 policy)

Scope: Residential rezonings that increase density; fixed per-unit rates. Community Amenity Fund $7,500 per additional detached, duplex or townhouse unit and $4,500 per additional apartment unit; Affordable Housing Reserve Fund $1,500 per additional detached, duplex or townhouse unit. Payable with DCCs, at subdivision or at building permit. Applies to applications without first reading as of February 14, 2022. (COM 002 rates were $2,500/$1,500 plus $500.)

Both COM 002 and the interim COM 003 remain in Colwood's Council Policies folder. District of Sooke staff, in a June 8, 2026 report comparing neighbours, described Colwood as charging $1,500 to its affordable housing reserve and $7,500 to its CAC fund, about $9,000 per unit, so the interim rates appear to be in use. No ACC bylaw appears on Colwood's bylaws page; the draft 2026-2030 Financial Plan lists coordinating the review and development of fees and charges 'including ... Amenity Cost Charges' as planning work, which suggests ACCs are under consideration, but no ACC project or bylaw was confirmed.

CAC policy: Affordable Housing Amenity Contribution Policy (CCL-069), adopted 2021-08-11; amended 2023-12-06 (CCL-069.03) and 2026-03-18 (CCL-069.04)

Scope: Rezonings yielding 4 or more additional dwelling units; contributions go to Town-owned affordable units or non-profit housing partnerships. Under CCL-069.03: $73/m2 for multi-family, $50/m2 for rental, $7,300 per single-family lot. Since 2026-03-18 the policy applies only to in-stream or precursor rezonings relative to the ACC bylaw, at a rate equal to the applicable ACC.

ACC bylaw: Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw No. 2052

Comox amended its CAC policy on the same day it adopted the ACC bylaw, narrowing the CAC to applications that are in-stream or precursor applications under the LGA and setting the contribution equal to the ACC that would otherwise apply, so the CAC now serves as a transition mechanism rather than an ongoing tool. ACC Bylaw 2052 received three readings 2025-10-22 and was adopted 2026-03-18, in force on adoption. Rates: low density $7,963/unit or lot, medium density $3,723/unit, high density $44.30/m2 GFA; commercial, industrial and institutional $0. Funds Village Field, Comox Community Centre expansion and park projects. Draft rates were first presented to Council 2025-06-04 alongside a DCC update.

CAC policy: Growth Contribution Policies, Community Amenity Contributions section, Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3206, 2026 (adopted 2026-05-27)

Scope: Voluntary, negotiated CACs on rezonings for additional density or changes of use not covered by Density Benefit Zoning schedules; applied only to the net increase in development rights; priorities are affordable housing (on site or cash to the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund), public realm and parks, social/cultural/childcare space, and active transportation. No fixed rates; land lift analysis may be requested.

ACC bylaw: Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw No. 3207

The 2026 OCP sets out a coordinated toolkit: DCCs for core infrastructure, ACCs for growth-related amenities, Density Benefit Zoning (to be created) for density above base zoning with affordable housing as the primary priority, CACs negotiated until Density Benefit schedules are in place and for increases they do not cover, and inclusionary zoning to be monitored. The OCP says the City will avoid duplicative requirements and that CACs are complementary to, not a replacement for, ACCs and density benefit zoning. ACC Bylaw 3207 was read 2026-01-14 (first and second), 2026-02-25 (third), adopted 2026-04-29 and in force on adoption. Rates: low density $6,643/lot or unit, medium density $3,618/unit, high density $42.56/m2 GFA, commercial $13.84/m2 GFA, institutional and industrial $0. Funds community centre, Filberg Centre, outdoor pool, sports fields and park projects. Whether the previous OCP (Bylaw 3070, 2022) had a formal CAC policy was not confirmed.

CAC policy: Official Community Plan 'Our Path to Cranbrook 2042' Bylaw No. 4174, 2024, Section D4.1.3 Community Amenity Contributions (OCP policy; no standalone CAC policy yet)

Scope: Rezonings where a change in density occurs; negotiated case by case (no target rates). CACs may be secured through a new zone with amenity options, a phased development agreement, or as a condition of rezoning. Priority amenities: recreation or cultural centres, schools, galleries or libraries; emergency services facilities; child care, youth and family facilities; public art or wayfinding; affordable, rental or special needs housing or land for it.

The OCP (adopted January 27, 2025; consolidated July 27, 2026) has a municipal finance section explaining DCCs, ACCs and CACs and states that the City does not have a formal CAC process with target values. Policy 4.1.3 directs staff to develop a formula-based CAC Policy and, until then, says the City 'shall negotiate amenity contributions during the rezoning process where a change in density occurs.' Policy 4.1.2 says the City will consider creating an ACC bylaw; no ACC bylaw or ACC work found. The City is separately updating its DCC bylaw (three readings April 2026). OCP also allows density bonus consideration for extra parkland dedication.

CAC policy: Parks, Recreation and Culture Amenity Contributions (PRCAC) Policy, approved by Council December 14, 2020

Scope: $1,000 per unit for multi-unit or mixed-use developments involving rezoning or the creation of 3 or more units or lots (no credit for existing units); negotiated target of 25% of land lift for OCP amendments, buildings over six storeys, large industrial, master-planned and multi-phased projects. Exempt: purpose-built rental, small infill (under 3 lots), non-profit housing, institutional, OCP-consistent industrial and commercial rezonings, and the Ladner Village Renewal Area. Funds go to a reserve for recreation facilities, community centres, sports fields and similar amenities.

Delta's current Housing Our Future page states that new developments must contribute to community amenities through PRCACs and links the 2020 policy. Delta's Bylaws and Land Use Regulations page lists a Development Cost Charges Bylaw and DCC Waiver Bylaw but no ACC bylaw. No Delta ACC report or consultation was found; the web search budget ran out before Delta council minutes could be searched.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contribution Policy (Policy 3.14), adopted 2007; revised 2016 and 2021

Scope: All new residential development requiring rezoning, including single-family subdivisions, duplexes, townhouses and apartments; does not apply to commercial, industrial or institutional development. Target rates of $10,000 per new single-family lot and $5,000 per multi-family unit, with credit for existing units. Applicants may instead use a third-party land lift analysis, with the Town treating 75% of the increase in land value as a reasonable CAC (e.g. density above the OCP, more than 10 units, Harbour Area Plan sites). Revenue split 44% to the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund and 56% to the Community Amenity Contribution Reserve. Non-profits and secured 100% purpose-built rental are exempt.

Policy 3.14 was adopted July 17, 2007 (R2007-349) and revised March 1, 2016 (R2016-051) and November 2, 2021 (R2021-396). CACs are payable before Council considers adoption of the zoning or OCP amendment bylaw. Coast Reporter coverage of the revision reported that CACs had previously applied only to projects of 10 or more units; the current policy applies to all residential rezonings. No Gibsons ACC bylaw or ACC process was found; the Town's recent development finance work was a DCC bylaw update covering water, sewer, drainage and transportation.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contributions, Council Policy No. 1.26, adopted January 5, 2018

Scope: Rezonings only; negotiated case by case on a cost-based targeted approach guided by the OCP, Financial Plan and 5-year capital plan; no fixed rates; affordable housing and non-profit applications exempt. Funds go to a CAC reserve for capital projects such as civic facilities, libraries, parks and trails, childcare, recreation, public safety, flood proofing and beachfront improvements.

The policy requires transparency, nexus and proportionality, says CACs may only be discussed during rezoning, and bars the Building Inspector and Approving Officer from negotiating or requiring them. No ACC bylaw appears in the Village's online bylaw list (which includes Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 960) as of October 2026, and no statement about ACCs was found.

CAC policy: Official Community Plan (Bylaw No. 1085, 2001; 2014-2015 update), s.2.1 Residential Policy 6 and s.2.2 Commercial and Industrial Policy 3 ('development amenities' negotiated at development approval); no standalone CAC policy

Scope: Residential, commercial and industrial development approvals (rezoning and development permit); negotiated case by case, no target rates. Listed amenities: extra road dedication and construction, sidewalk and pathway improvements, affordable housing units, parkland, landscaping, protection of open space, recreational facilities, extraordinary design features, renewable energy or efficiency measures, or cash in lieu. Density bonuses (total within 20% of target density) may be considered for significant park dedication or a community-wide recreation facility.

The OCP justifies the policy in classic land-lift terms: 'in recognition of the increased value conferred on land through the course of development approval' development proposals 'will generally be requested to include some public amenity'. The 2015 OCP update remains the District's current OCP per its website. The District's council policy list contains no separate CAC policy. In 2016 council also floated per-unit 'contribution policies' ($250 to $1,500 per unit) for development just outside its boundary to fund a boat launch and the Westside Legacy Trail, which would have needed RDEK adoption; no evidence it was adopted. No ACC information found.

CAC policy: Community Contributions policy, Section 4 of Official Community Plan Bylaw 2022, No. 2200 (Ladysmith OCP 2049, adopted 2023)

Scope: Rezoning and OCP amendments (and to a lesser extent DVPs); cash or in-kind, negotiated on nexus, proportionality and resilience; minimum value per additional unit: single unit without suite $3,000 inside / $4,000 outside the Priority Growth Area; single unit with suite $2,000 / $3,000; townhouse or duplex with suite $1,500 / $2,000; townhouse or duplex without suite $2,000 / $3,500; multifamily $2,000 / $3,500. Cash deposited to a reserve; non-profits and governments normally exempt.

The Town calls these 'Community Contributions' rather than CACs and publishes the OCP excerpt as its Community Contribution Policy. The OCP says new development should not be an undue burden on taxpayers and should offer a net economic benefit. DCCs are under DCC Bylaw 2008; the Town's fees page and OCP page do not mention ACCs, and no ACC bylaw was found.

CAC policy: Affordable Housing and Amenity Contribution Policy (POL-0011-PLAN, formerly 0340-50), amended April 16, 2018

Scope: Fixed per-unit contributions on all market residential units created by rezoning, using single family equivalents (SFE): Affordable Housing Reserve Fund $1,000/SFE in all areas; General Amenity Reserve Fund $3,800/SFE in City Centre (includes $300 toward downtown parking), $3,400/SFE Sooke Road Corridor, $6,000/SFE in North, East, West and South Langford. Multipliers from 0.61 to 1.0 SFE by housing type. Commercial, business park and industrial in City Centre $10.75/m2 ($1.00/ft2). Reductions of 50% to 75% for non-market housing and taller buildings. Subdivisions of 15+ lots provide one affordable home per 15 lots or cash.

ACC bylaw: City of Langford Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2275, 2026

Council gave three readings on June 15, 2026 and adopted the ACC bylaw on June 29, 2026, together with Inclusionary Zoning Bylaw No. 2270, 2026 and a reserve fund amendment. ACC rates: $3,300 per building permit for townhouse units, $3,050 per apartment unit, $10.75/m2 commercial or industrial, and $3,300 to $5,000 per new lot at subdivision; amenities include a recreation centre, community and arts centres and public realm improvements. Charges do not apply to developments with a complete building permit, subdivision, development permit or rezoning application before adoption. On June 15, 2026 Council directed staff to bring forward 'any necessary corresponding amendments' to POL-0011-PLAN (the Affordable Housing and Community Amenity Policy) and the Attainable Home Ownership policy, so the CAC policy is being revised rather than rescinded; the outcome was not found. Sooke staff (June 2026) described Langford's combined amenity charge as about $7,000 per unit.

CAC policy: Amenity Contributions Policy CO-80, adopted December 13, 2021; amended July 22, 2024

Scope: Multi-unit residential and plex-home applications involving an increase in density; cash in lieu per unit, tiered by FAR. From January 1, 2026: $8,000 per unit up to 2.5 FAR, rising by $1,000 per 0.5 FAR tier to $14,000 per unit at 5.0 to 5.5 FAR (2025 rates were $6,000 to $12,000). History: $500 per unit from 2008, $1,000 in 2013, $2,000 in 2017, then $4,000 to $6,000 by FAR tier after the 2021 OCP. Reductions of up to 75% or waivers for secured below-market and non-market units; phased development agreements may secure up-front contributions.

Policy CO-80 frames contributions as the City's share of 'land lift' from increased density and states it 'remains in effect until an Amenity Contribution Charge (ACC) Bylaw is adopted by Council'. The City's 2026-2031 Strategic Plan commits to developing an ACC bylaw to replace CACs, testing rate options and reviewing inclusionary zoning, with completion expected in Q3 2026. No adopted ACC bylaw was found on the City's development costs or bylaws pages as of October 2026. The City is the separate municipality from the Township of Langley, and its policy was not part of the Lorval case.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contributions policy, approved by Council 2020-06-15, amended 2023-10-11

Scope: All zoning bylaw amendments unless exempt (non-market rental, disability and seniors supportive housing, suites and carriage houses, other attainable housing, text amendments). Negotiated case by case under the 2014 provincial CAC guide; residential target $10,000 per new additional parcel or primary dwelling unit (raised from $3,000 in the 2020 version). Cash in lieu may be per parcel, per unit or per m2 GFA.

The policy states CACs are not a fee, charge or tax and that rezoning approval is not offered in exchange for a contribution; greenfield proposals are expected to contribute more than infill. The 2020 version set a $3,000 target; the October 2023 amendment raised it to $10,000. The District's 2025-2026 DCC update (draft DCC Bylaw No. 422, 2025, public sessions March and April 2026) makes no mention of an amenity cost charge, and no ACC bylaw or decision was found.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contribution Program, Council Policy 6.31; amended May 10, 2022 (effective May 11, 2022), superseding the December 13, 2017 version

Scope: Residential development citywide, including mixed use, with exemptions for secured affordable and rental housing, small subdivisions, accessory units and the first unit of plexes. Target rates as a starting point for negotiation: $3,100 per apartment unit, $4,100 per townhouse or attached ground-oriented unit, $5,100 per new single-family lot until July 31, 2022; $4,300 / $5,700 / $7,100 from August 1, 2022; $5,600 / $7,400 / $9,200 from August 1, 2023. The Albion Area Plan density bonus framework applies in addition.

ACC bylaw: City of Maple Ridge Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw No. 8105-2026

ACC bylaw: first reading May 26, 2026, third reading July 21, 2026, adopted July 28, 2026, in force January 1, 2027; in-stream subdivisions and building permits completed or issuable within one year of adoption are exempt. The bylaw currently funds recreation amenities only. Rates phase in as the municipal assist factor drops from 50% (2027) to 30% (2028), 10% (2029) and 1% (2030 onward): single-detached $11,603 rising to $22,974 per unit; multiplex and townhouse $9,969 to $19,739; apartment $6,019 to $11,918; industrial $8.14 to $16.12/m2, commercial $25.82 to $51.13/m2, institutional $13.90 to $27.53/m2, with reductions for below-market, non-profit, seniors and social housing. The City states CACs 'may still apply in some site-specific rezoning situations' and that its approach will continue to evolve, so Policy 6.31 has not been rescinded.

CAC policy: Interim Community Amenity Contribution Policy (Council policy, applies to rezonings with readings from October 2024; current version approved 2026-02-04); also Bell McKinnon Local Area Plan Land Acquisition Community Amenity Contribution Policy (approved 2024-10-16)

Scope: Rezonings that increase density. Two components: (1) a short-term infrastructure fund contribution equal to three times the Phase 3 rate in DCC Bylaw No. 3460, 2012, pending a DCC update; (2) an Affordable Housing Reserve Fund contribution of $4,000 per additional single detached lot, $2,000 per additional ground-oriented unit, $1,000 per additional apartment unit, $11/m2 additional commercial and $4.50/m2 additional industrial (commercial and industrial rates added for rezonings with readings from February 2026). All amounts negotiated. In Bell McKinnon, a public land acquisition contribution equalizes dedication to 21% of site area.

The interim policy is expressly temporary: the infrastructure-fund portion lapses one year after an updated DCC bylaw is adopted, and developers can opt into the new DCCs instead. Using a CAC to front-fund infrastructure that DCCs would normally cover, pending a DCC update, is unusual. The Bell McKinnon policy says its sections will become obsolete as the DCC bylaw, servicing bylaw, DPAs and an Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw are updated and adopted, which signals an intended ACC; no draft ACC bylaw or rates were found, so the ACC status rests on that statement.

CAC policy: Voluntary Amenity Contributions (VACs), negotiated site by site (since May 2005; staff evaluation guide October 2019); Density Bonus Amenity Zoning Phase 1 (2010) and Phase 2 (Council policy adopted September 16, 2014; rates revised effective January 1, 2018); Interim Density Bonus Policy (endorsed 2024)

Scope: VACs negotiated for rezonings, variances and other increases in development rights, mainly large complex projects. Density bonus rates per sq ft above base density since January 1, 2018: townhouse $120 (Mainland, Queensborough) and $90 (Downtown); apartments 6 storeys or less $120 (Mainland), $65 (Queensborough), $90 (Downtown); Downtown apartments over 6 storeys $50. Revenue split 30% affordable housing, 10% child care, 10% public art, 50% general amenities.

ACC bylaw: Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw No. 8540, 2025

Council gave three readings to interim ACC Bylaw No. 8540 on August 25, 2025, adopted it December 1, 2025, and it took effect that day; it funds amenities such as community centres, libraries and child care. A companion DCC amendment (Bylaw 8539) was adopted January 12, 2026. The City's Financing Growth page still describes VACs in the present tense, but says the Interim Density Bonus Policy is meant to move the City from a negotiated amenity process towards fixed rates while a comprehensive Financing Growth Strategy (DCCs, ACCs, inclusionary housing, density bonus) is completed. A councillor's account of the September 23, 2024 meeting describes the interim approach as roughly $50/sq ft on most density above existing entitlements, waivable for qualifying non-market housing, and says VACs are no longer permitted under the new provincial rules, so VAC use is likely winding down even though the City page has not been updated.

CAC policy: Amenity Contribution Policy COU-146 (previously 10003.2), effective 2013; last amended July 11, 2022

Scope: Residential rezonings; guideline of $20,000 per additional single family lot; townhouses and apartments negotiated case by case using an independent economic (land lift) analysis; exemptions for non-market rental and purpose-built rental secured for the life of the building; cash goes to a reserve fund.

The District's housing page states that North Saanich 'does not levy Development Cost Charges at this time' (work is underway to assess this) and that Bill 46, which created ACCs, 'does not currently apply to us'. The OCP and rezoning page says some rezonings are subject to COU-146. A new OCP (Bylaw No. 1587) was adopted July 14, 2025.

CAC policy: Density Bonus and Community Benefits Policy (endorsed May 25, 2015; revised 2017-2018, current version enacted January 1, 2019)

Scope: Rezonings and OCP amendments seeking added density above existing zoning; cash Amenity Fund Contributions per sq ft of added residential floor area. 2015 rates: Category B bonus (above OCP Schedule A density, by rezoning) $140/sq ft in the Lonsdale Regional City Centre and $110/sq ft elsewhere; Category A bonus $20/sq ft. A 2017 review proposed $190/sq ft citywide for Category B and $25/sq ft for Category A with annual inflation indexing; current indexed rates not confirmed. Secured rental projects pay no cash contribution; cash split 80% Civic Amenity Reserve, 20% Affordable Housing Reserve.

The City frames its CAC program as density bonusing, but contributions are set at rezoning and the City's own 2026-2030 capital plan calls it 'the prior CAC program'. A May 2025 staff report said staff were preparing a new Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw alongside a DCC update, both expected in June 2025. A draft financial analysis for ACC and inclusionary zoning bylaws went to a June 23, 2025 Council workshop; the DCC bylaw went ahead first (three readings July 14, 2025, adopted November 3, 2025) with ACC rates to follow. The revised 2026-2030 draft capital plan (October 27, 2025) says the new ACC program 'is still under development' and assumes ACC revenue will match prior CAC revenue. The City's DCC page (updated after January 1, 2026) states that only DCCs currently apply in the City. No CNV ACC bylaw or response to the Lorval decision was found. Web search budget ran out before 2026 Council minutes could be checked further.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contribution Policy, DEV-100 (effective January 22, 2013)

Scope: Fixed rates: $1,877 per residential unit and $2.50/sq ft ($26.80/m2) for commercial and industrial floor space. Collected at subdivision for multi-lot single-family subdivisions and at building permit for multi-family and non-residential. Projects under 3 units and secondary suites are exempt. Rates derive from a 20-year amenity list (fire hall, civic offices, community centre, waterfront, trails, arena and others) totalling about $9.18 million, split 90 per cent residential and 10 per cent non-residential.

Policy DEV-100 is still listed on the District's Bylaws and Policies page in 2026, with no amendment shown since 2013. Its structure is notable: fixed per-unit amounts collected at subdivision or building permit, not negotiated at rezoning. ACC status not researched in depth.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contribution Policy (referenced in the 2009 Affordable Housing Strategy and 2019 Age-Friendly Affordable Housing Action Plan; policy document not located online)

Scope: Rezonings; CACs negotiated case by case in combination with density bonus zoning; in-kind contributions through a land use agreement registered on title are permitted. No published rates found.

The Village's development application guidelines state that CACs may be obtained through rezoning. The 2009 and 2019 housing plans called for updating the CAC policy to recognize affordable housing as an amenity. The October 2024 Housing Strategy (Action 1.3) recommends developing and adopting an ACC bylaw; no ACC bylaw or draft was found in the Village document library, and the cost charges page lists only DCC Bylaw No. 723, 2013.

CAC policy: Residential Community Amenity Contributions, Council Policy C091, effective March 14, 2017, last revised June 4, 2024

Scope: Residential and mixed-use rezonings, excluding secured affordable and special needs housing; negotiated case by case. For development not subject to the ACC, target rates of $8,100 per single-family unit, $7,000 per duplex or townhouse unit, $5,000 per apartment unit and $3,400 per secondary suite or garden suite; Council may require an independent financial analysis. CACs may not fund amenities listed in the ACC bylaw.

ACC bylaw: Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2987, 2024

Pitt Meadows adopted its ACC about seven months after Bill 46 received Royal Assent and a year before Coquitlam: readings June 4, 2024, adopted June 25, 2024, together with ACC Reserve Fund Bylaw No. 2985, 2024 and a revised CAC Policy C091. The ACC applies to residential building permits and funds recreation and culture facilities, public art, heritage and environmental conservation. Rates began at $8,100 single-family, $7,000 duplex or townhouse, $5,000 apartment and $3,400 secondary or garden suite, CPI-adjusted each April 1; for April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027 they are $8,480, $7,330, $5,240 and $3,560. The revised policy keeps negotiated CACs as a framework at rezoning, describing them as negotiated contributions agreed to by the applicant, and lets Council suspend the policy at any time. No separate effective date is stated in the bylaw.

CAC policy: Density Bonus Policy (Legislative Policy), approved by Council June 23, 2026; replaces Density Bonus Policy approved July 25, 2023

Scope: Residential and mixed-use proposals exceeding Zoning Bylaw or OCP density. Two paths: s. 482 density benefit zoning set site by site (funds to the Density Benefit Reserve Fund), or OCP amendments with voluntary amenities or payment in lieu (funds to the Community Amenities and Special Needs Housing Reserve Fund). Amounts negotiated with regard to land lift and the historic flat rate of $50 per sq ft of additional apartment floor area.

ACC bylaw: Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw, 2026, No. 4449

ACC bylaw read three times June 23, 2026 and adopted June 29, 2026; in force on adoption. Citywide, residential only: $15,358 per single-family unit or lot, $8,038 per ground-oriented multi-family unit, $5,454 per multi-family unit; commercial, industrial and institutional $0; funds park amenities. City materials say ACCs replace 'voluntary Community Amenity Contributions' that were negotiated case by case, and that in-stream applications are indefinitely exempt from the initial ACC bylaw until an amended bylaw is adopted. The City also cited the provincial June 30, 2026 deadline to bring density benefit zoning into line with Bill 16 and transit-oriented area limits on density bonusing. The revised Density Bonus Policy approved the same week still provides for voluntary amenity contributions on OCP amendment applications, so a negotiated CAC path remains for above-plan density. No standalone CAC policy document was found; the start year of PoCo's amenity contribution practice was not confirmed.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contribution Program, Corporate Policy 13-6410-2017-01, approved September 12, 2017, amended September 19, 2017

Scope: Residential rezonings citywide except the 215A Levy Area of Inlet Centre; voluntary $6.00 per sq ft of new residential floor area, capped at $6,000 per unit, and $6,000 per new single-family lot; floor area above 2.5 FAR falls under Zoning Bylaw density bonus provisions instead. Of each $6.00, $2.00 goes to the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund and $4.00 to a general CAC reserve. Payable before adoption of the rezoning bylaw (or at DP/BP with a letter of credit).

ACC bylaw: City of Port Moody Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw 2026, No. 3551

ACC bylaw read three times July 14, 2026 and adopted July 28, 2026; rates apply on adoption. Rates: $15,633 per low-density residential unit, $11,218 per medium-density unit, $7,159 per high-density unit, $34.32/m2 commercial, $19.06/m2 industrial, $38.13/m2 institutional, with a 1% municipal assist factor. In-stream applications are exempt from the initial bylaw. The City says the ACC program 'will largely replace' the CAC program; density bonus provisions remain an option for amenities not funded by ACCs and are being updated. Schedule D of the bylaw credits previously paid CACs and density bonus on phased CD-zone projects secured by development agreements. The CAC policy page was still posted, without a sunset notice, as of October 2026. The 215A Levy Area is exempt from DCCs, ACCs and CACs.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contributions Policy 3008-11 (referenced in Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 918, 2025)

Scope: Voluntary amenity contributions on zoning amendments that increase land value (land lift); the OCP also uses density bonusing for affordable housing and community amenities. Rates not confirmed.

The 2025 OCP (Bylaw No. 918, housing-focused update) says the Town will pursue voluntary amenity contributions from developers to share the land value increase from rezoning, as detailed in CAC Policy 3008-11, and lists an Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw as a related tool 'to be developed for future Council decision-making'. The ACC status therefore reflects a stated OCP intention; no draft ACC bylaw or rates were found. The policy document itself could not be retrieved because the Town's document library loads dynamically, so its adoption year and any target rates are unconfirmed.

CAC policy: OCP policy on community amenity contributions, Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2332, 2022, Section 4.1.1(b) (no standalone council policy found)

Scope: Rezoning applicants may be asked to contribute to the appropriate Revelstoke amenity reserve fund for new or upgraded public facilities or amenities. Contributions are negotiated and must be rationally connected and proportional to the development. No published target rates.

The OCP explicitly recognizes that growth creates demand for public facilities and uses negotiated rezoning contributions to address it. It also supports density bonusing for affordable, rental and supportive housing, and calls for exploring a cash-in-lieu density bonus bylaw or policy with a housing reserve fund. The new Zoning Bylaw 2406 (2025) has no density bonus provisions. Revelstoke adopted a new DCC Bylaw No. 2414 on June 24, 2025 (amended by Bylaw 2448). No ACC bylaw appears in the consolidated bylaw list as of September 2026. Whether the CAC language predates the 2022 OCP was not checked.

CAC policy: No stand-alone negotiated CAC policy; fixed-rate voluntary amenity contributions set in area plans (e.g. West Cambie-Alexandra Interim Amenity Guidelines, Council Policy 5044, later moved into the West Cambie Area Plan; Broadmoor), alongside OCP and City Centre Area Plan density bonusing and Affordable Housing Strategy cash-in-lieu

Scope: Rezonings in specific area plans at fixed rates (e.g. Alexandra: $5.10 per buildable sq ft for affordable housing plus child care, community planning and city beautification contributions, per a 2016 rezoning report); City Centre density bonusing (base 1.2 FAR with bonus density for affordable housing and village centre amenities); affordable housing cash-in-lieu and built-unit requirements in Zoning Bylaw 8500.

Staff state the City has traditionally not used ad hoc negotiated CACs and has relied on OCP density bonusing (especially City Centre) and amenity contributions secured through area plans such as Broadmoor and West Cambie; staff proposed converting those area-plan CACs into the ACC program. Council endorsed a proposed ACC program for consultation on September 8, 2025. On March 2, 2026 the Finance and Audit Committee defeated the staff recommendation to endorse an ACC Imposition Bylaw effective July 1, 2026 (six councillors opposed), referred ACC back to staff for more information and options on rates and classifications, and voted to freeze DCC rates until March 2027. Staff had warned that density bonusing within provincial TOA minimums would be unavailable after June 30, 2026. On May 19, 2026 General Purposes Committee carried Zoning Bylaw 8500 Amendment Bylaw 10760, which removes density bonus provisions from standard residential and mixed-use zones and amends SSMUH zones to comply with Bill 16, plus reserve fund Bylaw 10761 for affordable housing cash-in-lieu. No ACC bylaw readings or adoption found as of October 2026. Classification as 'Current CAC policy' rests on the area-plan fixed-rate contributions; Richmond itself frames its system mainly as density bonusing.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contributions and Inclusionary Housing Policy, approved July 17, 2023, effective October 1, 2023; amended March 2024 (replaced Interim CAC Policy of August 9, 2021, amended June 20, 2022)

Scope: All residential rezonings (strata or rental) unless exempt. Approach A: 350+ units negotiated, targeting 50% of land lift. Approach B target rates for 7 to 349 units: $2,880/unit for condo or apartment in residential or limited mixed-use projects, $2,000/unit for condo in mixed-use projects, $3,840/unit for townhomes and multiplexes. Approach C: density bonus rates (table left blank pending density bonus zoning). Exempt: 6 units or fewer, purpose-built rental secured 50 years or life of building, non-market housing, non-residential.

Saanich council cut proposed target rates by about 60% before adopting the policy in July 2023 (earlier drafts had $9,600 per townhouse and $5,000 to $7,200 per condo). In June 2025 Saanich procured a consultant (awarded to Hemson Consulting) to review its 2019 DCC bylaw and develop a new ACC program and bylaw; the 2026-2030 Financial Plan lists 'Update DCC & ACC Bylaws' as a priority initiative. No adopted Saanich ACC bylaw was found. A May 2026 council motion asked staff to explore CAC or ACC reductions for medical clinic space and noted that provincial changes had slowed the District's draft density bonus framework.

CAC policy: Bonus Density and Community Amenity Contributions Policy DV-013; amended March 13, 2017, December 16, 2019, March 11, 2024 and July 15, 2024

Scope: Multi-unit residential in Multi-Family Residential areas and all development in the Downtown Commercial area that exceeds base density, whether through zoning bonus density or rezoning; fixed cash contribution of $200 per m2 of additional gross floor area above base density ($50/m2 in the RM7-WS zone); Council may accept in-kind amenities such as non-market housing of equal value; funds go to a Town Amenity Reserve.

ACC bylaw: Town of Sidney Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw No. 2302

Three readings August 10, 2026; adopted September 14, 2026 alongside DCC Bylaw No. 2301; in force on adoption. Rates are modest: $608 per low density lot or unit, $414 per medium density unit, $252 per high density unit, $0.40/m2 commercial and institutional, $0.16/m2 industrial, funding park and public art projects only, since recreation centres and the library are delivered sub-regionally (staff said recreational ACCs would need a sub-regional ACC collected by the CRD). Waivers and Reductions Bylaw No. 2303 (adopted September 28, 2026) reduces DCCs and ACCs for not-for-profit rental housing. The August 2026 staff report said the ACC 'may be seen as a long-term replacement for Community Amenity Contributions' and that the Province may eliminate 'the option that is less transparent (CACs)', but DV-013 was not repealed.

CAC policy: Housing Amenity Contributions Policy CO-033, adopted June 8, 2026 (Motion 2026-229); earlier Community Amenity Contribution Policy No. 13.3 (adopted June 22, 2009, amended April 26, 2010) now marked repealed

Scope: Residential rezonings, contributions directed only to affordable housing (Affordable Housing Reserve Fund). Approach A: 100+ units negotiated, targeting 50% of land lift. Approach B target rates for 5 to 99 units: $2,000 per apartment, mixed-use or townhome unit, $3,000 per single-detached subdivision lot, $1,000 per purpose-built rental unit; applicants may instead pay 50% of land lift shown by analysis. Exempt: 4 units or fewer, non-profit rental, purpose-built rental secured 50+ years, non-residential.

The June 8, 2026 staff report said the policy formalizes amenity contributions to the housing reserve after concerns from the Sooke Builders Association about inconsistent amenity fees, and stated that Sooke 'does not have a Community Amenity Contribution (CAC) Fund nor do we plan to have one at this time', so the new policy covers affordable housing only. On May 25, 2026 Council gave three readings to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 944 to repeal the zoning bylaw's density bonus provisions (Section 3.7). CO-033 says housing amenities exclude projects in 'the District's ... Amenity Cost Charge (ACC) program', but no Sooke ACC bylaw or ACC project page was found.

CAC policy: Rezoning Application Alignment with Official Community Plan Policy (formerly the Community Amenity Contribution Policy), approved February 17, 2026; CAC Policy approved October 16, 2018 and amended June 12, 2023; interim CAC targets adopted December 15, 2015

Scope: Residential rezonings and OCP amendments that increase density. 2018 policy (projects of 50+ units): either 10% of units as affordable housing, or cash for critical amenities ($20,000 per new single detached lot; $21 per sq ft for-sale and $5 per sq ft rental multi-family GFA) or employee/staff accommodation, plus $1.00 per sq ft for active transportation and $0.50 per sq ft for parks. 2026 policy: voluntary on-site affordable housing (5% of floor area to the Squamish Community Housing Society, or 15% as affordable rental) for townhouse projects of 30+ units, apartments of 50+ units and subdivisions of 20+ lots, plus childcare space targets of 1,200 to 4,400 sq ft for larger projects.

ACC bylaw: District of Squamish Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw No. 3120, 2024

The ACC bylaw and DCC Bylaw No. 3121, 2024 were adopted together on February 17, 2026, after Council in March 2025 sent the ACC back to staff to update amenity costs and to clarify how the CAC policy would interact with it; third reading was October 21, 2025. ACC rates: $18,828 per single detached unit, $14,710 per small-lot unit, $12,170 per townhouse unit and $10,190 per apartment unit, funding a library, cultural and community space and recreation. CACs no longer cover parks, active transportation and general amenities (now recovered through the ACC and DCC); the renamed policy keeps voluntary negotiation for affordable housing and childcare, which have no imposed cost recovery, and section 11 states these amenities are separate from ACCs. The 2018 policy offered employee/staff accommodation as an alternative; the 2026 version does not mention it. The Community Amenity Provision Fund will close once spent. One-year in-stream protection applies to subdivisions and building permits.

CAC policy: Board Policy No. 12-2018, Community Amenity Contributions Policy, approved October 24, 2018; amended April 22, 2020

Scope: All electoral areas; rezonings that increase density; voluntary and negotiated. Recommended minimums of $15,000 per new single-family lot and $7,000, $9,000 or $11,000 per multi-family unit (under 90 m2, 90 to 140 m2, over 140 m2); 15% of units in a project expected as affordable housing. Exempt: 100% affordable or special needs housing, rental and secondary suites secured by housing agreement, and non-profits.

Further amenities (school sites, fire halls, affordable or special needs housing, trails, transit infrastructure and others) may be sought on top of the recommended minimums, and the Board may waive or reduce CACs in areas needing economic stimulus. Cash goes to area-specific statutory reserve funds. The policy treats employee or staff accommodation as a form of affordable housing. No ACC bylaw was found on the SLRD website.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contribution Guidelines (referenced in Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1290, 2021, adopted 2021-03-09)

Scope: Voluntary contributions through CACs or Phased Development Agreements on rezoning, proportional to the value created; preferred amenities include affordable and employee housing, recreation facilities, parks equipment, public realm and public art; employee housing CACs (units or cash in lieu) considered where development creates jobs. Rates not confirmed.

The OCP says section 482 density bonusing is hard to apply in a low-density community, so Tofino relies on voluntary CACs and Phased Development Agreements, and it commits to updating the CAC Guidelines regularly and funding infrastructure through DCCs and CACs. The guidelines document itself is not listed on the District's bylaws and policies page, so its date and any target amounts are unconfirmed. The District also has an Amenities Reserve Fund Bylaw 1007, 2005 and DCC Bylaw 1124, 2010. No ACC bylaw or project was found.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contributions Policy for Rezonings (approved by Council January 28, 1999; last amended November 26, 2024; further amendments adopted July 2026, effective September 30, 2026), under the City's Financing Growth framework (updated CAC policy approved June 24, 2003)

Scope: Rezonings. Until September 30, 2026: fixed-rate CAC targets ($/sq ft of new floor area, recalibrated every four years, last effective September 30, 2023) in designated plan areas, and negotiated land-lift CACs for other rezonings. From September 30, 2026: CAC targets removed for new rezoning applications; negotiated CACs kept for larger and more complex rezonings; exemptions for 100% employment or institutional rezonings and, on sites under about 30,000 sq ft, 100% secured rental (up to 12 storeys Eastside, 6 storeys Westside), rental with a 20% below-market component, and strata up to 5 storeys.

ACC bylaw: Vancouver Amenity Cost Charge By-law (under Vancouver Charter Part XXIV-B; by-law number not confirmed)

CACs have been used in Vancouver since the late 1980s (downtown first); a council archive also reports a CAC policy adopted July 10, 1990, before the 1999 Policy for Rezonings. Staff report RTS 18333 (July 14, 2026 agenda) recommended a city-wide ACC By-law as the primary amenity funding tool, reducing reliance on negotiated CACs, density bonusing and the public art contribution. The City's ACC bulletin says Council approved the Financing Growth update including the ACC By-law on July 21, 2026, and the by-law was on the July 28, 2026 agenda for enactment (draft text showed the number blank, so the final number is unconfirmed). It applies to new or amended applications submitted after September 30, 2026; in-stream applications are not subject to the initial ACC By-law (a secondary source reported up to five years of rate protection, which conflicts with the bulletin). Proposed residential rates were $2.32/sq ft at or below 1.2 FSR, $5 between 1.2 and 1.5 FSR, and $10 above 1.5 FSR (phased in at 50% in year one), with non-residential at $1.20 (industrial), $2.25 (light industrial) and $3 (commercial); 3% annual inflation adjustments 2027 to 2029. Northeast False Creek is exempt pending a plan update. Projects with existing CAC obligations may get ACC credits to avoid double charging. DCLs continue alongside ACCs. Separately, to comply with Bill 16 by June 30, 2026, Council removed density bonus and heritage amenity share provisions from many district schedules (e.g. RM-8, RM-8A, RM-10) and replaced most density bonusing with inclusionary zoning (public hearing June 2, 2026). Note: vancouver.ca and council.vancouver.ca block automated fetching (Cloudflare 403), so official documents were read through search-engine extracts; secondary coverage (Daily Hive, HAVAN) was fetched directly.

CAC policy: Inclusionary Housing and Community Amenity Policy, 2019 (later revised); Downtown Core Area Plan density bonus system

Scope: Residential rezonings that add density, with inclusionary units or cash in lieu; cash payments in lieu of amenity contributions split 70% to amenities and 30% to the Housing Reserve Fund (per Times Colonist, June 2025). Downtown Core Area Plan density bonus system requires a monetary contribution for floor area above base density, directed 75% to the Downtown Core Area Public Realm Improvement Fund and 25% to the Downtown Heritage Buildings Seismic Upgrade Fund.

ACC bylaw: Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw 2025, No. 25-048

Victoria adopted its ACC bylaw on October 2, 2025, the same night Council adopted the Victoria 2050 OCP (vote 5-3) after a public hearing that opened September 11, 2025; first readings were July 24, 2025. The ACC applies city-wide: $3,366.47 per low density lot or unit, $2,290.80 per medium density unit, $1,394.40 per high density unit, $2.19/m2 commercial and institutional, $0.90/m2 industrial, funding community, cultural and childcare space and street parks and plazas. Development permits, rezonings and building permit applications accepted as complete before October 2, 2025 are exempt; in-stream subdivisions were exempt to October 2, 2026. The public hearing notice framed the ACC as the way new development will contribute to amenities as zoning modernization lets most housing proceed without rezoning. CACs were not abolished: the adopted OCP refers to 'the City's density bonus regulations and voluntary amenity policies', the new zoning requires intensive strata housing to provide affordable units or Housing Reserve Fund contributions (density bonus), and the August 2026 permit fee guide still lists Community Amenity Contribution and Density Bonus Amenity Contribution amounts 'as per zone, rezoning condition' or legal agreement. In June 2025 Council sent a UBCM resolution asking the province to let ACCs fund affordable housing; one councillor described the ACC program as having replaced CACs. The policy PDF previously posted at victoria.ca now returns 404, so the current text and rates of the Inclusionary Housing and Community Amenity Policy could not be confirmed.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contributions Policy No. 6400-041, approved July 16, 2019 (C-106-19); amended February 2021 and November 16, 2021

Scope: Residential rezonings; target cash rates as a basis for negotiation of $6,000 per detached unit or lot and $4,000 per unit for other residential; land lift analysis targeting 50% of the increase in land value where more than 100 additional units are proposed; 10% of cash amenities transferred to the CRD Housing Trust Fund; no CACs expected for non-market, below-market or special needs units.

The policy is posted in View Royal's policy documents. View Royal's DCC pages make no mention of ACCs, and no ACC bylaw or project was found on the Town's website.

CAC policy: Public Amenity Contribution Policy, Administrative Policy 02-80-303

Scope: Negotiated public amenity contributions tied to development (rezoning) applications; contribution required only under conditions set in the policy. Eligible amenities include public realm improvements, arts and cultural facilities, parks, heritage conservation, housing choice and child care. Rates not confirmed.

westvancouver.ca returned HTTP 403 to every automated fetch, so the policy content was confirmed only through the search engine's summary of the official PDF, which treats a public amenity contribution as one form of community benefit alongside works and services and impact mitigation. Adoption date and any rates could not be read. Searches for a West Vancouver ACC bylaw, report or consultation returned nothing. Status should be checked by hand on westvancouver.ca.

CAC policy: Density Bonus / Amenity Contribution, Council Policy 511, adopted April 15, 2013; last amended September 20, 2021

Scope: Multi-unit residential and commercial development. In the Town Centre, Lower Town Centre, Town Centre Transition and Waterfront Village designations, density bonus zoning with target rates per m2 of floor area above base density: Town Centre $430/m2 for 1.75 to 4.0 FAR; Lower Town Centre $323/m2 for 1.75 to 3.5 FAR; Town Centre Transition $430/m2 (1.5 to 2.8 FAR, sites with existing rental) or $215/m2 (1.5 to 2.5 FAR); Waterfront Village $646/m2 for 1.75 to 2.0 FAR. Elsewhere, rezonings above 1.5 FAR require an amenity zoning bylaw and a contribution set project by project from a market research (land lift) study. Mostly cash in lieu into the Community Amenity Reserve Fund (Bylaw No. 2190); reductions or waivers possible for affordable and rental housing.

Policy 511 blends density bonusing under LGA s. 482 (pre-zoned bonus densities in the Town Centre areas) with CAC-style negotiated contributions for site-specific rezonings outside those areas, and states its aim as letting the City share in the increase in property value from added density. No ACC bylaw appears on the City's bylaws page (which lists the DCC Bylaw No. 2112 and Community Amenity Reserve Fund Bylaw No. 2190), and no ACC program page or report was found; the City's site search would not return results and the web search budget ran out before agendas could be checked, so ACC status is unconfirmed rather than 'No ACC'.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contribution (CAC) Collection Policy and Procedure, Council adoption November 18, 2019, revised January 1, 2025; now the Legacy CAC Program

Scope: Residential rezonings only: new multi-family floor area up to the zone's base density (1.85, 2.5 or 3.0 FAR) and new single-family lots created through rezoning; non-residential and secured below-market or non-market rental exempt. Fixed citywide CPI-indexed rates: $69.31/m2 ($6.44/sq ft) and $10,732.15 per new lot in 2025; $70.83/m2 and $10,968.26 per lot in 2026. Density above base handled by a separate optional cash Density Bonus Program.

ACC bylaw: Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw No. 5432, 2025

Coquitlam was an early mover on ACCs, adopting its program on July 7, 2025, and the City says ACCs 'will largely replace' its CAC and density bonus programs. CACs now apply only to development applications received before July 7, 2025 (the Legacy CAC Program). ACC rates: $21,205 per low-rise unit (single-detached to townhouse), $21.31/sq ft for mid-rise apartments up to 12 storeys, $38.53/sq ft for high-rise, and $0 for industrial, commercial and institutional; payable at building permit. The ACC guide gives full or partial ACC credits where a CAC (and density bonus) was already paid. The legacy cash density bonus covers applications with third reading before June 30, 2026; a new optional affordable housing density bonus (up to 1.5 FAR for rental) took effect June 30, 2026, with ACCs waived on bonus rental density under an ACC reduction bylaw. Before the switch, the mayor and finance director said CACs gave the City flexibility and cash-flow certainty that ACCs lack. Citywide CACs were proposed to take effect July 1, 2016, expanding an existing program (trade press report, not confirmed against Council minutes).

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contributions Policy No. 07-166 (Council Policy), adopted July 23, 2018; amended nine times (including December 2022, June 10, 2024 and October 7, 2024); set aside as invalid by the BC Supreme Court on June 20, 2025. Replaced by Interim Policy Regarding Community Amenity Contributions No. 07-170, effective July 7, 2025

Scope: OCP and zoning amendments for residential, commercial and industrial land, with limited exemptions (not-for-profits, small residential, accessory dwellings) and 12-month grandfathering. The 2018 version set fixed municipal-wide rates of $3,000 to $5,700 per unit by housing type. Later amendments added density bonus targets inside the urban containment boundary, lift-based targets proportionate to the value created by rezoning, area targets for Brookswood-Fernridge and for the Smith and Williams plans (including a $550,000 per acre target added June 10, 2024 and removed for Williams on October 7, 2024), a December 2022 CAC for agricultural and other land conversions, payment before adoption of the rezoning bylaw, and annual price-index adjustments.

ACC bylaw: Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw No. 6115 (ACC Bylaw No. 6115)

Lorval Developments Ltd. v. Langley (Township), 2025 BCSC 1148 (Coval J., judgment June 20, 2025, corrected June 23, 2025) set aside the CAC Policy as amended June 10, 2024. The court found that, read as a whole, the policy was a mandatory amenity payment regime in exchange for rezonings rather than guidance for voluntary negotiation, even though it called contributions 'voluntary', 'guidelines' and 'targets' (paras. 9, 121 to 134). Decisive features: s. 2.3 said that without CACs it is 'not necessarily in the public interest' to support a rezoning and that amenities would be collected through a fixed-rate contribution; payment was due before adoption of the rezoning bylaw; and the policy read like a regulation, with precise formulas, per-unit targets, lift-based charges, exemptions, exceptions to exemptions, grandfathering and inflation indexing. Applying Pacific National Investments v. Victoria (2000 SCC 64), Ainsley Financial and Prairie Communities v. Okotoks, and noting Community Charter s. 193 and LGA s. 462, the court held there is no statutory authority for such a scheme. It did not rule on reasonableness, dismissed the procedural fairness claim as moot, declined to find how the policy was implemented in practice, and noted that the 2023 ACC provisions (LGA s. 570.95) do not prohibit or displace CACs. The line it drew is between non-binding guidance for negotiated contributions (lawful under the general power to contract) and presumptively mandatory charges (unlawful). Township response: Council adopted Interim Policy 07-170 on July 7, 2025, directing staff that outside phased development agreements or amenity zoning, contributions must be at the applicant's initiative or emerge from rezoning negotiations, and stating the Township has no authority to impose mandatory payments as a condition of rezoning. The Township appealed to the BC Court of Appeal but abandoned the appeal in May 2026, leaving the decision in force. ACC Bylaw 6115: first reading July 21, 2025, second December 15, 2025, third March 9, 2026, adopted March 23, 2026; rates apply to applications submitted after adoption. Rates: $19,571 per single or two-family unit, $13,584 per ground-oriented multi-family unit, $8,634 per apartment unit, $65.62/m2 commercial and institutional, $25.90/m2 industrial; funds Langley Events Centre expansions, Smith Athletic Park and four community centres. Applications in-stream before adoption are handled case by case under the interim policy. On May 11, 2026 Council gave first and second reading to housekeeping amendments removing CAC references from the Brookswood-Fernridge plans; some in-stream and already-approved applications are not covered by the ACC bylaw.

CAC policy: Financial Contributions for Community Amenities, Policy LAN.40(C); header adoption date July 15, 1996; last amended February 21, 2023

Scope: All residential rezonings, including mixed use; recommended target of $7,200 per single-family lot or multi-family unit created (duplex, townhouse, apartment), indexed each March 1 to Vancouver CPI; affordable and rental housing secured by housing agreement exempt; 20% of funds to the Affordable Housing Reserve and 80% to the Community Amenity Reserve.

ACC bylaw: City of Mission Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw 6349-2025

The City's DCC and ACC page states that the ACC replaces the Community Amenity Contribution for developers. LAN.40(C) is still posted in the City's policy library and no separate rescinding resolution was found, so it is replaced in practice rather than shown to be formally repealed. The ACC bylaw comes into force on adoption, with one-year in-stream protection. Schedule A rates: $9,378.05 per single-family unit, $5,275.15 per townhouse unit, $3,321.39 per apartment unit and $26.38 per m2 for congregate care; commercial, industrial and institutional uses are not charged. The March 2025 background report says the City previously sought voluntary CACs negotiated at rezoning and that the new provincial legislation may restrict its ability to collect them, which is why it moved quickly to an ACC. DCC Bylaw 6348-2025 was adopted the same day.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contribution Policy (Council Policy COU-212), endorsed 2021-11-15, effective 2022-01-01; repealed 2026-04-20

Scope: Rezonings and land use covenant amendments; minimum monetary rates applied to all units/GFA in the project (not just the increase). Single residential $3,000/unit (2022), $4,200 (2023), $6,000 (2024), $8,000 (2025); townhouse $2,500, $3,800, $5,600, $7,500/unit; multiple family $30, $41, $55, $60 per m2 GFA; commercial and industrial $34/m2 GFA; cannabis/liquor retail $10,000/store; student housing $1,000/bed. At least 40% to the Housing Legacy Reserve Fund; 50% reduction for secured market rental; waived for qualifying non-market rental. Earlier 2012 practice was $1,000 per residential unit and $34/m2 commercial/industrial.

ACC bylaw: City of Nanaimo Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw 2026, No. 7440

Council endorsed a CAC practice in 2012 ($1,000 per residential unit, $34/m2 commercial and industrial) and replaced it with Policy COU-212 in November 2021, which phased rates up annually to 2025. On 2026-04-20 Council gave three readings to ACC Bylaw 7440 and repealed COU-212 the same night; the staff report said the ACC replaces expected monetary CACs to avoid a double charge, and noted the LGA gives ACCs a clear authority and framework. Bylaw 7440 was adopted 2026-05-04 but charges only apply from 2029-01-01 (phased implementation directed 2026-02-23), so there is a gap of roughly two and a half years with neither a monetary CAC target nor an ACC. CACs already secured by rezoning covenants and still owed at building permit can be deducted from the ACC. In-kind amenities (e.g. parkland) can still be negotiated at rezoning under City Plan Section E4.2. ACC rates: low density $5,278.43/lot or unit, medium density $3,591.83/unit, high density $2,186.33/unit, commercial $3.44/m2, industrial $1.41/m2, institutional $3.44/m2; funds Beban Park, the Stadium District and a South Gate recreation facility.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contribution Policy, Administrative Policy 8-3060-2 (approved December 13, 2010; last amended April 22, 2024)

Scope: Rezonings that increase residential density. Target rates per sq ft of increased residential gross floor area: $28.90 in OCP designated centres; outside centres $8.70 (FSR up to 0.8), $18.85 (FSR 0.8 to 1.0), $28.90 (FSR above 1.0); indexed annually to BCPI. Negotiated cases (formula inappropriate, or density beyond the OCP) capped at 75% of the estimated land lift.

ACC bylaw: Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw 8705, 2024

Bylaw 8705 was read a first time July 9, 2024, second and third time (as amended) February 11, 2025, and adopted February 24, 2025; it applies district-wide and contains no later effective date. Rates (Schedule A): $41,358 per single-family lot, $37,221 per townhouse unit (includes rowhouse and multiplex), $26,193 per apartment unit, $19,645 per coach house, $18.62/m2 commercial and industrial, $6.90/m2 institutional. Listed amenities: Karen Magnussen Community Centre expansion, Seymour/Maplewood Community Centre, sports fields, public art, arts, culture and library amenities, and child care. The District says the ACC replaces CACs previously negotiated site by site in town and village centres, and that CACs now apply to in-stream projects only, calculated at 75% of land lift less costs and profit. A new DCC Bylaw 8704 was adopted December 9, 2024. No response to the Lorval decision found.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contribution and Density Bonus Program (Surrey Zoning By-law No. 12000 Schedule G and Density Bonus Policy O-54), updated by Corporate Report R224 (November 18, 2019, effective January 1, 2020) and R015 (2021); superseded June 15, 2026 and retained only for eligible in-stream applications in Zoning By-law Schedule J

Scope: Residential rezonings, fixed rates by area: Tier 1 Capital Project CAC ($2,227.85/unit inside Secondary Plan areas, $4,455.70/unit outside); Tier 2 community-specific CACs for density above the Plan or OCP (apartments $5.57 to $44.56/sq ft and townhouse/single family $16,708.86 to $22,278.48/unit depending on community); Affordable Housing CAC ($1,113.92/unit, since April 2018); Secondary Plan and infill area CACs for police, fire, libraries and parks; negotiated CAC at 75% of land lift for major OCP amendments; plus 0.5% public art contribution.

ACC bylaw: Surrey Amenity Cost Charge General Bylaw, 2026, No. 21993 and Surrey Amenity Cost Charge Newton Community Centre Bylaw, 2026, No. 21994 (reserve fund bylaws Nos. 21995 and 21996)

Surrey began using density bonus legislation in 1996, with fixed-rate CACs in Secondary Plan areas, and adopted interim bonus density Policy O-54 in 2007. Council adopted the ACC and bonus density bylaws on June 15, 2026 alongside a new OCP and major Zoning By-law update; they took effect June 16, 2026. The City's CAC page now states CACs were superseded as of June 15, 2026 and is kept only as a reference for in-stream applications. A 12-month transition (June 16, 2026 to about June 14, 2027) lets eligible in-stream applications choose to stay under the CAC framework or opt into the ACC and bonus density framework; old CAC rates moved to Zoning By-law Schedule J. Staff cited provincial limits on CACs in Transit-Oriented Areas from June 30, 2026 as a driver, aimed for a like-for-like replacement, and estimated the average multi-family ACC at about 10% below the average CAC. ACCs apply only up to base density; a new city-wide bonus density program (about 5% public amenity contribution modelled) applies above it. Adopted combined ACC rates include $10.58/sq ft for apartments and $6.83/sq ft for townhouses; expected revenue about $350 million over 10 years city-wide plus $147 million over 30 years for the Newton Community Centre.

CAC policy: Community Benefit Bonus (CBB) Policy (1997; revised 2014 and 2020; policy and bylaw updated 2025), implemented through Schedule XII of the Burnaby Zoning Bylaw

Scope: Density bonus in Town Centres and designated areas: additional residential density or height in exchange for amenities (child care, CBB housing, park and plaza improvements, heritage, civic facilities, social service space) or cash-in-lieu, valued using Council-set Community Benefit Rates and Capital Cost Rates (Bylaw No. 14787, readings November 2025). No separate negotiated CAC policy found.

ACC bylaw: Burnaby Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw 2024, Bylaw No. 14646 (amended by Bylaw No. 14837); reserve fund Bylaw No. 14649

Burnaby was one of the first BC municipalities to adopt an ACC: three readings March 25, 2024, adopted June 24, 2024, in force July 1, 2024. Amendment Bylaw No. 14837, adopted July 28, 2026, replaced the rate schedules. Original 2024 rates were $26,963 per low-density unit, $18,874 per medium-density unit, $13,481 per high-density unit, and $60.67/m2 (commercial, institutional) and $40.44/m2 (industrial). In-stream precursor applications were protected under LGA s.570.91(2). The City said in 2024 that its CBB Policy had played a significant role in funding amenities but that provincial legislation reduced its impact, prompting the ACC and expanded DCCs; Storeys describes CBB as Burnaby's version of CACs and reported ACCs were meant to largely replace them. CBB is classed here as density bonusing (amenity zoning) rather than a stand-alone CAC policy. The 2025 CBB update responded to LGA changes and ties to a new height-based zoning framework. Separately, the Rental Use Zoning Policy (initial framework May 27, 2019; finalized March 9, 2020) requires the equivalent of 20% of market units in RM districts as rental at 20% below CMHC median rents, with a density offset, plus rental replacement.

Scope: Density benefits zoning (Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw 2026, No. 5533): extra residential density in parts of Downtown, Sardis and Vedder in the R5, R6, C3 and C9 zones in exchange for 3-bedroom units or cash-in-lieu, held in the Density Benefits Housing Reserve Fund. Earlier, site-specific 'Residential 3a (Density Bonus)' OCP designations under the Downtown Land Use and Development Plan.

No CAC policy was found on the City website or in its bylaw listing. In 2024 the City started a Residential Development Financial Analysis to set feasible rates for potential ACCs, an expanded DCC program and a bonus density framework; the 2025 Annual Report says the project was completed and DCC rates were amended, but no ACC bylaw appears in the City's bylaw listing as of October 2026. The density benefits zoning amendment (public hearing January 20, 2026) implements the Chilliwack 2050 OCP (OCP Bylaw 2025, No. 5500); the companion Density Benefits Housing Reserve Fund Bylaw 2026, No. 5534 was adopted February 17, 2026.

Scope: OCP (Bylaw No. 2922, 2018, consolidated) lets Council consider densities above OCP levels 'through density bonus of floor-space' where the extra density yields community amenities Council deems appropriate (open space, public art, recreation and park contributions, streetscape, daycare, heritage). No target rates found.

A review of all 468 entries in Esquimalt's online bylaws and policies directory found no community amenity contribution policy, no ACC bylaw and no DCC bylaw; amenity-related items are the three McLoughlin Point amenity reserve fund bylaws (2017) tied to the wastewater treatment plant agreement. The OCP lets Council consider density above OCP levels through density bonus where the extra density yields community amenities, so amenities on rezonings appear to be negotiated under that OCP density bonus policy rather than a standalone CAC policy. A policy not posted online cannot be ruled out.

CAC policy: Amenity Rezoning Considerations Policy V-3505, adopted October 17, 2011

Scope: Qualitative criteria for rezonings that would establish a zone providing a public amenity in exchange for increased density (does the amenity offset impacts, further municipal policy, help integrate the proposal); no target rates.

Rural district. The policy implements the OCP's public amenities provisions for amenity-for-density zoning rather than setting CAC targets. No ACC bylaw or project found.

CAC policy: Amenity Bonus Tools (Trust Council Policy 5.4.3), approved March 11, 1995

Scope: Guidance for local trust committees using amenity zoning under s.482 of the Local Government Act. OCPs identify desired amenities and set outright and maximum densities; zoning bylaws set out, in tabular form if needed, how much bonus density each amenity earns (e.g. conservation land, park improvements). Amenities must support the Trust's preserve-and-protect mandate. No cash target rates.

A density bonus framework rather than a CAC policy; amenities are tied to bonus density in zoning, with local trust committees deciding whether to use it. The policy also asks that bonus regulations be revisited over time so the amenity return stays fair as land values change. The page footer labels it 5.4.2 while the header says 5.4.3. ACC status was not researched.

CAC policy: No standalone CAC policy found; density bonus program in Zoning Bylaw No. 12375, Section 6.8 (introduced 2022, overhauled 2025-2026)

Scope: Density bonus (extra height/density for a cash contribution). 2024 bulletin rates were per m2 of lot area, e.g. $51.00/m2 in UC1 Downtown Urban Centre and $20.40/m2 for apartment and mixed-use buildings outside urban centres; money went to either the Housing Opportunities Reserve Fund or the Public Amenities and Streetscape Reserve. Under the 2026 overhaul, bonusing is limited to buildings of eight storeys or more in urban centres and all contributions go to affordable housing.

No evidence of a Kelowna ACC bylaw in 2025 or 2026; the premise that Kelowna adopted one appears to be wrong. Search extracts of a City of Kelowna page from early 2026 state that, compared with other BC municipalities, Kelowna does not apply an Amenity Cost Charge or a Regional DCC to development approvals. Kelowna's recent development-finance moves were DCC changes instead (a temporary 25 per cent DCC reduction adopted July 27, 2026). On the CAC side, Kelowna relies on zoning density bonusing, not a negotiated CAC policy. On Nov. 17, 2025 council directed staff to modify the bonus program to focus on Urban Centres and drop bonusing for 4- to 6-storey buildings; news reports from March 2026 say bonusing now applies only to towers of eight storeys or more in urban centres, height maps move from the OCP into the zoning bylaw, and all contributions go to the affordable housing fund (the public amenity and streetscape option is removed). A council highlights page for a May 25 meeting (2026 by context) reports adoption of an Affordable Housing Reserve Fund Bylaw to receive density bonus money. Staff cited the provincial requirement to update density bonus programs by June 30, 2026. kelowna.ca blocks automated fetching, so the City pages cited here were confirmed through search-engine extracts, not direct reads.

Scope: Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 density bonus provisions: in the CT2 (Town Centre Commercial and Residential) zone, residential density on listed lands may exceed 50 units per hectare if the developer pays $12,000 per additional unit, deposited to the Land Reserve Fund; larger home occupation buildings on ALR parcels over 0.8 ha are allowed for cash amenity payments of $10,000 to $200,000.

No CAC policy was found; the District's online bylaw library is listed as under construction, so the check is incomplete. The DCC bylaw was updated in October 2023. No ACC bylaw or ACC project was found on the District website.

CAC policy: No CAC policy in the District's council policy list; density bonusing in Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007, Section 7.18 (amended by Bylaw 1212, 2023)

Scope: Density may be increased in the RM5, C1 (outside the Main Street Incentive Area), C9, C9A, C11 and applicable DC zones when the developer pays the 'Density Bonusing - Fire Operations' amount set in the Fees Bylaw; the money goes to the Fire Facilities and Equipment Reserve Fund for ladder trucks, firefighting equipment and fire hall work.

The premise that Lake Country has a standalone CAC policy could not be confirmed. The council policy list (policies 100 to 228) has no CAC policy, and the new OCP (Bylaw 1330, adopted July 2026) contains no CAC language. The OCP does say the District will utilize development finance tools, including development and amenity cost charges, to recover growth costs, and will consider density bonuses for affordable, rental and seniors housing. No ACC bylaw appears in the District's bylaw listing as of October 2026 (latest numbered bylaws around 1336). An older CAC provision may have existed in the previous OCP (Bylaw 1065, 2018), which is no longer posted; not verified.

Scope: OCP density bonus policies (s. 5.2.1.4): up to 25% bonus for affordable, seniors or special needs housing, for dedicating 15% of the developable site as open space, or for a community facility; amenities secured by covenant or housing agreement; cash in lieu of density bonuses not permitted.

Only the consolidated OCP was checked. It sets out a voluntary density bonus exchange implemented through the zoning bylaw and explicitly bars cash in lieu, so there is no monetary CAC. No ACC information was found on the Town website.

CAC policy: No CAC policy in the City's council policy list; site-specific density bonus clauses in Comprehensive Development zones of Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22

Scope: Site-specific only. CD3 (2784 Skaha Lake Road): FAR up to 2.5 for a voluntary $15.00 per sq ft of bonus density, paid into a reserve for affordable and special needs housing or off-site public amenities. CD5 (3388 Skaha Lake Road): FAR up to 3.05 with a contribution of $15.00 per m2 for density above 2.0 FAR, paid into a housing affordability fund. CD9 (1704 Government Street): FAR up to 6.4 if at least 25 per cent of bonus units are affordable.

The consolidated OCP (Bylaw 2019-08, June 2026) policy 4.1.1.5 directs the City to explore development financing tools such as Amenity Cost Charges for recreation centres, child care, libraries and community centres. No ACC bylaw appears in the City's bylaw directory as of October 2026 (only DCC Bylaw 2022-38). No evidence of active ACC bylaw work was found.

CAC policy: No CAC policy found; in-kind amenity density bonus tables in Zoning Bylaw No. 2303 (R-14 and R-5 zones)

Scope: In-kind only: extra units per hectare (and in R-14 extra height to 13 m) for providing accessible units, a commercial daycare, below-grade parking, rental units or affordable rental units under a housing agreement. No cash contribution rates.

The new OCP (Bylaw 4707, adopted December 2025) supports density bonuses for affordable and rental housing and calls for updating the Zoning Bylaw to define special amenities and related density bonus provisions, plus a DCC bylaw review. It does not mention ACCs or CACs. The bylaw page lists DCC Bylaw 4724 but no ACC bylaw.

CAC policy: Zoning Bylaw No. 2069-2014, s.3.10 Density Bonus Provisions (amended by Bylaws 2143-2018 and 2148-2018)

Scope: Apartments in R4/R5 zones and mixed-use buildings in C1, C1-A and C7 zones earn extra units per hectare (and extra height) for accessible units, daycare spaces, below-grade parking or affordable rental units under a housing agreement. Industrial work camp accommodation can rise from 500 to 3,000 sleeping units for cash payments to the Affordable Housing Fund of $500, $750 or $1,000 per sleeping unit depending on camp size.

No negotiated CAC policy found on the City's bylaws page or in OCP Bylaw No. 2142-2018, which encourages density bonuses as incentives for mixed-use multi-unit development. The work camp cash-for-density schedule is notable, as it is a fixed-rate amenity charge tied to LNG and industrial work camps. A replacement OCP received first reading on August 24, 2026 (public hearing tentatively October 26, 2026); the draft proposes to 'explore additional opportunities for City revenue (e.g., land disposition, density uplifts, density bonusing)' and to incentivize multi-family housing through density bonusing. No ACC information found.

CAC policy: No CAC policy in the City's council policy list; density bonus in Zoning Bylaw No. 0320, 2024, Section 3.29 (effective April 22, 2025)

Scope: Urban centre zones WUC1, WUC2, WUC3 and BUC1: cash density bonus of $177.00/m2 ($16.50/sq ft) of bonus floor area, paid into the Affordable and Special Needs Housing Reserve Fund (Bylaw No. 0325, adopted April 22, 2025); in-kind bonuses for rental, rent-controlled, seniors and accessible units. Westbank Centre R5H zone: FAR may rise to 2.2 for $26.90/m2 ($2.50/sq ft) of additional floor area paid to a restricted reserve for Westbank Centre amenities.

On May 27, 2025 council directed staff to do exploratory work on a potential future ACC program and to bring back further discussion on its scope. The Kelowna Daily Courier (May 26, 2025) reported staff were recommending about $50,000 for Urban Systems to study implementation, with a financial feasibility analysis and consultation required before any bylaw; councillors raised concerns about competitiveness with Westbank First Nation lands. No ACC bylaw appears in the City's alphabetical bylaw listing as of October 2026, so the program has not been adopted. Later progress could not be confirmed since the City's eScribe agenda portal blocks automated access.

ACC bylaw: Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw No. 1257, 2026

The new OCP (Bylaw No. 1230, 2025, adopted 2026-01-12) cites a 2022 'Financial Analysis, Community Amenity Contributions and Density Bonuses' study and supports density bonusing and inclusionary zoning, but no adopted CAC policy was found. ACC Bylaw 1257 received three readings 2026-03-09 and was adopted 2026-06-08 (in force on adoption; the Village guide says it came into effect 2026-06-09). Rates: low density $9,035.02/lot, medium density $6,076.37/unit, high density $4,453.88/unit; no charge on commercial, industrial or institutional. Precursor and in-stream applications are indefinitely exempt from the initial ACC bylaw until an amended bylaw (planned early 2027) is adopted. Funds a recreation centre expansion and a daycare facility.

CAC policy: Community Amenity Contributions Policy (PLP00008), approved May 13, 2019

Scope: All rezonings; base target rates $6,000 per single family lot, $4,500 per duplex unit, $4,000 per multifamily unit, $30/m2 commercial; exemptions for heritage conversions and affordable units under housing agreements; payable before adoption of the zoning bylaw.

ACC bylaw: Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw No. 4892, 2024

Oak Bay was one of the first Capital Region municipalities with an ACC: three readings December 9, 2024, adopted January 13, 2025 (the signed bylaw's adoption line reads '13th day of January 2024', a typo; Council minutes confirm January 13, 2025), in force on adoption. Rates: $9,465 per low density lot or unit, $6,441 per medium density unit, $3,921 per high density unit, $6.16/m2 commercial and institutional, $2.52/m2 industrial, funding library, recreation centre, childcare and park projects. An ACC reserve fund bylaw (No. 4934) was adopted October 20, 2025. The December 9, 2024 staff report said the existing CAC policy overlaps with the ACC and 'requires the existing policy be reconsidered', with staff to return with options. The 2019 CAC policy PDF is still hosted but no longer listed on the District's policy documents page; however, the development application checklist still asks for a CAC proposal and the 2025 OCP lists community amenities to be considered with rezonings. Whether the 2019 policy was amended or rescinded was not found.

Could not verify. The City's website (portalberni.ca) returned a CAPTCHA validation page for the OCP, DCC and fees pages, which was not bypassed, and the shared web search budget ran out before other sources could be checked. The home page lists OCP Bylaw 4602 and a DCC page but nothing on amenity contributions or ACCs.

ACC bylaw: Electoral Areas 'B' and 'C' Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw No. 3057, 2025; White Valley Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw No. 3058, 2025

Both bylaws received first reading November 19, 2025, third reading April 15, 2026, and were adopted June 17, 2026. Electoral Areas B and C rates are $698 per single detached lot or unit, $453 per multi-unit dwelling and $1.67 per square metre for commercial, industrial and institutional floor area, funding a community hall. White Valley rates (Village of Lumby and Electoral Areas D and E) are $936, $608 and $2.25 per square metre, funding two pickleball courts, a basketball court and a community centre addition; member municipalities collect the White Valley charge and remit it to the regional district. Secondary suites are deemed not to create new capital cost burdens. A third bylaw, Electoral Area F Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw No. 3059, 2025, was part of the same package, but its adoption was not confirmed. This is a rare example of a regional district applying ACCs to rural electoral areas, at modest rates. RDNO's CAC status was not researched.

Scope: Negotiated case by case at rezoning, usually split evenly between the Affordable Housing Reserve and the Community Amenity Reserve. Reported amounts range from $5,000 (single-lot infill rezoning on Apple Orchard Road) $10,000 and $57,500 on two Westcor rezonings (Mills Road), and $35,000 (Nickerson Road), up to $207,000 and $245,000 for two multi-family projects heard together at public hearing (Reef Road and Wharf Avenue).

No standalone Sechelt CAC council policy was found, but the District routinely secures negotiated CACs as a condition of rezoning adoption, according to Coast Reporter coverage of individual applications. Affordable Housing Reserve Fund Bylaw No. 586, 2019 names community amenity contributions as a funding source. No ACC bylaw or ACC process was found.

Checked the Village's full bylaw list (about 40 bylaws, including OCP Bylaw 621-2024, Zoning Bylaw 510-2018 and Subdivision and Development Bylaw 492-2015) and its policy list; none is a CAC, DCC or ACC instrument. The 2024 OCP mentions density bonusing and amenities only in general terms. Belcarra is a small, largely built-out village with little rezoning activity.

The combined Council Policy Manual (revised 2026-02-26) contains no amenity contribution policy. The current OCP only requires that any Urban Containment Boundary extension or servicing beyond the UCB be accompanied by significant public amenities (e.g. destination parks or cash in lieu) on top of other fees; it has no general CAC framework. The City adopted a new DCC Bylaw No. 4009, 2026 on 2026-09-03; neither the bylaw nor the City's development resources page mentions an amenity cost charge. No ACC bylaw or decision was found, but this could not be ruled out without council records.

No CRD CAC policy or ACC bylaw found in the CRD bylaw directory. The CRD Board adopted a Regional Water Supply Service DCC Bylaw No. 4658 on September 9, 2026 (effective for new projects April 2, 2027), a DCC rather than an ACC. Town of Sidney staff noted in August 2026 that recreation ACCs on the Saanich Peninsula would have to be a sub-regional ACC collected by the CRD, which operates most Peninsula recreation facilities.

The OCP (Bylaw No. 3226, 2024) states that new development should benefit the community through appropriate amenity contributions and commits the City to develop a CAC policy covering contributions negotiated through rezoning and amenity priorities for density bonusing; several land use designations note that density bonusing may be used to acquire amenities. No adopted CAC policy appears in the Development Services council policies list. DCCs are set by Bylaw No. 3234, 2023; the DCC page does not mention ACCs and no ACC bylaw was found.

No CAC policy found despite Fernie being a resort town. The City's council policy list (47 policies) contains no amenity contribution or density bonus policy. The 2014 Official Community Plan (Bylaw No. 2231) mentions density bonusing only as a possible incentive (for affordable and special needs housing, child care and energy-efficient buildings) and notes the City relies on its DCC program; the December 2025 interim OCP amendment (Bylaw No. 2540) adds nothing on amenities. A full OCP rewrite is under way, with adoption targeted for Q2 2027. On ACCs, the City's June 2026 request for proposals for a DCC bylaw update asks the consultant to 'provide generalized advice on the development of a future Amenity Cost Charges (ACC) program', so an ACC is being explored but no bylaw exists.

No CAC policy in the City's bylaws and council policies list. Council Policy 141, Guiding Principles to Review and Negotiate Development Agreements (April 8, 2019), lets staff seek a financial contribution from a developer where a development imposes a disproportionate servicing or operating burden; it is a servicing cost-recovery tool, not a community amenity policy. The City's provincial housing legislation page says that because Fort St. John already has fixed DCCs, 'no new impacts are anticipated' from Bill 46. The new Official Community Plan (Bylaw No. 2616, 2025, adopted December 8, 2025) policy 3.5 nonetheless says to update the DCC bylaw 'and consider adoption of an Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw.'

No standalone CAC policy found. The new Official Community Plan (Bylaw No. 1516, 2026, adopted September 1, 2026) does invite amenity contributions informally: in the downtown policies, hotel or mixed-use multi-unit developments considered through a variance process 'may benefit from submitting an amenity contribution' for five or six storey buildings, which could support affordable housing, off-site infrastructure or other community needs (text checked in the public hearing version of the bylaw). The OCP otherwise relies on DCCs. Current DCC Bylaw No. 1304 (2012) covers water and sewer only; proposed DCC Bylaw No. 1517, 2026 (adding categories) has had first and second readings and is with the Province for review. Neither the DCC page nor the June 2026 DCC draft-rates package mentions an ACC. A site-restricted web search of golden.ca for 'amenity contribution' returned nothing.

Hope's new OCP Bylaw 1617, 2025 (adopted February 9, 2026) includes policy 10.2.1.8 to develop an Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw so growth contributes to future recreation and facility needs; this is an OCP policy direction and no draft ACC bylaw was found. OCP policy 13.3.1.4 lists amenity negotiations among the tools for having new development pay toward infrastructure capacity, but no standalone CAC policy was found. The District's online bylaw directory loads dynamically and could not be checked in full.

KAMPLAN 2025 (OCP), Section E Implementation, says the City 'will explore' a density-bonusing program defining qualifying public benefits, areas and a formula, so no formal program exists yet. The Housing section lists density bonuses among tools to consider. The City's DCC page describes a 2025-2026 update of DCC Bylaw No. 48-100 (in effect December 15, 2020, amended July 25, 2023), with the new bylaw expected at council in March 2026 and adding new categories such as protective services, but it does not mention ACCs. No ACC bylaw or staff report was found.

Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2600 (adopted February 26, 2018) contains no CAC or density bonus policy. Amendment Bylaw No. 2793 added a policy to 'consider implementing development cost charges, amenity cost charges, local or specified area taxation and latecomers agreements', and the OCP's finance policies also say the City will consider a DCC bylaw. The City's planning bylaws page lists no DCC, ACC or amenity policy. Council policy manual not checked.

Scanned the Village website's full sitemap (about 2,150 pages, including every listed bylaw and policy) and its bylaws page; no amenity contribution policy, density bonus policy, DCC bylaw or ACC bylaw appears. Development is governed by the Zoning and Development Bylaw No. 520-2017 and the Development Application Procedures and Fees Bylaw No. 431-2011.

Rural district. The consolidated OCP (March 2026) has no community amenity contribution policy and says only that DCCs 'may be required' in future; an appendix records a public suggestion to consider minor density bonus for parks and trails. No CAC policy, DCC bylaw or ACC bylaw was found on the District's land use and bylaw pages.

The regional district does not zone land in its member municipalities, so it has no CAC role there and no CAC policy was found. It levies regional DCCs (water, wastewater and, since January 1, 2025, regional parkland acquisition), collected by member municipalities at building permit or subdivision; the Board adopted current rates in March 2024 and amended 2026 and 2027 rates apply to permits issued on or after July 24, 2026. These are DCCs, not CACs or ACCs. No Metro Vancouver ACC bylaw or proposal was found.

No CAC policy found. The Nelson 2050 Official Community Plan (Bylaw No. 3629, 2025, adopted September 9, 2025) mentions no CAC policy. It says additional height may be considered in all land use designations if accompanied by community benefits such as public amenities, low-carbon innovations or affordable housing, and it lists density bonusing among tools for affordable housing (policy 5.2.2.1) and for green amenities (policy 5.2.5.2). On ACCs, OCP policy 5.7.3.4 directs the City to 'investigate the viability of Development Cost Charges and Amenity Cost Charges' on market-rate development, so no ACC bylaw is in place as of OCP adoption. The 2013 OCP likewise only contemplated density bonuses.

No standalone CAC policy appears in the Development Services section of the Corporate Policy Manual. The consolidated OCP (Bylaw No. 1492, consolidated June 2025) does expect zoning and OCP amendments to demonstrate community benefit, for example affordable housing under a housing agreement, park dedication above the 5% minimum, a fire department contribution or off-site infrastructure, and it allows density bonuses for affordable housing. That is a CAC-style expectation embedded in the OCP rather than a rate-based policy. The City's DCC page lists DCC Bylaw 1437 and a 2014 amendment; no ACC bylaw or ACC project was found.

The City's published council policy list has no CAC or density bonus policy, and the new Official Community Plan (Bylaw No. 9525, 2025, adopted October 20, 2025, replacing Bylaw No. 8383) does not mention CACs. The OCP asks staff to evaluate height or density bonusing as a housing tool and to consider density bonusing near transit. On ACCs, OCP policies 11.1.2(b) and 14.1.2(c) say the City will consider ACCs, including an ACC bylaw for community centres, libraries and daycares. The City's provincial housing legislation page describes Bill 46 ACCs and lists a DCC bylaw amendment as a next step with timing 'TBD'.

No CAC policy found on the City's bylaws and policies page or rezoning page. The 2025 Official Community Plan (Bylaw #3460, November 2025) lists Community Amenity Contributions among possible funding tools without further policy, and recommends the City 'consider adopting Development Cost Charge (DCC) and Amenity Cost Charge (ACC) bylaws'; no DCC or ACC bylaw appears on the City's bylaws page. The OCP suggests it 'may be strategic to delay the implementation of ACCs' until a few developments succeed. Its major projects policy says the City should develop ACCs for major projects, including amenities or cash in lieu worth $2,000 per work camp bed for affordable housing. The City currently waives rezoning, development permit and building permit fees for projects creating new units through December 31, 2029.

Searched the Town's OCP and Zoning page, Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1935 (consolidated March 12, 2025) and Zoning Bylaw No. 1987 for amenity contribution, density bonus and amenity cost charge provisions. The OCP only proposes density bonusing as a rental and special-needs housing incentive and says the Town will 'explore cost recovery tools such as development cost charges and latecomer agreements'. The zoning bylaw has no density bonus or amenity provisions. No council policy list was found on the Town's website, so a CAC policy outside these documents cannot be ruled out. No ACC information found.

The District issued RFP-2025-15, a 'Development Cost Charges (DCC) & Amenity Cost Charges (ACC) Bylaw Review' (closed June 19, 2025; awarded August 4, 2025; work to finish before October 1, 2026), to update the DCC bylaw and potentially create a new ACC bylaw. Urban Systems Ltd. is the consultant. The District says it is considering an ACC to fund growth-related recreation and cultural amenities, and it held a DCC and ACC open house on May 6, 2026. No adopted ACC bylaw was found as of October 2026. Searches found no Summerland CAC or density bonus policy.

Not applicable in the usual sense: as a treaty First Nation, TFN regulates land use on Tsawwassen Lands under its own laws, not the Local Government Act, so LGA ACCs do not apply. Its Land Use Planning and Development Act (2009), Part 6, lets Executive Council impose offsite levies at subdivision or building permit whose permitted uses include community halls, museums, cultural centres, recreational facilities, schools and land for parks or community amenities, so the levy combines DCC and ACC functions. Offsite Levies Regulation (last amended March 31, 2026) rates: $67,480.51 per single-family lot, $52,022.05 per townhouse or duplex unit, $38,258.76 per apartment unit, $576.11/m2 commercial, $610,872.71/ha industrial. Phased development agreements under the Act may also include provision of amenities. No separate CAC policy appears in TFN's published laws, regulations or policies.

No amenity contribution policy is listed among Council policies, and the 2022 OCP (Bylaw 1306, adopted 2022-07-19) only supports exploring density bonusing, including for affordable housing. The District is replacing DCC Bylaw No. 1056, 2007 and creating a new ACC bylaw; draft rates went to Council 2025-06-10 (ACC of $4,643.22 per low-density lot or unit, $2,738.31 medium density, $1,666.80 high density per unit, $11.91/m2 commercial). No adoption was found.

Zoning Bylaw 6000 has no density bonus provisions. The new OCP (Bylaw 6200, consolidated September 2026) only supports density bonusing as an alternative way to fund parkland acquisition (policy 4.4.2.7) and calls for replacing the DCC bylaw, including fire services. It does not mention ACCs or CACs. The City's bylaw list shows DCC Bylaw 5233 (2009) and Parks DCC Bylaw 5680 (2018) but no ACC bylaw. A council policy on CACs could not be ruled out, since Vernon does not publish a council policy index online.

Whistler funds growth-related amenities through its own statute rather than a Local Government Act ACC. Works and Services Charges Bylaw No. 2489, 2025, made under s.8 of the Resort Municipality of Whistler Act (three readings December 2, 2025; Inspector of Municipalities approval February 17, 2026; adopted March 24, 2026; in force on adoption), replaces five bylaws from 2000 and charges per m2 of floor area for sewer, water, transportation, transit, parks, recreation and employee housing. Market residential charges total $141.50 to $200.07 per m2 depending on unit size, including $38.47 for recreation and $43.22 to $67.22 for employee housing; covenanted affordable employee housing pays no employee housing charge. The RMOW says the update was informed by Bill 46. No LGA ACC bylaw and no CAC policy were found; rezoning applicants must describe community benefits, and private employee housing rezonings are assessed under 2019 guidelines requiring clear and substantial community benefit.