Guides

• What is a development cost charge (DCC) in BC?. What BC development cost charges pay for, who sets them, when you pay, and what they cost on a multiplex in 19 Lower Mainland cities.
• Metro Vancouver regional DCCs for multiplexes. Metro Vancouver water, sewer and parkland DCC rates by sewerage area, the TransLink DCC, and the draft 2028 multiplex rule.
• Amenity cost charges (ACCs) in BC. What BC amenity cost charges are, how they differ from DCCs, and which Lower Mainland cities have ACC rates on file.
• School site acquisition charges (SSAC) in BC. How BC school site acquisition charges work, the provincial maximums by density, and which Lower Mainland districts we have priced.
• BC small-scale multi-unit housing (SSMUH) rules for multiplexes. What BC's 2023 small-scale multi-unit housing law allows on single-family lots, and how it changes development charges.