- Library Home /
- Search Collections /
- Open Collections /
- Browse Collections /
- UBC Theses and Dissertations /
- Development cost levies : an analysis of park levies...
Open Collections
UBC Theses and Dissertations
UBC Theses and Dissertations
Development cost levies : an analysis of park levies on commercial floorspace (in the city of Vancouver) Tully, Barbara
Abstract
The use of Development Cost Levies is a relatively new mechanism by which municipalities may charge development a share of costly new infrastructure. Their use is an improvement upon the previous ad-hoc system of land use contracts. The equity of Development Cost Levies is widely disputed, but this thesis finds that their use is fair and justifiable when judged in the context of the unprecedented growth of the Lower Mainland. The paper finds that Development Cost Levies are generally passed back to the landowners, unless the market is inelastic, in which case they are passed forward to the purchaser. The thesis specifically examines Development Cost Levies for parkland acquisition in mixed-use neighbourhoods. Park acquisition levies in mixed-use neighbourhoods are currently charged only to residential development in B.C. municipalities. This thesis examines whether the usage of parks by employees warrants commercial development paying a share of the parkland acquisition levies in mixed use neighbourhoods. In order to determine if commercial development should pay a portion of the cost of park acquisition, a park survey was conducted in an existing mixed-use area to determine employee usage of parkspace. A literature search revealed no other park surveys which examined employee and resident usage of parkspace in mixed-use neighbourhoods. The survey found that employees generated 83% of the usage of parkspace in two mixed-use area neighbourhood parks. The findings of the survey indicate that commercial development should be paying a proportional share of development cost charges for parkland acquisition in mixed-use neighbourhoods. This information was then applied to a recently upzoned area of the City of Vancouver to illustrate a sample calculation of Development Cost Levies.
Item Metadata
Title |
Development cost levies : an analysis of park levies on commercial floorspace (in the city of Vancouver)
|
Creator | |
Publisher |
University of British Columbia
|
Date Issued |
1996
|
Description |
The use of Development Cost Levies is a relatively new mechanism by which
municipalities may charge development a share of costly new infrastructure. Their use is an
improvement upon the previous ad-hoc system of land use contracts. The equity of
Development Cost Levies is widely disputed, but this thesis finds that their use is fair and
justifiable when judged in the context of the unprecedented growth of the Lower Mainland.
The paper finds that Development Cost Levies are generally passed back to the landowners,
unless the market is inelastic, in which case they are passed forward to the purchaser.
The thesis specifically examines Development Cost Levies for parkland acquisition in
mixed-use neighbourhoods. Park acquisition levies in mixed-use neighbourhoods are
currently charged only to residential development in B.C. municipalities. This thesis
examines whether the usage of parks by employees warrants commercial development paying
a share of the parkland acquisition levies in mixed use neighbourhoods.
In order to determine if commercial development should pay a portion of the cost of
park acquisition, a park survey was conducted in an existing mixed-use area to determine
employee usage of parkspace. A literature search revealed no other park surveys which
examined employee and resident usage of parkspace in mixed-use neighbourhoods. The
survey found that employees generated 83% of the usage of parkspace in two mixed-use area
neighbourhood parks. The findings of the survey indicate that commercial development
should be paying a proportional share of development cost charges for parkland acquisition in
mixed-use neighbourhoods. This information was then applied to a recently upzoned area of
the City of Vancouver to illustrate a sample calculation of Development Cost Levies.
|
Extent |
5250389 bytes
|
Genre | |
Type | |
File Format |
application/pdf
|
Language |
eng
|
Date Available |
2009-02-12
|
Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
|
Rights |
For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
|
DOI |
10.14288/1.0099037
|
URI | |
Degree | |
Program | |
Affiliation | |
Degree Grantor |
University of British Columbia
|
Graduation Date |
1996-11
|
Campus | |
Scholarly Level |
Graduate
|
Aggregated Source Repository |
DSpace
|
Item Media
Item Citations and Data
Rights
For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.