Title
2016 Amendments to the Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaws
Bylaw No. 5242
Report 16-98
File FIN 1970-04
Recommended Action
That Council give first, second, and third reading to Permissive Tax Exemption Amending Bylaw 2016 No. 5242.
Explanation - Bylaw No. 5242
Section 224(2) (a) of the Community Charter provides for a tax exemption for land or improvements that are owned or held by a charitable, philanthropic or other not-for-profit organizations. Council considers charitable, philanthropic or other not-for-profit organizations which are supported in whole, or in part, by public funds and used exclusively for charitable and philanthropic purposes.
Bylaw 2016 No. 5242 amends three (3) tax exemption bylaws as follows:
Charitable and Not-For-Profit Tax Exemption Bylaw 2014 No. 5117
To add:
• Phelp Community Society
• BC Amateur Softball Association
To remove:
• Canadian Red Cross
• Mountain View Conservation & Breeding
Churches and Private School Tax Exemption Bylaw 2014 No. 5118
To remove (all private schools):
• Roots & Wings
• Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver
• West Coast Montessori Society
• Langley Christian School Society
• Seventh-Day Adventist Church
• Canadian Reformed School
• King’s Community church
• Christian Life Assembly
• Khotso Investment Limited
Heritage Tax Exemption Bylaw 2014 No. 5119
To define precincts:
• Matheson Residence - Langley Meadows Park
• Dixon Residence and Barn - McLeod Athletic Park
• Lamb-Stirling Residence - Denny Ross Park
• Harrower Residence - Denny Ross Park