Title
Bylaw No. 2015-03 to Provide for Compulsory Tax Installment Payments for Designated Manufactured Homes in a Manufactured Home Community
Proposed Motion(s)
1. That Bylaw No. 2015-03 receive first reading.
2. That Bylaw No. 2015-03 receive second reading.
3. That Bylaw No. 2015-03 be presented at this meeting for third reading.
4. That Bylaw No. 2015-03 receive third and final reading.
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Administration Recommendation(s)
Administration supports the recommendations.
Purpose
Bylaw No. 2015-03 provides for compulsory tax installment payments for designated manufactured homes in a manufactured home community.
Summary
Administration is proposing a method of tax collection for manufactured homes in a manufactured home community, in an attempt to streamline administrative processes for collecting these taxes. There is one manufactured home community within Parkland County that has approximately 800 homes, being Parkland Village, which is owned and managed by Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc.
Legal/Staff Implications
The Municipal Government Act provides Council with the ability to pass a bylaw that provides for compulsory tax installment payments for designated manufactured homes. Bylaw No. 2015-03 hs been reviewed by the County's legal counsel. The staff implications of enforcing this bylaw will be evaluated over the next few years, to determine if it is effective in streamlining administrative processes for the collection of taxes.
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Feedback from residents in Parkland Village and Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities have been considered in the drafting of this bylaw.