Special rate and charge schemes - funding and costs

Special Charge Schemes are used to pay for infrastructure that benefit peoples land. They are paid for by the land owner.

Our Special Rates and Charges Policy guides how work costs are shared. It follows the Local Government Act 1989.

  • Calculating community benefit – footpaths
  • Calculating community benefit – roads, shoulders (parking), kerb and channel and streetlighting
  • Drainage

Amounts to be recovered from benefitting properties owners under SRC schemes will become due and payable at a date set by the City, regardless of the payment option chosen.

Benefitting property owners will be sent a method of payment form where they will be able to select from four payment options.

The payment options are:

  • Pay in full within 28 days interest free.
  • Pay in two quarterly instalments over six months interest free.
  • Pay in eight quarterly instalments over two years.
  • Pay in twenty quarterly instalments over five years.

Interest will not be charged in the first six months provided owners adhere to their chosen payment plan. After that, interest will be charged quarterly on the remaining balance. The interest rate will vary in line with the City’s overdraft rate. If owners do not adhere to their chosen repayment plan interest will be charged.

Within 12 months of the scheme being Declared, invoices will be sent to property owners.

Financial Hardship

We understand that significant hardship can be experienced by members of our community.

The City will consider an application for financial hardship relief confidentially and objectively based on the information provided by the person in the application and will advise of its decision in writing after receiving the application and all supporting information.

You can apply for financial hardship via the online form

Estimating the cost of works

All schemes are competitively tendered to ensure the best cost achieved, until then, we rely on estimated costs provided by engineers. If we choose to move forward with the project, we prepare detailed plans and cost estimates. We then inform benefitting property owners about the expected costs and start date of the project.





Page last updated: Wednesday, 18 December 2024

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