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905-272-3600
January 23, 2024
[email protected]
Development Charges Background
Study
Town of Aurora
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Table of Contents
Page
Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... i
1.
Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1
Purpose of this Document ....................................................................... 1-1
1.2
Summary of the Process ......................................................................... 1-2
1.3
Changes to the D.C.A.: Bill 108, 138, 197, and 213 ............................... 1-3
1.3.1
Bill 108: More Homes, More Choice Act - An Act to Amend
Various Statutes with Respect to Housing, Other
Development, and Various Matters ............................................ 1-3
1.3.2
Bill 138: Plan to Build Ontario Together Act, 2019 ..................... 1-4
1.3.3
Bill 197: COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020 .................... 1-4
1.3.4
Bill 213: Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 ....... 1-7
1.4
Changes to the D.C.A. - Bill 23: More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 ..... 1-7
1.4.1
Additional Residential Unit Exemption ....................................... 1-7
1.4.2
Removal of Housing as an Eligible D.C. Service ....................... 1-8
1.4.3
New Statutory Exemptions for Affordable Units, Attainable
Units, and Affordable Inclusionary Zoning Units ........................ 1-8
1.4.4
Historical Level of Service Extended to Previous 15-Year
Period ........................................................................................ 1-9
1.4.5
Revised Definition of Capital Costs ............................................ 1-9
1.4.6
Mandatory Phase-in of a D.C. .................................................... 1-9
1.4.7
D.C. By-law Expiry ..................................................................... 1-9
1.4.8
Installment Payments ............................................................... 1-10
1.4.9
New Statutory Exemption for Non-Profit Housing .................... 1-10
1.4.10 Rental Housing Discount.......................................................... 1-10
1.4.11 Maximum Interest Rate for Instalments and Determination
of Charge for Eligible Site Plan and Zoning By-law
Amendment Applications ......................................................... 1-10
1.4.12 Requirement to Allocate Funds Received ................................ 1-10
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2.
Current Town of Aurora D.C. Policies ........................................................... 2-1
2.1
Schedule of Charges .............................................................................. 2-1
2.2
Services Covered ................................................................................... 2-1
2.3
Timing of D.C. Calculation and Payment ................................................ 2-2
2.4
Indexing .................................................................................................. 2-2
2.5
Redevelopment Allowance ..................................................................... 2-2
2.6
Exemptions ............................................................................................. 2-3
3.
Anticipated Development in the Town of Aurora .......................................... 3-1
3.1
Requirement of the Act ........................................................................... 3-1
3.2
Basis of Population, Household and Non-Residential Gross Floor
Area Forecast ......................................................................................... 3-1
3.3
Summary of Growth Forecast ................................................................. 3-2
4.
The Approach to the Calculation of the Charge ........................................... 4-1
4.1
Introduction ............................................................................................. 4-1
4.2
Services Potentially Involved .................................................................. 4-1
4.3
Increase in the Need for Service ............................................................. 4-1
4.4
Local Service Policy ................................................................................ 4-6
4.5
Capital Forecast ...................................................................................... 4-7
4.6
Treatment of Credits ............................................................................... 4-7
4.7
Classes of Services ................................................................................ 4-8
4.8
Existing Reserve Funds .......................................................................... 4-8
4.9
Deductions .............................................................................................. 4-9
4.9.1
Reduction Required by Level of Service Ceiling ........................ 4-9
4.9.2
Reduction for Uncommitted Excess Capacity .......................... 4-10
4.9.3
Reduction for Benefit to Existing Development ........................ 4-11
4.9.4
Reduction for Anticipated Grants, Subsidies and Other
Contributions ............................................................................ 4-12
4.10 Municipal-wide vs. Area Rating ............................................................. 4-12
4.11 Allocation of Development .................................................................... 4-12
4.12 Asset Management ............................................................................... 4-12
4.13 Transit ................................................................................................... 4-13
4.14 Mandatory Phase-in of a D.C. ............................................................... 4-14
5.
D.C.-Eligible Cost Analysis by Service .......................................................... 5-1
5.1
Introduction ............................................................................................. 5-1
5.2
Service Levels and 10-Year Capital Costs for Aurora's D.C.
Calculation .............................................................................................. 5-1
5.2.1
Services Related to a Highway .................................................. 5-1
5.2.2
Fire Services .............................................................................. 5-9
5.2.3
Parks and Recreation Services ................................................ 5-12
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5.2.4
Library Services ....................................................................... 5-18
5.2.5
Water Services ......................................................................... 5-20
5.2.6
Wastewater Services ............................................................... 5-22
6.
D.C. Calculation ............................................................................................... 6-1
7.
D.C. Policy Recommendations and D.C. By-law Rules ................................ 7-1
7.1
Introduction ............................................................................................. 7-1
7.2
D.C. By-law Structure ............................................................................. 7-2
7.3
D.C. By-law Rules ................................................................................... 7-2
7.3.1
Payment in any Particular Case ................................................. 7-2
7.3.2
Determination of the Amount of the Charge ............................... 7-3
7.3.3
Application to Redevelopment of Land (Demolition and
Conversion) ................................................................................ 7-3
7.3.4
Exemptions (full or partial) ......................................................... 7-4
7.3.5
Phasing in .................................................................................. 7-5
7.3.6
Timing of Collection ................................................................... 7-5
7.3.7
The Applicable Areas ................................................................. 7-6
7.3.8
Indexing ..................................................................................... 7-6
7.4
Other D.C. By-law Provisions ................................................................. 7-6
7.4.1
Categories of Services for Reserve Fund and Credit
Purposes .................................................................................... 7-7
7.4.2
By-law In-force Date .................................................................. 7-7
7.4.3
Minimum Interest Rate Paid on Refunds and Charged for
Inter-Reserve Fund Borrowing ................................................... 7-7
7.4.4
Area Rating ................................................................................ 7-7
7.5
Other Recommendations ........................................................................ 7-9
8.
By-law Implementation ................................................................................... 8-1
8.1
Public Consultation Process ................................................................... 8-1
8.1.1
Introduction ................................................................................ 8-1
8.1.2
Public Meeting of Council........................................................... 8-1
8.1.3
Other Consultation Activity ......................................................... 8-1
8.2
Anticipated Impact of the Charge on Development ................................. 8-2
8.3
Implementation Requirements ................................................................ 8-3
8.3.1
Introduction ................................................................................ 8-3
8.3.2
Notice of Passage ...................................................................... 8-3
8.3.3
By-law Pamphlet ........................................................................ 8-3
8.3.4
Appeals ...................................................................................... 8-4
8.3.5
Complaints ................................................................................. 8-4
8.3.6
Credits ....................................................................................... 8-5
8.3.7
Front-Ending Agreements .......................................................... 8-5
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8.3.8
Severance and Subdivision Agreement Conditions ................... 8-5
Appendix A Background Information on Residential and Non-Residential
Growth Forecast ............................................................................................. A-1
Appendix B Level of Service ................................................................................... B-1
Appendix C Long-Term Capital and Operating Cost Examination ...................... C-1
Appendix D D.C. Reserve Fund Policy ................................................................... D-1
Appendix E Local Service Policy .............................................................................E-1
Appendix F Asset Management Plan ....................................................................... F-1
Appendix G Proposed D.C. By-law ......................................................................... G-1
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List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym
Full Description of Acronym
A.M.P.
Asset management plan
C.B.C.
Community Benefits Charge
D.C.
Development charge
D.C.A.
Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended
F.I.R.
Financial Information Return
G.F.A.
Gross floor area
LPAT
Local Planning Appeal Tribunal
N.F.P.O.W.
No fixed place of work
O.L.T.
Ontario Land Tribunal
O.M.B.
Ontario Municipal Board
O.P.A.
Official Plan Amendment
O. Reg.
Ontario Regulation
P.O.A.
Provincial Offences Act
P.P.U.
Persons per unit
S.D.E.
Single detached equivalent
S.D.U.
Single detached unit
S.W.M.
Stormwater management
sq.ft.
square foot
sq.m
square metre
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Executive Summary
1. The report provided herein represents the Development Charges (D.C.)
Background Study for the Town of Aurora required by the Development Charges
Act, 1997, as amended (D.C.A.). This report has been prepared in accordance
with the methodology required under the D.C.A. The contents include the
following:
- Chapter 1 - Overview of the legislative requirements of the Act;
- Chapter 2 - Review of present D.C. policies of the Town;
- Chapter 3 - Summary of the residential and non-residential growth
forecasts for the Town;
- Chapter 4 - Approach to calculating the D.C.;
- Chapter 5 - Review of historical service standards and identification of
future capital requirements to service growth and related deductions and
allocations;
- Chapter 6 - Calculation of the D.C.s;
- Chapter 7 - D.C. policy recommendations and rules; and
- Chapter 8 - By-law implementation.
2. D.C.s provide for the recovery of growth-related capital expenditures from new
development. The D.C.A. is the statutory basis to recover these charges. The
methodology is detailed in Chapter 4; a simplified summary is provided below.
1) Identify amount, type and location of growth.
2) Identify servicing needs to accommodate growth.
3) Identify capital costs to provide services to meet the needs.
4) Deduct:
- Grants, subsidies and other contributions;
- Benefit to existing development;
- Amounts in excess of 15-year historical service calculation; and
- D.C. reserve funds (where applicable);
5) Net costs are then allocated between residential and non-residential
benefit; and
6) Net costs divided by growth to provide the D.C.
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3. Subsequent to the passage of the Town's 2019 D.C. By-law, the Town undertook
a D.C. Update Study in 2021 to pass an amending D.C. By-law to incorporate a
number of changes to the D.C.A. as a result of the following Acts (details of each
Act are provided in Chapter 1 of this report):
- Bill 108: More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019
- Bill 138: Plan to Build Ontario Together Act, 2019
- Bill 197: COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020
- Bill 213: Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020
Since that time, the Province introduced another set of revisions to the D.C.A.
through Bill 23: More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022. Bill 23 was first introduced
on October 25, 2022, and received Royal Assent on November 28, 2022. It is
noted that, as of the time of writing, the Province has announced (on December
13, 2023) potential changes to the phase-in requirements and the removal of
studies as eligible capital costs. The details of these changes will be forthcoming
in early 2024 and Watson will monitor and advise as to the nature of these
changes. A summary of the changes provided from Bill 23 are outlined below
(further details are provided in Chapter 1 of this report):
- Additional Residential Unit Exemption: Allowance of a third unit as-of-right;
- Removal of Housing as an Eligible D.C. Service;
- New Statutory Exemptions for Affordable Units, Attainable Units, and
Affordable Inclusionary Zoning Units;
Note: Bill 134: Affordable Homes and Good Jobs Act, 2023 was released
on September 28, 2023 which proposes a new definition of "affordable"
under the D.C.A. and receive Royal Assent on December 4, 2023:
- Owned unit (lesser of): cost is less than 30% of the 60th percentile of
income for households in the municipality or 90% of the average
purchase price as defined in a new Bulletin.
- Rental unit (lesser of): rent is less than 30% of the 60th percentile of
income for rental households or average market rent set out in a new
Bulletin.
The exemptions for Affordable Units and Attainable Unit exemptions are
not currently in force. These exemptions will be in force upon proclamation
and through the release of the Provincial bulletin. Should the Province
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release further information before the D.C. by-law is passed, the Town can
amend the D.C. study accordingly.
- New Statutory Exemption: Non-Profit Housing;
- Historical Level of Service extended to previous 15-year period instead of
the previous 10-year period;
- Capital Cost definition revised to remove studies and prescribe services
for which land or an interest in land will be restricted (nothing prescribed to
date);
- Mandatory Phase-in of a D.C. passed after January 1, 2022, as follows:
o Year 1 - 80% of the maximum charge;
o Year 2 - 85% of the maximum charge;
o Year 3 - 90% of the maximum charge;
o Year 4 - 95% of the maximum charge; and
o Year 5 to expiry - 100% of the maximum charge.
- D.C. By-law expiry will be a maximum of 10 years after the date the by-law
comes into force;
- D.C. for Rental Housing developments to receive a discount as follows:
o Three or more bedrooms - 25% reduction;
o Two bedrooms - 20% reduction; and
o All other bedroom quantities - 15% reduction.
- Maximum Interest Rate for Installments and Determination of Charge for
Eligible Site Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications to be set at
the average prime rate plus 1%; and
- Requirement to Allocate Funds Received - municipalities are required to
spend or allocate at least 60% of their reserve fund at the beginning of the
year for water, wastewater, and services related to a highway.
4. The growth forecast (Chapter 3) on which the D.C. study is based, projects the
following population, housing, and non-residential floor area for the 10-year
(2024 to 2034) period.
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Table ES-1
Summary of Growth Forecast by Planning Period
Town of Aurora
5. On March 26, 2019, the Town of Aurora passed By-law 6166-19 under the
D.C.A. The by-law imposes D.C.s on residential and non-residential uses. This
by-law was amended via By-law 6357-21. The Town is undertaking a D.C. public
process and anticipates passing a new by-law on March 26, 2024, with the
mandatory public meeting on February 6, 2024.
6. The Town's D.C. currently in effect (as of January 1, 2024) is $36,677 for single
detached dwelling units for full services. The non-residential charge is $69.49
per sq.m ($6.46 per sq.ft.) of gross floor area for full services.
7. This report has undertaken a recalculation of the charges based on future
identified needs (presented in Schedule ES-3 for residential and non-residential).
Charges have been provided on a Town-wide basis for all services. The
corresponding single-detached unit charge for full services is $37,147. The
corresponding non-residential charge (based on gross floor area) for full services
is $75.56 per sq.m ($7.02 per sq.ft.). These rates are submitted to Council for
their consideration.
8. The D.C.A. requires a summary be provided of the gross capital costs and the
net costs to be recovered over the life of the by-law. This calculation is provided
by service and is presented in Table 6-3. A summary of these costs is provided
below:
10 Year
2024 to 2034
(Net) Population Increase
13,384
Residential Unit Increase
5,899
Non-Residential Gross Floor Area Increase (sq.ft.)
3,977,700
Measure
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Table ES-2
Summary of Expenditures Anticipated Over the Life of the By-law
Summary of Expenditures Anticipated
Over the Life of the By-law
Expenditure Amount
Total gross expenditures planned over the next ten years
$255,603,943
Less: Benefit to existing development
$18,559,300
Less: Post planning period benefit
$60,759,600
Less: Ineligible re: Level of Service
$2,482,378
Less: Grants, subsidies and other contributions
$18,143,800
Net costs to be recovered from development charges
$155,658,865
This suggests that for the non-D.C. cost over the ten-year D.C. by-law (benefit to
existing development, and grants, subsidies and other contributions), $39.19 million
(or an annual amount of $3.92 million) will need to be contributed from taxes and
rates, or other sources. With respect to the post period benefit amount of $60.76
million, it will be included in subsequent D.C. study updates to reflect the portion of
capital that benefits growth in the post period D.C. forecasts.
Based on the above table, the Town plans to spend $255.60 million over the life of
the by-law, of which $155.66 million (61%) is recoverable from D.C.s. Of this net
amount, $125.48 million is recoverable from residential development and $30.18
million from non-residential development. It is noted also that any exemptions or
reductions in the charges would reduce this recovery further.
9. Considerations by Council - The background study represents the service needs
arising from residential and non-residential growth over the forecast periods.
The following services are calculated based on a 10-year forecast to 2034:
- Services Related to a Highway;
- Fire Protection Services;
- Library Services;
- Parks and Recreation Services;
- Water Services; and
- Wastewater Services.
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Council will consider the findings and recommendations provided in the report and,
in conjunction with public input, approve such policies and rates it deems
appropriate. These directions will refine the draft D.C. by-law which is appended in
Appendix G. These decisions may include:
- adopting the charges and policies recommended herein;
- considering additional exemptions to the by-law; and
- considering reductions in the charge by class of development (obtained by
removing certain services on which the charge is based and/or by a
general reduction in the charge).
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Table ES-3
Schedule of Development Charges
Single and Semi-
Detached Dwelling
Multiples
Apartments -
Large
Apartments -
Small
Special
Care/Special
Dwelling Units
(per sq.ft. of
Gross Floor Area)
(per sq.m of
Gross Floor Area)
Town-Wide Services:
Wastewater Services
1,233
946
692
476
383
0.55
5.92
Water Services
1,003
769
563
387
312
0.45
4.84
Services Related to a Highway
9,404
7,212
5,281
3,629
2,922
4.22
45.42
Fire Protection Services
1,292
991
726
499
401
0.58
6.24
Library Services
2,935
2,251
1,648
1,133
912
0.15
1.61
Parks and Recreation Services
21,280
16,321
11,950
8,211
6,612
1.07
11.52
Total Town-Wide Services
37,147
28,490
20,860
14,335
11,542
7.02
75.56
Service/Class of Service
RESIDENTIAL
NON-RESIDENTIAL
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Chapter 1
Introduction
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1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose of this Document
This background study has been prepared pursuant to the requirements of the D.C.A.,
as amended, (D.C.A.) (section 10) and, accordingly, recommends new development
charges (D.C.s) and policies for the Town of Aurora.
The Town retained Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. (Watson), to undertake the
D.C. study process throughout 2023 and early 2024. Watson worked with Town staff in
preparing the D.C. analysis and policy recommendations.
This D.C. background study, containing the proposed D.C. by-law, will be distributed to
members of the public in order to provide interested parties with sufficient background
information on the legislation, the study's recommendations, and an outline of the basis
for these recommendations.
This report has been prepared, in the first instance, to meet the statutory requirements
applicable to the Town's D.C. background study, as summarized in Chapter 4. It also
addresses the requirement for "rules" (contained in Chapter 7) and the proposed by-law
to be made available as part of the approval process (included as Appendix G).
In addition, the report is designed to set out sufficient background on the legislation
(Chapter 4), Aurora's current D.C. policies (Chapter 2) and the policies underlying the
proposed by-law, to make the exercise understandable to those who are involved.
Finally, it addresses post-adoption implementation requirements (Chapter 8) which are
critical to the successful application of the new policy.
The chapters in the report are supported by Appendices containing the data required to
explain and substantiate the calculation of the charge. A full discussion of the statutory
requirements for the preparation of a background study and calculation of a D.C. is
provided herein.
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1.2 Summary of the Process
The public meeting required under section 12 of the D.C.A. has been scheduled for
February 6, 2024. Its purpose is to present the study to the public and to solicit public
input. The meeting is also being held to answer any questions regarding the study's
purpose, methodology, and the proposed modifications to the Town's D.C.s.
In accordance with the legislation, the background study and proposed D.C. by-law will
be available for public review on January 23, 2024.
The process to be followed in finalizing the report and recommendations includes:
- consideration of responses received prior to, at, or immediately following the
public meeting; and
- finalization of the report and Council consideration of the by-law subsequent to
the public meeting.
Figure 1-1 outlines the proposed schedule to be followed with respect to the D.C. by-law
adoption process.
Figure 1-1
Schedule of Key D.C. Process Dates for the Town of Aurora
Schedule of Study Milestone
Dates
1. Data collection, staff review, engineering work,
D.C. calculations and policy work
June to December 2023
2. Public release of final D.C. Background study
and proposed by-law
January 23, 2024
3. Public meeting advertisement placed in
newspaper(s)
At least 21 days prior to the
Public Meeting
4. Public meeting of Council
February 6, 2024
5. Council considers adoption of background study
and passage of by-law
March 26, 2024
6. Newspaper notice given of by-law passage
By 20 days after passage
7. Last day for by-law appeal
40 days after passage
8. Town makes pamphlet available (where by-law
not appealed)
By 60 days after in force date
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1.3 Changes to the D.C.A.: Bill 108, 138, 197, and 213
1.3.1 Bill 108: More Homes, More Choice Act - An Act to Amend
Various Statutes with Respect to Housing, Other Development,
and Various Matters
On May 2, 2019, the Province introduced Bill 108, which proposed changes to the
D.C.A. The Bill was introduced as part of the Province's "More Homes, More Choice:
Ontario's Housing Supply Action Plan." The Bill received Royal Assent on June 6,
2019.
While having received Royal Assent, many of the amendments to the D.C.A. would not
come into effect until they are proclaimed by the Lieutenant Governor (many of these
changes were revised through Bill 197). At the time of writing, the following provisions
have been proclaimed:
- Effective January 1, 2020, rental housing and institutional developments will pay
D.C.s in six equal annual payments commencing at occupancy. Interest may be
charged on the instalments, and any unpaid amounts may be added to the
property and collected as taxes. As per Bill 23, non-profit housing developments
are now exempt from paying D.C.s, however, prior to Bill 23, and as a result of
Bill 108, non-profit housing developments paid D.C.s in 21 equal annual
payments. Effective January 1, 2020, the D.C. amount for all developments
occurring within 2 years of a Site Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment planning
approval (for application submitted after this section is proclaimed), shall be
determined based on the D.C. in effect on the day of Site Plan or Zoning By-law
Amendment application. If the development is not proceeding via these planning
approvals, then the amount is determined as of the date of issuance of a building
permit.
On February 28, 2020, the Province released updated draft regulations related to the
D.C.A. and the Planning Act. A summary of the changes that were to take effect upon
proclamation by the Lieutenant Governor is provided below:
Changes to Eligible Services - Prior to Bill 108, the D.C.A. provided a list of ineligible
services whereby municipalities could include growth related costs for any service that
was not listed. With Bill 108, the changes to the D.C.A. would now specifically list the
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services that are eligible for inclusion in the by-law. Further, the initial list of eligible
services under Bill 108 was limited to "hard services", with the "soft services" being
removed from the D.C.A. These services would be considered as part of a new
community benefits charge (discussed below) imposed under the Planning Act. As
noted in the next section this list of services has been amended through Bill 197.
Mandatory 10% deduction - The amending legislation would have removed the
mandatory 10% deduction for all services that remain eligible under the D.C.A.
Remaining Services to be Included in a New Community Benefits Charge (C.B.C.)
Under the Planning Act - It was proposed that a municipality may, by by-law, impose a
C.B.C. against land to pay for the capital costs of facilities, services and matters
required because of development or redevelopment in the area to which the by-law
applies. The C.B.C. was proposed to include formerly eligible D.C. services that are not
included in the above listing, in addition to parkland dedication and bonus zoning
contributions.
1.3.2 Bill 138: Plan to Build Ontario Together Act, 2019
On November 6, 2019, the Province released Bill 138 which provided further
amendments to the D.C.A. and Planning Act. This Bill received Royal Assent on
December 10, 2019, and was proclaimed which resulted in sections related to the
D.C.A. (schedule 10) becoming effective on January 1, 2020. The amendments to the
D.C.A. included removal of instalment payments for commercial and industrial
developments that were originally included in Bill 108.
1.3.3 Bill 197: COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020
In response to the global pandemic that began affecting Ontario in early 2020, the
Province released Bill 197 which provided amendments to a number of Acts, including
the D.C.A. and Planning Act. This Bill also revised some of the proposed changes
identified in Bill 108. Bill 197 was tabled on July 8, 2020, received Royal Assent on July
21, 2020, and was proclaimed on September 18, 2020. The following provides a
summary of the changes:
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1.3.3.1 D.C. Related Changes
List of D.C. Eligible Services
- As noted above, under Bill 108 some services were to be included under the
D.C.A. and some would be included under the C.B.C. authority. Bill 197,
however, revised this proposed change and has included all services (with some
exceptions) under the D.C.A. These services are as follows:
o Water supply services, including distribution and treatment services;
o Wastewater services, including sewers and treatment services.
o Storm water drainage and control services.
o Services related to a highway.
o Electrical power services.
o Toronto-York subway extension.
o Transit services.
o Waste diversion services.
o Policing services.
o Fire protection services.
o Ambulance services.
o Library services.
o Long-term Care services.
o Parks and Recreation services, but not the acquisition of land for parks.
o Public Health services.
o Childcare and early years services.
o Housing services (no longer eligible as per Bill 23).
o Provincial Offences Act services.
o Services related to emergency preparedness.
o Services related to airports, but only in the Regional Municipality of
Waterloo.
o Additional services as prescribed.
Classes of Services - D.C.
Pre-Bill 108/197 legislation (i.e., D.C.A., 1997) allowed for categories of services to be
grouped together into a minimum of two categories (90% and 100% services).
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The Act (as amended) repeals and replaces the above with the four following
subsections:
- A D.C. by-law may provide for any eligible service or capital cost related to any
eligible service to be included in a class, set out in the by-law.
- A class may be composed of any number or combination of services and may
include parts or portions of the eligible services or parts or portions of the capital
costs in respect of those services.
- A D.C. by-law may provide for a class consisting of studies in respect of any
eligible service whose capital costs are described in paragraphs 5 and 6 of s. 5 of
the D.C.A.
- A class of service set out in the D.C. by-law is deemed to be a single service with
respect to reserve funds, use of monies, and credits.
Note: An initial consideration of "class" appears to mean any group of services.
Mandatory 10% Deduction
As well, the removal of the 10% deduction for soft services under Bill 108 has been
maintained.
As a result of the passage of Bill 197, and subsequent proclamation on September 18,
2020, this report has provided the D.C. calculations without the 10% mandatory
deduction.
1.3.3.2 C.B.C. Related Changes
C.B.C. Eligibility
The C.B.C. is limited to lower-tier and single-tier municipalities; upper-tier municipalities
will not be allowed to impose this charge.
1.3.3.3 Combined D.C. and C.B.C. Impacts
D.C. vs. C.B.C. Capital Cost
- A C.B.C. may be imposed with respect to the services listed in s. 2 (4) of the
D.C.A. (eligible services), "provided that the capital costs that are intended to be
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funded by the community benefits charge are not capital costs that are intended
to be funded under a development charge by-law."
1.3.4 Bill 213: Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020
On December 8, 2020, Bill 213 received Royal Assent. One of the changes of the Bill
that took effect upon Royal Assent included amending the Ministry of Training, Colleges
and Universities Act by introducing a new section that would exempt the payment of
D.C.s for developments of land intended for use by a university that receives operating
funds from the Government. As a result, this mandatory exemption will be included in
the D.C. by-law.
1.4 Changes to the D.C.A. - Bill 23: More Homes Built Faster
Act, 2022
On November 28, 2022, Bill 23 received Royal Assent. This Bill amends a number of
pieces of legislation including the Planning Act and the D.C.A. It is noted that, as of the
time of writing, the Province has announced (on December 13, 2023) potential changes
to the phase-in requirements and the removal of studies as eligible capital costs. The
details of these changes will be forthcoming in early 2024 and Watson will monitor and
advise as to the nature of these changes. The following provides a summary of the
changes to the D.C.A.:
1.4.1 Additional Residential Unit Exemption
The rules for these exemptions are now provided in the D.C.A., rather than the
regulations and are summarized as follows:
- Exemption for residential units in existing rental residential buildings - For rental
residential buildings with four or more residential units, the creation of the greater
of one unit or 1% of the existing residential units will be exempt from a D.C.
- Exemption for additional residential units in existing and new residential buildings
- The following developments will be exempt from a D.C.:
o A second unit in a detached, semi-detached, or rowhouse if all buildings
and ancillary structures cumulatively contain no more than one residential
unit;
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o A third unit in a detached, semi-detached, or rowhouse if no buildings or
ancillary structures contain any residential units; and
o One residential unit in a building or structure ancillary to a detached, semi-
detached, or rowhouse on a parcel of urban land, if the detached, semi-
detached, or rowhouse contains no more than two residential units and no
other buildings or ancillary structures contain any residential units.
1.4.2 Removal of Housing as an Eligible D.C. Service
Housing services are removed as an eligible service. Municipalities with by-laws that
include a charge for housing services can no longer collect for this service.
1.4.3 New Statutory Exemptions for Affordable Units, Attainable
Units, and Affordable Inclusionary Zoning Units
Affordable units, attainable units, and inclusionary zoning units (affordable) are exempt
from the payment of D.C.s, as follows:
- Inclusionary Zoning Units: Affordable housing units required under inclusionary
zoning by-laws are exempt from a D.C.
- Affordable Rental Units: Where rent is no more than 80% of the average market
rent as defined by a new bulletin published by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs
and Housing.
- Affordable Owned Units: Where the price of the unit is no more than 80% of the
average purchase price as defined by a new bulletin published by the Ministry of
Municipal Affairs and Housing.
- Attainable Units: Excludes affordable units and rental units; will be defined as
prescribed development or class of development and sold to a person who is at
"arm's length" from the seller.
o Note: for affordable and attainable units, the municipality shall enter into
an agreement that ensures the unit remains affordable or attainable for 25
years.
Further to the above, Bill 134: Affordable Homes and Good Jobs Act, 2023 was
released on September 28, 2023 which proposes a new definition of "affordable" under
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- Owned unit (lesser of): cost is less than 30% of the 60th percentile of income for
households in the municipality or 90% of the average purchase price as defined
in a new Bulletin
- Rental unit (lesser of): rent is less than 30% of the 60th percentile of income for
rental households or average market rent set out in a new Bulletin
Note: the above exemptions are not currently in force. These exemptions will be in
force upon proclamation and revisions to the regulations. The bulletin has yet to be
published as at the time of writing this report.
1.4.4 Historical Level of Service Extended to Previous 15-Year Period
Prior to Bill 23, the increase in need for service was limited by the average historical
level of service calculated over the 10-year period preceding the preparation of the D.C.
background study. This average is now extended to the historical 15-year period.
1.4.5 Revised Definition of Capital Costs
The definition of capital costs has been revised to remove studies. Further, the
regulations to the Act may prescribe services for which land or an interest in land will be
restricted. As at the time of writing, no services have been prescribed.
1.4.6 Mandatory Phase-in of a D.C.
For all D.C. by-laws passed after January 1, 2022, the charge must be phased-in
annually over the first five years the by-law is in force, as follows:
- Year 1 - 80% of the maximum charge;
- Year 2 - 85% of the maximum charge;
- Year 3 - 90% of the maximum charge;
- Year 4 - 95% of the maximum charge; and
- Year 5 to expiry - 100% of the maximum charge.
1.4.7 D.C. By-law Expiry
A D.C. by-law now expires 10 years after the day it comes into force (unless the by-law
provides for an earlier expiry date). This extends the by-law's life from five (5) years,
prior to Bill 23.
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1.4.8 Installment Payments
Non-profit housing development has been removed from the instalment payment
section of the Act (section 26.1), as these units are now exempt from the payment of a
D.C.
1.4.9 New Statutory Exemption for Non-Profit Housing
Non-profit housing units are exempt from D.C.s and D.C. instalment payments due after
November 28, 2022.
1.4.10 Rental Housing Discount
The D.C. payable for rental housing development will be reduced based on the number
of bedrooms in each unit as follows:
- Three or more bedrooms - 25% reduction;
- Two bedrooms - 20% reduction; and
- All other bedroom quantities - 15% reduction.
1.4.11 Maximum Interest Rate for Instalments and Determination of
Charge for Eligible Site Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment
Applications
No maximum interest rate was previously prescribed. As per Bill 23, the maximum
interest rate is set at the average prime rate plus 1%. This maximum interest rate
provision would apply to all instalment payments and eligible site plan and zoning by-
law amendment applications occurring after November 28, 2022.
1.4.12 Requirement to Allocate Funds Received
Annually, beginning in 2023, municipalities will be required to spend or allocate at least
60% of the monies in a reserve fund at the beginning of the year for water, wastewater,
and services related to a highway. Other services may be prescribed by the regulation.
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Chapter 2
Current Town of Aurora D.C.
Policies
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2. Current Town of Aurora D.C. Policies
2.1 Schedule of Charges
On March 26, 2019, the Town of Aurora passed By-law 6166-19 under the D.C.A. This
By-law was amended via By-law 6357-21.
These by-laws impose D.C.s for residential and non-residential uses. The table below
provides the rates currently in effect, as of January 1, 2024.
Table 2-1
Town of Aurora
Current D.C. Rates
January 1, 2024
2.2 Services Covered
The following services are covered under By-law 6166-19, as amended:
- Services Related to a Highway;
- Fire Protection Services;
- Parks and Recreation Services;
- Library Services;
- General Government;
- Water Services; and
- Wastewater Services.
Non-Residential
Service
Single & Semi
Detached
Multiples
Apartments 700
sq.ft. and Over
Apartments
Under 700 sq.ft.
Special
Care/Special
Dwelling Units
per sq.m
General Services
Fire Protection Services
1,300
968
786
538
402
5.79
Parks and Recreation Services
21,435
15,936
12,946
8,874
6,604
10.26
Library Services
2,227
1,656
1,345
921
686
1.03
General Government
1,132
843
685
468
349
5.05
Total General Services
26,094
19,403
15,762
10,801
8,041
22.13
Engineering Services
Services Related to a Highway
8,962
6,662
5,415
3,712
2,761
40.10
Wastewater Services
1,071
798
647
446
329
4.74
Water Services
550
410
332
227
170
2.52
Total Engineering Services
10,583
7,870
6,394
4,385
3,260
47.36
Total Services
36,677
27,273
22,156
15,186
11,301
69.49
Residential
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2.3 Timing of D.C. Calculation and Payment
Development charges shall be payable upon issuance of the first building permit with
respect to each building or structure. Where applicable, a development charge for
Town-wide engineered services shall be payable upon execution of a vacant land
condominium agreement, a development agreement, or a subdivision agreement, with
the remaining applicable portions to the development charge to be payable at issuance
of building permit as above.
2.4 Indexing
Rates shall be adjusted, without amendment to the By-law, semi-annually on the first
day of January and July of each year, in accordance with the Statistics Canada
Quarterly, Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index (Table 18-10-0276-02)1.
2.5 Redevelopment Allowance
As a result of the redevelopment of land, a building or structure existing on the same
land within four (4) years prior to the date of payment of D.C.s in respect of such
redevelopment was, or is to be: (i) demolished, in whole or in part; (ii) relocated from the
lands; or (ii) converted from one principal use to another principal use on the same land,
then the D.C. otherwise payable with respect to such redevelopment shall be reduced
by the following amounts:
(a) in the case of a residential or mixed-use building or structure containing
residential uses, an amount calculated by multiplying the applicable D.C. under
subsections 3.6 or 3.7 of the By-law by the number, according to type, of dwelling
units that have been or will be demolished, relocated from the lands, or
converted to another principal use; or
1 O. Reg. 82/98 referenced "The Statistics Canada Quarterly, Construction Price
Statistics, catalogue number 62-007" as the index source. Since implementation,
Statistics Canada has modified this index twice and the above-noted index is the most
current. The draft by-law provided herein refers to O. Reg. 82/98 to ensure traceability
should this index continue to be modified over time.
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(b) in the case of a non-residential building or structure, or in the case of mixed-use
building or structure, the non-residential uses in the mixed-use building or
structure, an amount calculated by multiplying the applicable D.C.s under
subsection 3.8 and 3.9 of the By-law by the non-residential gross floor area that
has been or will be demolished, relocated from the lands, or converted to another
principal use;
provided that such amounts shall not exceed, in total, the amount of the D.C.s otherwise
payable with respect to the redevelopment.
2.6 Exemptions
The following non-statutory exemptions are provided under By-law 6166-19, as
amended:
- land owned by and used for the purposes of a private school;
- lands, buildings, or structures used or to be used for the purposes of a cemetery
or burial ground;
- places of worship;
- non-residential uses permitted pursuant to section 39 of the Planning Act or any
successor thereto;
- the issuance if a building permit not resulting in the creation of additional gross
floor area;
- agricultural uses;
- a public hospital; and
- land vested in or leased to a university that receives regular and ongoing
operating funds from the government for the purposes of post-secondary
education.
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Chapter 3
Anticipated Development in
the Town of Aurora
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3. Anticipated Development in the Town of Aurora
3.1 Requirement of the Act
The growth forecast contained in this chapter (with supplemental tables in Appendix A)
provides for the anticipated development for which the Town will be required to provide
services over a 10-year (2024 to 2034) time horizon.
Chapter 4 provides the methodology for calculating a D.C. as per the D.C.A. Figure 4-1
presents this methodology graphically. It is noted in the first box of the schematic that in
order to determine the D.C. that may be imposed, it is a requirement of subsection 5 (1)
of the D.C.A. that "the anticipated amount, type and location of development, for which
development charges can be imposed, must be estimated."
3.2 Basis of Population, Household and Non-Residential
Gross Floor Area Forecast
The D.C. growth forecast has been derived by Watson. For the purposes of the 2024
Development Charges Background Study Watson undertook a detailed update of the
Town of Aurora growth forecast over a 10-year forecast period from 2024 to 2034. In
preparing the growth forecast, the following information sources were consulted to
assess the residential and non-residential development potential for the Town over the
forecast period, including:
- Town of Aurora Growth Forecast Update to 2036 Memo, Watson & Associates
Economists Ltd., February 2024,
- York Region Official Plan Review Forecast, adopted in May 2023;
- Town of Aurora 2019 Development Charges Background Study, January 24,
2019, and 2021 Development Charges Background Study Update, April 22,
2021, by Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
- Town of Aurora 2022 Community Benefits Charge Strategy, August 11, 2022, by
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
- 2011, 2016 and 2021 population, household and employment Census data;
- Historical residential building permit data over the 2013 to September 2023 year-
to-date period;
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- Residential and non-residential supply opportunities as identified by Town of
Aurora staff; and
- Discussions from Town staff regarding anticipated residential and non-residential
development in the Town of Aurora.
3.3 Summary of Growth Forecast
A detailed analysis of the residential and non-residential growth forecasts is provided in
Appendix A and the methodology employed is illustrated in Figure 3-1. The discussion
provided herein summarizes the anticipated growth for the Town and describes the
basis for the forecast. The results of the residential growth forecast analysis are
summarized in Table 3-1 below, and Schedule 1 in Appendix A.
As identified in Table 3-1 and Appendix A - Schedule 1, population in the Town of
Aurora (excluding census undercount) is anticipated to reach approximately 77,070 by
early-2034, resulting in an increase of approximately 13,380 persons. [1]
[1] The population figures used in the calculation of the 2024 D.C. exclude the net
Census undercount, which is estimated at approximately 3.1%. Population figures
presented herein have been rounded.
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Figure 3-1
Population and Household Forecast Model
Intensification
Designated Lands
Servicing Capacity
Residential Units in the
Development Process
Employment Market by Local
Municipality,
Economic Outlook
Local, Region
and Provincial
Forecast of
Residential Units
Decline in Existing Population
Net Population Increase
Historical Housing
Construction
DEMAND
SUPPLY
Occupancy Assumptions
Gross Population Increase
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Table 3-1
Town of Aurora
Residential Growth Forecast Summary
[1] Population includes the Census undercount estimated at approximately 3.1% and has been rounded.
[2] Includes townhouses and apartments in duplexes.
[3] Includes studio, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom+ apartment units.
Notes:
Numbers may not add due to rounding.
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Population
Institutional
Population
Population
Excluding
Institutional
Population
Singles &
Semi-
Detached
Multiple
Dwellings[2]
Apartments[3]
Other
Total
Households
Equivalent
Institutional
Households
54,880
53,203
818
52,385
12,305
3,565
1,810
11
17,691
744
3.007
57,190
55,445
740
54,705
12,770
3,975
2,100
10
18,855
673
2.941
64,010
62,057
667
61,390
14,470
4,280
2,740
10
21,500
606
2.886
65,700
63,690
686
63,004
14,864
4,374
2,943
10
22,191
624
2.870
79,500
77,074
832
76,242
15,571
6,172
6,337
10
28,090
756
2.744
2,310
2,242
-78
2,320
465
410
290
-1
1,164
-71
6,820
6,612
-73
6,685
1,700
305
640
0
2,645
-67
1,690
1,633
19
1,614
394
94
203
0
691
18
13,800
13,384
146
13,238
707
1,798
3,394
0
5,899
132
Early 2034
Early 2024 - Early 2034
Historical
Forecast
Incremental
Mid 2011 - Mid 2016
Mid 2016 - Mid 2021
Mid 2011
Mid 2016
Mid 2021
Early 2024
Mid 2021 - Early 2024
Population
(Including
Census
Undercount)[1]
Year
Excluding Census Undercount
Housing Units
Person Per
Unit (P.P.U.):
Total
Population/
Total
Households
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Provided below is a summary of the key assumptions and findings regarding the Town
of Aurora D.C. growth forecast:
1. Unit Mix (Appendix A - Schedules 1, 4 and 5)
- The housing unit mix for the Town was derived from a detailed review of
historical development activity (as per Schedule 5), as well as active
residential development applications (as per Schedule 4) and discussions
with Town staff regarding anticipated development trends for the Town of
Aurora.
- Based on the above indicators, the 2024 to 2034 household growth
forecast for the Town is comprised of a unit mix of 12% low density units
(single detached and semi-detached), 30% medium density (multiples
except apartments) and 58% high density (studio, 1-bedroom and 2-
bedroom apartments).
2. Planning Period
- Short- and longer-term time horizons are required for the D.C. process.
The D.C.A. limits the planning horizon for transit services to a 10-year
planning horizon. All other services can utilize a longer planning period if
the municipality has identified the growth-related capital infrastructure
needs associated with the longer-term growth planning period.
3. Population in New Units (Appendix A - Schedules 2 and 3)
- The number of housing units to be constructed by 2034 in the Town of
Aurora over the forecast period is presented in Table 3-1. Over the 2024
to 2034 forecast period, the Town is anticipated to average approximately
590 new housing units per year.
- Institutional population [1] is anticipated to increase by approximately 150
people between 2024 to 2034.
- Population in new units is derived from Schedules 2 and 3, which
incorporate historical development activity, anticipated units (see unit mix
[1] Institutional population largely includes special care facilities such as nursing home or
residences for senior citizens. A P.P.U. of 1.100 depicts 1-bedroom and 2-or-more-
bedroom units in collective households.
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discussion) and average persons per unit (P.P.U.) by dwelling type for
new units.
- Schedule 5 summarizes the average P.P.U. assumed for new housing
units by age and type of dwelling based on Statistics Canada 2021 custom
Census data for the Town of Aurora. The total calculated P.P.U. for all
density types has been adjusted accordingly to account for the P.P.U.
trends which has been recently experienced in both new and older units.
Forecasted 15-year average P.P.U.s by dwelling type are as follows:
o Low density:
3.540
o Medium density:
2.715
o High density:
1.733
4. Existing Units and Population Change (Appendix A - Schedules 2 and 3)
- Existing households for early-2024 are based on the 2021 Census
households, plus estimated residential units constructed between mid-
2021 to the beginning of the growth period, assuming a minimum six-
month lag between construction and occupancy (see Schedule 3).
- The change in average occupancy levels for existing housing units is
calculated in Schedules 2 and 3.[1] The forecast population change in
existing households over the 2024 to 2034 forecast period is forecast to
decline by approximately 30.
5. Employment (Appendix A - Schedules 8a and 8b)
- The employment projections provided herein are largely based on the
activity rate method, which is defined as the number of jobs in the Town
divided by the number of residents. Key employment sectors include
primary, industrial, commercial/population-related, institutional, and work
at home, which are considered individually below.
[1] Change in occupancy levels for existing households occurs due to aging of the
population and family life cycle changes, lower fertility rates and changing economic
conditions.
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- 2016 employment data [1],[2] (place of work) for the Town of Aurora is
outlined in Schedule 8a. The 2016 employment base is comprised of the
following sectors:
o 80 primary (<1%);
o 2,895 work at home employment (11%);
o 5,030 industrial (20%);
o 10,230 commercial/population-related (40%); and
o 7,045 institutional (28%).
- The 2016 employment by usual place of work, including work at home, is
25,280. An additional 2,770 employees have been identified for the Town
of Aurora in 2016 that have no fixed place of work (N.F.P.O.W.).[3]
- Total employment, including work at home and N.F.P.O.W. for the Town
of Aurora is anticipated to reach approximately 40,220 by early-2034.
This represents an employment increase of approximately 7,620 for the
10-year forecast period.
- Schedule 8b, Appendix A, summarizes the employment forecast,
excluding work at home employment and N.F.P.O.W. employment, which
is the basis for the D.C. employment forecast. The impact on municipal
services from work at home employees has already been included in the
population forecast. The need for municipal services related to
N.F.P.O.W. employees has largely been included in the employment
forecast by usual place of work (i.e., employment and gross floor area
generated from N.F.P.O.W. construction employment). Furthermore,
since these employees have no fixed work address, they cannot be
captured in the non-residential G.F.A. calculation. Accordingly, work at
home and N.F.P.O.W. employees have been removed from the D.C.A.
employment forecast and calculation.
[1] 2016 employment is based on Statistics Canada 2016 Place of Work Employment
dataset by Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
[2] Statistics Canada 2021 Census place of work employment data has been reviewed.
The 2021 Census employment results have not been utilized due to a significant
increase in work at home employment captured due to Census enumeration occurring
during the provincial COVID-19 lockdown from April 1, 2021 to June 14, 2021.
[2] No fixed place of work is defined by Statistics Canada as "persons who do not go
from home to the same workplace location at the beginning of each shift. Such persons
include building and landscape contractors, travelling salespersons, independent truck
drivers, etc."
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- Total employment for the Town of Aurora (excluding work at home and
N.F.P.O.W. employment) is anticipated to reach approximately 32,190 by
early-2034. This represents an employment increase of approximately
6,220 for the 10-year forecast period. [1]
6. Non-Residential Sq.ft. Estimates (G.F.A.), Appendix A - Schedule 8b)
- Square footage estimates were calculated in Schedule 7b based on the
following employee density assumptions:
o 950 sq.ft. per employee for industrial;
o 395 sq.ft. per employee for commercial/population-related; and
o 680 sq.ft. per employee for institutional employment.
- The Town-wide incremental G.F.A. is anticipated to increase by 3,977,700
sq.ft. over the 10-year forecast period.
- In terms of percentage growth, the 2024 to 2034 incremental G.F.A.
forecast by sector is broken down as follows:
o industrial - 46%;
o commercial/population-related - 26%; and
o institutional - 28%.
[1] G.F.A. and employment associated within special care institutional dwellings treated
as residential, resulting in an institutional employment difference between Schedules 8a
and 8b. Total employment growth in Schedule 8b (excluding work at home and
N.F.P.O.W. employment) has been downwardly adjusted to account for institutional
employment associated with special care facilities. Total employment in Schedule 8b is
anticipated to reach approximately 32,130 by early-2034.
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Chapter 4
The Approach to the
Calculation of the Charge
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4. The Approach to the Calculation of the Charge
4.1 Introduction
This chapter addresses the requirements of subsection 5 (1) of the D.C.A. with respect
to the establishment of the need for service which underpins the D.C. calculation.
These requirements are illustrated schematically in Figure 4-1.
4.2 Services Potentially Involved
Table 4-1 lists the full range of municipal services that are provided within the Town.
A number of these services are not included in the list of eligible services provided in
subsection 2 (4) of the D.C.A. as being ineligible for inclusion in D.C.s. These are
shown as "ineligible" on Table 4-1. Two ineligible costs defined in subsection 5 (3) of
the D.C.A. are "computer equipment" and "rolling stock with an estimated useful life of
(less than) seven years." In addition, local roads are covered separately under
subdivision agreements and related means (as are other local services). Services that
are potentially eligible for inclusion in the Town's D.C. are indicated with a "Yes."
4.3 Increase in the Need for Service
The D.C. calculation commences with an estimate of "the increase in the need for
service attributable to the anticipated development," for each service to be covered by
the by-law. There must be some form of link or attribution between the anticipated
development and the estimated increase in the need for service. While the need could
conceivably be expressed generally in terms of units of capacity, subsection 5 (1) 3,
which requires that Town Council indicate that it intends to ensure that such an increase
in need will be met, suggests that a project-specific expression of need would be most
appropriate.
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Figure 4-1
The Process of Calculating a Development Charge under the Act that Must be Followed
8. Specified Local Services
Anticipated
Development
1.
Estimated Increase in
Need for Service
Ceiling Re:
Increased Need
Needs That Will
Be Met
Examination of the
Long-term Capital
and Operating Costs
for Capital
Infrastructure
D.C. Needs
By Service
Less:
Uncommitted Excess
Capacity
Less:
Benefit To Existing
Development
Less:
Grants, Subsidies
and Other
Contributions
D.C. By-law(s)
Spatial
Applicability
D.C. Net Capital Costs
Costs for new development vs.
existing development for the
term of the by-law and the
balance of the period
Amount of the Charge
By Type of Development
(including apportionment of
costs - residential and
non-residential)
Financing,
Inflation and
Investment
Considerations
3.
4.
5.
6.
11.
12.
15.
16.
13.
14.
9.
Subdivision
Agreements
and Consent
Provisions
Consideration of exemptions,
phase-ins, etc.
1
3
2
Non-Transit
Services
Historical Service
Standard
4a.
Transit Services
Forward-looking
Service
Standard
4b.
Asset Management
Plan for All Capital
Projects to be
Funded by D.C.s 7.
Non-Transit
Services
Financially
Sustainable
7a.
Transit Services
Detailed
Requirements 7b.
10.
Municipal Services
2.
Eligible Services
Ineligible Services
Tax Base, User
Rates, etc.
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Table 4-1
Categories of Municipal Services to be Addressed as Part of the Calculation
Eligibility for
Inclusion in the
D.C. Calculation
Description
Yes
Municipality provides the service - service has been
included in the D.C. calculation.
No
Municipality provides the service - service has not been
included in the D.C. calculation.
n/a
Municipality does not provide the service.
Ineligible
Service is ineligible for inclusion in the D.C. calculation.
Categories of
Municipal Services
Eligibility
for
Inclusion
in the D.C.
Calculation
Service Components
Maximum
Potential
D.C.
Recovery
%
1. Services
Related to a
Highway
Yes
1.1 Arterial roads
100
Yes
1.2 Collector roads
100
Yes
1.3 Bridges, culverts and
roundabouts
100
No
1.4 Local municipal roads
0
Yes
1.5 Traffic signals
100
Yes
1.6 Sidewalks and streetlights
100
Yes
1.7 Active transportation
100
2. Other
Transportation
Services
n/a
2.1 Transit vehicles[1] & facilities
100
n/a
2.2 Other transit infrastructure
100
Ineligible
2.3 Municipal parking spaces -
indoor
0
Ineligible
2.4 Municipal parking spaces -
outdoor
0
Yes
2.5 Works yards
100
Yes
2.6 Rolling stock1
100
n/a
2.7 Ferries
100
n/a
2.8 Airport
100
3. Stormwater
Drainage and
Control
Services
Yes
3.1 Main channels and drainage
trunks
100
Yes
3.2 Channel connections
100
No
3.3 Retention/detention ponds
100
[1] with 7+ year lifetime
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Categories of
Municipal Services
Eligibility
for
Inclusion
in the D.C.
Calculation
Service Components
Maximum
Potential
D.C.
Recovery
%
4. Fire Protection
Services
Yes
4.1 Fire stations
100
Yes
4.2 Fire pumpers, aerials and
rescue vehicles[1]
100
Yes
4.3 Small equipment and gear
100
5. Park Services
(i.e., Parks and
Open Space)
Ineligible
5.1 Acquisition of land for parks,
woodlots and E.S.A.s
0
Yes
5.2 Development of area
municipal parks
100
Yes
5.3 Development of district parks
100
Yes
5.4 Development of municipal-
wide parks
100
Yes
5.5 Development of special
purpose parks
100
Yes
5.6 Parks rolling stock[1] and
yards
100
6. Recreation
Services
Yes
6.1 Arenas, indoor pools, fitness
facilities, community centres,
etc. (including land)
100
Yes
6.2 Recreation vehicles and
equipment[1]
100
7. Library Services
Yes
7.1 Public library space (incl.
furniture and equipment)
100
n/a
7.2 Library vehicles[1]
100
Yes
7.3 Library materials
100
8. Emergency
Preparedness
Services
No
8.1 Facility space (incl. furniture
and equipment)
100
No
8.2 Vehicles[1]
100
No
8.3 Equipment
100
9. Electrical Power
Services
Ineligible
9.1 Electrical substations
0
Ineligible
9.2 Electrical distribution system
0
Ineligible
9.3 Electrical system rolling stock
0
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Categories of
Municipal Services
Eligibility
for
Inclusion
in the D.C.
Calculation
Service Components
Maximum
Potential
D.C.
Recovery
%
10. Provision of
Cultural,
Entertainment
and Tourism
Facilities and
Convention
Centres
Ineligible
10.1 Cultural space (e.g., art
galleries, museums and
theatres)
0
Ineligible
10.2 Tourism facilities and
convention centres
0
11. Wastewater
Services
n/a
11.1 Treatment plants
100
Yes
11.2 Sewage trunks
100
n/a
11.3 Local systems
0
Yes
11.4 Vehicles and equipment[1]
100
12. Water Supply
Services
n/a
12.1 Treatment plants
100
Yes
12.2 Distribution systems
100
n/a
12.3 Local systems
0
Yes
12.4 Vehicles and equipment[1]
100
13. Waste
Management
Services
Ineligible
13.1 Landfill collection, transfer
vehicles and equipment
0
Ineligible
13.2 Landfills and other disposal
facilities
0
n/a
13.3 Waste diversion facilities
100
n/a
13.4 Waste diversion vehicles and
equipment[1]
100
14. Policing
Services
n/a
14.1 Policing detachments
100
n/a
14.2 Policing rolling stock[1]
100
n/a
14.3 Small equipment and gear
100
15. Homes for the
Aged
n/a
15.1 Homes for the aged space
100
n/a
15.2 Vehicles[1]
100
16. Child Care
n/a
16.1 Child-care space
100
n/a
16.2 Vehicles[1]
100
17. Health
n/a
17.1 Health department space
100
n/a
17.2 Health department vehicles[1]
100
18. Social Housing
n/a
18.1 Social housing space
0
19. Provincial
Offences Act
(P.O.A.)
n/a
19.1 P.O.A. space
100
[1] with 7+ year lifetime
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Categories of
Municipal Services
Eligibility
for
Inclusion
in the D.C.
Calculation
Service Components
Maximum
Potential
D.C.
Recovery
%
20. Social Services
Ineligible
20.1 Social service space
0
21. Ambulance
n/a
21.1 Ambulance station space
100
n/a
21.2 Vehicles[1]
100
22. Hospital
Provision
Ineligible
22.1 Hospital capital contributions
0
23. Provision of
Headquarters
for the General
Administration
of Municipalities
and Area
Municipal
Boards
Ineligible
23.1 Office space
0
Ineligible
23.2 Office furniture
0
Ineligible
23.3 Computer equipment
0
24. Other Services
Ineligible
24.1 Studies in connection with
acquiring buildings, rolling
stock, materials and
equipment, and improving
land and facilities, including
the D.C. background study
cost
0
Yes
24.2 Interest on money borrowed
to pay for growth-related
capital
0-100
[1] with a 7+ year lifetime
4.4 Local Service Policy
Some of the need for services generated by additional development consists of local
services related to a plan of subdivision. As such, they will be required as a condition of
subdivision agreements or consent conditions. The Town's detailed Local Service
Policy is provided in Appendix E.
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4.5 Capital Forecast
Paragraph 7 of subsection 5 (1) of the D.C.A. requires that "the capital costs necessary
to provide the increased services must be estimated." The Act goes on to require two
potential cost reductions and the regulation sets out the way in which such costs are to
be presented. These requirements are outlined below.
These estimates involve capital costing of the increased services discussed above.
This entails costing actual projects or the provision of service units, depending on how
each service has been addressed.
The capital costs include:
a) costs to acquire land or an interest therein (including a leasehold interest);
b) costs to improve land;
c) costs to acquire, lease, construct or improve buildings and structures;
d) costs to acquire, lease or improve facilities, including rolling stock (with a useful
life of 7 or more years), furniture and equipment (other than computer
equipment), materials acquired for library circulation, reference, or information
purposes; and
e) interest on money borrowed to pay for the above-referenced costs;
In order for an increase in need for service to be included in the D.C. calculation, Town
Council must indicate "that it intends to ensure that such an increase in need will be
met" (subsection 5 (1) 3). This can be done if the increase in service forms part of a
Council-approved Official Plan, capital forecast, or similar expression of the intention of
Council (O. Reg. 82/98 section 3). The capital program contained herein reflects the
Town's approved and proposed capital budgets and master servicing/needs studies.
4.6 Treatment of Credits
Section 8, paragraph 5, of O. Reg. 82/98 indicates that a D.C. background study must
set out "the estimated value of credits that are being carried forward relating to the
service." Subsection 17, paragraph 4, of the same regulation indicates that "the value
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of the credit cannot be recovered from future D.C.s," if the credit pertains to an ineligible
service. This implies that a credit for eligible services can be recovered from future
D.C.s. As a result, this provision should be made in the calculation, in order to avoid a
funding shortfall with respect to future service needs. Outstanding credit obligations
have been included in the D.C. calculations.
4.7 Classes of Services
Section 7 of the D.C.A. states that a D.C. by-law may provide for any D.C. eligible
service or the capital costs with respect to those services. Further, a class may be
composed of any number or combination of services and may include parts or portions
of each D.C. eligible service.
These provisions allow for services to be grouped together to create a class for the
purposes of the D.C. by-law and D.C. reserve funds. The D.C. calculations and by-law
provided herein do not include a class of service.
4.8 Existing Reserve Funds
Section 35 of the D.C.A. states that:
"The money in a reserve fund established for a service may be spent only for capital
costs determined under paragraphs 2 to 7 of subsection 5 (1)."
There is no explicit requirement under the D.C.A. calculation method set out in
subsection 5 (1) to net the outstanding reserve fund balance as part of making the D.C.
calculation; however, section 35 does restrict the way in which the funds are used in the
future.
For services that are subject to a per capita based, service level "cap," the reserve fund
balance should be applied against the development-related costs for which the charge
was imposed once the project is constructed (i.e., the needs of recent growth). This
cost component is distinct from the development-related costs for the future forecast
periods, which underlie the D.C. calculation herein.
The alternative would involve the Town spending all reserve fund monies prior to
renewing each by-law, which would not be a sound basis for capital budgeting. Thus,
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the Town will use these reserve funds for the Town's cost share of applicable
development-related projects, which are required but have not yet been undertaken, as
a way of directing the funds to the benefit of the development that contributed them
(rather than to future development, which will generate the need for additional facilities
directly proportionate to future growth).
The Town's D.C. Reserve Fund balances by service as of December 31, 2023, are
shown below:
Table 4-2
Summary of Development Charges Reserve Fund Balances
As of December 31, 2023
Note: Amounts in brackets are deficit balances.
4.9 Deductions
The D.C.A. potentially requires that four deductions be made to the increase in the need
for service. These relate to:
- the level of service ceiling;
- uncommitted excess capacity;
- benefit to existing development; and
- anticipated grants, subsidies, and other contributions.
The requirements behind each of these reductions are addressed below.
4.9.1 Reduction Required by Level of Service Ceiling
This is designed to ensure that the increase in need included in section 4.3 does "not
include an increase that would result in the level of service [for the additional
Service
December 31, 2023
Balances
Services Related to a Highway
11,700,597
Fire Protection Services
(2,131,100)
Parks and Recreation Services
(3,255,688)
Library Services
(503,106)
Wastewater
1,618,507
Water
1,037,916
Total
8,467,126
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development increment] exceeding the average level of the service provided in the
municipality over the 15-year period immediately preceding the preparation of the
background study" (D.C.A., subsection 5 (1) 4). O. Reg. 82/98 (section 4) goes further
to indicate that "both the quantity and quality of a service shall be taken into account in
determining the level of service and the average level of service."
In many cases, this can be done by establishing a quantity measure in terms of units as
floor area, land area, or road length per capita and a quality measure, in terms of the
average cost of providing such units based on replacement costs, engineering
standards, or recognized performance measurement systems, depending on
circumstances. When the quantity and quality factors are multiplied together, they
produce a measure of the level of service which meets the requirements of the Act, i.e.,
cost per unit.
With respect to transit services, the changes to the Act introduced in 2015 have
provided for an alternative method for calculating the service standard ceiling. Transit
services must now utilize a forward-looking service standard analysis, described later in
this section.
The average service level calculation sheets for each service component in the D.C.
calculation are set out in Appendix B.
4.9.2 Reduction for Uncommitted Excess Capacity
Paragraph 5 of subsection 5 (1) requires a deduction from the increase in the need for
service attributable to the anticipated development that can be met using the Town's
"excess capacity," other than excess capacity which is "committed."
"Excess capacity" is undefined, but in this case must be able to meet some or all of the
increase in need for service, in order to potentially represent a deduction. The
deduction of uncommitted excess capacity from the future increase in the need for
service would normally occur as part of the conceptual planning and feasibility work
associated with justifying and sizing new facilities, e.g., if a road widening to
accommodate increased traffic is not required because sufficient excess capacity is
already available, then widening would not be included as an increase in need, in the
first instance.
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4.9.3 Reduction for Benefit to Existing Development
Section 5 (1) 6 of the D.C.A. provides that, "The increase in the need for service must
be reduced by the extent to which an increase in service to meet the increased need
would benefit existing development." The general guidelines used to consider benefit to
existing development included:
- the repair or unexpanded replacement of existing assets that are in need of
repair;
- an increase in average service level of quantity or quality (compare water as an
example);
- the elimination of a chronic servicing problem not created by growth; and
- providing services where none previously existed (generally considered for water
or wastewater services).
This step involves a further reduction in the need, by the extent to which such an
increase in service would benefit existing development. The level of service cap in
section 4.9.1 is related but is not the identical requirement. Sanitary, storm, and water
trunks are highly localized to growth areas and can be more readily allocated in this
regard than other services such as services related to a highway, which do not have a
fixed service area.
Where existing development has an adequate service level which will not be tangibly
increased by an increase in service, no benefit would appear to be involved. For
example, where expanding existing library facilities simply replicates what existing
residents are receiving, they receive very limited (or no) benefit as a result.
Alternatively, where a clear existing service problem is to be remedied, a deduction
should be made accordingly.
In the case of services such as recreation facilities, community parks, libraries, etc., the
service is typically provided on a Town-wide system basis. For example, facilities of the
same type may provide different services (i.e., leisure pool vs. competitive pool),
different programs (i.e., hockey vs. figure skating), and different time availability for the
same service (i.e., leisure skating available on Wednesdays in one arena and
Thursdays in another). As a result, residents will travel to different facilities to access
the services they want at the times they wish to use them, and facility location generally
does not correlate directly with residence location. Even where it does, displacing users
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from an existing facility to a new facility frees up capacity for use by others and
generally results in only a very limited benefit to existing development. Further, where
an increase in demand is not met for a number of years, a negative service impact to
existing development is involved for a portion of the planning period.
4.9.4 Reduction for Anticipated Grants, Subsidies and Other
Contributions
This step involves reducing the capital costs necessary to provide the increased
services by capital grants, subsidies, and other contributions (including direct developer
contributions required due to the local service policy) made or anticipated by Council
and in accordance with various rules such as the attribution between the share related
to new vs. existing development. That is, some grants and contributions may not
specifically be applicable to growth or where Council targets fundraising as a measure
to offset impacts on taxes (O. Reg. 82/98, section 6).
4.10 Municipal-wide vs. Area Rating
This step involves determining whether all of the subject costs are to be recovered on a
uniform municipal-wide basis or whether some or all are to be recovered on an area-
specific basis. Under the amended D.C.A., it is now mandatory to "consider" area rating
of services (providing charges for specific areas and services), however, it is not
mandatory to implement area rating. Further discussion is provided in section 7.4.4 of
this report.
4.11 Allocation of Development
This step involves relating the costs involved to anticipated development for each period
under consideration and using allocations between residential and non-residential
development and between one type of development and another, to arrive at a schedule
of charges.
4.12 Asset Management
The legislation now requires that a D.C. background study must include an asset
management plan (A.M.P.) (subsection 10 (2) c. 2). The A.M.P. must deal with all
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assets that are proposed to be funded, in whole or in part, by D.C.s. The current
regulations provide very extensive and specific requirements for the A.M.P. related to
transit services (as noted in the subsequent subsection); however, they are silent with
respect to how the A.M.P. is to be provided for all other services. As part of any A.M.P.,
the examination should be consistent with the municipality's existing assumptions,
approaches, and policies on the asset management planning. This examination has
been included in Appendix F.
4.13 Transit
The D.C.A. provides for the following matters for Transit:
- The Background Study requires the following in regard to transit costs (as per
subsection 8 (2) of the Regulations):
o The calculations that were used to prepare the estimate for the planned
level of service for the transit services, as mentioned in subsection 5.2 (3)
of the Act.
i.
An identification of the portion of the total estimated capital cost
relating to the transit services that would benefit,
ii.
the anticipated development over the 10-year period immediately
following the preparation of the background study, or
iii.
the anticipated development after the 10-year period immediately
following the preparation of the background study.
o An identification of the anticipated excess capacity that would exist at the
end of the 10-year period immediately following the preparation of the
background study.
o An assessment of ridership forecasts for all modes of transit services
proposed to be funded by the development charge over the 10-year period
immediately following the preparation of the background study,
categorized by development types, and whether the forecasted ridership
will be from existing or planned development.
o An assessment of the ridership capacity for all modes of transit services
proposed to be funded by the development charge over the 10-year period
immediately following the preparation of the background study.
- A forward-looking service standard (as per 6.1(2) of the Regulations):
o The service is a discrete service.
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o No portion of the service that is intended to benefit anticipated
development after the 10-year period immediately following the
preparation of the background study may be included in the estimate.
o No portion of the service that is anticipated to exist as excess capacity at
the end of the 10-year period immediately following the preparation of the
background study may be included in the estimate.
- A detailed asset management strategy and reporting requirements (subsection
6.1 (3) of the Regulation) that includes lifecycle costs, action plans that will
enable the assets to be sustainable, summary of how to achieve the proposed
level of service, discussion on procurement measures and risk.
Transit services are provided through the Region of York. Therefore, the above
calculations and reporting requirements are not required.
4.14 Mandatory Phase-in of a D.C.
As described in Chapter 1, all D.C. by-laws passed after January 1, 2022, the charge
must be phased-in relative to the maximum charge that could be imposed under the by-
law. The phase-in for the first 5-years that the by-law is in force, is as follows:
- Year 1 - 80% of the maximum charge;
- Year 2 - 85% of the maximum charge;
- Year 3 - 90% of the maximum charge;
- Year 4 - 95% of the maximum charge; and
- Year 5 to expiry - 100% of the maximum charge.
As noted in section 1.4, as of the time of writing, the Province has announced (on
December 13, 2023) potential changes to the phase-in requirements. The details of
these changes will be forthcoming in early 2024 and Watson will monitor and advise as
to the nature of these changes.
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Chapter 5
D.C.-Eligible Cost Analysis by
Service
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5. D.C.-Eligible Cost Analysis by Service
5.1 Introduction
This chapter outlines the basis for calculating eligible costs for the D.C.s to be applied
on a uniform basis. In each case, the required calculation process set out in subsection
5 (1) paragraphs 2 to 7 in the D.C.A. and described in Chapter 4, was followed in
determining D.C. eligible costs.
The service component is evaluated on two format sheets:
- the service standards that provide the average historical 15-year level of service
calculation (see Appendix B), which "caps" the D.C. amounts (note that this is not
required for water or wastewater); and
- the infrastructure cost calculation, which determines the potential D.C.
recoverable cost.
The nature of the capital projects and timing identified in the Chapter reflects Council's
current intention. Over time, however, Town projects and Council priorities change;
accordingly, Council's intentions may alter, and different capital projects (and timing)
may be necessary to meet the need for services required by new growth.
5.2 Service Levels and 10-Year Capital Costs for Aurora's
D.C. Calculation
This section evaluates the development-related capital requirements for all services
over a Town-wide 10-year planning period from 2024 to 2034.
5.2.1 Services Related to a Highway
Roads and Related
The Town of Aurora currently owns and maintains:
- 3.3 km of arterial roads;
- 55 km of collector roads;
- 38 bridges and culverts greater than 3 m;
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- 132 cross culverts;
- 446 driveway culverts;
- 214 km of sidewalks;
- 11 km of multi-use paths;
- 17 traffic signals; and
- 5,181 streetlights.
The level of service provided over the historical 15-year period translates to an average
investment of $17,810 per capita and a maximum D.C. eligible amount of approximately
$238.37 million for recovery over the forecast period.
The Town has identified future capital needs totaling approximately $80.27 million of
which approximately $16.08 million is attributable to existing development. These
capital projects include road reconstructions, upgrades, sidewalks, signalization, and
other road-related infrastructure. A deduction of approximately $3.22 million has been
made for the share of the projects that benefit growth outside the forecast period. A
deduction of approximately $11.70 million has been made from the calculations to
reflect the balance in the D.C. reserve fund. Additionally a deduction of $216,411 has
been made to account for the amount the Town has previously funded for these
projects. The resulting net growth-related amount of approximately $49.06 million is
being included in the D.C. calculations.
The residential/non-residential capital cost allocation for service related to a highway -
roads and related is based on the ratio of the anticipated population and employment
growth over the 10-year forecast period. This results in 68% being allocated to
residential development and 32% to non-residential development.
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Table 5-1
Infrastructure Cost Included in the Development Charges Calculation
Services Related to a Highway - Roads and Related
Less:
Potential D.C. Recoverable Cost
Prj. No
Residential
Share
Non-
Residential
Share
2024 to 2034
68%
32%
Roads
1
Winter Road Monitoring System
2024
61,000
-
61,000
51,900
9,100
6,188
2,912
2
Road Connection - Fernbrook and
Ambria
2027
187,000
-
187,000
-
187,000
127,160
59,840
3
Construction of a Layby Lane on
Tecumseh
2024
167,000
-
8,645
158,355
-
158,355
107,681
50,674
4
Construction of a Median at Yonge
Street & Ridge Road
2024
150,000
-
150,000
-
150,000
102,000
48,000
5
Road Reconstruction - Promenade
(Wellington to Church)
2024
5,915,000
-
132,766
5,782,234
-
5,782,234
3,931,919
1,850,315
6
Provision for Growth Related Roads -
New/Upgrades/Widenings
2024-2031
18,700,000
-
18,700,000
-
18,700,000
12,716,000
5,984,000
7
Growth-Related Traffic Congestion
Solutions
2025-2027
821,000
-
821,000
-
821,000
558,280
262,720
Intersection Improvements
8
Yonge Street/Church Street
Signalization
2025
275,000
-
275,000
68,800
206,200
140,216
65,984
9
Provision for future intersection
improvements
2024-2031
3,984,000
-
3,984,000
398,400
3,585,600
2,438,208
1,147,392
Sidewalks (S), Illumination (I),
Bikeways (B), Maintenance Strips
(MS)
10
Wellington Street - Bayview EAST to
GO Parking @ 404 (south side)
2024-2030
1,010,000
-
1,010,000
101,000
909,000
618,120
290,880
Increased Service Needs
Attributable to Anticipated
Development
Timing
(year)
Gross Capital
Cost Estimate
(2024$)
Post Period
Benefit
Other
Deductions
Net Capital
Cost
Benefit to
Existing
Development
Grants, Subsidies
and Other
Contributions
Attributable to New
Development
Total
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Table 5-1 (Continued)
Infrastructure Cost Included in the Development Charges Calculation
Services Related to a Highway - Roads and Related
Less:
Potential D.C. Recoverable Cost
Prj. No
Residential
Share
Non-
Residential
Share
2024 to 2034
68%
32%
11
Wellington West Entrance Sidewalk -
Bathurst to McLeod
2024
265,000
-
265,000
26,500
238,500
162,180
76,320
12
Bayview Avenue - Bloomington to
Wellington
2025
1,550,000
-
1,550,000
155,000
1,395,000
948,600
446,400
13
Bayview Avenue - St. John's to N Town
limit
2026-2028
377,000
-
377,000
37,700
339,300
230,724
108,576
14
St. John's Sideroad - Bathurst to Yonge
2031
1,900,000
427,500
1,472,500
190,000
1,282,500
872,100
410,400
15
Bathurst Street - Bloomington Sideroad
to North Town limit
2025-2027
7,729,700
-
7,729,700
773,000
6,956,700
4,730,556
2,226,144
16
Bloomington Sideroad - Yonge Street to
Bayview Avenue
2026-2028
1,029,900
-
1,029,900
103,000
926,900
630,292
296,608
17
Bloomington Sideroad - Bayview
Avenue to East Town Limit
2029-2030
1,875,600
-
1,875,600
187,600
1,688,000
1,147,840
540,160
18
Yonge Street - Bloomington to GO
bridge (East and West)
2024-2026
2,030,400
-
2,030,400
203,000
1,827,400
1,242,632
584,768
19
Yonge Street - GO bridge to Allaura -
west side
2025-2027
637,300
-
637,300
63,700
573,600
390,048
183,552
20
Industrial Parkway South (West Side) -
Wellington Street to Yonge Street
2025
474,008
-
474,008
47,400
426,608
290,094
136,515
21
Industrial Parkway North (West Side) -
from Centre Street to St. John's Side
Road (west side)
2025
624,434
-
624,434
249,800
374,634
254,751
119,883
Other
Deductions
Net Capital
Cost
Benefit to
Existing
Development
Grants, Subsidies
and Other
Contributions
Attributable to New
Development
Total
Increased Service Needs
Attributable to Anticipated
Development
Timing
(year)
Gross Capital
Cost Estimate
(2024$)
Post Period
Benefit
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Table 5-1 (Continued)
Infrastructure Cost Included in the Development Charges Calculation
Services Related to a Highway - Roads and Related
Less:
Potential D.C. Recoverable Cost
Prj. No
Residential
Share
Non-
Residential
Share
2024 to 2034
68%
32%
22
Sidewalk - Edward/ 100m East of
Yonge - Dunning
2024
550,800
-
75,000
475,800
55,100
420,700
286,076
134,624
23
New S/W - Yonge Street from 185m
North of Batson Dr. to St. John's S.R.
(E side only)
2028-2029
350,000
-
350,000
140,000
210,000
142,800
67,200
24
New S/W - Yonge Street from Batson
Dr. to 185 north (East Side Only),
Yonge St. from 170m north of St.
John's S.R. Dr. to North Town Limit,
and Yonge St. from St. John's S.R. Dr.
to North Town Limit
2024-2026
327,000
-
327,000
32,700
294,300
200,124
94,176
Underpasses
25
Cousins Drive Pedestrian Underpass
2030-2031
13,308,200
1,663,500
11,644,700
6,654,100
4,990,600
3,393,608
1,596,992
26
Underpass (Development North of St.
Johns at Yonge Street)
2028-2029
4,800,000
-
4,800,000
2,400,000
2,400,000
1,632,000
768,000
27
Vandorf Road at Archer Hill
2024
428,900
-
428,900
107,200
321,700
218,756
102,944
28
Yonge Street at Elderberry
2031
2,409,700
-
2,409,700
1,204,900
1,204,800
819,264
385,536
Pedestrian Crossings (IPS)
29
Grade Crossing at Bayview / Rickard
2033
2,000,000
1,125,000
875,000
500,000
375,000
255,000
120,000
30
Other Ped. Crossings - Various
Locations
2024-2031
332,000
-
332,000
83,000
249,000
169,320
79,680
Increased Service Needs
Attributable to Anticipated
Development
Timing
(year)
Gross Capital
Cost Estimate
(2024$)
Post Period
Benefit
Other
Deductions
Net Capital
Cost
Benefit to
Existing
Development
Grants, Subsidies
and Other
Contributions
Attributable to New
Development
Total
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Table 5-1 (Continued)
Infrastructure Cost Included in the Development Charges Calculation
Services Related to a Highway - Roads and Related
Less:
Potential D.C. Recoverable Cost
Prj. No
Residential
Share
Non-
Residential
Share
2024 to 2034
68%
32%
31
Train Whistle Cessation at St.John's
SDRD Grade C
2030
95,000
-
95,000
47,500
47,500
32,300
15,200
Other Road Related Projects
32
Traffic Calming
2024-2031
2,000,000
-
2,000,000
200,000
1,800,000
1,224,000
576,000
33
S/W - Leslie Street - 600m North of
Wellington to North Town limit
2024
1,738,500
-
1,738,500
173,900
1,564,600
1,063,928
500,672
34
Streetlight Pole Identification - Annual
Program
2024-2031
20,000
-
20,000
-
20,000
13,600
6,400
35
Retaining Walls (Erosion Control)
2024-2031
2,145,000
-
2,145,000
1,823,300
321,700
218,756
102,944
Reserve Fund Adjustment
-
-
11,700,597
(11,700,597)
(7,956,406)
(3,744,191)
Total
80,268,443
3,216,000
216,411
76,836,032
27,779,097
-
49,056,935
33,358,716
15,698,219
Increased Service Needs
Attributable to Anticipated
Development
Timing
(year)
Gross Capital
Cost Estimate
(2024$)
Post Period
Benefit
Other
Deductions
Net Capital
Cost
Benefit to
Existing
Development
Grants, Subsidies
and Other
Contributions
Attributable to New
Development
Total
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Public Works (Facilities and Fleet)
The Town's Public Works department operates out of the Joint Operations Centre,
which is shared with Parks and Recreation. The Public Works portion of the facility
totals 38,940 sq.ft. (this represents 59% of the total 66,000 sq.ft. building). Additionally,
a fleet of 65 vehicles and equipment are utilized by the Public Works staff. The average
level of investment provided over the historical 15-year period was $562 which results in
a D.C. eligible amount of approximately $7.52 million.
Based on the anticipated growth in the Town over the forecast period, approximately
$3.93 million in capital projects have been identified. Capital projects include the
contracts for plows and sidewalks, and various vehicles and equipment. A deduction for
the amount that benefits the existing development of $595,000 has been included. The
net growth-related D.C. recoverable amount of approximately $3.34 million has been
included in the D.C. calculations.
The residential/non-residential capital cost allocation for service related to a highway -
public works (facilities and fleet) is based on the ratio of the anticipated population and
employment growth over the long-term forecast period. This results in 68% being
allocated to residential development and 32% to non-residential development.
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Table 5-2
Infrastructure Cost Included in the Development Charges Calculation
Services Related to a Highway - Public Works (Facilities and Fleet)
Less:
Potential D.C. Recoverable Cost
Prj. No
Residential
Share
Non-
Residential
Share
2024 to 2034
68%
32%
1
Plows - Contract
2024-2031
1,800,000
-
1,800,000
-
1,800,000
1,224,000
576,000
2
Sidewalk Plows - Contract
2024-2031
540,000
-
540,000
-
540,000
367,200
172,800
3
New SUV
2024
75,000
-
75,000
-
75,000
51,000
24,000
4
Truck
2024
80,000
-
80,000
-
80,000
54,400
25,600
5
6-ton Diesel Dump with Plow and Sander
2025
390,000
-
390,000
-
390,000
265,200
124,800
6
Van
2025
70,000
-
70,000
-
70,000
47,600
22,400
7
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
2026-2029
700,000
-
700,000
595,000
105,000
71,400
33,600
8
Sidewalk Vacuum Sweeper
2024
200,000
-
200,000
-
200,000
136,000
64,000
9
New SUV
2025
75,000
-
75,000
-
75,000
51,000
24,000
Total
3,930,000
-
-
3,930,000
595,000
-
3,335,000
2,267,800
1,067,200
Post Period
Benefit
Other
Deductions Net Capital Cost
Increased Service Needs Attributable to
Anticipated Development
Timing
(year)
Gross Capital
Cost Estimate
(2024$)
Benefit to
Existing
Development
Grants, Subsidies
and Other
Contributions
Attributable to New
Development
Total
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5.2.2 Fire Services
The Town of Aurora's fire services are shared with the Town of Newmarket under the
Central York Fire Services. Aurora's current share of the service is approximately 42%.
Based on Aurora's share of the service, the Town's portion of the fire stations equate to
28,488 sq.ft. of facility space, providing for a per capita average level of service of 0.40
sq.ft. per capita or $421 per capita. This level of service provides the Town with a
maximum D.C.-eligible amount for recovery over the forecast period of approximately
$5.63 million for fire facilities.
The fire department has a current inventory of 31 vehicles, of which Aurora is
responsible for 12.92 vehicles (based on approximately 42% of Aurora's share of the
service). The inventory provided over the previous 15-year period results in a
calculated average level of service of 0.20 vehicles per 1,000 population, and an
average level of investment of $136 per capita. This level of service provides for a
D.C.-eligible amount of approximately $1.82 million over the forecast period.
In addition to vehicles, the Town also provides a total of approximately $1.91 million in
small equipment and gear (42% of the $4.58 million total shared with Newmarket). This
results in a calculated average level of service for the historical 15-year period of $28
per capital. Providing for a D.C.-eligible amount over the forecast period of $371,674
for small equipment and gear.
Based on the above, the maximum D.C.-eligible amount for recovery over the 2024 to
2034 forecast period for fire services is approximately $7.83 million.
The capital program is based on the Town's 10-year budget and capital forecast.
However, it is noted that the Town is undertaking a Fire Master Plan study which may
have findings that revise the current capital program contained within this study and
should be considered in a future update.
To service new development, the Town has identified future capital needs totaling
approximately $26.39 million, including the need for the new North Station 4-6 and new
South Station 4-7 along with additional equipment, bunker gear, station wear for the
new crews at each station, vehicles at each station, and the reserve fund deficit. Of this
amount, deductions of approximately $5.04 million and $14.1 million have been made to
recognize the share of the projects that benefit growth outside the forecast period, as
well as the share of costs that would be related to Newmarket, respectively. Therefore,
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the net growth-related amount of approximately $7.20 million has been included in the
D.C. calculations.
These costs are shared between residential and non-residential development based on
the population to employment ratio over the forecast period, resulting in 68% being
allocated to residential development and 32% being allocated to non-residential
development.
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Table 5-3
Infrastructure Cost Included in the Development Charges Calculation
Fire Services
Less:
Potential D.C. Recoverable Cost
Prj. No
Residential
Share
Non-
Residential
Share
2024 to 2034
68%
32%
1
New North Station 4-6
2026-2028
9,470,000
-
9,470,000
-
5,522,000
3,948,000
2,684,640
1,263,360
2
New North Station 4-6 - Vehicle
2028
1,300,000
-
1,300,000
-
758,000
542,000
368,560
173,440
3
Station 4-6 - Bunker Gear and
Station Wear for New Crew
2028
528,000
-
528,000
-
307,900
220,100
149,668
70,432
4
Station 4-6 Additional Equipment
2028
800,000
-
800,000
-
466,500
333,500
226,780
106,720
5
New South Station 4-7
2032-2034
9,470,000
3,948,000
5,522,000
-
5,522,000
-
-
-
6
New South Station 4-7- Vehicle
2034
1,300,000
542,000
758,000
-
758,000
-
-
-
7
Station 4-7 - Bunker Gear and
Station Wear for New Crew
2034
528,000
220,100
307,900
-
307,900
-
-
-
8
Station 4-7 Additional Equipment
2034
800,000
333,500
466,500
-
466,500
-
-
-
9
Fire Provention Officer Vehicle
2024
60,000
-
60,000
-
35,000
25,000
17,000
8,000
Reserve Fund Adjustment
2,131,100
-
2,131,100
-
2,131,100
1,449,148
681,952
Total
26,387,100
5,043,600
-
21,343,500
-
14,143,800
7,199,700
4,895,796
2,303,904
Post Period
Benefit
Other
Deductions
Net Capital
Cost
Gross Capital
Cost Estimate
(2024$)
Increased Service Needs
Attributable to Anticipated
Development
Timing
(year)
Benefit to
Existing
Development
Grants, Subsidies
and Other
Contributions
Attributable to New
Development*
Total
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5.2.3 Parks and Recreation Services
The Town currently has 279.79 acres of parkland within its jurisdiction. The parkland
consists of various community parks, neighbourhood parks, open spaces, and
parkettes. The Town's level of service over the historical 15-year period (2009-2023)
equals an average of 4.8 acres of parkland per 1,000 population, or an investment of
$2,800 per capita. Over the forecast period the Town would be eligible to collect
approximately $37.48 million from D.C.s for parkland development.
The Town currently provides 265 parkland amenities, including various types of fields
and courts, playground equipment, splash pads, fitness equipment, bridges, and various
buildings such as gazebos, picnic shelters, etc. Over the historical 15-year period the
Town provided an average of 4.1 amenities per 1,000 population. Over the forecast
period to 2034 the Town would be eligible to collect approximately $22.73 million from
D.C.s for parkland amenities.
In addition to parkland development and amenities, the Town currently has 48,958
linear metres of parkland trails and 28,560 sq.ft. of park depots (including the 41%
share of the Joint Operations Centre attributable to parks). The level of service
provided over the historical 15-year period translates to an average investment of $623
per capita and a maximum D.C. eligible amount of approximately $8.34 million for
recovery over the forecast period.
With respect to recreation facilities, there are currently 11 facilities provided by the Town
including the Aurora Community Centre, Aurora Leisure Complex, Stronach Aurora
Recreation Complex, etc. In total, these facilities provide the Town with 382,475 sq.ft.
of recreation facility space. Based on the inventory of space over the historical 15-year
period (2009 to 2023), the Town has provided an average of approximately 6.79 sq.ft. of
space per capita or an investment of $5,957 per capita. Over the forecast period the
Town would be eligible to collect approximately $79.73 million from D.C.s for recreation
facility space.
The Town also maintains and operates a fleet of 90 vehicles and equipment, which has
an estimated replacement value of approximately $4.74 million. This results in a
calculated average level of service for the historical 15-year period of $63 per capita,
providing a D.C. eligible amount over the forecast period of $843,058.
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In total, the Town is eligible to collect approximately $149.12 million for parks and
recreation services.
Based on the projected growth over the 2024 to 2034 forecast period, the Town has
identified future capital needs totaling approximately $143.71 million. These capital
needs include various parkland development projects, park trail construction, multi-use
courts, a hard court dome, park vehicles, and a provision for new recreation facility
development, as well as the recovery of debt, outstanding credits, and the reserve fund
balance. Through a review of the proposed capital works, the following deductions
have been made:
- $52.5 million for post period benefit;
- $2.3 million for projects with previously funded D.C. amounts;
- $78,600 for benefit to the existing community; and
- $4.0 million for contributions from other sources.
Therefore the total net growth capital cost included in the D.C. for parks and recreation
services is approximately $84.87 million.
As the predominant users of parks and recreation tend to be residents of the Town, the
forecast growth-related costs have been allocated 95% to residential development and
5% to non-residential development.
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Table 5-4
Infrastructure Cost Included in the Development Charges Calculation
Parks and Recreation Services
Prj.No
Residential
Share
Non-
Residential
Share
2024 to 2034
95%
5%
1
Park Develpment and Facilities
(20ha @ $668,000/ha)
2024-2034
13,372,000
-
13,372,000
-
13,372,000
12,703,400
668,600
2
Multi-Use Courts as per Parks &
Rec Master Plan
2024
300,000
-
300,000
-
300,000
285,000
15,000
3
Multi Hard Court Dome
2024-2025
6,000,000
-
6,000,000
-
6,000,000
5,700,000
300,000
4
Artificial Ice Rink with Boards
2024-2025
3,250,000
-
3,250,000
-
3,250,000
3,087,500
162,500
5
Wildlife Park
2024
5,120,000
-
5,120,000
-
5,120,000
4,864,000
256,000
6
Englehard Off-Leash Dog Park
Construction
2024
250,000
-
250,000
-
250,000
237,500
12,500
7
Leslie St / St. Johns (South East
and North East Trails)
2028-2029
1,156,500
-
1,156,500
-
1,156,500
1,098,675
57,825
8
Leslie St Trail Connection - First
Commerce Dr.
2025-2026
500,000
-
500,000
-
500,000
475,000
25,000
9
Shining Hill Trail Construction
2024-2026
1,838,100
-
1,838,100
-
1,838,100
1,746,195
91,905
Timing
(year)
Gross Capital
Cost Estimate
(2024$)
Increased Service Needs
Attributable to Anticipated
Development
Post Period
Benefit
Other
Deductions
Net Capital
Cost
Less:
Potential D.C. Recoverable Cost
Benefit to
Existing
Development
Grants,
Subsidies and
Other
Contributions
Attributable
to New
Development
Total
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Table 5-4 (Continued)
Infrastructure Cost Included in the Development Charges Calculation
Parks and Recreation Services
Prj.No
Residential
Share
Non-
Residential
Share
2024 to 2034
95%
5%
10
Brookfield Parkette to Leslie Trail
Connection
2025
100,000
-
100,000
-
100,000
95,000
5,000
11
Fitness Park
2027
175,000
-
175,000
-
175,000
166,250
8,750
12
Yonge Hadley Grange Trail Site
Works
2024
150,000
-
150,000
-
150,000
142,500
7,500
13
Eric T. Smith Park
2026
80,000
-
80,000
-
80,000
76,000
4,000
14
George St. School - Park
Construction and Amenities
2026-2027
5,300,000
-
5,300,000
-
5,300,000
5,035,000
265,000
15
Addison Hall Trails & Signage
2026
784,700
-
784,700
-
784,700
745,465
39,235
16
Hartwell Way Park in 2C
2024
2,720,900
-
2,265,967
454,933
-
454,933
432,186
22,747
17
Shining Hill Park
2024
6,000,000
-
6,000,000
-
4,000,000
2,000,000
1,900,000
100,000
18
Artificial Turf - Aurora Barbarians
2024-2025
2,750,000
-
2,750,000
-
2,750,000
2,612,500
137,500
19
Dog Waste Containers
2024-2026
92,500
-
92,500
78,600
13,900
13,205
695
20
Crew Cab Truck (1), Trailer (1),
Zero Turn Mower
2024
136,700
-
136,700
-
136,700
129,865
6,835
21
3/4 ton truck
2024
80,000
-
80,000
-
80,000
76,000
4,000
Post Period
Benefit
Other
Deductions
Net Capital
Cost
Less:
Potential D.C. Recoverable Cost
Benefit to
Existing
Development
Grants,
Subsidies
and Other
Contributions
Attributable
to New
Development
Total
Timing
(year)
Gross Capital
Cost Estimate
(2024$)
Increased Service Needs
Attributable to Anticipated
Development
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Table 5-4 (Continued)
Infrastructure Cost Included in the Development Charges Calculation
Parks and Recreation Services
Prj.No
Residential
Share
Non-
Residential
Share
2024 to 2034
95%
5%
Recreation Facilities
22
Stronach Aurora Recreation
Complex - 20 yr Debenture
(Principal)
2024
607,534
-
607,534
-
607,534
577,157
30,377
23
Stronach Aurora Recreation
Complex - 20 yr Debenture
(Discounted Interest)
2024
27,268
-
27,268
-
27,268
25,904
1,363
24
Hallmark Baseball Diamonds - 20
yr Debenture (Principal)
2024
3,111,719
-
3,111,719
-
3,111,719
2,956,133
155,586
25
Hallmark Baseball Diamonds - 20
yr Debenture (Interest)
2024
229,409
-
229,409
-
229,409
217,939
11,470
26
Aurora Town Square - 20 yr
Debenture (principal)
2025
4,000,000
-
4,000,000
-
4,000,000
3,800,000
200,000
27
Aurora Town Square - 20 yr
Debenture (interest)
2025
1,206,649
-
1,206,649
-
1,206,649
1,146,317
60,332
Timing
(year)
Gross Capital
Cost Estimate
(2024$)
Increased Service Needs
Attributable to Anticipated
Development
Post Period
Benefit
Other
Deductions
Net Capital
Cost
Less:
Potential D.C. Recoverable Cost
Benefit to
Existing
Development
Grants,
Subsidies and
Other
Contributions
Attributable
to New
Development
Total
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Table 5-4 (Continued)
Infrastructure Cost Included in the Development Charges Calculation
Parks and Recreation Services
Prj.No
Residential
Share
Non-
Residential
Share
2024 to 2034
95%
5%
28
Stronach Aurora Recreation
Complex Gymnasium - 20 yr
Debenture (Principal)
2025
8,200,000
-
8,200,000
-
8,200,000
7,790,000
410,000
29
Stronach Aurora Recreation
Complex Gymnasium - 20 yr
Debenture (Interest)
2025
2,161,752
-
2,161,752
-
2,161,752
2,053,665
108,088
30
Provision for New Recreation
Facility Development
2030-2034
70,000,000
52,500,000
17,500,000
-
17,500,000
16,625,000
875,000
31
Additional Greenhouse at JOC
2025
206,600
-
206,600
-
206,600
196,270
10,330
Outstanding Credits
549,227
-
549,227
-
549,227
521,766
27,461
Reserve Fund Adjustment
3,255,688
-
3,255,688
-
3,255,688
3,092,903
162,784
Total
143,712,245
52,500,000
2,265,967
88,946,278
78,600
4,000,000
84,867,678
80,624,295
4,243,384
Timing
(year)
Gross Capital
Cost Estimate
(2024$)
Increased Service Needs
Attributable to Anticipated
Development
Post Period
Benefit
Other
Deductions
Net Capital
Cost
Less:
Potential D.C. Recoverable Cost
Benefit to
Existing
Development
Grants,
Subsidies and
Other
Contributions
Attributable
to New
Development
Total
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5.2.4 Library Services
The Town currently operates its library services out of the Aurora Public Library. The
facility is 39,200 sq.ft. and maintains collection materials valued at $11.5 million . Over
the previous 15 years, the Town has sustained an average current level of service of
0.69 sq.ft. of facility space and 5.20 collection materials per capita. Including facilities
and collection materials (e.g., books, periodicals, electronic collections, etc.), the level of
service provided is $1,014 per capita. When applied over the forecast period, this
average level of service translates into a D.C.-eligible amount of approximately $13.57
million.
With respect to capital needs to accommodate growth over the forecast period, the
Town has identified a provision for additional library space as well as a provision for
additional collection materials. In total, the gross capital cost estimate is $11.20 million.
A recovery of $503,106 was added to the calculations to recognize the Town's reserve
fund deficit. As a result of the above, the total amount included in the D.C. calculations
is approximately $11.70 million.
While library usage is predominately residential based, there is some use of the facilities
by non-residential users, for the purpose of research. To acknowledge this use of the
growth-related capital costs have been allocated 95% residential development and 5%
non-residential development.
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Table 5-5
Infrastructure Cost Included in the Development Charges Calculation
Library Services
Prj.No
Residential
Share
Non-
Residential
Share
2024 to 2034
95%
5%
1
Provision for Additional Library
Space
2027-2030
9,000,000
-
9,000,000
-
9,000,000
8,550,000
450,000
2
Provision for Additional
Collection Materials
2027-2030
2,200,000
-
2,200,000
-
2,200,000
2,090,000
110,000
Reserve Fund Adjustment
503,106
-
503,106
-
503,106
477,951
25,155
Total
11,703,106
-
-
11,703,106
-
-
11,703,106
11,117,951
585,155
Net Capital
Cost
Benefit to
Existing
Development
Grants,
Subsidies
and Other
Contribution
s Attributable
to New
Development
Gross Capital
Cost Estimate
(2024$)
Total
Less:
Potential D.C. Recoverable Cost
Post
Period
Benefit
Other
Deductions
Increased Service Needs
Attributable to Anticipated
Development
Timing
(year)
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5.2.5 Water Services
The Town has identified the need to undertake water-related capital works in the form of
the Hallgrove/Smart Centre project, the Old Bloomington Watermain project, and a
provision for new watermains. An additional $136,103 has been included to recover for
the outstanding credit obligation. Additionally, the existing reserve fund balance of
approximately $1.04 million has been deducted from the calculations. The resulting net
growth-related amount of approximately $5.59 million is being included in the D.C.
calculations.
These costs are shared between residential and non-residential based on the
population to employment ratio over the 10-year forecast period, resulting in 68% being
residential development and 32% being allocated to non-residential development.
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Table 5-6
Infrastructure Cost Included in the Development Charges Calculation
Water Services
Residential
Share
Non-
Residential
Share
2024 to 2034
68%
32%
1
Hallgrove/Smart Centre - North/South
Collector
2024-2031
350,000
-
350,000
-
350,000
238,000
112,000
2
Provision for Water Mains
2024-2031
4,875,000
-
4,875,000
-
4,875,000
3,315,000
1,560,000
3
Old Bloomington Watermain
2025-2027
1,267,500
-
1,267,500
-
1,267,500
861,900
405,600
Outstanding Credits
136,103
-
136,103
-
136,103
92,550
43,553
Reserve Fund Adjustment
-
-
-
1,037,916
(1,037,916)
(705,783)
(332,133)
Total
6,628,603
-
-
6,628,603
1,037,916
-
5,590,687
3,801,667
1,789,020
Prj.No
Increased Service Needs Attributable to
Anticipated Development
Timing
(year)
Gross
Capital Cost
Estimate
(2024$)
Post Period
Benefit
Other
Deductions
Less:
Potential D.C. Recoverable Cost
Net Capital
Cost
Benefit to
Existing
Development
Grants, Subsidies
and Other
Contributions
Attributable to New
Development
Total
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5.2.6 Wastewater Services
The Town has identified the need to undertake wastewater-related capital works in the
form of the Yonge St. Sani rehab & streetscape design project, an I/I reduction program,
the Old Bloomington sanitary sewer project, and a provision for new wastewater mains.
Furthermore, approximately $1.2 million has been included to recover for the
outstanding credit obligation. Deductions in the amounts of $1.8 million and $1.6 million
have been made to account for the benefit to the existing community and the reserve
fund balance, respectively. The resulting net growth-related amount of approximately
$6.87 million is being included in the D.C. calculations.
These costs are shared between residential and non-residential based on the
population to employment ratio over the 10-year forecast period, resulting in 68% being
residential development and 32% being allocated to non-residential development.
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Table 5-7
Infrastructure Cost Included in the Development Charges Calculation
Wastewater Services
Residential
Share
Non-
Residential
Share
2024 to 2034
68%
32%
1
Yonge St. Sani Sewer Rehab & Streetscape
Detailed Design
2024-2026
122,000
-
122,000
57,200
64,800
44,064
20,736
2
I/I Reduction Program
2024-2031
3,500,000
-
3,500,000
1,750,000
1,750,000
1,190,000
560,000
3
Provision for Wastewater Mains
2024-2031
4,800,000
-
4,800,000
-
4,800,000
3,264,000
1,536,000
4
Old Bloomington Sanitary Sewer
2025-2027
672,000
-
672,000
-
672,000
456,960
215,040
Outstanding Credits
1,201,828
-
1,201,828
-
1,201,828
817,243
384,585
Reserve Fund Adjustment
-
-
-
1,618,507
(1,618,507)
(1,100,585)
(517,922)
Total
10,295,828
-
-
10,295,828
3,425,707
-
6,870,121
4,671,682
2,198,439
Prj.No
Increased Service Needs Attributable to
Anticipated Development
Timing
(year)
Gross
Capital Cost
Estimate
(2024$)
Post Period
Benefit
Other
Deductions
Less:
Potential D.C. Recoverable Cost
Net Capital
Cost
Benefit to
Existing
Development
Grants, Subsidies
and Other
Contributions
Attributable to New
Development
Total
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Chapter 6
D.C. Calculation
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6. D.C. Calculation
Table 6-1 calculates the proposed uniform D.C.s to be imposed on anticipated
development in the Town for Town-wide services over a 10-year planning horizon.
The calculation for residential development is generated on a per capita basis and is
based upon five forms of housing types (singles and semi-detached, multiples, large
apartments (700+ sq.ft.), small apartments (<700 sq.ft.), and special care/special
dwelling units). The non-residential D.C. has been calculated on a per sq.ft. of G.F.A.
basis for all types of non-residential development (industrial, commercial, and
institutional).
The D.C.-eligible costs for each service component were developed in Chapter 5 for all
Town services, based on their proposed capital programs.
For the residential calculations, the total cost is divided by the "gross" (new resident)
population to determine the per capita amount. The eligible-D.C. cost calculations set
out in Chapter 5 are based on the net anticipated population increase (the forecast new
unit population less the anticipated decline in existing units). The cost per capita is then
multiplied by the average occupancy of the new units (Appendix A, Schedule 7) to
calculate the charge in Table 6-1.
With respect to non-residential development, the total costs in the uniform charge
allocated to non-residential development (based on need for service) have been divided
by the anticipated development over the planning period to calculate a cost per sq.ft. of
G.F.A.
Table 6-2 summarizes the total D.C. that is applicable for Town-wide services and Table
6-3 summarizes the gross capital expenditures and sources of revenue for works to be
undertaken during the life of the by-law.
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Table 6-1
Town of Aurora
Development Charge Calculation
Town-wide Services
10-Year (2024 to 2034)
2024$ D.C.-Eligible Cost
2024$ D.C.-Eligible Cost
SERVICE/CLASS
Residential
Non-Residential
S.D.U.
per sq.ft.
$
$
$
$
1.
Wastewater Services
1.1
Collection Infrastructure
4,671,682
2,198,439
1,233
0.55
4,671,682
2,198,439
1,233
0.55
2.
Water Services
2.1
Distribution Infrastructure
3,801,667
1,789,020
1,003
0.45
3,801,667
1,789,020
1,003
0.45
3. Services Related to a Highway
3.1
Roads and Related
33,358,716
15,698,219
8,805
3.95
3.2
Public Works (Facilities and Fleet)
2,267,800
1,067,200
599
0.27
35,626,516
16,765,419
9,404
4.22
4. Fire Protection Services
4.1
Fire facilities, vehicles & equipment
4,895,796
2,303,904
1,292
0.58
4,895,796
2,303,904
1,292
0.58
5.
Library Services
5.1
Library facilities, materials and vehicles
11,117,951
585,155
2,935
0.15
11,117,951
585,155
2,935
0.15
6.
Parks and Recreation Services
6.1
Park development, amenities, trails,
recreation facilities, vehicles and equipment
80,624,295
4,243,384
21,280
1.07
80,624,295
4,243,384
21,280
1.07
TOTAL
140,737,906
27,885,321
37,147
7.02
D.C.-Eligible Capital Cost
140,737,906
27,885,321
10-Year Gross Population/GFA Growth (sq.ft.)
13,412
3,977,700
Cost Per Capita/Non-Residential GFA (sq.ft.)
$10,493.43
$7.02
By Residential Unit Type
P.P.U.
Single and Semi-Detached Dwelling
3.540
$37,147
Multiples
2.715
$28,490
Apartments - Large
1.988
$20,861
Apartments - Small
1.366
$14,334
Special Care/Special Dwelling Units
1.100
$11,543
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Table 6-2
Town of Aurora
Development Charge Calculation
Total All Services
2024$ D.C.-Eligible Cost
2024$ D.C.-Eligible Cost
Residential
Non-Residential
S.D.U.
per sq.ft.
$
$
$
$
Town-wide Services/Classes 10 Year
140,737,906
27,885,321
37,147
7.02
TOTAL
140,737,906
27,885,321
37,147
7.02
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Table 6-3
Town of Aurora
Gross Expenditure and Sources of Revenue Summary for Costs to be Incurred over the Life of the By-law
Sources of Financing
Tax Base or Other Non-D.C. Source
D.C. Reserve Fund
Other
Benefit to
Other Funding
Residential
Non-Residential
1.
Wastewater Services
1.1
Collection Infrastructure
9,094,000
0
1,807,200
0
0
4,955,024
2,331,776
2.
Water Services
2.1
Distribution Infrastructure
6,492,500
0
0
0
0
4,414,900
2,077,600
3.
Services Related to a Highway
3.1
Roads and Related
80,268,443
216,411
16,078,500
0
3,216,000
41,315,121
19,442,410
3.2
Public Works (Facilities and Fleet)
3,930,000
0
595,000
0
0
2,267,800
1,067,200
4.
Fire Protection Services
4.1
Fire facilities, vehicles & equipment
24,256,000
0
0
14,143,800
5,043,600
3,446,648
1,621,952
5.
Library Services
5.1
Library facilities, materials and vehicles
11,200,000
0
0
0
0
10,640,000
560,000
6.
Parks and Recreation Services
6.1
Park development, amenities, trails, recreation facilities, vehicles
and equipment
120,363,000
2,265,967
78,600
4,000,000
52,500,000
58,442,511
3,075,922
Total Expenditures & Revenues
$255,603,943
$2,482,378
$18,559,300
$18,143,800
$60,759,600
$125,482,005
$30,176,860
Post D.C. Period
Benefit
Total Gross Cost
Service/Class
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Chapter 7
D.C. Policy Recommendations
and D.C. By-law Rules
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7. D.C. Policy Recommendations and D.C. By-law
Rules
7.1 Introduction
Subsection 5 (1) 9 states that rules must be developed:
"to determine if a development charge is payable in any particular case and to
determine the amount of the charge, subject to the limitations set out in
subsection (6)."
Paragraph 10 of the section goes on to state that the rules may provide for exemptions,
phasing in and/or indexing of D.C.s.
Subsection 5 (6) establishes the following restrictions on the rules:
- the total of all D.C.s that would be imposed on anticipated development must not
exceed the capital costs determined under subsection 5 (1) 2-7 for all services
involved;
- if the rules expressly identify a type of development, they must not provide for it
to pay D.C.s that exceed the capital costs that arise from the increase in the
need for service for that type of development; however, this requirement does not
relate to any particular development; and
- if the rules provide for a type of development to have a lower D.C. than is
allowed, the rules for determining D.C.s may not provide for any resulting
shortfall to be made up via other development.
With respect to "the rules," section 6 states that a D.C. by-law must expressly address
the matters referred to above re subsection 5 (1) paragraphs 9 and 10, as well as how
the rules apply to the redevelopment of land.
The rules provided are based on the Town's existing policies; with some modifications
and consideration for the changes to the D.C.A. resulting from Bills 108, 197, 213 and
23.
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7.2 D.C. By-law Structure
It is recommended that:
- the Town uses a uniform Town-wide D.C. calculation for all Town-wide services;
and
- one D.C. by-law be used for all services.
7.3 D.C. By-law Rules
The following subsections set out the recommended rules governing the calculation,
payment and collection of D.C.s in accordance with section 6 of the D.C.A.
It is recommended that the following sections provide the basis for the D.C.s.:
7.3.1 Payment in any Particular Case
In accordance with the D.C.A., subsection 2 (2), a D.C. be calculated, payable, and
collected where the development requires one or more of the following:
"(a) the passing of a zoning by-law or of an amendment to a zoning by-
law under section 34 of the Planning Act;
(b) the approval of a minor variance under section 45 of the Planning
Act;
(c) a conveyance of land to which a by-law passed under subsection 50
(7) of the Planning Act applies;
(d) the approval of a plan of subdivision under section 51 of the Planning
Act;
(e) a consent under section 53 of the Planning Act;
(f) the approval of a description under section 9 of the Condominium
Act, 1998; or
(g) the issuing of a permit under the Building Code Act, 1992 in relation
to a building or structure."
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7.3.2 Determination of the Amount of the Charge
The following conventions be adopted:
1) Costs allocated to residential uses will be assigned to different types of
residential units based on the average occupancy for each housing type
constructed during the previous decade. Costs allocated to non-residential uses
will be assigned based on the number of square feet of G.F.A. constructed for
eligible uses (i.e., industrial, commercial, and institutional).
2) Costs allocated to residential and non-residential uses are based upon a number
of conventions, as may be suited to each municipal circumstance, e.g.
- for parks and recreation services and library services, a 5% non-residential
attribution has been made to recognize use by the non-residential sector;
and
- for services related to a highway, fire protection services, water services,
and wastewater services a 68% residential/32% non-residential attribution
has been made based on a population vs. employment growth ratio over
the 10-year (2024 to 2034) forecast period.
7.3.3 Application to Redevelopment of Land (Demolition and
Conversion)
If a development involves the demolition of and replacement of a building or structure
on the same site, or the conversion from one principal use to another, the developer
shall be allowed a credit equivalent to:
1) the number of dwelling units demolished/converted multiplied by the applicable
residential D.C. in place at the time the D.C. is payable; and/or
2) the gross floor area of the building demolished/converted multiplied by the
current non-residential D.C. in place at the time the D.C. is payable.
The demolition credit is allowed only if the land was improved by occupied structures
and if the demolition permit related to the site was issued less than four (4) years prior
to the issuance of a building permit. The credit can, in no case, exceed the amount of
D.C.s that would otherwise be payable.
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7.3.4 Exemptions (full or partial)
a) Statutory exemptions:
- industrial building additions of up to and including 50% of the existing G.F.A.
(defined in O. Reg. 82/98, section 1) of the building; for industrial building
additions that exceed 50% of the existing G.F.A., only the portion of the
addition in excess of 50% is subject to D.C.s (subsection 4 (3) of the D.C.A.);
- buildings or structures owned by and used for the purposes of any
municipality, local board, or Board of Education (section 3);
- may add up to 2 apartments in an existing or new detached, semi-detached,
or rowhouse (including in an ancillary structure);
- add one additional unit or 1% of existing units in an existing rental residential
building;
- a university in Ontario that receives direct, regular, and ongoing operating
funding from the Government of Ontario;
- affordable units, attainable units, and affordable inclusionary zoning units (to
be in force at a later date);
- non-profit housing; and
- discount for rental housing units based on bedroom size (i.e., three or more
bedrooms - 25% reduction, two bedrooms - 20% reduction, and all others -
15% reduction).
b) Non-statutory exemptions for Council's consideration:
- land owned by and used for the purposes of a private school;
- lands, buildings, or structures used or to be used for the purposes of a
cemetery or burial;
- places of worship;
- non-residential uses permitted pursuant to section 39 of the Planning Act or
any successor thereto;
- the issuance if a building permit not resulting in the creation of additional
gross floor area;
- agricultural uses;
- public hospitals; and
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- land vested in or leased to a university that receives regular and ongoing
operating funds from the government for the purposes of post-secondary
education.
7.3.5 Phasing in
As required by Bill 23, the calculated D.C. will be phased-in over a five-year period as
follows:
- Year 1 - 80% of the maximum charge;
- Year 2 - 85% of the maximum charge;
- Year 3 - 90% of the maximum charge;
- Year 4 - 95% of the maximum charge; and
- Year 5 to expiry - 100% of the maximum charge.
As noted in earlier sections, as of the time of writing, the Province has announced (on
December 13, 2023) potential changes to the phase-in requirements. The details of
these changes will be forthcoming in early 2024 and Watson will monitor and advise as
to the nature of these changes.
7.3.6 Timing of Collection
A D.C. that is applicable under Section 5 of the D.C.A. shall be calculated and payable;
- Development charges shall be payable upon issuance of the first building permit
with respect to each building or structure. Where applicable, a development
charge for Town-wide engineered services shall be payable upon execution of a
vacant land condominium agreement, a development agreement, or a
subdivision agreement, with the remaining applicable portions to the
development charge to be payable at issuance of building permit as above;
- Development charges for rental housing and institutional developments are due
and shall be payable in 6 installments commencing with the first installment
payable on the date of first occupancy certificate issued, and each subsequent
installment, including interest, payable on the anniversary date each year
thereafter;
- Where the development of land results from the approval of a site plan or zoning
by-law amendment received on or after January 1, 2020, and the approval of the
application occurred within 2 years of building permit issuance, the development
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charges shall be calculated on the rates set out in Schedule "B" on the date of
the planning application, including interest. Where both a site plan and zoning
by-law application are received for a development, applicable development
charges under subsections 3.6 and 3.7 shall be calculated on the rates set out in
Schedule "B" on the date that the planning application is deemed complete,
including interest. Otherwise the current rates under Schedule "B" will apply
excluding interest; and
- Despite above, Council, from time to time, and at any time, may enter into
agreements providing for all or any part of a D.C. to be paid before or after it
would otherwise be payable.
7.3.7 The Applicable Areas
The charges developed herein provide for varying charges within the Town, as follows:
- All Town-wide services - the full residential and non-residential charge will be
imposed on all lands within the Town.
7.3.8 Indexing
Rates shall be adjusted, without amendment to the By-law, semi-annually on the first
day of January and July of each year, in accordance with the Statistics Canada
Quarterly, Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index (Table 18-10-0276-02)1.
7.4 Other D.C. By-law Provisions
It is recommended that:
1 O. Reg. 82/98 referenced "The Statistics Canada Quarterly, Construction Price
Statistics, catalogue number 62-007" as the index source. Since implementation,
Statistics Canada has modified this index twice and the above-noted index is the most
current. The draft by-law provided herein refers to O. Reg. 82/98 to ensure traceability
should this index continue to be modified over time.
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7.4.1 Categories of Services for Reserve Fund and Credit Purposes
The Town's D.C. collections are currently reserved in eight (8) separate reserve funds:
Fire Services, Library Services, Municipal Parking Spaces, General Government, Roads
& Related, Sanitary Sewer, Water Supply & Distribution, and Parks & Recreation.
With respect to the Municipal Parking Spaces and General Government reserve funds,
it is recommended that the amounts be utilized or incorporated as part of the Town's
General Capital Reserves as these services are no longer eligible D.C. services.
Appendix D outlines the reserve fund policies that the Town is required to follow as per
the D.C.A.
7.4.2 By-law In-force Date
A by-law under the D.C.A. comes into force on the day after which the by-law is passed
by Council.
7.4.3 Minimum Interest Rate Paid on Refunds and Charged for Inter-
Reserve Fund Borrowing
The minimum interest rate is the Bank of Canada rate on the day on which the by-law
comes into force (as per section 11 of O. Reg. 82/98).
7.4.4 Area Rating
The D.C.A. required that Council must consider the use of area specific charges:
1. Section 2 (9) of the D.C.A. now requires a municipality to implement area-specific
D.C.s for either specific services which are prescribed and/or for specific
municipalities which are to be regulated (note that at this time, no municipalities
or services are prescribed by the regulations).
2. Section 10 (2) c.1 of the D.C.A. requires that "the development charges
background study shall include consideration of the use of more than one
development charge by-law to reflect different needs for services in different
areas."
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In regard to the first item, there are no services or specific municipalities identified in the
regulations which must be area rated. The second item requires Council to consider the
use of area rating.
Currently the Town's by-law provides for all services to be recovered on a uniform,
Town-wide basis. There have been several reasons why area-rating has not been
imposed on these services, including:
1. All Town services, with the exception of water and wastewater, require that the
average 15-year service standard be calculated. This average service standard
multiplied by growth in the Town, establishes an upper ceiling on the amount of
funds that can be collected from all developing landowners. Section 4 (4) of
O. Reg. 82/98 provides that "if a development charge by-law applies to a part of
the municipality, the level of service and average level of service cannot exceed
that which would be determined if the by-law applied to the whole municipality."
Put in layman terms, the average service standard multiplied by the growth within
the specific area would establish an area-specific ceiling which would
significantly reduce the total revenue recoverable for the Town hence potentially
resulting in D.C. revenue shortfalls and impacts on property taxes.
2. Expanding on item 1, attempting to impose an area charge potentially causes
equity issues in transitioning from a Town-wide approach to an area-specific
approach. For example, if all services were now built (and funded) within Area A
(which is 75% built out) and this was funded with some revenues from Areas B
and C, moving to an area-rating approach would see Area A contribute no funds
to the costs of services in Areas B and C. The D.C.s would be lower in Area A
(as all services are now funded) and higher in Areas B and C. As well, funding
shortfalls may then potentially encourage the municipality to provide less
services to Areas B and C due to reduced revenue.
3. Many services provided (roads, parks and recreation facilities, etc.) are not
restricted to one specific area and are often used by all residents. For example,
arenas located in different parts of the Town will be used by residents from all
areas depending on the programing of the facility (i.e., a public skate is available
each night, but at a different arena; hence usage of any one facility at any given
time is based on programming availability).
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For the reasons noted above, it is recommended that Council calculate the charges on
a uniform Town-wide basis for all services/classes of services.
7.5 Other Recommendations
It is recommended that Council:
"Whenever appropriate, request that grants, subsidies and other contributions be
clearly designated by the donor as being to the benefit of existing development or
new development, as applicable;"
"Adopt the assumptions contained herein as an 'anticipation' with respect to capital
grants, subsidies and other contributions;"
"Continue the D.C. approach to calculate the charges on a uniform Town-wide
basis;"
"Approve the capital project listing set out in Chapter 5 of the D.C.s Background
Study dated January 23, 2024, subject to further annual review during the capital
budget process;"
"Approve the D.C.s Background Study dated January 23, 2024;"
"Determine that no further public meeting is required;" and
"Approve the D.C. By-law as set out in Appendix G
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By-law Implementation
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8. By-law Implementation
8.1 Public Consultation Process
8.1.1 Introduction
This chapter addresses the mandatory, formal public consultation process (section
8.1.2), as well as the optional, informal consultation process (section 8.1.3). The latter
is designed to seek the co-operation and participation of those involved, in order to
produce the most suitable policy. Section 8.2 addresses the anticipated impact of the
D.C. on development from a generic viewpoint.
8.1.2 Public Meeting of Council
Section 12 of the D.C.A. indicates that before passing a D.C. by-law, Council must hold
at least one public meeting, giving at least 20 clear days' notice thereof, in accordance
with the Regulation. Council must also ensure that the proposed by-law and
background report are made available to the public at least two weeks prior to the (first)
meeting.
Any person who attends such a meeting may make representations related to the
proposed by-law.
If a proposed by-law is changed following such a meeting, Council must determine
whether a further meeting (under this section) is necessary (i.e., if the proposed by-law
which is proposed for adoption has been changed in any respect, Council should
formally consider whether an additional public meeting is required, incorporating this
determination as part of the final by-law or associated resolution. It is noted that
Council's decision, once made, is final and not subject to review by a Court or the
Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) (formerly the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT)).
8.1.3 Other Consultation Activity
There are three broad groupings of the public who are generally the most concerned
with municipal D.C. policy:
1. The first grouping is the residential development community, consisting of land
developers and builders, who are typically responsible for generating the majority
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of the D.C. revenues. Others, such as realtors, are directly impacted by D.C.
policy. They are, therefore, potentially interested in all aspects of the charge,
particularly the quantum by unit type, projects to be funded by the D.C. and the
timing thereof, and municipal policy with respect to development agreements,
D.C. credits and front-ending requirements.
2. The second public grouping embraces the public at large and includes taxpayer
coalition groups and others interested in public policy.
3. The third grouping is the industrial/commercial/institutional development sector,
consisting of land developers and major owners or organizations with significant
construction plans, such as hotels, entertainment complexes, shopping centres,
offices, industrial buildings, and institutions. Also involved are organizations such
as Industry Associations, the Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trade, and
the Economic Development Agencies, who are all potentially interested in
municipal D.C. policy. Their primary concern is frequently with the quantum of
the charge, G.F.A. exclusions such as basements, mechanical or indoor parking
areas, or exemptions and phase-in or capping provisions in order to moderate
the impact.
8.2 Anticipated Impact of the Charge on Development
The establishment of sound D.C. policy often requires the achievement of an
acceptable balance between two competing realities. The first is that high non-
residential D.C.s can, to some degree, represent a barrier to increased economic
activity and sustained industrial/commercial growth, particularly for capital intensive
uses. Also, in many cases, increased residential D.C.s can ultimately be expected to be
recovered via housing prices and can impact project feasibility in some cases (e.g.,
rental apartments).
On the other hand, D.C.s or other municipal capital funding sources need to be obtained
in order to help ensure that the necessary infrastructure and amenities are installed.
The timely installation of such works is a key initiative in providing adequate service
levels and in facilitating strong economic growth, investment, and wealth generation.
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8.3 Implementation Requirements
8.3.1 Introduction
Once the Town has calculated the charge, prepared the complete background study,
carried out the public process and passed a new by-law, the emphasis shifts to
implementation matters. These include notices, potential appeals and complaints,
credits, front-ending agreements, subdivision agreement conditions and finally the
collection of revenues and funding of projects.
The sections that follow present an overview of the requirements in each case.
8.3.2 Notice of Passage
In accordance with section 13 of the D.C.A., when a D.C. by-law is passed, the Town
Clerk shall give written notice of the passing and of the last day for appealing the by-law
(the day that is 40 days after the day it was passed). Such notice must be given no
later than 20 days after the day the by-law is passed (i.e., as of the day of newspaper
publication or the mailing of the notice).
Section 10 of O. Reg. 82/98 further defines the notice requirements which are
summarized as follows:
- notice may be given by publication in a newspaper which is (in the Clerk's
opinion) of sufficient circulation to give the public reasonable notice, or by
personal service, fax, or mail to every owner of land in the area to which the
by-law relates;
- subsection 10 (4) lists the persons/organizations who must be given notice;
and
- subsection 10 (5) lists the eight items that the notice must cover.
8.3.3 By-law Pamphlet
In addition to the "notice" information, the Town must prepare a "pamphlet" explaining
each D.C. by-law in force, setting out:
- a description of the general purpose of the D.C.s;
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- the "rules" for determining if a charge is payable in a particular case and for
determining the amount of the charge;
- the services to which the D.C.s relate; and
- a description of the general purpose of the Treasurer's statement and where it
may be received by the public.
Where a by-law is not appealed to the OLT, the pamphlet must be readied within 60
days after the by-law comes into force. Later dates apply to appealed by-laws.
The Town must give one copy of the most recent pamphlet without charge, to any
person who requests one.
8.3.4 Appeals
Sections 13 to 19 of the D.C.A. set out the requirements relative to making and
processing a D.C. by-law appeal and OLT hearing in response to an appeal. Any
person or organization may appeal a D.C. by-law to the OLT by filing a notice of appeal
with the Town Clerk, setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons supporting
the objection. This must be done by the last day for appealing the by-law, which is 40
days after the by-law is passed.
The Town is conducting a public consultation process in order to address the issues
that come forward as part of that process, thereby avoiding or reducing the need for an
appeal to be made.
8.3.5 Complaints
A person required to pay a D.C., or his agent, may complain to the Town Council
imposing the charge that:
- the amount of the charge was incorrectly determined;
- the reduction to be used against the D.C. was incorrectly determined; or
- there was an error in the application of the D.C.
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Sections 20 to 25 of the D.C.A. set out the requirements that exist, including the fact
that a complaint may not be made later than 90 days after a D.C. (or any part of it) is
payable. A complainant may appeal the decision of Town Council to the OLT.
8.3.6 Credits
Sections 38 to 41 of the D.C.A. set out a number of credit requirements, which apply
where a municipality agrees to allow a person to perform work in the future that relates
to a service in the D.C. by-law.
These credits would be used to reduce the amount of D.C.s to be paid. The value of
the credit is limited to the reasonable cost of the work which does not exceed the
average level of service. The credit applies only to the service to which the work relates
unless the municipality agrees to expand the credit to other services for which a D.C. is
payable.
8.3.7 Front-Ending Agreements
The Town and one or more landowners may enter into a front-ending agreement that
provides for the costs of a project that will benefit an area in the Town to which the D.C.
by-law applies. Such an agreement can provide for the costs to be borne by one or
more parties to the agreement who are, in turn, reimbursed in future by persons who
develop land defined in the agreement.
Part III of the D.C.A. (sections 44 to 58) addresses front-ending agreements and
removes some of the obstacles to their use which were contained in the Development
Charges Act, 1989. Accordingly, the Town assesses whether this mechanism is
appropriate for its use, as part of funding projects prior to Town funds being available.
8.3.8 Severance and Subdivision Agreement Conditions
Section 59 of the D.C.A. prevents a municipality from imposing directly or indirectly, a
charge related to development or a requirement to construct a service related to
development, by way of a condition or agreement under section 51 or section 53 of the
Planning Act, except for:
- "local services, related to a plan of subdivision or within the area to which the
plan relates, to be installed or paid for by the owner as a condition of approval
under section 51 of the Planning Act;" and
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- "local services to be installed or paid for by the owner as a condition of
approval under section 53 of the Planning Act."
It is also noted that subsection 59 (4) of the D.C.A. requires that the municipal approval
authority for a draft plan of subdivision under subsection 51 (31) of the Planning Act,
use its power to impose conditions to ensure that the first purchaser of newly subdivided
land is informed of all the D.C.s related to the development, at the time the land is
transferred.
In this regard, if the municipality in question is a commenting agency, in order to comply
with subsection 59 (4) of the D.C.A. it would need to provide to the approval authority
information regarding the applicable municipal D.C.s related to the site.
If the Town is an approval authority for the purposes of section 51 of the Planning Act, it
would be responsible to ensure that it collects information from all entities that can
impose a D.C.
The most effective way to ensure that purchasers are aware of this condition would be
to require it as a provision in a registered subdivision agreement, so that any purchaser
of the property would be aware of the charges at the time the title was searched prior to
closing a transaction conveying the lands.
Appendices
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Appendix A
Background Information on
Residential and Non-
Residential Growth Forecast
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Schedule 1
Town of Aurora
Residential Growth Forecast Summary
[1] Population includes the Census undercount estimated at approximately 3.1% and has been rounded.
[2] Includes townhouses and apartments in duplexes.
[3] Includes studio, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom+ apartment units.
Notes:
Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Source: Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
Population
Institutional
Population
Population
Excluding
Institutional
Population
Singles &
Semi-
Detached
Multiple
Dwellings[2]
Apartments[3]
Other
Total
Households
Equivalent
Institutional
Households
54,880
53,203
818
52,385
12,305
3,565
1,810
11
17,691
744
3.007
57,190
55,445
740
54,705
12,770
3,975
2,100
10
18,855
673
2.941
64,010
62,057
667
61,390
14,470
4,280
2,740
10
21,500
606
2.886
65,700
63,690
686
63,004
14,864
4,374
2,943
10
22,191
624
2.870
79,500
77,074
832
76,242
15,571
6,172
6,337
10
28,090
756
2.744
2,310
2,242
-78
2,320
465
410
290
-1
1,164
-71
6,820
6,612
-73
6,685
1,700
305
640
0
2,645
-67
1,690
1,633
19
1,614
394
94
203
0
691
18
13,800
13,384
146
13,238
707
1,798
3,394
0
5,899
132
Early 2034
Early 2024 - Early 2034
Historical
Forecast
Incremental
Mid 2011 - Mid 2016
Mid 2016 - Mid 2021
Mid 2011
Mid 2016
Mid 2021
Early 2024
Mid 2021 - Early 2024
Population
(Including
Census
Undercount)[1]
Year
Excluding Census Undercount
Housing Units
Person Per
Unit (P.P.U.):
Total
Population/
Total
Households
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Schedule 2
Town of Aurora
Current Year Growth Forecast
Mid-2021 to Early-2024
Mid 2021 Population
62,057
Occupants of
Units (2)
691
New Housing Units,
multiplied by P.P.U. (3)
2.727
Mid 2021 to Early 2024
gross population increase
1,883
1,883
Occupants of New
Units
18
Equivalent Institutional Units,
multiplied by P.P.U. (3)
1.100
Mid 2021 to Early 2024
gross population increase
19
19
Decline in Housing
Units (4)
21,500
Unit Occupancy,
multiplied by P.P.U. decline rate (5)
-0.013
Mid 2021 to Early 2024
total decline in population
-269
-269
Population Estimate to Early 2024
63,690
Net Population Increase, Mid 2021 to Early 2024
1,633
(1) 2021 population based on Statistics Canada Census unadjusted for Census undercount.
(2)
(3) Average number of persons per unit (P.P.U.) is assumed to be:
Singles & Semi Detached
3.288
57%
1.874
Multiples (6)
2.708
14%
0.369
Apartments (7)
1.647
29%
0.484
Total
100%
2.727
¹ Based on 2021 Census custom database
² Based on Building permit/completion activity
(4) 2021 households taken from Statistics Canada Census.
(5) Decline occurs due to aging of the population and family life cycle changes, lower fertility rates and
changing economic conditions.
(6) Includes townhouses and apartments in duplexes.
(7) Includes bachelor, 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom+ apartments.
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Estimated residential units constructed, Mid-2021 to the beginning of the growth period assuming a six-month lag between construction
and occupancy.
Population
Structural Type
Persons Per Unit¹
(P.P.U.)
% Distribution of
Estimated Units²
Weighted Persons
Per Unit Average
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Schedule 3
Town of Aurora
10-Year Growth Forecast
Early-2024 to Early-2034
Early 2024 Population
63,690
Occupants of
Units (2)
5,899
New Housing Units,
multiplied by P.P.U. (3)
2.249
Early 2024 to Early 2034
gross population increase
13,266
13,266
Occupants of New
Units
132
Equivalent Institutional Units,
multiplied by P.P.U. (3)
1.100
Early 2024 to Early 2034
gross population increase
146
146
Change in Housing
Units (4)
22,191
Unit Occupancy,
multiplied by P.P.U. change rate (5)
-0.001
Early 2024 to Early 2034
total change in population
-28
-28
Population Estimate to Early 2034
77,074
Net Population Increase, Early 2024 to Early 2034
13,384
(1) Early 2024 Population based on:
(2) Based upon forecast building permits/completions assuming a lag between construction and occupancy.
(3) Average number of persons per unit (P.P.U.) is assumed to be:
Singles & Semi Detached
3.540
12%
0.424
Multiples (6)
2.715
30%
0.828
Apartments (7)
1.733
58%
0.997
Small Apartment Units 1.366
Large Apartment Units 1.988
Total
100%
2.249
¹ Persons per unit based on adjusted Statistics Canada Custom 2021 Census database.
² Forecast unit mix based upon historical trends and housing units in the development process.
(4) Early 2024 households based upon 2021 Census (21,500 units) + Mid 2021 to Early 2024 unit estimate (691 units) = 22,191 units.
(5)
(6) Includes townhouses and apartments in duplexes.
(7) Includes bachelor, 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom+ apartments.
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Decline occurs due to aging of the population and family life cycle changes, lower fertility rates and changing economic conditions.
Population
2021 Population (62,057) + Mid 2021 to Early 2024 estimated housing units to beginning of forecast period (691 x 2.727 = 1,883) + (18 x
1.1 = 19) + (21,500 x -0.013 = -269) = 63,690
Structural Type
Persons Per Unit¹
(P.P.U.)
% Distribution of
Estimated Units²
Weighted Persons
Per Unit Average
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Schedule 4
Town of Aurora
Summary of Active Development Applications as of 2023
[1] Includes townhomes and apartments in duplexes.
[2] Includes studio, 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom+ apartments.
[3] Includes an unspecified mix of households within the identified density categories.
Source: Data provided by Town of Aurora staff as of September 2023.
Singles &
Semi-
Detached and
Multiples Mix[3]
Multiples and
Apartments
Mix[3]
339
80
1,000
189
455
2,063
16%
4%
48%
9%
22%
100%
216
880
2,614
0
1,636
5,346
4%
16%
49%
0%
31%
100%
16
45
918
0
0
979
2%
5%
94%
0%
0%
100%
Total
571
1,005
4,532
189
2,091
8,388
% Breakdown
7%
12%
54%
2%
25%
100%
Stage of Development
Density Type
Singles &
Semi-
Detached
Multiples[1] Apartments[2]
Total
Approved
% Breakdown
Under Review
% Breakdown
% Breakdown
Pre-Consultation
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Schedule 5
Town of Aurora
Historical Residential Building Permits
Years 2014 to 2023
[1] Includes townhouses and apartments in duplexes.
[2] Includes studio, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom+ apartment units.
Source: Historical housing activity derived from Town of Aurora (2014 to 2020) and Statistics Canada (2021 to 2022)
building permit data. 2023 estimated based on September 2023 year-to-date Statistics Canada building permit data
by Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
Residential Building Permits
Total
2014
297
55
99
451
2015
623
341
44
1,008
2016
859
218
41
1,118
2017
156
107
3
266
2018
92
11
1
104
Sub-total
2,027
732
188
2,947
Average (2014 - 2018)
405
146
38
589
% Breakdown
68.8%
24.8%
6.4%
100.0%
2019
198
1
0
199
2020
159
0
0
159
2021
202
0
161
363
2022
161
0
23
184
2023
71
206
35
312
Sub-total
791
207
219
1,217
Average (2019 - 2023)
158
41
44
243
% Breakdown
65.0%
17.0%
18.0%
100.0%
2014 - 2023
Total
2,818
939
407
4,164
Average
282
94
41
416
% Breakdown
67.7%
22.6%
9.8%
100.0%
Singles &
Semi
Detached
Multiples[1]
Apartments[2]
Year
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Schedule 6
Town of Aurora
Person Per Unit by Age and Type of Dwelling
(2021 Census)
[1] Includes townhomes and apartments in duplexes.
[2] Adjusted based on historical trends.
Note: Does not include Statistics Canada data classified as "Other."
P.P.U. Not calculated for samples less than or equal to 50 dwelling units and does not include institutional population
Age of
Singles and Semi-Detached
Dwelling
< 1 BR
1 BR
2 BR
3/4 BR
5+ BR
Total
15 Year Average
15 Year Average Adjusted[3]
1-5
-
-
-
3.176
4.087
3.288
6-10
-
-
-
3.274
4.364
3.418
3.353
0.164
11-15
-
-
-
3.464
4.361
3.624
3.444
3.540
16-20
-
-
-
3.400
4.065
3.435
3.441
3.540
20-25
-
-
2.091
3.005
4.042
3.040
3.361
3.540
25-35
-
-
-
3.115
4.051
3.256
35+
-
1.722
1.953
2.818
3.694
2.872
3.276
3.540
Total
0.500
2.148
2.350
3.060
3.975
3.140
Age of
Multiples[1]
Dwelling
< 1 BR
1 BR
2 BR
3/4 BR
5+ BR
Total
15 Year Average
15 Year Average Adjusted[3]
1-5
-
-
-
2.794
-
2.708
6-10
-
-
2.250
2.914
-
2.642
2.675
(0.173)
11-15
-
-
-
2.841
-
2.794
2.715
2.715
16-20
-
-
-
2.741
-
2.730
2.719
2.715
20-25
-
-
1.727
2.735
-
2.647
2.704
2.715
25-35
-
-
-
2.255
-
2.439
35+
-
1.571
2.026
2.703
3.118
2.541
2.643
2.715
Total
1.357
1.960
2.081
2.725
3.333
2.633
Age of
Apartments[2]
Dwelling
< 1 BR
1 BR
2 BR
3/4 BR
5+ BR
Total
15 Year Average
15 Year Average Adjusted[3]
1-5
-
1.359
1.794
-
-
1.647
6-10
-
1.423
1.719
-
-
1.623
1.635
(0.247)
11-15
-
1.250
1.438
-
-
1.371
1.547
1.733
16-20
-
-
-
-
-
2.050
1.673
1.733
20-25
-
1.200
-
-
-
1.538
1.646
1.733
25-35
-
1.333
2.000
-
-
1.813
35+
-
1.289
1.823
2.375
-
1.751
1.685
1.733
Total
0.154
1.314
1.797
2.811
-
1.695
Age of
All Density Types
Dwelling
< 1 BR
1 BR
2 BR
3/4 BR
5+ BR
Total
1-5
-
1.419
1.890
3.087
3.980
2.870
6-10
-
1.594
1.873
3.164
4.056
2.887
11-15
-
1.368
1.815
3.331
4.361
3.275
16-20
-
-
2.292
3.170
3.879
3.153
20-25
-
1.417
2.067
2.892
3.704
2.795
25-35
-
1.235
2.296
2.981
4.095
2.983
35+
-
1.367
1.891
2.777
3.667
2.660
Total
-
1.417
1.942
2.971
3.886
2.854
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Schedule 7
Town of Aurora
Person Per Unit Structural Type and Age of Dwelling
(2021 Census)
3.29
3.42
3.62
3.43
3.04
3.26
2.87
2.71
2.64
2.79
2.73
2.65
2.44
2.54
1.65
1.62
1.37
2.05
1.54
1.81
1.75
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
20-25
25-35
35+
Persons Per Dwelling
Age of Dwelling
Singles and Semi-Detached
Multiples
Apartments
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Schedule 8a
Town of Aurora
Employment Forecast, 2024 to 2034
[1] Statistics Canada defines no fixed place of work (N.F.P.O.W.) employees as "persons who do not go from home to the same workplace location at the beginning
of each shift. Such persons include building and landscape contractors, travelling salespersons, independent truck drivers, etc."
Note: Statistics Canada 2021 Census place of work employment data has been reviewed. The 2021 Census employment results have not been utilized due to a
significant increase in work at home employment captured due to Census enumeration occurring during the provincial COVID-19 lockdown from April 1, 2021 to
June 14, 2021.
Source: Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
Employment
Mid 2011
53,203
0.002
0.045
0.088
0.174
0.110
0.419
0.044
0.463
105
2,380
4,690
9,270
5,865
22,310
2,344
24,654
19,930
Mid 2016
55,445
0.001
0.052
0.091
0.185
0.127
0.456
0.050
0.506
80
2,895
5,030
10,230
7,045
25,280
2,772
28,052
22,385
Early 2024
63,690
0.001
0.063
0.087
0.192
0.127
0.471
0.041
0.512
80
4,026
5,553
12,259
8,077
29,995
2,607
32,602
25,969
Early 2034
77,074
0.001
0.063
0.097
0.192
0.127
0.481
0.041
0.522
80
4,872
7,499
14,835
9,779
37,065
3,155
40,220
32,193
Mid 2011 - Mid 2016
2,242
-0.0005
0.0075
0.0026
0.0103
0.0168
0.0366
0.0059
0.0426
-25
515
340
960
1,180
2,970
428
3,398
2,455
Mid 2016 - Early 2024
8,245
-0.0002
0.0110
-0.0035
0.0080
-0.0002
0.0150
-0.0091
0.0059
0
1,131
523
2,029
1,032
4,715
-165
4,550
3,584
Early 2024 - Early 2034
13,384
-0.0002
0.0000
0.0101
0.0000
0.0001
0.0100
0.0000
0.0100
0
846
1,946
2,576
1,702
7,070
548
7,618
6,224
Mid 2011 - Mid 2016
448
-0.0001
0.0015
0.0005
0.0021
0.0034
0.0073
0.0012
0.0085
-5
103
68
192
236
594
86
680
491
Mid 2016 - Early 2024
1,099
0.0000
0.0015
-0.0005
0.0011
0.0000
0.0020
-0.0012
0.0008
0
151
70
271
138
629
-22
607
478
Early 2024 - Early 2034
1,338
0.0000
0.0000
0.0010
0.0000
0.0000
0.0010
0.0000
0.0010
0
85
195
258
170
707
55
762
622
Annual Average
Total Employment
(Including
N.F.P.O.W.)
Institutional
Total (Excluding
Work at Home and
N.F.P.O.W.)
Incremental Change
Total
Including
N.F.P.O.W
.
N.F.P.O.W.[1]
Work at
Home
Industrial
Commercial/
Population
Related
N.F.P.O.W.[1]
Activity Rate
Period
Population
Primary
Work at
Home
Industrial
Commercial/
Population
Related
Institutional
Total
Employment
Primary
Total
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Schedule 8b
Town of Aurora
Employment and Gross Floor Area (G.F.A.) Forecast, 2024 to 2034
[1] Square Foot Per Employee Assumptions
Industrial
950
Commercial/Population-Related
395
Institutional
680
[3] Forecast institutional employment and gross floor area has been adjusted downward to account for employment associated with special care units.
*Reflects Early 2024 to Early 2034 forecast period.
Note: Numbers may not add up precisely due to rounding.
Source: Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
Mid 2011
53,203
105
4,690
9,270
5,865
19,930
4,455,500
3,661,700
4,111,400
12,543,600
Mid 2016
55,445
80
5,030
10,230
7,045
22,385
4,778,500
4,040,900
4,938,500
13,997,900
Early 2024
63,690
80
5,553
12,259
8,077
25,969
5,275,400
4,842,300
5,662,000
16,019,700
Early 2034
77,074
80
7,499
14,835
9,711
32,125
7,124,100
5,859,800
6,773,500
19,997,400
Mid 2011 - Mid 2016
2,242
-25
340
960
1,180
2,455
Mid 2016 - Early 2024
8,245
0
523
2,029
1,032
3,584
496,900
801,400
723,500
2,021,800
Early 2024 - Early 2034
13,384
0
1,946
2,576
1,634
6,156
1,848,700
1,017,500
1,111,500
3,977,700
Mid 2011 - Mid 2016
448
-5
68
192
236
491
Mid 2016 - Early 2024
1,099
0
70
271
138
478
66,253
106,853
96,467
269,573
Early 2024 - Early 2034
1,338
0
195
258
163
616
184,870
101,750
111,150
397,770
Period
Population
Employment
Gross Floor Area in Square Feet (Estimated)[¹]
Primary
Incremental Change
Industrial
Commercial/
Population
Related
Institutional[3]
Total
Industrial
Commercial/
Population
Related
Institutional[3]
Total
Annual Average
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Appendix B
Level of Service
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Appendix B: Level of Service
Cost (per capita)
Services Related to a Highway - Roads
$14,647.33
0.0010
km of roadways
14,647,330
per km
196,039,865
Services Related to a Highway - Bridges, Culverts & Structures
$438.80
0.0103
Number of Bridges, Culverts & Structures
42,602
per item
5,872,899
Services Related to a Highway - Sidewalks and Active Transportation
$1,583.93
0.0037
km of sidewalks and active transportation
428,089
per km
21,199,319
Services Related to a Highway - Traffic Signals & Streetlights
$1,140.13
0.0874
No. of Traffic Signals
13,045
per signal
15,259,500
Public Works - Facilities
$429.90
0.5551
sq.ft. of building area
774
per sq.ft.
5,753,782
Public Works - Vehicles & Equipment
$131.84
0.0009
No. of vehicles and equipment
146,489
per vehicle
1,764,547
Fire Protection Services - Facilities
$421.01
0.4024
sq.ft. of building area
1,046
per sq.ft.
5,634,798
Fire Protection Services - Vehicles & Equipment
$135.98
0.0002
No. of vehicles
679,900
per vehicle
1,819,956
Fire Protection Services - Small Equipment and Gear
$27.77
27.7641
No. of equipment and gear
1.00
per item
371,674
Parkland Development
$2,800.13
0.0048
Hectares of Parkland
583,360
per acre
37,476,940
Parkland Amenities
$1,697.93
0.0041
No. of parkland amenities
414,129
per amenity
22,725,095
Parkland Trails
$362.62
1.1613
Linear Metres of Paths and Trails
312
per linear m
4,853,306
Parks Depots
$260.81
0.3434
sq.ft. of building area
759
per sq.ft.
3,490,681
Recreation Facilities
$5,957.02
6.7909
sq.ft. of building area
877
per sq.ft.
79,728,756
Parks & Recreation Vehicles and Equipment
$62.99
0.0013
No. of vehicles and equipment
48,454
per vehicle
843,058
Library Services - Facilities
$820.74
0.6932
sq.ft. of building area
1,184
per sq.ft.
10,984,784
Library Services - Collection Materials
$193.01
5.2006
No. of library collection items
37
per collection item
2,583,246
Service Related to a
Highway
Service Category
Sub-Component
Maximum
Ceiling LOS
15 Year Average Service Standard
Quality (per capita)
Quantity (per capita)
SUMMARY OF SERVICE STANDARDS AS PER DEVELOPMENT CHARGES ACT, 1997, AS AMENDED
Library
Fire Protection
Parks & Recreation
Public Works
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Services Related to a Highway - Roads
Unit Measure:
km of roadways
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/km)
Arterial Roads
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
$5,940,000
Collector Roads
47.3
47.3
47.7
47.9
47.9
48.9
50.9
51.4
51.4
51.4
55.0
55.0
55.0
55.0
55.0
$3,740,000
Land (Acres)
263.1
263.1
265.1
266.1
266.1
271.0
280.9
283.4
283.4
283.4
301.2
301.2
301.2
301.2
301.2
$2,200,000
Total
50.6
50.6
51.0
51.2
51.2
52.2
54.2
54.7
54.7
54.7
58.3
58.3
58.3
58.3
58.3
Population
51,337
52,710
53,203
52,938
52,868
52,383
52,976
55,444
59,111
60,031
60,521
61,358
62,057
62,886
63,353
Per Capita Standard
0.0010
0.0010
0.0010
0.0010
0.0010
0.0010
0.0010
0.0010
0.0009
0.0009
0.0010
0.0010
0.0009
0.0009
0.0009
15 Year Average
2009 to 2023
Quantity Standard
0.0010
Quality Standard
$14,647,330
Service Standard
$14,647
D.C. Amount (before deductions)
10 Year
Forecast Population
13,384
$ per Capita
$14,647
Eligible Amount
$196,039,865
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Services Related to a Highway - Bridges, Culverts & Structures
Unit Measure:
Number of Bridges, Culverts & Structures
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/item)
Bridges & Culverts (>3m) - as Per
OSIM
33
33
33
33
33
36
36
37
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
$619,000
Cross Culverts
114
114
115
115
115
115
122
122
125
125
131
132
132
132
132
$8,300
Driveway Culverts
400
400
400
402
404
404
433
439
441
441
441
446
446
446
446
$3,800
Total
547
547
548
550
552
555
591
598
604
604
610
616
616
616
616
Population
51,337
52,710
53,203
52,938
52,868
52,383
52,976
55,444
59,111
60,031
60,521
61,358
62,057
62,886
63,353
Per Capita Standard
0.0107
0.0104
0.0103
0.0104
0.0104
0.0106
0.0112
0.0108
0.0102
0.0101
0.0101
0.0100
0.0099
0.0098
0.0097
15 Year Average
2009 to 2023
Quantity Standard
0.0103
Quality Standard
$42,602
Service Standard
$439
D.C. Amount (before deductions)
10 Year
Forecast Population
13,384
$ per Capita
$439
Eligible Amount
$5,872,899
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Services Related to a Highway - Sidewalks and Active Transportation
Unit Measure:
km of sidewalks and active transportation
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/km)
Sidewalks
177
179
180
182
186
197
202
208
211
211
213
214
214
214
214
$442,000
Multi-Use Paths (Active
Transportation)
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
$165,000
Total
184
186
188
189
194
207
212
218
221
221
224
224
224
224
224
Population
51,337
52,710
53,203
52,938
52,868
52,383
52,976
55,444
59,111
60,031
60,521
61,358
62,057
62,886
63,353
Per Capita Standard
0.0036
0.0035
0.0035
0.0036
0.0037
0.0039
0.0040
0.0039
0.0037
0.0037
0.0037
0.0037
0.0036
0.0036
0.0035
15 Year Average
2009 to 2023
Quantity Standard
0.0037
Quality Standard
$428,089
Service Standard
$1,584
D.C. Amount (before deductions)
10 Year
Forecast Population
13,384
$ per Capita
$1,584
Eligible Amount
$21,199,319
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Services Related to a Highway - Traffic Signals & Streetlights
Unit Measure:
No. of Traffic Signals
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/item)
Traffic Signals
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
$332,000
Streetlights
4,567
4,587
4,616
4,672
4,703
4,870
4,962
5,063
5,093
5,131
5,151
5,177
5,181
5,181
5,181
$12,000
Total
4,582
4,602
4,631
4,687
4,718
4,886
4,978
5,080
5,110
5,148
5,168
5,194
5,198
5,198
5,198
Population
51,337
52,710
53,203
52,938
52,868
52,383
52,976
55,444
59,111
60,031
60,521
61,358
62,057
62,886
63,353
Per Capita Standard
0.0893
0.0873
0.0870
0.0885
0.0892
0.0933
0.0940
0.0916
0.0864
0.0858
0.0854
0.0847
0.0838
0.0827
0.0820
15 Year Average
2009 to 2023
Quantity Standard
0.0874
Quality Standard
$13,045
Service Standard
$1,140
D.C. Amount (before deductions)
10 Year
Forecast Population
13,384
$ per Capita
$1,140
Eligible Amount
$15,259,500
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Class of Service:
Public Works - Facilities
Unit Measure:
sq.ft. of building area
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Bld'g
Value
($/sq.ft.)
Value/sq.ft.
with land,
site works,
etc.
Building A
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$500
$710
Building B
4,462
4,462
4,462
4,462
4,462
4,462
4,462
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$500
$710
Public Works Depot (Scanlon)
6,400
6,400
6,400
6,400
6,400
6,400
6,400
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$500
$710
Salt/Sand Dome
1,923
1,923
1,923
1,923
1,923
1,923
1,923
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$175
$352
Waterworks Storage Shed
96
96
96
96
96
96
96
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$175
$352
Joint Operations Centre - 66,000 sq.ft. (PW
Share 59%)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
38,940
38,940
38,940
38,940
38,940
38,940
38,940
38,940
$600
$833
Total
23,881
23,881
23,881
23,881
23,881
23,881
23,881
38,940
38,940
38,940
38,940
38,940
38,940
38,940
38,940
Population
51,337
52,710
53,203
52,938
52,868
52,383
52,976
55,444
59,111
60,031
60,521
61,358
62,057
62,886
63,353
Per Capita Standard
0.4652
0.4531
0.4489
0.4511
0.4517
0.4559
0.4508
0.7023
0.6588
0.6487
0.6434
0.6346
0.6275
0.6192
0.6147
15 Year Average
2009 to 2023
Quantity Standard
0.5551
Quality Standard
$774
Service Standard
$430
D.C. Amount (before deductions)
10 Year
Forecast Population
13,384
$ per Capita
$430
Eligible Amount
$5,753,782
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Class of Service:
Public Works - Vehicles & Equipment
Unit Measure:
No. of vehicles and equipment
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/Vehicle)
1/2 ton Pick-up (1-13)
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$70,000
1 ton 4x4 Pick-up (18-14)
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$94,800
F-150
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$65,000
1/2 ton Pick-up (3-10)
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,000
1/2 ton Pick-up (7-21)
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$80,000
Chevrolet 1500
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$65,000
1/4 ton 4x4 Pick-up (401-17)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$70,000
1/2 ton Pick-up (6-18)
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,000
1/4 ton 4x4 Pick-up (402-15)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$70,000
1/2 ton Pick-up (13-15)
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,000
2 ton Dump Truck (15-16)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$112,500
2 ton Flat Bed Replaced (24-21)
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$110,000
3 ton Roll Off Body (17-21)
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$116,600
3 ton (Sign Truck) Diesel (16-17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$320,000
3/4 ton (23-22)
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$75,000
3/4 Ton Pick Up (4-19)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$90,000
3/4 ton Pick-up (22-21)
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$75,000
6 ton Diesel Dump with Sander (25-
19)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$390,000
6 ton Diesel Dump with Sander (26-
14)
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$390,000
6 ton Diesel Dump with Sander
replaced (27-19)
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$390,000
6 ton Diesel Dump with Sander (28-
12)
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$390,000
6 ton Diesel Dump with Sander (28-
21)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$390,000
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Class of Service:
Public Works - Vehicles & Equipment
Unit Measure:
No. of vehicles and equipment
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/Vehicle)
8 ton Tandem Dump with Sander
(29-19)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$428,900
6 ton Diesel Dump with Sander
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$390,000
6 ton Diesel Dump with Sander (30-
16)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$390,000
6 ton Diesel Dump with Sander (31-
23)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$390,000
6 ton Diesel Dump with Sander (32-
17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$390,000
8 ton DLA Roll Off (34-22)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
$565,900
3 ton Dump Truck (38-16)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$95,300
Street Sweeper Pelican (40-21)
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$356,500
Street Sweeper Broom Bear (41-
17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$462,200
3/4 ton Pick-up (5-21)
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$100,000
Bobcat Skid Steer Loader (44-19)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$151,500
Front End Loader replaced and
renamed 45-12
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$357,400
Back Hoe (43-08) Removed 21-not
replaced
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
$269,500
HLA Box Blade Plow Attachment
(45-A)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$25,000
Ford Explorer Hybrid SUV (2-21)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
$75,000
Ford Explorer Hybrid SUV (406-
21)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$75,000
Front End Loader (45-12)
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$400,000
Front End Loader (46-12)
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$400,000
Police Interceptor (Explorer SUV)
(403-19)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$80,000
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Class of Service:
Public Works - Vehicles & Equipment
Unit Measure:
No. of vehicles and equipment
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/Vehicle)
Portable Air Compressor (55-11)
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$26,600
Asphalt Roller (87-12)
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$60,000
Asphalt Hot Box (88-14)
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$61,900
Spill Trailer (95-16)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$7,900
Line Painter Trailer (96-14)
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$6,600
Trailer Flatbed (97-22)
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$17,700
Hoe Pak (removed 2019- not
replaced)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
$59,300
Solar Powered Sign (140-20)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$39,000
Solar Powered Sign (141-20)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$39,000
Solar Powered Sign (142-20)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$39,000
Solar Powered Sign (143-20)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$39,000
Cold Planer Attachment Bobcat (
150-19)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$29,600
Forklift (199-17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,000
Asphault Roller c/w Trailer (86-88
removed 12-not replaced)
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$50,200
1/2 ton Supercab Pick-up (8-13)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,000
1/2 ton Supercab Pick-up (9-16)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,000
1/2 ton Pick-up (10-13)
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,000
TV Sewer Camera with Truck
Monitor (108)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$26,600
Radar Trailer (91-99 removed 19 -
not replaced)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
$23,200
Sewer Flusher (removed not
replaced)
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$627,700
Sewer Flusher (39-11 removed 21-
not replaced)
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
$627,700
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Class of Service:
Public Works - Vehicles & Equipment
Unit Measure:
No. of vehicles and equipment
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/Vehicle)
Valve Exercise Trailer (56-16)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$73,600
3/4 Ton Cargo Van (61-17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$70,000
3/4 Ton Cargo Van (62-17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$70,000
1/4 ton Pick-up (63-17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$43,300
Ford Transit Van (64-20)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
$80,000
3/4 Ton Cargo Van
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$70,000
Solar Powered Sign (144-20)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$39,000
Solar Powered Sign (145-20)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$39,000
3/4 ton Ford Transit Van (400-18)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
$106,400
Police Interceptor (Explorer SUV)
(404-19)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$75,000
Sidewalk Tractor (50-12)
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,000
Sidewalk Tractor (51-12) removed
19 - not replaced
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
$65,000
Sidewalk Tractor (52-12)
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,000
3/4 ton Ford Transit Van (405-18)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$106,400
Trackless MT (51-19)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$250,000
1/2 ton pickup (504-10)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,000
Total
30
38
39
42
44
49
50
57
64
64
65
66
65
66
65
Population
51,337
52,710
53,203
52,938
52,868
52,383
52,976
55,444
59,111
60,031
60,521
61,358
62,057
62,886
63,353
Per Capita Standard
0.0006
0.0007
0.0007
0.0008
0.0008
0.0009
0.0009
0.0010
0.0011
0.0011
0.0011
0.0011
0.0010
0.0010
0.0010
15 Year Average
2009 to 2023
Quantity Standard
0.0009
Quality Standard
$146,489
Service Standard
$132
D.C. Amount (before deductions)
10 Year
Forecast Population
13,384
$ per Capita
$132
Eligible Amount
$1,764,547
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Development
Unit Measure:
Hectares of Parkland
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/Hectare)
Community Park
Confederation Park
4.33
4.33
4.33
4.33
4.33
4.33
4.33
4.33
4.33
4.33
4.33
4.33
4.33
4.33
4.33
$932,000
Fleury Park
6.44
6.44
6.44
6.44
6.44
6.44
6.44
6.44
6.44
6.44
6.44
6.44
6.44
6.44
6.44
$932,000
Hallmark Lands
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5.46
5.46
$932,000
Lambert Willson Park
12.44
12.44
12.44
12.44
12.44
12.44
12.44
12.44
12.44
12.44
12.44
12.44
12.44
12.44
12.44
$932,000
Machell Park
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
5.95
$932,000
Stewart Burnett Park
6.32
6.32
6.32
6.32
6.32
6.32
6.32
6.32
6.32
6.32
6.32
6.32
6.32
6.32
6.32
$932,000
Town Park
1.69
1.69
1.69
1.69
1.69
1.69
1.69
1.69
1.69
1.69
1.69
1.69
1.69
1.69
1.69
$932,000
Highland Field
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
1.90
$932,000
Legion Soccer Fields
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
0.84
$932,000
Sheppard's Bush Sports Fields
6.23
6.23
6.23
6.23
6.23
6.23
6.23
6.23
6.23
6.23
6.23
6.23
6.23
6.23
6.23
$932,000
Neighbourhood Park
Ada Johnson Park
2.11
2.11
2.11
2.11
2.11
2.11
2.11
2.11
2.11
2.11
2.11
2.11
2.11
2.11
2.11
$1,685,500
Aurora War Memorial Peace Park
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
$1,685,500
Canine Commons Leash-Free Dog
Park
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
1.04
$1,685,500
Copland Park
1.95
1.95
1.95
1.95
1.95
1.95
1.95
1.95
1.95
1.95
1.95
1.95
1.95
1.95
1.95
$1,685,500
Craddock Park
3.69
3.69
3.69
3.69
3.69
3.69
3.69
3.69
3.69
3.69
3.69
3.69
3.69
3.69
3.69
$1,685,500
Edward Coltham Park
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
$1,685,500
Elizabeth Hader Park
2.09
2.09
2.09
2.09
2.09
2.09
2.09
2.09
2.09
2.09
2.09
2.09
2.09
2.09
2.09
$1,685,500
Hamilton Park
2.45
2.45
2.45
2.45
2.45
2.45
2.45
2.45
2.45
2.45
2.45
2.45
2.45
2.45
2.45
$1,685,500
Hickson Park
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.15
2.15
$1,685,500
James Lloyd Park
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
2.16
$1,685,500
McMahon Park
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.75
$1,685,500
Norm Weller Park
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.37
$1,685,500
Optimist Park
3.74
3.74
3.74
3.74
3.74
3.74
3.74
3.74
3.74
3.74
3.74
3.74
3.74
3.74
3.74
$1,685,500
Summit Park
3.23
3.23
3.23
3.23
3.23
3.23
3.23
3.23
3.23
3.23
3.23
3.23
3.23
3.23
3.23
$1,685,500
Thomas Coates Park
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2.43
2.43
2.43
2.43
2.43
2.43
2.43
$1,685,500
Trent Park
1.82
1.82
1.82
1.82
1.82
1.82
1.82
1.82
1.82
1.82
1.82
1.82
1.82
1.82
1.82
$1,685,500
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Development
Unit Measure:
Hectares of Parkland
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/Hectare)
Open Space
Aurora Community Arboretum
37.34
37.34
37.34
37.34
37.34
37.34
37.34
37.34
37.34
37.34
37.34
37.34
37.34
37.34
37.34
$224,400
Cousins Park
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
$224,400
Golf Glen Open Space
2.36
2.36
2.36
2.36
2.36
2.36
2.36
2.36
2.36
2.36
2.36
2.36
2.36
2.36
2.36
$224,400
Highland Gate Park
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.41
$224,400
Holland Valley Trail North
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
3.07
$224,400
Holland Valley Trail South
8.99
8.99
8.99
8.99
8.99
8.99
8.99
8.99
8.99
8.99
8.99
8.99
8.99
8.99
8.99
$224,400
Lundy Park & Open Space
7.01
7.01
7.01
7.01
7.01
7.01
7.01
7.01
7.01
7.01
7.01
7.01
7.01
7.01
7.01
$224,400
Sandusky Park
0.92
0.92
0.92
0.92
0.92
0.92
0.92
0.92
0.92
0.92
0.92
0.92
0.92
0.92
0.92
$224,400
Ashford Crt, Cul-de-sac Landscape
Island
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
$224,400
Bayview Vandorf Open Space
19.85
19.85
19.85
19.85
19.85
19.85
19.85
19.85
19.85
19.85
19.85
19.85
19.85
19.85
19.85
$224,400
Baywell Cres - Bayview Ave to
Hollandview Tr (Flank), Window Beds
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
$224,400
Corridor Open Space
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.70
$224,400
Corridor Open Space A/B (Block 109,
65M-2281)
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
0.48
$224,400
Corridor Open Space A/B (Pt Block
110, 65M-2281)
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
$224,400
Craiglee Crt, Cul-de-sac Landscape
Island
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
$224,400
David Tomlinson Nature Reserve
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.39
$224,400
Edward Street Valley
0.73
0.73
0.73
0.73
0.73
0.73
0.73
0.73
0.73
0.73
0.73
0.73
0.73
0.73
0.73
$224,400
Factory Theater
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.17
2.17
$224,400
Falling Leaf Crt, Cul-de-sac
Landscape Island
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
$224,400
Future Open Space (Brookvalley -
Blocks 78, 79, 80 & 81)
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
1.80
$224,400
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Development
Unit Measure:
Hectares of Parkland
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/Hectare)
Future Open Space (Elderberry -
Block 41)
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
$224,400
Gateway Dr & Pedersen Dr, Traffic
Circle Island & Adjacent Turf/Shrub
Beds
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
$224,400
Hadley Grange
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
$224,400
Heatherfield Ln, Cul-de-sac
Landscape Island
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
$224,400
Henderson Drive Open Space
0.98
0.98
0.98
0.98
0.98
0.98
0.98
0.98
0.98
0.98
0.98
0.98
0.98
0.98
0.98
$224,400
Karindon Crt, Cul-de-sac Landscape
Island
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
$224,400
Lakeview Trail System
18.08
18.08
18.08
18.08
18.08
18.08
18.08
18.08
18.08
18.08
18.08
18.08
18.08
18.08
18.08
$224,400
Open Space
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
$224,400
Open Space (Block 113, 65M-2228)
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
$224,400
Open Space (Block 119, 65M-3073)
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
$224,400
Open Space (Block 12, 65M-3223)
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
$224,400
Open Space (Block 270, 65M-3573)
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
0.14
$224,400
Open Space (Block 271, 65M-3573)
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
$224,400
Open Space (Block 275, 65M-3573)
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
$224,400
Open Space (Block 3, 65M-2976)
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.76
0.76
$224,400
Open Space (Block 35, Plan M2012)
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
$224,400
Open Space (Block 38, 65M-2725)
0.56
0.56
0.56
0.56
0.56
0.56
0.56
0.56
0.56
0.56
0.56
0.56
0.56
0.56
0.56
$224,400
Open Space (Block 41, 65M-3461)
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
$224,400
Open Space (Block 8, 65M-2976)
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
1.33
$224,400
Open Space (Block 8, 65M-3072)
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
$224,400
Open Space (Block 84, 65M-2781)
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.19
$224,400
Open Space (Block 91, 65M-2685)
4.71
4.71
4.71
4.71
4.71
4.71
4.71
4.71
4.71
4.71
4.71
4.71
4.71
4.71
4.71
$224,400
Open Space (Block A, Plan 439)
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
0.17
$224,400
Open Space (Block A, Plan M49)
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
$224,400
Open Space (Block D, Plan 514)
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
$224,400
Open Space (Brentwood - Block 29)
6.34
6.34
6.34
6.34
6.34
6.34
6.34
6.34
6.34
6.34
6.34
6.34
6.34
6.34
6.34
$224,400
Open Space (Lot 20, Plan 166)
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
$224,400
Open Space (Pt Lot 7, Plan 80)
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
$224,400
Open Space (Pt Lot 77, Plan 246)
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
$224,400
Open Space (Pt Lot 81, Con 1)
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
$224,400
Open Space (Pt Lot 81, Con 1)
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
$224,400
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Development
Unit Measure:
Hectares of Parkland
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/Hectare)
Open Space (State Farm - Blocks 11
& 15)
1.42
1.42
1.42
1.42
1.42
1.42
1.42
1.42
1.42
1.42
1.42
1.42
1.42
1.42
1.42
$224,400
Open Space (State Farm - Blocks 5 &
7)
7.18
7.18
7.18
7.18
7.18
7.18
7.18
7.18
7.18
7.18
7.18
7.18
7.18
7.18
7.18
$224,400
Open Space (Watercourse Plan 65M-
2358)
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
$224,400
Open Space (Watercourse Plan 65M-
2358)
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
$224,400
Open Space (Watercourse, Block 79,
65M-2358)
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
$224,400
Open Space (Watercourse, Block G,
Plan 514)
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
$224,400
Open Space (Watercourse, Block H,
Plan 514)
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
$224,400
Pinnacle Tr & St. John's Sdrd,
Entrance
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
$224,400
Pinnacle Trail Open Space
1.64
1.64
1.64
1.64
1.64
1.64
1.64
1.64
1.64
1.64
1.64
1.64
1.64
1.64
1.64
$224,400
Sheppard's Bush
26.08
26.08
26.08
26.08
26.08
26.08
26.08
26.08
26.08
26.08
26.08
26.08
26.08
26.08
26.08
$224,400
Parkette
Atkinson Park
3.78
3.78
3.78
3.78
3.78
3.78
3.78
3.78
3.78
3.78
3.78
3.78
3.78
3.78
3.78
$890,000
Bayview Wellington Parkette
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
$890,000
Benjamin Pearson Parkette
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
$890,000
Billings Well Parkette
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
$890,000
Bowler Street Parkette
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
$890,000
Brookfield Parkette
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.74
0.74
0.74
0.74
0.74
0.74
0.74
$890,000
Chapman Park
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
$890,000
Corner Parkettes (10)
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.33
$890,000
David English Park
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
$890,000
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Development
Unit Measure:
Hectares of Parkland
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/Hectare)
Deerglen Terrace Parkette
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
$890,000
Evans Park
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.25
$890,000
Forest Grove Parkette
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
$890,000
Graham Parkette
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.53
$890,000
Harmon Park
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
0.99
$890,000
Herb McKenzie Park
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
0.43
$890,000
Highland Gate Park
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.30
$890,000
Jack Wood Park
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
1.43
$890,000
Jean Marie Iacovetta Parkette
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
$890,000
John Ashton Parkette
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.47
1.47
1.47
1.47
1.47
1.47
1.47
1.47
1.47
$890,000
Johnathan Bales Parkette
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
$890,000
Khamissa Park
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.32
$890,000
Lions Park
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
0.58
$890,000
Lions Parkette
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
$890,000
Martin Jaekel Park
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.29
$890,000
McClellan Heights Park
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
0.68
$890,000
Monkman Crescent Parkette
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
$890,000
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Park
0.52
0.52
0.52
0.52
0.52
0.52
0.52
0.52
0.52
0.52
0.52
0.52
0.52
0.52
0.52
$890,000
Seston Park
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
0.64
$890,000
Tamarac Green
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
1.86
$890,000
Taylor Park
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
$890,000
Temperance Street Parkette
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
$890,000
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Development
Unit Measure:
Hectares of Parkland
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/Hectare)
Thompson Park
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
0.40
$890,000
Timbers Park
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.95
$890,000
Tom's Park
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
$890,000
Valhalla Park
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
$890,000
William Kennedy Park
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
$890,000
Wilson Park
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
0.46
$890,000
Total
265.98
265.98
265.98
265.98
265.98
265.98
267.45
267.67
271.62
273.62
273.62
273.62
273.62
279.08
279.79
Population
51,337
52,710
53,203
52,938
52,868
52,383
52,976
55,444
59,111
60,031
60,521
61,358
62,057
62,886
63,353
Per Capita Standard
0.0052
0.0050
0.0050
0.0050
0.0050
0.0051
0.0050
0.0048
0.0046
0.0046
0.0045
0.0045
0.0044
0.0044
0.0044
15 Year Average
2009 to 2023
Quantity Standard
0.0048
Quality Standard
$583,360
Service Standard
$2,800
D.C. Amount (before deductions)
10 Year
Forecast Population
13,384
$ per Capita
$2,800
Eligible Amount
$37,476,940
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Amenities
Unit Measure:
No. of parkland amenities
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/item)
Soccer Pitches
Fleury Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$984,000
Highland Field
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$984,000
Lambert Wilson Park (Legion) Dome
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$984,000
Optimists Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$984,000
Sheppards Bush Artificial Turf
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
$2,573,000
Stewart Burnett Artificial Turf
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
$2,573,000
Soccer Pitches - Unlit
Summit Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$655,700
Craddock Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$655,700
Machell Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$655,700
Lambert Willson Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$655,700
Norm Weller Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$655,700
Sheppards Bush
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$655,700
Magna
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$655,700
St. Andrew's College
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
$655,700
Williams High School
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$655,700
Aurora High School
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$655,700
Aurora Grove School
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$655,700
Light of Christ School
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$655,700
Cardinal Carter High School
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$655,700
Confederation
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$655,700
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Amenities
Unit Measure:
No. of parkland amenities
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/item)
Soccer - Micro & Mini
Sheppards Bush (Micro Fields)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$78,000
Town Park (micro)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
Harmon Park (mini)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
Confederation Park (mini)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
St Josephs catholic school (mini)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$98,000
Hamilton Park (mini)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
Holy Spirit School (mini)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
Civic Square (mini)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
Williams High School (mini)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
Sunoco Field (mini)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
Ecole St John School (mini)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
Devins Dr. School (mini)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
George St. School (mini)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
Our Lady of Grace School (mini)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
Sheppards Bush (Mini)
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
$78,000
Senior Public School (mini)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
Magna (Mini)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
$78,000
Magna (Micro)
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
$78,000
Machell Park (mini)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
McMahon Park (micro)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$78,000
Ada Johnson (mini)
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
Hickson (mini)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
Queen's Diamone Jubilee Park
(mini)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$78,000
Artificial Multi-Use Fields Lit
Sheppard's Bush
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
$2,916,000
St. Max
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$2,916,000
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Amenities
Unit Measure:
No. of parkland amenities
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/item)
Lawn Bowling Lanes
McMahon Park
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
$750,000
Ball Diamond - Lit
Leisure Complex -hard ball -
Diamond #4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$1,967,000
Town Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$1,311,500
Norm Weller Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$1,311,500
Fleury Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$1,311,500
Leisure Complex
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
$1,311,500
James Lloyd Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$1,311,500
Optimists Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$1,311,500
Stewart Burnett Park - Hard ball -
Baseball
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$1,967,000
Hallmark - Baseball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
$992,000
Ball Diamond - Unlit
Copland Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$738,000
Confederation Park
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$738,000
Valhalla Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$738,000
Machell Park
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$738,000
Elizabeth Hader Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$738,000
Summit Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$738,000
High View School
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$738,000
Aurora Grove School
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$738,000
Tennis Courts - lit
McMahon Park
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
$371,000
Fleury Park
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
$371,000
Norm Weller Park
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$371,000
Summit Park
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$371,000
David English Park
-
-
-
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$371,000
Thomas Coates
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$329,000
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Amenities
Unit Measure:
No. of parkland amenities
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/item)
Pickle Ball Courts
Edward Coltham
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
2
2
2
$75,000
Trent Park
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$75,000
Pickle Ball Courts - Lit
Thomas Coates
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$100,000
Basketball - Full Courts
James Lloyd Park
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$54,000
Confederation Park
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$54,000
Summit Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$54,000
Tamarac Green
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$54,000
Hamilton Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$54,000
Chapman Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$54,000
Hickson Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$54,000
Edward Coltham
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
$57,000
Thomas Coates
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$57,000
Basketball - Half Courts
William Kennedy Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$26,000
Seston Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$26,000
Thompson Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$26,000
Ada Johnson Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$26,000
Atkinson
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$29,000
Thomas Coates
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$29,000
Outdoor Ice Rinks
Machell Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,600
Fleury Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,600
Confederation Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,600
James Lloyd Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,600
Town Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,600
Ada Johnson Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,600
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Amenities
Unit Measure:
No. of parkland amenities
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/item)
Playgrounds
Town Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Fleury Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Machell Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Leisure Complex
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Harmon Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Copland Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Confederation Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
William Kennedy Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Elizabeth Hader Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Atkinson Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Allenvale Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Seston Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Tamarac Green
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Summit Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Graham Parkette
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Tom's Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Wilson Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
McMahon Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
James Lloyd Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Khamissa Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Hamilton Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Lundy Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
McMaster Drive Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Taylor Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Evans Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Highview PS (Playground for
Physically Disabled)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Amenities
Unit Measure:
No. of parkland amenities
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/item)
Hickson Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Optimist Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Thompson Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Timbers Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Ada Johnson Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
David English Park
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Benjamin Pearson Parkette
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Brookfield Parkette
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Chapman
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Edward Coltham
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Jackwood
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Martin Jaekel
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Norm Weller
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Park
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Stewart Burnett
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Thomas Coates
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Trent Park
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$435,000
Highland Gate Park
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
$435,000
Splash Pads
Ada Johnson Park
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$172,000
Edward Coltham
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
$172,000
Stewart Burnett
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
$172,000
Town Park
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$172,000
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Amenities
Unit Measure:
No. of parkland amenities
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/item)
Trent Park
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$172,000
Fitness Circuit
Ada Johnson
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$50,000
Sheppard's Bush
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$50,000
Other
Portable Skateboard Park
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$164,000
Beach Volleyball Court
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$33,000
BMX Course (Hickson Park)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$16,000
Skateboard Park (Hickson Park)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$131,000
Minor Skateboard Park (Thompson
Park)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$13,000
Aurora Family Leisure Complex
Skateboard Park
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$1,600,000
Sensory Garden- Queen's Diamond
Jubilee Park
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$43,000
Bridges (# of bridges)
Brentwood Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$120,000
Confederation Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$120,000
Edward St. Valley
System(Cousins/Rotary/Jack Wood)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$120,000
Fleury Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$120,000
Holland River Valley Park/Nokiidaa
Trail
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
$120,000
Lions Park
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$120,000
Delayne Drive
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$120,000
Machell Park
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
$120,000
Tim Jones Trail (Sheppards) Bridge
1
1
1
1
1
$222,000
Bridge to Newmarket/ Nokiidaa
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$222,000
David Thomlinson Nature Reserve -
lookout platforms
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
2
$56,000
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Amenities
Unit Measure:
No. of parkland amenities
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/item)
David Thomlinson Nature Reserve -
bridge
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
$116,000
Highland Gate Park
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
$165,000
Other Buildings
Greenhouse
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$227,000
Fleury Park Washrooms
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$650,000
Town Park Washroom/Concession
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$650,000
Sheppards Bush Washroom
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$650,000
Lambert Willson Parks Picnic Shelter
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$327,000
Lambert Willson Parks Washrooms
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$650,000
Town Park Bandshell
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$1,000,000
Fleury Park Gazebo
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$101,000
James Lloyd Park Gazebo
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$90,200
Lambert Willson Gazebo
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$113,000
Confederation Park Picnic Shelter
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$90,200
Sheppards Bush Picnic Shelter
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$119,000
Ada Johnson Park Washroom
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$650,000
Optimist Park Picnic Shelter
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$79,900
Ada Johnson Picnic Shelter
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$79,900
David English Picnic Shelter
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$79,900
McMahon Park Picnic Shelter
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$90,200
Hickson Park Picnic Shelter
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$79,900
Benjamin Pearson Parkette Shade
Structure
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$86,000
Edward Coltham Washroom
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
$650,000
Edward Coltham Shade Structure
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
$86,000
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Amenities
Unit Measure:
No. of parkland amenities
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/item)
Jean Marie Iacovetta Picnic Shelter
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$86,000
Martin Jaekel Picnic Shelter
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$86,000
Mattamy Phase 3 Parkette Shade
Shelter
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
$86,000
Stewart Burnett Shade Shelter
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
$86,000
Stewart Burnett Washroom
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
$650,000
Thomas Coates Picnic Shelter
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$86,000
Trent Park Picnic Shelter
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$86,000
Trent Park Washroom Building
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$650,000
Aurora War Memorial Structure
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$4,000,000
Hallmark Ball Park Washroom
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
$650,000
Highland Gate Park Shade Structure
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
$91,000
Total
204
206
210
218
217
219
219
228
241
254
255
258
258
261
265
Population
51,337
52,710
53,203
52,938
52,868
52,383
52,976
55,444
59,111
60,031
60,521
61,358
62,057
62,886
63,353
Per Capita Standard
0.0040
0.0039
0.0039
0.0041
0.0041
0.0042
0.0041
0.0041
0.0041
0.0042
0.0042
0.0042
0.0042
0.0042
0.0042
15 Year Average
2009 to 2023
Quantity Standard
0.0041
Quality Standard
$414,129
Service Standard
$1,698
D.C. Amount (before deductions)
10 Year
Forecast Population
13,384
$ per Capita
$1,698
Eligible Amount
$22,725,095
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parkland Trails
Unit Measure:
Linear Metres of Paths and Trails
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/ Linear
Metre)
Pathways & Trails (linear metres)
Asphalt Trail (3.0m width)
20,159
20,159
20,159
20,159
20,159
20,159
20,159
20,159
20,159
20,159
20,159
20,159
20,159
20,159
12,475
$370
Boardwalk Trail at grade
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
75
$540
Limestone Trail (3.0m width)
42,983
42,983
42,983
42,983
42,983
42,983
42,983
42,983
42,983
42,983
42,983
45,983
45,983
45,983
32,875
$270
Woodchip Trail (2.4m width)
2,708
2,708
2,708
2,708
2,708
2,708
2,708
2,708
2,708
2,708
2,708
2,708
2,708
2,708
2,708
$220
Elevated Boardwalk (2.4m width)
-
145
145
145
145
145
145
145
145
145
145
145
445
475
475
$3,600
Elevated Boardwalk (3.0m width)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
250
250
250
350
$4,500
Total
65,925
66,070
66,070
66,070
66,070
66,070
66,070
66,070
66,070
66,070
66,070
69,320
69,620
69,650
48,958
Population
51,337
52,710
53,203
52,938
52,868
52,383
52,976
55,444
59,111
60,031
60,521
61,358
62,057
62,886
63,353
Per Capita Standard
1.28
1.25
1.24
1.25
1.25
1.26
1.25
1.19
1.12
1.10
1.09
1.13
1.12
1.11
0.77
15 Year Average
2009 to 2023
Quantity Standard
1.1613
Quality Standard
$312
Service Standard
$363
D.C. Amount (before deductions)
10 Year
Forecast Population
13,384
$ per Capita
$363
Eligible Amount
$4,853,306
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parks Depots
Unit Measure:
ft² of building area
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Bld'g
Value
($/sq.ft.)
Value/sq.ft.
with land,
site works,
etc.
Parks & Recreation Depot (9 Scanlon)
7,780
7,780
7,780
7,780
7,780
7,780
7,780
7,780
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$500
$710
Yard Storage (Machell Avenue)
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
1,500
$175
$352
Joint Operations Centre - 66,000 sq.ft.
(Parks Share 41%)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
27,060
27,060
27,060
27,060
27,060
27,060
27,060
27,060
$600
$821
Total
9,280
9,280
9,280
9,280
9,280
9,280
9,280
36,340
28,560
28,560
28,560
28,560
28,560
28,560
28,560
Population
51,337
52,710
53,203
52,938
52,868
52,383
52,976
55,444
59,111
60,031
60,521
61,358
62,057
62,886
63,353
Per Capita Standard
0.1808
0.1761
0.1744
0.1753
0.1755
0.1772
0.1752
0.6554
0.4832
0.4758
0.4719
0.4655
0.4602
0.4542
0.4508
15 Year Average
2009 to 2023
Quantity Standard
0.3434
Quality Standard
$759
Service Standard
$261
D.C. Amount (before deductions)
10 Year
Forecast Population
13,384
$ per Capita
$261
Eligible Amount
$3,490,681
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Recreation Facilities
Unit Measure:
sq.ft. of building area
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Bld'g
Value
($/sq.ft.)
Value/sq.ft.
with land,
site works,
etc.
Aurora Community Centre
81,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
81,000
$750
$986
Aurora Leisure Complex
61,000
61,000
61,000
61,000
61,000
61,000
61,000
86,000
86,000
86,000
86,000
86,000
86,000
86,000
86,000
$750
$986
Victoria Hall
875
875
875
875
875
875
875
875
875
875
875
875
875
875
875
$650
$876
Former Aurora Senior's Centre (52
Victoria)
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
$750
$986
McMahon Building
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
1,600
$650
$876
Jack Wood's Property
2,400
2,400
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$650
$876
Church Street School
17,500
17,500
17,500
17,500
17,500
17,500
17,500
17,500
17,500
17,500
17,500
17,500
17,500
17,500
17,500
$750
$986
Old Library
17,700
17,700
17,700
17,700
17,700
17,700
17,700
17,700
17,700
-
-
-
-
-
-
$650
$876
Town Hall Meeting Space
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
$750
$986
Stronach Aurora Recreation Complex
106,000
106,000
106,000
106,000
106,000
106,000
106,000
106,000
106,000
106,000
106,000
106,000
106,000
106,000
106,000
$750
$986
Aurora Senior's Centre
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
$750
$986
Library Meeting Space (Magna and
Lebovic)
5,500
5,500
5,500
5,500
5,500
5,500
5,500
5,500
5,500
5,500
5,500
5,500
5,500
5,500
5,500
$750
$986
Staff Offices within Town Hall
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
4,000
$750
$986
Lambert Wilson Park (Legion) Dome and
Clubhouse
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
62,000
$175
$337
Total
381,575
381,575
379,175
379,175
379,175
379,175
379,175
404,175
404,175
382,475
382,475
382,475
382,475
382,475
382,475
Population
51,337
52,710
53,203
52,938
52,868
52,383
52,976
55,444
59,111
60,031
60,521
61,358
62,057
62,886
63,353
Per Capita Standard
7.4327
7.2391
7.1269
7.1626
7.1721
7.2385
7.1575
7.2898
6.8376
6.3713
6.3197
6.2335
6.1633
6.0820
6.0372
15 Year Average
2009 to 2023
Quantity Standard
6.7909
Quality Standard
$877
Service Standard
$5,957
D.C. Amount (before deductions)
10 Year
Forecast Population
13,384
$ per Capita
$5,957
Eligible Amount
$79,728,756
Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parks & Recreation Vehicles and Equipment
Unit Measure:
No. of vehicles and equipment
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/Vehicle)
Parks
Trench box trailer (removed 2011 not replaced)
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$22,700
3/4 ton Pick-up (200-19)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$80,000
3/4 ton Pick-up (201-12)
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$75,000
Ford Explorer Hybrid SUV (201-21)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$75,000
3/4 ton Pick-up (202-19)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$75,000
3/4 ton Pick-up (204-11)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$75,000
3/4 ton Pick-up (204-22)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$80,000
3/4 ton Pick-up (205-12)
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$75,000
3/4 ton Pickup (206-13)
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$75,000
1 ton Pick-up Crewcab (207-21)
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
$109,400
3/4 ton Pick-up 4x4 (208-15)
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$80,000
3/4 ton Pick-up 4x4 (209-15)
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$80,000
3/4 Ton Pick-up 4x4 with Lift Gate (212-21)
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$85,000
Grass Crew Trailer (214-21)
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
$12,700
Portable Welder (216-10)
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$28,700
Parks Line Paint Trailer (121-21)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
$13,600
3 ton Arborist Truck (223-15)
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$92,800
3/4 T Pick Up (224-17)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
$75,000
2 ton Dump Truck (225-15)
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$88,600
2 ton Dump Truck (226-21)
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$120,800
2 ton Dump Truck (227-13)
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$85,900
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parks & Recreation Vehicles and Equipment
Unit Measure:
No. of vehicles and equipment
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/Vehicle)
2 ton Dump Truck (228-19)
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$98,500
3 ton Garbage Compactor (229-14)
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$199,100
Off-Road Utility Vehicle (230-11)
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$30,600
Utility Flatbed Trailer (231-21)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
$12,900
Utility Trailer (232-14)
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$10,600
Grass Crew Trailer (233-18)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$14,300
Equipment Trailer AZ Flatbed (234-19)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$14,300
Off-Road Utility Vehicle (235-22)
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$42,600
John Deere 310HL Backhoe (238-21)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
$234,900
Tractor Massy(Ball)(240-20)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
$64,800
Diamond Groomer (240-20-A1)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
$64,800
Tractor Case (Ball)(241-20)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
$73,500
Tractor John Deere (241-08)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
$101,500
Tractor Joh Deere (242-14)
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$146,100
Line Painter (243-10)
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$19,000
Grass Crew Trailer Action (244-21)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$15,400
Zero Turn Mower (245-17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$21,900
Zero Turn Mower (246-17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$21,900
Zero Turn Mower (247-17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$22,400
Zero Turn Mower (248-17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$22,400
Zero Turn Mower (249-17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$22,400
Zero Turn Mower (250-17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$22,400
Zero Turn Mower (251-17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$22,400
Mini Excavator (252-19)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$66,800
Skid Steer (253-19)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$99,600
Articulaling Compact Wheel Loader (254-13)
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$155,800
Wide Area Mower (255-19)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$204,400
Wide Area Mower (256-19)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$204,400
Trailer (Water Trailer) (258-05)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
$15,200
Wood Chipper (270-17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$90,300
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parks & Recreation Vehicles and Equipment
Unit Measure:
No. of vehicles and equipment
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/Vehicle)
Salt and Sand Spreader (271-05)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$12,200
Roto Tiller Attachment (272-08)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$21,200
Roto Tiller Attachment (273-16)
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$27,900
Rough Cut Mower Attachment (274-11)
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$14,400
Tractor (275-18) Arborteum
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$8,100
Box Blade Attachment (276-99)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
$2,300
Tiller Attachment (277-92)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$7,600
Triplex 13' Mower Attachment (280-12)
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$22,700
Snow Plow Attachment Sidewalk (282-13)
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$27,300
Grapple Bucket Attachment (283-13)
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
$22,700
Aerator Attachment (284-12)
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$5,400
Aeraseeder Attachment (285-08)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$6,900
Turf Mower Attachment (287-08)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$16,300
Snow Plow Attachment (288-14)
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$3,700
Tiller Attachment (289-93)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$15,200
Tiller Attachment (290-15)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$27,300
Groomer Attachment (291-15)
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$11,300
Top Dresser Attachment (292-16)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$68,000
Utility Trailer (296-17)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$5,700
Off-Road Utility Vehicle Arborteum (297-15)
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$37,900
Bush Hog Mower Attachment Arb (298-11)
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$3,100
Tractor Arb (299-13)
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$61,600
Water Trailer Arb (320-15)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$12,200
Greens Mower (377-12)
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$10,600
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parks & Recreation Vehicles and Equipment
Unit Measure:
No. of vehicles and equipment
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/Vehicle)
Rotary Flail Mower Attachment (388-99)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
$6,700
Skid Steer Trencher Attachment (391-98)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$9,100
Rotary Broom Attachment (392-08)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$18,900
Grass Crew Trailer Miska (244-21)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$15,200
Zero Turn Mower
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$22,700
Box Blade Attachment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
$8,000
Snowblower Attachment Sidewalk
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$15,200
3/4 ton Cargo Van
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$70,000
1/2 ton Pick-up
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$65,000
Facilities
1/2 ton Pick-up (500-21)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
$61,300
3/4 ton Cargo Van (501-19)
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$70,000
1/2 ton Pick-up (502-13)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
$45,500
1/2 ton Pick-up (503-21)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
$60,600
Nissan NV2500 Van (505-12)
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
$70,000
JD X350 Tractor w Plow (580-22)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$51,200
Snow Blower (attachment for (580-22)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$9,100
JD X350 Tractor w Plow & Snowblower (581-
22)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$51,200
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Parks & Recreation Vehicles and Equipment
Unit Measure:
No. of vehicles and equipment
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/Vehicle)
Scissor Lift (588-07)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$24,300
Telescopic Lift (589-06)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$8,100
Ice Resurfacer Olympian (590-16)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$130,000
Ice Resurfacer (593-16) Zamboni 526
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$130,000
Ice Resurfacer (595-21) Zamboni 526
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$170,000
Ice Resurfacer (596-11) Zamboni 526
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$130,000
Ice Resurfacer (597-20) Zamboni 526
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$130,000
John Deere 1575 (599-20) Tractor Town Hall
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
1
1
1
1
$68,300
Tractor (Town Hall) Leaf Blower & Snowblower
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
$51,200
Ice Edger
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
$5,300
Total
33
40
47
52
59
63
71
76
85
85
98
103
103
102
90
Population
51,337
52,710
53,203
52,938
52,868
52,383
52,976
55,444
59,111
60,031
60,521
61,358
62,057
62,886
63,353
Per Capita Standard
0.0006
0.0008
0.0009
0.0010
0.0011
0.0012
0.0013
0.0014
0.0014
0.0014
0.0016
0.0017
0.0017
0.0016
0.0014
15 Year Average
2009 to 2023
Quantity Standard
0.0013
Quality Standard
$48,454
Service Standard
$63
D.C. Amount (before deductions)
10 Year
Forecast Population
13,384
$ per Capita
$63
Eligible Amount
$843,058
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Library Services - Facilities
Unit Measure:
sq.ft. of building area
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Bld'g
Value
($/sq.ft.)
Value/sq.ft.
with land,
site works,
etc.
Aurora Public Library
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
$1,100
$1,184
Total
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
39,200
Population
51,337
52,710
53,203
52,938
52,868
52,383
52,976
55,444
59,111
60,031
60,521
61,358
62,057
62,886
63,353
Per Capita Standard
0.7636
0.7437
0.7368
0.7405
0.7415
0.7483
0.7400
0.7070
0.6632
0.6530
0.6477
0.6389
0.6317
0.6234
0.6188
15 Year Average
2009 to 2023
Quantity Standard
0.6932
Quality Standard
$1,184
Service Standard
$821
D.C. Amount (before deductions)
10 Year
Forecast Population
13,384
$ per Capita
$821
Eligible Amount
$10,984,784
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Town of Aurora
Service Standard Calculation Sheet
Service:
Library Services - Collection Materials
Unit Measure:
No. of library collection items
Description
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024 Value
($/item)
Books
144,625
146,178
148,450
146,410
158,587
127,546
137,382
132,685
143,718
125,299
118,709
127,241
127,075
126,909
126,741
$67
Periodicals- print
242
242
251
241
299
275
248
229
211
197
189
182
165
148
130
$174
Periodicals -micro-forms
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
$14,481
Periodicals -Digitization
-
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$12,540
Audiocassettes
3
3
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$14
Compact Discs
4,109
4,841
4,076
3,585
3,585
3,659
3,524
3,096
2,906
2,657
2,827
2,587
2,524
2,461
2,395
$37
Talking Books
2,706
2,654
3,462
4,059
4,059
3,825
3,713
3,252
2,943
2,602
2,735
2,807
2,869
2,929
2,989
$87
Videocassettes
1,958
898
589
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$69
CD-ROMS
39
40
32
32
32
30
28
24
18
14
9
6
6
6
6
$51
Database Subscriptions
26
23
33
34
45
75
72
71
62
67
57
53
51
49
32
$1,578
DVD & Blu-rays
3,873
4,941
5,335
8,005
8,005
8,504
9,317
9,805
10,967
11,595
13,475
14,373
14,561
14,749
14,937
$59
Video Games
-
-
-
-
-
-
110
267
360
450
617
810
914
1,018
1,122
$71
Miscellaneous
903
27
28
58
58
65
72
85
111
119
125
130
128
117
24
$92
eBooks - owned
208
593
609
887
870
2,105
2,621
3,407
4,272
4,813
8,905
9,390
11,764
14,138
16,512
$41
eAudiobooks-owned
-
-
-
49
160
189
266
326
420
561
1,990
2,094
2,212
2,330
2,448
$147
eBooks - subscribed
5,790
7,000
7,515
34,506
49,238
65,572
82,914
100,413
116,097
123,780
164,198
228,701
225,804
222,907
216,563
$2
eAudiobooks - subscribed
1,587
5,641
9,519
12,686
15,500
17,642
19,500
20,767
22,253
27,220
42,657
75,959
74,040
72,121
59,371
$2
Total
166,070
173,082
179,902
210,556
240,442
229,489
259,769
274,429
304,340
299,376
356,495
464,335
462,114
459,883
443,271
Population
51,337
52,710
53,203
52,938
52,868
52,383
52,976
55,444
59,111
60,031
60,521
61,358
62,057
62,886
63,353
Per Capita Standard
3.23
3.28
3.38
3.98
4.55
4.38
4.90
4.95
5.15
4.99
5.89
7.57
7.45
7.31
7.00
15 Year Average
2009 to 2023
Quantity Standard
5.2006
Quality Standard
$37
Service Standard
$193
D.C. Amount (before deductions)
10 Year
Forecast Population
13,384
$ per Capita
$193
Eligible Amount
$2,583,246
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Appendix C
Long-Term Capital and
Operating Cost Examination
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Appendix C: Long-Term Capital and Operating
Cost Examination
Town of Aurora
Annual Capital and Operating Cost Impact
As a requirement of the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, under
subsection 10 (2) (c), an analysis must be undertaken to assess the long-term capital
and operating cost impacts for the capital infrastructure projects identified within the
development charge. As part of this analysis, it was deemed necessary to isolate the
incremental operating expenditures directly associated with these capital projects, factor
in cost savings attributable to economies of scale or cost sharing where applicable and
prorate the cost on a per unit basis (i.e., sq.ft. of building space, per vehicle, etc.). This
was undertaken through a review of the Town's approved 2022 Financial Information
Return (F.I.R.).
In addition to the operational impacts, over time the initial capital projects will require
replacement. This replacement of capital is often referred to as lifecycle cost. By
definition, lifecycle costs are all the costs which are incurred during the life of a physical
asset, from the time its acquisition is first considered, to the time it is taken out of
service for disposal or redeployment. The method selected for lifecycle costing is the
sinking fund method which provides that money will be contributed annually and
invested, so that those funds will grow over time to equal the amount required for future
replacement. The following factors were utilized to calculate the annual replacement
cost of the capital projects (annual contribution = factor X capital asset cost) and are
based on an annual growth rate of 2% (net of inflation) over the average useful life of
the asset:
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Table C-1
Town of Aurora
Lifecycle Cost Factors and Average Useful Lives
Table C-2 depicts the annual operating impact resulting from the proposed gross capital
projects at the time they are all in place. It is important to note that, while Town
program expenditures will increase with growth in population, the costs associated with
the new infrastructure (i.e., facilities) would be delayed until the time these works are in
place.
Average Useful Life
Factor
Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
80
0.005160705
Facilities
50
0.01182321
Services Related to a Highway
50
0.01182321
Parkland Development
40
0.016555748
Vehicles
15
0.057825472
Small Equipment & Gear
10
0.091326528
Library Materials
10
0.091326528
Lifecycle Cost Factors
Asset
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Table C-2
Town of Aurora
Operating and Capital Expenditure Impacts for Future Capital Expenditures
SERVICE/CLASS OF SERVICE
GROSS COST LESS
BENEFIT TO
EXISTING
ANNUAL LIFECYCLE
EXPENDITURES
ANNUAL
OPERATING
EXPENDITURES
TOTAL ANNUAL
EXPENDITURES
1.
Wastewater Services
1.1
Collection Infrastructure
6,870,121
388,641
3,295,447
3,684,088
2.
Water Services
2.1
Distribution Infrastructure
5,590,687
345,050
2,741,700
3,086,750
3.
Services Related to a Highway
3.1
Roads and Related
52,489,346
4,490,661
2,309,498
6,800,159
3.2
Public Works (Facilities and Fleet)
3,335,000
409,322
876,302
1,285,624
4.
Fire Protection Services
4.1
Fire facilities, vehicles & equipment
26,387,100
1,505,408
3,314,900
4,820,308
5.
Library Services
5.1
Library facilities, materials and vehicles
11,703,106
850,024
958,743
1,808,767
6.
Parks and Recreation Services
6.1
Park development, amenities, trails, recreation facilities,
vehicles and equipment
143,633,645
7,442,891
5,684,615
13,127,506
Total
250,009,005
15,431,997
19,181,206
34,613,203
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Appendix D
D.C. Reserve Fund Policy
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Appendix D: D.C. Reserve Fund Policy
D.1
Legislative Requirements
The Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended (D.C.A.) requires development
charge (D.C.) collections (and associated interest) to be placed in separate reserve
funds. Sections 33 through 36 of the D.C.A. provide the following regarding reserve
fund establishment and use:
- A municipality shall establish a reserve fund for each service to which the D.C.
by-law relates; subsection 7 (1), however, allows services to be grouped into
categories of services for reserve fund (and credit) purposes and for classes of
services to be established.
- The municipality shall pay each D.C. it collects into a reserve fund or funds to
which the charge relates.
- The money in a reserve fund shall be spent only for the "capital costs"
determined through the legislated calculation process (as per subsection 5 (1) 2
to 8).
- Money may be borrowed from the fund but must be paid back with interest
(O. Reg. 82/98, subsection 11 (1) defines this as Bank of Canada rate either on
the day the by-law comes into force or, if specified in the by-law, the first
business day of each quarter).
- D.C. reserve funds may not be consolidated with other municipal reserve funds
for investment purposes and may only be used as an interim financing source for
capital undertakings for which D.C.s may be spent (section 37).
Annually, the Treasurer of the municipality is required to provide Council with a financial
statement related to the D.C. by-law(s) and reserve funds. This statement must be
made available to the public and may be requested to be forwarded to the Minister of
Municipal Affairs and Housing.
Subsection 43 (2) and O. Reg. 82/98 prescribe the information that must be included in
the Treasurer's statement, as follows:
- opening balance;
- closing balance;
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- description of each service and/or service category for which the reserve fund
was established (including a list of services within a service category);
- transactions for the year (e.g. collections, draws) including each asset's capital
costs to be funded from the D.C. reserve fund and the manner for funding the
capital costs not funded under the D.C. by-law (i.e. non-D.C. recoverable cost
share and post-period D.C. recoverable cost share);
- for projects financed by D.C.s, the amount spent on the project from the D.C.
reserve fund and the amount and source of any other monies spent on the
project;
- amounts borrowed, purpose of the borrowing, and interest accrued during
previous year;
- amount and source of money used by the municipality to repay municipal
obligations to the D.C. reserve fund;
- list of credits by service or service category (outstanding at the beginning of the
year, given in the year, and outstanding at the end of the year by the holder);
- for credits granted under section 14 of the previous D.C.A., a schedule identifying
the value of credits recognized by the municipality, the service to which it applies
and the source of funding used to finance the credit; and
- a statement as to compliance with subsection 59 (1) of the D.C.A., whereby the
municipality shall not impose, directly or indirectly, a charge related to a
development or a requirement to construct a service related to development,
except as permitted by the D.C.A. or another Act.
Recent changes arising from Bill 109 (More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022) provide that
the Council shall make the statement available to the public by posting the statement on
the website or, if there is no such website, in the municipal office. In addition, Bill 109
introduced the following requirements which shall be included in the treasurer's
statement.
- For each service for which a development charge is collected during the year
o whether, as of the end of the year, the municipality expects to incur the
amount of capital costs that were estimated, in the relevant development
charge background study, to be incurred during the term of the applicable
development charge by-law, and
o if the answer to subparagraph i is no, the amount the municipality now
expects to incur and a statement as to why this amount is expected;
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- For any service for which a development charge was collected during the year
but in respect of which no money from a reserve fund was spent during the year,
a statement as to why there was no spending during the year.
Additionally, as per subsection 35(3) of the D.C.A.:
35(3) If a service is prescribed for the purposes of this subsection, beginning in the
first calendar year that commences after the service is prescribed and in each
calendar year thereafter, a municipality shall spend or allocate at least 60 per cent of
the monies that are in a reserve fund for the prescribed service at the beginning of
the year.
The services currently prescribed are water, wastewater, and services related to a
highway. Therefore, as of 2023, a municipality shall spend or allocate at least 60
percent of the monies in the reserve fund at the beginning of the year. There are
generally two (2) ways in which a municipality may approach this requirement:
a) Include a schedule are part of the annual treasurer's statement; or
b) Incorporate the information into the annual budgeting process.
Based upon the above, Figure 1 and Attachments 1 and 2, set out the format for which
annual reporting to Council should be provided. Attachment 3 provides for the schedule
for allocating reserve fund balances to projects.
D.2
D.C. Reserve Fund Application
Section 35 of the D.C.A. states that:
"The money in a reserve fund established for a service may be spent only
for capital costs determined under paragraphs 2 to 7 of subsection 5(1)."
This provision clearly establishes that reserve funds collected for a specific service are
only to be used for that service, or to be used as a source of interim financing of capital
undertakings for which a D.C. may be spent.
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Figure D-1
Town of Aurora
Annual Treasurer's Statement of Development Charge Reserve Funds
Services to which the Development Charge Relates
Description
Services
Related to a
Highway
Water
Services
Wastewater
Services
Fire
Protection
Services
Parks and
Recreation
Services
Opening Balance, January 1, ________
0
Plus:
Development Charge Collections
0
Accrued Interest
0
Repayment of Monies Borrowed from Fund and Associated Interest1
0
Sub-Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
Less:
Amount Transferred to Capital (or Other) Funds2
0
Amounts Refunded
0
Amounts Loaned to Other D.C. Service Category for Interim Financing
0
Credits3
0
Sub-Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
Closing Balance, December 31, ________
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 Source of funds used to repay the D.C. reserve fund
2 See Attachment 1 for details
3 See Attachment 2 for details
The Municipality is compliant with s.s. 59.1 (1) of the Development Charges Act , whereby charges are not directly or indirectly imposed on
development nor has a requirement to construct a service related to development been imposed, except as permitted by the Development Charges
Act or another Act.
Total
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Figure D-2a
Town of Aurora
Attachment 1
Annual Treasurer's Statement of Development Charge Reserve Funds
Amount Transferred to Capital (or Other) Funds - Capital Fund Transactions
D.C. Recoverable Cost Share
Non-D.C. Recoverable Cost Share
D.C. Forecast Period
Post D.C. Forecast Period
Capital Fund Transactions
Gross Capital
Cost
D.C. Reserve
Fund Draw
D.C. Debt
Financing
Grants,
Subsidies Other
Contributions
Post-Period
Benefit/ Capacity
Interim Financing
Grants,
Subsidies Other
Contributions
Other
Reserve/Reserv
e Fund Draws
Tax Supported
Operating Fund
Contributions
Rate Supported
Operating Fund
Contributions
Debt Financing
Grants,
Subsidies Other
Contributions
Services Related to a Highway
Capital Cost A
Capital Cost B
Capital Cost C
Sub-Total - Services Related to Highways
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Water Services
Capital Cost D
Capita Cost E
Capital Cost F
Sub-Total - Water
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Wastewater Services
Capital Cost G
Capita Cost H
Capital Cost I
Sub-Total - Wastewater
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
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Figure D-2b
Town of Aurora
Attachment 1
Annual Treasurer's Statement of Development Charge Reserve Funds
Amount Transferred to Capital (or Other) Funds - Operating Fund Transactions
D.C. Reserve Fund Draw
Post D.C. Forecast Period
Non-D.C. Recoverable Cost Share
Operating Fund Transactions
Principal
Interest
Principal
Interest
Source
Principal
Interest
Source
Services Related to a Highway
Capital Cost J
Capita Cost K
Capital Cost L
Sub-Total - Services Related to a Highway
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Water Services
Capital Cost M
Capita Cost N
Capital Cost O
Sub-Total - Water
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Wastewater Services
Capital Cost P
Capita Cost Q
Capital Cost R
Sub-Total - Wastewater
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Annual Debt
Repayment
Amount
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Figure D-3
Town of Aurora
Attachment 2
Annual Treasurer's Statement of Development Charge Reserve Funds
Statement of Credit Holder Transactions
Credit Holder
Applicable D.C.
Reserve Fund
Credit Balance
Outstanding
Beginning of
Year ________
Additional
Credits Granted
During Year
Credits Used by
Holder During
Year
Credit Balance
Outstanding
End of Year
________
Credit Holder A
Credit Holder B
Credit Holder C
Credit Holder D
Credit Holder E
Credit Holder F
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Figure D-4
Town of Aurora
Attachment 3
Annual Treasurer's Statement of Development Charge Reserve Funds
Statement of Reserve Fund Balance Allocations
Service:
Water
Balance in Reserve Fund at Beginning of Year:
60% of Balance to be Allocated (at a minimum):
Projects to Which Funds Will be Allocated
Project Description
Project Number
Total Growth-related Capital
Cost Remaining to be
Funded
Share of Growth-related
Cost Allocated to Date
Share of Growth-related Cost
Allocated - Current Year
Total
$0
$0
$0
Service:
Wastewater
Balance in Reserve Fund at Beginning of Year:
60% of Balance to be Allocated (at a minimum):
Projects to Which Funds Will be Allocated
Project Description
Project Number
Total Growth-related Capital
Cost Remaining to be
Funded
Share of Growth-related
Cost Allocated to Date
Share of Growth-related Cost
Allocated - Current Year
Total
$0
$0
$0
Service:
Services Related to a
Highway
Balance in Reserve Fund at Beginning of Year:
60% of Balance to be Allocated (at a minimum):
Projects to Which Funds Will be Allocated
Project Description
Project Number
Total Growth-related Capital
Cost Remaining to be
Funded
Share of Growth-related
Cost Allocated to Date
Share of Growth-related Cost
Allocated - Current Year
Total
$0
$0
$0
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Appendix E
Local Service Policy
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Appendix E: Local Service Policy
Town of Aurora - General Policy Guidelines on Development Charge
and Local Service Funding
This Appendix sets out the Town's General Policy Guidelines on Development Charges
(D.C.) and local service funding for Services Related to a Highway, Storm Water
Management Works, Water and Sewer, and Parkland Development. The guidelines
outline, in general terms, the size and nature of engineered infrastructure that is
included in the study as a development charge project, versus infrastructure that is
considered as a local service, to be emplaced separately by landowners, pursuant to a
development agreement.
The following policy guidelines are general principles by which staff will be guided in
considering development applications. However, each application will be considered, in
the context of these policy guidelines as subsection 59(2) of the Development Charges
Act, 1997, on its own merits having regard to, among other factors, the nature, type and
location of the development and any existing and proposed development in the
surrounding area, as well as the location and type of services required and their
relationship to the proposed development and to existing and proposed development in
the area.
A. Services Related to a Highway
A highway and services related to a highway are intended for the transportation of
people and goods via many different modes including, but not limited to passenger
automobiles, commercial vehicles, transit vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians. The
highway shall consist of all land and associated infrastructure built to support (or
service) this movement of people and goods regardless of the mode of transportation
employed, thereby achieving a complete street. A complete street is the concept
whereby a highway is planned, designed, operated and maintained to enable
pedestrians, cyclists, public transit users and motorists to safely and comfortably be
moved, thereby allowing for the efficient movement of persons and goods.
The associated infrastructure to achieve this concept shall include, but is not limited to:
road pavement structure and curbs; grade separation/bridge structures (for any
vehicles, railways and/or pedestrians); grading, drainage and retaining wall features;
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culvert structures; storm water drainage systems; traffic control systems; active
transportation facilities (e.g. sidewalks, bike lanes, multi-use trails, etc.); transit lanes,
stops and amenities; roadway illumination systems; boulevard and median surfaces
(e.g. sod & topsoil, paving, etc.); street trees and landscaping; parking lanes and
driveway entrances; noise attenuation systems; railings and safety barriers.
1. Local and Collector Roads (Including Land)
a) Collector Roads, Internal to Development, inclusive of all land and associated
infrastructure: Direct developer responsibility under s. 59 of the Development
Charges Act (D.C.A.) as a local service.
b) Collector Roads, External to Development, inclusive of all land and associated
Infrastructure, needed to support a specific development or required to link with
the area to which the plan relates: Direct developer responsibility under s. 59 of
the D.C.A. (as a local service).
c) All Local Roads are considered to be the developer's responsibility.
2. Arterial Roads
a) New, widened, extended or upgraded Arterial roads, inclusive of all associated
infrastructure: Included as part of road costing funded through D.C.s.
b) Land Acquisition for Arterial Roads on existing rights-of-way to achieve a
complete street: Dedication under the Planning Act provisions (s. 41, 51 and s.
53) through development lands; in area with limited development, include in D.C.
c) Land Acquisition for Arterial Roads on new rights-of-way to achieve a complete
street: Dedication, where possible, under the Planning Act provisions (s. 51 and
s. 53) through development lands up to the collector standard.* Land
acquisitions for road widenings beyond the collector standard, or where located
in an area with limited development, included in D.C.
d) Land acquisition beyond normal dedication requirements to achieve
transportation corridors as services related to highways including grade
separation infrastructure for the movement of pedestrians, cyclists, public transit
and/or railway vehicles: Included in the D.C.
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*Note: For purposes of this local service guideline provision, the width of a road
allowance for a collector road standard is considered to be 26 metres
3. Traffic Control Systems, Signals and Intersection Improvements on Area
Municipal Highways
a) On New Arterial Roads and Arterial Road Improvements unrelated to a specific
development: Included as part of road costing funded through D.C.s.
b) On Non-arterial Roads, or for any Private Site Entrances or Entrances to Specific
Developments: Direct developer responsibility under s. 59 of the D.C.A. (as a
local service).
c) Intersection Improvements/New or Modified Signalization/Signal Timing &
Optimization Plans/Area Traffic Studies for Highways attributed to growth and
unrelated to a specific development: Included in D.C. calculation as permitted
under a. 5(1) of the D.C.A.
4. Streetlights
a) Streetlights on New Arterial Roads and Arterial Road Improvements: Considered
part of the complete street and included as part of road costing funded through
D.C.s.
b) Streetlights on Non-arterial Roads Internal to Development: Considered part of
the complete street and included as a direct developer responsibility under s. 59
of the D.C.A. (as a local service).
c) Streetlights on Non-arterial Roads External to Development, needed to support a
specific development or required to link with the area to which the plan relates:
Considered part of the complete street and included as a direct developer
responsibility under s. 59 of the D.C.A. (as a local service).
5. Transportation Related Pedestrian and Cycling Facilities
a) Sidewalks, multi-use trails, cycle tracks, and bike lanes, inclusive of all required
infrastructure, located within town arterial, regional road and provincial highway
corridors: Considered part of the complete street and included in area municipal
D.C.
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b) Sidewalks, multi-use trails, cycle tracks, and bike lanes, inclusive of all required
infrastructure, located within or linking to non-arterial road corridors internal to
development: Considered part of the complete street and direct developer
responsibility under s. 59 of the D.C.A. (as a local service).
c) Other sidewalks, multi-use trails, cycle tracks, and bike lanes, inclusive of all
required infrastructure, located within non-arterial road corridors external to
development and needed to support a specific development or required to link
with the area to which the plan relates: Direct developer responsibility under s. 59
of the D.C.A. (as a local service).
d) Multi-use trails (not associated with a road), inclusive of all land and required
infrastructure, that go beyond the function of a (parkland) recreational trail and
form part of the town's active transportation network for cycling and/or walking:
Included in D.C.
6. Noise Abatement Measures
a) External and Internal to Development where it is related to, or a requirement of a
specific development: Direct developer responsibility under s. 59 of the D.C.A.
(as a local service).
b) On New Arterial Roads and Arterial Road Improvements abutting an existing
community and unrelated to a specific development: Included as part of road
costing funded through D.C.s
B. Storm Water Management
It is required that the Stormwater Management water quality, water balance, water
quantity and erosion control measures/targets will meet the overall objectives of the
Lake Simcoe Protection Plan (LSPP).
1. Storm Sewer systems and drainage works that are required for a specific
development, either internal or external to the area to which the plan relates: Direct
developer responsibility under s. 59 of the D.C.A. (as a local service).
2. Storm Water facility for quality and/or quantity management:
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a) inclusive of land and all associated infrastructure, such as landscaping and
perimeter fencing: Direct developer responsibility under s. 59 of the D.C.A. (as a
local service).
b) the over-sizing cost of a facility's capacity, excluding land, to accommodate
runoff from new, widened, extended or upgraded town arterial roads that are
funded as a development charges project: Included as part of road costing
funded through D.C.s
3. Erosion Works, inclusive of all restoration requirements, related to a development
application: Direct developer responsibility under s. 59 of the D.C.A. (as a local
service).
C. Water and Sewer
1. Major external trunk watermains and sanitary sewers, being those with sizes over
300mm, and major pumping stations are to be included with the D.C. Oversizing
within subdivisions to also be included in the D.C. above 300mm for watermains and
300mm for sanitary sewers.
2. Major external trunk watermains and sanitary sewers, being those with sizes over
300mm, and major pumping stations are to be included with the D.C. Oversizing
within subdivisions to also be included in the D.C. above 300mm for watermains and
300mm for sanitary sewers
D. Parkland Development
1. Recreational Trails
a) Recreational trails (Multi-use trails and Type A trails) that do not form part of the
town's active transportation network, and their associated infrastructure
(landscaping, bridges, trail surface, etc.), is included in area municipal D.C. cost.
2. Parkland
a) Parkland Development for Community Parks: No direct developer responsibility
as a local service provision. All works for Community Parks are included in the
area municipal D.C.
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b) Parkland Development for Neighbourhood Parks and Village Squares: Direct
developer responsibility as a local service provision including, but not limited to,
the following:
- Clearing and grubbing.
- Topsoil Stripping and stockpiling, (Topsoil or any fill or soils shall not be
stockpiled on parkland without the approval of the Town).
- Parkland shall be free of any contaminated soil or subsoil.
- Servicing - Water, Hydro, Stormwater, Sanitary, Electrical, Fibre/phone, catch
basins, meter and meter boxes to a point just inside the property line as per
Town requirements. This includes providing a catch basin, manhole, access
boxes and meter boxes within the park property.
- Rough grading (pre-grading) and the supply of topsoil to the required depth
as per Town requirements (However, the cost of amending and spreading the
topsoil throughout the park based on the new Town topsoil standard will be
included in the area municipal D.C.).
- Parkland shall not be mined for engineering fill and replaced with fill or topsoil.
- Parkland shall be conveyed free and clear of all encumbrances.
- When parkland parcels cannot be developed in a timely manner, they shall be
graded to ensure positive drainage and seeded to minimize erosion and dust.
Temporary fencing may also be required where there is no permanent fence
to prevent illegal dumping.
- Temporary park sign advising future residents that the site is a future park
shall be included as a local cost.
- Perimeter fencing of parkland to the Town standard located on the public
property side of the property line adjacent land uses (residential, industrial,
commercial) as required by the Town.
c) Parkland development costs (above and beyond the basic site preparation costs
identified in 2(b)) are included in the municipal D.C. costs. Parkland
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development costs in the municipal D.C. include, but are not limited to, the
design and construction of:
- Additional site grading
- Tree preservation
- Catch basins
- Storm sewers
- Parking lots
- Parking lot curbs
- Park pathways
- Signage
- Pathway and parking lot lights
- Soft landscape (including trees and shrubs)
- Benches
- Garbage receptacles
- Picnic tables
- Pedestrian gates
- Fine grade sod or seed
- Naturalization of improved open space
- Parkland amenities as identified in Appendix B of the Development Charges
Background Study.
Where the Town agrees to allow a person to develop parkland and/or construct park
facilities that relate to the parkland development costs included in the municipal D.C.,
the Town will give the person a credit towards the development charge or provide other
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reimbursement or recovery in accordance with the agreement (i.e. subdivision
agreement). The amount of the credit will be the reasonable cost of doing the specific
work as agreed by the municipality and the person who is to be given the credit. In the
event that a person elects to construct park facilities in addition to or exceeding the D.C.
standards, then such person shall be solely responsible for costs related to such
additional park facilities.
3. Landscape Buffer Blocks, Features, Cul-De-Sac Islands and Berms
a) The cost of developing all landscape buffer blocks, landscape features, cul-de-
sac islands, berms and other remnant pieces of land conveyed to the town shall
be a direct developer responsibility as a local service. Such costs include but are
not limited to:
- pre-grading, sodding or seeding, supply and installation of amended topsoil,
(to the Town's required depth), landscape features, perimeter fencing and
amenities and all planting;
- perimeter fencing to the Town standard located on the public property side of
the property line adjacent land uses (residential, industrial, commercial) as
required by the Town.
4. Natural Heritage System (NHS)
Direct developer responsibility as a local service provision including but not limited to
the following:
a) Riparian planting and landscaping requirements (as required by the Town or
authorities having jurisdiction) as a result of road construction or other municipal
works within in the NHS.
Perimeter fencing of the NHS to the Town standard located on the public property side
of the property line adjacent land uses (residential, industrial, commercial) as required
by the Town.
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Appendix F
Asset Management Plan
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Appendix F: Asset Management Plan
The recent changes to the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended (D.C.A.) (new
subsection 10 (2) (c.2)) require that the background study must include an asset
management plan (A.M.P.) related to new infrastructure. Section 10 (3) of the D.C.A.
provides:
"The asset management plan shall,
(a) deal with all assets whose capital costs are proposed to be
funded under the development charge by-law;
(b) demonstrate that all the assets mentioned in clause (a) are
financially sustainable over their full life cycle;
(c)
contain any other information that is prescribed; and
(d) be prepared in the prescribed manner."
In regard to the above, section 8 of the regulations was amended to include subsections
(2), (3), and (4) which set out specific detailed requirements for transit (only). For all
services except transit, there are no prescribed requirements at this time, thus requiring
the municipality to define the approach to include in the background study.
At a broad level, the A.M.P. provides for the long-term investment in an asset over its
entire useful life along with the funding. The schematic below identifies the costs for an
asset throughout its entire lifecycle. For growth-related works, the majority of capital
costs will be funded by the D.C. Non-growth-related expenditures will then be funded
from non-D.C. revenues as noted below. During the useful life of the asset, there will be
minor maintenance costs to extend the life of the asset along with additional program-
related expenditures to provide the full services to the residents. At the end of the life of
the asset, it will be replaced by non-D.C. financing sources.
It should be noted that with the recent passing of the Infrastructure for Jobs and
Prosperity Act (I.J.P.A.) municipalities are now required to complete A.M.P.s, based on
certain criteria, which are to be completed by 2022 for core municipal services and 2024
for all other services. The amendments to the D.C.A. do not require municipalities to
complete these A.M.P.s (required under I.J.P.A.) for the D.C. background study, rather
the D.C.A. requires that the D.C. background study include information to show the
assets to be funded by the D.C. are sustainable over their full lifecycle.
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Purchase
Install
Commission
Operate
Maintain
Monitor
(Throughout Life
of Assets)
(To End of
Useful Life)
Removal/Decommission
Disposal
New Assets
Replacement Assets
Reserves/Reserve Funds
Debentures
User Fees
Grants
Other
Proceeds on Disposal
Funding of Disposal /
Decommissioning Costs
Operating Budget
Financing Methods
Purchase
Install
Commission
Operate
Maintain
Monitor
(Throughout Life
of Assets)
(To End of
Useful Life)
Removal/Decommission
Disposal
In 2012, the Province developed Building Together: Guide for municipal asset
management plans which outlines the key elements for an A.M.P., as follows:
State of local infrastructure: asset types, quantities, age, condition, financial
accounting valuation and replacement cost valuation.
Desired levels of service: defines levels of service through performance measures
and discusses any external trends or issues that may affect expected levels of service
or the municipality's ability to meet them (for example, new accessibility standards,
climate change impacts).
Asset management strategy: the asset management strategy is the set of planned
actions that will seek to generate the desired levels of service in a sustainable way,
while managing risk, at the lowest lifecycle cost.
Financing strategy: having a financial plan is critical for putting an A.M.P. into action.
By having a strong financial plan, municipalities can also demonstrate that they have
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made a concerted effort to integrate the A.M.P. with financial planning and municipal
budgeting and are making full use of all available infrastructure financing tools.
Commensurate with the above, the Town prepared an A.M.P. in 2022 for its existing
assets; however, it did not take into account future growth-related assets for all services
included in the D.C. calculations. As a result, the asset management requirement for
the D.C. must be undertaken in the absence of this information.
In recognition to the schematic above, the following table (presented in 2024 $) has
been developed to provide the annualized expenditures and revenues associated with
new growth. Note that the D.C.A. does not require an analysis of the non-D.C. capital
needs or their associated operating costs so these are omitted from the table below. As
well, as all capital costs included in the D.C.-eligible capital costs are not included in the
Town's A.M.P., the present infrastructure gap and associated funding plan have not
been considered at this time. Hence the following does not represent a fiscal impact
assessment (including future tax/rate increases) but provides insight into the potential
affordability of the new assets:
1. The non-D.C. recoverable portion of the projects that will require financing from
municipal financial resources (i.e., taxation, rates, fees, etc.). This amount has
been presented on an annual debt charge amount based on 20-year financing.
2. Lifecycle costs for the 2024 D.C. capital works have been presented based on a
sinking fund basis. The assets have been considered over their estimated useful
lives.
3. Incremental operating costs for the D.C. services (only) have been included.
4. The resultant total annualized expenditures are approximately $40.63 million.
5. Consideration was given to the potential new taxation and user fee revenues
which will be generated as a result of new growth. These revenues will be
available to finance the expenditures above. The new operating revenues are
approximately $23.51 million. This amount, totalled with the existing operating
revenues of approximately $128.51 million, provides annual revenues of
approximately $152.02 million by the end of the period.
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6. In consideration of the above, the capital plan is deemed to be financially
sustainable.
Town of Aurora
Asset Management - Future Expenditures and Associated Revenues
2024$
Asset Management - Future Expenditures
and Associated Revenues
2034 (Total)
Expenditures (Annualized)
Annual Debt Payment on Non-Growth
Related Capital1
1,548,283
Annual Debt Payment on Post Period
Capital2
4,470,798
Lifecycle:
Annual Lifecycle - Municipal-wide Services
15,431,997
Incremental Operating Costs (for D.C.
Services)
$19,181,206
Total Expenditures
$40,632,284
Revenue (Annualized)
Total Existing Revenue3
$128,513,257
Incremental Tax and Non-Tax Revenue (User
Fees, Fines, Licences, etc.)
$23,506,639
Total Revenues
$152,019,896
3 As per Sch. 10 of FIR
1 Non-Growth Related component of Projects
2 Interim Debt Financing for Post Period Benefit