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Rates iy as of September 17, 2026 and retroactively applied to building permits issued on or
after March 30, 2026
This pamphlet summarizes the City of Barrie's City-Wide and Area Specific Development Charges. Please note that additional Area-
Specific or Education Development Charges may also apply.
The information contained herein is intended only as a guide. Applicants should review the approved By-law for additional
details and consult with the City of Barrie Finance Department to determine the applicable charges that may apply to specific development
proposals.
The Development Charges By-law 2023-074 is available at www.barrie.ca/developmentcharges or at Service Barrie, located on the 'st
floor of City Hall, 70 Collier Street, Barrie during regular business hours.
Purpose of Development Charges
The purpose of development charges is to recover the growth-related costs associated with the capital infrastructure needed to service
new development within the municipality.
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By-law No. 2023-074
By-law No. 2023-074 imposes residential development charges (calculated on the number and type of units) and non-
residential development charges (calculated per square meter of gross floor area of the building) upon all lands within the
boundaries of the City of Barrie.
The By-law contains several service categories, some of which serve all of the lands in the City of Barrie and some of which
serve only the Salem and Hewitt's Secondary Plan areas, or the former City of Barrie municipal boundary areas. See the
attached pages for rates and area specific maps.
The categories of services for which development charges are imposed under the Bylaw are as follows:
a) Services Related to a Highway -- Roads and Related
b) Services Related to a Highway - Public Works and Fleet
Cc) Protection
d) Ambulance Services
e) Transit
f) Waste Diversion
g) Parks and Recreation
h) Library Services
i) Long-term Care
j) Water Services -- Facilities
k) Water Services -- Facilities Related Debt
Il) Wastewater Services -- Facilities
m) Wastewater Services -- Facilities Related Debt
n) Water Services -- Distribution Systems -- Salem & Hewitt's Secondary Plan Areas
0) Wastewater Services -- Collection Systems -- Salem & Hewitt's Secondary Plan Areas
p) Water Services -- Distribution Systems -- Former City Municipal Boundary Areas
q) Wastewater Services -- Collection Systems -- Former City Municipal Boundary Areas
r) Stormwater Drainage and Control Services -- Former City Municipal Boundary Areas
Rates shall be indexed annually on January 1° by the percentage change during the preceding year, as recorded in the
Statistics Canada's Construction Cost Index (3 Quarter -- non-residential building - table 18-10-0135-01), as may be
amended or replaced from time to time.
Timing of Calculation and Payment of Development Charges
Generally, development charges are calculated and paid at the time of building permit issuance, however, as per DC
Deferral Policy #FIN-25-010, as a 24-month pilot project beginning on August 14, 2025, development charges are calculated
and secured at the time of building permit issuance and paid at the earlier of occupancy or two years from the date the
building permit was issued.
Other Deferral of Development Charges
Deferral and instalment payments for rental housing and institutional development are as follows:
1. For rental housing that is not non-profit housing (minimum 4 units - all of which are intended for Rental
use): DCs will be due in 6 equal annual payments plus interest commencing on the earlier of the date of the
issuance of an occupancy permit or the date the building is first occupied. The person required to pay development
charges is required to notify the City within 5 business days of the building first being occupied. Failure to notify the
City will result in the development charge becoming due and payable immediately.
2. For institutional development: DCs will be due in 6 equal annual payments plus interest commencing on the
earlier of the date of the issuance of an occupancy permit or the date the building is first occupied. The person
required to pay development charges is required to notify the City within 5 business days of the building first being
occupied. Failure to notify the City will result in the development charge becoming due and payable immediately.
The deferral of Development Charges for Rental Housing that is not non-profit housing and Institutional Development: the
deferral does not apply to Education Levies, Cash in Lieu of Parkland, non-residential Development Charges, Community
Benefit Charges, or Finance Administration Fees.
The total deferred Development Charges will be finalized and calculated at the rate in effect on the day that the 1° building
permit is issued. If Development Charges were crystallized the crystalized rates will be indexed from the date of Site Plan
Application or Zoning By-Law Amendment Application at the interest rate in effect on date of application in accordance with
the provisions in the Development Charges Act.
Installment payments and dates applicable to the total deferred Development Charges (outlined above) will be established
at the time of occupancy.
Development Charge Rate Freezes
The following applies to Complete Site Plan Applications and Zoning By-law amendment Applications accepted by the City
on/after January 1, 2020. The amount of development charges is determined on:
a. the day an application for an approval of development in a site plan control area;
b. if clause a) does not apply, the day an application for an amendment to the zoning by-law was made.
c. If neither clause a) nor clause b) applies, the day before the first building permit is issued.
If a) or b) applies, development charge amounts will remain crystallized for a maximum of 18 months from the date of
Application Approval (the date being when the Development Services Department issued Conditions for Approval of the
Site Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment). The total crystallized development charge amount will be indexed and become
payable at the time development charges are due. The indexing amount will accrue from the date of complete application.
If a development was the subject of more than one application (either Zoning By-law Amendment Application or Site Plan
Application), the later one is deemed to be the applicable application.
The interest rate is determined using the average prime rate + 1% as per the Development Charges Act. The applicable
interest rate will ultimately be the rate in effect at the time of complete application.
Development charges that are not crystallized are subject to an annual inflationary adjustment on January 1* of each year.
Redevelopment Credits
A credit will be provided against development charges owing for properties where there is a redevelopment of the property.
The eligibility of the credit is restricted to redevelopments that occur within 60 months of the demolition permit being issued
of a qualifying residential or non-residential building.
Discounts and Exemptions
The discounts and exemptions include but are not limited to:
» Specific exemptions relating to certain Residential permits (such as affordable housing units, purpose built second/third
suites and certain accessory units)
» Development Charges for "rental housing development" meaning "development of a building or structure with four or
more residential units all of which are intended for use as rented residential premises": are discounted based on the
number of bedrooms proposed:
i. Three Bedroom Rental Apartments -- 25% Discount
ii. Two Bedroom Rental Apartments -- 20% Discount
iii. Bachelor and 1 bedroom Rental Apartments -- 15% Discount
» Enlargements to an existing industrial building up to 50% of the gross floor area
» Developments of land intended for use by a college or university that received operating funds from the Governments
are exempt from the payment of DC's; but does not include college student residences.
Discounts approved by City Council consist of the following:
» Development of lands owned by a non-profit institution for institutional uses for their own purposes are subject to a 50%
discount of the development charge applicable, development of lands leased from or owned by the Municipality by a
non-profit institution for their own purposes shall receive 100% discount of the development charges.
> One accessory building to an existing industrial building shall be charged $35.43 per square metre.
Refer to attached pages for rate highlights. Reference should be made to the Development Charges By-law for
further particulars.
Treasurer's Statement
As required by the Development Charges Act, 1997, the City Treasurer prepares an annual financial statement reporting
on the status and transactions relating to the development charges reserve funds for the previous year. This statement will
be provided to City Council and may be reviewed in the City Clerk's Office on the 1st floor of City Hall, 70 Collier Street,
Barrie during regular business hours.
By-law Number 2023-074
SCHEDULE "B.2"
Residential and Non-residential Development Charges as at September 17, 2026, retroactive to March 30, 2026 (in 2026 dollars)
RESIDENTIAL NON-RESIDENTIAL
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Service Seep cere Other Apartments -2 ,SParments - ee (per mm? of (per nv of (per f of (per ft of
Multiples, Bedrooms + Gross Floor Gross Floor Gross Floor Gross Floor
Dwelling Bedroom Dwelling Units Area) Area) Area) Area)
Services Related to a Highway $ 26.806 | S$ 20.157 | $ 16,832 | S$ 10.041 15 8.4161$ 353.88 | $ 204.63 | $ 328215 18.98
Public Works $ 1,165 15 873 1$ 72915 47415 3415 44615 83215 14ISs 0.77
Protection $s 1,173 1$ 87e|$ THIS 47715 4715 14.0715 e4i11$ 1.3015 0.78
Ambulance Services $ 200} $ 15013 12513 e1]s 631s 23213 14315 0.2115 0.13
Transit Services $s 1,068 | $ 800; $s ees is 43415 33415 14.7015 8311s 1.3615 0.77
Waste Diversion $ oor 1s 4060/5 41415 2605 20713 84115 47313 0.781 O44
Wastewater Services - Facilities $s 4.78415 3.585]$ 200415 1946]S 1.407] 62.8815 36.3513$ 5831S 3.37
Wastewater Services - Facilities Related Debt | $ 1,880 | $ 140015 L177 1S 76515 be 25.811$ 14.9215 23015 1.38
Water Services - Facilities $ 1581S 1181S els ers 4015 2111S 12315 O2071$ 0.11
Water Services - Facilities Related Debt $ 2,757 1 $ 2.067 | $ 1.72615 1,122 ]$ 863 1S 36.68 1S 212415 34015 1.97
Parking $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $s - $ - $s -
Airport $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Parks and Recreation $ 8.20415 6,148] $ 5161S 3.337 | $ 2,567 15S - $ - $ - $ -
Library Services $ 7761S 5821S 486) 31615 24315 - $ - $ - $ -
Growth Studies 3 - 3 : 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 : 3 - 3 . 3 °
Housing Services $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Long Term Care $ 7915S 5011S 4015 3215 2515 - $ - $ - $ :
[Total Municipal Wide ServicesiClasses |] $49,800] $ 37,322] $ 31,167] $ 20.258/$ 15,583] $ 536.22|1$ 0956] S$ 9731S 2871)
Area Specific Services
Former City Municipal Boundary Areas:
Stormwater Drainage and Control Services | S 3.350] $ 2517 1$ 2.102] 1,367]$ 1,051 1S 16.86 1 $ 11.5275 1561S 1.07
Wastewater Services - Collection Systems s o711s 7281S 608 | S 30515 34S 13.07 | $ 72615 1.2115 074
Water Services - Distribution Systems $s 2.043 ]5 2.206 | $ 1.84215 1,197 | $ e21is 37.8715 23.33 | $ 3.5115 2.16
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Area Specific Services
Salem & Hewitt's Secondary Plan Areas:
Wastewater Services - Collection Systems $ 5.05415 3.788 | $ 3.163 1S 2.056 1 $ 1,58115$ 70.05 $ 65015 20
Water Services - Distnbution Systems $s 7.391$ 5.523 1$ 461215 2.008 | $ 2.306 1S 102.42 $ 8.5015 3.86
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