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January 2026
Municipality of
Brockton
For further information regarding
Development
Charges
and
their
application,
please
contact
the
Treasury
Department
of
the
Municipality of Brockton
DEVELOPMENT
CHARGES
INFORMATION
PAMPHLET
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This pamphlet provides an overview of Brockton's
development charges. For further information on
development charges, please view the
Development Charges Background Study, and the
Development Charges By-law, By-law No. 2024-
096. These documents are available at the
Brockton Municipal Office, Monday to Friday 8:30
AM - 4:30 PM, and on the municipal website:
Development Charges | Build Your Brockton
For further information please contact:
Dominic Paquette
Building & Planning Manager | CBO
100 Scott St,
Walkerton, ON
NOG 2V0
Phone: 519-881-2223 x 127
EXEMPTIONS
The following types of development are
exempted from development charges under the
current by-law:
-
Enlargement of an existing dwelling
unit
-
Second and third residential units in
existing and new single detached,
semi-detached, or row houses.
-
Non-residential farm buildings
constructed for bona fide farm uses
-
Non-profit housing
-
Industrial development enlargement by
50% or less
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Affordable residential units, as defined
in the Act.
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Non-residential development within the
East Ridge Business Park
-
Institutional developments
-
Rental housing developments, as
defined in the By-law.
TERM OF THE DEVELOPMENT
CHARGES BY-LAW
The Development Charges By-Law will remain in
force for 10 years from the date of passage
unless repealed at an earlier date.
STATEMENT OF THE TREASURER
The Treasurer is required to produce an annual
statement showing detailed information about
each reserve fund established to account for
development charges revenues
The statement documents the continuity of each
reserve fund, including the description of each
service, opening and closing balances, details
of any credit transactions, details of any
borrowing from the reserve fund that might have
occurred, the amount spent on growth-related
projects, and the portion of each project that is
funded from the reserve fund the portion that is
funded from other sources of financing.
The statement will be available at the Brockton
Municipal Office for review by the public.
PURPOSE OF DEVELOPMENT
CHARGES
Development charges, as set out in the
Development Charges Act 1997, are a tool that
allows municipalities to finance increased capital
costs associated with servicing new growth.
Development charges are collected from new
residential and non-residential developments as
set out in By-law 2024-096. The by-law applies to
all lands within the Municipality of Brockton as of
January 14th, 2025.
Any development charges collected by the
municipality must be used towards the services
outlined in the Development Charges By-law.
LIST OF SERVICES
The capital costs of the following services are
collected through development charges:
Municipal-wide charges:
-
Fire
-
Parks and Recreation
-
Public Works
Service Area specific charges:
-
Water
DEVELOPMENT CHARGE SERVICE
AREAS
There are three development charge service
areas: municipal-wide, Development area 2A,
and 2B. A map showing Development Area 2A
and 2B is included in Schedule B of By-law 2024-
96.
TIME OF PAYMENT
Development charges are calculated and payable
at the issuance of the building permit. Payment
can alternatively be made at the issuance of an
occupancy permit.
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
BROCKTON DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
Development Charges in Brockton are levied on new
residential and non-residential development. Charges
are calculated on a per unit basis for residential
development and a per sq ft. basis for non-residential
development.
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGES-
MUNICIPAL WIDE
Development Charge
Total (per unit)
Single & Semi-
Detached
$4,811.95
Rows and Other Multis
$3,102.03
Apartments 2 or more
bedroom
$2,869.66
Apartments, 1
bedroom/bachelor
$2,350.75
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGES-
SERVICE AREA 2A and 2B
Development Charge
Total (per unit)
Single & Semi-
Detached
$24,705.82
Rows and Other Multis
$15,924.88
Apartments 2 or more
bedroom
$14,573.41
Apartments, 1
bedroom/bachelor
$12,065.31
NON-RESIDENTIAL CHARGES
Development Charge
Total (per sq. ft)
Non-Residential
(municipal-wide)
$1.88
Development 2A and
2B
$10.99
INDEXING OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
The development charges will automatically be
adjusted annually on January 1, in accordance with the
provisions of the Development Charge Act, 1997. The
annual indexing of development charges is permitted
under the Act and does not require an amendment to
the by-law.