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The Corporation of the Township of Centre Wellington
By-law 2026-23
A By-law for the Imposition of Development Charges
Whereas the Township of Centre Wellington will experience growth through development and re-
development;
And Whereas development and re-development requires the provision of physical and social
services by the Township of Centre Wellington;
And Whereas Council desires to ensure that the capital cost of meeting growth-related demands
for or burden on municipal services does not place an excessive financial burden on the Township
of Centre Wellington or its existing taxpayers while at the same time ensuring new taxpayers
contribute no more than the net capital cost attributable to providing the current level of municipal
services;
And Whereas the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c.27, as amended (the "Act")
provides that the council of a Township may by By-law impose development charges against land
to pay for increased capital costs required because of increased needs for services;
And Whereas a development charge background study has been completed in accordance with
the Act;
And Whereas the Council of The Corporation of the Township of Centre Wellington has given
notice of and held a public meetings on the 9" day of February, 2026 in accordance with the Act
and the regulations thereto;
Now Therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Centre Wellington hereby
enacts as follows:
1. Interpretation
1.1.In this By-law the following items shall have the corresponding meanings:
"accessory use" means where used to describe a use, building, or structure that the use,
building, or structure is naturally and normally incidental, subordinate in purpose of floor
area or both, and exclusively devoted to a principal use, building or structure, but is not an
ancillary residential building;
"Act" means the Development Charges Act, as amended, or any successor thereof;
"ancillary residential building" means a residential building that would be ancillary to a
detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling, or row dwelling;
"affordable residential unit" means a residential unit that meets the criteria set out in
subsection 4.1(2) or 4.1(3) of the Act;
"agricultural research building" means a specialized facility, designed and equipped for
systematic scientific investigation and study aimed at improving agricultural practices and
solving related problems and is operated by an academic institute such as an accredited
college or university.
"apartment unit" means any residential unit within a building containing three or more
dwelling units where access to each residential unit is obtained through a common entrance
or entrances from the street level and the residential units are connected by an interior
corridor, and includes stacked townhouses;
"attainable residential unit" means a residential unit that meets the criteria set out in
subsection 4.1(4) of the Act;
"back-to-back townhouse dwelling" means a building containing more than two dwelling
units separated vertically by a common wall, including a rear common wall, that do not have
rear yards;
"bedroom" means a habitable room larger than seven square metres, including a den,
study, or other similar area, but does not include a bathroom, living room, dining room or
kitchen;
"benefiting area" means an area defined by map, plan, or legal description in a front-ending
agreement as an area that will receive a benefit from the construction of a service;
"board of education" has the same meaning as set out in the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990,
c.E.2, as amended, or any successor thereof (the "Education Act");
"bona fide farm uses" means the proposed development will qualify as a farm business
operating with a valid Farm Business Registration Number issued by the Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and be assessed in the Farmland Realty Tax Class
by the Ontario Property Assessment Corporation and includes the cultivation and
propagation of cannabis plants;
"brownfield site" means an undeveloped or previously developed site with potential for
redevelopment, but that may be contaminated by previous activities occurring on or
adjacent to the site. They are usually, but not exclusively, former industrial or commercial
properties that may be underutilized, derelict or vacant. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, a Brownfield Site may include former gasoline/service stations, former landfill
sites, former industrial sites, or former commercial sites.
"Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.23 as amended, or
any successor thereof (the "Building Code Act");
"cannabis" means:
a) a cannabis plant;
b) any part of a cannabis plant, including the phytocannabinoids produced by, or found
in, such a plant regardless of whether that part has been processed or not;
Cc) any substance or mixture of substances that contains or has on it any part of such a
plant; and
d) any substance that is identical to any phytocannabinoid produced by, or found in,
such a plant, regardless of how the substance was obtained.
"cannabis plant" means a plant that belongs to the genus Cannabis.
"Cannabis Production Facilities" means a building, or part thereof, designed, used, or
intended to be used for one or more of the following: production, processing, harvesting,
testing, alteration, destruction, storage, packaging, shipment, or distribution of cannabis
where a licence, permit or authorization has been issued under applicable federal law and
does include, but is not limited to such buildings as a greenhouse and agricultural building
associated with the use. It does not include a building or part thereof solely designed, used,
or intended to be used for retail sales of cannabis.
"capital cost" means costs incurred or proposed to be incurred by the Township or a local
board thereof directly or by others on behalf of and as authorized by the Township or local
board,
(a) to acquire land or an interest in land, including a leasehold interest,
(b) to improve land,
(c) to acquire, lease, construct or improve buildings and structures,
(d) to acquire, construct or improve facilities including,
(i) | furniture and equipment other than computer equipment, and
(ii) | material acquired for circulation, reference or information purposes by a library
board as defined in the Public Libraries Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. P.44, as
amended, or any successor thereof; and
(iii) rolling stock with an estimated useful life of seven years or more.
(a) to undertake studies in connection with any matter under the Act and any of the
matters in clauses (a) to (d) above, including the development charge background
study required for the provision of services designated in this By-law within or outside
the Township, including interest on borrowing for those expenditures under clauses
(a) to (e) above that are growth-related;
"charitable dwelling" means a residential building, a part of a residential building or the
residential portion of a mixed-use building maintained and operated by a corporation
approved under the Charitable Institutions Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.9, for persons requiring
residential, specialized or group care and charitable dwelling includes a children's
residence under the Child and Family Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.11, a home, or a
joint home under the Homes for the Aged and Rest Homes Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.13, an
institution under the Mental Hospitals Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.8, a nursing home under the
Nursing Homes Act, R.S.O., 1990, c. N.7, and a home for special care under the Homes
for Special Care Act, R.S.O. 1990, c, H.12.
"commercial" means any use of land, structures, or buildings for the purposes of buying or
selling commodities and services, but does not include industrial or agricultural uses, but
does include hotels, motels, motor inns and boarding, lodging and rooming houses;
"correctional group home" means a residential building or the residential portion of a mixed-
use building containing a single housekeeping unit supervised on a 24-hour basis on site
by agency staff on a shift rotation basis, and funded wholly or in part by any government
or its agency, or by public subscription or donation, or by any combination thereof, and
licensed, approved or supervised by the Province of Ontario as a detention or correctional
facility under any general or special act and amendments or replacement thereto. A
correction group home may contain an office provided that the office is used only for the
operation of the correctional group home in which it is located. A correctional group home
shall not include any detention facility operated or supervised by the Federal Government
nor any correctional institution or secure custody and detention facility operated by the
Province of Ontario.
"Council" means the Council of the Township;
"detached dwelling unit" has the same meaning as a single detached dwelling unit" for the
purposes of this By-law.
"development" means the construction, erection or placing of one or more buildings or
structures on land or the making of an addition or alteration to a building or structure that
the effect of increasing the size of usability thereof, and includes redevelopment;
"development charge" means a charge imposed with respect to this By-law;
"dwelling unit" means any part of a building or structure used, designed, or intended to be
used as a domestic establishment in which one or more persons may sleep and are
provided with culinary and sanitary facilities for their exclusive use;
"existing" means the number, use and size that existed as of the date this By-law was
passed;
"existing industrial building" means a building or buildings existing on a site in the Township
of Centre Wellington on October 16th, 2006 or the buildings or structures constructed and
occupied on a vacant site pursuant to site plan approval under section 41 of the Planning
Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13 (the "Planning Act") subsequent to October 16, 2006 for which
full development charges were paid, and is used for or in connection with,
a) the production, compounding, processing, packaging, crating, bottling,
packaging, or assembling of raw or semi-processed goods or materials
("manufacturing") in not less than seventy-five per cent of the total gross floor
area of the building or buildings on a site ("manufacturing") or warehousing
related to the manufacturing use carried on in the building or buildings,
b) research or development in connection with manufacturing in not less than
seventy-five per cent of the total gross floor area of the building or buildings
on a site,
Cc) retail sales by a manufacturer, if the retail sales are at the site where the
manufacturing is carried out, such retail sales are restricted to goods
manufactured at the site, and the building or part of a building where such
retail sales are carried out does not constitute greater than twenty-five per
cent of the total gross floor area of the building or buildings on the site, or
d) office or administrative purposes, if they are,
1. carried out with respect to the manufacturing or warehousing; and,
2. in or attached to the building or structure used for such manufacturing
or warehousing;
"farm building" means that part of a bona fide farming operation encompassing barns, silos,
and other ancillary development to an agricultural use, but excluding a residential use;
"gross floor area" means:
(a) in the case of a residential building or structure, the total area of all floors above
grade of a dwelling unit measured between the outside surfaces of exterior walls or
between the outside surfaces of exterior walls and the centre line of party walls
dividing the dwelling unit from any other dwelling unit or other portion of a building;
and
(b) in the case of a non-residential building or structure, or in the case of a mixed-use
building or structure in respect of the non-residential portion thereof, the total area of
all building floors above or below grade measured between the outside surfaces of
the exterior walls, or between the outside surfaces of exterior walls and the centre
line of party walls dividing a non-residential use and a residential use, except for:
(i) loading facilities above or below grade;
(ii) a part of the building or structure below grade that is used for the parking of
motor vehicles or for storage or other accessory use; and
(iii) wind turbines, which are defined in (c).
(c) in the case of a non-residential wind turbine, the total area of the concrete base of
the structure;
"group home" means a residential building or the residential portion of a mixed-use building
containing a single housekeeping unit which may or may not be supervised on a 24-hour
basis on site by agency staff on a shift rotation basis, and funded wholly or in part by any
government or its agency, or by public subscription or donation, or by any combination
thereof and licensed, approved or supervised by the Province of Ontario for the
accommodation of persons under any general or special act and amendments or
replacements thereto. A group home may contain an office provided that the office is used
only for the operation of the group home in which it is located.
"hospice" means a building or portion of a mixed-use building designed and intended to
provide palliative care and emotional support to the terminally ill in a home or homelike
setting so that quality of life is maintained, and family members may be active participants
in care.
"industrial" means lands, buildings or structures used or designed intended for use for
production, compounding, processing, packaging, crating, bottling, or assembly
("manufacturing") of raw goods or semi-processed goods or materials, research and
development relating thereto, warehousing or bulk storage of goods, and includes office
uses and the sale of commodities to the general public where such uses are accessory to
an industrial use, and includes cannabis production facilities, but does not include the sale
of commodities to the general public through a warehouse club and does not include self-
storage or mini-self storage facilities;
"Institutional development means development of a building or structure intended for use,
a) as a long-term care home within the meaning of subsection 2 (1) of the Long-
Term Care Homes Act, 2007;
b) as a retirement home within the meaning of subsection 2 (1) of the
Retirement Homes Act, 2010;
Cc) by any of the following post-secondary institutions for the objects of the
institution:
(i) a university in Ontario that receives direct, regular, and ongoing
operating funding from the Government of Ontario,
(ii) a college or university federated or affiliated with a university
described in subclause (i), or
(iii) an Indigenous Institute prescribed for the purposes of section 6 of the
Indigenous Institutes Act, 2017;
d) as a memorial home, clubhouse, or athletic grounds by an Ontario branch of
the Royal Canadian Legion; or
e) as a hospice to provide end of life care."
"live/work unit" means a unit which contains separate residential and non-residential areas
intended for both residential and non-residential uses concurrently, and shares a common
wall or floor with direct access between the residential and non-residential areas;
"Local Board" means a local board as defined in section 1 of the Municipal Affairs Act other
than a board as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Education Act;
"local services" means those services, facilities or things which are under the jurisdiction
of the Township and are related to a plan of subdivision or within the area to which the plan
relates in respect of the lands under Sections 41, 51 or 53 of the Planning Act, R.S.O.
1990, Chap. P.13, as amended, or any successor thereof;
"long-term care home" means development as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Fixing
Long-Term Care Home Act.
"multiple dwellings" means all dwellings other than single-detached, semi-detached and
apartment unit dwellings and includes but is not limited to back-to-back townhouses, and
the residential portion of a live/work unit;
"non-residential use" means a building or structure of any kind whatsoever used, designed,
or intended to be used for other than a residential use and includes wind turbines;
"non-profit housing development" means development of a building or structure intended
for use as residential premises by,
a. a corporation without share capital to which the Corporations Act applies, that is in
good standing under that Act and whose primary object is to provide housing;
b. a corporation without share capital to which the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations
Act applies, that is in good standing under that Act and whose primary object is to
provide housing; or
Cc. a non-profit housing co-operative that is in good standing under the Co-operative
Corporations Act, or any successor legislation.
"nursing home" means a residential building or the residential portion of a mixed-use
building licensed as a nursing home by the Province of Ontario.
"Official Plan" means the Official Plan adopted for the Township, as amended, and
approved;
"owner" means the owner of land or a person who has made application for an approval
for the development of land upon which a development charge is imposed'
"place of worship" means that part of a building or structure that is exempt from taxation
as a place of worship under the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. A.31, as amended,
or any successor thereof;
"public hospital" means lands, buildings or structures used and occupied by a hospital that
receives aid under the Public Hospitals Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.40, but excludes (i) any
portion of a building occupied by a tenant of the hospital, (ii) any lands, buildings or
structures, or portions thereof, owned by a hospital or hospital board that are used for
purposes other than a public hospital, and (iii) any residential component of such lands,
buildings or structures, or portions thereof, that is not a public hospital;
"rate" means the interest rate established weekly by the Bank of Canada based on
Treasury Bills having a term of 91 days;
"regulation" means any regulation made pursuant to the Act;
"rental housing" means development of a building or structure with four or more dwelling
units all of which are intended for use as rented residential premises.
"residential dwelling" means a building, occupied or capable of being occupied as a home,
residence or sleeping place by one or more persons, containing one or more dwelling units
but not including motels, hotels, tents, truck campers, tourist trailers, mobile camper trailers
or boarding, lodging or rooming houses;
"residential use" means the use of a building or structure or portion thereof for one or more
dwelling units. This also includes a dwelling unit on land that is used for an agricultural
use;
"retirement home or lodge" mans a residential building or the residential portion of a mixed-
use building which provides accommodation primarily for retired persons or couples where
each private bedroom or living accommodation has a separate private bathroom and
separate entrance from a common hall but where common facilities for the preparation and
consumption of food are provided, and common lounges, recreation rooms and medical
care facilities may also be provided.
"row dwelling" means a building containing three or more attached dwelling units in a single
row, each of which dwelling units has an independent entrance from the outside and is
vertically separated from any abutting dwelling unit and includes street townhouses as
defined in the Township's Zoning By-law;
"school, private" means a private school defined under the Education Act or any successor
thereto, being "an institution at which instruction is provided at any time between the hours
of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on any school day for five or more pupils who are of, or over
compulsory school age in any of the subjects of the elementary or secondary school
courses of study".
"semi-detached dwelling" means a dwelling unit in a residential building consisting of two
dwelling units having one vertical wall or one horizontal wall, but not other parts, attached
or another dwelling unit where the residential unit are not connected by an interior corridor;
"service" means a service designed in Schedule "A" to this By-law, and "services" shall
have a corresponding meaning;
"single detached dwelling unit" means a residential building consisting of one dwelling unit
and not attached to another structure;
"site" means a parcel of land which can be legally conveyed pursuant to section 50 of the
Planning Act and includes a development having two or more lots consolidated under one
identical ownership;
"special care/special dwelling" means a residence
a) -- containing two or more dwelling rooms, which rooms have common entrance from
street level; and
b) | where the occupants have the right to use in common with other occupants, halls,
stairs, yards, common room, and accessory buildings; and
c) that is designed to accommodate persons with specific needs, including but not
limited to, independent permanent living arrangements; and where support services,
such as meal preparation, grocery shopping, laundry, housing, nursing, respite care
and attending services are provided at various levels; and includes but is not limited
to retirement homes or lodges, group homes, dormitories, and hospices.
"stacked townhouse dwelling" means a building containing two or more dwelling units
where each dwelling unit is separated horizontally and/or vertically from another dwelling
unit by a common wall or floor;
"Township" means the Corporation of the Township of Centre Wellington;
"township" means the area within the geographic limits of the Township of Centre
Wellington; and
"Zoning By-law" means the Zoning By-law of the Township of Centre Wellington or any
successor thereof passed pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act, S.O. 1998.
2. Designation of Services/Class of Services
2.1 The categories of services and classes of services for which development charges are
imposed under this By-law are as follows:
(a) Services Related to a Highway;
(b) Public Works;
(c) Fire Protection Services;
(d) Parks and Recreation Services;
(e) Growth Studies;
(f) Land -- 10 Year Forecast;
(g) Land -- 2051 Forecast;
(h) Land -- Urban 2051 Forecast;
(h) Wastewater Services; and
(i) Water Services.
2.2 The components of the services designated in section 2.1 are described in Schedule A.
3. Application of By-law Rules
3.1 Development charges shall be payable in the amounts set out in this By-law where:
(a) the lands are located in the area described in section 3.2; and
(b) the development of the lands requires any of the approvals set out in subsection 3.4(a).
Area to Which By-law Applies
3.2 Subject to section 3.3, this By-law applies to all lands in the Township of Centre Wellington
whether or not the land or use thereof is exempt from taxation under s. 13 or the Assessment
Act.
3.3. | Notwithstanding clause 3.2 above, this By-law shall not apply to lands that are owned by
and used for the purposes of:
(a) the Township or a local board thereof;
(b) a board of education; or
(c) the Corporation of the County of Wellington or a local board thereof;
Approvals for Development
3.4 (a) Development charges shall be imposed on all lands, buildings or structures that are
developed for residential or non-residential uses if the development requires:
(i) the passing of a zoning By-law or of an amendment to a zoning By-law under
section 34 of the Planning Act;
(ii) the approval of a minor variance under section 45 of the Planning Act;
(iii) a conveyance of land to which a By-law passed under subsection 50(7) of the
Planning Act applies;
(iv) the approval of a plan of subdivision under section 51 of the Planning Act;
(v) a consent under section 53 of the Planning Act;
(vi) the approval of a description under section 50 of the Condominium Act, R.S.O.
1990, Chap. C.26, as amended, or any successor thereof; or
(vii) | the issuing of a permit under the Building Code Act in relation to a building or
structure.
(b) No more than one development charge for each service designated in subsection 2.1
shall be imposed upon any lands, buildings, or structures to which this By-law applies
even though two or more of the actions described in subsection 3.4(a) are required
before the lands, buildings or structures can be developed.
(c) Despite subsection 3.4(b), if two or more of the actions described in subsection 3.4 (a)
occur at different times, additional development charges shall be imposed if the
subsequent action has the effect of increasing the need for services.
Exemptions:
Rules with Respect to Exemptions for Intensification of Existing Housing or New Housing
3.5 Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, development charges shall not be imposed
with respect to developments or portions of developments as follows:
(a) the enlargement to an existing residential dwelling unit;
(b) the creation of additional dwelling units equal to the greater of one or 1% of the
existing dwelling units in an existing residential rental building containing four or more
dwelling units or prescribed ancillary structure to the existing residential building;
3.5.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, development charges shall not be
imposed with respect to the creation of any of the following in existing or new
dwellings:
a) A second residential unit in an existing or new detached dwelling, semi-
detached dwelling or row dwelling on a parcel of land on which residential use,
other than ancillary residential use, is permitted, if all buildings and structures
ancillary to the existing or new detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling or
row dwelling cumulatively contain no more than one residential unit.
b) A third residential unit in an existing or new detached dwelling, semi-detached
dwelling or row dwelling on a parcel of land on which residential use, other
than ancillary residential use, is permitted, if no building or structure ancillary
to the existing or new detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling or row
dwelling contains any residential units.
Cc) One residential unit in a building or structure ancillary to an existing or new
detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling or row dwelling on a parcel of
urban residential land, if the existing or new detached dwelling, semi-detached
dwelling or row dwelling contains no more than two residential units and no
other building or structure ancillary to the existing or new detached dwelling,
semi-detached dwelling or row dwelling contains any residential units.
3.6 Exemption for Industrial Development:
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, there shall be an exemption from the
payment of development charges for one or more enlargements of an existing industrial
building on its site, whether attached or separate from the existing industrial building, up to
a maximum of fifty per cent of the gross floor area before the first enlargement for which an
exemption from the payment of development charges was granted pursuant to the
Development Charges Act or this section. Development charges shall be imposed in
accordance with this By-law with respect to the amount of the floor area of an enlargement
that results in the gross floor area of the industrial building being increased by greater than
fifty per cent of the gross floor area of the existing industrial building.
3.7 If the gross floor area of an existing industrial building is enlarged by greater than 50 percent,
the amount of the development charge payable in respect of the enlargement is the amount
of the development charge that would otherwise be payable multiplied by the fraction
determined as follows:
1) determine the amount by which the enlargement exceeds 50 percent of the gross floor
area before the enlargement;
2) divide the amount determined under subsection 1) by the amount of the enlargement
3.8 Other Exemptions and Reductions:
Notwithstanding the provision of this By-law, development charges shall not be imposed
with respect to:
a) 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 is exempt from
development charges imposed under the Development Charges Act, 1997 if the
development in respect of which development charges would otherwise be payable is
intended to be occupied and used by the university;
b) non-profit housing development;
c) affordable residential units;
d) attainable residential units;
e) long-term care homes;
f) The D.C. payable for rental housing developments, where the residential units are
intended to be used as a rented residential premises will be reduced based on the
number of bedrooms in each unit as follows:
i) Three or more bedrooms -- 25% reduction
ii) Two bedrooms -- 20% reduction; and
ili) All other bedroom quantities -- 15% reduction.
g) Aplace of worship or buildings for purposes of a churchyard or cemetery;
h) Non-residential farm buildings constructed for bona fide farm uses and/or agricultural
research buildings constructed for the use of a university or owned/operated by a university;
i) Public hospitals;
j) Hospices;
k) Silos for used for industrial, commercial and/or institutional uses;
1) Shipping containers used for industrial, commercial and/or institutional uses, only when
these are an accessory use, as defined in the Township's Zoning By-law
m) Until a housing specific community improvement plan (or equivalent) is in place for the
Township, a 25% development charges exemption is provided on all Township D.C.
eligible services for residential developments that meet all the following conditions:
i) The development meets the definition of Intensification within a Built Up Area
as determined by the County of Wellington Official Plan;
ii) The development is on Township water and wastewater services;
iii) The development must have a minimum of 5 dwelling units being constructed
in the following categories (other housing is ineligible):
a) Apartment units
b) Back-to-back townhouse dwellings
c) Multiple dwellings
d) Row dwellings
e) Stacked townhouse dwellings;
iv) Development charges owing are paid in full on or before occupancy; and
v) The developer / builder has no outstanding debts with the Township.
n) Until a housing specific community improvement plan (or equivalent) is in place for the
Township, a 25% development charges exemption is provided on all Township DC
eligible services for the non-residential component of a mixed-use developments that
meet all the following conditions:
i) The development meets the definition of Intensification within a Built Up Area
as determined by the County of Wellington Official Plan;
ii) The development is on Township water and wastewater services;
iii) The development must have a minimum of 5 residential dwelling units in the
following categories (other housing is ineligible):
a) Apartment units
b) Back-to-back townhouse dwellings
c) Multiple dwellings
d) Row dwellings
e) Stacked townhouse dwellings;
vi) Development charges owing are paid in full on or before occupancy; and
vii) The developer / builder has no outstanding debts with the Township.
Amount of Charges
Residential
3.9 The development charges set out in Schedule B shall be imposed on residential uses of
lands, buildings, or structures, including a dwelling unit accessory to a non-residential use
and, in the case of a mixed-use building or structure, on the residential uses in the mixed-
use building or structure, including the residential component of a live/work unit, according
to the type of residential unit, and calculated with respect to each of the services according
to the type of residential use.
3.9.1. Notwithstanding subsection 3.9, and subject to Section 5 of this By-law, the following
percentages of each service, as provided below, shall be imposed for the period October 1,
2026 to March 31, 2027.
Percentage of Schedule "B"
RESIDENTIAL
. . Single and Semi- Apartments - Special
Service/Class of Service Detached Other Multiples a abil -2 Bachelorand1 Care/Special
. edrooms + . A
Dwelling Bedroom Dwelling Units
Municipal Wide Services/Class of Service:
Services Related to a Highway 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Public Works (Facilities and Fleet) 85% 84% 76% 83% 83%
Fire Protection Services 100% 84% 76% 83% 83%
Parks and Recreation Services 85% 84% 76% 83% 83%
Growth Studies 85% 84% 76% 83% 83%
Land - 2051 Forecast 85% 84% 76% 83% 83%
Urban Services
Wastewater Treatment 90% 87% 83% 86% 87%
Wastewater Sewers 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Water Treatment plants and storage 100% 100% 83% 100% 100%
Water Distribution 90% 87% 83% 86% 87%
Land - Urban 2051 Forecast 90% 87% 83% 86% 87%
Non-Residential
3.10 The development charges described in Schedule B to this By-law shall be imposed on non-
residential uses of lands, buildings, or structures, and, in the case of a mixed-use building
or structure, on the non-residential uses in the mixed-use building or structure, including the
non-residential component of a live/work unit, and calculated with respect to each of the
services according to the total floor area of the non-residential use.
3.10.1 Notwithstanding subsection 3.10, and subject to Section 5 of this By-law, the following
percentages of each service, as provided below, shall be imposed for the period October 1,
2026 to March 31, 2027.
Percentage of Schedule "B"
NON-RESIDENTIAL
Service/Class of Service (per sq.ft. of Gross
Floor Area)
Municipal Wide Services/Class of Service:
Services Related to a Highway 100%
Public Works (Facilities and Fleet) 100%
Fire Protection Services 100%
Parks and Recreation Services 100%
Growth Studies 100%
Land - 2051 Forecast 100%
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Wastewater Treatment 86%
Wastewater Sewers 100%
Water Treatment plants and storage 86%
Water Distribution 86%
Land - Urban 2051 Forecast 86%
Reduction of Development Charges for Redevelopment
3.11. Despite any other provisions of this By-law, where, as a result of the redevelopment of land,
a building or structure existing on the same land within 60 months prior to the date of
payment of development charges in regard to such redevelopment was, or is to be
demolished, in whole or in part, or converted from one principal use to another principal use
on the same land, in order to facilitate the redevelopment, the development charges
otherwise payable with respect to such redevelopment shall be reduced by the following
amounts:
(a) in the case of a residential building or structure, or in the case of a mixed-use building or
structure, the residential uses in the mixed-use building or structure, an amount
calculated by multiplying the applicable development charge under subsection 3.9 by
the number, according to type, of dwelling units that have been or will be demolished or
converted to another principal use; and
(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 greater of the applicable development charges under
subsection 3.10 by the gross floor area that has been or will be demolished or converted
to another principal use;
(c) notwithstanding the above, for brownfield redevelopment, the period in which the
reduction of development charges applies for redevelopment shall be extended to not
more than 300 months prior to the date of payment of development charges in regard to
such redevelopment;
provided that such amounts shall not exceed, in total, the amount of the development
charges otherwise payable with respect to the redevelopment.
Time of Calculation and Payment of Development Charges
3.12 Subject to subsections 3.13 through 3.15, development charges imposed under this By-law
are calculated, payable, and collected upon issuance of the first building permit for the
development.
3.13 Notwithstanding subsection 3.12, development charges for rental housing and institutional
developments are due and payable in 6 installments commencing with the first installment
payable on the date of occupancy, and each subsequent installment.
3.13 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 building permit issuance occurs after
the approval of the application and within the timeframe set out in section 26.2(5) of the Act,
the development charges under subsections 3.9 and 3.10 shall be calculated on the lower
of:
a) the rates set out in Schedule "B" on the date of the planning application, including
interest. Where both planning applications apply, development charges under
subsections 3.9 and 3.10 shall be calculated on the rates in effect on the date of the
later planning application, including interest.
b) the rates set out in Schedule "B" on the day the development charge is payable.
3.14 In accordance with Section 26.1 of the Act, a development charge in respect of residential
development, other than rental housing or institutional development, shall be paid in full on
the earlier of:
a) The day a permit is issued under the Building Code Act, 1992 authorizing
occupation of the building; and
b) The day the building is first occupied.
3.14.1 The Township may require the person required to pay the development charge to
provide an instrument to be used to secure the payment of the development
charge, subject to any prescribed limitations.
3.14.2 Notwithstanding Section 3.14.1, should the person required to pay the
development charge waive the requirement to pay the Development charge as
per section 3.14, the D.C. may be paid in accordance with Section 3.12 of this By-
law, without entering into an agreement made under Section 27 of the D.C.A.
3.15 Despite subsections 3.12 to 3.14, and in accordance with section 27 of the Act, Council from
time to time, and at any time, may enter into agreements providing for all or any part of a
development charge to be paid before or after it would otherwise be payable.
4. Payment by Services
4.1 Despite the payment required under subsections 3.9 and 3.10, Council may, by agreement,
give a credit towards a development charge in exchange for work that relates to a service
to which a development charge relates under this By-law.
5. Indexing
5.1 Development charges imposed pursuant to this By-law shall be adjusted annually, without
amendment to this By-law, on January 1st of each year, in accordance with the prescribed
index in the Act.
6. Schedules
6.1 The following schedules shall form part of this By-law:
Schedule A = Components of Services and Classes of Services Designated in section 2.1
Schedule B_ _ Residential and Non-Residential Development Charges
7. Conflicts
7.1 Where the Township and an owner or former owner have entered into an agreement with
respect to land within the area to which this By-law applies, and a conflict exists between
the provisions of this By-law and such agreement, the provisions of the agreement shall
prevail to the extent that there is a conflict.
7.2 Notwithstanding section 7.1, where a development which is the subject of an agreement to
which section 7.1 applies, is subsequently the subject of one or more of the actions
described in subsection 3.4(a), an additional development charge in respect of the
development permitted by the action shall be calculated, payable and collected in
accordance with the provisions of this By-law if the development has the effect of increasing
the need for services, unless such agreement provides otherwise.
8. Severabilit
8.1 If, for any reason, any provision of this By-law is held to be invalid, it is hereby declared to
be the intention of Council that all the remainder of this By-law shall continue in full force
and effect until repealed, re-enacted, amended or modified.
9. Date By-law in Force
9.1 This By-law shall come into effect at 12:01 AM on October 1, 2026.
10. Date By-law Expires
10.1 This By-law will expire at 12:01 AM on October 1, 2036 unless it is repealed by Council at
an earlier date.
11. Existing By-law Repealed
114 By-law 2021-11 and amending By-law 2026-22 are hereby repealed effective October 2,
2026.
Read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 23 day of March, 2026.
Za K O'Kane --
Mayor -- Shawn Watters Clerk - Kerri O'Kane
Schedule "A"
By-law 2026-23
Components of Services/Class of Services Designated in Subsection 2.1
D.C.-Eligible Services
e Services Related to a Highway:
Roads
Active Transportation
e Fire Protection Services:
Fire Facilities
Fire Vehicles
Fire Small Equipment and Gear
e Parks and Recreation Services:
Parkland Development
Parkland Amenities -- Parks
Parkland Amenities -- Recreation
Park Trails
Recreation Facilities
Parks and Recreation Vehicles and Equipment
e Wastewater Services:
Treatment Plants
Collection System
e Water Services:
Wells, Treatment and Storage
Distribution System
D.C.-Eligible Classes
e Public Works:
Public Works (Facilities and Fleet)
e Growth Studies:
Growth Studies
e Land Acquisition:
10 Year Forecast
2051 Forecast
Urban 2051 Forecast
Schedule B
By-law 2026-XX
Schedule of Development Charges
RESIDENTIAL NON-RESIDENTIAL
Service/Class of Service Detached Dwelling Other Multiples so cabuibalin 2 Bachelor. and 1 Care'Special oe pf Gross
Bedroom Dwelling Units
Municipal Wide Services/Class of Service:
Services Related to a Highway 6,952 5,672 4,703 3,430 2,618 3.10
Public Works (Facilities and Fleet) 3,265 2,664 2,209 1,611 1,230 1.46
Fire Protection Services 987 805 668 487 372 0.44
Parks and Recreation Services 16,552 13,503 11,197 8,166 6,233 0.95
Growth Studies 978 798 662 482 368 0.46
Land - 2051 Forecast 383 312 259 189 144 0.17
Land - 10 Year Forecast - - - - - 0.00
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Urban Services
Wastewater Treatment 7,784 6,350 5,266 3,840 2,931 347
Wastewater Sewers 889 725 601 439 335 0.40
Water Treatment plants and storage 3,398 2,772 2,299 1,676 1,280 1.52
Water Distribution 4,718 3,849 3,192 2,328 1,777 2.11
Land - Urban 2051 Forecast 439 358 297 217 165 0.20
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GRAND TOTAL RURAL AREA 29,117 23,754 19,698 14,365 10,965 6.58
GRAND TOTAL URBAN AREA 46,345 37,808 31,353 22,865 17,453 14.28