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CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF DUFFERIN
BY-LAW NUMBER 2022-28
A BY-LAW TO ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR THE
CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF DUFFERIN.
WHEREAS subsection 2(1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 27
(hereinafter called the "Act") provides that the council of a municipality may pass
by-laws for the imposition of Development Charges against land for increased
Capital Costs required because of the need for Services arising from
Development in the area to which the By-law applies;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the County of Dufferin (the
"County") has given Notice in accordance with section 12 of the Act, of its
intention to pass a by-law under section 2 of the said Act;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the County has heard all persons who applied to
be heard, no matter whether in objection to, or in support of, the development
charge proposal at a public meeting held on June 9, 2022;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the County had before it a report entitled
Development Charge Background Study, dated May 13, 2022, prepared by
Watson & Associated Economists Ltd., (the "Study") wherein it is indicated that
the Development of any land within the County will increase the need for services
as defined herein;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the County has indicated its intent that the future
excess capacity identified in the Study shall be paid for by the Development
Charges or other similar charges;
AND WHEREAS following the Public Meeting, Council afforded the public an
additional period of time for the submission of further written representations;
AND WHEREAS Council has further considered the Study and the by-law in light
of any further written representations received;
AND WHEREAS by this by-law Council has indicated that it intends to ensure that
the increase in the need for services attributable to the anticipated development
will be met as set out in the Capital Programs contained in the Study;
AND WHEREAS by this by-law Council has determined that no further public
meetings are required under section 12 of the Act.
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF DUFFERIN ENACTS AS
FOLLOWS:
DEFINITIONS
1.
In this by-law,
(1)
"Apartment dwelling" means any dwelling unit within a building
containing more than four dwelling units where the units are
connected by an interior corridor;
(2)
"Assessment Act" means the Assessment Act, 1990, R.S.O. 1990, c.
A.31, as amended;
(3)
"Building Code Act, 1992" means the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O.
1992, c. 23, as amended;
(4)
"Capital cost" means costs incurred or proposed to be incurred by
the County or a local board thereof directly or by others on behalf
of, and as authorized by, the County 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, lease, construct or improve facilities including,
(i)
rolling stock with an estimated useful life of seven
years or more,
(ii)
furniture and
equipment, other than computer
equipment, and
(iii)
materials acquired
for circulation,
reference or
information purposes by a library board as defined in
the Public Libraries Act, 1990, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.44, and
(e)
to undertake studies in connection with any of the matters
referred to in clauses (a) to (d);
(f)
to complete the development charge background study
under section 10 of the Act;
(g)
as interest on money borrowed to pay for costs in (a) to (d);
required for provision of services designated in this by-law within or
outside the County;
(5)
"Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the County of
Dufferin;
(6)
"Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of
land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section
7 of this by-law and including the redevelopment of land or the
redevelopment, expansion, extension or alteration of a use, building
or structure except interior alterations to an existing building or
structure which do not change or intensify the use of land;
(7)
"Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this
By-law;
(8)
"District school board" means a board defined in subsection 1(1) of
the Education Act, 1990, R.S.O. 1990, c. e.2;
(9)
"Dwelling unit" means a room or suite of rooms used, or designed
or intended for use by, one person or persons living together, in
which culinary and sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive
use of such person or persons;
(10)
"Existing
Residential
Building/Dwelling"
means
a
residential
building/dwelling, containing at least one dwelling unit, that existed
on a parcel of land as of the Augst 24, 2022 and which was not
exempt from the payment of D.C.s pursuant to Section 2(3)(b) of
the Act or the first residential building/dwelling, containing at least
one dwelling unit, constructed on a vacant parcel of land after the
date of by-law passage, and for which D.C.s were paid.
(11)
"Farm building" means a building or structure actually used as part
of or in connection with a bona fide farming operation and includes
barns, silos and other buildings or structures ancillary to a bona fide
farming
operation,
but
excluding
a
residential
use.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a farm building does not include
retails sales activities including, but not limited to restaurants;
banquet facilities; hospitality and accommodation facilities; gift
shops; services related to grooming, boarding or breeding of
household pets; and marijuana and alcohol processing or
production facilities;
(12)
"Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a
building or structure at all exterior walls;
(13)
"Gross floor area" means the total floor area measured between the
outside of exterior walls, or between the outside of exterior walls
and the centre line of party walls dividing the building from another
building, of all floors above the average level of finished ground
adjoining the building at its exterior walls;
(14)
"Industrial building" means a building used for or in connection
with,
(a)
manufacturing, producing, processing, storing or distributing
something,
(b)
research
or
development
in
connection
with
the
manufacturing, producing or processing something,
{c)
retail sales by a manufacturer, producer or processor of
goods they manufactured, produced or processed, if the
retail sales are at the site where the manufacturing,
production, or processing takes place,
(d)
office or administrative purposes, if they are,
(i)
carried out with respect to manufacturing, producing,
processing, storage or distributing of something, and
(ii)
in or attached to the building or structure used for
that manufacturing, producing, processing, storage or
distribution;
(15)
"institutional" 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.
(c)
By any institution of the following post-secondary
institutions for the objects of the institution:
(i)
a university in Ontario that receives direct,
regular and ongoing operation 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
Institute 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;
(16)
"Local board" means a public utility commIssIon, public library
board, local board of health, or any other board, commission,
committee or body or local authority established or exercising any
power or authority under any general or special Act with respect to
any of the affairs or purposes of the County or any part or parts
thereof;
{17)
"Local services" means those services or facilities which are under
the jurisdiction of the County and are related to a plan of
subdivision or within the area to which the plan relates, required as
a condition of approval under s.51 of the Planning Act or as a
condition of approval under s.53 of the Planning Act;
(18)
"non-profit housing development" means development of a
building or structure intended for use as residential premises by:
(a)
a corporation to which the Not-for-Profit
Corporations Act, 2010 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 Corporation Act applies, that is
in good standing under that Act and whose primary
objective is to provide housing; or
(c)
a non-profit housing co-operative that is in good
standing under the Co-operative Corporations Act;
(19)
"Non-residential uses" means a building or structure used for other
than a residential use;
{20)
"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;
(21)
"Places of worship" means that part of the building or structure that
is exempt from taxation as a place of worship under the Assessment
Act;
(22)
"Planning Act" means the Planning Act, 1990, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as
amended;
(23)
"Protracted" means in relation to a temporary building or structure,
the persistence of its construction, erection, placement on land,
alteration or of an addition to it for a continuous period exceeding
eight months;
(24)
"Regulation" means any regulation made pursuant to the Act;
(25)
"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;
(26)
"Residential uses" means lands, buildings or structures or portions
thereof used, or designed or intended for use as a home or
residence of one or more individuals, and shall include a single
detached dwelling, a semi-detached dwelling, a row or other
multiple dwelling, an apartment dwelling, a stacked townhouse, and
the residential portion of a mixed-use building or structure;
(27)
"Row or other multiple dwelling" means all dwelling units other
than single detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, and
apartment dwellings;
(28)
"Semi-detached dwelling" means a building divided vertically into
two dwelling units each of which has a separate entrance and
access to grade;
(29)
"Services" means services set out in Schedule "A" to this By-law;
(30)
"Single detached dwelling" means a completely detached building
containing only one dwelling unit;
(31)
"Stacked Townhouses" means a building containing at least 3
dwelling units
each dwelling unit separated vertically and/or
horizontally and each dwelling unit having a separate entrance to
grade;
(32)
"Temporary structure" means a building or structure constructed or
erected or placed on land for a continuous period not exceeding
eight months, or an addition or alteration to a building or structure
that has the effect of increasing the gross floor area thereof for a
continuous period not exceeding eight months;
CALCULATION OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
2.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this By-law, development charges
against land in the County shall be imposed, calculated and
collected in accordance with the base rates set out in Schedule "B",
which relate to the services set out in Schedule "A".
(2)
The development charge with respect to the use of any land,
buildings or structures shall be calculated as follows:
(a)
in the case of residential development or redevelopment, or
a residential portion of a mixed-use development or
redevelopment, the sum of the product of the number of
dwelling units of each type multiplied by the corresponding
total amount for such dwelling unit type, as set out in
Schedule "B";
(b)
in
the
case
of
non-residential
development
or
redevelopment, or a non-residential portion of a mixed-use
development or redevelopment, the development charge
shall be the gross floor area of such area multiplied by the
corresponding total dollar amount per square foot of gross
floor area, as set out in Schedule "B".
(3)
Council hereby determines that the development or redevelopment
of land, buildings or structures for residential and non-residential
uses will require the provision, enlargement or expansion of the
services referenced in Schedule "A".
PHASE-IN OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS
3.
(1)
The development charges imposed pursuant to this by-law are not
being phased in and are payable in full, subject to the exemptions
herein, from the effective date of this by-law, subject to subsection
4(2).
APPLICABLE LANDS
4.
(1)
Subject to sections 5 and 6, this by-Jaw applies to all lands in the
County, whether or not the land or use is exempt from taxation
under section 3 of the Assessment Act.
(2)
This by-law shall not apply to land that is owned by and used for
the purposes of:
(a)
a district school board;
(b)
any municipality or local board thereof;
(c)
a place of worship exempt under s.3 of the Assessment Act,·
(d)
a public hospital under the Public Hospitals Act, 1990, R.S.O.
1990, c. P. 40;
(e)
farm buildings as defined herein; or
(f)
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 if the development in
respect of which development charges would otherwise be
payable is intended to be occupied and used by the
university.
TEMPORARY BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
5.
(1)
Subject to Subsections (2) and (3), temporary buildings or
structures shall be exempt from the payment of development
charges.
(2)
In the event that a temporary building or structure becomes
protracted, it shall be deemed not to be, nor ever to have been, a
temporary building or structure, and the development charges
required to be paid under this By-law shall become payable on the
date the temporary building or structure becomes protracted.
(3)
Prior to the issuance of a building permit for a temporary building
or structure, the County may require an owner to enter into an
agreement, including the provision of security for the owner's
obligation under the agreement, pursuant to section 27 of the Act
providing for all or part of the development charge that would be
required by Subsection (2) if the temporary building or structure
became protracted, to be paid. The terms of such agreement shall
then prevail over the provisions of this By-law.
RULES WITH RESPECT TO EXEMPTIONS FOR INTENSIFICATION OF EXISTING
HOUSING
6.
(1)
Notwithstanding section 4 above, no development charge shall be
imposed
with
respect
to
developments
or
portions
of
developments as follows:
(a)
the enlargement of an existing residential dwelling unit;
(b)
the creation of a maximum of two additional dwelling units
in an existing single detached dwelling or structure ancillary
to such dwelling. The total gross floor area of the additional
dwelling unit or units must be less than or equal to the gross
floor area of the dwelling unit already in the existing
residential building/dwelling
(c}
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 within a structure ancillary to such residential
building;
(d)
the creation of one additional dwelling unit in any other
existing residential building/dwelling or within a structure
ancillary to such residential building/dwelling.
The gross
floor area of the additional dwelling unit must be less than or
equal to the gross floor area of the smallest dwelling unit
already in the existing residential building/dwelling; or
(e)
the creation of a second dwelling unit in prescribed classes
of proposed new residential buildings, including structures
ancillary to dwellings, subject to the following restrictions:
Item
Name of Class of
Description of Class of Proposed
Proposed New
New Residential Buildings
Residential Buildings
Restrictions
1
Proposed new
detached dwellings
Proposed new residential buildings that
would not be attached to other buildings
and that are permitted to contain a
second dwelling unit, that being either of
the two dwelling units, if the units have
the same gross floor area, or the smaller
of the dwelling units.
The proposed new detached dwelling
must only contain two dwelling units.
The proposed new detached dwelling
must be located on a parcel of land on
which no other detached dwelling, semi
detached dwelling or row dwelling would
be located.
2
Proposed new semi
detached dwellings or
row dwellings
Proposed new residential buildings that
would have one or two vertical walls, but
no other parts, attached to other
buildings and that are permitted to
contain a second dwelling unit, that being
either of the two dwelling units, if the
units have the same gross floor area, or
the smaller of the dwelling units.
The proposed new semi-detached
dwelling or row dwelling must only
contain two dwelling units.
The proposed new semi-detached
dwelling or row dwelling must be located
on a parcel of land on which no other
detached dwelling, semi-detached
dwelling or row dwelling would be
located.
3
Proposed new
residential buildings that
would be ancillary to a
proposed new
detached dwelling,
semi-detached dwelling
or row dwelling
Proposed new residential buildings that
would be ancillary to a proposed new
detached dweUing, semi-detached
dwelling or row dwelling and that are
permitted to contain a single dwelling
unit.
The proposed new detached dwelling,
semi-detached dwelling or row dwelling,
to which the proposed new residential
building would be ancillary, must only
contain one dwelling unit.
The gross floor area of the dwelling unit
in the proposed new residential building
must be equal to or less than the gross
floor area of the detached dwelling, semi- :
detached dwelling or row dwelling to
which the proposed new residential
building is ancillary.
(2)
In addition to the restrictions outlined in Subsection 6. (1) (e), for
the purposes of the exemption for an additional residential unit in a
building ancillary to a proposed new Single Detached, Semi
Detached or Row Townhouse Dwelling, the proposed new Single
Detached, Semi-Detached or Row Townhouse Dwelling must be
located on a parcel of land on which no other Single Detached,
Semi-Detached or Row Townhouse dwelling is or would be located.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsection 5(1 )(b), development charges shall be
calculated and collected in accordance with Schedule "B" where the
total residential gross floor area of the additional one or two
dwelling units is greater than the total gross floor area of the
existing single detached dwelling unit.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsection 5(1)(c), development charges shall be
calculated and collected in accordance with Schedule "B" where the
additional dwelling unit has a residential gross floor area greater
than,
(a)
in the case of a semi-detached house or multiple dwelling,
the gross floor area of the smallest existing dwelling unit,
and
(b)
in the case of any other residential building, the residential
gross floor area of the smallest existing dwelling unit.
RULES WITH RESPECT TO INDUSTRIAL ENLARGEMENT
7.
If the gross floor area of an industrial building is enlarged by 50 per cent
or less, the amount of the development charge in respect of the
enlargement is zero.
8.
Where the gross floor area of an industrial building is enlarged by more
than 50 percent, the amount of the development charge in respect of the
enlargement is the amount of the development charge that would
otherwise be payable, multiplied by the fraction which results from the
amount by which the enlargement exceeds 50 percent of the gross floor
area before the enlargement.
9.
For the purposes of calculating the floor area of the existing industrial
building, floor area created by a previous enlargement that was exempt
from the payment of D.C.s shall not be included
RULES WITH RESPECT TO REDEVELOPMENT
10.
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:
(1)
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 2. (2) (a) by the
number, according to type, of dwelling units that have been or will
be demolished or converted to another principal use; and
(2)
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 development charges under subsection
2. (2) (b), by the gross floor area that has been or will be
demolished or converted to another principal use;
11.
A credit can, in no case, exceed the amount of the development charge
that would otherwise be payable, and no credit is available if the existing
land use is exempt under this by-law.
12.
No credit shall be given with respect to demolitions or conversion where
the existing use was not capable of being occupied in accordance with
municipal by-laws and codes as determined by the County.
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES IMPOSED
13.
(1)
Subject to subsection (2), development charges shall be calculated
and collected in accordance with the provisions of this by-law and
be imposed on land to be developed for residential and non
residential use, where, the development requires,
(i)
the passing of a zoning by-law or an amendment thereto
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, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 19; or
(vii)
the issuing of a permit under the Building Code Act, 1992, in
relation to a building or structure.
(2)
Subsection (1) shall not apply in respect to:
(a)
local services installed or paid for by the owner within a plan
of subdivision or within the area to which the plan relates, as
a condition of approval under section 51 of the Planning Act;
(b)
local services installed or paid for by the owner as a
condition of approval under section 53 of the Planning Act.
LOCAL SERVICE INSTALLATION
14.
Nothing in this by-law prevents Council from requiring, as a condition of
an agreement under section 51 or 53 of the Planning Act, that the owner,
at his or her own expense, shall install or pay for such local services, within
the Plan of Subdivision or within the area to which the plan relates, as
Council may require.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
15.
(1)
Where two or more of the actions described in Subsection 13(1) are
required before land to which a development charge applies can be
developed, only one development charge shall be calculated and
collected in accordance with the provisions of this by-law.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), if two or more of the actions
described in subsection 13(1) occur at different times, and if the
subsequent action has the effect of increasing the need for
municipal services as set out in Schedule "A", an additional
development charge on the additional residential units and non
residential floor area, shall be calculated and collected in
accordance with the provisions of this by-law.
SERVICES IN LIEU
16.
(1)
Council may authorize an owner, through an agreement under
section 38 of the Act, to substitute such part of the development
charge applicable to the owner's development as may be specified
in the agreement, by the provision at the sole expense of the
owner, of services in lieu. Such agreement shall further specify that
where the owner provides services in lieu in accordance with the
agreement, Council shall give to the owner a credit against the
development charge in accordance with the agreement provisions
and the provisions of section 39 of the Act, equal to the reasonable
cost to the owner of providing the services in lieu. In no case shall
the agreement provide for a credit which exceeds the total
development charge payable by an owner to the County in respect
of the development to which the agreement relates.
(2)
In any agreement under subsection 16(1 ), Council may also give a
further credit to the owner equal to the reasonable cost of
providing services in addition to, or of a greater size or capacity,
than would be required under this by-law.
(3)
The credit provided for in subsection (2) shall not be charged to any
development charge reserve fund.
TIMING OF CALCULATION AND PAYMENT
17.
(1)
Development charges shall be calculated and payable in full in
money or by provision of services as may be agreed upon, or by
credit granted and defined by various references in the Act, on the
date that the first building permit is issued in relation to a building
or structure on land to which a development charge applies.
(2)
Where development charges apply to land in relation to which a
building permit is required, the building permit shall not be issued
until the development charge has been paid in full.
(3)
Notwithstanding Subsection 17. (1), 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, including
interest as provided in the County's Council approved Development
Charge Interest Policy, payable on the anniversary date each year
thereafter.
(4)
Notwithstanding Subsection 17. (1), Development Charges for non
profit housing developments are due and payable in 21 installments
commencing with the first installment payable on the date of first
occupancy, and each subsequent installment, including interest as
provided in the County's Council approved Development Charge
Interest Policy, payable on the anniversary date each year
thereafter.
(5)
Where the development of land results from the approval of a Site
Plan or Zoning Bylaw Amendment made on or after January 1,
2020, and the approval of the application occurred within 2 years of
building permit issuance, the Development Charges under
Subsections 17. (1 ), 17. (3) and 17. (4) shall be calculated based on
the rates set out in Schedule "B" on the date the planning
application was made, including interest as provided in the County's
Council approved Development Charge Interest Policy. Where both
planning
applications
apply
Development
Charges
under
Subsections 17. (1), 17. (3) and 17. (4) shall be calculated on the
rates, including interest as provided in the County's Council
approved Development Charge Interest Policy, set out in Schedule
"B" on the date of the later planning application.
(6)
Despite Subsections 17. (1 ), 17. (3), 17. (4) and 17. (5), 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, in accordance with section 27
of the Act.
RESERVE FUNDS
18.
(1)
Monies received from payment of development charges under this
by-law shall be maintained in separate reserve funds as per the
classes of service set out in Schedule "A".
(2)
Monies received for the payment of development charges shall be
used only in accordance with the provisions of section 35 of the Act.
(3)
Where any development charge, or part thereof, remains unpaid
after the due date, the amount unpaid shall be added to the tax roll
and shall be collected as taxes.
(4)
Where any unpaid development charges are collected as taxes
under subsection (4), the monies so collected shall be credited to
the development charge reserve funds referred to in subsection (1).
(5)
The Treasurer of the County shall in each year, furnish to Council a
statement in respect of the reserve funds established hereunder for
the prior year, containing the information set out in section 12 of
O.Reg. 82/98.
BY-LAW AMENDMENT OR APPEAL
19.
(1)
Where this by-law or any development charge prescribed
thereunder is amended or repealed either by order of the Ontario
Land Tribunal or by Council, the Treasurer of the County shall
calculate forthwith the amount of any overpayment to be refunded
as a result of said amendment or repeal.
(2)
Refunds that are required to be paid under subsection (1) shall be
paid with interest to be calculated as follows:
(a)
Interest shall be calculated from the date on which the
overpayment was collected to the date on which the refund
is paid;
(b)
The Bank of Canada interest rate in effect on the date of
enactment of this by-law shall be used.
(4)
Refunds that are required to be paid under subsection (1) shall
include the interest owed under this section.
DEVELOPENT CHARGE REFUNDS
20.
If a Development Charge is paid at the time a building permit is issued and
no building proceeds pursuant to the said permit and the building permit
has expired, the registered owner may apply to the Treasurer of the
Municipality for a refund of the Development Charge paid at the time the
building permit was issued within one year of payment to the Municipality
provided the building permit is surrendered with the said refund
application, if not already surrendered
BY-LAW INDEXING
21 .
The development charges set out in Schedule "B" to this by-law shall be
adjusted annually as of January 1, without amendment to this by-law, in
accordance with the most recent twelve month change in the Statistics
Canada Non-residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto.
SEVERABILITY
22.
In the event any provision, or part thereof, of this by-law is found by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be ultra vires, such provision, or part
thereof, shall be deemed to be severed, and the remaining portion of such
provision and all other provisions of this by-law shall remain in full force
and effect.
HEADINGS FOR REFERENCE ONLY
23.
The headings inserted in this by-law are for convenience of reference only
and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this by-law.
BY-LAW REGISTRATION
24.
A certified copy of this by-law may be registered on title to any land to
which this by-law applies.
BY-LAW ADMINISTRATION
25.
This by-law shall be administered by the Treasurer of the County.
SCHEDULES TO THE BY-LAW
26.
The following Schedules to this by-law form an integral part of this by-law:
Schedule "A" - Designated Classes of Municipal Services Under this By-Law
Schedule "B" - Schedule of Development Charges
EXISTING BY-LAW REPEAL
27.
That By-Law 2017-37 is hereby repealed effective August 24, 2022.
DATE BY-LAW EFFECTIVE
28.
This By-law shall come into force and effect on August 24, 2022.
SHORT TITLE
2*.
This by-law may be cited as the "County of Dufferin Development Charges
By-law, 2022".
READ a first, second and third time and finally passed this 14th day of July, 2022.
Wade Mills, Warden
SCHEDULE "A"
TO BY-LAW 2022-28
CLASSES OF DESIGNATED MUNICIPAL SERVICES UNDER THIS BY-LAW
1.
Services Related to a Highway
2.
Long-term Care Services
3.
Child Care and Early Years Programs
4.
Public Health Services
5.
Ambulance
6.
Housing Services
7.
Waste Diversion
8.
Growth-Related Studies
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RESIDENTIAL
NON-RESIDENTIAL
Serv,ce/Class of Service
Single and Semi-
Stacked
Apartments -
Other Multiples
Detached Dwelling
Townhouses
Bedrooms+
Municipal Wide Services/Class of Service:
2
Apartments -
Bachelor and 1
Bedroom
(per sq.ft. of Gross
Floor Area)
SenAces Pelated to a 1-ighway
1,693
1,300
803
803
580
0.57
Long-term Care SenAces
-
-
-
-
-
.
Child Care and Early Years Programs
221
170
105
105
76
.
Public Heal1h Services
469
360
223
223
161
0.15
Ambulance
272
209
129
129
93
0_09
Housing Sel'\1ces
2,272
1,744
1,078
1,078
n9
-
Waste Diversion
79
61
37
37
27
0.03
Growth-Pelated S1udies
50
38
24
24.
Total Municipal Wide Services/Class of Services
5,056
3,882
2,399
2,399
17
0.02
1,733
0.86
COUNTY OF DUFFERIN
SCHEDULE "B"
BY-LAW NO. 2022-28
SCHEDULE OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES