Development charges & levies — East Zorra-Tavistock, Ontario

What development charges or levies apply to new construction? How much per new home?

In the Township of East Zorra-Tavistock, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Charges schedule (Township page) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. Charge per single-detached home: $17,772.00 per single and semi-detached dwelling (effective June 13, 2026). Charge per apartment unit: $10,145.00 per unit for Apartments - 2 Bedrooms Plus; $6,440.00 per unit for Apartments - Bachelor and 1 Bedroom (effective June 13, 2026). Non-residential charge: $47.06 per metre squared of Gross Floor Area; $8,111.00 per wind turbine (effective June 13, 2026).

Development Charges schedule (Township page) adopted bylaw
single detached charge $17,772.00 per single and semi-detached dwelling (effective June 13, 2026) Schedule of Development Charges
apartment charge $10,145.00 per unit for Apartments - 2 Bedrooms Plus; $6,440.00 per unit for Apartments - Bachelor and 1 Bedroom (effective June 13, 2026) Schedule of Development Charges
non residential charge $47.06 per metre squared of Gross Floor Area; $8,111.00 per wind turbine (effective June 13, 2026) Schedule of Development Charges
services covered roads, water, wastewater, fire protection, recreation; Fire Services, Roads and Related, Parks and Recreation, Growth Related Studies including roads, water, wastewater, fire protection, and recreation
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Township of East Zorra-Tavistock development charges page (By-law 2024-21, schedules replaced by 2024-25): residential per-unit charges and non-residential $47.06/m2; $8,111 is the per wind turbine charge.

Township of East Zorra-Tavistock By-law #2024-21, Township-Wide Development Charges adopted bylaw
single detached charge $15,846 per single/semi unit (sum of Schedules B1–B3: roads $3,344, fire $3,568, parks $8,934; by-law rates effective June 13, 2024) Schedules B1, B2, B3; s. 17(1)
apartment charge 2+ bedrooms $9,044; bachelor/1 bedroom $5,742 per unit (sum of Schedules B1–B3 roads, fire, parks; by-law rates effective June 13, 2024) Schedules B1, B2, B3; s. 17(1)
non residential charge $41.56 per sq.m. GFA (sum of Schedules B1–B3: roads $14.18, fire $15.13, parks $12.25; effective June 13, 2024) Schedules B1, B2, B3; s. 17(1)
services covered Highway; fire protection; parks and recreation. Schedule A
exemptions Exempt: farm buildings, private schools, temporary buildings/dwellings, affordable housing, long-term care, certain institutional/municipal lands; industrial expansion ≤50%; residential intensification units; demolition/conversion credits. ss. 3(2)-(3), 4(1), 10
payment timing Payable in full when first building permit is issued; rental housing and institutional developments in 6 equal annual installments from occupancy. s. 5(3), s. 5(5)
indexing expiry Rates adjusted annually as of June 13 using most recent 12-month change in Statistics Canada Quarterly Construction Price Statistics. s. 13(1)
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Township-wide DC by-law of East Zorra-Tavistock (Oxford County); based on Watson background study dated April 5 2024; public meeting May 1 2024.

Machine-readable: development-charges.json · Official website: http://www.ezt.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-23 · Development charges & levies across Ontario · Development charges & levies in other municipalities