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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF GEORGINA
IN THE
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK
BYLAW NUMBER 2025~0053 (AD~5)
BEING A BYLAW TO IMPOSE DEVELOPMENT CHARGES IN THE
TOWN OF GEORGINA
WHEREAS subsection 2(1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997 (the Act)
provides that the Council of a municipality may pass bylaws for the imposition of development
charges against land to pay for increased capital costs because of increased need for services
arising from the development of the area to which the bylaw applies;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Town of Georgina has given notice in accordance
with section 12 of the Act, of its intention to pass a bylaw under section 2 of the said Act;
AND WHEREAS a development charges background study has been prepared by
Hemson Consulting Ltd. dated June 4, 2025 ("the Background Study"), wherein the background
study indicated that the development of any land within the Town of Georgina will increase the
need for services as defined herein;
AND WHEREAS copies of the background study were made available on June 4, 2025
and the proposed development charges bylaw was made available on June 4, 2025, to the
public in accordance with section 12 of the Act;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Town of Georgina held a public meeting on June 18,
2025 to consider the enactment of a development charge bylaw, in accordance with section 12
of the Act;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Town of Georgina has heard all persons who
applied to be heard and received written submissions whether in objection to, or in support of,
the development charges proposal at a public meeting held on June 18, 2025;
AND WHEREAS by resolution adopted by Council of the Town of Georgina on August
13 2025 Council has indicated that it intends to ensure that the increase in the need for services
attributable to the anticipated development, including any capital costs, will be met, by updating
its capital budget and forecast where appropriate;
AND WHEREAS by resolution adopted by Council of the Town of Georgina on August
13 2025 Council expressed its intention that infrastructure related to post~2034 development
shall be paid for by development charges;
AND WHEREAS by resolution adopted by Council of the Town of Georgina on August
13 2025, Council has indicated its intent that the future excess capacity identified in the
Development Charges Background Study, dated June 4, 2025, prepared by Hemson Consulting
Limited, shall be paid for by the development charges or other similar charges;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Town has given consideration of the use of more
than one development charge bylaw to reflect different needs for services in different areas,
also known as area rating or area specific development charges, and has determined that for
the services and associated infrastructure proposed to be funded by development charges
under this bylaw, that it is fair and reasonable that the charges be calculated on a both a
municipal~wide uniform basis and area~specific basis for certain services;
AND WHEREAS the Background Study includes a Cost of Growth Analysis that deals
with all assets whose capital costs are intended to be funded under this bylaw, and that such
assets are considered to be financially sustainable over their full life~cycle;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Town approved the asset management plan outlined
in the Background Study and gave consideration to incorporate the asset management plan
identified inthe~Background~Study~
within the
Town's~ongoing~practices~and corporate asset~~
~
management strategy;
AND WHEREAS by resolution adopted by Council Town of Georgina on August 13 2025
2025, Council determined that no further public meetings were required under section 12(3) of
the Act.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Town of Georgina enacts as follows:
DEFINITIONS
4
i this Bylaw,
(1) "Act" means the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended;
(2) "accessory use" means a use, building or structure, that is naturally and normally
incidental, subordinate in purpose or floor area or both, and exclusively devoted
to a principal use of the land, building or structure on the same lot;
(3) "air~supported structure" means an air~supported structure as defined under the
Building Code Act, 1992, S.0. 1992, c.23, as amended or successor legislation;
(4) "apartment unit" means any residential dwelling unit with a building containing
more than four dwelling units where the residential units are connected by an
interior corridor;
(5) "band" means a band of First Nations
(a) for whose use and benefit in common, lands, the legal title to which is
vested in Her Majesty, have been set apart before, on or after
September 4, 1951,
(b) for whose use and benefit in common, moneys are held by Her Majesty,
or
(c) declared by the Governor in Council to be band for the purposes of the
Indian Act, R.S.C, 1985,
C. 1~5;
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(6) "bedroom" means a habitable room larger than seven (7) square metres, and
includes a den, study or other similar area, but does not include a living room,
dining room or kitchen;
(7) "benefitting area" means an area defined by a map, plan or legal description in a
front~ending agreement as an area that will receive a benefit from the
construction of a service;
(8) "Board of Education" has the same meaning as that specified in sub~section 1(1)
of the Education Act R.S.O. 1990, c.E.2, as amended;
(9) "building" means a structure occupying an area greater than ten square metres
(10m?) consisting of a wall, roof and floor or any of them or structural system
serving the function thereof, including above grade storage tanks, air~supported
structures and industrial tents;
(10) "capital cost" means costs incurred or proposed to be incurred by the
municipality or a local board thereof directly or by others on behalf of, and as
authorized by, a municipality 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, but not limited
to;
(i)
rolling stock, with an estimated useful life of seven years or
more;
(ii) furniture and equipment, other than computer equipment;
(ii) machinery; and
(iv) materials acquired for circulation, reference or information
purposes by a library board as defined in the Public
Libraries Act,
(e) to undertake studies in connection with any matter under the Act and
any of the matters in clauses (a) to (d); or
(f) required for the provision f services designated in this Bylaw within or
outside the municipality, including interest on borrowing to pay for costs
under clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) that are development~related;
(11) "Chief Building Official" means the chief building official appointed or constituted
within the municipality under section 3 or 4 of the Ontario Building Code Act,
1992, S.0. 1992, c. 23
(12) "Council" means the Council of the municipality;
(13) "derelict building" means a building or structure that is vacant, neglected, poorly
maintained, and unsuitable for occupancy which may include a building or
structure
that:~
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(a) is in a ruinous or dilapidated condition;
(b) is in such a state of non~repair as to be no longer suitable for human
habitation or business purposes;
(c) is an allurement to children who may play there to their danger;
(d) constitutes a hazard to the health or safety of the public;
(e) is unsightly in relation to neighbouring properties because the exterior
finish of the building or structure is not maintained; or;
(f) is a fire hazard to itself or to surrounding lands or buildings.
(14) "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 has the effect of increasing the size or usability thereof,
and includes redevelopment;
(15) "development charge" means a charge imposed under this Bylaw;
(16) "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 which include, at
a minimum, a kitchen sink, stove, fridge, a toilet and a sink for the exclusive use
with the toilet;
(17) "farm building" means that part of a bona fide farming operation such as barns,
silos or other ancillary development to an agricultural use, but excluding a
residential use;
(18) "front~ending agreement" means an agreement made under Section 44 of the
Act between the municipality and any or all owners within a benefitting area
providing for the costs of services for which there will be an increased need for a
service or services as a result of development to be borne by one or more of the
parties to the agreement and providing for persons who, in the future, develop
land within the area defined in the agreement to pay an amount to reimburse
some part of the costs of the work;
(19) "grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or
structure at all exterior walls;
(20) "gross floor area" means, in the case of a non~residential building or structure or
the non~residential portion of a mixed~use building or structure, the aggregate of
the areas of each floor, whether above or below grade, measured between the
exterior faces of the exterior walls of the building or structure or from the centre
line of a common wall separating a non~residential and a residential use,
excluding, in the case of a building or structure containing an atrium, the sum of
the areas of the atrium at the level of each floor surrounding the atrium above the
floor level of the atrium, and excluding the sum of the areas of each floor used, or
designed or intended for use for the parking of motor vehicles unless the building
or structure, or any part thereof, is a retail motor vehicle establishment or a
standalone motor vehicle storage facility or a commercial public parking
structure, and, for the purposes of this definition, notwithstanding any other
section of this bylaw, the non~residential portion of a mixed~use building is
deemed to include one~half of any area common to the residential and non~
residential portions of such mixed~use building or structure, and gross floor area
shall not include the surface area of swimming pools or the playing surfaces of
indoor sport fields including but not limited to hockey arenas, and basketball
courts;
(21) "First Nation's Land" means a tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in
Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a
band;
(22) "industrial" means lands, buildings or structures used or designed or intended
for use for manufacturing, processing, fabricating or assembly of raw goods,
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, but does not include the sale of commodities to the general public
through a warehouse club;
(23) "local board" means a school board, municipal service board, transportation
commission, public library board, board of health, police services board,
planning board, or any other board, commission, committee, 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, including school
purposes, of a municipality or of two or more municipalities or parts thereof,
other than a board as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Education Act.
(24) "local services" means those services, facilities or things which are intended to
be under the jurisdiction of the Municipality and are within the boundaries of or
related to or are necessary to connect lands to services and an application has
been made in respect of the lands under Sections 51 or 53 of the Planning Act,
or any successor legislation;
(25) "mixed~use" means land, buildings or structures used, or designed or intended
for use, for a combination of non~residential and residential uses;
(28) "multiple dwellings" means all dwellings other than single detached dwellings,
semi~detached dwellings and apartment house dwellings;
(27) "municipality" means The Corporation of the Town of Georgina;
(28) "non~residential use" means a building or structure used for other than a
residential use;
(29) "official plan" means the Official Plan of the Town of Georgina and any
amendments thereto;
(30) "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;
(31) "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;
(32) "rate" means the interest rate established weekly by the Bank of Canada for
treasury bills having a term of 30 days;
(33) "redevelopment" means the construction, erection or placing of one or more
buildings or structures on land where all or part of a building or structure has
previously been demolished on such land, or changing the use of a building or
structure from a residential use to a non~residential use or from a non~residential
use to a residential use, or changing a building or structure from one form of
residential use to another form of residential use or from one form of non~
residential use to another form of non~residential use;
(34) "regulation" means any regulation made pursuant to the Act;
(35) "rental housing development" means development of a building or structure with
four or more Dwelling Units all of which are intended for use as rented residential
premises;
(36) "residential use" means land or building or structures of any kind whatsoever
used, designed or intended to be used as living accommodations for one or
more individuals;
(37) "rural areas" means those areas within the municipality not connected to a
municipal sanitary sewerage and/or water distribution system and/or to lands
where such systems are not available for connection;
(38) "seasonal air~supported structure" means an air~supported structure that is
raised and/or erected for a maximum of six months in any given year to allow for
the use of an outdoor sports field or portion thereof during the winter season for
sports~related activities;
(39) "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 no other parts, attached to another dwelling unit where the residential units
are not connected by an interior corridor;
(40) "services" {or "service") means those services designated in Schedule "A" to this
Bylaw or specified in an agreement made under Section 44 of the Act;
(41) "services in lieu" means those services specitied in an agreement made under
Section 8 of this Bylaw;
(42) "servicing agreement" means an agreement between a |andowner and the
municipality relative to the provision of municipal services to specified lands
within the municipality;
(43) "single detached dwelling unit" means a residential building consisting of one
dwelling unit and not attached to another structure;
(44) "subsidized housing units" means any residential use declared by resolution of
Council to be subsidized housing;
(45) "temporary building or structure" means a building or structure used, designed
or intended for a non~residential use that is constructed or placed upon lands
and which must be demolished or removed from the lands within three years of
building permit issuance, including but not limited to sales trailers, office trailers
and industrial tents, provided that such a building or structure meets the
aforementioned criteria, and includes an accessory building not exceeding 100
square metres of residential gross floor area that is inhabited by the parents of
the homeowner who are over the age of 65 years;
(46) "urban areas" means those areas within the municipality connected to a
municipal sanitary sewerage and/or water distribution system and/or to lands
where such systems are available for connection;
SCHEDULE OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
2.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Bylaw, development charges against land shall
be calculated and collected in accordance with the base rates set out in
Schedules "B" to "D", which relates 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 based upon the following:
(a) in the case of residential development, or the residential portion of a
mixed~use development, the number and type of dwelling units;
(b) in the case of non~residential development, or the non~residential
portion of a mixed~use development, the gross floor area of such
_ development, excluding any enlargement of the gross floor area of an
existing industrial building which enlargement is 50% or less than the
gross floor area of the existing building.
(3) Council hereby determines that the development of land, buildings or structures
for residential and non~residential uses have required or will require the provision,
enlargement, expansion or improvement of the services referenced in Schedule
"A" to this Bylaw.
(4) The rates set out in Schedule "C" of this Bylaw are applicable in addition to any
rates and requirements as set out in Scheduie
"D". Totai rates are summarized in
Schedule "B".
APPLICABLE LAND
3.
(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (11) this Bylaw applies to all lands in the
municipality, whether or not the land or use is exempt from taxation under
Section 3 of the Assessment Act.
(2) This Bylaw shall not apply to land that is:
(a) owned by a board of education as defined under subsection 1(1) of the
Education Act;
(b) owned by any municipality or local board thereof;
(c) First Nations' lands;
(d) Long~term care home development as defined by subsection 4.4 (1) of
the Act;
(e) Affordable housing as defined by subsection 4.1 (1) of the Act;
(f) Attainable housing as defined by subsection 4.1 (1) of the Act; and
(g) Non~profit housing as defined by subsection 4.2 (1) of the Act.
(3) This Bylaw shall not apply to land that is used for the purpose of:
(a) the development of a non~residential farm building used for bona fide
agricultural purposes;
(b) a place of worship and land used in connection therewith, which shall
include only the grounds of the place of worship, a cemetery or burial
grounds exempt from taxation under the Assessment Act.
(4) This Bylaw shall not apply to development creating or adding an accessory use
not exceeding 10 square metres of non~ residential gross floor area.
(5) Despite any other provision of this Bylaw, where, as a result of the redevelopment
of land, a building or structure existing on the land within 48 months prior to the
date of payment of development charges in regard to such redevelopment was, or
is to be lawfully demolished, in whole or in part, or converted from one principal
use to another, 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 mulltiplying the applicable
development charge under Schedules "B" to "D" of this Bylaw with 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 a
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 Schedules "B" to "D" of this
Bylaw by the gross floor area that has been or will be demolished or
converted to another principal use;
provided that such amounts shall not exceed, in total, the amount of the
development charges otherwise payable with respect to the
redevelopment.
(6) Notwithstanding subsection 3(5), where the Council of the municipality deems:
(a) property to contain a derelict building or structure; and
(b) that it is in the best interest of the community for the derelict building to
be demolished;
the Council of the municipality may extend the reduction of development
charges to a maximum of 120 months from the date of demolition permit
to the date of the building permit to facilitate the redevelopment. All other
provisions in section 3(5) shall apply.
(7) This bylaw does not apply with respect to approvals related to the residential
development of land, buildings or structures that would have the effect only,
(a) of permitting the enlargement of an existing dwelling unit; or
~(b) ofcreating additional dwelling units in existing rental residential
buildings, existing houses, or new residential buildings pursuant to
subsections 2 (3.1), 2 (3.2) and 2 (3.3) of the Act.
(8) For the purposes of the exemption for enlargement of existing industrial buildings
set out in section 4 of the Act, the following provisions shall apply;
(a) For the purpose of this subsection, "gross floor area" and "existing
industrial building" shall have the same meaning as those terms have in
O. Reg. 82/98 under the Act, as amended:
(b) For the purposes of interpreting the definition of "existing industrial
building" contained in the regulation, regard shall be had for the
classification of the lands pursuant to the Assessment
Act, R.S.O. 1990,
c. A.31 or successor legislation, and in particular whether more than 50
percent of the gross floor area of the building or structure has an
industrial tax class code for assessment purposes;
(c) Notwithstanding subsection 3(8)(b) above, distribution centres,
warehouses other than retail warehouses, the bulk storage of goods and
truck terminals shall be considered to be industrial uses or buildings;
(d) The gross floor area of an existing industrial building shall be defined as
the gross floor area of the industrial building as it existed prior to the first
enlargement in respect of that building for which an exemption under
section 4 of the Act is sought or was obtained;
(e) The enlargement of the gross floor area of the existing building must be
attached to the existing industrial building;
(f) The enlargement must not be attached to the existing industrial building
by means only of a tunnel, bridge, passageway, canopy, shared below
grade connection, such as a service tunnel, foundation, footing or
parking facility;
(g) The enlargement shall be for a use for, or in connection with, an
~ industrial purpose as set out inthis Bylaw;
(h) If the enlargement complies with the provisions of this subsection 3(8)
and is equal to 50 percent or less of the gross floor area of an existing
industrial building, the amount of the development charge in respect of
the enlargement is nil; and
(i) If the enlargement is more than 50 percent of the gross floor area of an
existing industrial building, and it otherwise complies with the provisions
of this subsection 3(8), 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 as determined as follows:
(i)
The amount by which the enlargement exceeds 50 percent of the
gross floor area;
(ii) Divided by the amount of the enlargement.
(9) Development charges payable for Rental Housing Developments, where all of the
Dwelling Units are intended to be used as rented residential premises, shall be
reduced based on the number of bedrooms in each Dwelling Unit as follows:
(i)
3 or more bedrooms ~ 25% reduction;
(ii) 2 bedrooms ~ 20% reduction; and
(iii) all other quantities of bedrooms ~ 15% reduction.
(10) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Bylaw, a temporary building or
structure shall be exempt from the payment of development charges provided
that:
(a) prior to the issuance of the building permit for the temporary building or
structure, the owner shall provide to the municipality securities in the
form of a certified cheque or bank draft or a letter of credit acceptable to
the municipality's Treasurer in the full amount of the development
charges otherwise payable;
(b) within three (3) years of building permit issuance or any extension
permitted in writing by the municipality's Treasurer or his or her
designate, the owner shall provide the municipality with evidence, to the
municipality's satisfaction, that the temporary building or structure has
been demolished or removed from the lands within three (3) years of
building permit issuance or within the time period of any extension
herein provided, whereupon the municipality shall return to the owner the
securities provided pursuant to subsection (a), without interest;
(c) the timely provision of satisfactory evidence of the demolition or removal
of the temporary building or structure in accordance with subsection
3(10)(b) shall be solely the owner's responsibility; and
(d) in the event that the owner does not provide satisfactory evidence of the
demolition or removal of the temporary building or structure in
accordance with subsection 3(10)(b), the temporary buiiding or structure
shall be deemed conclusively not to be a temporary building or structure
for the purposes of this Bylaw and the municipality shall, without prior
notification to the owner , transfer the funds or draw upon the letter(s) of
credit provided pursuant to subsection 3(10)(a) and transfer the amount
so drawn into the appropriate development charges reserve funds.
APPLICATION, CALCULATION AND COLLECTION OF CHARGE
4.
(1) Subject to subsection 4(2), development charges shall apply to, and shall be
calculated and collected in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw on land to
be developed for residential and non~residential use, where, the development
requires:
(a) the passing of a zoning Bylaw or of an amendment to a zoning Bylaw
under Section 34 of the Planning Act;
(b) the approval of a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act;
(c) a conveyance of land to which a Bylaw passed under Section 50(7) of
the Planning Act applies;
(d) the approval of a plan of subdivision under Section 51 of the Planning
Act;
(e) a consent under Section 53 of the Planning Act,
(f) the approval of a description under Section 50 of the Condominium Act;
or
(g) the issuing of a permit under the Building Code Act, in relation to a
building or structure.
(2) Subsection 4(1) shall not apply in respect of:
(a) local services, related to a plan of subdivision or within the area to which
the plan relates, to be installed or paid for the owner as a condition of
approval under Section 51 of the Planning Act;
(b) local services to be installed or paid for by the owner as a condition of
approval under Section 53 of the Planning Act.
(3) Despite subsection 10 (a), a development charge in respect of any part of a
development that consists of a type of development set out in subsection 26.1 (2)
of the Act is payable in accordance with subsection 26.1 of the Act.
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
5.
An agreement with respect to charges related to development executed prior to passage
of this Bylaw remains in effect after enactment of this Bylaw.
LOCAL SERVICE INSTALLATION
6.
Nothing in this Bylaw prevents Council from requiring, as a condition of an agreement
under the Planning Act, Sections 41, 51, or 53, that the owner, at his or her own
expense, shall install or pay for such local services related to a plan of subdivision or
within the area to which the plan of subdivision relates or any other area.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
7.
(1) Where two or more of the actions described in subsection 4(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 Bylaw.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection 7(1), more than one development charge Bylaw may
apply to the same area and if two or more of the actions described in subsection
4(1) occur at different times, and if the subsequent action has the effect of
increasing the need for municipal services as designated in Schedule "A", an
additional development charge on the additional residential units and/or non~
residential floor area, shall be calculated and collected in accordance with any
other development charge Bylaw, if any, and the provisions of this Bylaw.
SERVICES
IN LIEU
8.
Council may, by way of a written agreement, authorize an owner to provide services in
lieu of the whole or such part of the development charge applicable to the owner's
development, where such services to be provided by the owner relate to services to
which this Bylaw applies. Such services to be provided by the owner shall be provided
at his or her sole expense. Such written agreement shall specify that where the owner
provides services in lieu of the payment of development charges, Council shall give to
the owner a credit against the development charge otherwise applicable to the
development, which credit shall be equal to the reasonable cost of doing the work as
agreed by the municipality and the person who is to be given the credit, provided such
credit shall not exceed the total development charge payable by an owner to the
municipality for that particular service.
FRONT~ENDING AGREEMENTS
9.
(1) Where a development charge Bylaw is in force, Council may enter into a written
front~ending agreement with any or all of the owners within the benefitting area for
the installation of services by any or all of the owners in the benefitting area. The
cost of the work that will benefit a defined benefitting area is to be borne by one or
more of the parties to the agreement. Any owner in the benefitting area who did
not contribute its full share of the front~ending costs shall, in accordance with the
terms of the written front~ending agreement, reimburse some or all of the costs
incurred by the owner or owners who font~ended the cost of the installation of
~services~which~benefited~the~benefitting~area~
~
(2) An owner is entitled to be given a credit towards a development charge for the
amount of his or her non~reimbursable share of the costs of work under a front~
ending agreement.
(3) No credit given pursuant to subsection 9(2) shall exceed the total development
charge payable by the owner for that service, or the level of service underlying
Schedules "B" to "D".
(4) The front~end payment required to be made by any benefitting owner within the
benefiting area under a front~ending agreement may be adjusted annually, without
amendment to this Bylaw, each October, while this Bylaw is in force, in
accordance with the average Bank of Canada rate applied annually.
DEVELOPMENT CHARGE CREDITS
10.
(1) The development charges payable under Section 2 shall be adjusted to account
for the full amount of any development charge paid or services provided in lieu
thereof in relation to the land in question, pursuant to the terms of a written
agreement with the municipality under the Planning Act, Section 51 or 53.
(2) The Town may determine, by Council resolution or policy external to this Bylaw, a
framework for credits.
TIMING OF CALCULATION AND PAYMENT
11.
(1) The total amount of development charges shall be calculated and be payable
__ pursuant to this Bylaw, in accordance with Section 26, Section 26.1, and Section
26.2 of the Act.
(2) Where Section 26.1 and Section 26.2 of the Act do not apply, the total amount of
development charges shall be calculated and be payable pursuant to this Bylaw
as of the date the first building permit is issued.
(3) Development charges set out in Schedules "B" to "D" shall be calculated and
payable in full in cash, by certified cheque, or by provision of services as may be
agreed upon in writing by the municipality, or by credit granted under 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, or in a manner or at a time
otherwise agreed upon with the municipality.
(4) 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 charges
has been paid in full.
(5) Notwithstanding subsections 11(3) and (4), an owner may enter into an
agreement with the municipality to provide for the payment in full of a
development charge before building permit issuance or later than the issuing of a
building permit.
The charges, referenced in Schedule "B" to "D" are payable the date this Bylaw comes
into force.
BYLAW REGISTRATION
12. A certified copy of this Bylaw may be registered on title to any land to which this Bylaw
applies.
RESERVE FUND
13.
(1) Monies received from payment of development charges shall be maintained in
separate reserve funds, and shall be used only to meet the capital costs for which
the development charge was levied under this Bylaw.
(2) Council directs the Municipal Treasurer to establish a separate reserve fund for
each of the services set out in Schedule "A", to which the development charge
payments shall be credited in accordance with the amounts shown, plus interest
earned thereon.
(3) The amounts contained in the reserve funds established under this Section shall
be invested, with any income received credited to the development charge
reserve funds in relation to which the investment income applies.
(4) 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.
(5) 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 13(1).
_
_~~(6) TheTreasurer of the Municipality shall, in each year on or before May 1, 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 0. Reg. 82/98.
BYLAW AMENDMENT OR REPEAL
14.
(1) Where this Bylaw or any development charge prescribed thereunder is amended
or repealed either by order of the Ontario Land Tribunal or by resolution of
Council, the Municipal Treasurer shall forthwith calculate 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 14(1) shall be paid to the
registered owner of the land on the date on which the refund is paid.
(3) Refunds that are required to be paid under subsection 14(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 refund shall include the interest owed under this section;
(c) Interest shall be paid at the Bank of Canada rate in effect on the later of:
(i)
the date of enactment of this Bylaw, or
(ii) the date of the last quarterly adjustment, in accordance with the
provisions of subsection 14(4).
(4) The Bank of Canada interest rate in effect on the date of enactment of this Bylaw
shall be adjusted on the next following business day to the rate established by the
Bank of Canada on that day, and shall be adjusted quarterly thereafter on the first
business day of every January, April, July and October to the rate established by
the Bank of Canada on the day of the adjustment.
Interest Payments
15.
(1) The Town may charge interest on the installments required by subsection 26.1(3)
of the Act from the date the development charge would have been payable in
accordance with Section 26 of the Act to the date the instaliment is paid.
(2) Where subsections 26.2(1) (a) or (b) of the Act applies, the Town may charge
interest on the development charge from the date of the application referred to in
the applicable clause to the date the development charge is payable under
subsection 26.2(3) of the Act.
(3) The Town may determine, by Council resolution or policy external to this Bylaw,
interest rates in relation to subsections 15(1) and (2) of this Bylaw but will not
exceed the maximum permissible rate outlined in the DCA.
DEVELOPMENT CHARGE SCHEDULE INDEXING
16. The development charges referred to in Schedules "B" to "D" shall be adjusted annually,
without amendment to this Bylaw, commencing on July
2026, and annually thereafter
on each July 15 while this Bylaw is in force, in accordance with the most recent twelve
month change in the Statistics Canada Non~residential Building Construction Price
Index.
BYLAW ADMINISTRATION
17. This Bylaw shall be administered by the Municipal Treasurer.
SCHEDULES TO THE BYLAW
18. The following schedules to this Bylaw form an integral part of this By~ law:
Schedule "A" ~ Designated Municipal Services
Schedule "B" ~ Schedule of Total Development Charges
Schedule "C" ~ Schedule of Town~Wide Development Charges
Schedule "D"
~ Schedule of Area~Specific Development Charges
Schedule "E" ~ Areas within which the Area~Specific Development Charges for Keswick
are to be imposed.
Schedule "F" ~ Areas within which the Area~Specific Development Charges for Sutton
are to be imposed.
Schedule "G" ~ Areas within which the Area~Specific Development Charges for Sutton
High Street are to be imposed.
Schedule "H" ~ Areas within which the Area~Specific Development Charges for
Queensway East and West are to be imposed.
DATE BYLAW EFFECTIVE
19. This Bylaw shall come into force and effect on September 1, 2025.
Severability
20. If, for any reason, any provision, section, subsection or paragraph of this bylaw is
held invalid, it is hereby declared to be the intention of Council that all the remainder
of this bylaw shall continue in full force and effect until repealed, re~enacted or
amended, in whole or in part or dealt with in any other way.
SHORT TITLE
21. This Bylaw may be cited as the Development Charges Bylaw.
REPEAL
22. Bylaw No. 2021~0041 (AD~5) is hereby repealed, effective on the date this bylaw comes
into force and effect.
READ AND ENACTED this 13"" day of August 2025.
Rachel DillaHough,"Town Clerk
SCHEDULE "A"
TOWN OF GEORGINA
DESIGNATED MUNICIPAL SERVICES
Town~wide Services
Library Services
Fire and Rescue Services
Parks and Recreation
Development Related Studies
Services Related to a Highway:
o
Public Works (Road Operations)
o
Roads and Related
e
Storm Water Drainage and Control Services
Area Specific
1) Keswick Service Area
Services Related to a Highway
Water
Wastewater
Development Related Studies
2) Sutton Service Area
e
Services Related to a Highway
e
Water
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Wastewater
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Development Related Studies
3) Sutton High Street Sewer
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Wastewater
4)
Queensway East and West
e
Water
Development Related Studies
Note: the rate tables for the area~specific service areas include the cumulative rate associated
with service categories identified.
SCHEDULE "B"
TOWN OF GEORGINA
SUMMARY OF TOTAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
Residential Charge By Unit Type
Non~Residential
Service
Single & Semi~|
Rows & Other
Apartments
Charge ($/sq.m)
Detached
Multiples
>700 sq.ft.
<100 sq.ft.
Town~Wide Charge
$33,255
$31,826
$23,279
$16,073 | $
32.23
Keswick Service Area
~$36,729~
~~~$35,150
$25,711~
$17.752 |$
~ 49.52
Sutton Service Area
$35,849
$34,308
$25,095
$17.327 | $
45.01
Sutton High Street Sewer
$36,088
$34,537
$25,263
$17,443 | $
45.01
Queenway East and West
$40,496
$38,755
$28,348
$19,573 | $
80.92
SCHEDULE "C"
TOWN OF GEORGINA
SUMMARY OF TOWN~WIDE DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
Residential Charge By Unit Type
Non~Residential
Service
Single & Semi~|
Rows & Other
Apartments
.
Charge ($/sq.m)
Detached
Multiples
>700 sq.ft.
<100 sq.ft.
Library Services
$1,287
$1,232
$901
$622
$0.00
Fire And Rescue Services
$3,505
$3,354
$2,453
$1,694
$18.03
Parks And Recreation
$25,676
$24,572
$17,973
$12,410
$0.00
Development~Related Studies
$477
$456
$334
$230
$2.45
Services Related to a Highway:
Public Works
$1,363
$1,305
$954
$659
$7.00
Roads And Related
$825
$790
$578
$399
$4.14
Storm Water Drainage And Control
$122
$117
$86
$59
$0.61
TOTAL TOWN~WIDE CHARGE
$33,255
$31,826
$23,279
$16,073
$32.23
SCHEDULE "D"
TOWN OF GEORGINA
SUMMARY OF AREA~SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
Residential Charge By Unit Type
Non~Residential
Service
Single & Semi~|
Rows & Other
Apartments
"
Charge ($/sq.m)
Detached
Multiples
>100 sq.ft.
<7100 sq.ft.
Keswick Service Area
(includes: Services Related to a Highway, Water,
Wastewater and Development~Related Studies)
$3,474
$3,324
$2,432
$1,679
$17.29
Sutton Service Area
{includes: Services Related to a Highway, Water,
Wastewater and Development~Related Studies)
$2,594
$2,482
$1,816
$1,254
$12.78
Sutton High Street Service Area
includes
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(includes
Sewer)
$239
$229
$168
$116
$0.00
Queenway East and West
(includes: Water and Development~Related
Studies)
$3,767
$3,605
$2,637
$1,821
$3140
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TOWN OF GEORGINA
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SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR NORTHWEST SUTTON
DEVELOPMENT & SOUTHWEST SUTTON DEVELOPEMNT AREAS ARE TO BE
APPLIED
EXHIBIT 1
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Sewer" Area Specific
Development Charges for
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Areas are to be Applied
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