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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF GREATER MADAWASKA
BY-LAW 26-2022
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Being a By-Law with respect to Development Charges
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Whereas subsection 2(1) of the Development Charges Act, 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 Township of Greater Madawaska
has given Notice on February 18, 2022 according to section 12 of the Development
Charges Act, 1997, of its intention to pass a by-law under section 2 of the said Act;
And whereas the Council of the Township of Greater Madawaska 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 April 4, 2022;
And whereas the Council of the Township of Greater Madawaska had before it a
report entitled Development Charge Background Study dated February 18, 2022
prepared by Watson & Associates Economists Ltd., wherein it is indicated that the
development of any land within the Township of Greater Madawaska will increase the
need for services as defined herein;
And whereas the Council of the Township of Greater Madawaska on April 4, 2022
approved the applicable Development Charge Background Study, inclusive of the capital
forecast therein, in which certain recommendations were made relating to the
establishment of a development charge policy for the Township of Greater Madawaska
pursuant to the Development Charges Act, 1997;
And whereas the Council of the Township of Greater Madawaska on April 4, 2022
determined that no additional public meeting was required to be held as part of the
approval process.
Now therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Greater Madawaska
hereby enacts as follows:
1. Definitions
In this by-law,
1.
"Act" means the Development Charges Act, 1997, c. 27;
2.
"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;
3.
"agricultural use" means the bona fide use of lands and buildings for apiaries,
fish farming, dairy farming, fur farming, the raising or exhibiting of livestock, or
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the cultivation of trees, shrubs, flowers, grains, sod, fruits, vegetables and any
other crops or ornamental plants and includes the operation of a farming
business and the erection of a farm help house on agricultural land but
excludes a commercial greenhouse. Agricultural use does not include the
development of a single detached dwelling on agricultural land;
4.
"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 shall include dwelling units contained
above or as part of commercial buildings;
5.
"bedroom" means a habitable room larger than seven square metres, including
a den, study, or other similar area, but does not include a living room, dining
room or kitchen;
6.
"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;
7.
"board of education" means a board defined in s.s. 1 (1) of the Education Act;
8.
"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;
9.
"Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.23, as
amended;
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, the 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,
(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, R.S.O.
1990, c. 57, and
to undertake studies in connection with any of the matters referred to in
clauses (a) to (d);
(e)
to complete the development charge background study under section 10
of the Act;
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(f)
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
municipality;
11. "class" means a grouping of services combined to create a single service for
the purposes of this by-law and as provided in section 7 of the Development
Charges Act;
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;
13. "Council" means the Council of the Township of Greater Madawaska;
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 the effect of increasing the size of usability thereof,
and includes redevelopment;
15. "development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law;
16. "dwelling unit" means one or more habitable rooms designed or intended to be
used together as a single and separate house-keeping unit by one person or
jointly by two or more persons containing its own kitchen and sanitary facilities;
17. "existing industrial building" means a building or buildings existing on a site in
the Township of Greater Madawaska as of the date of the previous by-law 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 the date of the previous by-law for which
development charges were exempted or paid for.
18. "farm building" means a building or structure located on a bona fide farm which
is necessary and ancillary to a bona fide farm operation including barns, tool
sheds, silos, other farm related structures for such purposes as sheltering of
livestock or poultry, storage of farm produce, feed and farm related machinery
and equipment and other ancillary development to a planning designated
agricultural use, but excluding a residential use;
19. "grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or
structure at all exterior walls;
20. "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, including an air
supported 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
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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)
a room or enclosed area within the building or structure above or
below that is used exclusively for the accommodation of heating,
cooling, ventilating, electrical, mechanical or telecommunications
equipment that service the building;
(ii) loading facilities above or below grade;
(iii) 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
(iv) a mezzanine as defined by the building code;
21. "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;
22. "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;
(c)
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;
23. "interest rate" means the annual rate of interest calculated in the Township's
D.C. Interest Policy;
24. "local board" means a school board, public utility, commission, transportation
commission, public library board, board of park management, local board of
health, board of commissioners of police, planning board, or any other board,
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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 the municipality or any part or
parts thereof;
25. "local services" means those services, facilities or things which are under the
jurisdiction of the Township of Greater Madawaska 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;
26. "multiple dwelling unit" means all dwellings other than single-detached, semi-
detached and apartment unit dwellings and may include a row dwelling unit;
27. "municipality" means The Corporation of the Township of Greater Madawaska;
28. "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 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
Corporations Act applies, that is in good standing under that Act and
whose primary object is to provide housing; or
(c)
a non-profit housing co-operative that is in good standing under the Co-
operative Corporations Act.
29. "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;
30. "Official Plan" means the Official Plan adopted for the municipality, as amended
and approved;
31. "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;
32. "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;
33. "Planning Act" means the Planning Act, 1990, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as
amended;
34. "regulation" means any regulation made pursuant to the Act;
35. "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;
36. "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
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campers, tourist trailers, mobile camper trailers or boarding, lodging or rooming
houses;
37. "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;
38. "row dwelling unit" 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;
39. "semi-detached dwelling unit" 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;
40. "service" means a service designated in Schedule "A" to this By-law, and
"services" shall have a corresponding meaning;
41. "servicing agreement" means an agreement between a landowner and the
Municipality relative to the provision of municipal services to specified land
within the Municipality;
42. "single detached dwelling unit" means a completely detached building
containing only one dwelling unit;
43. "special care facilities" means lands or Buildings without dwelling units, which
are used or designed or intended for use for the purpose of providing
supervision, nursing care or medical treatment, that are licensed, approved or
supervised under any special or general Act;
44. "special care/special dwelling" means the residential portion of Special Care
Facilities, including Group Homes, containing rooms or suites of rooms
designed or intended to be used for sleeping and living accommodations that
have a common entrance from street level:
(a)
Where the occupants have the right to use in common, halls, stairs,
yards, common rooms, and accessory buildings;
(b)
Which may or may not have exclusive sanitary and/or culinary facilities;
(c)
That is designed to accommodate persons with specific needs.
Including, but not limited to, independent permanent living
arrangements; and
(d)
Where support services such as meal preparation, grocery shopping,
laundry, housekeeping, nursing, respite care, and attendant services
may be provided at various levels
45. "zoning by-law" means the Zoning By-Law of the Municipality or any successor
thereof passed pursuant to section 34 of the Planning Act, S.O. 1998.
2. Designation of Services/Classes
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2.1
The categories of services/classes for which development charges are imposed
under this By-law are as follows:
(a)
Services Related to a Highway;
(b)
Fire Protection Services;
(c)
Parks and Recreation Services;
(d)
Library Services;
(e)
Waste Diversion; and
(f)
Growth Studies
2.2
The components of the services/classes 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
Greater Madawaska 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 of Greater Madawaska or a local board thereof;
(b)
Buildings or structures owned by and used for the purposes of a board
as defined in Subsection 1(1) of the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.E.2,
as amended, and exempt from taxation under section 3 of the
Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.A.31, as amended;
(c)
The Corporation of the County of Renfrew or a local board thereof; or
(d)
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.
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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/class 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 or
increasing the need for services.
Exemptions
3.5
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, development charges shall not
be imposed with respect to:
(a)
an enlargement to an existing dwelling unit;
(i)
one or two additional dwelling units in an existing single detached
dwelling; or
(ii) one additional dwelling unit in any other existing residential building;
(b)
in the case of new construction, where the development:
(i)
is limited to the creation of an additional dwelling unit as prescribed,
in prescribed classes of new residential buildings as set out in the
Regulations to the Development Charges Act, 1997; and
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(ii) is limited to the creation of an additional dwelling unit ancillary to a
new dwelling unit for prescribed classes of new residential buildings
as set out in the Regulations to the Development Charges Act,
1997.
3.6
Notwithstanding section 3.5 (a) (i), development charges shall be imposed if the
total gross floor area of the additional one or two units exceeds the gross floor
area of the existing dwelling unit.
3.7
Notwithstanding section 3.5, development charges shall be imposed if the
additional unit has a gross floor area greater than
(i)
in the case of a semi-detached or row dwelling, the gross floor area
of the existing dwelling unit; and
(ii) in the case of any other residential building, the gross floor area of
the smallest dwelling unit contained in the residential building.
3.8
Exemption for Industrial Building Expansions:
Notwithstanding any other provision of this by-lay, there shall be an exemption
from the payment of development charges for one or more enlargements of an
existing industrial building, up to a maximum of fifty percent 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 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.
3.9
If the gross floor area of an existing industrial building is enlarged by greater
than fifty 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 fifty percent of the
gross floor area before the enlargement;
2) divide the amount determined under subsection 1) by the amount of the
enlargement
Amount of Charges
Residential
3.10 The development charges set out in Schedules B-1 to B-4 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,
according to the type of residential use in which the development occurs, and
calculated with respect to each of the services according to the type of
residential use.
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Non-Residential
3.11 The development charges described in Schedules B-1 to B-4 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, and calculated with respect to each of the
services according to the total floor area of the non-residential use in which the
development occurs.
Reduction of Development Charges for Redevelopment
3.12 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 3.10 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 3.11 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.
Time of Payment of Development Charges
3.13 Development charges imposed under this By-law are calculated, payable, and
collected upon issuance of a building permit for the development.
3.14 Despite section 3.13, 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.
3.15 Notwithstanding subsections 3.13 and 3.14, 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 first occupancy
certificate issued, and each subsequent installment, including interest as per
the Township's Interest Rate Policy, payable on the anniversary date each year
thereafter.
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3.16 Notwithstanding subsections 3.13 and 3.14 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 certificate
issued, and each subsequent installment, including interest as per the
Township's Interest Rate Policy, payable on the anniversary date each year
thereafter.
3.17 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 the
approval of the application occurred within 2 years of building permit issuance,
the development charges under subsections 3.10 and 3.11 shall be calculated
on the rates set out in Schedules B-1 to B-4 on the date of the planning
application, including interest as per the Township's Interest Rate Policy.
Where both planning applications apply development charges under
subsections 3.10 and 3.11 shall be calculated on the rates, including interest as
per the Township's Interest Rate Policy, set out in Schedules B-1 to B-4 on the
date of the later planning application, including interest.
4. Payment by Services
4.1
Despite the payment required under subsections 3.10 and 3.11, 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, beginning on January 1, 2023 and
on each January 1 thereafter, in accordance with the prescribed index in the
Act.
6. Phase-in of Development Charges
6.1
The development charges pursuant to this by-law are being phased-in as
shown in Schedules B-1 to B-4.
7. Schedules
7.1
The following schedules shall form part of this By-law:
Schedule A:
Components of Services and Classes of
Services Designated in Section 2.1
Schedules B-1 to B-4:
Schedule of Development Charges
8. Conflicts
8.1
Where the Township of Greater Madawaska 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
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and such agreement, the provisions of the agreement shall prevail to the extent
that there is a conflict.
8.2
Notwithstanding section 8.1, where a development which is the subject of an
agreement to which section 8.1 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.
9. Severability
9.1
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.
10. Date By-law in Force
10.1 This By-law comes into force upon final passage.
11. Date By-law Expires
11.1 This By-law will expire on April 19, 2027, unless it is repealed by Council at an
earlier date.
12. Repeal of Current D.C. By-law
12.1 By-law 36-2017 is hereby repealed as of the date and time this By-law comes
into effect.
READ a first and second time this 19th of April, 2022.
READ a third time and passed this 19th of April, 2022.
____________________________
__________________________
Brian Hunt
Allison Holtzhauer
Mayor
CAO/Clerk-Deputy Treasurer
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Schedule "A"
To By-law 26-2022
Components of Services and Classes of Services Designated in Subsection 2.1
Municipal-wide D.C.-Eligible Services:
1. Services Related to a Highway
2. Fire Protection Services
3. Parks and Recreation Services
4. Library Services
5. Waste Diversion Services
Municipal-wide D.C.-Eligible Classes of Services
6. Growth Studies:
Services Related to a Highway
Fire Protection Services
Parks and Recreation Services
Library Services
Waste Diversion Services
Schedule "B-1"
To By-law 26-2022
Schedule of Development Charges
Effective April 19, 2022 to December 31, 2022
NON-RESIDENTIAL
Single and Semi-
Detached Dwelling
Multiples
Apartments - 2
Bedrooms +
Apartments -
Bachelor and 1
Bedroom
Special
Care/Special
Dwelling Units
(per sq.ft. of Gross
Floor Area)
Municipal Wide Services/Class of Service:
Services Related to a Highway
2,285
1,965
1,600
1,086
1,080
1.54
Fire Protection Services
821
706
575
390
388
0.55
Parks and Recreation Services
650
559
455
309
307
0.25
Library Services
113
97
79
54
53
0.04
Waste Diversion Services
64
55
45
30
30
0.01
Growth Studies
289
249
202
137
137
0.18
Total Municipal Wide Services/Class of Services
4,222
3,631
2,956
2,006
1,995
2.57
Service/Class of Service
RESIDENTIAL
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Schedule "B-2"
To By-law 26-2022
Schedule of Development Charges
Effective January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023
NON-RESIDENTIAL
Single and Semi-
Detached Dwelling
Multiples
Apartments - 2
Bedrooms +
Apartments -
Bachelor and 1
Bedroom
Special
Care/Special
Dwelling Units
(per sq.ft. of Gross
Floor Area)
Municipal Wide Services/Class of Service:
Services Related to a Highway
2,896
2,490
2,027
1,376
1,369
1.95
Fire Protection Services
1,040
894
728
494
492
0.70
Parks and Recreation Services
824
709
577
392
390
0.32
Library Services
143
123
100
68
68
0.06
Waste Diversion Services
82
71
57
39
39
0.01
Growth Studies
366
315
256
174
173
0.23
Total Municipal Wide Services/Class of Services
5,351
4,602
3,745
2,543
2,531
3.27
Service/Class of Service
RESIDENTIAL
By-law 26-2022 Development Charges Page 16 of 17
Schedule "B-3"
To By-law 26-2022
Schedule of Development Charges
Effective January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024
NON-RESIDENTIAL
Single and Semi-
Detached Dwelling
Multiples
Apartments - 2
Bedrooms +
Apartments -
Bachelor and 1
Bedroom
Special
Care/Special
Dwelling Units
(per sq.ft. of Gross
Floor Area)
Municipal Wide Services/Class of Service:
Services Related to a Highway
3,508
3,017
2,456
1,667
1,658
2.36
Fire Protection Services
1,259
1,083
881
598
595
0.85
Parks and Recreation Services
998
858
699
474
472
0.39
Library Services
173
149
121
82
82
0.07
Waste Diversion Services
99
85
69
47
47
0.02
Growth Studies
444
382
311
211
210
0.28
Total Municipal Wide Services/Class of Services
6,481
5,574
4,537
3,079
3,064
3.97
Service/Class of Service
RESIDENTIAL
By-law 26-2022 Development Charges Page 17 of 17
Schedule "B-4"
To By-law 26-2022
Schedule of Development Charges
Effective January 1, 2025
NON-RESIDENTIAL
Single and Semi-
Detached Dwelling
Multiples
Apartments - 2
Bedrooms +
Apartments -
Bachelor and 1
Bedroom
Special
Care/Special
Dwelling Units
(per sq.ft. of Gross
Floor Area)
Municipal Wide Services/Class of Service:
Services Related to a Highway
4,119
3,542
2,883
1,958
1,947
2.77
Fire Protection Services
1,479
1,272
1,035
703
699
1.00
Parks and Recreation Services
1,172
1,008
820
557
554
0.46
Library Services
203
175
142
96
96
0.08
Waste Diversion Services
116
100
81
55
55
0.02
Growth Studies
521
448
365
248
246
0.33
Total Municipal Wide Services/Class of Services
7,610
6,545
5,326
3,617
3,597
4.66
Service/Class of Service
RESIDENTIAL