Development Charges By-law (Consolidation By-law No. 2023-019)

Grey Highlands, Ontario · No. 2023-019 · summary & facts

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(3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 Schedule A - Residential Development Charges Imposed by By-law 2023-019 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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 Schedule B - Non-Residential Development Charges Imposed by By-law 2023-019 (3) "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; (4) "Board of Education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education Act; (5) "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.B.-13, as amended; (6) "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) to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including, 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.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) 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. (7) "Commercial building" means any building that is used for a purpose of non-residential use and that is not an industrial building or an institutional building; (8) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands; (9) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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; (10) "Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law; (11) "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; (12) "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. For greater clarity, a farm building does not include a commercial building, institutional building, or industrial building on a far that is secondary to a bona fide farm operation; (13) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (14) "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