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![icon of finance pie chart with buildings](/sites/default/files/2022-07/icon_develop-charges1.svg) Planning & Development # Development Charges, Community Benefits Charges & Parkland Dedication ![icon of a megaphone](/sites/default/files/2022-04/icon_announcement.svg) Vote Early: Ballet-on-Demand at City Hall this week from 9 am to 4 pm * Planning & Development * Development Charges * Community Benefits Charges * Development Charges * Parkland Dedication Fees ![Financial table with magnifying glass and calculator](/sites/default/files/styles/hero_lg/public/2022-07/postcard-development-charges.jpg.jpeg?h=1df8a340&itok=g-DYayh9) Information Pamphlet ## Development Charge Rates Summary Guide of Development Charges By-laws 19-142 and 11-174. View Current Development Charges Pamphlet ## Development Charges in Hamilton ### Fees collected from developers to help fund capital projects and infrastructure that support a growing population and employment base. ### Development Charge Rates & Information Allows the City to recover growth-related costs associated with the capital infrastructure within Hamilton. ### Community Benefit Charges The City has begun work to establish a new Community Benefits Charge (CBC) Strategy and By-law under the Planning Act. ### Parkland Dedication Fees The conveyance of land for park or public recreational purposes as a condition of development or redevelopment or the subdivision of land. Date modified August 18, 2023