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The Corporation of the Township of Hamilton
By-law Number 2024-60
Being A By-law to Establish and Impose Development Charges for the Township
of Hamilton
WHEREAS Section 2(1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 27
(hereinafter called the Act) enables the Council of a municipality to pass by-laws for the
imposition of development charges against land located in the municipality where the
development of the land would increase the need for municipal services as designated
in the by-law and the development requires one or more of the actions set out in
Subsection 2(2) of the Act; and,
WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Hamilton has given
Notice in accordance with Section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997 of its
development charges proposal and held a public meeting on October 15, 2024; and,
WHEREAS the Council, at its meeting of October 15, 2024, approved a report dated
September 20, 2024 entitled Township of Hamilton Development Charges Background
Study; and,
WHEREAS the Council has heard all persons who applied to be heard in objection to,
or in support of, the development charges proposal at such public meeting and
provided a subsequent period for written communications to be made; and,
WHEREAS the Council, in adopting the Township of Hamilton Development Charges
Background Study on September 20, 2024, directed that development charges be
imposed on land under development or redevelopment within the geographical limits of
the municipality as hereinafter provided;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP
OF HAMILTON HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
In this By-law:
(1)
"Act" means the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 27.
(2)
"accessory use" means where used to describe a use, building or structure,
that the use, building or structure is naturally and normally incidental,
subordinate in purpose of floor area or both, and exclusively devoted to a
principal use, building or structure.
(3)
"affordable residential unit" means a Dwelling Unit that meets the criteria set
out in subsection 4.1 of the Act.
(4)
"agricultural use" means a bona fide farming operation.
(5)
"apartment unit" means any residential dwelling unit within a building
containing more than two dwelling units where the residential units are
connected by an interior corridor.
(6)
"attainable residential unit" means a Dwelling Unit that meets the criteria set
out in subsection 4.1 of the Act.
(7)
"bedroom" means a habitable room larger than seven square metres,
including a den, study or other similar area, but does not include a living
room, dining room or kitchen.
(8)
"benefiting area" means an area defined by a map, plan or legal description in
a front-ending agreement as an area that will receive a benefit from the
construction of a service.
(9)
"capital cost" shall have the same meaning as described in Section 5 of the
Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended.
(10) "class" means a grouping of services combined to create a single service for
the purposes of this By-law and as provided in Section 7 of the Development
Charges Act.
(11) "commercial use" means the use of land, structure or building for the purpose
of buying and selling of commodities and supplying of services as
distinguished from manufacturing or assembling of goods, also as
distinguished from other purposes such as warehousing and/or an open
storage yard.
(12) "council" means the Council of the municipality.
(13) "demolition" means a demolition is deemed to have occurred on the date of
issuance of a demolition permit, or in the case of accidental or natural
destruction of the structure from the lands, the date of such occurrence.
(14) "development" means the construction, erection or placing of one or more
buildings or structures on land or the making of an addition or alteration to a
building or structure that has the effect of increasing the size or usability
thereof, and includes redevelopment.
(15) "development charge" means a charge imposed with respect to growth-
related net capital costs against land in the municipality under this by-law.
(16) "dwelling unit" means any part of a building or structure used, designed or
intended to be used as a domestic establishment in which one or more
persons may sleep and are provided with culinary and sanitary facilities for
their exclusive use.
(17) "existing industrial building" means a building used for or in connection
with:
(a) manufacturing, producing, processing, storing or distributing
something;
(b) research or development in connection with manufacturing,
producing or processing something;
(c)
retail sales by a manufacturer, producer or processor of something
they manufactured, produced or processed, if the retail sales are at
the site where the manufacturing, production or processing takes
place;
(d) office or administrative purposes, if they are:
(i) carried out with respect to manufacturing,
producing, processing, storage or distributing of
something, and
(ii) in or attached to the building or structure used for
that manufacturing, producing, processing, storage
or distribution;
(e) where the building is existing as of the date of its first building
permit issued.
(18) "farm building" means that part of a bona fide farm operation
encompassing barns, silos and other ancillary development to an
agricultural use, but excluding a residential use.
(19) "front-end payment" means a payment made by an owner pursuant to a
front-ending agreement, which may be in addition to a development
charge that the owner is required to pay under this by-law, to cover the net
capital costs of the services designated in the agreement that are required
to enable the land to be developed.
(20)
"front-ending agreement" means an agreement made under Section 44 of
the Act between the municipality and any or all owners within a benefitting
area providing for front-end payments by an owner or owners or for the
installation of services by an owner or owners or for the installation of
services by an owner or owners or any combination thereof.
(21)
"grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or
structure at all exterior walls.
(22)
"gross floor area" means the total area of all floors above grade of a
dwelling unit measured between the outside surfaces of exterior walls or
between the outside surfaces of exterior walls and the centre line of party
walls dividing the dwelling unit from another dwelling unit or other portion of
a building;
(i)
In the case of a commercial, industrial and/or institutional building or
structure, or in the case of a mixed-use building or structure in
respect of the commercial, industrial and/or institutional portion
thereof, the total area of all building floors above or below grade
measured between the outside surfaces of the exterior walls,
(ii)
or between the outside surfaces of exterior walls and the centre line
of party walls dividing a commercial, industrial and/or institutional
use and a residential use.
(23)
"Industrial" means lands, buildings or structures used or designed or
intended for use for manufacturing, processing, fabricating or assembly or
raw goods, warehousing or bulk storage of goods, and includes office
uses and the sale of commodities to the general public where such uses
are accessory to an industrial use, but does not include the sale of
commodities to the general public through a warehouse club or self
storage facilities.
(24)
"Institutional development" means development of a building or structure
that meets the criteria set out in section 11.1(2) of O.Reg. 82/98 to the
Act.
(25)
"Interest rate" means the annual rate of interest as set out in section 26.3
of the Act.
(26)
"Non-profit housing development" means Development of a building or
structure that meets the criteria set out in section 4.2 of the Act.
(27)
"owner" means the owner of land or a person who has made application
for an approval for the development of land upon which a development
charge is imposed.
(28)
"Planning Act" means the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as
amended.
(29)
"rate" means the interest rate established weekly by the Bank of Canada
for treasury bills having a term of 30 days.
(30)
"regulation" means any regulation made pursuant to the Act.
(31)
"rental housing" means development of a building or structure with four or
more dwelling units all of which are intended for use as rented residential
premises.
(32)
"residential use" means land or buildings or structure of any kind
whatsoever used, designed or intended to be used as living
accommodations for one or more individuals.
(33)
"semi-detached dwelling", "duplex" or "row housing" means a dwelling unit
in a residential building consisting of two (or more in the case of row
housing) dwelling units having one vertical wall or one horizontal wall, but
no other parts, attached to another dwelling unit where the residential units
are not connected by an interior corridor.
(34)
"services" (or "service") means those services designated in Schedule "A"
to this by-law or specified in an agreement made under Section 44 of the
Act.
(35)
"services in lieu" means those services specified in an agreement made
under Section 8 of this by-law.
(36)
"service standards" means the prescribed level of services on which the
schedule of charges in Schedule "B" are based.
(37)
"servicing agreement" means an agreement between a landowner and the
municipality relative to the provision of municipal services to specified
lands within the municipality.
(38)
"single detached dwelling unit" means a residential building consisting of
one dwelling unit and not attached to another structure.
(39)
"solar PV" means any solar energy system comprised of one or more solar
panels and associated control or conversion electronics that converts
sunlight into electricity. A solar PV installation may be connected to the
electricity grid in circuits at a substation to provide electricity off-site for
sale to an electrical utility or other intermediary.
(40)
"special care facilities" means lands, buildings or structures used or
designed or intended for uses for the purpose of providing supervision,
nursing care or medical treatment, which do not comprise dwelling
units, that are licensed, approved or supervised under any special or
general statute, and excludes the special care/special dwelling portions
of the building.
(41)
"special care/special dwelling" means a residential portion of special care
facilities containing rooms or suites of rooms designed or intended to be
used for sleeping and living accommodation that have a common
entrance from street level:
i.
Where the occupants have the right to use in common, halls,
stairs, yards, common rooms and accessory buildings;
ii. Which may or may not have exclusive sanitary and/or
culinary facilities;
iii. That is designed to accommodate persons with specific
needs, including, but not limited to, independent permanent
living arrangements; and
iv. Where support services such as meal preparation, grocery
shopping, laundry, housekeeping, nursing, respite care and
attendant services may be provided at various levels.
(42)
"telecommunications tower" means any tower, apparatus, structure or
other thing that is used or is capable of being used for
telecommunications or for any operation directly connected with
telecommunications, and includes a transmission facility as defined in the
Telecommunications Act.
(43)
"wind turbine" means any wind energy system, comprising one or more
turbines, that converts energy into electricity, with a combined
nameplate generating capacity greater than 100 kilowatts and consists
of a wind turbine, a tower and associated control or conversion
electronics. A wind turbine energy system may be connected to the
electricity grid in circuits at a substation to provide electricity off-site for
sale to an electrical utility or other intermediary.
2.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this by-law, development charges against land
shall be calculated and collected in accordance with the base rates set out
in Schedule B, which relate to the service set out in Schedule A of this by-
law.
(2) The development charge with respect to the use of any land, buildings or
structures shall be calculated, based on the charges in Schedule B, as
follows:
(a) in the case of residential development, or the residential portion of a
mixed-use development, based upon the number and type of
dwelling units;
(b) in the case of non-residential development, the non-residential
portion of a mixed-use development which includes residential,
based upon the total floor area of such development;
(3) Council hereby determines that the development of land, buildings or
structures for residential and non-residential uses have required or will
require the provision, enlargement, expansion or improvement of the
service referenced in Schedule A.
3.
(1)
Subject to Subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5), this by-law applies to all lands
in the Township of Hamilton whether or not the land or use is exempt
from taxation under Section 3 of the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1980, c.31.
(2) This by-law shall not apply to land that is owned by and use for the
purposes of:
(a)
a board of education;
(b)
any municipality or local board thereof;
(c)
a farm building;
(d)
a place of worship and land used in connection therewith,
and a churchyard, cemetery and burial ground exempt from
taxation under Section 3 of the Assessment Act, R.S.O.
1980, c.31;
(e)
a solar PV Installations with a nameplate generation capacity of
less than 100 kW shall be exempt from this by-law;
(f)
Wind Turbines with a nameplate generation capacity of less
than 100 kW shall be exempt from this by-law;
(g)
Telecommunication Towers of less than 30 metres in height
shall be exempt from this by-law;
(h)
Land vested in or leased to a university that receives regular
and ongoing operating funds from the government for the
purposes of post- secondary education is exempt from
development charges imposed under the Development
Charges Act, 1997 if the development in respect of which
development charges would otherwise be payable is intended
to be occupied and used by the university.
(3)
If a development includes the enlargement of the gross floor area of an
existing industrial building, the amount of the development charge that is
payable in respect of the enlargement is determined in accordance with
this section.
(a)
If the gross floor area is enlarged by 50 percent or less, the
amount of the development charge in respect of the
enlargement is zero.
(b)
If the gross floor area is enlarged by more than 50 percent,
the amount of the development charge in respect of the
enlargement is the amount of the development charge that
would otherwise be payable multiplied by the fraction
determined as follows:
(i) Determine the amount by which the enlargement exceeds
50 percent of the gross floor area before the
enlargement.
(ii) Divide the amount determined under (i) by the amount of
the enlargement.
(c)
Where the building is existing as of the date of its first
building permit issued.
(d)
For the purposes of this subsection, the enlargement must
not be attached to the existing industrial building by means
only of a tunnel, bridge, passageway, canopy, shared below
grade connection, such as a service tunnel, foundation,
footing or parking facility.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this by-law, development charges shall
not be imposed with respect to:
(a)
an enlargement to an existing dwelling unit;
(b)
the creation of additional dwelling units equal to the greater of
one or 1% of the existing dwelling units in an existing
residential rental building containing four or more dwelling units
or prescribed ancillary structure to the existing residential
building.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, development charges shall
not be imposed with respect to the creation of any of the following in
existing houses:
(a)
A second residential unit in an existing detached house, semi-
detached house or rowhouse on a parcel of land on which
residential use, other than ancillary residential use, is
permitted, if all buildings and structures ancillary to the
existing detached house, semi-detached house or rowhouse
cumulatively contain no more than one residential unit.
(b)
A third residential unit in an existing detached house, semi-
detached house or rowhouse on a parcel of land on which
residential use, other than ancillary residential use, is
permitted, if no building or structure ancillary to the existing
detached house, semi-detached house or rowhouse contains
any residential units.
(c)
One residential unit in a building or structure ancillary to an
existing detached house, semi-detached house or rowhouse
on a parcel of urban residential land, if the existing detached
house, semi-detached house or rowhouse contains no more
than two residential units and no other building or structure
ancillary to the existing detached house, semi- detached
house or rowhouse contains any residential units.
(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, development charges shall
not be imposed with respect to the creation of any of the following in
new residential buildings:
(a)
A second residential unit in a new detached house, semi-
detached house or rowhouse on a parcel of land on which
residential use, other than ancillary residential use, is
permitted, if all buildings and structures ancillary to the new
detached house, semi-detached house or rowhouse
cumulatively will contain no more than one residential unit.
(b)
A third residential unit in a new detached house, semi-
detached house or rowhouse on a parcel of land on which
residential use, other than ancillary residential use, is
permitted, if no building or structure ancillary to the new
detached house, semi-detached house or rowhouse
contains any residential units.
(c)
One residential unit in a building or structure ancillary to a
new detached house, semi-detached house or rowhouse on
a parcel of urban residential land, if the new detached
house, semi-detached house or rowhouse contains no more
than two residential units and no other building or structure
ancillary to the new detached house, semi-detached house
or rowhouse contains any residential units.
(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law Non-profit Residential
Development.
(8) Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law Affordable Residential Units
required pursuant to section 34 and 16(4) of the Planning Act
(Inclusionary Zoning).
(9) Notwithstanding subsections 3.2 and 3.4, as of the date on which section
4.1 of the Act is proclaimed into force, the following shall be exempt from
Development Charges:
(a)
Affordable Residential Units:
(i) Affordable Residential Owned Units;
(ii) Affordable Residential Rental Units;
(b)
Attainable Residential Units.
(10) Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, the Development
Charges payable for Residential Developments, where the Dwelling
Units are intended as Rental Housing, will be reduced based on the
number of bedrooms in each Dwelling Unit in accordance with section
26.2(1.1) of the Development Charges Act, as follows:
(i)
Three (3) or more Bedrooms - 25% reduction;
(ii)
Two (2) Bedrooms - 20% reduction; and
(iii)
Fewer than two (2) Bedrooms - 15% reduction.
(11) That where a conflict exists between the provisions of the new by-law and
any other agreement between the Township and the owner, with respect
to land to be charged under this policy, the provisions of such agreement
prevail to the extent of the conflict.
(12) This by-law is not applicable to development for which a complete
application for building permit has been submitted prior to the in-force date
of this by-law.
(13) Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, no development charge
shall be payable where the development:
(a)
is limited to the creation of an additional dwelling unit as
prescribed, in prescribed classes of new residential buildings
as set out in the Regulations to the Development Charges
Act, 1997; and
(b)
is limited to the creation of an additional dwelling unit ancillary
to a new dwelling unit for prescribed classes of new residential
buildings as set out in the Regulations to the Development
Charges Act, 1997."
4.
(1)
Subject to Subsection (2), development charges shall apply to, and shall
be calculated and collected in accordance with, the provisions of this by-
law on land to be developed for residential and commercial, industrial
and/or institutional use, where:
(a)
the development of that land will increase the need for
services, and
(b)
the development requires:
(i)
the passing of a zoning by-law or an amendment thereto
under Section 34 of the Planning Act, 1990;
(ii)
the approval of a minor variance under Section 45 of the
Planning Act, 1990;
(iii)
a conveyance of land to which a by-law passed under
Subsection 50(7) of the Planning Act, 1990;
(iv) the approval of a plan of subdivision under Section 51 of the
Planning Act, 1990;
(v)
a consent under Section 53 of the Planning Act,
1990;
(vi) the approval of a description under Section 51 of the
Condominium Act, R.S.O. 1980, c.84; or
(vii) the issuing of a permit under the Building Code Act, R.S.O.
1992 in relation to a building or structure.
(2)
Subsection (1) shall not apply in respect of:
(a)
local services installed at the expense of the owner within a plan
of subdivision as a condition of approval under Section 52 of the
Planning Act, 1990;
(b)
local services installed at the expense of the owner as a
condition of approval under Section 53 of the Planning Act,
1990.
5.
An agreement with respect to charges related to development registered
prior to passage of the by-law remains in effect after enactment of this by-
law.
6.
(1)
Where two or more of the actions described in Section 4(1) are required
before land to which a development charge applies can be developed,
only one development charge shall be calculated and collected in
accordance with the provisions of this by-law.
(2)
Notwithstanding Subsection (1), if two or more of the actions described in
Section 4(1) occur at different times, and if the subsequent action has
the effect of increasing the need for municipal services as designated in
Schedule "A", an additional development charge on the additional
residential units and/or commercial and/or industrial floor area, shall be
calculated and collected in accordance with the provisions of this by-law.
7.
For the purposes of Section 8, the approved service standards for the
municipality are those contained in the Development Charges Background
Study dated September 20, 2024.
8.
(1)
Council may authorize an owner to substitute the whole or such part of the
development charge applicable to the owner's development as may be
specified in an agreement by the provision at the sole expense of the
owner, of services in lieu. Such agreement shall further specify that
where the owner provides services in lieu in accordance with the
agreement, Council shall give to the owner a credit against the
development charge otherwise applicable to the development, equal to
the reasonable cost to the owner of providing the services in lieu provided
such credit shall not exceed the total development charge payable by an
owner to the municipality.
(2) In any agreement under Subsection (1), Council may also give a further
credit to the owner equal to the reasonable cost of providing services in
addition to, or of a greater size or capacity, than would be required under
this by-law.
(3) The credit provided for in Subsection (2) shall not exceed the service
standards referenced in Section 7 and used in the calculation of the
charges in Schedule "B" and no credit shall be charged to any
development charges reserve fund prescribed in this by-law.
9.
(1)
Council may enter into a front-ending agreement with any or all owners
within a benefitting area pursuant to Section 21 of the Development
Charges Act, 1997, providing for the payment by the owner or owners
of a front-end payment or for the installation of services by the owners
or any combination of front-end payments and installation of services,
which may be in addition to the required development charge.
(2) Front-end payments made by benefitting owners under a front-ending
agreement relating to the provision of services for which a development
charge is payable shall be credited with an amount equal to the
reasonable cost to the owner of providing the services, against the
development charges otherwise payable under Schedule "B" of this by-
law.
(3) No credit given pursuant to Subsection 9(1) shall exceed the total
development charge payable by the owner for the applicable service
component or the standard of service outlined in Schedule "B" and
referenced in Section 7.
(4) The front-end payment required to be made by the benefitting owner
under a front-ending agreement may be adjusted annually.
10.
(1)
Where there is a redevelopment of land on which there is a conversion of
space proposed, or on which there was formerly erected a building or
structure that has been demolished, a credit shall be allowed against the
development charge otherwise payable by the owner pursuant to this By-
law for the portion of the previous building or structure still in existence
that is being converted or for the portion of the building or structure that
has been demolished, as the case may be, calculated by multiplying the
number and type of dwelling units being converted or demolished or the
non-residential total floor area being converted or demolished by the
relevant development charge in effect on the date when the development
charge is payable in accordance with this By-law. If the development
includes the conversion from one use (the "first use") to another use, the
credit shall be based on the development charges calculated pursuant to
this By-law at the current development charge rates, that would be
payable as development charges in respect of the first use.
(2) A credit in respect of any demolition under this section shall not be given
unless a building permit has been issued or a subdivision agreement has
been entered into with the Township for the development within 5 years
from the date the demolition permit was issued.
(3) The amount of any credit hereunder shall not exceed, in total, the amount
of the development charges otherwise payable with respect to the
development.
11. (1) Development charges shall be calculated and payable in full in money or
by provision of services as may be agreed upon, or by credit granted by
the Act, on the date that the first building permit is issued in relation to a
building or structure on land to which a development charge applies, or in
a manner or at a time otherwise lawfully agreed upon.
(2)
Where development charges apply to land in relation to which a building
permit is required, the building permit shall not be issued until the
development charge has been paid in full.
(3)
Notwithstanding Subsections (1) and (2), an owner may enter into an
agreement with the municipality to provide for the payment in full of a
development charge before building permit issuance or later than the
issuing of a building permit.
(4)
Notwithstanding subsection 11.1, development charges for rental housing
and institutional developments are due and payable in 6 installments
commencing with the first installment payable on the date of first
occupancy certificate issued, and each subsequent installment, including
interest, payable on the anniversary date each year thereafter.
(5)
Where the development of land results from the approval of a site plan or
zoning by-law amendment application received on or after January 1,
2020, and the approval of the application occurred within 18 months of
building permit issuance, the development charges under section 2 of this
by-law shall be calculated on the rates set out in Schedule "B" on the
date of the receipt of a complete planning application, including interest.
Where both planning applications apply, development charges under
section 2 of this by-law shall be calculated on the rates payable on the
anniversary date each year thereafter, set out in Schedule "B" on the date
of the later planning application, including interest (calculated in
accordance with section 26.3 of the Act).
12. A certified copy of this by-law may be registered on title to any land to which this
by-law applies.
13.
(1)
Monies received from payment of development charges shall be
maintained in a separate reserve fund or funds, and shall be used only to
meet the growth-related net capital costs for which the development
charge was levied under this by-law.
(2)
Council directs the Municipal Treasurer to divide the reserve fund(s)
created hereunder into the separate sub-accounts in accordance with the
service categories set out in Schedule "A" to which the development
charge payments shall be credited in accordance with the amounts
shown, plus interest earned thereon.
(3)
Where any development charge, or part thereof, remains unpaid after the
due date, the amount unpaid shall be added to the tax roll and shall be
collected as taxes.
(4)
Where any unpaid development charges are collected as taxes under
Subsection (3), the monies so collected shall be credited to the
development charge reserve fund or funds referred to in Subsection
(1).
14.
(1)
Where this by-law or any development charge prescribed thereunder is
amended or repealed either by order of the Ontario Municipal Board or by the
Municipal Council, the Municipal Treasurer shall calculate forthwith the
amount of any overpayment to be refunded as a result of said amendment or
repeal.
(2)
Refunds that are required to be paid under Subsection (1) shall be paid to the
registered owner of the land on the date on which the refund is paid.
(3)
Refunds that are required to be paid under Subsection (1) shall be paid
with interest to be calculated as follows:
(a) interest shall be calculated from the date on which the overpayment
was collected to the date on which the refund is paid;
(b) the refund shall include the interest owed under this Section;
(c)
interest shall be paid at the Bank of Canada rate in effect on the
later of:
(i)
the date of enactment of this by-law, or
(ii)
the date of the last quarterly adjustment, in accordance with
the provisions of Subsection (4).
(4)
The Bank of Canada interest rate in effect on the date of enactment of this
by-law shall be adjusted on the next following business day to the rate
established by the Bank of Canada on that day, and shall be adjusted
quarter- yearly thereafter in January, April, July and October to the rate
established by the Bank of Canada on the day of adjustment.
15.
The development charges referred to in Schedule "B" shall be adjusted annually,
without amendment to this by-law, on January 1, 2025, and each January 1st
thereafter while this by-law is in force, in accordance with the prescribed index.
16.
This by-law shall be administered by the Municipal Treasurer.
17.
The following schedules to this by-law form an integral part of this by-law:
Schedule "A" - Summary of Development Charge Services
Schedule "B" - Schedule of Residential and Non-Residential Development
Charges
18.
(1) This by-law shall come into force and effect on the date of its enactment.
(2) This by-law shall continue in force and effect for a term not to exceed
five years from the date of its enactment, unless it is repealed at an
earlier date.
19.
By-law No. 2019-66 amended by By-law 2022-04 is hereby repealed on the
effective date this By-law comes into force.
20.
This by-law may be cited as the Development Charges By-law.
THIS By-law read a second and third time and finally passed this 19th day of
November, 2024.
Scott Jibb, Mayor
D. Livingstone, Clerk
Schedule A to By-law 2024-60
Township of Hamilton
Summary of Development Charges Services
Township-Wide Services
- Services Related to a Highway
- Fire Protection Services
- Parks & Recreation Services
- Library Services
- Growth Studies
Area-Specific Services
- Water Services
Schedule B to By-law 2024-60
Schedule of Development Charges
Service/Class of Service
RESIDENTIAL
NON-RESIDENTIAL
Single and Semi-
Detached Dwelling
Multiples
Apartments - 2
Bedrooms +
Apartments -
Bachelor and 1
Bedroom
Special
Care/Special
Dwelling Units
(per sq.ft. of Gross
Floor Area)
Municipal Wide Services/Class of Service:
Services Related to a Highway
6,878
4,032
3,935
3,118
2,537
3.95
Fire Protection Services
3,320
1,946
1,899
1,505
1,225
1.91
Parks and Recreation Services
1,723
1,010
986
781
636
0.31
Library Services
168
98
96
76
62
0.03
Growth Studies
1,050
615
601
476
387
0.49
Total Municipal Wide Services/Class of Services
13,139
7,701
7,517
5,956
4,847
6.69
Creighton Heights and Camborne Urban Area Services:
Water Services
10,895
6,386
6,233
4,940
4,019
4.35
Total Urban Services
10,895
6,386
6,233
4,940
4,019
4.35
GRAND TOTAL RURAL AREA
13,139
7,701
7,517
5,956
4,847
6.69
GRAND TOTAL URBAN AREA
24,034
14,087
13,750
10,896
8,866
11.04