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TOWN OF HUNTSVILLE
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES PAMPHLET
By-law No. 2024-130
This pamphlet summarizes the Town of Huntsville's development charges.
By-law 2024-130 imposes Town-wide development charges on both
residential and non-residential development and took effect on December
31st, 2024. Development charges under this by-law are levied subject to
certain terms, conditions and limited exemptions as identified therein.
The information contained herein is intended only as a guide. Interested
parties should review the relevant by-law and consult with Town staff to
determine the charges that apply to specific development proposals.
BACKGROUND
The Council for the Town of Huntsville enacted a new development charges
By-law 2024-130 on December 9th, 2024, and came into force on December
31st, 2024.
The by-law imposes development charges on all lands developed in the
Town except for lands subject to exemptions under the Development
Charge Act, 1997 and in the by-law. A copy of the by-law is available from
the Clerk's Department and at:
Development Charges By-law #2024-130
GENERAL PURPOSE OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
Development charges are collected to pay for increased capital costs
required because of increased needs for services arising from development.
INDEXING OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
The development charges will be indexed annually commencing January
1st, 2026, without amendment to the by-law, in accordance with the most
recent annual change in the Statistics Canada Quarterly, Construction Price
Statistics (catalogue number 62-007).
TREASURER'S STATEMENT
The Treasurer for the Town will present before Council each year, a financial
statement relating to the development charges by-law and its reserve funds.
The statement will include, for each reserve fund, a description of the
service, opening and closing balances, details of any credit transactions,
details of any borrowing from the reserve fund that may have occurred, the
amount spent on growth related projects, the portion of each project that is
funded from the reserve fund and the portion funded from other sources of
financing.
A copy of the Treasurer's statement can be viewed by the public at the
Town's offices upon request during regular office hours, Monday to Friday,
between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
SERVICES INCLUDED
Town-wide development charges are imposed for services including:
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Library Services
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Fire Services
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Parks and Recreation
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Services Related to a Highway
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Development-Related Studies
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 2026
Service
Residential Charge by Unit Type
Single &
Semi-
Detached
Rows &
Other
Multiples
Apartments 2+
Bedrooms
Apartments
Bachelor or 1
Bedroom
Fire Services
$845
$664
$585
$389
Library Services
$381
$300
$264
$176
Parks & Recreation
$2,313
$1,816
$1,601
$1,065
Development-
Related Studies
$167
$130
$115
$76
Services Related to
a Highway
$6,028
$4,733
$4,169
$2,775
TOTAL
$9,734
$7,643
$6,734
$4,481
Service
Non-Residential
Charge per Square
Metre
Fire Services
$5.47
Library Services
$0.00
Parks & Recreation
$0.00
Development-Related Studies
$1.07
Services Related to a Highway
$39.03
TOTAL
$45.57
EXEMPTIONS & INCENTIVES
The following exemptions to development charges apply:
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Town or any local board or commission;
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Board of Education;
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The District Municipality of Muskoka;
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Affordable housing as per the Act;
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Attainable housing as per the Act;
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Non-profit housing as per the Act and;
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Additional exemptions outlined in Sections 3-5 the by-law.
For a complete list of exemptions and discounts, please review Sections 2-
5 of the by-law or contact Town staff.
COLLECTION POLICY
Charges for residential development and all non-residential development
are payable at building permit issuance. Charges are calculated and
payable at the rate in existence when payment is due.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Please visit https://www.huntsville.ca/ to obtain the most current
development charges information as it is subject to change. For further
information, please contact Julia McKenzie at:
Town of Huntsville
37 Main Street East
Huntsville, ON, P1H 1A1
(705) 789-1751 ext 2251 | 1-888-696-4255 ext 2251
[email protected]