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DEVELOPMENT CHARGES PAMPHLET
By-law No. 2021-114
By-law No. 2025-2034
By-law No. 2025-084
PURPOSE
This pamphlet sets out the Municipality of Kincardine's development charges (DCs) imposed
by by-law as of January 1, 2026.
The information contained herein is intended only as a guide. Interested parties should
review the by-laws and consult with municipal staff to determine the exact development
charges that apply to specific development proposals.
BACKGROUND
The Municipality of Kincardine by-laws impose charges on all lands in the Municipality except for those
that are exempt under the Development Charge Act, 1997 and as identified in the by-laws. A copy of
the DC By-laws are available from the Clerk's Department and at:
https://www.kincardine.ca/build-invest-and-grow/development-planning-and-zoning/development-
charges/
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. The charges in By-law 2021-114 apply uniformly across
the entire Municipality. Charges in By-law 2025-2034 apply to the Highway 9/21 Business Park Lands
and charges in By-law 2025-084 apply to the Gary Street Lands.
INDEXING OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
The development charges will be indexed annually on January 1st, 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).
SERVICES INCLUDED
Municipal-wide development charges are imposed for the following services:
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Parks and Recreation
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Public Works & Municipal Fleet
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Roads & Related
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Fire Services
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Waste Management
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Development-Related Studies
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Water
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Wastewater
Area-specific development charges are imposed on the Highway 9/21 Business Park
Lands and the Gary Street Lands for the following services:
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Storm Water
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Wastewater Infrastructure
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Water Infrastructure
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Services Related to a Highway: Roads & Related Infrastructure
TREASURER'S STATEMENT
The Treasurer for the Municipality 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 Municipality's offices upon
request during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
MUNICIPAL-WIDE DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
Municipal-wide charges are levied on a per residential unit basis and per square metre of non-
residential building space as follows:
DC Service
Residential Charge Per Unit
Non-
Residential
Charge per
Square Metre
Singles &
Semi-
Detached
Rows & Other
Multiples
Apartments
Parks and Recreation
$3,215.19
$2,245.60
$1,684.57
$0.0
Fire Services
$1,951.03
$1,363.35
$1,021.40
$11.22
Waste Management
$87.33
$60.70
$45.89
$0.0
Development-Related Studies
$522.55
$365.63
$273.85
$3.00
Services Related to a
Highway: Public Works
$2,953.18
$2,063.52
$1,546.90
$16.96
Services Related to a
Highway: Roads and Related
$2,759.27
$1,927.34
$1,446.24
$15.77
Subtotal- Municipal-wide
Services
$11,488.55
$8,026.14
$6,018.85
$46.95
Water
$5,043.35
$3,523.09
$2,642.32
$28.89
Wastewater
$10,227.33
$7,143.89
$5,357.17
$58.40
Subtotal
$15,270.68
$10,666.99
$7,999.49
$87.29
TOTAL
$26,759.23
$18,693.12
$14,018.34
$134.24
AREA-SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT CHARGES - HIGHWAY 9/21 LANDS
Area specific charges in the Highway 9/21 Business Park Lands are charged on a per
hectare basis as follows:
- $246,069.34 per net developable hectare
A key map showing the area subject to the Highway 9/21 Business Park Lands area-
specific development charges can be found in the By-law.
AREA-SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT CHARGES - GARY STREET LANDS
Area specific charges in the Gary Street Lands are charged on a per hectare basis as
follows:
- $79,759.89 per net developable hectare
A key map showing the area subject to the Gary Street Lands area-specific
development charges can be found in the By-law.
CALCULATION OF CHARGE
The development charge payable is the charge that would be determined under the by-laws, with
applicable interest, on:
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the day of application for site plan control; or, if not applicable
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the day of application for rezoning; or, if both not applicable
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the day set out in the by-laws.
TIMING OF PAYMENT
Development charges are payable, with applicable interest, in equal annual installments for rental
housing and institutional development. The installments begin on the earlier of building permit issuance
and first occupancy and continue for 5 years.
For all other development, the default timing of payment is building permit issuance. Council may enter
into an agreement with any person who has negotiated to pay a development charge providing for all
or part of the development charge to be paid before or after the time it would otherwise be payable.
EXEMPTIONS & DISCOUNTS
Development charges are payable on all new residential and non-residential development and
redevelopment unless the By-law or the Act provides an exemption. Exemptions include:
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a board of education
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any municipality or local board
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additional residential units in existing homes/residential lots (combination of no more
than 3 units on the lot) in accordance with section 2 (3.2) of the Development Charges
Act
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additional units in new residential buildings (combination of no more than 3 units on the
lot) in accordance with section 2 (3.3) of the Development Charges Act
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additional residential units in existing rental residential buildings with more than 4
residential units (one unit or 1% of existing residential units) in accordance with section 2
(3.1) of the Development Charges Act
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discount for rental housing development with 4 or more units, all intended for rental
based on the number of bedrooms:
o 3 or more bedrooms 25% discount
o 2 bedrooms 20% discount
o 1 bedroom or studio 15% discount
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non-residential institutional development
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current developments with a Subdivision Agreement in place and are required to pay the
capital and reserve charge for water and wastewater.
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non-residential farm buildings
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non-residential development zoned C1 smaller than 232 m2
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enlargement of an existing industrial buildings up to a maximum of 50% the original
gross floor area of the structure that existed before the date the Development Charges
By-law took effect
For a complete list of exemptions and discounts please review the By-law or contact Municipal staff.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Please visit our website at www.kincardine.ca to obtain the most current development charges
information as it is subject to change.
For further information, please contact:
Development Services
The Municipality of Kincardine
1475 Concession 5, RR #5,
Kincardine, ON N2Z 2X6
T: 519-396-3468 x2