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# Development Charges
Development Charges are fees levied upon growth development to help pay for costs of infrastructure required to support and service new growth. Development Charges do not fund operating, maintenance or rehabilitation costs, as those are funded by property taxes from all Township properties, including the new growth properties.
Development Charges are calculated and levied in accordance with the Development Charges Act of Ontario, and the Township's local Development Charges By-law. Development Charge bylaws must be fully updated at least each five years through a comprehensive review and study process regulated by the Act.
The addendum to the October 27, 2025 Development Charges Background Study and draft Development Charges By-law is now available for review.
The Township is also responsible for the collection of Development Charges for the Region of York, and for the local Boards of Education.
As of January 1, 2020, DC rates for the Township and the Region are frozen at the time of the submission of:
* An application for development in site plan control area; or,
* An application for a zoning by-law amendment
If neither of these apply, DCs are calculated at the time of the first building permit.
If there is more than one application submitted, the later application is the date for which the DC rate freeze applies.
Once the DC rate is frozen, interest will be imposed on the DC from the date of the application until the charges are paid.
The DC rate freeze has a limit of **18 months** from the date the application was approved by the municipality. If the time has elapsed, DCs are calculated and payable upon issuance of the first building permit or at the agreement stage for hard services.
The Region requires a complete DC certificate to document the date of the DC rate freeze.
##### DC Rates
Development Charges are indexed periodically to ensure purchasing power is maintained. The following tables summarize the Development Charges applicable in King Township, including the Region of York and education components. Users are cautioned to carefully note the applicability periods in the tables, as the effective dates of next indexing are noted. Most indexing occurs each January 1, and July 1, however smaller components within the York Region development charges index at other times of the year.
* File
July 1, 2026 to November 8, 2026.pdf
## Previous Rates
* + File
June 15, 2026 to June 30, 2026.pdf
+ File
Development Charges effective May 21, 2026 to June 15, 2026.pdf
+ January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026
+ November 10, 2025 to December 31, 2025
+ July 1, 2025 to November 7, 2025
+ January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025
+ November 8, 2024 to December 31, 2024
+ July 1, 2024 to November 7, 2024
+ June 6, 2024 to June 30, 2024
+ January 1, 2024 to June 6, 2024
+ November 8, 2023 to December 31, 2023
+ July 1, 2023 to November 8, 2023
+ June 17, 2023 to June 30, 2023
+ January 1, 2023 to June 16, 2023
+ July 1, 2022 to November 8, 2022
+ June 17, 2022 to June 30, 2022
+ January 1, 2022
+ November 2021
+ September 2021
+ July 2021
+ January 2021
## Development Charge Update
We update our development charges bylaw under the authority of the Development Charges Act, 1997. The 2026 DC Bylaw is guided, as required by the Act, by a Development Charges Background Study.
For questions or comments on the Development Charge By-Law review, please contact Marina Fung, at [email protected]
**Purpose**
The Township of King is updating its development charges bylaw under the authority of the Development Charges Act, 1997. Development charges help fund the capital costs to accommodate growth within the Township. The new bylaw will provide rates guided, as required, by a Development Charge Background Study, undertaken by Township staff with the retained consultant, Watson & Associates Economists Ltd.
**Process timeline**
* January 2025 Project Kick off, Data collection begins
* Spring 2025 Service Level Inventories reviewed
* June 2025 DC Policy reviewed
* Summer 2025 Capital Needs compiled based on service area Masterplan documents
* September 10 2025 Developer consultation
+ King Stakeholder Presentation
* September 2025 Council workshop
* October 27, 2025 Release of Draft 2025 DC Background Study
+ King 2025 DC Report - Final
* November 6, 2025 Statutory Notice published in King Weekly Sentinel
* November 10, 2025 Presentation and Staff Report go to Council
+ King Public Meeting Presentation Nov 10 2025
+ Staff Report: 2025 Development Charge Background Study
* December 8, 2025 Statutory Public Meeting and approval of temp DC Bylaw
+ By-law 2025-090 A By-law to Amend By-law 2021-002
+ Notice of Public Meeting
* May 20, 2026 Addendum to the 2025 DC Background Study
+ File
King D.C. Addendum Report # 1- Final.pdf
* June 15, 2026, DC Bylaw passed
+ File
2026-050 - Development Charges By-law.pdf
* July 2, 2026, Notice of Passing of Development Charges By-Law 2026-050
Supporting Documents
* Growth Forecast
+ King Township 2025 DC Growth Forecast
* 15 Year Service Level Inventory
+ King Service Standards - LIBRARY August 2025
+ King Service Standards - ROADS August 2025
+ King Service Standards - PARKS & RECREATION August 2025
+ King Service Standards - FIRE August 2025
+ King Service Standards - PUBLIC WORKS August 2025
* Capital Needs
+ King Capital Worksheet - WATER and WASTEWATER STUDIES - Oct 08 2025
+ King Capital Worksheet - FIRE - Oct 08 2025
+ King Capital Worksheet - LIBRARY - Oct 08 2025
+ King Capital Worksheet - ROADS - Oct 08 2025
+ King Capital Worksheet - STORMWATER - Oct 08 2025
+ King Capital Worksheet - WASTEWATER - Oct 08 2025
+ King Capital Worksheet - WATER - Oct 08 2025
+ King Capital Worksheet - PARKS & RECREATION - Oct 08 2025
+ King Capital Worksheet - PUBLIC WORKS - Oct 08 2025
+ King Capital Worksheet - GROWTH STUDIES - Oct 08 2025
* Master Plans and Supporting Documents
+ Library
+ Parks and Recreation
+ Stormwater
+ Transportation Master Plan
+ Fire Service
+ Water and Wastewater
+ Peer Review: Stakeholder Questions and Staff Responses
- 2025 DC Background Study Response letter Dan Stone Thorstone Consulting
- 2025 DC Background Study Response letter KCE
- 2025 DC Background Study Response letter PLAZA
- 2025 DC Background Study Response Letter BILD
- 2025 DC Background Study Response Letter Urbanworks
##### 2020 DC Study
* 2020 Development Charge Background Study
* 2020 Development Charge Background Study - Addendum 1
* Development Charges By-Law
* Notice of Passing Development Charges By-Law No. 2022-31
* Notice of Passing Development Charge Bylaw 2021-002 - last day to appeal is February 20, 2021
* Annual Development Charges Statements
+ File
2025.pdf
+ 2024
+ 2023
+ 2022
+ 2021
+ 2020
+ 2019
+ 2018
+ 2017
+ 2016
+ 2015
##### Links to Other Information
* York Region Development Charges Information
* York Region District School Board Educational Development Charges Information
* York Catholic District School Board Educational Development Charges Information
* Development Charges Act of Ontario
## 2020 Township of King Development Charges Update Project
The Township has recently completed a comprehensive update of its Development Charges By-law and rates in accordance with the requirements of the Development Charges Act of Ontario. The new By-law was adopted by Council on January 11, 2021, with new rates effective January 12, 2021.
* + Project Schedule for Completion and Developer Consultations
+ **Notice of Public Meeting**
+ 2020 Development Charges Background Study - published November 12, 2020
+ 2020 Development Charges Background Study - Addendum #1
+ **Report to Council, November 16, 2020 to be received and referred to November 30**
+ **November 16, 2020 Staff Presentation to Council/COW - DC Update**
+ **November 27, 2020 Development Community Consultation Presentation Slides**
+ **November 30, 2020 Public Meeting Committee of the Whole Development Charge Presentation**