Development charges & levies — Kingston, Ontario

What development charges or levies apply to new construction? How much per new home?

In the City of Kingston, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by City of Kingston Development Charges Bylaw 2025-142 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: Grand Total Rural Area $18,703; Grand Total Urban Area $32,980 per single and semi-detached dwelling (Schedule B; effective May 20, 2025). Charge per apartment unit: Apartments - 2 Bedrooms+: $12,644 rural / $22,295 urban; Apartments - Bachelor and 1 Bedroom: $8,563 rural / $15,100 urban per unit (Schedule B). Non-residential charge: Industrial: $2.42 rural / $8.03 urban per sq.ft.; Non-industrial: $7.21 rural / $24.40 urban per sq.ft. (Schedule B).

City of Kingston Development Charges Bylaw 2025-142 adopted bylaw
single detached charge Grand Total Rural Area $18,703; Grand Total Urban Area $32,980 per single and semi-detached dwelling (Schedule B; effective May 20, 2025) Schedule B; s. 22.1
apartment charge Apartments - 2 Bedrooms+: $12,644 rural / $22,295 urban; Apartments - Bachelor and 1 Bedroom: $8,563 rural / $15,100 urban per unit (Schedule B) Schedule B
non residential charge Industrial: $2.42 rural / $8.03 urban per sq.ft.; Non-industrial: $7.21 rural / $24.40 urban per sq.ft. (Schedule B) Schedule B
services covered Highway, fire, policing, ambulance, transit, parks and recreation, library, growth-related studies, Provincial Offences Act/bylaw enforcement, waste diversion, stormwater, wastewater, water. Schedule A
exemptions Industrial, motion picture/video, community improvement, intensification/second units, places of worship, cemeteries, agricultural, seasonal/temporary, universities, non-profit/affordable/attainable housing, long-term care; industrial expansion ≤50%; rental housing discounts. ss. 6.1–6.12; s. 12.1
payment timing Payable in full on first building permit issuance; permit not issued until paid; council may agree to pay before/after; rental housing and institutional developments in six installments from occupancy; exemption applications may defer for three years after occupancy. ss. 11.1–11.4; s. 4.4
indexing expiry Adjusted annually without amendment on September 1 by first-quarter year-over-year change in Statistics Canada quarterly Construction Price Statistics (Ottawa Region); term 10 years unless repealed earlier. s. 16.1; s. 23.1
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Bylaw 2025-142 passed May 20, 2025 imposing city-wide development charges (water/wastewater only in urban service area); based on 2024 Watson background study.

City of Kingston Development Charges, Rates effective September 1, 2026 adopted bylaw
single detached charge $34,714 per unit urban area; $19,687 rural area (rates effective September 1, 2026) "Grand Total Rural Area $13,309" / "Grand Total Urban Area $23,468" — Page 5 rate table
apartment charge Apartments 2+ bedrooms: $23,468 urban, $13,309 rural; bachelor/1 bedroom: $15,894 urban (per unit, effective September 1, 2026) "Grand Total Rural Area $13,309" / "Grand Total Urban Area $23,468" — Page 5 rate table
non residential charge $25.68 per sq ft of total floor area, non-industrial, urban area (effective September 1, 2026) "Grand Total Rural Area $13,309" / "Grand Total Urban Area $23,468" — Page 5 rate table
services covered Highway, fire protection, policing, parks and recreation, library, bylaw enforcement, growth studies; urban: wastewater, water, stormwater Page 5 rate table, column "Services/Class of Services" listing all service categories
exemptions Industrial use, industrial expansion ≤50%, non-profit housing, affordable/attainable residential units, long-term care, university lands, second/third units in new construction, agricultural use, places of worship, seasonal/temporary structures, Community Improvement Area lands Pages 3–4, "The following uses are exempt from development charges under the Development Charges By-Law, 2025" and "Lands designated in the City's Official Plan as part of a Community Improvement Area may be exempt"
payment timing Calculated at complete application submission for site plan/zoning amendments, frozen 18 months from approval; otherwise at building permit issuance at lowest rate; rental housing (4+ units) and institutional may pay in 6 annual installments from first occupancy Page 2: "Development Charges are calculated at the time of complete application submission for site plan control or zoning bylaw amendments and frozen at this rate for a period of eighteen months" and "Rental housing development with four or more units and institutional development may pay development charges in six annual installments starting at the time the building is first occupied"
indexing expiry Adjusted annually September 1 per Statistics Canada Quarterly 'Construction Price Statistics' (Ottawa Region); By-Law 2025-142 in effect until repealed by Council Page 4: "schedule of development charges is adjusted annually on September 1 in accordance with the most recent second quarter year over year change in the Statistics Canada Quarterly 'Construction Price Statistics' (Ottawa Region)" and Page 1: "This Development Charges By-Law … will remain in effect until repealed by Council"
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rates page: Sept 1, 2026. Urban area $34,714 per single/semi; $28,312 other multiples; $23,468 apartment 2+ bedrooms; $15,894 bachelor/1 bed; $25.68/sq ft non-industrial. Rural $19,687 per single. Rental discounts 15-25%, second/third units exempt.

Kingston Development Fees and Charges page

Explains DCs, community benefit charge, annual Sept 1 indexing, rate freeze, instalments and exemptions; links bylaw, pamphlet, background study.

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