Lake of the Woods, Ontario
· No. 323
· adopted 2017-07-04
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LAKE OF THE WOODS
BY-LAW NO. 323
Being a by-law to establish miscellaneous user fees.
WHEREAS, pursuant to The Municipal Act, The Planning Act and other Act permits
the Council of a municipality to pass a by-law prescribing a fees for the services
rendered including the processing of applications made in respect of planning matters
and other matters; and
WHEREAS, Council deems it expedient to pass a miscellaneous user fee by-law;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Township of Lake of the
Woods HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1) The miscellaneous user fees as attached are hereby established.
2) The Schedule of fees attached forms part of this by-law.
3) By-law No 298 is repealed.
4) The rates in this by-law are effective July 1st 2017.
5) This by-law may be referred to as "The Miscellaneous User Fees By-
law".
ENACTED this 4th day of July 2017.
_VPIZEY__________________Mayor
_PATRICK W GILES________Clerk-Treasurer
TOWNSHIP OF LAKE OF THE WOODS
MISCELLANEOUS USER FEES
DEFINITION:
TAXPAYER/NON-TAXPAYER: Taxpayer is someone who pays property
taxes to the
Township a non-taxpayer
surcharge shall be charged to anyone who is
not a taxpayer in the Township of Lake of the
Woods.
SCHEDULE OF FEES
1.0 MUNICIPAL OFFICE
1.1 Licenses - Annual Fees ( unless otherwise stated)
1.1.1 Business & Other Commercial licenses are not issued or charged for
at this time.
1.2 Lottery Licenses - For each license issued. % of
prizes
1.2.1 Raffle Prize Value to $50,000 3%
1.2.2 Bingo Prize Value to $5,000 3%
1.2.3 Break open ticket 3%
1.2.4 Bazaars per license
1.2.4.1 Bazaar up to 3 wheels of fortune
$10 per wheel/day
1.2.4.2 Bazaar Bingo Prize value to $500 3%
1.2.4.3 Bazaar Raffle Prize value to $500 3%
1.3 Other Charges
1.3.1 Tax Certificate, for each roll number $30.00
1.3.2 Duplicated Receipts - Each One $2.00
1.3.3 History of Account Transactions (current printout
from online computer history)
$ 5.00
Search of printed & stored records, hourly rate
$35.00
a $50.00 deposit prior to start of search
1.3.4 Dishonored payments - Each One
$25.00
1.3.5 Photocopies
1.3.5.1 Letter & Legal Size
1.3.5.1.1 1 to 20 - each one $.50
1.3.5.1.1 21 to 50 - each one $.40
1.3.5.1.2 51 + - each
$.30
1.3.5.1.3
coloured copies
$.75 and $1.00
1.3.5.2 11" x 17"
1.3.5.2.1 1 to 20 - each one $1.00
1.3.5.2.2 21 to 50 - each one $.80
1.3.5.2.3 51 + - each one $.60
1.3.5.2.4
coloured copies
$1.00
1.0 MUNICIPAL OFFICE
1.3.6 Fax - Send or Receive (1/2 the listed costs)
1.3.6.1 First page $1.00
1.3.6.2 Each additional page $.50
1.3.7 Application for Closure of:
1.3.7.1 Road Closure minimum
$250.00
1.3.7.2 On completion of closure maximum
Actual costs
1.3.8 Real Estate Letters $ 50.00
1.3.9 Penalty / Interest on Overdue Accounts 15%
per
annum
1.3.10 Minimum property tax bill $75.00
1.3.11 Freedom of Information requests $15.00
1.4 Tax Sale - Administrative Charges
1.4.1 Payment made after registering of Tax Arrears
Certificate but prior to search and sending of notices $200.00
1.4.2 Search of title in Registry, Land Titles Office
Sheriff's Office, for names & addresses of owners &
others having an interest in the lands and the delivery
of notices and registering of Treasurer's Declaration, $300.00
1.4.3 280 day reminder $200.00
1.4.4 Preparation and execution of an Extension Agreement $300.00
1.4.5 Preparation and Registration of Cancellation Certificate $200.00
1.4.5 Preparation for conducting and completing tax sale $300.00
1.4.6 Preparation of documents, review of file, registration of
documents & payment made into court
$2500.00
1.4.7 All actual costs for postage, search fees registration
of documents, meterage for travel to registration
office, advertising costs, any legal fees etc are
charged in addition to the noted fees.
2.0
PROPERTY SERVICES
2.1 Building/Development Permits
2.1.1 Minimum fee $50.00
2.1.2 Base fee for first $1000 of value $50.00
2.1.3 Each additional $1000 of value or part thereof $7.00
2.1.4 Demolition
permit $ no
charge
2.2 Calculation of cost of construction to be based on:
2.2.1 first or main floor (including foundation & roof) $100 per sq. foot
2.2.2 second floor value $50 per sq. foot
2.2.3 finished basements $25 per sq. foot
2.2.4 unfinished basements $20 per sq. foot
2.2.5 garages (attached or detached) & accessory bldg $20 per sq. foot
2.2.6 barns or livestock structures $5 per sq. foot
2.0 PROPERTY SERVICES
2.3 Refunds (allowed upon written application only):
permit issued but construction not commenced within 1 yr. 50% of
permit fee
2.4 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Class 8 temporary structures, compliance inspections, outstanding work
order certificates, etc and all other structures not specified elsewhere.
2.4.1 For each single item per application $50.00
The tariff of fees for processing applications made in respect of planning
matters shall be as follows for applications handled with in house staff, see
Item 2.19 for more complicated matters requiring an outside consultant or
hearings etc.
2.5
Title Validation Certificate
$200.00
2.6 Zoning By-law Amendment
Single Family Residential $300.00
2.7 Zoning By-law Amendment Commercial,
Industrial, Multiple Family Residential $500.00
2.8 Official Plan Amendment $750.00
2.9 Plan of Subdivision
$1000.00
2.10 Subdivision Agreement
*
2.11 Plan of Subdivision Agreement Amendment *
2.12 Site Plan Agreement *
2.13 Minor Variance $250.00
2.14 Consent to Sever for 1 lot $450.00
& $150.00 for each additional lot
2.15 Applicant requesting Adjournment or Reschedule
of Public Meeting on a Planning Application $200.00
2.16 Letter of Compliance $50.00
2.17 For each lot created by consent or subdivision,
a Parkland Tax (commercial or industrial 2%) residential 5%
either land or cash-in-lieu.
2.18 * Our actual cost will be charged and will include the cost of site
inspections and our solicitor, consultant etc. when required for Clauses
2.9 to 2.12 all the cost associated with the development of the required
documents
will
be
the
responsibility
of
the
applicant.
Cost Recovery
2.19 In addition to fees described in clauses 2.6 to 2.15, Both inclusive,
where applicable Plus Land Titles, Ontario Municipal Board, Solicitor,
Chief Building Official or Planner's Fees
Cost Recovery
3.0
RECREATION SERVICES
3.1 Recreation Halls Non commercial type of Events
3.1.1 Federal/Province Member meeting No Charge
3.1.2 Federal/Provincial Elections $90.00
3.1.3 2 Women's Institutes, Lake of the Woods &
Morson for Non-profit events. No Charge
3.1.4 Funerals $120.00
3.1.5 Card, Dart, Exercise of groups, seniors $
20.00/month*
3.1.6 Meetings, showers, etc. without kitchen $100.00
3.1.7 Meetings, showers etc. with kitchen
$120.00
* Must clean up hall/bathrooms and remove garbage.
3.2 Recreation Halls Fund raising Events
3.2.1 Suppers with Liquor & evening events $200.00**
3.2.2 Suppers, craft shows, talent shows etc.
$100.00
3.2.3 Suppers and dance evening
$150.00
3.2.4 Non taxpayer groups $200.00
3.3 Recreation Halls Commercial Events
Kitchen and/or bar facilities Bergland Morson
3.3.1 Wedding/All day Events etc, $300.00**
$150.00**
** Special conditions apply such as licensing and SIP servers etc.
Authorized staff, with SERVE training to be paid directly by renter.
More than one-day events to be negotiated.
All renters will be responsible for any damages to equipment and operation of
the hall while it is in their care. Renters will be required to pay any/all damages
occurring from the event.
4.0 EMERGENCY SERVICES
4.1 Inspection required by or for LLBO Licensing $100.00
4.2
Inspection of wood burning Appliance
(Requested for insurance purposes) $100.00
4.3 Request for Fire Report/Clearance letter/
change of ownership $100.00
4.4
Request Inspection
$100.00
4.5
Emergency services on Roads
Current MTO
Rates
4.6 Burning Permit No Charges
4.7
Fee for responding to building fire $500.00
4.8
Fee for burning without a permit where fire services
extinguishes fire, for out of control fire with permit
$350.00
per hour and maximum of
$1000.00
4.9 False Alarms - After second false alarm
in six months
$350.00
5.0 TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES
5.1 Grader & plow truck hourly rate $100.00
5.2 1 Ton Truck hourly rate $ 70.00
5.3 Minimum rate for private snowplowing $ 50.00
grader or plow truck
5.4 Entrance/right-of-way permit application $ 50.00
5.5 Temporary entrances (pulpwood extraction etc) deposit $500.00
5.6
Sanding
$50.00 per yard plus truck time at 5.1 rate.
6.0 CEMETERIES
6.1 Sale of Plots
6.1.1 Resident interment rights for single plot $75.00
maximum of 4 urns on one plot plus one casket
interment if it is prior to any urns being placed
6.1.2 Non-resident interment right single plot
$125.00
6.1.3 Care and Maintenance fee $250.00
6.2 6.2.1 Casket burial plot location fee
$ 75.00
6.2.2 Urn plot location & Interment fee $125.00
6.2.3 Opening and closing of plot
$600.00
6.3 Monuments
6.3.1 Monument placement location fee $75.00
6.3.2 Monument Care & Maintenance Fee under
172 square inches No Charge
6.3.3 Flat marker over 172 square inches $50.00
6.3.4 Upright monument under 4 feet in height
or width $100.00
6.3.5 Upright monument over 4 feet in height
or width $200.00
7.0 NON TAXPAYER FEES FOR BERGLAND DUMP
ONLY
(Morson dump closed to non taxpayers).
Per Load Annual Fee
7.1 7.1.1 Up to & including ½ ton Residential $ 25.00 $100.00
7.1.2 Up to & including ½ ton Commercial $ 50.00
$200.00
7.1.3 Over ½ ton up to 3 ton per load
$200.00 n/a
7.1.3 Over 3 Ton per load $300.00 n/a
7.2 7.2.1 Refrigeration: Fridge's, freezer & air conditioner with Freon
removed and tagged by certified person NO CHARGE
7.2.2 No tag attached $150.00
7.2.3 Attendant Fee after hours per hour or part of $ 25.00
7.3 Garbage Collection & disposal Fees (Excludes McCrosson & Tovell)
7.3.1 Permanent Residential
$ 90.00
7.3.2 Mainland Residential (Excluding Matheson Bay)
$ 80.00
7.3.3 Island Residential (including Matheson Bay)
$ 50.00
7.3.4 Mainland Commercial (per list)
$660.00
7.3.5 Island Commercial (per list)
$360.00