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BACKGROUND
SERVICES INCLUDED
This pamphlet summarizes Loyalist Township's
policy with respect to development charges (DCs).
By-law No. 2021-066 imposes Township- wide
development charges for municipal services.
The information contained within is intended only
as a guide. Interested parties should review the
approved by-law and consult with Township staff
to determine the charges that may apply to
specific development proposals.
Pamphlet updated December 15, 2022 To
reflect rates effective January 1, 2023
The Council for Loyalist Township enacted the
development
charges
By-law
2021-066
on
October 25, 2021.
This by-law imposes a charge on all lands
developed within Loyalist Township except for
those
exemptions
as
provided
under
the
Development Charge Act, 1997 (DCA) and those
outlined in the By-law 2021-066. A copy of the by-
law is available on the Township website and/or
from the Clerk's Department.
PURPOSE OF DEVELOPMENT
CHARGES
Development charges are collected by the
Township for the purpose of financing the
construction of new capital infrastructure, as a
result
of
the
growth
stemming
from
land
development in Loyalist Township.
INDEXING OF DEVELOPMENT
CHARGES
The development charges will be indexed annually
commencing January 1, 2023, 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).
DCs have been imposed for the following
categories of service in order to pay for the
increased capital costs required as a result of
increased
needs
for
servicing
arising
from
development:
-
Emergency Services;
-
Parks & Recreation;
-
Development-Related Studies;
-
Services Related to a Highway: Roads &
Related;
-
Services Related to a Highway: Public Works -
Buildings & Fleet; and
-
Stormwater Management.
TREASURER'S STATEMENT
The Treasurer for Loyalist Township shall present
before Council each year, a financial statement
relating to the development charges by-law and its
reserve funds. The statement must 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 Township's office upon
request during regular office hours, Monday to
Friday, between 8:30 to 4:30.
LOYALIST TOWNSHIP
DEVELOPMENT
CHARGES PAMPHLET
By-law No. 2021-066
ALLOCATION OF MONIES IN
RESERVE FUND
Loyalist Township shall spend or allocate at least
60 percent of the monies that are in the reserve
fund of the Services Related to a Highway at the
beginning of each year.
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
CHARGE RATES
Service
Residential Charge by Unit
Type
Singles/
Semis
Multiple
Dwelling
Apart-
ments
Emergency
Services
$1,538
$1,193
$932
Parks &
Recreation
$3,770
$2,927
$2,286
Development-
Related Studies
$377
$293
$228
Services
Related to a
Highway
Roads &
Related
$1,615
$1,254
$980
Public Works
- Buildings &
Fleet
$2,027
$1,574
$1,229
Stormwater
Management
$755
$586
$458
Total
$10,082
$7,827
$6,113
NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
CHARGE RATES
Service
Industrial
Charge
($/m2)
Non-
Industrial
Charge
($/m2)
Emergency Services
$12.21
$12.21
Parks & Recreation
$0.00
$0.00
Development-Related
Studies
$3.01
$3.01
Services Related to
a Highway
Roads & Related
$5.93
$25.80
Public Works -
Buildings & Fleet
$16.11
$16.11
Stormwater
Management
$6.01
$6.01
Total
$43.27
$63.14
TIMING AND CALCULATION OF
PAYMENT
A development charge shall be calculated and
payable pursuant to the by-law, in accordance with
Section 26, Section 26.1, Section 26.2, and Section
26.3 of the DCA.
A building permit will not be issued until all
development charges have been paid unless
otherwise stated in the DCA.
Payment of a development charge may be
deferred subject to terms and conditions set out by
Township policy.
EXEMPTIONS
DCs are payable on all new residential and non-
residential development unless the By-law or the DCA
provides an exemption. Exemptions provided in the
By-law and/or the DCA include:
-
A board of education;
-
Any municipality or local board thereof;
-
A place of worship classified as exempt
from taxation under Section 3 of the
Assessment Act;
-
A non-residential farm building;
-
Land used as public hospitals;
-
Land owned by a college or university and
used only for the purposes of a college or
university;
-
Lands deeded for highway purposes to the
Ontario Ministry of Transportation;
-
Land owned by an agricultural society and
used
only
for
the
purposes
of
an
agricultural society; and
-
The development of land by the installation
of a mobile temporary sales trailer.
-
Non-profit housing development
For a complete list of exemptions and specific
incentives, please review the DC by-law or contact
Township staff.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Please visit our website at www.loyalist.ca to
obtain the most current development charges
information as it is subject to change.
For further information, please contact the
Township's Building Division:
Telephone: (613) 386-7351 extension 174 Email:
[email protected]