| single detached charge | Inside Greenbelt $48,265; Outside Greenbelt $57,596; Rural unserviced $40,597 per single/semi (effective May 15, 2024) | Schedule "B" (Areas #1, #2, Rural Unserviced) |
| apartment charge | 2+ bed / <2 bed per unit: Inside Greenbelt $26,516 / $18,850; Outside $30,976 / $22,019; Rural serviced $23,128 / $16,441; Rural unserviced $22,063 / $15,683 (May 15, 2024) | Schedule "B" (Areas #1, #2, #3) |
| non residential charge | City-wide: Industrial $15.59/sq ft; Non-Industrial $35.73/sq ft (effective May 15, 2024) | Schedule "C" |
| services covered | Roads; sanitary sewer; water; stormwater; police; fire; public transit; parks; recreation; libraries; ambulance. | s. 3(2) |
| exemptions | Additional residential units, city/school board buildings, places of worship (transit excepted), cemeteries, agricultural, accessory <10 m2, industrial first enlargement ≤50%, garden suites, non-profit housing, coach houses. | s. 7(1) |
| payment timing | Payable on first building permit; for eligible phased buildings, at first permit or permit allowing construction above grade; agreements may alter timing. | s. 16(1)-(4) |
| indexing expiry | Rates indexed annually commencing Oct 1, 2024 per Statistics Canada IDCPI 62-007; by-law expires 10 years from enactment (May 15, 2024). | s. 18(1); s. 22 |
scout note
City of Ottawa Development Charges By-law 2024-218, passed May 15, 2024 (10-year term), repealing 2019-156. Rates effective May 15, 2024 per single/semi: $48,265 inside the Greenbelt; $57,596 outside the Greenbelt; separate rural rates. Indexed annually starting October 1, 2024.