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INTEREST ON DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
An interest charge is applicable when time
lapses between the rate calculation and when
payment is due. Please contact
[email protected] for the current interest
rate.
REDEVELOPMENT
A credit will be provided against development
charges owing where buildings or structures
have been demolished to permit the
redevelopment of the property.
The eligibility for demolition credits is
restricted to demolitions that occur within five
years of the redevelopment of the property.
UNPAID CHARGES TO BE ADDED TO TAX
ROLL
Where a development charge or any part of it
remains unpaid after it is payable, the amount
unpaid will be added to the tax roll and will be
collected in the same manner as taxes.
STATEMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE/TREASURER
The Director of Finance/Treasurer is required
to produce an annual statement showing
detailed information about each reserve fund
established to account for development
charge revenues.
The statement will document the continuity of
each reserve fund, including the description of
each 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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This pamphlet is intended to give an overview
of development charges. For more complete
information, reference should be made to the
Township's annual development charges
statement, the Development Charge
Background Study, and By-law 053-2024,
which are available on the Township's website
at www.puslinch.ca, or in printed version in
the Township Municipal Office during regular
office hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
to Friday (September to June) or 8:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. (July and August).
For further information please contact:
Mary Hasan
Director of Finance/Treasurer
Township of Puslinch
7404 Wellington Rd 34
Puslinch, Ontario N0B 2J0
T - 519.763.1226 x 222
F - 519.763.5846
E - [email protected]
DEVELOPMENT CHARGE
INFORMATION
By-Law 067-2024
This pamphlet summarizes the Development
Charge By-Law for the Township of Puslinch
January 1, 2026
The information contained herein is intended only as
a guide. Interested parties should review the
approved by-law and consult with the Township of
Puslinch Finance or Building Department staff to
determine the applicable charges that may apply to
specific development proposals.
PURPOSE OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
Development charges assist in financing
capital projects required to meet the
increased need for services resulting from
growth and development. Development
charge funds may only be used for the
purpose for which they are collected.
BACKGROUND STUDY
The Development Charges Act requires that prior
to the passing of a by-law, a development
charges background study be undertaken, with
reference to:
The forecasted amount, type and location of
future development;
The average service levels provided in the
Township over the 15-year period immediately
preceding the preparation of the background
study;
Capital cost calculations for each eligible
development charge service;
An examination of the long term capital and
operating costs for the infrastructure required
to service the forecasted development.
Watson and Associates Economists Ltd. prepared
the study update for the Township of Puslinch
dated June 24th, 2024. The study served as the
basis for the development charge rates approved
by Township Council on September 3rd, 2024
through by-law 053-2024.
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR THE
TOWNSHIP OF PUSLINCH:
BY-LAW NO. 067-2024
Residential development charges (calculated
on the number and type of units) are imposed
upon all lands within the Township of Puslinch.
The development charge is payable in full
upon issuance of a building permit.
The development charge rates set out below
are effective January 1, 2026:
Development Type
Rate (per unit)
Single Detached and Semi-
Detached Dwelling
$8,868
Apartments (1 bedroom or
less)
$3,918
Apartments (2 or more
bedrooms)
$5,364
Other Multiples
$6,979
Non-residential development charges are
imposed on all non-residential development
within the Township of Puslinch:
Development Type
Rate (per sq. ft. of
gross floor area)
Non-Residential
$1.74
TERM OF BY-LAWS
By-law 067-2024 will remain in force until
January 1, 2034, unless repealed by Council at
an earlier date.
INDEXING OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
The development charges will be
automatically adjusted annually on January 1st
of each year, without amendment to the
By-law, in accordance with the most recent
annual change in the Statistics Canada
Quarterly, "Non-Residential Building
Construction Price Indexes."
SERVICES COVERED
Development charges have been imposed for the
following categories of Township services in
order to pay for the increased capital costs
required as a result of increased needs for
services arising from development:
Township-Wide Services
Services Related to a Highway;
Fire Protection Services;
Parks and Recreation Services; and
Provincial Offences Act, including By-law
Enforcement.
Township-Wide Class of Services
Growth-Related Studies