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By-law Number 39-2022
of The Regional Municipality of Durham
being a by-law regarding development charges for transit services
Whereas section 2(1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, provides that council of a
municipality may by by-law impose development charges against land to pay for
increased capital costs required because of increased needs for services arising from
development of the area to which the by-law applies if the development requires one or
more of the approvals identified in section 2(2) of the Development Charges Act, 1997;
Whereas a development charge background study has been completed in support of the
imposition of development charges;
Whereas the Council of The Regional Municipality of Durham has given notice and held
a public meeting on April 27, 2022, in accordance with section 12(1) of the Development
Charges Act, 1997;
Whereas the Council of The Regional Municipality of Durham has permitted any person
who attended the public meeting to make representations in respect of the proposed
development charges;
Now therefore, the Council of The Regional Municipality of Durham hereby enacts as
follows:
Part I
Interpretation
Definitions
1.
In this By-law,
(a) "Act" means the Development Charges Act, 1997, or a successor
statute;
(b) "agricultural use" means lands, buildings or structures, excluding any
portion thereof used as a dwelling unit or for a commercial use, used or
designed or intended for use for the purpose of a bona fide farming
operation including, but not limited to, animal husbandry, dairying,
livestock, fallow, field crops, removal of sod, forestry, fruit farming,
greenhouses, horticulture, market gardening, pasturage, poultry
keeping, and equestrian facilities;
(c) "air-supported structure" means a structure consisting of a pliable
membrane that achieves and maintains its shape and is supported by
internal air pressure;
(d) "apartment building" means a residential building, or the residential
portion of a mixed-use building, consisting of more than 3 dwelling units,
which dwelling units have a common entrance to grade but does not
include a triplex, semi-detached duplex, semi- detached triplex,
townhouse. Despite the foregoing, an "apartment building" includes
"stacked townhouses";
(e) "apartment" means a dwelling unit in an apartment building or a single
storey dwelling unit located within or above a residential garage or a
commercial use;
(f) "area municipality" means a lower-tier municipality that forms part of the
Region;
(g) "bedroom" means a habitable room, including a den, study, loft, or other
similar area, but does not include a living room, a dining room, a
bathroom or a kitchen;
(h) "building or structure" means a permanent enclosed structure and
includes an air-supported structure;
(i) "commercial use" means land, buildings or structures used, or designed or
intended for use for either or both of office and retail uses as defined in
this by-law;
(j) "Council" means the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham;
(k) "development" includes redevelopment;
(l) "development charges" means charges in regard to transit services
imposed pursuant to this By-law in accordance with the Act;
(m) "duplex" means a building comprising, by horizontal division, two
dwelling units;
(n) "dwelling unit" means a room or suite of rooms used, or designed or
intended for use by one person or persons living together, in which
culinary and sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive use of such
person or persons;
(o) "existing industrial building" means a building used for or in connection
with,
(i) manufacturing, producing, processing, storing or distributing
something,
(ii) research or development in connection with manufacturing,
producing or processing something,
(iii) retail sales by a manufacturer, producer or processor of something
they manufactured, produced or processed, if the retail sales are at
the site where the manufacturing, production or processing takes
place,
(iv) office or administrative purposes, if they are,
1. carried out with respect to manufacturing, producing,
processing, storage or distributing of something, and
2. in or attached to the building or structure used for that
manufacturing, producing, processing, storage or
distribution;
(p) "farm building" means a building or structure used, in connection with a
bona fide agricultural use and includes barns, silos, and similar
structures, and includes a dwelling located on the same lot as the
agricultural use or on a lot directly abutting the agricultural use, which is
used exclusively for the housing of temporary or seasonal persons
employed exclusively for the farming of that agricultural use, but
otherwise excludes a building or structure used, or designed or intended
for use for residential or commercial uses;
(q) "garden suite" means a one-unit detached, temporary residential
structure containing bathroom and kitchen facilities that is ancillary to an
existing residential structure and that is designed to be portable;
(r)
"gross floor area" means (except for the purposes of sections 8 and 12),
in the case of a non-residential building or structure or the non-
residential portion of a mixed-use building or structure, the aggregate of
the areas of each floor, whether above or below grade, measured
between the exterior faces of the exterior walls of the building or
structure or pliable membrane in the case of an air supported structure,
or from the centre line of a common wall separating a non-residential
and a residential use, and, for the purposes of this definition, the non-
residential portion of a mixed-use building is deemed to include one-half
of any area common to the residential and non-residential portions of
such mixed-use building or structure;
(s) "housing services use"/ "housing services" means social housing which
is rental housing provided by Durham Region Local Housing
Corporation (DRLHC) or by a non-profit housing provider that receives
ongoing subsidy from the Region of Durham and Affordable Housing
which are rental units provided by private or non-profit housing
providers that receive capital funding through a federal and / or
provincial government affordable housing program;
(t) "institutional development", for the purposes of section 16(a) of the by-law,
means development of a building or structure intended for use,
(i) as a long-term care home within the meaning of subsection 2 (1) of
the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007;
(ii) as a retirement home within the meaning of subsection 2 (1) of the
Retirement Homes Act, 2010;
(iii) by any of the following post-secondary institutions for the objects of
the institution:
1. a university in Ontario that receives direct, regular and
ongoing operating funding from the Government of
Ontario,
2. a college or university federated or affiliated with a
university described in subclause (i), or
3. an Indigenous Institute prescribed for the purposes of
section 6 of the Indigenous Institutes Act, 2017;
(iv) as a memorial home, clubhouse or athletic grounds by an Ontario
branch of the Royal Canadian Legion; or
(v) as a hospice to provide end of life care.
(u) "local board" means a local board as defined in the Municipal Affairs
Act, other than a board defined in subsection 1(1) of the Education Act;
(v) "medium density multiples" includes plexes, townhouses, , and all other
residential uses that are not included in the definition of "apartment
building", "apartment", "garden suites', "mobile homes", "retirement
residence units", "single detached", "single detached dwelling" or "semi-
detached dwelling";
(w) "mixed-use" means land, buildings or structures used, or designed or
intended for use, for a combination of non-residential and residential
uses;
(x) "mobile home" means any dwelling that is designed to be made mobile,
and constructed or manufactured to provide a permanent or temporary
residence for one or more persons, but does not include a travel trailer
or tent trailer or trailer otherwise designed;
(y) non-profit housing development, for the purpose of section 16(b) means
development of a building or structure intended for use as residential
premises by,
(i) a corporation without share capital to which the Corporations Act
applies, that is in good standing under that Act and whose primary
object is to provide housing;
(ii) a corporation without share capital to which the Canada Not-for-
profit Corporations Act applies, that is in good standing under that
Act and whose primary object is to provide housing; or
(iii) a non-profit housing co-operative that is in good standing under the
Co-operative Corporations Act.
(z) "non-residential use" means lands, buildings or structures or portions
thereof used, or designed or intended for use for other than residential
use;
(aa) "office use" means lands, buildings or structures used or designed or
intended for use for the practice of a profession, the carrying on of a
business or occupation or the conduct of a non-profit organization and,
for greater certainty, but without in any way limiting the generality of the
foregoing, shall include but not be limited to the office of a physician,
lawyer, dentist, architect, engineer, accountant, real estate or insurance
agency, insurance company, veterinarian, surveyor, appraiser, financial
institution, consumer loan company, employment agency, advertising
agency, consulting firm, business service, investment company, security
broker, mortgage company, medical clinic, contractor, builder, land
developer;
(bb) "place of worship" means a building or structure or part thereof that is
used primarily for worship and is exempt from taxation as a place of
worship under the Assessment Act;
(cc) "plex" means a duplex, a semi-detached duplex, a triplex or a semi-
detached triplex;
(dd) "Region" means the Regional Municipality of Durham;
(ee) "rental housing" for the purpose of section 16(a) of the by-law, means
development of a building or structure with four or more dwelling units
all of which are intended for use as rented residential premises;
(ff) "residential use" means lands, buildings or structures used, or designed
or intended for use as a home or residence of one or more individuals,
and shall include, but is not limited to, a single detached dwelling, a
semi-detached dwelling, a townhouse, a plex, a stacked townhouse, an
apartment, an apartment building, a mobile home, a retirement
residence and a residential dwelling unit accessory to a non-residential
use;
(gg) "retail use" means lands, buildings or structures used or designed or
intended for use for the sale or rental or offer for sale or rental of goods
or services for consumption or use and, for greater certainty, but without
in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall include, but not
be limited to, food stores, pharmacies, clothing stores, furniture stores,
department stores, sporting goods stores, appliance stores, garden
centres, automotive dealers, automotive repair shops, gasoline service
stations, government owned retail facilities, private daycare, private
schools, private lodging, private recreational facilities, sports clubs, golf
courses, skiing facilities, race tracks, gambling operations, medical
clinics, funeral homes, motels, hotels, rooming houses, restaurants,
theatres, facilities for motion picture, audio and video production and
distribution, sound recording services, self-storage facilities and secure
document storage;
(hh) "retirement residence" means a residential building or the residential
portion of a mixed-use building which provides accommodation for
persons of retirement age, where common facilities for the preparation
and consumption of food are provided for the residents of the building,
and where each unit or living accommodation has separate sanitary
facilities, less than full culinary facilities and a separate entrance from a
common hall;
(ii) "retirement residence unit" means a unit within a retirement residence;
(jj) "rooming house" means a detached building or structure which
comprises rooms that are rented for lodging and where the rooms do
not have both culinary and sanitary facilities for the exclusive use of
individual occupants;
(kk) "semi-detached duplex" means one of a pair of attached duplexes, each
duplex divided vertically from the other by a party wall;
(ll) "semi-detached dwelling" means a building divided vertically (above or
below ground) into and comprising 2 dwelling units;
(mm)
"semi-detached triplex" means one of a pair of triplexes divided
vertically one from the other by a party wall;
(nn) "service" means the service designated in section 6 of this by-law;
(oo) "single detached dwelling" and "single detached" means a building
comprising 1 dwelling unit;
(pp) "stacked townhouse" means a building, other than a plex, townhouse or
apartment building, containing at least 3 dwelling units; each dwelling
unit separated from the other vertically and/or horizontally and each
dwelling unit having a separate entrance to grade;
(qq) "townhouse" means a building, other than a plex, stacked townhouse or
apartment building, containing at least 3 dwelling units, each dwelling
unit separated vertically from the other by a party wall and each
dwelling unit having a separate entrance to grade;
(rr) "triplex" means a building comprising 3 dwelling units.
2.
In this by-law where reference is made to a statute or a section of a statute such
reference is also deemed to be a reference to any successor statute or section.
Part II
Application of the by-law -- Rules
Circumstances Where Development Charges are Payable
3.
(1) Development charges shall be payable in the amounts set out in sections 7 and
10 of this by-law where:
a. the lands are located in the area described in subsection 4(1); and
b. the development of the lands requires any of the approvals set out in
subsection 5(1).
Area to Which By-law Applies
4.
(1) Subject to subsection 4(2), this by-law applies to all lands in the Region.
(2) This by-law shall not apply to lands that are owned by and used for the
purposes of:
(a) the Region or a local board thereof;
(b) a board as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Education Act; and
(c) an area municipality or a local board thereof in the Region.
Approvals for Development
5.
(1) Development charges shall be imposed upon all lands, buildings or structures
that are developed for residential or non-residential uses if the development
requires,
(a) the passing of a zoning by-law or of an amendment thereto under
section 34 of the Planning Act;
(b) the approval of a minor variance under section 45 of the Planning Act;
(c) a conveyance of land to which a by-law passed under subsection 50(7)
of the Planning Act applies;
(d) the approval of a plan of subdivision under section 51 of the Planning
Act;
(e) a consent under section 53 of the Planning Act;
(f) the approval of a description under section 9 of the Condominium Act; or
(g) the issuing of a permit under the Building Code Act, 1992 in relation to a
building or structure.
(2) No more than one development charge for the service designated in section 6
shall be imposed on land to which this by-law applies even though two or more
of the actions described in subsection 5(1) are required before the land can be
developed.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection 5(2), if two or more of the actions described in
subsection 5(1) occur at different times, additional development charges shall
be imposed, if the subsequent action has the effect of increasing the need for
services.
Designation of Services
6.
(1) The category of service for which development charges are imposed under this
by-law is transit.
(2) The components of the service designated in subsection 6(1) are described on
Schedule "A".
(3) It is hereby declared by Council that all development of land within the area to
which this By-law applies will increase the need for services.
(4) The development charges under this By-law applicable to a development shall
apply without regard to the services required or used by a particular
development.
Amount of Development Charges
Residential
7.
(1) The development charges described in Schedule "B" to this by-law shall be
imposed upon residential uses of lands, buildings or structures, including a
dwelling unit accessory to a non-residential use and, in the case of a mixed use
building or structure, upon the residential uses in the mixed use building or
structure, according to the type of residential unit.
Exemptions
8.
(1) For the purpose of section 8, "gross floor area" means the total floor area,
measured between the outside of exterior walls or between the outside of exterior
walls and the centre line of party walls dividing the building from another building,
of all floors above the average level of finished ground adjoining the building at its
exterior walls.
(2) Development charges shall not be imposed in respect to:
(a) the issuance of a building permit not resulting in the creation of an
additional dwelling unit;
(b) the enlargement of an existing dwelling unit;
(c) the creation of additional dwelling units in accordance with the following
table:
Description of Class of
Existing Residential
Buildings
Maximum
Number of
Additional
Dwelling Units
Restrictions
Existing single detached
residential buildings,
each of which contains a
single dwelling unit, that
are not attached to other
buildings.
Two
The total gross floor area of the additional
dwelling unit or units must be less than or
equal to the gross floor area of the
dwelling unit already in the building.
Existing semi-detached
or row residential
buildings, each of which
contains a single dwelling
unit, that have one or two
vertical walls, but no
other parts, attached to
other buildings.
One
The gross floor area of the additional
dwelling unit must be less than or equal
to the gross floor area of the dwelling unit
already in the building.
Existing rental residential
buildings, each of which
contains four or more
dwelling units.
Greater of one
and 1% of the
existing units in
the building
None
An existing residential
building not in another
class of residential
building described in this
table.
One
The gross floor area of the additional
dwelling unit must be less than or equal
to the gross floor area of the smallest
dwelling unit already in the building.
(d) the creation of a second dwelling unit in accordance with the following
table:
Description of Class of Proposed New
Residential Buildings
Restrictions
Proposed new residential detached
buildings that would not be attached to
other buildings and that are permitted to
contain a second dwelling unit, that being
either of the two dwelling units, if the units
have the same gross floor area, or the
smaller of the dwelling units.
The proposed new detached dwelling must
only contain two dwelling units.
The proposed new detached dwelling must be
located on a parcel of land on which no other
detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling or
row dwelling would be located.
Proposed new semi-detached or row
residential buildings that would have one
or two vertical walls, but no other parts,
attached to other buildings and that are
permitted to contain a second dwelling
unit, that being either of the two dwelling
units, if the units have the same gross
floor area, or the smaller of the dwelling
units.
The proposed new semi-detached dwelling or
row dwelling must only contain two dwelling
units.
The proposed new semi-detached dwelling or
row dwelling must be located on a parcel of
land on which no other detached dwelling,
semi-detached dwelling or row dwelling would
be located.
Proposed new residential buildings that
would be ancillary to a proposed new
detached dwelling, semi-detached
dwelling or row dwelling and that are
permitted to contain a single dwelling
unit.
The proposed new detached dwelling, semi-
detached dwelling or row dwelling, to which
the proposed new residential building would
be ancillary, must only contain one dwelling
unit.
The gross floor area of the dwelling unit in the
proposed new residential building must be
equal to or less than the gross floor area of
the detached dwelling, semi-detached
dwelling or row dwelling to which the
proposed new residential building is ancillary.
Retirement Residence Unit
9.
The development charges imposed on a retirement residence unit under section 7
shall be payable at the rate applicable to an apartment of one bedroom and
smaller.
Non-Residential Uses
10. The development charges described in Schedule "C" to this by-law shall be
imposed upon non-residential uses of lands, buildings or structures, and, in the
case of a mixed use building or structure, upon the non-residential uses in the
mixed use building or structure, according to the gross floor area of the non-
residential use.
Exemptions
11. (1) Notwithstanding section 10 of this by-law, development charges shall not be
imposed upon non-residential development if the development does not have the
effect of creating gross floor area of non-residential development or of increasing
existing gross floor area of non-residential development.
(2) Notwithstanding the provision of this by-law, development charges shall not be
imposed in regard to:
(a) agricultural uses and farm buildings;
(b) places of worship;
(c) public hospitals receiving aid under the Public Hospitals Act R.S.O.
1990, c. P.40, excluding such buildings or structures or parts thereof
used, designed or intended for use primarily for or in connection with a
commercial purpose;
(d) any part of a building or structure used for the parking of motor vehicles,
excluding parking spaces for display of motor vehicles for sale or lease
or parking spaces associated with the servicing of motor vehicles;
(e) free standing roof-like structures and canopies that do not have exterior
walls;
(f)
Land vested in or leased to a university that receives regular and
ongoing operating funds from the government for the purposes of post-
secondary education, but only if the lands are occupied and used by the
university.
Exemption for Enlargement of Existing Industrial Building
12. (1) Despite any other provisions of this by-law, if a development includes the
enlargement of the gross floor area of an existing industrial building, the amount
of the development charge that is payable in respect of the enlargement shall be
calculated as follows:
(a) if the gross floor area is enlarged by fifty percent or less, the amount of
the development charge in respect of the enlargement is zero;
(b) if the gross floor area is enlarged by more than fifty percent the amount
of the development charge in respect of the enlargement is the
amount of the development charge that would otherwise be payable
multiplied by the fraction determined as follows:
(i) determine the amount by which the enlargement exceeds fifty
percent of the gross floor area before the enlargement; and
(ii) divide the amount determined under paragraph (i) by the amount of
the enlargement.
(2) For the purposes of subsection 12(1) the following provisions apply:
(a) the gross floor area of an existing industrial building shall be calculated
as it existed as of July 1, 2022;
(b) subject to 12(2)(c) below, the enlargement need not be an attached
addition or expansion of an existing industrial building, but rather may
be a new standalone structure, provided it is located on the same parcel
of land as the existing industrial building;
(c) in the event that the enlargement is in the form of a standalone building
or structure located on the same parcel of land as per 12(2)(b) above,
prior to the issuance of a building permit for the standalone building or
structure, the owner shall be required to enter into an agreement with
the Region under section 27 of the Act respecting the timing and
calculation of payment of development charges, notice of which the
owner shall register on the title to the lands at its sole cost and expense
with the intention that the provisions shall bind and run with title to the
lands. Such agreement will require that in the event that the lands upon
which any standalone building or structure is located are the subject of
an application for consent under section 53 of the Planning Act; or for
which a by-law is passed under subsection 50(7) of the Planning Act,
within 10 years of building permit issuance for such standalone building
or structure, that the development charges that would have otherwise
been payable for such standalone building or structure, shall become
due and payable.
(3) In this section "gross floor area" means the total floor area, measured between
the outside of exterior walls or between the outside of exterior walls and the
centre line of party walls dividing the building from another building, of all floors
above the average level of finished ground adjoining the building at its exterior
walls.
Reduction of Development Charges for Redevelopment
13. (1) Despite any other provision of this by-law, where, as a result of the
redevelopment of land, a building or structure existing on the land within ten years
prior to the date of payment of development charges in regard to such
redevelopment was, or is to be demolished, in whole or in part, or converted from
one principal use to another, in order to facilitate the redevelopment, the
development charges otherwise payable with respect to such redevelopment shall
be reduced by the following amounts:
(a) in the case of a residential building or structure, the amount of the
reduction in the applicable development charges will equal the
applicable development charges under section 7 of this by-law that
would have been chargeable on the type of dwelling units demolished
or to be demolished or converted to another use; and
(b) in the case of a non-residential building or structure, the amount of the
reduction in the applicable development charges will equal the
applicable development charges under section 10 of this by-law that
would have been chargeable on the gross floor area of the non-
residential building or structure that was demolished or to be
demolished or converted to another use;
(c) in the case of a non-residential building or structure that would have
been exempt from the payment of development charges under the
current Regional Development Charge By-law, the amount of the
reduction in the applicable development charge will equal the applicable
development charge under section 10 of this by-law that, had the
building or structure not been exempt, could have been chargeable on
the gross floor area of the non-residential building or structure that was
demolished or to be demolished or converted to another use; and
(d) in the case of a mixed-use building or structure, the amount of the
reduction in the applicable development charges will equal the
applicable development charges under sections 7 or 10 of this by-law
that would have been chargeable either upon the type of dwelling units
or the gross floor area of non-residential use in the mixed-use building
or structure that is being demolished or to be demolished or converted
to another use;
(i) provided that such amounts shall not exceed, in total, the amount of
the development charges otherwise payable with respect to the
redevelopment.
(2) The ten year period referred to in subsection 13(1) of this by-law shall be
calculated from the date of the issuance of the first demolition permit.
(3) Development charges shall not be reduced under this section where the
building or structure that is to be demolished or has been demolished or
converted from one principal use to another was, or would have been,
exempt from development charges under this by-law.
(4) The onus is on the applicant to produce evidence to the satisfaction of the
Region, acting reasonably, which establishes that the applicant is entitled to
the reduction in the payment of development charges claimed under this
section.
Part III
Administration
Timing of Payment of Development Charges
14. Development charges, determined in accordance with section 17 and adjusted in
accordance with section 19 of this by-law, are payable in full on the date on which
a building permit is issued with respect to each dwelling unit, building or structure.
15. Notwithstanding section 14, Council, from time to time, and at any time, may
enter into agreements in accordance with section 27 of the Act which provide for
all or any part of a development charge to be paid before or after it would
otherwise be payable.
Payment by Services
16. Notwithstanding section 14, where development charges become payable after
January 1, 2020 for development of:
(a) rental housing that is not non-profit housing development and
institutional development, development charges shall be paid in equal
annual instalments beginning on the earlier of the date of issuance of a
permit under the Building Code Act, 1992 authorizing occupation of the
building and the date the building is first occupied, and continuing on
the following five anniversaries of that date;
(b) non-profit housing development, development charges shall be paid in
equal annual instalments beginning on the earlier of the date of
issuance of a permit under the Building Code Act, 1992 authorizing
occupation of the building and the date the building is first occupied,
and continuing on the following twenty anniversaries of that date;
Determining Amount Payable
17. The development charges payable will be the development charge shown in the
applicable Schedules to this by-law to be payable, with indexing under section 19,
and, where applicable, with interest under section 22 of this by-law as of
(a) for those developments to which section 16 applies,
(i) for applications filed after December 31, 2019 the day an application
for an approval of development in a site plan control area under
subsection 41(4) of the Planning Act was made, provided the first
building permit is issued within two years of the date that application
was approved;
(ii) if clause (i) does not apply, for applications filed after December 31,
2019, the day an application for an amendment to a by-law passed
under section 34 of the Planning Act was made, provided the first
building permit is issued within two years of the date that
amendment comes into force and effect; or
(iii) if neither clause (i) nor clause (ii) applies, the day the development
charge would be payable in accordance with section 14 of this by-
law; and
(b) for those developments to which section 16 does not apply,
(i) for applications filed after December 31, 2019, the day an
application for an approval of development in a site plan control area
under subsection 41(4) of the Planning Act was made, provided the
date the development charge is payable is within two years of the
date that application was approved;
(ii) if clause (i) does not apply, for applications filed after December 31,
2019, the day an application for an amendment to a by-law passed
under section 34 of the Planning Act was made, provided the date
the development charge is payable is within two years of the date
that amendment comes into force and effect; or
(iii) if neither clause (i) nor clause (ii) applies, the day the development
charge would be payable in accordance with section 14 of this by-
law.
Front-Ending Agreements
18. Council, from time to time, and at any time, may enter into front-ending
agreements in accordance with the Act.
Indexing
19. Development charges imposed pursuant to this by-law shall be adjusted annually,
without amendment to this by-law, as of the 1st day of July, 2023, and on each
successive July 1st date in accordance with the Statistics Canada Quarterly,
Construction Price Statistics, catalogue number 62-007, for the most recently
available annual period ending March 31.
Schedules
20. The following schedules to this by-law form an integral part thereof:
(i) Schedule "A" -- Components of Service Designated in section 6
(ii) Schedule "B" -- Residential Development Charges
(iii) Schedule "C" -- Non-Residential Development Charges
Date By-law in Force
21. This by-law shall come into force on July 1, 2022.
Installment Interest
22. Development charges payable by instalment pursuant to section 16 of this by-law
shall bear interest in accordance with the Region of Durham Development Charge
Interest Rate Policy, as amended from time to time.
Date By-law Expires
23. This by-law will expire five years from the date it comes into force, unless it is
repealed at an earlier date by a subsequent by-law.
Registration
24. A certified copy of this by-law may be registered on title to any land to which this
by-law applies.
Severability
25. In the event any provision, or part thereof, of this by-law is found by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be ultra vires, such provision, or part thereof, shall be
deemed to be severed, and the remaining portion of such provision and all other
provisions of this by-law shall remain in full force and effect.
Short Title
26. This By-law may be cited as the Regional Municipality of Durham Transit
Development Charges By-law, 2022.
This By-law Read and Passed on the 29th day of June, 2022.
J. Henry, Regional Chair and CEO
A. Harras, Regional Clerk
Schedule "A"
Designated Regional Service and
Service Components Thereunder
Category of Regional Service
Transit
Service Components
- PULSE, Conventional and specialized
buses and non-revenue vehicles
expansion and related equipment (e.g.
fareboxes, radio's, Presto, etc.)
- New facilities, transfer hubs, terminals,
lands, buildings and related equipment
- Transit stops (e.g. hard surface pads
and shelters)
- System improvements
- Studies
Schedule "B"
Residential Development Charges Effective
July 1, 2022 -- $ per dwelling unit by type
Service
Category
Single
Detached
& Semi-
Detached
Dwellings
Medium
Density
Multiples
Apartments
Two
Bedrooms
& Larger
One
Bedroom
& Smaller
Regional Transit
$2,184
$1,720
$1,221
$750
Note:
The development charges described above shall be adjusted annually
pursuant to section 19 of this By-law.
Schedule "C"
Non-residential use Development Charges
Effective July 1, 2022
$ per square foot of gross floor area
Service Category
Non-Residential Use
Regional Transit
$0.99
Note:
The development charges described above shall be adjusted annually
pursuant to section 19 of this By-law.