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# Development Charges
Development Charges (DCs) assist in financing capital projects required to meet the increased need for services resulting from growth and development. DCs may only be used for the purpose for which they are collected. The County approved collecting DCs for new development to reduce the cost to taxpayers for improvements to our services due to new population growth including; Paramedic Services, Roadways and Bridges, Parks and Trails, Childcare, and Long-Term Care.
Without DCs, the bill for increasing or improving services gets added to the property taxes of current residents. DCs are payable at the time a building permit is issued.
# **County Development Charges (DCs)**
2023-11-16 Notice of Passing of DC by-law
By-law 2023-048 - Development Charges By-law
By-law 2024-069 - Development Charges Amendment
2023 DC Background Study
2026 Bruce County DC Pamphlet
2026 Bruce County DC Pamphlet - Northern Bruce Peninsula
# **2025 Historical Documents**
2025 Treasurer's Statement
2025 Bruce County DC Pamphlet
2025 Bruce County DC Pamphlet - Northern Bruce Peninsula
# **2024 Historical Documents**
2024 Treasurer's Statement
2024 Bruce County DC Pamphlet
2024 Bruce County DC Pamphlet-Northern Bruce Peninsula
# **2023 Development Charge Study**
Development Charges Study Timeline report to Corporate Services Committee March 2, 2023
**Council Workshop #1 - April 20, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.**
* Report
* Presentation
* Video recording
**Council Workshop #2 - June 15, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.**
* Report
* Presentation
* Video recording
**Stakeholder Meeting - July 5, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.** online or in-person in the Council Chambers - 30 Park St., Walkerton, Ontario
Contact Edward Henley for an online meeting invitation - [email protected]
* Presentation - County
* Presentation - DC Consultants
* Video recording
**DC Public Meeting - September 7, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.** **(NEW DATE)**online or in-person in the Council Chambers - 30 Park St., Walkerton, Ontario
Watch the virtual Public Meeting: https://www.brucecounty.on.ca/government/live-broadcast
Participate in the virtual Public Meeting: e-mail Bruce County Clerk Linda White at [email protected] for an invitation.
Questions and comments can be submitted in advance to [email protected]
* Public Meeting Announcement
* Development Charge Background Study
* Revised Development Charge Background Study
+ **Refinements to Development Charge Background Study**
+ Subsequent to the release of the Background Study on July 20, 2023 it was identified that Schedule 2 in Appendix A included a labelling error. In the column "Development Location", the Town of South Bruce Peninsula and the Municipality of South Bruce were reversed. This has been corrected. This correction does not impact the calculations throughout the report.
* Staff Report
* Presentation - staff
* Presentation - consultant
* Video recording - skip forward to 26:40 in the video
**Development Charges Recommendation Report - September 21, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.**
The report was deferred in order to provide revisions.
* Report
* Video recording
**Development Charges Recommendation Report - October 5, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.**
* Report
* Proposed by-law
* Video recording
**By-law Consideration - November 16, 2023**
* Report and attachments
* Proposed by-law
* Video recording
# **2021 Development Charge Study**
**Development Charge (D.C.) Background Study Meetings and Information**
**Council Workshop #1 on February 25, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.**
* Council Workshop #1 Presentation
**1st Stakeholder Meeting on February 25, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.**
* Stakeholder Meeting #1 Invitation
* Stakeholder Meeting #1 Presentation
**2nd Stakeholder Meeting on June 10, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.**
* Stakeholder Meeting #2 Invitation
* Stakeholder Meeting #2 Presentation
**Council Workshop on July 15, 2021 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.**
* Council Workshop #2 Presentation
* Council Workshop #2 Video
**DC Public Meeting on October 28, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.**
* Contact Donna Van Wyck at **[email protected]** for an invite to the online meeting
* D.C. Background Study includes proposed draft by-law at the end of the study
* D.C. Public Meeting Presentation
* D.C. Public Meeting Video
**Corporate Services Meeting to discuss D.C. Public Meeting and Proposed D.C. By-law on November 4, 2021 during Committee Meetings commencing at 9:30 a.m.**
* Report to Committee - Nov 4, 2021
* Committee Video - Nov 4, 2021
**Corporate Services Meeting on December 2, 2021 commencing at 9:30 a.m.**
* Report to Committee - Dec 2, 2021
* Committee Video - Dec 2, 2021
* Decision was made to NOT charge County D.C.s
Contact us
Lynn Hatten
Director of Corporate Services
Department:
Corporate Services
**Location:
Walkerton Administration Centre**
Tel : 519-881-1291
**[email protected]**
## Departments
Bruce County is a lean organization that is focused on providing high quality services to the communities we share and tax payers we work for.
* Bruce County Council
* Legislative Services