Township of Selwyn Development Charges By-law 2023-053 (Roads and Related and Growth-related Studies), consolidated as amended by 2024-070, 2025-026 & 2026-026
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Consolidated
The Corporation of the Township of Selwyn
By-law Number 2023-053
Amended by By-law 2024-070, 2025-026 & 2026-026
A By-law for the Imposition of Development Charges for
Roads and Related and Growth-related Studies
Amended by By-law 2024-070
Whereas section 2 (1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 27,
as amended (the "Act") provides that the council of a municipality may pass By-
laws for the imposition of Development Charges against land to pay for increased
Capital Costs required because of the need for Services arising from
Development in the area to which the By-law applies; and
Whereas the Township of Selwyn will experience growth through development
and re-development; and
Whereas development and re-development requires the provision of physical
and social services by the Township of Selwyn; and
Whereas Council desires to ensure that the capital cost of meeting growth-
related demands for or burden on municipal services does not place an
excessive financial burden on the Township of Selwyn or its existing taxpayers
while at the same time ensuring new taxpayers contribute no more than the net
capital cost attributable to providing the current level of municipal services; and
Whereas a development charge background study has been completed in
accordance with the Act; and
Whereas the Council of The Corporation of the Township of Selwyn has given
notice of and held a public meeting on the 27th day of June, 2023 in accordance
with the Act and the regulations thereto; and
Now Therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Selwyn
Enacts as Follows:
1.
Interpretation
1.1
In this By-law the following items shall have the corresponding meanings:
"Act" means the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 27, as
amended, or any successor thereof;
"Accessory" means a building that is normally incidental, subordinate and
exclusively devoted to a main building that is located on the same lot
therewith and includes a private garage that is not attached to the main
building in any way and does not include a fence or a sign;
"Ancillary" will have the same definition as "Accessory";
"Affordable housing unit" means any residential dwelling unit for which the
purchase price is at least 25% less than the average purchase price for
the same type of residential dwelling unit in the County of Peterborough
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and any residential dwelling unit where the monthly rent is at or below the
maximum affordable monthly rent amount established by the Residential
Rental Standards Board for the Province of Ontario;
"Affordable residential unit" means a residential unit that that meets the
criteria set out in section 4.1 of the Act.
"Agricultural Use," means a use of land, building or structure for the
purpose of animal husbandry, bee-keeping, dairying, fallow, field crops,
forestry, fruit farming, horticulture, market gardening, pasturage, poultry-
keeping or any other farming use, and includes the growing, raising,
packing, treating, storing and sale of produce produced on the premises
and other similar uses customarily carried on in the field of general
agriculture and which are not noxious. For the purposes of this by-law, an
agricultural use shall exclude retail sales and commercial activities,
including but not limited to restaurants, banquet facilities, hospitality and
accommodation facilities, gift shops, services related to grooming,
boarding, or breeding of household pets, alcohol processing or production
facilities, and cannabis production facilities;
"Apartment Dwelling" means any residential unit within a building
containing more than four dwelling units where the units are connected by
an interior corridor;
"Attainable residential unit" means a residential unit that that meets the
criteria set out in section 4.1 of the Act.
"Bedroom" means a habitable room which can be used as sleeping
quarters, but does not include a bathroom, living room, dining room or
kitchen;
"Board of Education" means a board defined in subsection 1 (1) of the
Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, as amended;
"Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 23
as amended;
"Cannabis production facility" means a building, structure, or part thereof,
designed, used, or intended to be used for any one or more of the
following: cultivation, propagation, production, processing, harvesting,
testing, alteration, destruction, storage, packaging, shipment or distribution
of cannabis for medical or recreational purposes in accordance with the
requirements of a licence as issued by Health Canada in accordance with
the Cannabis Regulations SOR/2018-144, to the Cannabis Act, SC 2018,
c 16, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, SC 1996, c 19 and the
Food and Drugs Act, RSC 1985, c F-27, as amended from time to time, or
any successors thereto.
"Capital cost" means capital costs as defined in subsection 5 (3) of the
Act.
Amended by By-law 2024-070
"Capital cost" means costs incurred or proposed to be incurred by the
Township or a Local Board thereof directly or by others on behalf of and
as authorized by the Township or Local Board:
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(a)
to acquire land or an interest in land, including a leasehold interest,
(b)
to improve land,
(c)
to acquire, lease, construct or improve Buildings and structures,
(d)
to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including (but not
limited to),
(i)
rolling stock with an estimated useful life of seven years or
more,
(ii)
furniture and equipment other than computer equipment; and
(iii)
materials acquired for circulation, reference or information
purposes by a library board as defined in the Public Libraries
Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. P.44, as amended; and
(e)
interest on money borrowed to pay for costs in (a) to (d).
Amended by By-law 2024-070
"Commercial" means any use of land, structures or buildings for the
purposes of buying or selling commodities and services, but does not
include industrial or agricultural uses, but does include hotels, motels,
motor inns and boarding, lodging and rooming houses;
"Council" means the Council of the Corporation of the Township of
Selwyn;
"Development" means the construction, erection or placing of one or more
Buildings on land or the making of an addition or alteration to a Building
that has the effect of increasing the size thereof, and includes
Redevelopment;
"Development Charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this by-law;
"Dwelling unit" means any part of a building or structure used, designed or
intended to be used as a domestic establishment in which one or more
persons may sleep and are provided with culinary and sanitary facilities for
their exclusive use;
"Existing" means the number, use and size that existed as of the date this
bylaw was passed;
"Farm building" means that part of a bona fide farming operation
encompassing barns, silos and other ancillary development to an
agricultural use, but excluding a residential use;
"Gross floor area" means:
(a)
in the case of a residential building or structure, the total area of all
floors above grade of a dwelling unit measured between the outside
surfaces of exterior walls or between the outside surfaces of
exterior walls and the centre line of party walls dividing the dwelling
unit from any other dwelling unit or other portion of a building; and
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(b)
in the case of a non-residential building or structure, or in the case
of a mixed-use building or structure in respect of the non-residential
portion thereof, the total area of all building floors above or below
grade measured between the outside surfaces of the exterior walls,
or between the outside surfaces of exterior walls and the centre line
of party walls dividing a non-residential use and a residential use,
except for:
(c)
a room or enclosed area within the building or structure above or
below that is used exclusively for the accommodation of heating,
cooling, ventilating, electrical, mechanical or telecommunications
equipment that service the building;
(i)
loading facilities above or below grade; and
(ii)
a part of the building or structure below grade that is used for
the parking of motor vehicles or for storage or other
accessory use;
"Inclusionary zoning residential units" means residential units that are
affordable housing units required to be included in a development or
redevelopment pursuant to a by-law passed under section 34 of the
Planning Act to give effect to the policies described in subsection 16 (4) of
that Act.
"Industrial" means lands, buildings or structures used or designed or
intended for use for manufacturing, processing, fabricating or assembly of
raw goods, warehousing or bulk storage of goods, and includes office
uses and the sale of commodities to the general public where such uses
are accessory to an industrial use, but does not include cannabis
production facilities or the sale of commodities to the general public
through a warehouse club;
"Institutional" means development of a building or structure intended for
use:
(a)
as a long-term care home within the meaning of subsection 2 (1) of
the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007;
(b)
as a retirement home within the meaning of subsection 2 (1) of the
Retirement Homes Act, 2010;
(c)
by any institution of the following post-secondary institutions for the
objects of the institution:
(i)
a university in Ontario that receives direct, regular, and
ongoing operation funding from the Government of Ontario;
(ii)
a college or university federated or affiliated with a university
described in subclause (i); or
(iii)
an Indigenous Institute prescribed for the purposes of
section 6 of the Indigenous Institute Act, 2017;
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(d)
as a memorial home, clubhouse, or athletic grounds by an Ontario
branch of the Royal Canadian Legion; or
(e)
as a hospice to provide end of life care;
"Local Board" means a school board, public utility, commission,
transportation commission, public library board, board of park
management, local board of health, board of commissioners of police,
planning board, or any other board, commission, committee, body or local
authority established or exercising any power or authority under any
general or special Act with respect to any of the affairs or purposes,
including school purposes, of the municipality or any part or parts thereof
"Local services" means those services, facilities or things which are under
the jurisdiction of the Township and are related to a plan of subdivision or
within the area to which the plan relates with respect to the lands under
sections 41, 51 or 53 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. P.13, as
amended, or any successor thereof;
"Mixed-Use" means a building that is used and/or designated to be used
for both residential and non-residential purposes;
"Multiple dwelling" includes all dwellings other than a Single Detached
Dwelling, a Semi-detached Dwelling, or Apartment Dwelling;
"Municipality" means The Corporation of the Township of Selwyn;
"Non-profit housing" means development of a building or structure
intended for use as residential premises by:
(a)
a corporation to which the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010
applies, that is in good standing under that Act and whose primary
objective is to provide housing;
(b)
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 objective is to provide housing; or
(c)
a non-profit housing co-operative that is in good standing under the
Co-operative Corporations Act;
"Non-residential" means a building or structure of any kind whatsoever
used, designed or intended to be used for other than a residential use;
"Official Plan" means the Official Plan of the Township and any
amendments thereto;
"Owner" means the owner of land or a person who has made application
for an approval of the development of land upon which a development
charge is imposed;
"Park model trailer" means any structure that is designed to be mobile and
meets the following criteria:
(a)
built on a single chassis mounted on wheels;
(b)
designed to facilitate relocation from time to time;
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(c)
designed to provide a permanent or seasonal residence for one or
more persons;
(d)
designed as living quarters and may be connected to those utilities
necessary for installed fixtures and appliances; and
(e)
has a gross floor area, including lofts, not exceeding 50 m2
(538.21 ft2) when in the set up mode and having a width greater
than 2.6 m (8.53 ft) when in the transit mode.
Amended by By-laws 2025-026 and 2026-026
"Place of worship" means that part of a building or structure that is exempt
from taxation as a place of worship under the Assessment Act, R.S.O.
1990, Chap. A.31, as amended, or any successor thereof;
"Planning Act" means the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as
amended;
"Regulation" means any regulation made pursuant to the Act;
"Rental housing" means development of a building or structure with four or
more dwelling units all of which are intended for use as rented residential
premises;
"Residential Dwelling means a building, occupied or capable of being
occupied as a home, residence or sleeping place by one or more persons,
containing one or more Dwelling Units but not including motels, hotels,
tents, truck campers, tourist trailers, mobile camper trailers or boarding,
lodging or rooming houses;
"Residential use" means the use of a building or structure or portion
thereof for one or more Dwelling Units. This also includes a Dwelling Unit
on land that is used for an Agricultural Use;
"Row dwelling" means a building containing three or more attached
dwelling units in a single row, each of which dwelling units has an
independent entrance from the outside and is vertically separated from
any abutting dwelling unit;
"Semi-detached Dwelling" means a dwelling unit in a residential building
consisting of two dwelling units having one vertical wall or one horizontal
wall, but not other parts, attached or another dwelling unit where the
residential unit are not connected by an interior corridor;
"Service" (or "Services") means a service designated in subsection 2.1 to
this By- law;
"Servicing agreement" means an agreement between a landowner and
the municipality relative to the provision of municipal services to specified
land within the municipality;
"Single Detached Dwelling" means a completely detached Building
containing only one Dwelling Unit;
"Township" means the area within the geographic limits of the Township of
Selwyn; and
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"Zoning By-Law" means the Zoning By-Law of the Township of Selwyn or any
successor thereof passed pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act,
S.O. 1998.
2.
Designation of Services
2.1
The categories of services for which development charges are imposed
under this By-law are as follows:
(a)
Roads and Related
(b)
Growth-related Studies
Amended by By-law 2024-070
3.
Application of By-law Rules
3.1
Development charges shall be payable in the amounts set out in this By-
law where:
(a)
the lands are located in the area described in section 3.2; and
(b)
the development of the lands requires any of the approvals set out
in subsection 3.4(a).
Area to Which By-law Applies
3.2
Subject to section 3.3, this By-law applies to all lands in the Township of
Selwyn whether or not the land or use thereof is exempt from taxation
under s.13 or the Assessment Act.
3.3
Notwithstanding clause 3.2 above, this by-law shall not apply to lands that
are owned by and used for the purposes of:
(a)
the municipality or a local board thereof; or
(b)
a board of education.
Approvals for Development
3.4
(a)
Development charges shall be imposed on all lands, buildings or
structures that are developed for residential or non-residential uses
if the development requires:
(i)
the passing of a zoning by-law or of an amendment to a
zoning by-law under section 34 of the Planning Act;
(ii)
the approval of a minor variance under section 45 of the
Planning Act;
(iii)
a conveyance of land to which a by-law passed under
subsection 50(7) of the Planning Act applies;
(iv)
the approval of a plan of subdivision under section 51 of the
Planning Act;
(v)
a consent under section 53 of the Planning Act;
(vi)
the approval of a description under section 50 of the
Condominium Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. C.26, as amended,
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or any successor thereof; or
(vii)
the issuing of a permit under the Building Code Act in
relation to a building or structure.
(b)
No more than one development charge for each service designated
in subsection 2.1 shall be imposed upon any lands, buildings or
structures to which this By-law applies even though two or more of
the actions described in subsection 3.4(a) are required before the
lands, buildings or structures can be developed.
(c)
Despite subsection 3.4(b), if two or more of the actions described in
subsection 3.4(a) occur at different times, additional development
charges shall be imposed if the subsequent action has the effect of
increasing the need for services.
Exemptions
Exemptions for Residential Units
3.5
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, development charges shall
not be imposed with respect to:
(a)
an enlargement to an existing dwelling unit;
(b)
a second residential unit in an existing detached house, semi-
detached house or rowhouse on a parcel of land on which
residential use, other than ancillary residential use, is permitted, if
all buildings and structures ancillary to the existing detached house,
semi-detached house or rowhouse cumulatively contain no more
than one residential unit;
(c)
a third residential unit in an existing detached house, semi-
detached house or rowhouse on a parcel of land on which
residential use, other than ancillary residential use, is permitted, if
no building or structure ancillary to the existing detached house,
semi-detached house or rowhouse contains any residential units;
(d)
one residential unit in a building or structure ancillary to an existing
detached house, semi-detached house or rowhouse on a parcel of
urban residential land, if the existing detached house, semi-
detached house or rowhouse contains no more than two residential
units and no other building or structure ancillary to the existing
detached house, semi-detached house or rowhouse contains any
residential units; or
(e)
in an existing rental residential building, which contains four or
more residential units, the creation of the greater of one residential
unit or one per cent of the existing residential units.
3.6
Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, development charges shall
not be imposed with respect to the creation of additional dwelling units in
proposed new residential buildings, including structures ancillary to
dwellings, subject to the following restrictions:
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(a)
A second residential unit in a new detached house, semi-detached
house or rowhouse on a parcel of land on which residential use,
other than ancillary residential use, is permitted, if all buildings and
structures ancillary to the new detached house, semi-detached
house or rowhouse cumulatively will contain no more than one
residential unit;
(b)
A third residential unit in a new detached house, semi-detached
house or rowhouse on a parcel of land on which residential use,
other than ancillary residential use, is permitted, if no building or
structure ancillary to the new detached house, semi-detached
house or rowhouse contains any residential units; or
(c)
One residential unit in a building or structure ancillary to a new
detached house, semi-detached house or rowhouse on a parcel of
urban residential land, if the new detached house, semi-detached
house or rowhouse contains no more than two residential units and
no other building or structure ancillary to the new detached house,
semi-detached house or rowhouse contains any residential units.
Exemption for Industrial Development
3.7
Notwithstanding any other provision of this by-law, no development charge
is payable with respect to an enlargement of the gross floor area of an
existing industrial building where the gross floor area is enlarged by 50
percent or less.
3.8
If the gross floor area of an existing industrial building is enlarged by
greater than 50 percent, the amount of the development charge payable in
respect of the enlargement is the amount of the development charge that
would otherwise be payable multiplied by the fraction determined as
follows:
(a)
determine the amount by which the enlargement exceeds 50
percent of the gross floor area before the enlargement;
(b)
divide the amount determined under subsection (a) by the amount
of the enlargement.
3.9
For the purpose of section 3.7 herein, "existing industrial building" is used
as defined in the Regulation made pursuant to the Act.
3.10
The exemption for an existing industrial building provided by this section
shall be applied to a maximum of fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor
area before the first enlargement for which an exemption from the
payment of development charges was granted pursuant to this by-law or
predecessor.
Other Exemptions
3.11
Notwithstanding any provision of this by-law, development charges shall
not be imposed with respect to:
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(a)
Non-profit housing;
(b)
Inclusionary zoning residential units;
(c)
Hospitals under the Public Hospitals Act;
(d)
Non-residential farm buildings; and
(e)
Industrial Buildings.
Amount of Charges
Residential
3.12
The development charges set out in Schedule A shall be imposed on
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, on the residential uses in the mixed-use building or
structure, according to the type of residential unit, and calculated with
respect to each of the services according to the type of residential use.
3.12.1 Park model trailers shall be charged at the "Apartment - Bachelor and 1
Bedroom" rate as set out in Schedule "A" of this By-law.
Amended by By-laws 2025-026 and 2026-026
Non-Residential
3.13
The development charges described in Schedule A to this by-law shall be
imposed on non-residential uses of lands, buildings or structures, and, in
the case of a mixed-use building or structure, on the non-residential uses
in the mixed-use building or structure, and calculated with respect to each
of the services according to the total floor area of the non-residential use.
Reduction of Development Charges
For Redevelopment
3.14
Despite any other provisions of this By-law, where, as a result of the
redevelopment of land, a building or structure existing on the same land
within 5 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 principal use on the
same land, 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, or in the case of a
mixed-use building or structure, the residential uses in the mixed-
use building or structure, an amount calculated by multiplying the
applicable development charge under subsection 3.12 by the
number, according to type, of dwelling units that have been or will
be demolished or converted to another principal use;
(b)
in the case of a non-residential building or structure or, in the case
of mixed-use building or structure, the non-residential uses in the
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mixed-use building or structure, an amount calculated by multiplying
the applicable development charges under subsection 3.13, by the
gross floor area that has been or will be demolished or converted to
another principal use; and
(c)
in the case of redevelopment of land that contained one or more
park model trailers, the amount of the credit will be calculated by
multiplying the applicable "Apartment - Bachelor and 1 Bedroom"
rate by the number of park model trailers that have been or will be
demolished or removed from the site, provided that:
(i)
the owner provides such documentary evidence as is
satisfactory to the Chief Building Official that the park model
trailers existed on the same land within 5 years prior to the
date of payment of development charges and that the park
model trailers were approved through an issued building
permit;
provided that such amounts shall not exceed, in total, the amount of the
development charges otherwise payable with respect to the
redevelopment.
Amended by By-laws 2025-026 and 2026-026
3.14
Despite any other provisions of this By-law, where, as a result of the
redevelopment of land, a building or structure existing on the same land
within 5 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 principal use on the
same land, 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, or in the case of a
mixed-use building or structure, the residential uses in the mixed-
use building or structure, an amount calculated by multiplying the
applicable development charge under subsection 3.12 by the
number, according to type, of dwelling units that have been or will
be demolished or converted to another principal use; and
(b)
in the case of a non-residential building or structure or, in the case
of mixed-use building or structure, the non-residential uses in the
mixed-use building or structure, an amount calculated by
multiplying the applicable development charges under subsection
3.13, by the gross floor area that has been or will be demolished or
converted to another principal use;
provided that such amounts shall not exceed, in total, the amount of the
development charges otherwise payable with respect to the
redevelopment.
Amended by By-laws 2025-026 and 2026-026
For Affordable Housing
3.15
(1)
In determining the average purchase price for a residential dwelling
unit in the County of Peterborough as it relates to an affordable
housing unit, the average purchase price for the same type of
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residential dwelling unit will be calculated for the calendar year next
preceding the calendar year in which the completed application for
the building permit for the dwelling unit in question is received and
shall be determined annually on the basis of information compiled
by the Peterborough Real Estate Board or its successor.
(2)
In determining the maximum affordable monthly rent for a
residential dwelling unit in the County of Peterborough as it relates
to an affordable housing unit, the maximum affordable monthly rent
for the same type of residential dwelling unit will be calculated for
the calendar year next preceding the calendar year in which the
completed application for the building permit for the dwelling unit in
question is received and shall be determined annually on the basis
of information compiled by the Residential Rental Standards Board
for the Province of Ontario.
(3)
The development charge payable for a residential dwelling unit that
qualifies as an Affordable Housing Unit in accordance with the
definition shall be zero.
(4)
Despite the provisions of subparagraph 3 above, the development
charge required by this By-law for a residential dwelling unit shall
be paid prior to the issuance of the building permit in accordance
with the provisions of this By-law.
(5)
The person to whom the building permit was issued may, upon
completion of the initial sale or rental of a residential dwelling unit,
apply to the Chief Building Official for a reduction of the
Development Charge and shall provide such documentary
evidence as is satisfactory to the Chief Building Official that the
building qualifies as an Affordable Housing Unit as defined.
(6)
Satisfactory documentary evidence that the building qualifies as an
Affordable Housing Unit shall include, but not be limited to:
(a)
a copy of a Land Transfer Tax Affidavit duly executed in
accordance with Section 5 (1.2) of the Land Transfer Tax
Act;
(b)
a statement forming part of the electronic document as
required by Section 5(1.1) of the Land Transfer Tax Act; or
(c)
a lease contract with the first tenant to occupy the residential
dwelling unit.
(7)
Upon receiving an application for reduction of the Development
Charge in accordance with subparagraph 5 above, and upon being
satisfied that the building qualifies as an Affordable Housing Unit as
defined, the Chief Building Official shall refund to the person to
whom the building permit was originally issued a sum equal to the
Development Charge originally paid upon the issuance of the
building permit as provided for in this By-law.
(8)
Once the Lieutenant Governor proclaims in force Section 3 of
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Schedule 3 of the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022,
subparagraphs 1 to 7 above will no longer apply and affordable
residential units and attainable residential units will be exempt from
development charges in accordance with Section 4.1 of the Act.
Time of Payment of Development Charges
3.16
A Development Charge shall be calculated and payable in full in money or
by provision of Services as may be agreed upon, or by credit granted
pursuant to the Act or this By-law, on the date a building permit is issued
in relation to a Building or structure on land to which a Development
Charge applies.
3.17
Where a Development Charge applies to land in relation to which a
building permit is required, the building permit shall not be issued until the
Development Charge has been paid in full.
3.18
Notwithstanding subsections 3.16 and 3.17, Development Charges for
rental housing and institutional developments are due and payable in six
(6) installments commencing with the first installment payable on the date
of occupancy, and each subsequent installment, including interest as
provided in the Township's Council approved Development Charges
Interest Rate Policy, payable on the anniversary date each year thereafter.
3.19
Where the development of land results from the approval of a Site Plan or
Zoning By-law Amendment made on or after January 1, 2020, and the
approval of the application occurred within the prescribed amount of time
from the building permit issuance, the development charges under
sections 3.16 and 3.18 shall be calculated based on the rates set out in
Schedule "A" on the date the planning application was made, including
interest as provided in the Township's Council approved Development
Charge Interest Rate Policy. Where both planning applications apply,
Development Charges under sections 3.16 and 3.18 shall be calculated
based on the rates, including interest as provided in the Township's
Council approved Development Charge Interest Rate Policy, set out in
Schedule "A" on the date of the later planning application.
Amended by By-laws 2025-026 and 2026-026
Notwithstanding subsections 3.16 and 3.17, where the development of
land results from the approval of a Site Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment
on or after January 1, 2020, and the building permit was issued within 2
years of the approval, the Development Charges shall be calculated
based on the charges in effect on the date the Site Plan or Zoning By-law
Amendment application was made, including interest as provided in the
Township's Council approved Development Charges Interest Rate Policy.
Amended by By-laws 2025-026 and 2026-026
3.20
Despite subsections 3.16 to 3.19, Council from time to time, and at
anytime, may enter into agreements providing for all or any part of a
development charge to be paid before or after it would otherwise be
payable, in accordance with section 27 of the Act.
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4.
Payment by Services
Despite the payment required under subsections 3.12 and 3.13, Council
may, by agreement, give a credit towards a development charge in
exchange for work that relates to a service to which a development charge
relates under this By-law.
5.
Indexing
5.1
Development charges imposed pursuant to this By-law shall be adjusted
annually on January 1, without amendment to this By-law, in accordance
with the most recent twelve-month change in the prescribed index in the
Act.
6.
Schedules
6.1
The following schedules shall form part of this By-law:
Schedule A - Residential and Non-Residential Development Charges
7.
Conflicts
7.1
Where the Township and an owner or former owner have entered into an
agreement with respect to land within the area to which this By-law
applies, and a conflict exists between the provisions of this By-law and
such agreement, the provisions of the agreement shall prevail to the
extent that there is a conflict.
7.2
Notwithstanding subsection 7.1, where a development which is the subject
of an agreement to which subsection 7.1 applies, is subsequently the
subject of one or more of the actions described in subsection 3.4(a), an
additional development charge in respect of the development permitted by
the action shall be calculated, payable and collected in accordance with
the provisions of this By-law if the development has the effect of
increasing the need for services, unless such agreement provides
otherwise.
8.
Severability
8.1
If, for any reason, any provision of this By-law is held to be invalid, it is
hereby declared to be the intention of Council that all the remainder of this
By-law shall continue in full force and effect until repealed, re-enacted,
amended or modified.
9.
Date By-law in Force
9.1
This By-law shall come into effect at 12:01 AM on September 12, 2023.
10.
Date By-law Expires
10.1
This By-law will expire as per Section 9 of the Act unless it is repealed by
Council at an earlier date.
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Passed this 8th day of August, 2023
Sherry Senis, Mayor
Angela Chittick, Clerk
Corporate Seal
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Schedule "A" to By-law No. 2024-070
Schedule of Development Charges
Service/Class
of Service
Residential
Single and
Semi-
Detached
Dwelling
Residential
Other
Multiples
Residential
Apartments
- 2
Bedrooms
+
Residential
Apartments
- Bachelor
and 1
Bedroom
Non-
Residential
(Per Sq.Ft.
of Gross
Floor Area)
Roads and
Related
$ 2,865
$ 2,142
$ 2,239
$ 1,287
$ 1.85
Growth-
related
Studies
$ 128
$ 96
$ 100
$ 58
$ 0.08
amended by By-law 2024-070
Schedule "A" To By-law 2023-053
Schedule of Development Charges
Service
Residential
Single And
Semi-
Detached
Dwelling
Residential
Other
Multiples
Residential
Apartments -
2 Bedrooms +
Residential
Apartments -
Bachelor And
1 Bedroom
Non-
Residential
(Per Sq.Ft. Of
Gross Floor
Area)
Roads and
Related
$ 2,861
$ 2,139
$ 2,235
$ 1,285
$ 1.83
amended by By-law 2024-070