Development charges & levies — South-West Oxford, Ontario

What development charges or levies apply to new construction? How much per new home?

In the Township of South-West Oxford, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-law No. 49-2024, A By-law to Establish Township-Wide Development Charges for the Township of South-West Oxford and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: $8,258 per unit (sum of Schedules B1-B4; effective June 18, 2024). Charge per apartment unit: 2 Bedrooms+: $3,935 per unit; Bachelor and 1 Bedroom: $2,498 per unit (sum of Schedules B1-B4; effective June 18, 2024). Non-residential charge: $20.94 per sq.m. of Gross Floor Area (sum of Schedules B1-B4; effective June 18, 2024).

By-law No. 49-2024, A By-law to Establish Township-Wide Development Charges for the Township of South-West Oxford adopted bylaw
single detached charge $8,258 per unit (sum of Schedules B1-B4; effective June 18, 2024) s. 2(2)(a); Schedules B1-B4; s. 17(1)
apartment charge 2 Bedrooms+: $3,935 per unit; Bachelor and 1 Bedroom: $2,498 per unit (sum of Schedules B1-B4; effective June 18, 2024) s. 2(2)(a); Schedules B1-B4; s. 17(1)
non residential charge $20.94 per sq.m. of Gross Floor Area (sum of Schedules B1-B4; effective June 18, 2024) s. 2(2)(b); Schedules B1-B4; s. 17(1)
services covered Services Related to a Highway; Fire Protection Services; Parks and Recreation Service; Growth-Related Studies Schedule "A"
exemptions Exemptions include farm buildings, private schools, temporary buildings/dwellings, affordable housing, long-term care, certain institutional lands, industrial expansion ≤50%, affordable/attainable units, and additional residential units; rental housing reductions apply. ss. 3(2)-(3), 4(1), 2(3)
payment timing Payable in full on first building permit issuance; rental housing and institutional developments in 6 equal installments commencing at occupancy, then annually. s. 5(3)-(5)
indexing expiry Adjusted annually as of June 13 per most recent 12-month change in Statistics Canada Quarterly "Construction Price Statistics". s. 13(1)
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Township-wide DC by-law passed and in force June 18, 2024 (repeals By-law 55-2019); indexed annually on June 13. Covers roads, fire, parks and recreation and growth studies; 2024 base per single/semi: roads $3,040, fire $1,579, parks $3,478. Indexed total June 13, 2026: $9,318. Oxford County DCs are separate.

South-West Oxford Development Charges as at June 13, 2026 adopted bylaw
single detached charge $9,318 per unit (June 13, 2026) "Total Mun Wide Services/Class of Services" Single & Semi-Detached, 6/13/2026 column
apartment charge Apartments 2+ Bedrooms: $4,440 per unit; Apartments Bachelor and 1 Bedroom: $2,819 per unit (June 13, 2026) "Total Mun Wide Services/Class of Services" Apartments rows, 6/13/2026 column
non residential charge $23.64 per m² of gross floor area (June 13, 2026); Agriculture: $0.84 per m² of gross floor area "per m² of gross floor area" Total Mun Wide Services; Agriculture row
services covered Fire Services, Roads and Related, Parks & Recreation, Growth-Related Studies "Fire Services", "Roads and Related", "Parks & Recreation", "Growth-Related Studies"
indexing expiry Indexing of By-Law No. 49-2024 on June 13, 2026; 8.70% increase applied "Indexing of By-Law No. 49-2024 on June 13, 2026"; "8.70%" Increase column header
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rates page: indexed 8.70% effective June 13, 2026: $9,318 per single/semi-detached (Township portion; was $8,572); $4,440 apartment 2+ bedrooms; $2,819 apartment bachelor/1 bedroom; $5,545 other multiples. Oxford County DC is separate.

Building and Renovating (DC links)

Township page linking the Township and Oxford County DC by-laws, fact sheet and interest-rate sheet.

Oxford County Development Charges By-law No. 6639-2024

Upper-tier Oxford County DC by-law (June 2024) also applies to development in South-West Oxford, in addition to the Township charge.

Machine-readable: development-charges.json · Official website: https://www.swox.org/ · Last verified 2026-10-19 · Development charges & levies across Ontario · Development charges & levies in other municipalities