By-law No. 75-2025 amending By-law 40-2025 (Fees and Charges By-law) - replaces Schedule A Fees, Rates and Charges

South-West Oxford, Ontario · No. 75-2025 · adopted 2025-12-16 · summary & facts

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By-law No. 75-2025 The Corporation of the Township of South-West Oxford By-law No. 75-2025 A By-law to amend By-law 40-2025 to provide for the Adoption of User Fee Rates for the Township of South-West Oxford Fees and Charges By-law) Whereas the Municipal Act 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, provides that a municipality may pass by-laws imposing fees and / or charges on any class or persons; Whereas the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended, provides that a municipality may pass by-laws imposing tariffs, fees and charges; And Whereas the Municipal Act 2001, Section 392, provides that a Municipality and a Local Board shall establish and maintain a list for public inspection indicating which of its services and activities and the use of which properties will be subject to fees and charges and the amount of each fee or charge; Now Therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South-West Oxford enacts as follows: 1. That Schedule "A" --FEES, RATES AND CHARGES be replaced with the following: USER FEES RATE General Commission of Oaths: Resident No Char e Commission of Oaths: Non -Resident No Char e Request under the Municipal Freedom of Information & Privacy Protection Act MFIPPA 5. 00 + Actual Costs Lotte License Fee 3% of rize value Marria a License Fee 110.00 No HST Civil Marriage Solemnization Service During Re ular Office Hours in Munici al Office 255.00 + HST Civil Marriage Solemnization Service Outside Re ular Office Hours 306.00 + HST Civil Marriage Solemnization Service Rehearsal Fee 51. 00 + HST Milea a for Staff As Set b Current CRA Rate/ km Meetin Investi ation Fee 26.00 Com Oster As set b Count of Oxford Green Bin Or anics As set b Count of Oxford Page 1 of 8 By- law No. 75-2025 USER FEES RATE General --Continued Green Bin --Kitchen Or anics As set b Count of Oxford Green Cone Food Di ester As set b Count of Oxford Green Cone Accelerator Powder As set b Count of Oxford Ba Ta s As set b Count of Oxford Research Fees No Char e Photoco in Black $0. 15/ pg Colour $0.20/ NSF Fee of Return Che ues/ PAP 35.00 Animal Control Kennel Licence 125. 00 Dan Brous Do Re istration 50. 00 Im ound Fee 50.00 Pound Maintenance/Quarantine Fee 20.00 Per Da B - law Enforcement B - law Exem tion Re uest from Council 77. 00 Fence Viewer Admin Fee 102.00 Re -Inspection Fee --Non- Compliance Matters with Res ect to Orders Issued 155.00 Per Visit Grass Cutting under the Weed Act or the Clean Yards (Yard and Lot Maintenance B - law Actual Cost $ + $ 150.00 Admin Fee Finance Tax Certificate 55.00 Tax Recei t Letter No Char e Tax Sale Re istration Process Full Cost Recove Interest 1. 25% Refund a ment Fee 26.00 Pa ment Redistribution 16. 00 Tax Letter 16. 00 Re tint Tax Bill 6.00 Finance --Continued Account Histor Re tint 11. 00 Drains Admin Fee --Add to taxes 1. 25% of cost owin on drain Trans ortation Movin Permit 102. 00 Manure Pi a Line / Irri ation 153.00 Entrances Actual Costs Entrances Admin Fee 26.00 Page 2 of 8 By-law No. 75-2025 USER FEES RATE Trans ortation - Continued Garba e icku -- resident No Char e Garba e icku -- non- resident 102.00 Work and Road Use Permit 150. 00 Buildin / Draina e Buildin Permit Fees Refer to Current B - law Develo ment Char es -- Townshi Refer to Current B - law Develo ment Char es --Count of Oxford Refer to Current B - law De osit-- Residential New Build 1, 500.00 Munici al Address Si ns: Si nand no ost, not installed 67.00 Si nand ost, not installed 79.00 Si n Variance A lication 250. 00 Minor Variance 500. 00** Site Plan Agreement (includes engineer review 1, 000.00 + additional $600 for after -the -fact a lications' Site Plan Amendment (includes engineer review 1, 000.00** Site Plan A reement 2,000.00 De osit Zoning By -Law Application " 650.00** After the Fact Plannin Fee Ma A I Additional $ 100. 00 County of Oxford Development Application Fees i. e., Official Plan, Subdivision As set b Count of Oxford Please note: Public Works Review Fees a 1 to all Plannin A lications Parkland Dedication Fee lot creation As Set B - law Draina a Rea ortionment 100.00 Per En . Re ort To Soil Permit A lication Fee 360.00 To Soil Permit Renewal Fee 255.00 Buildin and Zonin Certificate 75. 00 Draina e Certificate 55. 00 Stormwater Fee/ Rate Refer to Current B - law Fire Protection Motor Vehicle Res onse --Resident No Char e Motor Vehicle Res onse --Non- Resident 150 Admin Fee + Current MTO Rate per fire apparatus dispatched + Current MTO Rate for retrieval fee + Cost of any consumables Service Fire Response Fees -- Indemnification --Should the insurer pay the covera e to the ro ert owner; the Current MTO rates, plus personnel/hr rages, and any costs incurred by the munici alit By- law No. 75-2025 USER FEES RATE property owner is liable to remit these funds to the munici alit or its re resentative. Fire Protection --Continued Hazardous Material Cleanup (as outlined in the Environment Protection Act, RSO 1990 Actual Costs Fire Response -Public Hazard, Hydro Lines public property --chargeable to hydro provider. Minimum charge up to first hour erfire a aratus Current MTO Rate Response to a Natural Gas Leak, caused direct) b an individual or com an Current MTO Rate Fire Permit-- Permanent 51. 00 Fire Permit-- S ecial Tem ora 36.00 four -weeks Fire Permit --Recreational No Char e Fire Permit -- Townshi Pro ert No Char e 153. 00 Admin Fee + Current MTO Rate per fire apparatus Violation of Conditions of Burn Permit-- 1ST dispatched and any and an additional Offense consumables 153.00 Admin Fee + Current MTO Rate per fire apparatus Open -Air Burning --Illegal/ Unauthorized dispatched and any Fire -- 15t and an additional Offense consumables Each False Fire Alarm --when work is being performed on a fire alarm system and the owner fails to notif the Fire De artment Current MTO Rate Preventable Fire Alarm --Panel Alarms -- 15t Offense No Char e Preventable Fire Alarm --Panel Alarms -- 2nd and Any Additional Offense Current MTO Rate Smoke Alarm --fail to return loaned alarm to Fire Department (reimbursement for a rox. cost of unit Full Cost Recove Carbon Monoxide Alarm --fail to return loaned alarm to Fire Department reimbursement fora rox. cost of unit Full Cost Recove Equipment/materials to fully extinguish a fire, including additional Fire Department Expenses incurred ( back hoes, excavators, tow trucks, etc.) during an emergency in order to miti ate the emer enc Full Cost Recove Fire Watch or Stand by Authorized by the Current MTO Rate + Actual Fire Chief Costs Fireworks Display Permit-- Including Review of A lication and Event 125.00 Page 4 of 8 By- law No. 75-2025 USER FEES RATE Fire Protection --Continued Pyrotechnics Display Permit --Including Review of Application, Site Inspection and Review of Fire Safet Plan 200.00 File Search- O/ S Orders Inspection Re orts/Fire Services Incident Re orts 77.00 Co ies of Fire Re orts 118.00 Fire Investi ations --Cause Determinations Full Cost Recove Fire Chiefs Letters to Lawyers or Insurance Com an 118. 00 11. 00 per cylinder SCBA C tinder Fills Propane Storage -Review of Risk Safety Management Plan -- as required by the Regulatory Amendments to O. Reg 211/ 01 118.00 + Actual Costs of of the TSS Act, 2000 for small facilities (less Engineer/Other Firm ( If than 5000 USG Necessa Propane Storage -Review of Risk Safety Management Plan -- as required by the Regulatory Amendments to O. Reg 211/ 01 291. 00 + Actual Costs of of the TSS Act, 2000 for medium and large Engineer/Other Firm ( If facilities 5000 USG W or more Necessa Admin Fee added to fee structures representing "Actual Costs" (min. of $10 & 15% max of $100 Re uested Fire Code Ins ections Fire Inspection and/ or AGCO Inspection "A" Occupancies --Base Fee for less than 60 persons & restaurants with Capacity of 31- 60 ersons 291. 00 Fire Inspection -- "A" Occupancies --Base Fee for more than 61- 150 ersons 347.00 Fire Inspection -- "A" Occupancies --Base Fee for more than 150 ersons 408.00 Fire Inspection -- "B" Occupancies --Base Fee --Single Occupancy or Initial Occu anc & Public Area u to 6, 000 ft2 377. 00 Fire Inspection -- "B" Occupancies --Base Fee --Single Occupancy or Initial Occu anc & Public Area over 6,000 ft2 581. 00 Fire Inspection -- "C" Occupancies --Single Famil Dwellin 174.00 Fire Ins ection -- "C" Occu ancies -- Du lex 265.00 Fire Ins ection -- "C" Occu ancies -- Tri lex 291. 00 Page 5 of 8 By- law No. 75-2025 USER FEES RATE Fire Protection --Continued Fire Inspection -- "C" Occupancies -- 4 Units Base Fee 347. 00 Fire Inspection -- "C" Occupancies --More 347.00 + $ 51. 00 for each than 4 Units additional unit over 4 units Fire Inspection -- "D" Occupancies -- up to 2, 000 ft 2 291. 00 Fire Inspection -- "D" Occupancies --more than 2,000 ft 2 but less than 4,000 ft2 347.00 Fire Inspection -- "D" Occupancies --more than 4,000 ft 2 but less than 6,000 ft2 387. 00 Fire Inspection -- "D" Occupancies -- 6,000 ft 2 or reater 408. 00 Fire Inspection and/ or AGCO Inspection -- E" Occupancies" -- up to 2, 150 ft 2 and restaurants with capacity up to and includin 30 atrons 291. 00 Fire Inspection -- "E" Occupancies --more than 2, 150 ft 2 but less than 6,000 ft 2 408. 00 Fire Inspection -- "F1" Occupancies --Base Fee --Single Occupancy or Initial Occu anc & Public Areas over 6, 000 ft2 408.00 Fire Inspection -- "F2" Occupancies --Base Fee --Single Occupancy or Initial Occupancy & Public Areas (up to first 6, 000 ft2 347.00 Fire Inspection -- "F2" Occupancies --Base Fee --Single Occupancy or Initial Occu anc & Public Areas over 6, 000 ft2 509.00 Fire Inspection -- "F3" Occupancies --Base Fee --Single Occupancy or Initial Occupancy & Public Areas (up to first 6,000 ft2 291. 00 Fire Inspection -- "F3" Occupancies --Base Fee --Single Occupancy or Initial Occu anc & Public Areas over 6, 000 ft2 459. 00 Review and Approval of Fire Safety Plan -- not previously approved (in addition to Ins ection Fee 174.00 Review of Previously Approved Fire Safety Plan 118.00 Review of Fire Safety Plan --Township Pro erties No Char e First Re -Ins ection of An Occu anc T e No Char e 2" d and each subsequent Re -Inspection After First Re -Inspection) of any Occu anc T e 102. 00 Per Ins ection By-law No. 75-2025 USER FEES RATE Facilities and Parks All Local Council Committees are Authorized to set Preferred Rates for Local Community Groups via Committee Preferred Rates Resolution Brownsville Community Centre* Park space open to public during all rentals 160.00 Half Da Rental Full Da Rental 200.00 Weddin -- Includin Gazebo 350. 00 Brownsville Community Centre Weddin -- Includin Gazebo 400. 00 Lar e Pavilion Onl 40.00 Use of Kitchen Onl 50.00 Dereham Centre Hall Full Da Rental Flat Rate 100.00 Surcharge for Out -of -County Rentals 100.00 (plus full day rate) Renter Does not Reside in Oxford Count No -Show Fee At Discretion of Board 25.00 Foldens (West Oxford) Full Da Rental Flat Rate 150.00 Folden' s Park 25.00 Ball Diamond Rental -- er da Ball Diamond Rental -- er da li hts 100. 00 with Ball Diamond Rental -- er season 550. 00 Mount Elgin Community Centre Full Day Rental --Prime Time (Friday and Saturda s -- includes entire hall 400.00 + $ 100 Surety Buck and Doe Rentals All Buck and Doe Rentals Require Private Insurance from the Renter Naming the 550.00 + $ 1, 000 Surety Township ( The Corporation of the Township Private Insurance (Refer to of South- West Oxford) as insured. The Municipal Alcohol Policy) minimum limits are $ 5,000,0001iability and 50q 000 tenant le al liabilit . Lar e Room --Sunda to Thursda 130. 00 + HST + $ 100 Surety Small Room --Sunda to Thursda 60.00 + HST + $100 Surety Full Kitchen Onl -- Sunda to Thursda 75.00 + HST Kitchen No Stove or Dishwasher Use -- 35.00 + HST Sunda to Thursda Da time Rental of Baseball Diamond 25.00 Per Use Ni httime Rental of Baseball Diamond 40.00 ( Includes Lights) Page 7 of 8 By-law No. 75-2025 USER FEES RATE Facilities and Parks --Continued Celebration of Life Rental 100. 00 Mount EI in Di ital Si n See Polic 50.00 (Applicable Ads Only) Salford Community Centre Full Day Rental --Prime Time (October 1 to 250. 00 Janua 31 Full Day Rental --Off Season ( February 1 to 230.00 Se tember 30 Park/Picnic Booth and Outhouse 95. 00 Baseball Diamond Li hts 25.00 Per Night Sweaburg Parks and Recreation 50. 00 Ball Diamond Rental Ball Diamond Li hts 50.00 Per Night Pickleball Court Usa e No Charge Sweaburg Ball Diamond Fence 1 Year Commitment: $400/year Advertising (Sweaburg Minor Ball) 2 Year Commitment: $350/year 4' x 8' Custom Banner --Outfield Fence*: total cost of $700) 3 Year Commitment: $300/year total cost of $900 3' x 5' Custom Banner --Outfield Fence*: 1 Year Commitment: $250/year Sponsors are responsible for the cost of 2 Year Commitment: $200/year their signs. Final costs may vary depending total cost of $400) on artwork and design. All signs are subject 3 Year Commitment: $150/year to the Townshi ' s a roved Si n Polic . total cost of $450 Facility Maintenance 42. 00 Per Hour + Applicable Maintenance and Repairs to Township Halls and Parks b Staff Equipment and Parts Costs 2. That By-law No. 40-2025 hereby be repealed. 3. That this By-law shall come into full force and take effect on the 15t day of January, 2026. Read a First and Second time this 16th day of December, 2025. Read a Third Time and Finally Passed this 16th day f Decemb 2025. Mayor: vid Mayberry C Clerk: Denny Giles