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The Corporation of the Township of Southgate
By-Law No. 2022-154
Being a By-law With Respect to Development Charges
WHEREAS the Township of Southgate 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 Southgate;
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 Southgate 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 the Development Charges Act, 1997 (the "Act") provides that the
Council of a Township may by by-law impose development charges against land to pay
for increased capital costs required because of increased needs for 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 Southgate has
given notice of and held a public meeting on the 28th day of September 2022 in
accordance with the Act and the regulations thereto;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE Township OF
Southgate ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. Interpretation
1.1 In this By-law the following items shall have the corresponding meanings:
"accessory" means when used to describe a use, building or structure, that the
use, building or structure is naturally or normally incidental, subordinate and
exclusively devoted to a main use, building or structure located on the same lot
therewith;
"Act" means the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, or any successor
thereof;
"agriculture uses" means a bona fide farm operation including use of land,
buildings or structures for the purposes of beekeeping, dairying, fallow, field
crops, fruit farming, horticulture, market gardening, pasturage, raising of livestock
or any other farming use;
"apartment unit" means any residential unit within a building containing more than
four dwelling units where the units are connected by an interior corridor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Stacked Townhouse units are included within
apartment units for the purposes of calculating the development charge;
"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" has the same meaning as set out in the Education Act,
R.S.O. 1990, Chap. E.2, as amended, or any successor thereof;
"bona fide farm uses" means the proposed development that will qualify as a
farm business operating with a valid Farm Business Registration Number issued
by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and be assessed in
the Farmland Realty Tax Class by the Ontario Property Assessment Corporation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, bona-fide farm uses do not include retail sales
activities and/or on-farm industrial uses where rezoning or a zoning amendment
is required under the Township's current zoning by-law, including but not limited
to restaurants; banquet facilities; hospitality and accommodation facilities; gift
shops; services related to grooming, boarding or breeding of household pets; and
marijuana and alcohol processing or production facilities;
"building" means a structure having a roof supported by columns or walls or
directly on the foundation and used for the shelter and accommodation of
persons, animals or goods and without limiting the foregoing, includes buildings
as defined in the Building Code Act;
"Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, S.O. 1992, as amended, or
any successor thereof;
"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,
(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, construct or improve facilities including,
(i)
rolling stock with an estimated useful life of seven years or more,
(ii)
furniture and equipment other than computer equipment,
(iii)
material acquired for circulation, reference or information purposes
by a library board as defined in the Public Libraries Act, R.S.O.
1990, Chap. P.44, as amended, or any successor thereof;
(e)
to undertake studies in connection with any matter under the Act and any
of the matters in clauses (a) to (d) above, including the development
charge background study required for the provision of services designated
in this By-law within or outside the Township, including interest on
borrowing for those expenditures under clauses (a) to (e) above that are
growth-related; and
(f)
for interest on money borrowed to pay for costs described in clauses (a) to
(d) above;
"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, and self-storage development;
"Council" means the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Township of
Southgate;
"development" means the construction, erection or placing of one or more
buildings or structures on land or the making of an addition or alteration to a
building or structure that increases the size of, usability thereof, or change of use
thereof, and includes redevelopment;
"development charge" means a charge imposed with respect to this By-law;
"dwelling unit" means a room or rooms located within a building or structure
which are occupied or designed or intended to be occupied by one or more
persons as a single housekeeping unit and for which a separate private entrance
(from outdoors or a common hallway), bathroom and kitchen facilities are
provided; but does not mean or include tent, trailer, or a room or a suite of rooms
in a boarding house, hotel, motel, motor home or tourist home;
"duplex" means a building that is divided horizontally into two separate dwelling
units, each of which has an independent entrance;
"existing residential building/dwelling" means unit" means a residential
building/dwelling, containing at least one dwelling unit, that existed on a parcel of
land as of the October 5, 2022 and which was not exempt from the payment of
development charges pursuant to Section 2(3)(b) of the Act or the first residential
building/dwelling, containing at least one dwelling unit, constructed on a vacant
parcel of land after the date of by-law passage, and for which development
charges were paid;
"farm building" means that part of a bona fide farming operation encompassing
barns, silos and other ancillary development to an agricultural use, but excludes
residential uses;
"garden suite" means a building containing one (1) dwelling unit where the garden
suite is detached from and ancillary to an existing single detached dwelling or
semi-detached dwelling on the lands and such building is designed to be portable;
"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
(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:
(i)
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;
(ii)
loading facilities above or below grade; and
(iii)
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;
"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 the sale of commodities and the supplying of personal
services or as otherwise defined in the zoning by-law. Wind turbines and solar
farms are included as industrial developments;
"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;
(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, municipal service board, transportation
commission, public library board, board of health, police services board, 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 a
Township or of two or more municipalities or parts thereof;
"local services" means those services, facilities or things which are under the
jurisdiction of the Township of Southgate and are related to a plan of subdivision
or within the area to which the plan relates in respect of 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;
"mobile home" means any dwelling that is designed to be made mobile, and
constructed or manufactured to provide a permanent residence for one or more
persons, but does not include a travel trailer or tent trailer or trailer otherwise
designed;
"multiple dwellings" means all dwellings other than single detached, semi-
detached and apartment unit dwellings;
"non-profit housing development" 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 object is to
provide housing;
(b)
a corporation without share capital to which the Canada Not-for-profit
Corporation 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 use" 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 adopted by the Township, as amended
and approved;
"owner" means the owner of land or a person who has made application for an
approval for the development of land upon which a development charge is
imposed;
"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;
"rate" means the interest rate established weekly by the Bank of Canada based
on Treasury Bills having a term of 91 days;
"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 units are
not connected by an interior corridor;
"service" means a service designed in Schedule "A" to this By-law, and "services"
shall have a corresponding meaning;
"servicing agreement" means an agreement between a landowner and the
Township relative to the provision of municipal services to specified land within
the Township;
"single detached dwelling unit" means a residential building consisting of one
dwelling unit and not attached to another structure;
"solar farm" means any solar energy system comprised of one or more solar
energy conversion panels and associated control or conversion electronics that
converts sunlight into electricity, with a combined nameplate generating capacity
greater than or equal to 500 kilowatts. A solar farm may be connected to the
electricity grid to provide electricity off-site for sale to an electrical utility or other
intermediary;
"stacked townhouses" means a building containing at least 3 dwelling units with
each dwelling unit separated horizontally and/or vertically from another dwelling
unit by a common wall and each dwelling unit having a separate entrance to
grade
"structure" means anything constructed or erected, either permanent or
temporary, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to
something having location on the ground;
"Township" means the Corporation of the Township of Southgate and the area
within the geographic limits of the Township of Southgate;
"wind turbine" means a part of a system that converts energy into electricity, and
consists of a wind turbine, a tower and associated control or conversion
electronics. A wind turbine and energy system may be connected to the
electricity grid in circuits at a substation to provide electricity off-site for sale to an
electrical utility or other intermediaries; and
"Zoning By-Law" means the Zoning By-Law of the Township of Southgate, or any
successor thereof passed pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act, S.O. 1998.
2. Designation of Services and Classes of Service
2.1
The categories of services and classes of service for which development charges
are imposed under this By-law are as follows:
(a)
Services related to a Highway;
(b)
Fire Protection Services;
(c)
Parks and Recreation Services;
(d)
Library Services;
(e)
Growth-Related Studies
(f)
Waste Diversion Services;
(g)
Storm Drainage and Control Services;
(h)
Wastewater Services; and
(i)
Water Services.
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
Southgate whether or not the land or use thereof is exempt from taxation under
s.13 of 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 Township or a local board thereof; or
(b)
the County of Grey or any local board thereof; or
(c)
a board of education as defined in Section 1(1) of the Education Act.
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:
(iv)
the passing of a zoning by-law or of an amendment to a zoning by-
law under Section 34 of the Planning Act;
(v)
the approval of a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning
Act;
(vi)
a conveyance of land to which a by-law passed under subsection
50(7) of the Planning Act applies;
(vii)
the approval of a plan of subdivision under Section 51 of the
Planning Act;
(viii)
a consent under Section 53 of the Planning Act;
(ix)
the approval of a description under Section 50 of the Condominium
Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chap. C.26, as amended, or any successor
thereof; or
(x)
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 or class of service
designated in Section 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 for Intensification of Existing Housing
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)
the creation of a maximum of two additional dwelling units in an existing
single detached dwelling or structure ancillary to such dwelling. 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 existing
residential building/dwelling; or
(c)
the creation of additional dwelling units equal to the greater of one or 1%
of the existing dwelling units in an existing residential rental building
containing four or more dwelling units or within a structure ancillary to
such residential building
(d)
the creation of one additional dwelling unit in any other existing residential
building/dwelling or within a structure ancillary to such residential
building/dwelling. 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 existing residential building/dwelling; or
(e)
the creation of a second dwelling unit in prescribed classes of proposed
new residential buildings, including structures ancillary to dwellings,
subject to the following restrictions
Item
Name of Class of
Proposed New
Residential Buildings
Description of Class of Proposed
New Residential Buildings
Restrictions
1
Proposed new
detached dwellings
Proposed new residential 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.
2
Proposed new semi-
detached dwellings or
row dwellings
Proposed new 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.
3
Proposed new
residential buildings that
would be ancillary to a
proposed new
detached dwelling,
semi-detached dwelling
or row dwelling
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.
3.6
Exemption for Industrial Development:
(a)
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.
(b)
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:
(i)
determine the amount by which the enlargement exceeds 50
percent of the gross floor area before the enlargement;
(ii)
divide the amount determined under subsection 3.8(a)(i) by the
amount of the enlargement.
(c)
For the purpose of Section 3.6 herein, the gross floor area of an "existing
industrial building" means the gross floor area that existing at the time of
by-law passage. For industrial buildings constructed after by-law
passage, the gross floor area of an "existing industrial building" is the
gross floor area lawfully constructed at the time of building permit
issuance
(d)
The exemption in this section shall not apply where the enlarged area is
attached to the existing industrial building by means only of a tunnel,
bridge, canopy, corridor, or other passage-way, or through a shared
below-grade connection such as a service tunnel, foundation, footing, or a
parking facility.
Other Exemptions:
3.7
Notwithstanding the provision of this By-law, development charges shall not be
imposed with respect to:
(a)
Non-residential farm building for a bona fide farm use, with a valid Farm
Business Registration Number and assessed as Farmland Realty Tax
Class;
(b)
Places of worship, cemetery or burial ground exempt from taxation under
the Assessment Act;
(c)
Hospitals under the Public Hospitals Act; and
(d)
The first 2,500 square feet of non-residential gross floor area for a new
building within the Urban Area.
(e)
Temporary buildings or structures
(i)
Prior to the issuance of a building permit for a temporary building or
structure, the Township may require an owner to enter into an
agreement, including the provision of security for the owner's
obligation under the agreement, pursuant to section 27 of the Act
providing for all or part of the development charge that would be
required by Subsection 3.8, 3.9, or 3.10 if the terms of the
agreement are not met and the building is not removed by the
agreed upon date. The terms of such agreement shall then prevail
over the provisions of this By-law.
(f)
Non-Profit Housing meeting the requirements of a program for such
purposes as administered by any agency of the Federal or Provincial
government, Grey County, or the Township.
(i)
Prior to the issuance of a building permit for a non-profit housing,
the Township may require an owner to enter into an agreement,
including the provision of security for the owner's obligation under
the agreement, pursuant to section 27 of the Act providing for all or
part of the development charge that would be required by
Subsection 3.8, 3.9, or 3.10 if the terms of the agreement are not
met. The terms of such agreement shall then prevail over the
provisions of this By-law.
Amount of Charges
Residential
3.8
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.
Non-Residential
3.9
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.
Wind Turbines and Solar Farms
3.10 Notwithstanding s.3.8 and s.3.9, the development charges described in Schedule
A to this by-law shall be imposed per wind turbine and per 500 kW of nameplate
generating capacity for solar farms, and calculated at the single-detached and
semi-detached dwelling rate, with respect to services related to a highway, fire
protection services, and administration services.
Reduction of Development Charges for Redevelopment
3.11 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 60
months (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 3.8 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 a
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 Section 3.9, 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.
Time of Payment of Development Charges
3.12 Development charges shall be calculated and payable in money or by provision
of service as may be agreed upon, or by credit granted under the Act, on the
date that the building permit is issued in relation to a building or structure on land
to which the development charge applies.
3.13 Where development charges apply 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.
3.14 This shall not be deemed to limit the authority of the Council to enter into an
agreement for payment of the development charges before or after the date of
building permit issuance subject to Section 27 of the Development Charges Act,
1997.
3.15 Notwithstanding Subsection 3.12, development charges for rental housing and
institutional developments are due and payable in 6 installments commencing
with the first installment payable on the date of occupancy, and each subsequent
installment, including interest, payable on the anniversary date each year
thereafter.
3.16 Notwithstanding Subsection 3.13, development charges for non-profit housing
developments are due and payable in 21 installments commencing with the first
installment payable on the date of first occupancy, and each subsequent
installment, including interest, payable on the anniversary date each year
thereafter.
3.17 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 2 years of building permit issuance, the development
charges under Subsections 3.12, 3.15, or 3.16 shall be calculated based on the
rates set out in Schedule A on the date the planning application was made,
including interest. Where both planning applications apply Development
Charges under Subsections 3.12, 3.15, or 3.16 shall be calculated on the rates,
including interest, set out in Schedule A on the date of the later planning
application.
3.18 Interest for the purposes Subsections 3.15 and 3.16, will be calculated based on
the Bank of Canada Prime Lending Rate, plus 2%, as at January 1, or July 1
prior to the date of building permit issuance
3.19 Interest for the purposes Subsection 3.17, will be calculated based on the Bank
of Canada Prime Lending Rate, plus 2%, as at January 1, or July 1 prior to the
date of planning application.
4. Payment of Services
4.1
Despite the payment required under Sections 3.8, 3.9 and 3.10, 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 third
quarter of the prescribed index in the Act.
6. Front-end Financing
6.1
The Township may enter into front-end agreements with owners in accordance
with the provisions of the Act.
7. Accountability
7.1
All monies paid pursuant to this By-law shall be maintained separately from all
other revenues or receipts of the Township. The Treasurer of the Township shall
establish separate reserve funds, pursuant to the categories of services/classes
of service designated in Section 2.1.
7.2
The Treasurer of the Township shall provide to the Council an annual financial
statement related to this By-law and the development charge reserve funds
established under Section 7.1 of this By-law. This annual statement shall be
provided on a date directed by Council.
7.3
The Township shall pay interest on a refund under subsections 18(3), 18(5) and
25(2) or Section 36 of the Act at a rate equal to the Bank of Canada rate on the
date this By-law comes into force, updated on the first business day of every
January, April, July and October thereafter.
8. Schedules
8.1 The following schedules shall form part of this By-law:
Schedule A - Schedule of Development Charges.
9. Conflicts
9.1
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.
9.2
Notwithstanding Section 9.1, where a development which is the subject of an
agreement to which Section 9.1 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.
10. Severability
10.1 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.
11. Date By-law In Force
11.1 This By-law shall come into effect at 12:01 AM on October 6, 2022.
12. Date By-law Expires
12.1 This By-law will expire at 12:01 AM on October 6, 2027, unless it is repealed
by Council at an earlier date.
13. Existing By-law Repealed
13.1 By-law No. 2017-138 is hereby repealed upon the enforcement of this By-law.
PASSED THIS 5th day of October 2022.
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John Woodbury - Mayor
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Lindsey Green - Clerk
Schedule "A"
To By-law 2022-154
Schedule of Development Charges
Service/Class of Service
RESIDENTIAL
NON-RESIDENTIAL
Single and
Semi-Detached
Dwelling
Other Multiples Apartments - 2
Bedrooms +
Apartments -
Bachelor and 1
Bedroom
(per sq.ft. of
Gross Floor
Area)
Wind Turbines
Solar Farm
(per 500 kW)
Municipal Wide Services/Class of Service:
Services Related to a Highway
3,082
1,925
1,969
1,313
1.14
3,082
3,082
Fire Protection Services
1,075
671
687
458
0.40
1,075
1,075
Parks and Recreation Services
2,733
1,707
1,746
1,165
0.24
-
-
Library Services
849
530
542
362
0.08
-
-
Waste Diversion Services
172
107
110
73
0.06
-
-
Growth Studies
116
72
74
49
0.04
116
116
Total Municipal Wide Services/Class of Services
8,027
5,012
5,128
3,420
1.96
4,273
4,273
Urban Services
Stormwater
13
8
8
6
0.01
-
-
Wastewater Services
3,061
1,912
1,956
1,304
1.21
-
-
Water Services
5,586
3,489
3,569
2,380
2.83
-
-
Total Urban Services
8,660
5,409
5,533
3,690
4.05
-
-
GRAND TOTAL RURAL AREA
8,027
5,012
5,128
3,420
1.96
4,273
4,273
GRAND TOTAL URBAN AREA
16,687
10,421
10,661
7,110
6.01
4,273
4,273