Development charges & levies — Springwater, Ontario
What development charges or levies apply to new construction? How much per new home?
In the Township of Springwater, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Charges By-law No. 2023-070 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per single-detached home: $21,188 Township-wide / $34,558 Elmvale per single/semi (original Schedule B, in force July 1, 2023; indexed annually, since amended). Charge per apartment unit: Township-wide: $11,796 (2+ bedrooms) / $7,691 (bachelor & 1 bedroom); Elmvale: $19,240 / $12,543 (original Schedule B, July 1, 2023). Non-residential charge: $6.15/sq.ft. ($66.20/m²) Township-wide; $12.55/sq.ft. ($135.09/m²) Elmvale (original Schedule B, July 1, 2023).
Development Charges By-law No. 2023-070
adopted bylaw
single detached charge
$21,188 Township-wide / $34,558 Elmvale per single/semi (original Schedule B, in force July 1, 2023; indexed annually, since amended)
Fire/parks/library at first building permit; highway/water/wastewater on subdivision/consent agreement; rental/institutional in 6 equal annual payments from occupancy; agreements may defer (ss. 10.2-10.4).
ss. 10.2.1-10.2.2, 10.3-10.4
indexing expiry
Indexed annually Jan 1, commencing Jan 1, 2024, by 12-month change in Statistics Canada Quarterly Non-residential Building Construction Price Index; expires Dec 31, 2031 unless rescinded earlier.
ss. 9.1, 23.1
scout note
Township DC by-law passed June 21, 2023, in force July 1, 2023, expires December 31, 2031; includes Elmvale water and wastewater charges. Amended by 2024-061, 2024-087, 2024-100 and 2025-044; per By-law 2024-087 Schedule B: $21,579 single/semi township-wide, $34,949 in Elmvale.
Springwater DC schedule effective January 1, 2026
adopted bylaw
services covered
Services related to a highway, fire protection, parks and recreation, library services, growth studies; water and wastewater (Elmvale urban area)
Row headers under "Municipal-wide Services" and "Urban Services Elmvale"
scout note
rates page: effective Jan 1, 2026: Township municipal-wide $25,302 per single/semi-detached (rural total with County and school boards $46,360); Elmvale area $61,700 total; apartments 2+ bedrooms $14,087 Township; $7.50/ft2 non-residential.
By-law 2024-087 to amend Development Charges By-law 2023-070 (Township of Springwater)
November 6, 2024 amendment to DC By-law 2023-070: adds Growth Studies, replaces Schedules A and B and repeals By-law 2024-084. Revised charges: $21,579 per single/semi township-wide; $34,949 in Elmvale (with water and wastewater); non-residential $6.32 and $12.72 per sq ft.
By-law 2024-100, amending Development Charges By-law 2023-070
December 4, 2024 amendment to DC By-law 2023-070: replaces s.10.5 (rate freeze for site plan/rezoning applications) and Schedule B. Schedule B: $22,051 per single/semi-detached township-wide; $35,421 in Elmvale (with water/wastewater); non-residential $6.53/ft2 township-wide.
Development Charge Information Guide, January 1, 2026
Township guide to DCs and 2026 rates (not opened in full).
Development Charges (Springwater page)
Township page listing the by-law, amendments, 2026 chart, information guide and background studies.