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The Corporation of the Township of Springwater
By-law 2024-087
Being a By-law to amend By-law 2023-070 being a By-law to establish
Development Charges for the Township of Springwater and to repeal and replace
By-law 2024-084.
(November 2024 Development Charges Amending By-law)
Whereas Section 2 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 27 ("the Act")
provides that the council of a municipality may pass a by-law for the imposition of
development charges against land if the development of the land would increase the
need for services arising from development of the area to which the by-law applies;
And Whereas Section 19 of the Act provides for amendments to be made to
development charges by-laws;
And Whereas subsection 19(1.3) of the Act permits a municipality to amend a
development charges by-law, subject to conditions being met, that do not require the
process for by-law amendments under subsection 19(1) of the Act to be followed;
And Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Springwater (the
"Council") enacted and passed By-law 2023-070 on June 21, 2023;
And Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Springwater enacted
and passed amending By-law 2024-061 on July 3, 2024; and
Now therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Springwater hereby
enacts as follows:
1. By-law 2023-070, is hereby amended as follows:
A. The Capital Cost Definition in Section 1.12 is deleted, and the following definition is
substituted, therefore:
"capital cost" means costs incurred or proposed to be incurred by the Township
or a local board thereof directly or under an agreement,
1.12.1. To acquire land or an interest in land, including a leasehold interest;
1.12.2. To improve land;
1.12.3. To acquire, lease, construct, or improve buildings and structures;
1.12.4. To acquire, construct or improve facilities including:
1.12.4.1. Furniture and equipment other than computer equipment;
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1.12.4.2. 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; and
1.12.4.3. Rolling stock with an estimated useful life of seven years or
more;
1.12.5. To undertake studies in connection with any of the matters referred to
under clauses 1.12.1 to 1.12.4;
1.12.6. To undertake the development charges background study; and
1.12.7. Interest on money borrowed for those expenditures under clauses 1.12.1
to 1.12.4;
B. By adding clause "4.1.7 Growth Studies" to Clause 4.1 such that the revised clause
will read as follows:
4.1. The categories of services/classes of services for which development
charges are imposed under this by-law are as follows:
4.1.1. Services related to a highway;
4.1.2. Fire protection services;
4.1.3. Parks and recreation services;
4.1.4. Library services;
4.1.5. Water services;
4.1.6. Wastewater services; and
4.1.7. Growth Studies.
C. Replace Schedule "A" to By-law No.2023-070, as amended with Schedule "A" to this
amending by-law 2024-084;
D. Replace Schedule "B" to By-law No. 2023-070, as amended with Schedule "B" to this
amending by-law 2024-084;
E. That By-law 2024-084 is hereby repealed and replaced.
Read a First, Second and Third Time and Finally Passed this 6th day of November,
2024.
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__________________________________
Jennifer Coughlin, Mayor
_________________________________
Jennifer Marshall, Clerk
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Schedule "A" to By-Law 2023-070
Designated Services
General Services:
-
Services Related to a Highway
o
Services Related to a Highway - Roads (complete streets)
o
Services Related to a Highway - Traffic Signals and Streetlights
o
Services Related to a Highway - Public Works
-
Fire Protection Services
o
Facilities
o
Vehicles
o
Small Equipment and Gear
-
Parks and Recreation Services
o
Parkland Development, Amenities, and Trails
o
Recreation Facilities
-
Library Services
o
Facilities and Materials
-
Growth Studies
o
Services Related to a Highway
o
Fire Protection Services
o
Library Services
o
Parks and Recreation Services
o
Water Services
o
Wastewater Services
Urban Services:
-
Elmvale
o
Water Services
o
Wastewater Services
Schedule "B" to By-law 2023-070
Schedule of Residential and Non-Residential Development Charges
Service/Class of Service
RESIDENTIAL
NON-RESIDENTIAL
Single and Semi-
Detached Dwelling
Other Multiples
Apartments - 2
Bedrooms +
Apartments -
Bachelor and 1
Bedroom
Special
Care/Special
Dwelling Units
(per sq.ft. of
Gross Floor
Area)
(per sq.m. of
Gross Floor
Area)
Township Wide Services/Class of Service:
Services Related to a Highway
7,610
5,508
4,237
2,762
2,527
3.42
36.81
Fire Protection Services
2,016
1,459
1,122
732
670
0.90
9.69
Parks and Recreation Services
10,078
7,294
5,611
3,658
3,347
1.59
17.11
Library Services
1,484
1,074
826
539
493
0.23
2.48
Growth Studies
391
283
218
142
130
0.18
1.94
Total Township Wide Services/Class of Services
21,579
15,618
12,014
7,833
7,167
6.32
68.03
Urban Services
Elmvale
Water Services
1,245
901
693
452
413
0.60
6.46
Wastewater Services
12,125
8,775
6,751
4,400
4,027
5.80
62.43
Total Urban Services Elmvale
13,370
9,676
7,444
4,852
4,440
6.40
68.89
Total Township-wide Services/Class of Services
21,579
15,618
12,014
7,833
7,167
6.32
68.03
Total Elmvale Services/Class of Services
34,949
25,294
19,458
12,685
11,607
12.72
136.92