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By-law 2024-100
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The Corporation of the Township of Springwater
By-law 2024-100
Being a By-law to amend By-law 2023-070, being a By-law to establish
Development Charges for the Township of Springwater.
(December 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 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 amending
By-law 2024-087 on November 6, 2024;
And Whereas Section 19 of the Act provides for amendments to be made to
development charges by-laws;
And Whereas a development charges background update study has been
completed in accordance with the Act;
And Whereas the update study and proposed amending By-law were made
available to the public on 3rd day of October 2024;
And Whereas the Council of the Township of Springwater has given notice and
held a public meeting on the 6th day of November 2024 in accordance with the
Act and the regulations thereto;
Now therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Springwater
hereby enacts as follows:
1. By-law 2023-070, as amended is hereby amended as follows:
A. Section 10.5 is hereby repealed, and substituted with the following:
Where the development of land results from the approval of a site plan or
zoning by-law amendment received on or after January 1, 2020, and the
approval of the application occurred within the timing set out in the Act, the
development charges under Sections 7 and 8 shall be calculated on the
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rates set out in Schedule B on the date of the planning application,
including interest in accordance with the Section 26.3 of the Act. Where
both planning applications apply, development charges under Sections 7
and 8 shall be calculated on the rates, including interest at the rate as
provided in accordance with Section 26.3 of the Act, as may be revised
from time to time, as set out in Schedule B on the date of the later
planning application, including interest.
B. Replace Schedule "B" to By-law No. 2023-070, as amended with Schedule
"B" to this amending by-law 2024-100;
C. Except as amended by this by-law, all provisions of By-law 2023-
070, as amended are and shall remain in full force and effect.
Read a First, Second and Third Time and Finally Passed this 4th day of December,
2024.
__________________________________
Jennifer Coughlin, Mayor
_________________________________
Jennifer Marshall, Clerk
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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
2,488
1,801
1,385
903
826
1.11
11.95
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
22,051
15,960
12,277
8,004
7,323
6.53
70.29
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
22,051
15,960
12,277
8,004
7,323
6.53
70.29
Total Elmvale Services/Class of Services
35,421
25,636
19,721
12,856
11,763
12.93
139.18