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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF STONE
MILLS BY-LAW 2024-1237
Being a By-Law to Impose Fees and Charges on any class of persons for
services or activities provided to them by The Corporation of the Township of
Stone Mills and to Prescribe a Tariff of Fees for the Processing of Planning
related Applications
WHEREAS Section 391 (1) of the Municipal Act, S.O., 2001, c.25 as amended,
provides that: "Without limiting sections 9, 10 and 11, those sections authorize
a Township to impose fees or charges on persons,
a) For services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it;
b) For costs payable by it for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf
of any other Township or any local board; and
c) For the use of its property including property under its control"; and
AND WHEREAS Section 398(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 S.O. 2001, c. 25 as amended,
authorizes the treasurer of a local municipality to add fees and charges imposed by the
municipality to the tax roll and to collect them in the same manner as municipal taxes;
AND WHEREAS Section 69 (1) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 provides that, "The
Council of a Township, by by-law, and a planning board, by resolution, may establish a
tariff of fees for the processing of applications made in respect of planning matters, which
tariff shall be designed to meet only the anticipated cost to the Township or to a
committee of adjustment or land division committee constituted by the council of the
Township or to the planning board in respect of the processing of each type of application
provided for in the tariff";
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Stone Mills adopted
By-law 2020-1051 on January 4, 2021 with respect to the development of a tariff of
fees for specific purposes;
AND WHEREAS Council deems it necessary now to repeal By-law 2020-1051;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Stone Mills hereby
enacts as follows:
1. Definitions:
For the purposes of this Bylaw, the following words shall have the meanings associated
therewith.
Term
Definition
Acknowledgement
When referenced in the form of a
noun, shall mean a document as
described in Schedule "H" of this bylaw
and
referred
to
as
the
Acknowledgement of Fees and
Additional
Expenditures
and
Agreement to Indemnify
Council
The Council of the Corporation of the
Township of Stone Mills
Township
The Corporation of the Township of
Stone Mills.
Work
Any activity proposed or conducted by
or for an applicant, associated with an
application submitted to the Township
for which an approval may be granted
by the
Township.
2. That Schedules "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G", and "H" shall comprise part of
this by-law and the fees and deposits identified therein shall apply for the
purposes as stated.
3. That Schedule "H" being the "Acknowledgement of Fees, Additional
Expenditures and Agreement to Indemnify" shall comprise part of this
by-law.
4. The fee and/or deposit as reflected in the applicable schedule, together
with the Acknowledgement when applicable shall be submitted with the
application or request for service to which the fee or the
Acknowledgement pertains and failure to submit the fee and deposit
together with the Acknowledgement when required constitutes an
incomplete application and no consideration or processing of the
application or the commencement of any service shall be commenced
until such time as the fee, deposit or Acknowledgement is received in
full.
5. Specifically with respect to Schedule "D" being the schedule prescribing
the fees applicable for the issuance of permits and associated services
provided by the Building Department, where the value for the work
identified in the permit application is, in the opinion of the Chief Building
Official, under-valued, the Chief Building Official may request a review
of the permit application by an independent qualified professional for
the purpose of determining the actual value of the proposed work, and
the value determined by the qualified professional shall be the value
for the purpose of determining the permit fee, and where the value of
the proposed work is greater than the value of the proposed work as
stated in the application, the costs for obtaining the independent
review of the proposal shall be added to and considered part of the fee
for the permit or service provided.
6. The fees associated with any application or service shall specifically not
include the defending of the decision to approve an application
submitted to the Township before the Ontario Land Tribunal, a Court
of Law, an administrative tribunal or other quasi- judicial body.
7. All fees are 100% non-refundable unless specifically authorized herein
or in that By-law that authorizes the requirement of that fee, regardless
of any decision specifically pertaining to the application.
8. All fees are exclusive of all applicable Provincial or Federal taxes.
9. The deposits identified herein represent the minimum deposits required
to be submitted with an application and the Township reserves the right
to increase this amount at any time if during the receipt, review or
processing of an application or service it is determined that additional
expenditures may by incurred by the Township prior to the completion
of the application or service.
10. The Township shall deduct from the deposit, an amount equal to any
expenditure incurred by the Township in the consideration of an
application, and a deposit that has been reduced to 25% of the amount
of the original deposit as a result of incurred expenditures, shall be
reinstated to the original amount of the deposit by the Applicant at the
request of the Township.
11. The Township shall reimburse to any person a sum of, money equal to
the difference between the amount of the deposit submitted and the
total of all expenditures incurred by the Township during the processing
of an application or the provision of the service together with a
statement that identifies to whom and the amount of the expenditures
occurred.
12. Council may at any meeting open to the public, amend Schedules "A"
through "H" by a Resolution of Council without an amendment to this
By-law.
13. This By-law shall be deemed to have come into effect following third
reading and adoption by the Council of the Corporation of the Township
of Stone Mills.
14. By-law 2020-1051 and any other by-laws conflicting with this by-law
are hereby repealed.
15. This By-law shall be referred to as "The Fees and Charges" By-law.
Enacted and Passed this 15th day of April, 2024.
Original Signed By
................................................
John Wise, Reeve
Original Signed By
...................................................
Brandi Teeple, Clerk
Clerks Department Schedule "A" Fee
Description
Description
2024 Fee
Commissioner of Oaths and Affidavits
$
15.00
Certify Copy of Documents
$
10.00
Photocopy and Printing Services
First 5 pages free. $0.25 for every subsequent page.
Dog Tags Prior to March 31
$20.00 (effective January 1, 2025)
Dog Tags After March 31
$30.00 (effective January 1, 2025)
Replacement Dog Tag NEW
$
5.00
Kennel Licence Prior to March 31
$
125.00
Kennel Licence After March 31
$
250.00
Municipal Freedom of Information Request (MFIPPA)
$5.00 Application Fee and $7.50 per quarter hour for
record search and preparation time
Locating/Researching/Preparing Documents (non MFIPPA Request)
$25 per 30 minutes
Lottery Licence
3% of Prize Value (Legislated)
Death Registration- death within municipality NEW
$
25.00
Death Registration- death outside municipality NEW
$
30.00
Still Birth Registration
No Charge
Special Event Permit
Deposit $1000.00
Fee $100.00
Fence Viewing
Application Fee $225.00
Fence Viewers for a minimum of 2 hours $450.00
Additional Fence Viewers and Staff Time $75/hour
Registered Mail At current Rate
Milage at current rates as authorized by Canada
Customs & Revenue Agency for each Fence Viewer
Fax (Long Distance) 1st Page
$
3.00
Fax (Long Distance)
$
1.00
Finance/Taxation Department Schedule "B" Fee
Description
Description
2024 Fee
Duplicate Tax Receipt
$
10.00
Duplicate Tax Bill
$
10.00
Tax Account Search in writing (per hour)
$
30.00
Non Sufficient Funds (NSF) Fee
$
30.00
Tax Certificate (per roll number)
$
100.00
Corrections to Tax Account Payments made in error NEW
$
10.00
Administration Charge - Ownership Change/New Account Setup NEW
$
20.00
Interest on Accounts Receivable (net 30 days)
1.25%
Penalty and Interest on Overdue Taxes (applied first day of the month)
1.25%
Planning Department Schedule "C" Fee
Description
Description
Current Fee
Proposed Fee TBD
Minor Variance Application
$
850.00
Minor Variance after building without permit
$
1,700.00
Consent (Severance) Application
$
1,000.00
Resubmission of a lapsed Consent Application
$
500.00
Zoning Amendment-Sections 34,36, or 39
$
1,500.00
Plan of Subdivision
$
2,500.00
Official Plan Amendment Application
$
3,000.00
Site Plan Control Application: Residential
$
500.00
Site Plan Control Application: Residential & Concurrent with MV or ZBA
$
250.00
Site Plan Control Application: Industrial, Commercial, Institutional
$
1,000.00
Site Plan Control Application: Industrial, Commercial, Institutional &
Concurrent with MV or ZBA
$
500.00
MDS Calculation Report
$
100.00
Large Renewable Procurement Green Energy Projects
$
5,000.00
Zoning Compliance Request
$
100.00
Zoning By-law Copy
$
25.00
Official Plan Copy
$
25.00
Road Closing *Land Cost will be based on current fair market value
$500.00
Plus cost of land
Building Department Schedule "D" Fee
Description
Description
2024 Fee
Building Permit
1.1% of the reported or
estimated valuation of
work, with a minimum
fee
being $100.00
Demolition Permit
$
100.00
Occupancy Permit
$
100.00
Inground swimming pool and above ground swimming pools
$
100.00
Plumbing Permit
$50.00 + $10.00 per
new
plumbing fixture
Sign Permit
$
100.00
Change of Use Permit
$100.00 per application
Rooftop Solar array install - NEW
$100.00 per application
Minimum Valuation of Proposed Works
Description
Current Fee
Seasonal
$100.00/sq. ft.
Permanent Dwelling
$140.00/sq. ft.
Garages, Storage, Covered Decks or Porches
$40.00/sq. ft.
Commercial, Industrial or Institutional
$100.00/sq. ft.
Barns
$15.00/sq. ft.
Open Sun Decks
$25.00/sq. ft.
Septic
Description
Current Fee
Septic Permit - Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 4A, Class 5, Class 5A
$950 per application
Septic Tank installation only
$
500.00
Planning Act Applications (Minor Variance, Consent, and Zoning By-law
Amendment Applications) Septic Review
$
500.00
Subdivision or Condominium Applications
$500.00 per lot
Performance Review for renovations, additions and garages
$
250.00
File Searches
$
100.00
Public Works/Waste Department Schedule "E" Fee
Description
Description
2024 Fee
Entrance Permit
$
200.00
Civic Number
$
200.00
Civic Number Replacement Installed
$
150.00
Civic Number Replacement Number Only
$
60.00
Garbage Bags, 30x38 Residential
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2024
$
3.00
Composter - Each
$
46.00
Brush,Pick up truck or trailer load - Camden/Sheffield
$
20.00
Brush,Dump Truck - Camden/Sheffield
$
50.00
Fire Department Schedule "F" Fee Description
Description
2024 Fee
Written request for file search, for sale of property - insurance
purposes or banking requests.
$
100.00
Written request for Fire Reports/Investigations - insurance and
solicitors.
$
100.00
Request for Inspection plus Written Report -
Residential, Daycares, Group Homes & Special
Care Facilities.
$
100.00
Supply and Install Smoke/CO/Combination Alarm
$
40.00
Responding to fires set or caused by Person(s) for
the purpose of burning grass, brush, rubbish or
other materials requiring Fire Services to extinguish
such fires.
$559.86 per hour per
piece of equipment plus
wages for all
firefighters on scene at
current Firefighter
Hourly Rate
Request for vehicle standby service for insurance, company/
business requirements, etc.
$279.93 per hour
Additional Expenses - All costs related to but not
limited to retaining a private contractor, renting
special equipment and/or all consumable materials
other than water and medical supplies shall be
charged and recovered as a fee if it is deemed
necessary to suppress or extinguish a fire, preserve
property, prevent a fire from spreading or
otherwise control and eliminate an emergency or
hazard.
Total Cost Recovery
Facility Rental and Advertisement Rates Schedule "G" Fee
Description
Description
2024 Fee
Current Key and
Cleaning Deposit
Newburgh Hall, Tamworth Hall, Enterprise Hall, Multipurpose
Room and Upstairs Room at Stone Mills Recreation Centre (max 5
hour rental)
$
75.00 $
50.00
Newburgh Hall, Enterprise Hall, Upstairs Room at Stone Mills
Recreation Centre Liqour Licenced Event
$
225.00 $
50.00
Summer Weekend Arena Slab Rental-Full Day
$
350.00 $
50.00
Summer Weekday Arena Slab Rental-2 hour max
$
30.00 $
50.00
Stone Mills Recreation Centre Adult Prime Time (Mon-Fri, 6pm to
close, plus all weekend rentals) per hour
$
194.10
N/A
Stone Mills Recreation Centre Youth Prime Time (Mon-Fri, 6pm
to close, plus all weekend rentals) per hour
$
145.25
N/A
Stone Mills Recreation Centre Off Prime and School Rate
$
121.08
N/A
Public Skating Sponsorship Rate
$
185.00
N/A
Pickle Ball
$5.00 per game or $125.00 for
season
N/A
Facility Rates for Not-for-Profit Groups; Church Groups;Community Groups and Seniors Groups
Newburgh Hall, Tamworth Hall, Enterprise Hall, Multipurpose Room and
Upstairs Room at Stone Mills Recreation Centre (max 5 hour rental)
$
20.00
N/A
Summer Weekend Arena Slab Rental-Full Day
$
50.00
N/A
Summer Weekday Arena Slab Rental-2 hour max
$
30.00
N/A
Facility Rates for Users Providing Activities for Seniors.
Newburgh Hall, Tamworth Hall, Enterprise Hall, Multipurpose Room and
Upstairs Room at Stone Mills Recreation Centre (max 5 hour rental)
$
35.00 N/A
Advertising Rates at Stone Mills Recreation Centre
Rink Board Sing (Per Year)
$
100.00
Wall Boards (Per Year)
$
100.00
Exterior South Wall Sign (Per Year)
$
100.00
Blue Line "On Ice" Advertisement (Per Season)
$
150.00
Centre Ice "On Ice" Advertisement (Per Season)
$
200.00
Interior North Wall Mounted Sign (Per Year)
$
200.00
Schedule "H" Acknowledgement
of Fees, Additional Expenditures
And Agreement to Indemnify
Application Type
Municipal File Number
Applicant(s)
The Applicant hereby acknowledges and agrees that:
1.
The Township of Stone Mills ("Township") shall not incur
any cost or expense associated with processing the
applicant's application for approval under the Planning
Act without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such
costs and expenses will include all legal, engineering,
planning, advertising and consulting fees and charges
incurred or payable by the Township to process the
application together with all costs and expenses arising
from or incurred in connection with the Township being
required, or requested by the applicant, to appear at the
hearing of any appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal from
an decision of the Council or Committee of Adjustments,
as the case may be, approving the applicant's application.
2.
Additional fees may be incurred by the Township in the
review of the application that are not contained within
the application fee paid in accordance with by-law
number 2024-1237
3.
In addition to any initial fee or deposit that may be
required to be paid at the time of the application in
accordance with by-law number 2024-1237, the
applicant agrees to deposit such additional amounts or
amounts on account of the Township's anticipated
additional costs to process the application as the
Township may, from time to time, deem advisable. Any
amount paid as a deposit on account of such costs and
not required to process the application shall be returned
without interest to the applicant following a final decision
being made in respect of the application and payment in
full of all additional costs.
4.
The Township shall draw upon any deposit at its
discretion to pay for all invoiced expenditures related
to costs to process the application.
5.
The applicant shall, upon request or at such times
determined by the Township, receive a statement of
invoices paid from the deposit as well as the
outstanding balance.
6.
In the event that the balance of the original deposit is
reduced to an amount equal to 25% or less of the
original balance, the applicant shall be advised by the
Township that the amount of deposit must be reinstated
to the original deposit amount.
7.
Where no deposit is required, the applicant will be
invoiced for all additional fees following receipt and
payment of these fees by the Township, and these
invoiced amounts shall be due and payable within 30
days following the date of the invoice.
8.
Any amounts owing by the applicant to the Township is,
when due, a debt of the applicant and the Township
may, in addition to any other remedies available to it at
law, recover the amount owing together with interest
from the applicant by action. Interest shall be added to
any outstanding account at the rate of 1.25% per
month, and all interest charges shall be deemed to be an
outstanding charge payable by the applicant.
9.
Where an amount is owing to the Township, the
applicant agrees that such debt constitutes part of the
required application fee and the Township shall not be
obligated to further process the application or provide a
decision thereon until such time as all outstanding
accounts are paid in full.
10.
Nothing in this agreement shall be construed as a waiver
by the applicant of the right to pay under protest an
amount required in accordance with this agreement and
thereafter appeal from the levying of such fee in
accordance with section 69 (3) of the Planning Act.
The application having read and understood the terms set out above agrees to comply
with the requirements as stated and hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of this
agreement.
Dated at
this
day of
_
Signature of
Applicant
Signature of
Applicant