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This pamphlet summarizes
The Corporation of the Town of
Tecumseh's policy with respect to
development charges.
The information contained herein is
intended only as a guide. Applicants
should review the approved By-law No.
2024-063 and consult with the Manager
Building Services/Chief Building Official
to determine the charges that may
apply to specific development
proposals.
Development Charge
By-law No. 2024-063 is available for
inspection in Town Hall during regular
office hours, Monday to Friday,
between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm and
available on the Town's website at
www.tecumseh.ca
The CorporaƟon of the
Town of Tecumseh
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES PAMPHLET
EffecƟve September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2044
(Updated as of September 1, 2025)
Purpose of Development Charges
The general purpose for which development charges
are imposed by the Town is to assist in providing the
infrastructure required by future development in the
municipality by establishing a viable capital funding
source to meet the Town's financial requirement.
The Council of the Town of Tecumseh passed By-
law No. 2024-063 on July 23, 2024, under
subsection 2(1) of the Development Charges Act,
1997. Development Charge By-law No. 2024-063
includes both development charges which are
applicable on a Municipal-Wide basis and on an
Urban Service Area basis which is payable in
addition to the Municipal wide charge.
Development Charge Rules
The rules for determining if a development charge is
payable in a particular case and for determining the
amount of the charge, are as follows:
1. The development charge by-law applies to all
lands in the Town of Tecumseh;
2. Development charges are payable prior to
issuance of a building permit;
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of By-law No.
2024-063, development charges shall not be
imposed with respect to:
a) the development of non-residential farm
buildings
constructed
for
bona
fide
farming uses;
b) one or more enlargements of an existing
industrial
building
or
one
or
more
industrial buildings on the same lot or
parcel of land, up to a maximum of fifty
percent (50%) of the combined gross
floor
area of the existing industrial
building. An
enlargement shall include expansion of the
existing industrial building as well as new
industrial buildings on the same parcel of
land.
If the gross floor area is enlarged by more
than 50 per cent, the amount of the
development charge in respect of the
enlargement
is
the
amount
of
the
development charge that would be payable
multiplied by the fraction determined as
follows:
4. A credit shall be due to an Owner, upon the
finalization of the building permit for the con-
struction of a residential or non-residential
building or structure on the Owner's land pro-
vided that the finalization of the building per-
mit occurs within the six years immediately
subsequent to the date of the issuance of the
demolition permit.
Development Charge Time of Payment
1. Development charges imposed under this
section are payable upon issuance of the first
building permit with respect to each dwelling
unit, building or structure.
2. Notwithstanding
#1.
above,
development
charges for rental housing and institutional
developments are due and payable in 6 equal
annual payments commencing with the first
instalment payable on the date of occupancy,
and each subsequent instalment, including
interest at the interest rate as provided in the
Town's D.C. Interest Rate Policy, as may be
revised from time to time.
3. Where the development of land results
from the approval of a site plan or zoning by-l
aw amendment application received on or
after January 1, 2020, and the approval of the
application occurred within two years of
building permit issuance, the development
charges under Sections 7 and 8 shall be cal-
culated on the rates set out in Schedules "B-
1" and "B-2" of the DC By-law on the date of
the planning application, including interest.
Where both planning applications apply devel-
opment charges under Sections 3.6, 3.7, and
3.8 shall be calculated on the rates, including
interest
at the interest rate as provided in
Section 26.3 of the Act, as set out in Sched-
ules "B-1", and "B-2" on the date of the later
planning application.
1. Determine the amount by which the en-
largement exceeds 50 percent of the
gross floor area before the enlargement.
2. Divide the amount determined under
paragraph 1 by the amount of the en-
largement.
Pursuant to 3.5 (b) of this by-law, the total
eligible gross floor area exemption for the
enlargement of an industrial building
provided for by this section shall be fifty
percent of:
i)
the gross floor area that existed prior to
the first enlargement for which an ex-
emption from the payment of develop-
ment charges was eligible to be granted
pursuant to this By-law or any previous
Town of Tecumseh Development Charg-
es By-Law enacted pursuant to the De-
velopment
Charges
Act,
1997,
as
amended or its predecessor legislation;
or
ii) the gross floor area of the existing indus-
trial building where there has not been
an enlargement in accordance with item
i. above.
c) the issuance of a building permit in
accordance with Section 2(3) of the Act.
d) Rules with Respect to Exemptions for
Intensification of Existing Housing
* See note below.
* refer to 3.5 d) of DC By-law for details
with respect to subsection d).
ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS
Please refer to Section 3.5 e) through h) for
additional information related to exemptions.
*Boundary of the Urban Service Area is shown on Schedule "C" of By-law 2024-063.
TOWN OF TECUMSEH
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
Effective: SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 to AUGUST 31, 2034
Residential, Commercial, Institutional & Industrial Development
RESIDENTIAL
(Per Dwelling Unit)
NON
RESIDENTIAL
Single-
Detached
Dwelling
& Semi-
Detached
Dwelling
Apartments
2 Bedrooms
+
Apartments
Bachelor &
1 Bedroom
Other
Multiples
Per ft² of
Gross Floor
Area
TOTAL MUNICIPAL
WIDE
DEVELOPMENT
CHARGE
(Urban and Rural)
$22,767
$15,125
$10,647
$16,270
$6.09
Additional Charge
Affecting Urban
Service Area *
(see Schedule C-1 of
By-Law 2019-63)
$13,389
$8,896
$6,261
$9,563
$5.23
TOTAL URBAN
AREA
DEVELOPMENT
CHARGE
$36,156
$24,021
$16,908
$25,839
$11.32
Special Care
/ Special
Dwelling
Units
$8,455
$4,972
$13,427
Purpose of the Treasurer's Statement
The purpose of the annual Statement of the
Treasurer is to document the continuity of
each development charge reserve fund,
including services covered, development
charge collections, interest earnings, funding
transfers, borrowing and landowner credit
transactions.
The Treasurer's annual statement may be
reviewed by the public at Town Hall during
regular office hours, Monday to Friday, be-
tween 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.
Further Information
For additional information, please contact:
Tom Kitsos
Director Financial Services &
Chief Financial Officer
Town of Tecumseh
917 Lesperance Road
Tecumseh, ON N8N 1W9
Phone: 519-735-2184, Ext 125
Email: [email protected]
Services Covered
Development charges have been imposed for
the following categories of Town services in
order to pay for the increased capital costs
required as a result of the increased needs
for services arising from development:
Municipal Wide:
Fire Protection
Police
Services Related to a Highway
Administration Studies
Engineering Related
Library
Parks and Recreation
Growth Studies
Water
Urban wide:
Wastewater Services
Indexing of Development Charges
The schedule of development charges will be adjusted annually as of September 1st each year
(on the anniversary of the date of adoption of By-law No. 2024-063), in accordance with the
Statistics Canada Quarterly Construction Price Index.
Rates identified in chart above are in effect from
September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026.