Water and Wastewater Capital Charges By-law No. 98-2022 — full text

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## THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF THAMES CENTRE Being a by-law to impose water and wastewater capital charges to recover the capital cost of installing water and wastewater services necessary to service new users to the systems arising from private service conversions. and benefit new users connecting to the systems from private service conversions "Municipal Act"); AND WHEREAS the Municipality is authorized by Part XII of the Municipal Act to impose a water and/or sewer rate upon owners or occupants of land who derive or will or may derive a benefit from the construction of water and wastewater works sufficient to pay all or such portion of the capital costs of the works as Council deems appropriate; AND WHEREAS the lands to be benefited and charged with the water and wastewater capital charges are existing private serviced land areas which will be serviced with municipal water and/or wastewater servicing; AND WHEREAS the Municipality has determined that the capital costs of such water and wastewater works shall be rated against the water and sewer servicing areas and shall be borne by the new users connecting to the systems from time to time of said lands; NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Thames Centre HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: In this by-law: - residential use and/or more than four dwelling units in a residential building, including a stacked townhouse and a stand-alone additional residential unit, or single detached dwelling or the residential portion of a live/work unit; - dining room or kitchen; Page 2 a serviced area that will receive a benefit from the municipal water and/or wastewater services; buying and selling of commodities and supplying of services as distinguished purposes such as warehousing and/or an open storage yard; Centre; sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive use of such person or persons, including time share units; rate of the debt incurred by the Municipality and the Municipality's investment rate; average level of finished ground adjoining the building at its exterior walls; the sale of commodities to the general public through a warehouse club or retail warehouse and does not include self-storage or mini-storage facilities; industrial; investment rate; residential areas intended for both residential and non-residential uses the residential and non-residential areas; detached and apartment unit dwellings and includes but is not limited to backto-back townhouses and the residential portion of a live/work unit; - than a residential use; - profit or as a charitable public service and includes a rest home or a - or designed or intended for use as a home or residence of one or more residential portion of a mixed-use building or structure; - units each of which has a separate entrance and access to grade; - only one dwelling unit. - dwelling units where each dwelling unit is separated horizontally and/or vertically from another dwelling unit by a common wall or floor; - linear works or localized works to service individual properties; - costs related to the treatment and pumping of sanitary sewage but shall not include linear works or localized works to service individual properties; - provided by Part XII of the Municipal Act, - provided by Part XII of the Municipal Act, - municipal system; - capital charges at the time not to precede one year from the time of substantial - project completion, regardless of connection status of connecting to the municipal system in accordance with Schedule A, or pay the charge in equal annual installments over a term of term, as agreed to with the Municipality, as allowed under the Municipality's, "Extension of Municipal Water and Wastewater Services Policy", as may be amended from time to time, including interest, set at an interest rate not higher than 2% more than the municipal lending rates, as posted by Infrastructure Ontario, on the date of the sale of such debentures; 8. THAT the debt incurred refers to the debt the Municipality would be required to incur recognizing that the collection period would be delayed from existing property owners converting from private services; 9. THAT notwithstanding Clause 7, if a development charge for water treatment services has been paid, no further charge for water services will be imposed under this by-law; 10. THAT notwithstanding Clause 7, if a development charge for wastewater service has been paid, no further charge for sanitary sewer services will be imposed under this by-law; 11. THAT water and wastewater capital charges in Schedule A and imposed pursuant to this by-law shall be adjusted annually, without amendment to this by-law, commencing on January 1, 2023, in accordance with the Statistics Canada Quarterly Construction Price Statistics; 12. THAT the following schedules to this by-law form an integral part thereof: - Schedule A - Residential and Non-Residential Water and Wastewater Capital Charges Schedule B - Map of Urban Service Areas; 13. THAT this by-law shall come into force and take effect on the day of final passing thereof. READ a FIRST and SECOND time this 19th day of December, 2022 READ a THIRD time and FINALLY PASSED this 19th day of December, 2022. Deputy Mayor, M. Smibert Deputy Clerk, S. Henshaw ## Residential and Non-Residential Water and Wastewater Capital Charges Schedule of Municipal Act Capital Charges for Water and Wastewater Facilities | Service | Residential: Single and Semi-Detached Dwelling | Other Multiples | 2 Bedrooms+ | Residential: Apartments and 1 Bedroom | Residential: Nursing Home Bedroom Units | Non- Residential: Gross Floor Area) | |------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| | Facilities | 8,668 | 5,653 | 5,395 | 3,401 | 2,925 | 4.10 | | Facilities | 3,928 | 2,562 | 2,445 | 1,541 | 1,325 | 1.86 | | Facilities | $12,596 | $8,215 | $7,840 | $4,942 | $4,250 | $5.96 | ## Map of Urban Service Areas