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Development Charges
By-law #2024-29
The Corporation of the Town of The Blue Mountains
Town Wide Development Charges
This pamphlet was created on March 25, 2026, for By-law No. 2024-29 in accordance with Ontario Regulation 82/98. It is
for information purposes only. For further details, please consult the By-law.
Note: This pamphlet deals only with Town Wide Development Charges. Additional Development Charges for the County
of Grey may be applicable.
Statement of the Treasurer
As required under the Act, the Treasurer will provide a report to Council each year outlining the opening and closing
balances of the Development Charge Reserve Funds and transactions relating to the Reserve Fund along with other
information required by Regulation. This statement will be available at the Town Office and Town website for review by
the public.
Rules for Determining Development Charges
Development Charges apply based on Service Area without regard to the services used by an individual development.
Charges apply for development which requires the issuing of a Building Permit or approval under the Planning Act or
Condominium Act. Some forms of institutional enlargement, and temporary structures are exempt from Development
Charges. Further rules are detailed in the By-law, Act and Regulations.
Additional Information
If you require further information, please contact:
Town of The Blue Mountains
32 Mill Street, P.O. Box 310
Thornbury, ON N0H 2P0
519-599-3131 ext 221 or toll free 888-258-6867
[email protected]
General purpose for which Development Charges are imposed
The Development Charges Act, 1997 (the "Act") authorizes municipalities to pass By-laws to impose development
charges against land in order to pay for the increased capital costs required due to increased needs for services arising
from the development, including the re-development of land within the municipality.
List of Services to which Development Charges relate
The following are services to which the Development Charges By-law relates:
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Fire
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Police
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Public Works
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Wastewater
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Roads and Related
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Water Works
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Parks and Recreation
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Library
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By-Law
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Solid Waste
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Development Related
Studies
Lands subject to Development Charges
The development of all lands within the Town of The Blue Mountains is subject to the terms of this By-law.
Development Charges are levied according to the service area in which the development is located. The Town Wide
Soft Service Charges are applied to all development in the Town. Additional charges by service area are applicable for
lands receiving municipal water and wastewater services. The amounts of the charges vary by service area.
Residential Development Charges
Development Charges are levied on a fully calculated residential rate that varies by built form type and the associated
differences in demand that is placed on Town Services. The recovery of engineered infrastructure for Roads and
Related, Water Distribution, Sewage Treatment and Sewage Collection is calculated on a Service Area Specific basis.
Definitions
Apartment means any dwelling unit within a building containing more than three dwelling units where the units are
connected by an interior corridor.
Hotel Unit means one or more habitable rooms used, designed or intended to be used as a sleeping accommodation
unit by one or more persons, and may be used by the travelling or vacationing public or for recreational purposes, but
not containing its own culinary facilities and for the purposes of the by-law is defined as an apartment.
Non-Residential means land, buildings or structures or portions thereof used, designed or intended to be used for a
purpose other than for residential use.
Other Multiple mean residential buildings not including single detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings or
apartment dwellings and shall include a hotel unit and motel unit.
Semi-Detached Dwellings mean a residential building divided vertically into dwelling units each of which has a separate
entrance and access at grade.
Single Detached Dwellings mean residential buildings, each of which contain a single dwelling unit, that are not
attached to other buildings.
Town Wide Uniform Charges
Soft Services
Single & Semi-
Detached
Other Multiples
Apartment
Non-Res/m2
Development Related Studies
$394
$353
$265
$2.21
Public Library
$1,165
$1,045
$784
$0
Fire Services
$1,816
$1,630
$1,221
$10.19
Police Department
$139
$124
$94
$0.77
Parks and Recreation
$6,133
$5,505
$4,128
$0
Public Works
$1,370
$1,230
$922
$7.70
By-Law
$32
$29
$22
$0.19
Solid Waste
$177
$159
$120
$1.00
Sub Total:
$11,226
$10,075
$7,556
$22.06
Hard Services
Roads and Related
$13,142
$11,795
$8,846
$73.80
Total:
$24,368
$21,870
$16,402
$95.86
Charges by Service Area - Water:
Service Area
Single & Semi-
Detached
Other Multiples
Apartment
Craigleith
$12,363
$11,095
$8,323
Camperdown
$20,428
$20,030
$19,161
Castle Glen
$23,907
$21,457
$16,091
Swiss Meadows
$0
$0
$0
Lora Bay Service Area #1
$16,559
$14,862
$11,147
Lora Bay Service Area #2
$13,490
$12,109
$9,081
Lora Bay Service Area #3
$13,490
$12,109
$9,081
Clarksburg
$22,533
$20,224
$15,168
Osler
$43,208
$38,779
$29,084
Thornbury - East
$7,502
$6,734
$5,051
Thornbury - West
$28,523
$25,598
$19,200
Charges by Service Area - Wastewater:
Service Area
Single & Semi-
Detached
Other Multiples
Apartment
Craigleith
$4,633
$4,158
$3,119
Camperdown
$25,772
$24,671
$22,256
Castle Glen
$6,165
$5,534
$4,149
Swiss Meadows
$0
$0
$0
Lora Bay Service Area #1
$16,906
$15,172
$11,380
Lora Bay Service Area #2
$12,983
$11,652
$8,740
Lora Bay Service Area #3
$13,071
$11,731
$8,800
Clarksburg
$32,414
$29,093
$21,820
Osler
$41,336
$37,100
$27,825
Thornbury - East
$13,472
$12,092
$9,069
Thornbury - West
$24,953
$22,394
$16,797
Total Development Charges by Service Area:
Service Area
Single & Semi-
Detached
Other Multiples
Apartment
Craigleith
$41,364
$37,123
$27,844
Camperdown
$70,568
$66,571
$57,819
Castle Glen
$54,440
$48,861
$36,642
Swiss Meadows
$24,368
$21,870
$16,402
Lora Bay Service Area #1
$57,833
$51,904
$38,929
Lora Bay Service Area #2
$50,841
$45,631
$34,223
Lora Bay Service Area #3
$50,929
$45,710
$34,283
Clarksburg
$79,315
$71,187
$53,390
Osler
$108,912
$97,749
$73,311
Thornbury - East
$45,342
$40,696
$30,522
Thornbury - West
$77,844
$69,862
$52,399
Non-Residential Development Charges
Non-residential Development Charges are levied on a "per square metre of gross floor area" basis. Gross floor area is
defined in the By-law. The amount of Development Charges varies by the service area. In addition to the Water and
Sewer charge / m2, each Non-residential development is subject to the Town Wide Uniform Charge of $95.86 / m2 as
noted on Page 2.
Service Area
Water / m2
Wastewater / m2
Total Charge / m2
Craigleith
$90.67
$26.91
$213.44
Camperdown
$163.44
$167.84
$427.14
Castle Glen
$217.87
$47.80
$361.53
Swiss Meadows
$0.00
$0.00
$95.86
Lora Bay Service Area #1
$127.84
$107.25
$330.95
Lora Bay Service Area #2
$102.83
$134.77
$333.46
Lora Bay Service Area #3
$102.83
$103.59
$302.28
Clarksburg
$288.29
$388.89
$773.04
Osler
$351.21
$313.20
$760.27
Thornbury - East
$70.12
$85.71
$251.69
Thornbury - West
$214.97
$173.59
$484.42