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By-Law 90-2024
Authorization Reference: DF 17-2024
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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF THOROLD
BY-LAW NO. 90-2024
A BY-LAW TO AMEND BY-LAW 41-2024 BEING A BY-LAW TO
ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
WHEREAS the Development Charges Act, 1997 c. 27 (hereinafter called "the Act")
provides that the council of a municipality may by by-law impose development charges
against land to pay for increased capital costs required because of increased need for
services; and
WHEREAS Section 19 of the Act provides for amendments to be made to Development
Charges by-laws; and
WHEREAS subsections 19 (1.2) and 19 (1.3) of the Act permits a municipality to amend
a Development Charges by-law, subject to conditions being met, that do not require the
process for by-law amendments under subsection 19 (1) of the Act to be followed.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the City
of Thorold enacts as follows:
1)
By-law 41-2024 is hereby amended as follows:
a) The following Capital Cost Definition is added to Section 1:
i) "Capital cost" means costs incurred or proposed to be incurred by the
municipality or a local board thereof directly or by others on behalf of and as
authorized by the municipality or local board:
(1) to acquire land or an interest in land, including a leasehold interest;
(2) to improve land;
(3) to acquire, lease, construct or improve buildings and structures;
(4) to acquire, construct or improve facilities including:
(a) furniture and equipment other than computer equipment;
(b) materials acquired for circulation, reference or information purposes by
a library board as defined in the Public Libraries Act; and
(c) rolling stock with an estimated useful life of seven years or more
(5) To undertake studies in connection with any of the matters referred to in
paragraphs (i) to (iv);
(6) costs of the development charge background study required under section
10; and
(7) interest on borrowing for those expenditures under clauses (i) to (iv) above
that are growth-related."
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2) Section 5 of the by-law is deleted and substituted with the following:
"Development charges shall be imposed under this By-law, and Reserve Funds
established for the following categories of services to pay for the increased capital costs
required because of increased needs for services arising from development:
(a) Library Services;
(b) Fire Protection Services;
(c) Parks and Recreation;
(d) Services Related to a Highway;
(e) Water;
(f) Wastewater; and
(g) Rolling Meadows - Wastewater; and
(h) Growth Studies"
3) Section 6 of the by-law is deleted and substituted with the following:
"The development charge applicable to a development as determined under this
Bylaw shall apply without regard to the services required or used by an individual
development for services noted in section 5 (a) to 5 (h)."
4) Repeal the Mandatory Phase-in Section 17(6).
5) Schedule "A" is deleted and replaced with Schedule "A" attached to this by-law.
6) Schedule "B" is deleted and replaced with Schedule "B" attached to this by-law.
7) Except as amended by this By-law, all provisions of By-law 41-2024, are and shall
remain in full force and effect.
8) This By-law shall come into force and effect at 12:01AM on November 27, 2024
Terry Ugulini, Mayor
Nicholas Debono, City Clerk
Nicholas Debono
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SCHEDULE A
BY-LAW NO. 41-2024
DESIGNATED MUNICIPAL SERVICES/CLASSES OF SERVICES UNDER THIS
BY-LAW
City-Wide Services/Classes of Services
-
Services Related to a Highway;
-
Fire Protection Services;
-
Parks and Recreation;
-
Library Services; and
-
Growth Studies
Urban Area Services
-
Wastewater Services; and
-
Water Services
Area-Specific Services
-
Rolling Meadows - Wastewater Services
SCHEDULE B
BY-LAW NO. 41-2024
SCHEDULE OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES - CITY-WIDE
NON-RESIDENTIAL
Single and Semi-
Detached Dwelling
Multiples
Apartments - 2
Bedrooms +
Apartments -
Bachelor and 1
Bedroom
Special
Care/Special
Dwelling Units
Commercial/
Institutional
per sq.ft.
Industrial
per sq.ft.
Municipal Wide Services
Services Related to a Highway
10,292
7,176
6,719
4,354
3,639
6.28
2.81
Fire Protection Services
2,363
1,647
1,543
1,000
836
1.63
0.73
Parks and Recreation Services
6,370
4,441
4,159
2,695
2,252
0.77
0.34
Library Services
1,517
1,058
990
642
536
0.18
0.08
Growth Studies
252
175
164
106
89
0.15
0.07
Total Municipal Wide Services
20,794
14,497
13,575
8,797
7,352
9.01
4.03
Urban Services
Wastewater Services
2,116
1,475
1,381
895
748
1.29
0.58
Water Services
2,384
1,662
1,556
1,008
843
1.46
0.65
Total Urban Services
4,500
3,137
2,937
1,903
1,591
2.75
1.23
Grand Total Municipal Wide
20,794
14,497
13,575
8,797
7,352
9.01
4.03
Grand Total Municipal Wide + Urban Services
25,294
17,634
16,512
10,700
8,943
11.76
5.26
Services
RESIDENTIAL