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The Corporation of the
Municipality of Trent Lakes
By-law No. B2024-085
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A by-law to amend Development Charges By-Law
B2024-025 for Services related to a Highway
Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Trent Lakes
(hereinafter referred to as "the Council") anticipates that the Corporation of the
Municipality of Trent Lakes (hereinafter called "the Municipality") will experience
additional development, including redevelopment throughout the Municipality in
the next ten years and Council further anticipates that this development will
increase the need for services;
And Whereas Section 19 of the Act provides for amendments to be made to
development charges by-laws;
And Whereas subsection 19 (1.2) 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 section 19 (1) of the Act to be
followed;
And Whereas the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Trent Lakes,
hereinafter referred to as the "Municipality", enacted and passed By-Law B 2024-
025 on April 2, 2024; and
And Whereas on November 5, 2024, Council approved a staff report thereby
indicating that it intends to include the growth-related costs of studies, pursuant
to paragraphs 5 and 6 of subsection 5 (3) of the Act, within the development
charge calculation.
Now Therefore the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Trent Lakes
hereby enacts as follows:
1. By-Law B2024-025 is hereby amended as follows:
a) The by-law title is replaced with the following:
BEING A BY-LAW TO ESTABLISH A DEVELOPMENT CHARGE
FOR SERVICES RELATED TO A HIGHWAY AND GROWTH-
RELATED STUDIES
b) Section 2 (h) of the by-law is deleted and substituted with the
following:
"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,
i. to acquire land or an interest in land, including a leasehold
interest,
ii. to improve land,
iii. to acquire, lease, construct or improve buildings and structures,
iv. to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including (but
not limited to),
1. furniture and equipment other than computer
equipment, and
2. material acquired for circulation, reference or
information purposes by a library board within the
meaning of the Public Libraries Act, and
3. rolling stock with an estimated useful life of seven
years or more, and
v. interest on money borrowed to pay for costs in i to iv above,
vi. to undertake studies in connection with any of the matters in
paragraphs I to iv above, including the development charge
background study.
c) Section 6 of the by-law is deleted and substituted with the following:
The category of services for which development charges are imposed
under this By-law are Services Related to a Highway and Growth-
Related Studies
d) Schedule "A" is deleted and replaced with Schedule "A" attached to
to this by-law.
2. This by-law shall come into force and effect on the day it is passed.
Read a first, second and third time and passed this 5th day of November, 2024.
Terry Lambshead, Mayor
Jessie Clark, Clerk
Schedule "A" to By-law No. B2024-085
Schedule of Development Charges - Services related to a Highway &
Growth-Related Studies
Single and
Semi-Detached
Dwelling
Other Multiples
Apartments - 2
Bedrooms +
Apartments -
Bachelor and 1
Bedroom
Park Model
Trailers
Non-Aggregate
Developments
(per sq.m. of
Gross Floor
Area)
Aggregate
Developments
(per sq.m. of
Gross Floor
Area)
Per 500kW
Nameplate
Generating
Capacity
(Green Energy
Developments)
Services Related to a Highway
5,178
4,392
4,316
2,516
2,516
19.18
31.68
5,178
Growth-Related Studies
330
280
275
160
160
1.13
1.87
330
NON-RESIDENTIAL ($)
Service
RESIDENTIAL ($)