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1. Development Charges for Highway Services, Fire
Protection Services, Parks and Recreation Services and
Library Services shall be calculated and be payable at the
time of execution of a subdivision agreement or an
agreement entered into as a condition of consent. The
development charges for the other services shall be
calculated and be payable on the date the first building
permit is issued.
2. The following uses are wholly exempt from development
charges under the by-law:
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Lands owned by and used for purposes of a municipality,
local board thereof, or board of education;
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An interior alteration to an existing building or structure
which does not change or intensify the use of the land;
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The enlargement of an existing residential dwelling unit, or
the creation of one or two additional units where specific
conditions are met;
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The enlargement of the gross floor area of an existing
industrial building where the gross floor area is enlarged by
50 percent or less of the original gross floor area of the
industrial building prior to the first expansion;
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A public hospital exempt from taxation under section 3 of
the Assessment Act;
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A non-residential farm building, except for the gross floor
area in a greenhouse used for retail sales.
3. A reduction in development charges under the by-laws is
allowed under the by-laws is allowed in the case of a
demolition or redevelopment of a residential, non-
residential, or mixed-use building or structure, provided
that the building or structure was occupied, and a building
permit for the redevelopment of the land was issued within
five years of the issuance of the demolition permit.
The schedule of development charges will be adjusted annually as
of April 2nd each year, in accordance with the most recent twelve-
month change in the Statistics Canada Quarterly, "Building
Construction Price Indexes (non-residential)."
MUNICIPALITY OF TRENT LAKES
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
By-law B2024-025 effective April 2, 2024 to April 1, 2034
By-law B2024-026 effective April 2, 2024 to April 1, 2034
By-law B2024-027 effective April 2, 2024 to April 1, 2034
By-law B2024-028 effective April 2, 2024 to April 1, 2034
This pamphlet summarizes the Municipality of Trent Lakes policy
with respect to development charges.
The information contained herein is intended only as a guide.
Applicants should review By-laws B2024-025, B2024-026, B2024-027
and B2024-028 and consult with the Building & Planning
Department to determine the applicable charges that may apply to
specific development proposals.
Development charges by-laws are available for inspection at the
Municipal Office, Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm and on the
Municipality's website at www.trentlakes.ca
For further information, please contact:
Donna Teggart, CAO/Treasurer
Municipality of Trent Lakes
760 County Road 36
Trent Lakes, Ontario
K0M 1A0
Tel: 705-738-3800 or 1-800-374-4009
Fax: 705-738-3801
Municipal-wide Development Charges under By-laws B2024-025, B2024-026,
B2024-067 and B2024-028
EFFECTIVE JUNE 6, 2024
A list of the municipal services for which municipal-wide development charges
are imposed and the amount of charge by department type is a follows:
Service
RESIDENTIAL ($)
NON-RESIDENTIAL ($)
Single
and
Semi-
Detached
Dwelling
Other
Multiples
Apartments
- 2
Bedrooms+
Apartments
- Bachelor
and 1
Bedroom
Park
Model
Trailers
Per sq.m. of Gross Floor Area
Per 500kW
Nameplate
Generating
Capacity
(Green Energy
Developments)
Non-
Aggregate
Developments
Aggregate
Developments
Highway
5,130
4,351
4,276
2,492
2,492
20.45
31.38
5,130
Fire
Protection
1,820
1,544
1,517
884
884
7.25
11.13
1,820
Parks and
Recreation
579
491
483
281
-
0.27
0.41
-
Library
55
47
46
27
27
0.03
0.04
-
Total
Municipal
Wide
Services
7,584
6,433
6,322
3,684
3,403
28
42.96
6,950
As a result of Bill 185 receiving Royal Ascent as of June 6, 2024, mandatory phase-in that
applied to all by-laws passed after January 1, 2022, has been removed. The Total Municipal
Wide Services apply.
Annual indexing will occur on April 2nd of each year.
Purpose of Development
Charges
The general purpose for which
the Municipality imposes
development charges is to
assist in providing the
infrastructure required by future
development in the Municipality
through the establishment of a
viable capital funding source to
meet the Municipality's
financial requirements.
The Council of the Municipality
of Trent Lakes passed uniform
Municipal-Wide By-laws B2024-
025, B2024-026, B2024-027 and
B2024-028 on April 2nd, 2024
under subsection 2(1) of the
Development Charges Act,
1997, as amended.
Development Charge Rules:
The main 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.
Development Charge
By-law B2024-025,
B2024-026, B2024-
027 and B2024-028
apply to all lands in
the Municipality of
Trent Lakes.
Statement of the Treasurer
As required by the Development
Charges Act, 1997, as
amended, and Regulation
82/98, the Treasurer for the
Municipality of Trent Lakes must
prepare an annual financial
statement reporting on the
status and transactions relating
to the development charge
reserve funds for the previous
year. This statement is
presented to the Council of the
Municipality of Trent Lakes for
their review and is available on
the Municipality's website.