Development charges & levies — Welland, Ontario

What development charges or levies apply to new construction? How much per new home?

In the City of Welland, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Charges By-law 2022-165 (Northwest Service Area) and 3 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: $14,759.34 per single/semi/duplex unit (Northwest Service Area stormwater, water, wastewater only; 2022 base rate, indexed annually from Jan 1, 2023). Charge per apartment unit: $6,998.61 per 1-bedroom-or-less apartment; $12,323.34 per 2+ bedroom apartment (Northwest Service Area only; 2022 base rates, indexed annually from Jan 1, 2023). Non-residential charge: $15.30 per sq.ft. GFA (Northwest Service Area only; 2022 base rate, indexed annually from Jan 1, 2023).

Development Charges By-law 2022-165 (Northwest Service Area) adopted bylaw
single detached charge $14,759.34 per single/semi/duplex unit (Northwest Service Area stormwater, water, wastewater only; 2022 base rate, indexed annually from Jan 1, 2023) Schedule "A"; s. 15
apartment charge $6,998.61 per 1-bedroom-or-less apartment; $12,323.34 per 2+ bedroom apartment (Northwest Service Area only; 2022 base rates, indexed annually from Jan 1, 2023) Schedule "A"; s. 15
non residential charge $15.30 per sq.ft. GFA (Northwest Service Area only; 2022 base rate, indexed annually from Jan 1, 2023) Schedule "A"; s. 15
services covered Water, wastewater, and stormwater services for the Northwest Service Area. s. 4(a)-(c)
exemptions Additional dwelling units; Board of Education, municipal, non-profit residential, industrial, seasonal/temporary, Regional/University/College, garden suites, parking, places of worship, charitable institutions, gas canopies, detached accessory units, agricultural development; demolition/conversion credits. s. 3(2); s. 7; s. 16
payment timing Payable on issuance of first building permit; rental/institutional in 6 installments from occupancy; non-profit housing in 21 installments from occupancy; agreements may defer. s. 5(d); s. 6(a)-(b); s. 8
indexing expiry Adjusted annually as of Jan 1 2023 per Statistics Canada Quarterly 'Construction Price Statistics'; expires Aug 18, 2027 at 12:00 midnight unless repealed. s. 15; s. 20
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Area-specific DC by-law 2022-165 for Welland's Northwest Service Area, passed August 18, 2022, in effect to August 18, 2027; charged on top of city-wide DCs. 2022 base rates (indexed each Jan 1): stormwater $11,883.11, water $1,765.61, wastewater $1,110.62, total $14,759.34 per single/semi; $15.30/sq.ft non-residential.

Development Charges By-law No. 2022-163 adopted bylaw
single detached charge $8,736.21 per single/semi/duplex unit (water & wastewater available; 2022 base rate effective Sept 1, 2022, indexed annually from Jan 1, 2023) Schedule "A"
apartment charge $4,142.55 per 1-bedroom-or-less apartment; $7,294.32 per 2+ bedroom apartment (water & wastewater available; 2022 base rates effective Sept 1, 2022, indexed from Jan 1, 2023) Schedule "A"
non residential charge $4.05 per sq.ft. GFA (water & wastewater available; 2022 base rate effective Sept 1, 2022, indexed annually from Jan 1, 2023) Schedule "A"
services covered Studies; Fire Protection; Roads and Related; Public Works; Parks and Recreation; Library; Water; Wastewater; Stormwater s. 4
exemptions Additional residential units, non-profit residential, industrial, garden suites, places of worship, charitable institutions, agricultural, detached accessory units; 75% downtown/health, 100% Niagara Gateway employment, 75% brownfields s. 3(2); s. 22; s. 18-20
payment timing Payable on issuance of first building permit (s.5(d), s.9); rental/institutional in 6 installments from occupancy (s.7(a)); non-profit housing in 21 installments from occupancy (s.7(b)); agreements may defer (s.7(e)) s. 5(d); s. 7(a)-(b); s. 9
indexing expiry Adjusted annually on Jan 1 starting 2023 per Statistics Canada Construction Price Statistics (s.16); expires Aug 18, 2027 at 12:00 midnight unless repealed (s.26) s. 16; s. 26
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Imposes development charges on new development to fund growth-related capital infrastructure under the Development Charges Act, 1997; repeals By-law 2019-83.

Development Charges Rates effective Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2026 (city-wide and NW service area) adopted bylaw
single detached charge $11,587.94 per dwelling unit city-wide (water & wastewater available); $31,165.11 per dwelling unit NW service area (Jan 1-Dec 31 2026) CITY WASTEWATER AND WATER SERVICE AVAILABLE; NORTHWEST SERVICE AREA
apartment charge $5,494.79 per 1-bedroom or less; $9,675.38 per 2+ bedrooms city-wide (water & wastewater available); $14,777.93 per 1-bedroom or less; $26,021.38 per 2+ bedrooms NW service area (Jan 1-Dec 31 2026) APARTMENT UNIT - ONE BEDROOM OR LESS; APARTMENT UNIT - TWO OR MORE BEDROOMS; NORTHWEST SERVICE AREA
non residential charge $5.37 per sq.ft. GFA city-wide (water & wastewater available); $25.67 per sq.ft. GFA NW service area (Jan 1-Dec 31 2026) NON-RESIDENTIAL CHARGE (PER SQ.FT. OF GFA)
services covered General Government; Parks & Recreation; Library; Fire; Public Works; Roads and Related; Storm Water; Water; Wastewater; NWSA Storm Water, Water, Wastewater General Government
indexing expiry Adjusted annually, without amendment to by-law, as of the 1st day of January 2017 in accordance with Statistics ADJUSTED ANNUALLY, WITHOUT AMENDMENT TO BY-LAW
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City of Welland DC rates effective Jan 1-Dec 31, 2026 (indexed 4.2%). With water and wastewater: $11,587.94 single/semi/duplex; $10,351.55 rows/multiples; $9,675.38 apartment 2+ bed; $5,494.79 apartment 1-bed or less; $5.37/sq.ft non-residential. No servicing $8,400.72 single. Northwest Service Area (incl. area charges) $31,165.11 single.

Parkland Dedication By-law No. 2022-149 adopted bylaw
parkland rate Residential: 5% of net land area or 1 ha per 300 units; commercial: 2%. Cash-in-lieu per unit: single detached $9,750-$15,000 by frontage (waterfront $16,500-$21,750); apartment $1,625 ($3,375 waterfront) s. 2.2.1, s. 2.2.2, s. 2.1, s. 5.3
services covered Park or other public recreational purposes title: 'park or other public recreational purposes'
exemptions City-owned land; Regional Municipality of Niagara land; Accessory Dwelling Units per Zoning By-law; Industrial development; Agricultural development s. 10.1–10.5
payment timing Prior to issuance of building permit; value determined as of day before first building permit issuance s. 7.1 'payments shall be made prior to the issuance of the building permit'
indexing expiry Bi-annual review by independent certified property appraiser starting year following by-law passage; no stated expiry; in force August 19, 2022 s. 6; s. 11.2 'come into force…AUGUST 19th, 2022'
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Requires conveyance of land (or cash-in-lieu) for park/recreation purposes as a condition of development, redevelopment or subdivision of land.

Development Charges and Parkland Dedication (city page)

City page: DCs payable before building permit issuance, imposed on non-residential except industrial, links to by-laws, rates, treasurer statement and Niagara regional DCs.

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