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This brochure is provided for convenience only. Reference should
be made to the Township Development Charge By-law #48/2024
for all provisions of the By-law. The By-law is available on the
Township's website: www.wellesley.ca
1.
Development Charges for Roads and Related Services, Fire
Protection Services, Parks and Recreation Services and
Administration Services shall be calculated and be payable as per
Ontario Regulation 454/19.
2.
The following uses are wholly exempt from development charges
under the by-law:
- Lands, owned by and used for purposes of a municipality, local
board thereof, or board of education;
- An interior alteration to an existing building or structure which
does not change or intensify the use of the land;
- The enlargement of an existing residential dwelling unit, or the
creation of one or two additional units where specific
conditions are met;
- The enlargement of the gross floor area of an existing industrial
building where the gross floor area is enlarged by 50 percent of
less of the original gross floor area of the industrial building
prior to the last expansion;
- A public hospital exempt from taxation under section 3 of the
Assessment Act;
- 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-law 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.
4.
The schedule of development charges will be adjusted annually as of
December 1st each year, in accordance with the most recent twelve-
month change in the Statistics Canada Quarterly "Construction Price
Statistics".
Development Charges
Information Brochure
December 2025
By-law #48/2024
This pamphlet summarizes the Township of Wellesley's policy with
respect to development charges.
The information contained herein is intended as a guide. Applicants
should review By-law #48/2024 (as amended) and consult the Building
Department to determine the applicable charges that may apply to
specific development proposals.
Development charges by-laws are available for inspection in the
Finance Department and Clerk's office, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. and on the municipality's website at www.wellesley.ca
For further information, please contact:
Kaitlyn Werth
Township of Wellesley
4639 Lobsinger Line, R.R. #1
St. Clements, ON N0B 2M0
E: [email protected] P: (519) 699-3947
Municipal
Wide
Services
Residential Development Charge
(per dwelling unit)
Non-
Residential
($ per
square
meter of
Floor Area)
Single/
Semi
Dwelling
Rows/
Other
Multiples
Apartments
2 +
Bedroom
Bachelor &
1
Bedroom
Fire
Protection
Services
$2,066
$1,418
$1,200
$778
$6.47
Services
Related to
a Highway
$4,052
$2,780
$2,355
$1,525
$12.68
Parks &
Recreation
Services
$14,679
$10,074
$8,531
$5,528
$5.15
Library
Services
$1,238
$849
$719
$466
$0.43
Growth-
Related
Studies
$324
$223
$189
$122
$0.36
Total
Charge Per
Unit
$22,359
$15,344
$12,994
$8,419
$25.09
Note: 1 square foot = 0.0929 square metres
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 Township of Wellesley passed uniform
municipal-wide By-law #48/2024 on December 10th, 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 contained in Development Charges By-law
#48/2024 and applies to all lands in the Township of Wellesley.
Statement of the Treasurer
As required by the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended,
and Bill 73, the Treasurer for the Township of Wellesley 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 Township of Wellesley for their review and may be
reviewed by the public in the Clerk's department during regular
business hours at 4639 Lobsinger Line, Township of Wellesley,
Ontario N0B 2M0.