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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF WOODSTOCK
BY-LAW NUMBER 9538-22
A by-law to establish development charges
for the Corporation of the City of Woodstock
WHEREAS subsection 2(1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997 c. 27 (hereinafter
called "the Act") provides that the council of a municipality may pass By-laws for the
imposition of development charges against land for increased capital costs required
because of the need for services arising from development in the area to which the by-
law applies;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the City of Woodstock ("City of
Woodstock") has given Notice in accordance with Section 12 of the Development
Charges Act, 1997, of its intention to pass a by-law under Section 2 of the said Act;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Woodstock has heard all persons who applied
to be heard no matter whether in objection to, or in support of, the development charge
proposal at a public meeting held on May 19, 2022;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Woodstock had before it a report entitled
Development Charges Background Study dated April 14, 2022 prepared by Hemson
Consulting Ltd. (the "Study"), wherein it is indicated that the development of any land
within the City of Woodstock will increase the need for services as defined herein;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the County has indicated its intent that the future
excess capacity identified in the Study shall be paid for by the Development Charges or
other similar charges;
AND WHEREAS following the Public Meeting, Council afforded the public an
additional period of time for the submission of further written representations;
AND WHEREAS Council has further considered the Study and the by-law in light
of any further written representations received;
AND WHEREAS by this by-law Council has indicated that it intends to ensure
that the increase in the need for services attributable to the anticipated development will
be met as set out in the Capital Programs contained in Appendix B of the
Study;
AND WHEREAS by this by-law Council has determined that no further public
meetings are required under section 12 of the Act.
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AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Woodstock has given consideration of the
use of more than one development charge by-law to reflect different needs for services
in different areas, also known as area rating or area specific DCs, and has determined
that for the services, and associated infrastructure proposed to be funded by DCs under
this by-law, that it is fair and reasonable that the charges be calculated on a municipal-
wide uniform basis;
AND WHEREAS the Development Charges Background Study dated April 14, 2022
includes an Asset Management Plan that deals with all assets whose capital costs are
intended to be funded under the development charge by-law and that such assets are
considered to be financially sustainable over their full life-cycle.
AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Woodstock will give consideration to
incorporate the asset management plan outlined in the Development Charges
Background Study within the City's ongoing practices and corporate asset management
strategy.
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WOODSTOCK ENACTS AS
FOLLOWS:
DEFINITIONS
1.
In this by-law,
(1)
"Act" means the Development Charges Act, 1997, c. 27;
(2)
"Affordable housing" means housing accommodations and incidental
facilities primarily for persons of low and moderate income that meet the
requirements of any program for such purpose as administered by any
agency of the Federal or Provincial government, the County of Oxford
and/or the City.
(3)
"Apartment dwelling" means any dwelling unit within a building containing
more than four dwelling units where the units are connected by an interior
corridor;
(4)
"Bedroom" means a habitable room larger than seven square metres,
including a den, study, or other similar area, but does not include a living
room, dining room or kitchen;
(5)
"Building" means a permanent enclosed structure occupying an area
greater than ten square metres (10 m²) and, notwithstanding the generality
of the foregoing, includes, but is not limited to:
(a) An above-grade storage tank;
(b) An air-supported structure;
(c) An industrial tent;
(d) A roof-like structure over a gas-bar or service station; and
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(e) An area attached to and ancillary to a retail Development delineated by
one or more walls or part walls, a roof-like structure, or any one or more of
them;
(6)
"Board of education" means a board defined in s.s. 1(1) of the Education
Act;
(7)
"Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, S.O. 1992, c. 23, as
amended;
(8)
"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,
(a)
to acquire land or an interest in land, including a leasehold interest;
(b)
to improve land;
(c)
to acquire, lease, construct or improve buildings and structures;
(d)
to acquire, lease, construct or improve facilities including,
(i)
rolling stock with an estimated useful life of seven years or
more,
(ii)
furniture and equipment, other than computer equipment,
and
(iii)
materials acquired for circulation, reference or information
purposes by a library board as defined in the Public Libraries
Act, 1984, S.O. 1984, c. 57, and
(e)
to undertake studies in connection with any of the matters referred
to in clauses (a) to (d);
(f)
to complete the development charge background study under
Section 10 of the Act;
(g)
interest on money borrowed to pay for costs in (a) to (d);
required for provision of services designated in this by-law within or outside
the municipality.
(9)
"Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the City of Woodstock;
(10)
"Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land
that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 7 of this by-
law and including the redevelopment of land or the redevelopment,
expansion, extension or alteration of a use, building or structure except
interior alterations to an existing building or structure which do not change
or intensify the use of land;
(11)
"Development charge" means a charge imposed pursuant to this By-law;
(12)
"Dwelling" or "Dwelling unit" means any part of a building or structure with
a room or suite of rooms used, or designed or intended for use by, one
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person or persons living together, in which sanitary facilities are provided
for the exclusive use of such person or persons and a separate kitchen
may or may not be provided;
(13)
"Farm Building" means a Building or structure associated with and located
on land devoted to the practice of farming and that is used essentially for
the housing of farm equipment or livestock, or the production, storage or
processing of agricultural and horticultural produce or feeds, and as part
of or in connection with a bona fide farming operation and includes barns,
silos and other buildings or structures ancillary to that farming operation,
but excludes:
(a) a Residential Use, with the exception of a bunk house for seasonal
farm workers required for that farm operation; and
(b) any Building or portion thereof used or intended to be used for any
other Non-Residential Use, including, but not limited to: retail sales;
commercial services; restaurants; banquet facilities; hospitality and
accommodation facilities; gift shops; contractors shops; services related to
grooming, boarding, or breeding of household pets; and alcohol or
marijuana production facilities.
(14)
"Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or
structure at all exterior walls;
(15)
"Gross floor area" means the total floor area measured between the
outside of exterior walls, or between the outside of exterior walls and the
centre line of party walls dividing the building from another building, of all
floors above the average level of finished ground adjoining the building at
its exterior walls.
(16)
"Industrial Building" means a building used for or in connection with,
(a) manufacturing,
producing,
processing,
storing
or
distributing
something,
(b) research or development in connection with manufacturing, producing
or processing something,
(c) retail sales by a manufacturer, producer or processor of something
they manufactured, produced or processed, if the retail sales are at the
site where the manufacturing, production, or processing takes place,
(d) office or administrative purposes, if they are,
i. carried out with respect to manufacturing, producing,
processing, storage or distributing of something, and
ii. in, attached or located upon the same property to the building
or structure used for that manufacturing, producing, processing,
storage or distribution
and shall not include self-storage facilities or retail warehouses.
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(17)
"Institutional building" means a building used for or in connection with any
organization, owned or operated for religious, educational, charitable or
governmental purposes supported in whole or in part by public funds;
(18)
"Local board" means a public utility commission, public library board, local
board of health, or any other board, commission, committee or body or
local authority established or exercising any power or authority under any
general or special Act with respect to any of the affairs or purposes of the
municipality or any part or parts thereof;
(19)
"Local services" means those services or facilities which are under the
jurisdiction of the municipality and are related to a plan of subdivision or
within the area to which the plan relates, required as a condition of
approval under s.51 of the Planning Act, or as a condition of approval
under s.53 of the Planning Act;
(20)
"Mezzanine" means an intermediate floor assembly between the floor and
ceiling of any room or storey and includes an interior balcony;
(21)
"Multiple dwelling" means all dwellings other than single detached
dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, and apartment dwellings and shall
include Park Model Trailers;
(22)
"Municipality" means The Corporation of the City of Woodstock;
(23)
"Non-residential uses" means a building or structure used for other than a
residential use;
(24)
"Other non-residential uses" means lands, buildings or structures or
portions thereof used, or designed or intended for a use other than a
residential or industrial development;
(25)
"Owner" means the owner of land or a person who has made application
for an approval for the development of land upon which a development
charge is imposed;
(26)
"Park Model Trailer" means a trailer conforming to National Standard of
Canada CAN CSA-Z241.0-92, CAN CSA-Z240 or similar standard that is
up to a maximum size of 50 square metres and designed to facilitate
relocation from time to time.
(27)
"Planning Act" means the Planning Act, 1990, R.S.O. 1990, c.1, as
amended;
(28)
"Regulation" means any regulation made pursuant to the Act;
(29)
"Residential uses" means lands, buildings or structures or portions thereof
used, or designed or intended for use as a home or residence of one or
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more individuals, and shall include a single detached dwelling, a semi-
detached dwelling, a multiple dwelling, an apartment dwelling, and the
residential portion of a mixed-use building or structure;
(30)
"Semi-detached dwelling" means a building divided vertically into two
dwelling units each of which has a separate entrance and access to grade;
(31)
"Services" means services set out in Schedule "A" to this By-law;
(32) "Single detached dwelling" means a completely detached building
containing only one dwelling unit.
(33) "Temporary Building or Structure" means a Building or structure
constructed or erected or placed on land for a continuous period not
exceeding twelve months, or an addition or alteration to a Building or
structure that has the effect of increasing the total floor area thereof for a
continuous period not exceeding twelve months;
(34)
"Total floor area" means, the sum total of the total areas of all floors in a
building or structure whether at above or below grade measured between
the exterior faces of the exterior walls of the building or structure or from
the centre line of a common wall separating two uses or from the outside
edge of a floor where the outside edge of the floor does not meet an
exterior or common wall, and;
(a) includes the floor area of a mezzanine, atrium, or air supported structure,
and the space occupied by interior wall partitions; and
(b) where a building or structure does not have any walls, the total floor area
of the building or structure shall be the total of the area of all floors
including the ground floor that are directly beneath the roof of the building
or structure;
CALCULATION OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
2.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this By-law, development charges against land
in the municipality shall be imposed, calculated and collected in
accordance with the base rates set out in Schedule "B", which relate to the
services set out in Schedule "A" and further adjusted by Section 19.
(2)
The development charge with respect to the use of any land, buildings or
structures shall be calculated as follows:
(a)
in the case of residential development or redevelopment, or a
residential portion of a mixed-use development or redevelopment,
based upon the number and type of dwelling units;
(b)
in the case of non-residential development or redevelopment, or a
non-residential
portion
of
a
mixed-use
development
or
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redevelopment, based upon the total floor area of such
development.
(3)
Council hereby determines that the development or redevelopment of
land, buildings or structures for residential and non-residential uses will
require the provision, enlargement or expansion of the services referenced
in Schedule "A".
APPLICABLE LANDS
3.
(1)
Subject to Sections 4 and 5, this by-law applies to all lands in the
municipality, whether or not the land or use is exempt from taxation under
Section 3 of the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.A.31. The By-law shall
also apply to any additional lands that may be incorporated into the
corporate boundary for the City of Woodstock through a municipal
boundary adjustment process and/or designated as large urban centre
(City of Woodstock) on Schedule C-3 of the County of Oxford Official Plan
through an Official Plan amendment.
(2)
This by-law shall not apply to land that is owned by and used for the
purposes of:
(a)
a board of education;
(b)
any municipality or local board thereof;
(c)
a Place of Worship exempt under s.3 of the Assessment Act,
R.S.O. 1990, c. A31, as amended;
(d)
a Public Hospital under the Public Hospitals Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.
P.40, as amended;
RULES WITH RESPECT TO EXEMPTIONS FOR INTENSIFICATION OF EXISTING
HOUSING
4.
(1)
Notwithstanding Section 3 above, no development charge shall be
imposed on a development if the only effect of the development is to:
(a)
enlarge an existing residential dwelling unit;
(b)
create additional dwelling units as prescribed under O.Reg. 82/98,
subject to the prescribed restrictions, in prescribed classes of
existing residential buildings or prescribed structures ancillary to
existing residential buildings; or
(c)
create additional dwelling units in proposed new residential
buildings as prescribed under O.Reg. 82/98, including structures
ancillary to dwellings, subject to the prescribed restrictions.
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RULES WITH RESPECT TO AN "INDUSTRIAL" EXPANSION EXEMPTION
5.
(1)
Notwithstanding Section 3, if a development includes the enlargement of
the gross floor area of an existing industrial building, the amount of the
development charge that is payable in respect of the enlargement is
determined in accordance with this section:
(a)
if the gross floor area is enlarged by 50 percent or less, the amount
of the development charge in respect of the enlargement is zero; or
(b)
if the gross floor area is enlarged by more than 50 percent,
development charges are payable on the amount by which the
enlargement exceeds 50 percent of the gross floor area before the
enlargement.
(2)
For the purpose of this section, the terms "gross floor area" and "existing
industrial building" shall have the same meaning as those terms have in
O.Reg. 82/98 made under the Act.
(3)
In this section, for greater certainty in applying the exemption herein:
(a)
the gross floor area of an existing industrial building is enlarged
where there is a bona fide physical and functional increase in the
size of the existing industrial building.
OTHER EXEMPTIONS FROM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
6.
(1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-law, development charges
shall not be imposed with respect to
(a)
an institutional building as defined herein;
(b)
all development within the boundaries of the "Downtown
Community Improvement Area" as shown on Schedule "C" of this
By-law;
(c)
an affordable housing development
(d)
farm buildings as defined herein; and
(e)
temporary buildings or structures as defined herein
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES IMPOSED
7.
(1)
Subject to subsection (2), development charges shall be calculated and
collected in accordance with the provisions of this by-law and be imposed
on land to be developed for residential and non-residential use, where, the
development requires,
(i)
the passing of a zoning by-law or an amendment thereto under
Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P. 13;
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(ii)
the approval of a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning
Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13;
(iii)
a conveyance of land to which a by-law passed under subsection
50(7) of the Planning Act, R. S.O. 1990, c.P.13 applies;
(iv)
the approval of a plan of subdivision under Section 51 of the
Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P. 13;
(v)
a consent under Section 53 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.
13;
(vi)
the approval of a description under Section 50 of the Condominium
Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c.19; or
(vii)
the issuing of a permit under the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O.
1992, c.23, as amended in relation to a building or structure.
(2)
Subsection (1) shall not apply in respect to
(a)
local services installed or paid for by the owner within a plan of
subdivision or within the area to which the plan relates, as a
condition of approval under Section 51 of the Planning Act, R.S.O.
1990, c.P. 13;
(b)
local services installed or paid for by the owner as a condition of
approval under Section 53 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.
13.
LOCAL SERVICE INSTALLATION
8.
Nothing in this by-law prevents Council from requiring, as a condition of an
agreement under Section 51 or 53 of the Planning Act, that the owner, at his or
her own expense, shall install or pay for such local services, within the Plan of
Subdivision or within the area to which the plan relates, as Council may require.
MULTIPLE CHARGES
9.
(1)
Where two or more of the actions described in subsection 7(1) are required
before land to which a development charge applies can be developed, only
one development charge shall be calculated and collected in accordance
with the provisions of this by-law.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), if two or more of the actions described in
subsection 7(1) occur at different times, and if the subsequent action has
the effect of increasing the need for municipal services as set out in
Schedule "A", an additional development charge on the additional
residential units and non-residential floor area, shall be calculated and
collected in accordance with the provisions of this by-law.
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SERVICES IN LIEU
10.
(1)
Council may authorize an owner, through an agreement under Section 38
of the Act, to substitute such part of the development charge applicable to
the owner's development as may be specified in the agreement, by the
provision at the sole expense of the owner, of services in lieu. Such
agreement shall further specify that where the owner provides services in
lieu in accordance with the agreement, Council shall give to the owner a
credit against the development charge in accordance with the agreement
provisions and the provisions of Section 39 of the Act, equal to the
reasonable cost to the owner of providing the services in lieu. In no case
shall the agreement provide for a credit which exceeds the total
development charge payable by an owner to the municipality in respect of
the development to which the agreement relates.
(2)
In any agreement under subsection 11(1), Council may also give a further
credit to the owner equal to the reasonable cost of providing services in
addition to, or of a greater size or capacity, than would be required under
this by-law.
(3)
The credit provided for in subsection (2) shall not be charged to any
development charge reserve fund.
FRONT-ENDING AGREEMENTS
11.
Council may authorize a front-ending agreement in accordance with the
provisions of Part III of the Act, upon such terms as Council may require, in respect
of the development of land.
RULES WITH RESPECT TO RE-DEVELOPMENT
12.
If a development or redevelopment involves the demolition of and replacement of
a building or structure, or the conversion from one principal use to another:
(1)
a credit shall be allowed, provided that the land was improved by occupied
structures within the five years prior to the issuance of the building permit,
and the building permit has been issued for the development or
redevelopment within five years from the date the demolition permit has
been issued; and
(2)
a credit shall be allowed equivalent to:
(a)
the number of dwelling units demolished/converted multiplied by
the applicable residential development charge in place at the time
the development charge is payable, and/or
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(b)
the gross floor area of the building demolished/converted multiplied
by the current non-residential development charge in place at the
time the development charge is payable.
13.
A credit can, in no case, exceed the amount of the development charge that would
otherwise be payable, and no credit is available if the existing built form is exempt
under this by-law.
14.
Notwithstanding subsection 12(1) above, where the Building cannot be
demolished until the new Building has been erected, the Owner shall notify the
City in writing and pay the applicable Development Charge for the new Building
in full and, if the existing Building is demolished not later than twelve (12) months
from the date a building permit is issued for the new Building, the City shall provide
a refund calculated in accordance with this section to the Owner without interest.
If more than twelve (12) months is required to demolish the existing Building, the
Owner may make a written request to the City, and the City's Treasurer or
designate, in his or her sole and absolute discretion and upon such terms and
conditions as he or she considers necessary or appropriate, may extend the time
in which the existing Building must be demolished, and such decision shall be
made prior to the issuance of the first building permit for the new Building.
TIMING OF CALCULATION AND PAYMENT
15.
(1)
Development charges shall be calculated and payable in accordance with
section 26, section 26.1 and section 26.2 of the Development Charges Act.
(2)
Where development charges apply to land in relation to which a building
permit is required, the building permit shall not be issued until the
development charge has been paid in full.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsections 15(1) and (2) of this by-law, an owner and
the Municipality may enter into an agreement to provide for the payment
in full of a development charge before building permit issuance or later
than the issuing of a building permit, in accordance with section 27 of the
Act.
INTEREST PAYMENTS
16.
(1)
The Municipality may charge interest on the installments required by
subsection 26.1(3) of the Act from the date the development charge would
have been payable in accordance with Section 26 of the Act to the date
the installment is paid.
(2)
Where subsections 26.2(1) (a) or (b) of the Act applies, the Municipality
may charge interest on the development charge from the date of the
application referred to in the applicable clause to the date the development
charge is payable under subsection 26.2(3) of the Act.
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(3)
The Municipality may determine, by Council resolution or policy external
to this by-law, interest rates in relation to subsections 16(1) and (2) of this
by-law.
RESERVE FUNDS
17.
(1)
Monies received from payment of development charges under this by-law
shall be maintained in separate reserve funds as per the service categories
set out in Schedule "A".
(2)
Monies received for the payment of development charges shall be used
only in accordance with the provisions of Section 35 of the Act.
(3)
Where any development charge, or part thereof, remains unpaid after the
due date, the amount unpaid shall be added to the tax roll and shall be
collected as taxes.
(5)
Where any unpaid development charges are collected as taxes under
subsection (3), the monies so collected shall be credited to the
development charge reserve funds referred to in subsection (1).
(6)
The Treasurer of the Municipality shall, in each year, furnish to Council a
statement in respect of the reserve funds established hereunder for the
prior year, containing the information set out in Section 12 of O.Reg. 82/98.
BY-LAW AMENDMENT OR APPEAL
18.
(1)
Where this by-law or any development charge prescribed thereunder is
amended or repealed either by order of the Ontario Land Tribunal or by
resolution of the Municipal Council, the Municipal Treasurer shall calculate
forthwith the amount of any overpayment to be refunded as a result of said
amendment or repeal.
(2)
Refunds that are required to be paid under subsection (1) shall be paid
with interest to be calculated as follows:
(a)
Interest shall be calculated from the date on which the overpayment
was collected to the date on which the refund is paid;
(b)
The Bank of Canada interest rate in effect on the date of enactment
of this by-law shall be used.
(3)
Refunds that are required to be paid under subsection (1) shall include the
interest owed under this section.
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BY-LAW INDEXING
19.
The development charges set out in Schedule "B" to this by-law shall be adjusted
annually on April 1 of each year, without amendment to this by-law, in accordance
with the most recent twelve month change in the Statistics Canada Quarterly,
"Construction Price Statistics".
SEVERABILITY
20.
In the event any provision, or part thereof, of this by-law is found by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be ultra vires, such provision, or part thereof, shall be
deemed to be severed, and the remaining portion of such provision and all other
provisions of this by-law shall remain in full force and effect.
HEADINGS FOR REFERENCE ONLY
21.
The headings inserted in this by-law are for convenience of reference only and
shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this by-law.
BY-LAW REGISTRATION
22.
A certified copy of this by-law may be registered on title to any land to which this
by-law applies.
BY-LAW ADMINISTRATION
23.
This by-law shall be administered by the Municipal Treasurer.
SCHEDULES TO THE BY-LAW
24.
The following Schedules to this by-law form an integral part of this by-law:
Schedule A
- Schedule of Municipal Services
Schedule B
- Schedule of Development Charges
Schedule C
- Schedule of Lands exempt from the City of Woodstock
Development Charges By-law
DATE BY-LAW EFFECTIVE
25.
This By-law shall come into force and effect on January 1st, 2023.
EXISTING BY-LAW REPEAL
26.
By-law 9208-18 (as amended) is repealed as of the date of this by-law comes
into force and effect.
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SHORT TITLE
27.
This by-law may be cited as the "City of Woodstock Development Charge By-law,
2022.
READ a first and second time in Open Council this 16th day of June, 2022.
READ a third time and passed in Open Council this 16th day of June, 2022.
Acting Mayor
Clerk
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SCHEDULE "A"
TO BY-LAW NO. 9538-22
DESIGNATED MUNICIPAL SERVICES UNDER THIS BY-LAW
1. Library Services
2.
Fire Protection
3.
Police Protection
4.
Parks and Recreation
5.
Transit Services
6.
Waste Diversion
7.
Development-Related Studies
8.
Services Related to a Highway: Public Works
9.
Services Related to a Highway: Roads and Related
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CITY OF WOODSTOCK
SCHEDULE "B"
TO BY-LAW NO. 9538-22
SCHEDULE OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
Effective January 1, 2023
Service
Singles &
Semis
Rows &
Other
Multiples
Apartments
2+
Bedrooms
Apartments
Bachelor or
1 Bedroom
Library Services
$1,327
$1,053
$741
$604
Fire Protection
$568
$450
$317
$258
Police Protection
$748
$593
$418
$340
Parks And Recreation
$7,765
$6,158
$4,338
$3,534
Transit Services
$411
$326
$230
$187
Waste Diversion
$13
$10
$7
$6
Development-Related Studies
$115
$91
$64
$52
Services Related to a Highway:
Public Works
$707
$561
$395
$322
Roads And Related
$3,480
$2,760
$1,944
$1,584
TOTAL CHARGE
$15,134
$12,002
$8,454
$6,887
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SCHEDULE OF NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
Effective January 1, 2023
Charge per Square Metre
Service
Non-Industrial
Industrial
Library Services
$0.00
$0.00
Fire Protection
$2.20
$2.20
Police Protection
$2.89
$2.89
Parks And Recreation
$0.00
$0.00
Transit Services
$1.59
$1.59
Waste Diversion
$0.10
$0.00
Development-Related Studies
$0.45
$0.45
Services Related to a Highway:
Public Works
$2.72
$2.72
Roads And Related
$26.12
$10.70
TOTAL CHARGE
$36.07
$20.55
Note: Institutional uses as defined are exempt from the payment of development charges as per
section 6 (1).
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CITY OF WOODSTOCK
SCHEDULE "C"
TO BY-LAW NO. 9538-22
SCHEDULE OF LANDS EXEMPT FROM THE CITY OF WOODSTOCK
DEVELOPMENT CHARGES BY-LAW 9538-22
THIS IS SCHEDULE "C"
TO BY-LAW No. 9538-22, PASSED
THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2022
ACTING MAYOR
CLERK