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Chapter 504
October 2, 2025
Highway - Street
Chapter 0504 Parking Payments In Lieu Of
Chapter Index
Article 1 - Interpretation
504.1.1
Agreement - defined
504.1.2
Corporation - defined
504.1.3
Council - defined
504.1.4
Owner - defined
504.1.5
Parking facility - defined
Article 2 - Authority
504.2.1
Agreements - by Council - parking facilities
Article 3 - General Provisions
504.3.1
Payment - fee - calculated - Schedule 'A'
504.3.2
Payment - rate - intervals - interest - calculated
504.3.3
Payment - calculations - annually reviewed
504.3.4
Development - default - penalty
504.3.5
Penalty - sum retained - reserve fund
504.3.6
Agreement - registered - Land Title Officer - lien
504.3.7
Special rights - privileges - interests - not vested
504.3.8
Applications - cash in lieu - Schedule 'D'
504.3.9
Schedules - adoption
504.3.10
Parking Payments in Lieu Of
Article 4 - Application
504.4.1
Written form - Schedule 'B' - fee - requirements
504.4.2
Processing - procedure - Schedule 'C'
Article 5 - Treasurer - Responsibilities
504.5.1
Collection - management - money payable
504.5.2
Payment - in full - recommendation - release
504.5.3
Certificate - registered - money paid
Article 6 - Parking Requirement Reserve Fund
504.6.1
Money - paid - deposited - expenditures - limitations
504.6.2
Auditor - annual report - account position
Article 7 - Repeal
504.7.1
By-law - previous
Schedule
Schedule 'A' - Parking Space Calculation Formula
Schedule 'B' - Application
Schedule 'C' - Procedure
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Schedule 'D' - Parking Policy Area
Article 1 - Interpretation
504.1.1
Agreement - defined
"agreement" means an agreement between the Corporation and an owner.
504.1.2
Corporation - defined
"Corporation" means The Corporation of the City of Woodstock.
504.1.3
Council - defined
"Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the City of Woodstock.
504.1.4
Owner - defined
"owner" means an owner or authorized agent applying for relief from the
requirement to provide off-street parking.
504.1.5
Parking facility - defined
"parking facility" means an off-street parking area or accommodation, lot or
garage where motor vehicles may be parked or stored temporarily.
Article 2 - Authority
504.2.1
Agreements - by Council - parking facilities
The Council of the Corporation may authorize agreements with owners and
occupants of buildings or structures to be erected in the City of Woodstock
providing for relief, to the extent set out in the agreements, from any provision in
any other by-law of the Corporation requiring the provision or maintenance of
parking facilities on land that is not part of a highway, and exempting such
owners to the extent specified in the agreements from the necessity of
providing or maintaining such parking facilities.
Article 3 - General Provisions
504.3.1
Payment - fee - calculated - Schedule 'A'
Each agreement authorized under Section 504.2.1 shall provide for the payment
to the Corporation of a sum of money as calculated by the formula in Schedule 'A'
at the time the agreement is executed, or at such other times as is thereby
provided.
504.3.2
Payment - rate - intervals - interest - calculated
In the event of an owner or occupant being able to satisfy the Corporation that
he/she is unable to make payment in a lump sum in accordance with Section
504.3.1, the agreement mentioned in Section 504.3.1 shall provide for a rate of
payment to be determined by the Treasurer based on an interest rate which shall
be the prime rate at the time the agreement is executed.
504.3.3
Payment - calculations - annually reviewed
The formulas set forth in Schedule 'A' for determining the payment shall be
subject to annual review by the Corporation.
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504.3.4
Development - default - penalty
In the event that an owner or occupant who has entered into such an
agreement does not commence construction of the building for which a building
permit was issued within two years of issue, the agreement shall be null and
void and all rights, exemptions and privileges derived by the owner or occupant
under the agreement shall cease and determine and 20% of the sum
calculated in accordance with Section 504.3.1 shall be retained by the
Corporation and any balance paid in excess thereof shall be refunded to the
owner or occupant.
504.3.5
Penalty - sum retained - reserve fund
The sums retained by the Corporation under Section 504.3.4, shall remain in the
fund mentioned in Section 504.6.1.
504.3.6
Agreement - registered - Land Title Officer - lien
Each agreement authorized under Section 504.2.1 shall contain a description of
the lands affected sufficient for registration purposes and shall be registered in
the proper Registry Office or Land Title Office, and when so registered, the
amounts payable under such agreement, until paid, shall be a lien upon the
lands described therein and shall be collected by the Treasurer in the same
manner and with the same remedies as provided for the collection of real
property taxes.
504.3.7
Special rights - privileges - interests - not vested
Nothing in this Chapter shall be interpreted to provide or vest any owner with
a special right, privilege or interest of any kind in any parking facility which may
result from this Chapter.
504.3.8
Applications - cash in lieu - Schedule 'D'
Applications for cash in lieu of parking requirements shall only be considered
within the area described in Schedule 'D'.
504.3.9
Schedules - adoption
Schedules 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D' form a part of this Chapter.
504.3.10
Parking Payments in Lieu Of
Notwithstanding section 504.3.1, commencing October 6, 2025 and ending April 6,
2026, the cash-in-lieu per parking space is set at $10 per parking space for up to
10 parking spaces required by the City of Woodstock Zoning Bylaw in residential
development proposals within the area defined in Schedule "D" of this Chapter.
The cash-in-lieu fee shall remain the same for each parking space in excess of the
10 parking spaces.
Article 4 - Application
504.4.1
Written form - Schedule 'B' - fee - requirements
Every owner or occupant shall make written application upon a form in
accordance with Schedule 'B' forming part of this Chapter, and provided by the
Corporation which form may be altered or replaced from time to time by the
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Corporation and shall pay a fee of $100 at the time of filing the application form,
which fee shall not be refunded, except in the case of applications made in
conjunction with zoning or severance applications in which case the parking
application fee will be waived.
504.4.2
Processing - procedure - Schedule 'C'
The procedure as established in Schedule 'C' to this Chapter, shall apply to the
processing of all applications and agreements.
Article 5 - Treasurer - Responsibilities
504.5.1
Collection - management - money payable
The Treasurer shall be responsible for the collection and management of all
monies payable under agreements made in accordance with the provisions of
this Chapter and where such monies are to be paid other than by a lump sum,
the Treasurer shall specify, for inclusion in the agreement prior to final approval
by Council, the number, frequency and amount of instalments together with
interest thereon.
504.5.2
Payment - in full - recommendation - release
Upon payment in full of the money to be paid under any registered agreement,
the Treasurer shall inform Council of the fact and shall recommend to Council that
the owner or occupant be released from the provisions of the agreement.
504.5.3
Certificate - registered - money paid
A certificate of the Treasurer of the Corporation stating that the money to be paid
under the agreement has been fully paid shall be registered in the appropriate
Registry Office.
Article 6 - Parking Requirement Reserve Fund
504.6.1
Money - paid - deposited - expenditures - limitations
All money paid, or to be paid pursuant to any such agreement, shall be paid into
a special account known as the Parking Requirements Reserve Fund and the
monies in such special fund shall be expended only for the provisions of new
public off-street parking facilities.
504.6.2
Auditor - annual report - account position
The Auditor in his/her annual report shall report on the activities and position of
the special account described in Section 504.6.1.
Article 7 - Repeal
504.7.1
By-law - previous
By-law 6074-83 is hereby repealed. By-law 6481-87, October 15, 1987, By -
law 9780-25, October 2, 2025.
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Schedule 'A' - Parking Space Calculation Formula
The owner or occupant provides capital towards public parking based on one of
the two following formulas. The formulas take into consideration the variation in
land costs throughout the City and current estimated construction costs of one
parking space in either a parking structure or in a surface parking facility. It is
assumed that an average parking space requires 28 square metres (301 square
feet) in a surface facility and 30 square metres (323 square feet) in a parking
structure.
The applicant will enjoy no right of ownership in such a parking space to the cost of
which he/she has contributed. There is no guarantee that the Corporation will
build a parking space at any particular time or that it will build it in a location that
will be of advantage to him/her. Further, if the parking space is built near the
applicant's use it will be utilized for public parking and will not be allocated to the
individual use of the applicant in any way. Accordingly, the formulas reduce the
parking space cost by 50% as a matter of policy to give effect to these
considerations.
a)
Parking Space in Parking Structure
The formula to determine the owner's contribution takes into consideration
land costs and current estimated costs of one car space, averaging 30
square metres (323 square feet) per space, in a multi-level parking
structure:
i)
for any project requiring relief for 1-4 parking spaces:
ii)
for a major renovation or addition to an existing building requiring
relief for 5-20 parking spaces:
iii) for a new development requiring relief for 5-20 parking spaces:
iv) for any development requiring relief for more than 20 parking spaces:
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Where:
L = estimated land cost as determined by recent sales, per square metre of
retail or office commercial land within 915 metres (3000 feet) of the proposed
development;
28 = the number of square metres allocated to one space in a hypothetical
surface parking facility;
C = current estimated cost of constructing one parking space in a hypothetical
surface parking facility;
P = number of parking spaces for which payment in lieu of parking is desired;
S = number of storeys or levels in the parking structure;
CIL = cash in lieu of parking payment.
b)
Parking Spaces in Surface Parking Facility
The formula to determine the owner's or occupant's contribution takes into
consideration land costs and current estimated costs of one car space,
averaging 28 square metres (301 square feet) per space, in a surface
parking facility.
i)
for any project requiring relief for 1-4 parking spaces:
(50% of construction cost and 65% of land cost)
ii)
for a major renovation or addition to an existing building requiring
relief for 5-20 parking spaces:
(60% of construction cost and 75% of land cost)
iii) for a new development requiring relief for 5-20 parking spaces:
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(60% of construction cost and 110% of land cost)
iv) for any development requiring relief for more than 20 parking spaces:
(75% of construction cost and 110% of land cost)
Where:
L = estimated land cost as determined by recent sales, per square metre of
retail or office commercial land within 915 metres (3000 feet) of the proposed
development;
28 = the number of square metres allocated to one space in a hypothetical
surface parking facility;
C = current estimated cost of constructing one parking space in a hypothetical
surface parking facility;
P = number of parking spaces for which payment in lieu of parking is desired;
CIL = cash in lieu of parking payment.
By-law 6873-91, October 3, 1991; Schedule 'A'.
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Schedule 'B' - Application
Application for relief from Parking Requirements
This application must be accompanied by a fee of $100 in cash or cheque, payable
to the "Treasurer of the City of Woodstock"
1. Owner Information
Name:
Telephone Number:
Address:
Postal Code:
2. Applicant Information
Name:
Telephone Number:
Address:
Postal Code:
3. Site Location
Lot No.: _______________ Registered Plan No.: ______________
The site is on the ________ side of _____________ (street) lying between
____________ (street) and ___________________(street).
4. Present use of land:
5. Proposed use (descriptions of applicant's project):
6. Parking Information:
Parking space requirements of Zoning By-law for proposed use:
Number of parking spaces proposed:
Number of parking spaces for which relief is proposed:
7. Method of payment:
8. Site Information
This application must be accompanied by 12 copies of a site plan showing the
following information:
a)
the dimensions of the site;
b)
the existing and/or proposed building to be erected on the site and its
dimensions;
c)
easements on property;
d)
location of existing and/or proposed parking spaces and driveway entrances
and exits;
e)
other information as considered applicable.
If an application is being filed for an amendment to the Zoning By-law at the same
time, the above site information can be included in the Zoning By-law amendment
application.
9. Additional Information:
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When an Ontario Municipal Board hearing is required, the applicant agrees to provide
legal assistance in the preparation and presentation of the application by the City
Solicitor.
Dated this
day of 20
Signature of Applicant Signature of Owner
************************
I,
of the of in the
of
do solemnly
declare that:
All of the above statements and the statements contained in all of the exhibits
transmitted herewith are true, and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously
believing it to be true and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if
made under oath.
Declared before me at the
of
in the
of
this
day of
20
A Commissioner, etc.
By-law 6481-87, October 15, 1987; Schedule 'B'.
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Schedule 'C' - Procedure for the Processing of Applications and
Preparation of Agreements
1)
The application should be addressed to the Planning Department;
2)
The application shall include:
a) the application form;
b) the required number of site plans; and
c) the application fee.
3)
The application is to be filed with the City of Woodstock Staff Advisory
Committee for processing and review;
4)
The application is circulated for comments to appropriate City Departments
followed by a report prepared by the Committee recommending whether or
not a cash payment shall be accepted by the City;
5)
The report submitted through the Management Committee to Council for
their approval;
6)
If Council approves accepting a cash payment in lieu of parking, Council will
direct City staff to make the appropriate legal and fiscal arrangements with
the applicant.
By-law 6481-87, October 15, 1987; Schedule 'C'.
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Schedule 'D' - Parking Policy Area
Central Commercial Area (Dark shading)
Additional (Cash-in- Lieu) Policy Area (Light shading)