Development Charges

Development charges

Properly planned growth is good for our community, but it comes with costs. New development can lead to new infrastructure, including roads, sidewalks, sewers, community facilities and fire services. Development charges help cover the costs associated with growth.

Development charges statutory public meeting

Pursuant to The Development Charges Act, 1997, a statutory public meeting of Council was held on Monday, October 28, 2019. The meeting provided the public with an opportunity to review and provide comments on the Background Study, related staff reports and the proposed development charges by-laws.

City-Wide Development Charges Background Study – September 26, 2019

City-Wide Development Charges Background Study – Amended November 4, 2019

2019 Proposed Development Charges City-Wide Discounted Services By-law

2019 Proposed Development Charges City-Wide Services By-law

Development charges are levied against new development and are a primary source of funding for growth-related capital expenditures. The City-Wide Development Charges Background Study relates to the provision of all eligible DC Services (i.e., Library Services, Fire Services, Police Services, Recreation, Parks, Public Works, Parking, Transit Services, General Government, Affordable Housing, Waste Management, Roads & Other City-wide Engineering and Sewage Treatment).

Council will consider by-laws to impose the City-Wide Development Charge rates at a General Committee Meeting on November 12, 2019 with passage of the by-laws to follow at the November 25, 2019 Council meeting.

2019 development charges rates

2019 Development charges are effective from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. Refer to the development charges map for exact locations.

Residential A - single and semi
Planning area	Planning area charge	City-wide uniform charge	Total charge
Jackson	$3,201	$23,337	$26,538
Carnegie East	$5,782	$23,337	$29,119
Carnegie West	$4,203	$23,337	$27,540
Lily Lake	$7,078	$23,337	$30,415
Chemong East	$7,548	$23,337	$30,885
Chemong West	$10,574	$23,337	$33,911
Liftlock	$7,582	$23,337	$30,919
Coldsprings	$3,823	$23,337	$27,160
City-Wide Dev. Area	-	$23,337	$23,337
Average	$6,224	$23,337	$28,869

Residential B - other multiples
Planning area	Planning area charge	City-wide uniform charge	Total charge
Jackson	$2,758	$18,541	$21,299
Carnegie East	$4,985	$18,541	$23,526
Carnegie West	$3,623	$18,541	$22,164
Lily Lake	$6,101	$18,541	$24,642
Chemong East	$6,507	$18,541	$25,048
Chemong West	$9,116	$18,541	$27,657
Liftlock	$6,536	$18,541	$25,077
Coldsprings	$3,296	$18,541	$21,837
City-Wide Dev. Area	-	$18,541	$18,541
Average	$5,365	$18,541	$23,310

Residential C - apartments
Planning area	Planning area charge	City-wide uniform charge	Total charge
Jackson	$1,877	$13,581	$15,458
Carnegie East	$3,391	$13,581	$16,972
Carnegie West	$2,465	$13,581	$16,046
Lily Lake	$4,149	$13,581	$17,730
Chemong East	$4,426	$13,581	$18,007
Chemong West	$6,198	$13,581	$19,779
Liftlock	$4,445	$13,581	$18,026
Coldsprings	$2,241	$13,581	$15,822
City-Wide Dev. Area	-	$13,581	$13,581
Average	$3,649	$13,581	$16,825

City-wide development charges

Residential:

1 to 2 units - $23,337/unit (Plus area-specific charges)
More than 2 units (e.g., row or garden suites) - $18,541/unit (Plus area-specific charges)
Apartment-type dwelling or multi-suite building - $13,581/unit

Non-Residential (other than industrial): $92.59/m2

Industrial: Exempt

Definitions

Non-residential uses

“Non-residential use” means land, buildings or structures or portions thereof used, or designed or intended to be used for a use other than for a residential use, and includes an industrial use and a commercial use.
“Commercial use” means lands, buildings or structures or portions thereof used or designed or intended to be used for a purpose which is classified as a Group D, Group E, Group A (restaurant and licensed beverage establishment only), or Group C (hotel and motel only) occupancy, pursuant to the Ontario Building Code.
“Industrial use” means lands, buildings or structures or portions thereof used or designed or intended to be used for a purpose which is classified as a Group F occupancy, pursuant to the Ontario Building Code.

Residential uses

“Residential use” means land, buildings or structures or portions thereof used, designed or intended to be used as living accommodation for one or more individuals.
“Residential A building” means a building containing one or two dwelling units.
“Residential B building” means a building containing more than two dwelling units, other than a Residential C building.
“Residential C building” means a building containing more than two dwelling units, each of which has access to the common corridor and entrance(s).
“Multi-suite residence” means a building containing 4 or more residential rooms with or without a bath, having common dining, amenity and other related services. (97-08).

Past development charges

Development charges background studies

The background studies help us to set the rates for the current development charges.

The current background studies are listed below for your reference: