- 2019 development charges
- 2020 development charges
- 2021 development charges
- 2022 development charges: Jan 1-April 21, 2022
- 2022 development charges: April 22-July 31, 2022
- 2022 development charges: August 1-Dec 31, 2022
- 2023 development charges: Jan 1-July 31 2023
- 2023 development charges: Aug 1-Dec 31, 2023
- 2024 development charges: Jan 1-July 31, 2024
- 2024 development charges: Aug 1-Dec 31, 2024
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 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 (e.g., General Government, Library Services, Fire Services, Police Services, Emergency Medical Services, Recreation, Parks, Transit Services, Waste Management, Long-Term Care, Services related to a Highway and Sewage Services). The City of Peterborough Development Charges Pamphlet summarizes the City’s policy with respect to development charges. By-law 24-081 went into effect on January 1, 2025 and imposes City-wide development charges for municipal services.
In addition to the City-wide development charges, the City imposes area-specific development charges for some sanitary trunk sewers, stormwater facilities, and servicing and planning studies in specific planning areas through By-laws 22-053 to 22-060.
Draft Amended City-wide Development Charges Background Study
On June 9, 2025, Council approved Report IPGACP25-012- Sanitary Master Plan, dated June 2, 2025, and the associated Sanitary Capital Investment Plan. The updated growth-related costs of the sanitary capital program are lower than those included in the original City-wide Development Charges Study, dated September 6, 2024. Also, since the passage of By-law 24-081, the City has received grants which reduce the net cost of certain growth-related capital projects.
The Draft Amended City-wide Development Charges Background Study (2025) has been undertaken to determine development charge rates for eligible services and to develop a new DC by-law. The Services Related to a Highway and Sewage Services are impacted by these reductions. The remaining DC services remain unchanged (i.e., General Government, Library Services, Fire Services, Police Services, Emergency Medical Service, Recreation, Parks, Public Works, Transit Services, Waste Management and Long-Term Care).
Development Charges Statutory Public Meeting – August 5, 2025
Council is required under the Development Charges Act, 1997, to hold at least one public meeting to allow the public the opportunity to review and provide comments on the Background Studies, related staff reports and the proposed City-wide Development Charges By-law.
Any person may attend the public meeting and make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the by-law. You are invited to register to speak at the public meeting or provide a written submission to the City Clerk's Office no later than 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Written comments received prior to the meeting and submissions made at the public meeting will be considered by Council prior to the enactment of a new development charges by-law.
The meeting will take place at Council Chambers, City Hall, 500 George St. N. in Peterborough. It will be livestreamed on the City's website.
Read more: Notice of Statutory Public Meeting, posted July 10, 2025
Technical inquiries should be directed to Erica Arkell, Manager Financial Analysis, Finance and Corporate Services Department or by telephone at 705-742-7777 ext. 1628.
City-wide Development Charges
- Residential A: Single and semi, 1 to 2 units - $70,953.00/unit plus area-specific charges
- Residential B: More than 2 units (e.g., row or garden suites) - $51,350.00/unit plus area-specific charges
- Residential C: apartment-type dwelling or multi-suite building - $44,012.00/unit plus area-specific charges
- Non-Residential: $268.61 per square metre plus area-specific charges
Residential charge by unit type within Planning Areas
Residential A, Singles and Semis
Residential A - single and semi
| Planning area | Planning area charge | City-wide uniform charge | Total charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | $5,122 | $70,953 | $76,075 |
| Carnegie East | $14,330 | $70,953 | $85,283 |
| Carnegie West | $10,065 | $70,953 | $81,018 |
| Lily Lake | $8,129 | $70,953 | $79,082 |
| Chemong East | $12,845 | $70,953 | $83,798 |
| Chemong West | $15,487 | $70,953 | $86,440 |
| Liftlock | $13,958 | $70,953 | $84,911 |
| Coldsprings | $11,957 | $70,953 | $82,910 |
| City-Wide Dev. Area | - | $70,953 | $70,953 |
| Average | $11,487 | $70,953 | $81,163 |
Residential B - other multiples
| Planning area | Planning area charge | City-wide uniform charge | Total charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | $4,340 | $51,350 | $55,690 |
| Carnegie East | $12,144 | $51,350 | $63,494 |
| Carnegie West | $8,528 | $51,350 | $59,878 |
| Lily Lake | $6,889 | $51,350 | $58,239 |
| Chemong East | $10,885 | $51,350 | $62,235 |
| Chemong West | $13,124 | $51,350 | $64,474 |
| Liftlock | $11,830 | $51,350 | $63,180 |
| Coldsprings | $10,133 | $51,350 | $61,483 |
| City-Wide Dev. Area | - | $51,350 | $51,350 |
| Average | $9,734 | $51,350 | $60,003 |
| Planning area | Planning area charge | City-wide uniform charge | Total charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | $2,950 | $44,012 | $46,962 |
| Carnegie East | $8,258 | $44,012 | $52,270 |
| Carnegie West | $5,799 | $44,012 | $49,811 |
| Lily Lake | $4,685 | $44,012 | $48,697 |
| Chemong East | $7,402 | $44,012 | $51,414 |
| Chemong West | $8,925 | $44,012 | $52,937 |
| Liftlock | $8,044 | $44,012 | $52,056 |
| Coldsprings | $6,890 | $44,012 | $50,902 |
| City-Wide Dev. Area | - | $44,012 | $44,012 |
| Average | $6,619 | $44,012 | $49,896 |
Non-residential Development Charges
| Area | Planning area charge | City-wide charge | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemong West | $58.32/sq.m | $268.61/sq.m | $326.93/sq.m |
| Coldsprings | $45.04/sq.m | $268.61/sq.m | $313.65/sq.m |
| City-wide | n/a | $268.61/sq.m | $268.61/sq.m |
Education Development Charges
In accordance with the authority provided under the Education Act Section 257.54, specific local Peterborough school boards have established development charges for land that is undergoing residential and non-resident development. The City of Peterborough Building Services Division will be collecting the education development charges (EDC) at the time of building permit issuance on behalf of the local school boards.
Residential Education Development Charges
| Residential EDC | Year 1: April 4, 2022 – April 3, 2023 | Year 2: April 4, 2023 – April 3, 2024 | Year 3: April 4, 2024 – April 3, 2025 | Year 4: April 4, 2025 – April 3, 2026 | Year 5: April 4, 2026 – April 3, 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVNCC District School Board | $362 | $524 | $524 | $524.00 | $524.00 |
| KPR District School Board | $436 | $736 | $1,036 | $1,246.00 | $1,246.00 |
| Total Residential EDC | $798 | $1,260 | $1,560 | $1,770.00 | $1,770.00 |
Non-residential Education Development Charges
| Non-Residential EDC | Year 1: April 4, 2022 – April 3, 2023 | Year 2: April 4, 2023 – April 3, 2024 | Year 3: April 4, 2024 – April 3, 2025 | Year 4: April 4, 2025 – April 3, 2026 | Year 5: April 4, 2026 – April 3, 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVNCC District School Board | $1.29/sq.m | $1.51/sq.m | $1.51/2sq.m | $1.51/sq.m | $1.51sq.m |
| KPR District School Board | $1.51/sq.m. | $2.58/sq.m. | $3.55/sq.m. | $3.55/sq.m. | $3.55/sq.m. |
| Total Non-Residential EDC | $2.70/sq.m | $4.09/sq.m | $5.06/sq.m | $5.06/sq.m | $5.06/sq.m |
Please contact the individual school boards for information relating to the Education Development Charges:
Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board (PVNCCDSB)
Water Services Development Charges
Proposed residential and non-residential construction within the City of Peterborough may be subject to Water Services Development Charges as identified in the Peterborough Utilities Group Water Services Development Charge City By-law 24-050. Where development is subject to a development charge under the By-law it shall be paid directly to the Peterborough Utilities Group prior to the issuance of a Building Permit.
Definitions, past development charges and background studies
Definitions
Non-residential uses
- “Non-residential use” means lands designed, adapted, or used for any purpose other than a dwelling unit or dwelling units, or accessory uses or spaces to a dwelling or dwellings; and includes commercial, industrial, and institutional uses including a long-term care home within the meaning of subsection 2 (1) of the Fixing Long-Term Care Action, 2021 and excludes an agricultural 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 use
- “Residential use” means land, buildings or structures used, designed or intended for use as a home or residence of one or more individuals, and shall include, but is not limited to, a single detached dwelling, a semi-detached dwelling, a townhouse, a plex, a stacked townhouse, an apartment building, a group home, a rooming/lodging house, a mobile home, a retirement residence and a residential dwelling unit accessory to a non-residential use.
- “Residential A building” means a building, or portion thereof containing one or two dwelling units.
- “Residential B building” means a building, or portion thereof containing more than two dwelling units, other than a Residential C building.
- “Residential C building” means a residential building or the residential portion of a mixed-use building consisting of more than three (3) dwelling units, which dwelling units have a common entrance to grade, but does not include a triplex, duplex, or townhouse. Notwithstanding the foregoing an "apartment building" includes a Stacked Townhouse.
- "Dwelling Unit" means one or more rooms used, designed, or intended to be used by one person or persons living together, in which full or partial culinary facilities and sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive use of such person or persons.
Development charges background studies
The background studies help us to set the rates for the current development charges.
The background studies are listed below for reference:
- City-wide Development Charges Background Study January 2025 to December 2034
- Planning area-specific development charges background study August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2027
- City-wide development charges amendment background study August 1, 2022- December 31, 2024
- City-wide development charges background study January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2024
- City-wide development charges background study August 2014 to December 2019
- City-wide development charges amendment study January 2018 to December 2019
- Planning area-specific development charges background study August 1, 2017 to July 31, 2022
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