Municipalities can apply development charges on a new development to help pay for the capital costs of infrastructure to support new growth pursuant to the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 27
The Government of Ontario website provides details on municipal development related charges which include Development Changes, Community Benefit Charges and Parkland Dedication: Municipal development and community benefits charges, and parklands | ontario.ca
Please see the 2024 Development Charges pamphlet for the annual indexed amounts as of January 1, 2024.
Development Charges Study 2024 |
Notice of Public MeetingOn Tuesday, July 23, 2024 the Council of the Township of East Garafraxa will hold a Public Meeting, pursuant to section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, to present and obtain public input on the Township’s proposed development charges (D.C.) by-law and underlying background study. Background StudyThe Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. Background Study Report dated June 27, 2024 (revised July 16, 2024 (to correct the Public Meeting Date)) provided herein represents the Development Charges (D.C.) Background Study for the Township of East Garafraxa required by the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended (D.C.A.). The report has been prepared in accordance with the methodology required under the D.C.A. The contents include the following:
D.C.s provide for the recovery of growth-related capital expenditures from new development. The D.C.A. is the statutory basis to impose these charges. The methodology required to determine the charges is detailed in Chapter 4; a simplified summary is provided below.
5. Net capital costs are then allocated between residential and non-residential development types; and 6. Net costs divided by the anticipated development to provide the D.C. |
Development Charges Study 2019 |
The Council of the Township of East Garafraxa passed a municipal-wide Development Charges By-law 32-2019 on August 20, 2019. The By-law contains a rate schedule which shall come into effect on August 31, 2019.
2019 Development Charges Study Documents:
Public MeetingOn Tuesday, July 16, 2019 the Council of the Township of East Garafraxa held a public meeting, pursuant to section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, to present and obtain public input on the municipality’s proposed development charges (D.C.) by-law and underlying background study. |