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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 093 Municipality of Kincardine Development Charges 2011 By-law THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE r - KBi - f_ • ' , ; ` ask BY-LAW NO. 2011 — 093 BEING A BY -LAW TO ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE 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 Municipality of Kincardine ( "Municipality of Kincardine ") 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 Municipality of Kincardine 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 June 15, 2011; AND WHEREAS the Council of the Municipality of Kincardine had before it a report entitled Development Charges Background Study dated May 2011 (the "Study ") prepared by Hemson Consulting Ltd., wherein it is indicated that the • development of any land within the Municipality of Kincardine will increase the need for services as defined herein; 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 the further written representations received; AND WHEREAS Council on July 13, 2011, Council approved the Study and determined that no further public meetings were required under Section 12 of the Act. NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine ENACTS as follows: DEFINITIONS • 1. In this by -law, (1) "Act" means the Development Charges Act, 1997, c. 27; (2) "Agricultural use" means a bona fide farming operation; (3) "All Other Units" means any dwelling unit that is not a single or • semi- detached housing unit; (4) "Board of education" means a board defined in subsection 1(1) of the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, as amended, or success or legislation; (5) "Bona Fide Farm Use" means the proposed development will qualify as a farm business operating with a valid Farm Business Registration Number issued by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and be assessed in the Farmland Realty Tax Class by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation; (6) "Building" means a structure consisting of a wall, roof, and floor or any of them or a structural system servicing the function thereof, and includes, but is not limited to, an above grade storage tank, air - supported structures and industrial tents • (7) `Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.23, as amended, or successor legislation; (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 to: (a) acquire land or an interest in land, including a leasehold interest; (b) improve land; (c) acquire, lease, construct or improve buildings and structures; (d) 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. (e) undertake studies in connection with any of the matters referred to in clauses (a) to (d); (f) 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 Municipality of Kincardine; • (10) "Development" means any activity or proposed activity in respect of land that requires one or more of the actions referred to in section 6 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 unit" means a room or suite of rooms used, or designed or intended for use by, one person or persons living together, in which culinary and sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive use of such person or persons; (13) "Farm building" means a building or structure actually used as part • of or in connection with a bona fide farming operation and includes barns, silos and other buildings or structures ancillary to a bona fide farming operation, but excluding a residential use; (14) "Grade" means the average level of finished ground adjoining a building or structure at all exterior walls; (15) "Gross 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 a 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 gross 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. (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 or attached to the building or structure used for that manufacturing, producing, processing, storage or distribution. • (17) "Institution" means any land, building, structure, or part thereof, used by any organization, group, corporation or association, for the promotion of charitable, educational, religious or benevolent objectives and not for profit or gain; (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) "Municipality" means The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine; (21) "Non- residential uses" means the use of lands, buildings or structures for other than a residential use; (22) "Official plan" means the Official Plan of the Municipality of Kincardine and any amendments thereto; (23) "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; 24 "Place of worship" means a building or structure, or ( ) " " P 9 part thereof, P • that is exempt from taxation as a place of worship pursuant to paragraph 3 of the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. A. 31, as amended, or successor legislation; (25) "Planning Act" means the Planning Act, 1990, R.S.O. 1990, c.1, as amended; (26) "Redevelopment" means the construction, erection or placing of one or more buildings or structures on land where all or part of a building or structure has previously been demolished on such land, or changing the use of a building or structure from a residential use to a non - residential use or from a non - residential use to a residential use, or changing a building or structure from one form of residential use to another form of residential use or from one form of non - residential use to another form of non - residential use; • (27) "Regulation" means any regulation made pursuant to the Act; (28) `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 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; (29) "Semi- detached dwelling" means a building divided vertically into two dwelling units each of which has a separate entrance and access to grade; (30) "Service" means services set out in Schedule "A" to this By -law, and "services" shall have a corresponding meaning; (31) "Single detached dwelling" means a completely detached building containing only one dwelling unit; DESIGNATION OF SERVICE • 2. It is hereby declared by the Council of the Municipality that all development and redevelopment of land within the Municipality will increase the need for services. 3. The categories of service for which development charges are imposed under this By -law are as follows: a) Parks and Recreation b) Water c) Wastewater 4. A development charge shall include: a) a charge in respect of Parks and Recreation; b) if Water service is available, a charge in respect of Water; and c) if Wastewater service is available, a charge in respect of Wastewater. • CALCULATION OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES 5. (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 rates set out in Schedules "B ", "C ", "D ", "E ", and "F" which relate to the services set out in Schedule „ (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, the sum of the product of the number of dwelling units of each type multiplied by the corresponding • total amount for such dwelling unit type, as set out in Schedules "B ", "C ", "D ", "E ", and "F "; (b) in the case of non - residential development or redevelopment, or a non - residential portion of a mixed -use development or redevelopment, the development charge • shall be the gross floor area of such area multiplied by the corresponding total dollar amount per square metre of gross floor area, as set out in Schedules "B ", "C ", "D ", "E ", and "F' and (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 ". PHASE -IN OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES 6. The development charges imposed pursuant to this by -law are being phased -in pursuant to Schedules "B ", "C ", "D ", "E ", and "F ", subject to the exemptions and indexing provision herein, from the effective date of this by -law. • APPLICABLE LANDS 7. (1) Subject to Sections 8 and 9, 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. (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) any non - residential development that is smaller than 232 square metres in gross floor area; • (d) any non - residential industrial development; (e) any non - residential institutional development; (f) non - residential farm buildings; (g) major office development; (h) subdivision developments that have previously paid a development charge, before the coming into force of a development charge by -law prior to the enactment of the Act, if the owner provides written proof of payment prior to the payment of a development charge under this By -law; (1) infill lots with services (water and /or wastewater) already installed will be exempt from paying water and wastewater charges only; and • (9 current developments that have a Subdivision Agreement in place and are required to pay the current capital and reserve charge for water and wastewater. RULES WITH RESPECT TO EXEMPTIONS FOR INTENSIFICATION OF EXISTING HOUSING • 8. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this By -law, no development charge shall be imposed with respect to developments or portions of developments as follows: (a) the enlargement of an existing residential dwelling unit; (b) the creation of one or two additional residential dwelling units in an existing single detached dwelling where the total gross floor area of each additional unit does not exceed the gross floor area of the existing dwelling unit; (c) the creation of one additional dwelling unit in any other existing residential building provided the gross floor area of the additional unit does not exceed the smallest existing dwelling unit already in the building. • (2) Notwithstanding subsection 8(1)(b), development charges shall be calculated and collected in accordance with Schedules "B ", "C ", "D ", "E ", and "F" where the total residential gross floor area of the additional one or two dwelling units is greater than the total gross floor area of the existing single detached dwelling unit. (3) Notwithstanding subsection 8(1)(c), development charges shall be calculated and collected in accordance with Schedules "B ", "C ", "D ", "E ", and "F" where the additional dwelling unit has a residential gross floor area greater than, (a) in the case of semi - detached house or multiple dwelling, the gross floor area of the smallest existing dwelling unit, and (b) in the case of any other residential building, the residential gross floor area of the smallest existing dwelling unit. • DEVELOPMENT CHARGES IMPOSED 9. (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; (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, R.S.O. 1980, c.84; or (vii) the issuing of a permit under the Building Code Act, 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 • 10. 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 11. (1) Where two or more of the actions described in subsection 9(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 9(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. SERVICES IN LIEU 12. (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 12(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 12(2) shall not be charged to any development charge reserve fund. RULES WITH RESPECT TO RE- DEVELOPMENT 13. In the case of the demolition of all or part of a residential or non - residential building or structure: (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) 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, 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 (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. 14. 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 land use is exempt under this by -law. TIMING OF CALCULATION AND PAYMENT • 15. (1) Development charges shall be calculated and payable in full in money or by provision of services as may be agreed upon, or by credit granted and defined by various references in the Act, on the date that the first building permit is issued in relation to a building or structure on land to which a development charge applies, or in a manner or at a time otherwise lawfully agreed upon. (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 subsection (1), the development charge shall be payable with respect to an approval of a plan of subdivision under Section 51 of the Planning Act immediately upon entering into an agreement and with respect to a consent under Section 53 of the Planning Act, immediately upon entering into a consent agreement • and prior to final approval of the consent. RESERVE FUNDS 16. (1) Monies received from payment of development charges under this by -law shall be maintained in separate reserve funds as per the services 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. (4) 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). (5) 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 17. (1) Where this by -law or any development charge prescribed thereunder is amended or repealed either by order of the Ontario Municipal Board 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 17(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; and • (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 17(1) shall include the interest owed under this section. BY -LAW INDEXING 18. The development charges set out in Schedules "B ", "C ", "D ", "E ", and "F" to this by -law shall be adjusted annually, as of January 1, 2012, without amendment to this by -law, in accordance with the most recent twelve month change in the Statistics Canada Quarterly, "Construction Price Statistics ", Catalogue Number 62 -007. SEVERABILITY 19. 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 20. 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 21. A certified copy of this by -law may be registered on title to any land to which this by -law applies. BY -LAW ADMINISTRATION 22. This by -law shall be administered by the Municipal Treasurer. SCHEDULES TO THE BY -LAW 23. The following Schedules to this by -law form an integral part of this by -law: Schedule "A "- Designated Municipal Services Under this By -Law Schedule "B" - Development Charges effective the date the by -law • comes into force to December 31, 2012 Schedule "C "- Development Charges effective January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 Schedule "D "- Development Charges effective January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 Schedule "E "- Development Charges effective January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 Schedule "F" - Development Charges effective January 1, 2016 to the expiry of the by -law DATE BY -LAW EFFECTIVE 24. This By -law shall come into force and effect on July 13` 2011. DATE BY -LAW EXPIRES 25. This By -law expires five years after the day on which it comes into force. • SHORT TITLE 26. This by -law may be cited as the "Municipality of Kincardine Development Charges 2011 By -law." READ a FIRST and SECOND TIME this 13` day of July, 2011. 0 I� ,_ _ _ ' I _ • 90waa a . Mayor Clerk 0 ,QQ READ a THIRD TIME and FINALLY PASSED this 13 day of July, 2011. 0 11AMLk 1'hac_ 3NQa2Q 4 ayor Clerk (U • SCHEDULE "A" BY -LAW NO. 2011 - 093 DESIGNATED MUNICIPAL SERVICES UNDER THIS BY -LAW • 1. Parks and Recreation 2. Water 3. Wastewater • • • SCHEDULE "B" BY -LAW NO. 2011 - 093 • SCHEDULE OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES EFFECTIVE THE DATE THE BY- LAW COMES INTO FORCE TO DECEMBER 31, 2012 Residential Charge By Unit Type Non - Residential Charge per Service Singles& Square Metre of Semis All Other Units Gross Floor Area Parks and Recreation $1,259 $883 $0.00 Water $2,017 $1,415 $11.51 Wastewater $3,635 $2,551 $20.74 • TOTAL CHARGE $6,911 $4,849 $32.25 • • SCHEDULE "C" BY -LAW NO. 2011 - 093 • SCHEDULE OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2013 TO DECEMBER 31, 2013 Residential Charge By Unit Type Non - Residential Charge per Service Singles & Square Metre of Semis All Other Units Gross Floor Area Parks and Recreation $1,385 $971 $0.00 Water $2,017 $1,415 $11.51 Wastewater $3,635 $2,551 $20.74 TOTAL CHARGE $7,037 $4,937 $32.25 • 0 411 SCHEDULE "D" BY -LAW NO. 2011 - 093 • SCHEDULE OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 Residential Charge By Unit Type Non - Residential Charge per Service Singles & Square Metre of Semis All Other Units Gross Floor Area Parks and Recreation $1,524 $1,068 $0.00 Water $2,017 $1,415 $11.51 Wastewater $3,635 $2,551 $20.74 TOTAL. CHARGE I $7,176 $5,034 $32.25 • • 1111 SCHEDULE "E" BY -LAW NO. 2011 - 093 • SCHEDULE OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2015 TO DECEMBER 31, 2015 Residential Charge By Unit Type Non - Residential Charge per Service Singles& Square Metre of Semis All Other Units Gross Floor Area Parks and Recreation $1,676 $1,175 $0.00 Water $2,017 $1,415 $11.51 Wastewater $3,635 $2,551 $20.74 TOTAL CHARGE $7,328 $5,141 $32.25 • • • SCHEDULE "F" BY -LAW NO. 2011 - 093 SCHEDULE OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016 TO • THE EXPIRY OF THE BY -LAW Residential Charge By Unit Type Non - Residential Charge per Service Singles & Square Metre of Semis All Other Units Gross Floor Area Parks and Recreation $1,844 $1,293 $0.00 Water $2,017 $1,415 $11.51 Wastewater $3,635 $2,551 $20.74 TOTAL CHARGE 1 $7,496 $5,259 $32.25 • • •