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The Regional
Municipality
of Durham
Corporate Services
Department
Legislative Services
605 Rossland Rd. E.
Level 1
PO Box 623
Whitby, ON L1 N 6A3
Canada
905-668-7711
1-800-372-1102
Fax: 905-668-9963
durham.ca
Don Beaton, BCom, M.P.A.
Commissioner of Corporate
Services
THIS NOTICE OF PASSING HAS BEEN FORWARDED
TO THE EIGHT AREA CLERKS
July 4, 2022
June Gallagher, Municipal Clerk
Municipality of Clarington
40 Temperance Street
Bowmanville, Ontario L1 C 3A6
RE: Notice of The Passing of a Regional Transit Development
Charges By-law (By-law #39-2022) Our File: L01
Council at its meeting held on June 29, 2022, passed By-law Number
39-2022, pursuant to the Development Charges Act, 1997.
Enclosed is a copy of Report #2022-F-15, a certified copy of By-law
Number 39-2022, and the Notice of the Passing by The Regional
Municipality of Durham.
I wish to draw to your attention that any person or organization may
appeal this By-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), pursuant to
Section 14 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, by filing with the
Regional Clerk of The Regional Municipality of Durham, on or before
August 8, 2022, a Notice of Appeal setting out the objection to the By-
law and the reasons supporting the objection.
Would you kindly bring this matter to the attention of your Council and
appropriate staff.
Alexander Harras,
Regional Clerk/Director of Legislative Services
AH/np
Enclosures
c: E. Baxter-Trahair, Chief Administrative Officer
N. Taylor, Commissioner of Finance
J. Demanuele, Acting Commissioner of Works
B. Bridgeman, Commissioner of Planning and Economic
Development
J. Hunt, Director, Legal Services
B. Holmes, General Manager, Durham Region Transit
If you require this information in an accessible format, please contact 1-800-372-1102 extension 2097.
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DURHAM
REGION
The Regional
Municipality
of Durham
Corporate Services
Department
Legislative Services
605 Rossland Rd. E.
Level 1
PO Box 623
Whitby, ON L1 N 6A3
Canada
905-668-7711
1-800-372-1102
Fax: 905-668-9963
durham.ca
Don Beaton, BCom, M.P.A.
Commissioner of Corporate
Services
THIS NOTICE OF PASSING HAS BEEN FORWARDED
TO THE EIGHT AREA CLERKS
July 4, 2022
June Gallagher, Municipal Clerk
Municipality of Clarington
40 Temperance Street
Bowmanville, Ontario L1 C 3A6
RE: Notice of The Passing of a Regional Transit Development
Charges By-law (By-law #39-2022) Our File: L01
Council at its meeting held on June 29, 2022, passed By-law Number
39-2022, pursuant to the Development Charges Act, 1997.
Enclosed is a copy of Report #2022-F-15, a certified copy of By-law
Number 39-2022, and the Notice of the Passing by The Regional
Municipality of Durham.
I wish to draw to your attention that any person or organization may
appeal this By-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), pursuant to
Section 14 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, by filing with the
Regional Clerk of The Regional Municipality of Durham, on or before
August 8, 2022, a Notice of Appeal setting out the objection to the By-
law and the reasons supporting the objection.
Would you kindly bring this matter to the attention of your Council and
appropriate staff.
Alexander Harras,
Regional Clerk/Director of Legislative Services
AH/np
Enclosures
c: E. Baxter-Trahair, Chief Administrative Officer
N. Taylor, Commissioner of Finance
J. Demanuele, Acting Commissioner of Works
B. Bridgeman, Commissioner of Planning and Economic
Development
J. Hunt, Director, Legal Services
B. Holmes, General Manager, Durham Region Transit
If you require this information in an accessible format, please contact 1-800-372-1102 extension 2097.
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If this information is required in an accessible format, please contact 1-800-372-1102 ext. 2304
The Regional Municipality of Durham
Report
. af.
To: Finance and Administration Committee
From: Commissioner of Finance
Report: #2022-F-15
Date: June 14, 2022
Subject:
Final Recommendations Regarding the New Regional Transit Development Charge By-
law
Recommendation:
That the Finance and Administration Committee recommends to Regional Council:
A) That pursuant to Section 10(1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, the Regional
Transit Development Charges Background Study dated April 12, 2022 be adopted;
B) That the adoption of the underlying capital forecast included in the Regional Transit
Development Charge Background Study provide indication of Regional Council's
intention to ensure that such an increase in need for services will be met as required
under paragraph 3 of Section 5(1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997 and
Section 3 of Ontario Regulation 82/98;
C) That the Regional Transit Residential Development Charge by unit type, as indicated
in the following table, be imposed on a uniform Region -wide basis, effective July 1,
2022 as follows:
Recommended Regional Transit Residential Development Charge Rates Per
Dwelling Unit
Effective Julv 1. 2022
Service
Category
Single / Semi-
Detached
Medium Density
Multiple
Apartments:
2 Bedrooms
Apartments:
1 Bedroom
($)
($)
and Larger
and Smaller
-Regional Transit
2,184
1,720
1,221
750
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D) That the Regional Transit Non -Residential Development Charge of $0.99 per square
foot for commercial, industrial, and institutional development, be imposed on a
uniform Region -wide basis effective July 1, 2022;
E) That the Development Charge policies for Regional Transit Development Charges, as
contained in the proposed By-law provided in Attachment #1, be approved for
implementation on July 1, 2022;
F) That the Local Services Policy for Transit Services, as provided in Attachment #2, be
adopted effective July 1, 2022;
G) That, pursuant to Section 12(3) of the Development Charges Act, 1997 that requires
Regional Council to determine whether a further public meeting is necessary when
changes are made to a proposed development charges by-law following a public
meeting, Regional Council resolve that a further public meeting is not necessary as
no changes have been made to the Region's proposed development charges by-law
following the public meeting on April 27, 2022;
H) That the Regional Solicitor be instructed to prepare the requisite Regional Transit
Development Charge By-law for presentation to Regional Council and passage;
1) That the Regional Solicitor be instructed to revise future development agreements
and any by-law(s) relating thereto to reflect any changes required to implement the
foregoing recommendations and that any such revised by-law(s) be presented to
Council for passage;
J) That the Treasurer be instructed to prepare the requisite Regional Development
Charges pamphlet and related materials pursuant to the Development Charges Act,
1997; and
K) That the Regional Clerk be instructed to follow the notification provisions pursuant to
the Development Charges Act, 1997.
Report:
1. Purpose
1.1 The purpose of this report is to provide final recommendations regarding a new
proposed Regional Transit Development Charge (DC) By-law, which is intended
to replace the existing Regional Transit DC By-law #81-2017 effective July 1,
2022. These final recommendations are based on the information contained in the
Regional Transit DC Background Study dated April 12, 2022.
2. Background
2.1 The current Regional Transit DC By-law (#81-2017) is set to expire on December
31, 2022. Regional Council directed staff, through Report #2022-F-2, to proceed
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with the public process required to have anew Regional Transit DC By-law in
place by July 1, 2022.
2.2 On April 27, 2022, a public meeting was held during the regularly scheduled
meeting of Regional Council to discuss the new Regional Transit DC Background
Study and proposed By-law. The purpose of the public meeting was to fulfill the
statutory requirement set out in the Development Charges Act, 1997 (DCA) and to
solicit feedback from the public.
2.3 The Regional Transit DC Background Study and proposed By-law was made
available to Regional Council and the public (free of charge from the Regional
Clerk) beginning on April 12, 2022 as indicated in the public notices placed in the
Toronto Star on March 19 and 27, 2022 and in the local Metroland newspapers
throughout the Region over the period of March 24 to April 7, 2022. The study and
proposed by-law were also posted on the Region's website.
3. Previous Reports and Decisions
3.1 Regional Council approved Report #2021-F-23 which provided staff authorization
to undertake the renewal of the Regional Transit DC By-law.
3.2 Regional Council subsequently approved Report #2022-F-2 which provided staff
with the authorization to proceed with the public process required to renew the
Regional Transit DC By-law.
3.3 An overview of both the key proposed changes and the public process required to
implement a new Regional Transit DC By-law was provided in Report #2022-F-11.
4. Highlights of Final Recommendations
4.1 There are no recommended changes to the proposed Regional Transit DC
Background Study and By-law released on April 12, 2022 and presented during
the public meeting on April 27, 2022.
4.2 The new Regional Transit DC Background Study includes a ten-year capital
infrastructure program of $271.5 million, of which $145.9 million is recoverable
through development charges. The capital program includes several key
infrastructure investments, including a new bus storage facility and several new
terminals and transit hubs. With the anticipated extension of the Lakeshore East
GO rail line to Bowmanville, DRT will also be installing new DRT terminals or hubs
at the four new GO station stops in Durham.
4.3 The recommended new Regional Transit DC rates are provided in Table 1 below
and were derived using the prescribed methodology within the DCA. These
recommended rates are to take effect on July 1, 2022 and are to be indexed
annually, starting in July 2023.
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Table 1
Proposed Regional Transit Development Charges
4.4 As outlined in Report #2022 -INFO -41, Regional development charges for all
services, with the exception of Regional transit, will be subject to annual indexing
as of July 1, 2022. Given the Statistics Canada Non-residential Building
Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area resulted in an
indexing rate of 17.3 per cent (with the exception of GO Transit which is limited to
a maximum 3.0 per cent indexing), the Region's current residential DC per single
or semi-detached unit will increase from $35,050 to $41,001 (an increase of
$5,951). The new proposed rate for transit services will further increase the total
residential DC per single or semi-detached unit by $688 to $41,689, effective July
1, 2022 (Table 2).
Table 2
Impact on Regional Residential Development Charges
(for a single / semi-detached unit)
Current
Proposed
Increase
Increase
Rate
Rate
$12,342
$12,342
(July 1, 2021
$2022
10,241
Single/Semi-detached
$1,275
$2,184
$909
Medium Density Multiple
$1,026
$1,720
$694
Apartment — two bedroom and
$741
$1,221
$480
-
Police
1 798
936
-larger
Apartment — one bedroom and
$480
$750
$270
smaller
246
-
Long Term Care
Non-residential (per sq. ft.)
$0.61
$0.99
$0.38
4.4 As outlined in Report #2022 -INFO -41, Regional development charges for all
services, with the exception of Regional transit, will be subject to annual indexing
as of July 1, 2022. Given the Statistics Canada Non-residential Building
Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area resulted in an
indexing rate of 17.3 per cent (with the exception of GO Transit which is limited to
a maximum 3.0 per cent indexing), the Region's current residential DC per single
or semi-detached unit will increase from $35,050 to $41,001 (an increase of
$5,951). The new proposed rate for transit services will further increase the total
residential DC per single or semi-detached unit by $688 to $41,689, effective July
1, 2022 (Table 2).
Table 2
Impact on Regional Residential Development Charges
(for a single / semi-detached unit)
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Current
Rate
(July 1, 2021)
Indexed
Rate
(July 1, 2022)
Indexed +
Proposed
Transit
Rate
Increase
Water Supply
$10,522
$12,342
$12,342
-
Sanitary Sewer
10,241
12,013
12,013
-
Regional Roads
10,332
12,119
12,119
-
GO Transit
790
814
814
-
Police
1 798
936
936
-
Paramedic Services
210
246
246
-
Long Term Care
266
312
312
-
Health and Social
Services
137
161
161
-
Housing Services
479
562
562
-
Regional Transit
1,275
1,496
2,184
688
Total
$688
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4.5 The DC rates for non-residential developments will also be subject to the 17.3 per
cent indexing on July 1, 2022. The proposed new transit rate will further increase
all non-residential DC rates by $0.26 on July 1, 2022 (Table 3).
Table 3
Impact on Regional Non-residential Development Charges
(nor sa_ ft_1
4.6 As per the Region's current practice, the proposed residential and non-residential
transit DC rates are recommended to be applied uniformly across the Region.
Section 10 (2) of the DCA requires Council to consider an area rating of service,
or the use of more than one development charge by-law to reflect different needs
for services in different areas. The Regional Transit DC Background Study
provides several reasons for maintaining a uniform rate, including the economies
of scale inherent in a uniform rating system, the potential equity issues of
providing an area rating, and the fact that a uniform rating reflects an integrated
service that provides access to transit to all residents.
4.7 The new Regional Transit DC Background Study also includes a Local Service
Policy for Transit Services. This new policy includes the provision that "transit
stops located internal to or abutting a development are a local service and a direct
responsibility of the developer to emplace or fund as a condition of development
approval". Transit stops that fall within this provision will now be 100 per cent
funded by the developer.
4.8 The proposed Regional Transit DC By-law recommends including stacked
townhomes in the definition of "apartment building". This would lower the Regional
transit DC rate applied to stacked townhomes as they would now be charged the
two-bedroom apartment rate as opposed to the medium density rate currently
being imposed. This change is recommended as evidence suggests that the
average number of persons per unit for stacked townhomes more closely aligns
with two-bedroom apartments then to medium density townhomes. This trend will
be monitored and other Regional DC by-laws may be updated to reflect this
change as they come up for renewal.
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Current
Indexed
Indexed +
Rate
Rate
Proposed
Increase
(July 1, 2021)
(July 1, 2022)
Transit
Rate
Commercial
$20.61
$24.19
$24.45
$0.26
Industrial
11.11
13.04
13.30
0.26
Institutional
10.73
12.60
12.86
0.26
4.6 As per the Region's current practice, the proposed residential and non-residential
transit DC rates are recommended to be applied uniformly across the Region.
Section 10 (2) of the DCA requires Council to consider an area rating of service,
or the use of more than one development charge by-law to reflect different needs
for services in different areas. The Regional Transit DC Background Study
provides several reasons for maintaining a uniform rate, including the economies
of scale inherent in a uniform rating system, the potential equity issues of
providing an area rating, and the fact that a uniform rating reflects an integrated
service that provides access to transit to all residents.
4.7 The new Regional Transit DC Background Study also includes a Local Service
Policy for Transit Services. This new policy includes the provision that "transit
stops located internal to or abutting a development are a local service and a direct
responsibility of the developer to emplace or fund as a condition of development
approval". Transit stops that fall within this provision will now be 100 per cent
funded by the developer.
4.8 The proposed Regional Transit DC By-law recommends including stacked
townhomes in the definition of "apartment building". This would lower the Regional
transit DC rate applied to stacked townhomes as they would now be charged the
two-bedroom apartment rate as opposed to the medium density rate currently
being imposed. This change is recommended as evidence suggests that the
average number of persons per unit for stacked townhomes more closely aligns
with two-bedroom apartments then to medium density townhomes. This trend will
be monitored and other Regional DC by-laws may be updated to reflect this
change as they come up for renewal.
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5. Public Input
5.1 Opportunity for public comment on the Regional Transit DC Background Study
and proposed By-law was provided during the public meeting held on April 27,
2022. The public was also able to submit written feedback to the Region by
5:OOpm on June 3, 2022. The Region did not receive any verbal comment during
the public meeting nor any written feedback by the June 3 deadline.
5.2 Regional staff had distributed correspondence to the Durham and Greater Toronto
Area Chapters of BILD, the Durham Region Homebuilders Association, and the
various Chambers of Commerce/Boards of Trade within the region advising of the
proposed by-law and offering to meet and discuss. Regional staff did receive
some requests for copies of the background study, but no requests were made for
meetings or further discussion.
6. Further Considerations by Regional Council Per DCA, 1997 - Formal
Consideration of Need for Further Public Meeting
6.1 If the proposed by-law is changed as a result of comments received at the public
meeting or through written correspondence, Regional Council is required, under
the provisions of the DCA, to consider whether a further public meeting is
required. An additional public meeting would require public notice to be provided
at least twenty days prior to such public meeting.
6.2 Given that the Region did not receive any comments on the proposed by-law and
the final recommendations are consistent with the Regional Transit DC
Background Study and proposed By-law released to the public on April 12, 2022,
a further public meeting will not be required if the recommendations in this report
are accepted and no further changes are made.
7. Direction to Regional Staff
7.1 Direction from Regional Council is required for the Regional Solicitor, Regional
Clerk and Regional Treasurer to complete the various administrative tasks
needed to implement the recommended Regional Transit DC By-law. These tasks
include the production and distribution of a DC pamphlet, as well as the necessary
public notification provisions.
8. Relationship to Strategic Plan
8.1 This report aligns with/addresses the following strategic goals and priorities in the
Durham Region Strategic Plan:
a. Ensuring the Region's Transit DC By-law is in conformity with the DCA,
supporting Goal 5 (Service Excellence).
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9. Conclusion
9.1 It is recommended that the proposed Regional Transit DC By-law be approved as
provided within the Regional Transit DC Background Study.
9.2 This report has been reviewed by staff from Durham Region Transit, as well as
the Planning & Economic Development, Works and Corporate Services - Legal
departments, who all concur with the recommendations.
10. Attachments
Attachment #1: Recommended Regional Transit DC By-law
Attachment #2: Local Service Policy
Respectfully submitted,
Original Signed By
N. Taylor, BBA, CPA, CA
Commissioner of Finance
Recommended for Presentation to Committee
Original Signed By
Elaine C. Baxter-Trahair
Chief Administrative Officer
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The Regional Municipality
of Durham
Transit Development
Charges By-law
By-law Number XX -2022
July 2022
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BY-LAW NUMBER XX -2022
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THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM
being a by-law regarding development charges for transit services
WHEREAS section 2(1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, provides that
council of a municipality may by by-law impose development charges against land to
pay for increased capital costs required because of increased needs for services arising
from development of the area to which the by-law applies if the development requires
one or more of the approvals identified in section 2(2) of the Development Charges Act,
1997;
AND WHEREAS a development charge background study has been completed
in support of the imposition of development charges;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Regional Municipality of Durham has given
notice and held a public meeting on April 27, 2022, in accordance with section 12(1) of
the Development Charges Act, 1997;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Regional Municipality of Durham has
permitted any person who attended the public meeting to make representations in
respect of the proposed development charges;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF
DURHAM HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
PART I
INTERPRETATION
Definitions
In this By-law,
a. "Act" means the Development Charges Act, 1997, or a successor statute;
b. "agricultural use" means lands, buildings or structures, excluding any
portion thereof used as a dwelling unit or for a commercial use, used or
designed or intended for use for the purpose of a bona fide farming
operation including, but not limited to, animal husbandry, dairying,
livestock, fallow, field crops, removal of sod, forestry, fruit farming,
greenhouses, horticulture, market gardening, pasturage, poultry keeping,
and equestrian facilities;
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c. "air -supported structure" means a structure consisting of a pliable
membrane that achieves and maintains its shape and is supported by
internal air pressure;
d. "apartment building" means a residential building, or the residential portion
of a mixed-use building, consisting of more than 3 dwelling units, which
dwelling units have a common entrance to grade but does not include a
triplex, semi-detached duplex, semi- detached triplex, townhouse. Despite
the foregoing, an "apartment building" includes "stacked townhouses";
e. "apartment" means a dwelling unit in an apartment building or a single
storey dwelling unit located within or above a residential garage or a
commercial use;
"area municipality" means a lower -tier municipality that forms part of the
Region;
g. "bedroom" means a habitable room, including a den, study, loft, or other
similar area, but does not include a living room, a dining room, a bathroom
or a kitchen;
h. "building or structure" means a permanent enclosed structure and includes
an air -supported structure;.
"commercial use" means land, buildings or structures used, or designed or
intended for use for either or both of office and retail uses as defined in
this by-law;
"Council" means the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham;
k. "development" includes redevelopment;
I. "development charges" means charges in regard to transit services
imposed pursuant to this By-law in accordance with the Act;
m. "duplex" means a building comprising, by horizontal division, two dwelling
u nits;
n. "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;
o. "existing industrial building" means a building used for or in connection
with,
i. manufacturing, producing, processing, storing or distributing
something,
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research or development in connection with manufacturing,
producing or processing something,
iii -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,
iv.office or administrative purposes, if they are,
carried out with respect to manufacturing,
producing, processing, storage or distributing of
something, and
2. in or attached to the building or structure used for
that manufacturing, producing, processing, storage
or distribution;
p. "farm building" means a building or structure used, in connection with a
bona fide agricultural use and includes barns, silos, and similar structures,
and includes a dwelling located on the same lot as the agricultural use or
on a lot directly abutting the agricultural use, which is used exclusively for
the housing of temporary or seasonal persons employed exclusively for
the farming of that agricultural use, but otherwise excludes a building or
structure used, or designed or intended for use for residential or
commercial uses;
q. "garden suite" means a one -unit detached, temporary residential structure
containing bathroom and kitchen facilities that is ancillary to an existing
residential structure and that is designed to be portable;
"gross floor area" means (except for the purposes of sections 8 and 12), in
the case of a non-residential building or structure or the non-residential
portion of a mixed-use building or structure, the aggregate of the areas of
each floor, whether above or below grade, measured between the exterior
faces of the exterior walls of the building or structure or pliable membrane
in the case of an air supported structure, or from the centre line of a
common wall separating a non-residential and a residential use, and, for
the purposes of this definition, the non-residential portion of a mixed-use
building is deemed to include one-half of any area common to the
residential and non-residential portions of such mixed-use building or
structure;
s. "housing services use"/ "housing services" means social housing which is
rental housing provided by Durham Region Local Housing Corporation
(DRLHC) or by a non-profit housing provider that receives ongoing
subsidy from the Region of Durham and Affordable Housing which are
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rental units provided by private or non-profit housing providers that receive
capital funding through a federal and / or provincial government affordable
housing program;
t. "institutional development", for the purposes of section 16(a) of the by-law,
means development of a building or structure intended for use,
i. as a long-term care home within the meaning of subsection 2 (1) of
the Long -Term Care Homes Act, 2007;
ii. as a retirement home within the meaning of subsection 2 (1) of the
Retirement Homes Act, 2010;
iii. by any of the following post -secondary institutions for the objects of
the institution:
a university in Ontario that receives direct, regular and
ongoing operating funding from the Government of Ontario,
2. a college or university federated or affiliated with a university
described in subclause (i), or
3. an Indigenous Institute prescribed for the purposes of section
6 of the Indigenous Institutes Act, 2017;
iv. as a memorial home, clubhouse or athletic grounds by an Ontario
branch of the Royal Canadian Legion; or
v. as a hospice to provide end of life care.
u. "local board" means a local board as defined in the Municipal Affairs Act,
other than a board defined in subsection 1(1) of the Education Act;
v. "medium density multiples" includes plexes, townhouses, , and all other
residential uses that are not included in the definition of "apartment
building", "apartment", "garden suites', "mobile homes", "retirement
residence units", "single detached", "single detached dwelling" or "semi-
detached dwelling";
w. "mixed-use" means land, buildings or structures used, or designed or
intended for use, for a combination of non-residential and residential uses;
x. "mobile home" means any dwelling that is designed to be made mobile,
and constructed or manufactured to provide a permanent or temporary
residence for one or more persons, but does not include a travel trailer or
tent trailer or trailer otherwise designed;
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y. non-profit housing development, for the purpose of section 16(b) means
development of a building or structure intended for use as residential
premises by,
i.a corporation without share capital to which the Corporations Act
applies, that is in good standing under that Act and whose primary
object is to provide housing;
ii -a corporation without share capital to which the Canada Not-for-profit
Corporations Act applies, that is in good standing under that Act
and whose primary object is to provide housing; or
iii.a non-profit housing co-operative that is in good standing under the
Co-operative Corporations Act.
z. "non-residential use" means lands, buildings or structures or portions
thereof used, or designed or intended for use for other than residential
use;
aa. "office use" means lands, buildings or structures used or designed or
intended for use for the practice of a profession, the carrying on of a
business or occupation or the conduct of a non-profit organization and, for
greater certainty, but without in any way limiting the generality of the
foregoing, shall include but not be limited to the office of a physician,
lawyer, dentist, architect, engineer, accountant, real estate or insurance
agency, insurance company, veterinarian, surveyor, appraiser, financial
institution, consumer loan company, employment agency, advertising
agency, consulting firm, business service, investment company, security
broker, mortgage company, medical clinic, contractor, builder, land
developer;
bb. "place of worship" means a building or structure or part thereof that is
used primarily for worship and is exempt from taxation as a place of
worship under the Assessment Act;
cc. "plex" means a duplex, a semi-detached duplex, a triplex or a semi-
detached triplex;
dd. "Region" means the Regional Municipality of Durham;
ee. "rental housing" for the purpose of section 16(a) of the by-law, means
development of a building or structure with four or more dwelling units all
of which are intended for use as rented residential premises;
ff. "residential use" means lands, buildings or structures used, or 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 -
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detached dwelling, a townhouse, a plex, a stacked townhouse, an
apartment, an apartment building, a mobile home, a retirement residence
and a residential dwelling unit accessory to a non-residential use;
gg. "retail use" means lands, buildings or structures used or designed or
intended for use for the sale or rental or offer for sale or rental of goods or
services for consumption or use and, for greater certainty, but without in
any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall include, but not be
limited to, food stores, pharmacies, clothing stores, furniture stores,
department stores, sporting goods stores, appliance stores, garden
centres, automotive dealers, automotive repair shops, gasoline service
stations, government owned retail facilities, private daycare, private
schools, private lodging, private recreational facilities, sports clubs, golf
courses, skiing facilities, race tracks, gambling operations, medical clinics,
funeral homes, motels, hotels, rooming houses, restaurants, theatres,
facilities for motion picture, audio and video production and distribution,
sound recording services, self -storage facilities and secure document
storage;
hh. "retirement residence" means a residential building or the residential
portion of a mixed-use building which provides accommodation for
persons of retirement age, where common facilities for the preparation and
consumption of food are provided for the residents of the building, and
where each unit or living accommodation has separate sanitary facilities,
less than full culinary facilities and a separate entrance from a common
hall,
i i . "retirement residence unit" means a unit within a retirement residence;
jj. "rooming house" means a detached building or structure which comprises
rooms that are rented for lodging and where the rooms do not have both
culinary and sanitary facilities for the exclusive use of individual
occupants;
kk. "semi-detached duplex" means one of a pair of attached duplexes, each
duplex divided vertically from the other by a party wall;
"semi-detached dwelling" means a building divided vertically (above or
below ground) into and comprising 2 dwelling units,
mm. "semi-detached triplex" means one of a pair of triplexes divided vertically
one from the other by a party wall;
nn. "service" means the service designated in section 6 of this by-law;
oo. "single detached dwelling" and "single detached" means a building
comprising 1 dwelling unit,
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pp. "stacked townhouse" means a building, other than a plex, townhouse or
apartment building, containing at least 3 dwelling units; each dwelling unit
separated from the other vertically and/or horizontally and each dwelling
unit having a separate entrance to grade;
qq. "townhouse" means a building, other than a plex, stacked townhouse or
apartment building, containing at least 3 dwelling units, each dwelling unit
separated vertically from the other by a party wall and each dwelling unit
having a separate entrance to grade;
rr. "triplex" means a building comprising 3 dwelling units.
2. In this by-law where reference is made to a statute or a section of a statute such
reference is also deemed to be a reference to any successor statute or section.
PART II
APPLICATION OF BY-LAW — RULES
3. (1) Development charges shall be payable in the amounts set out in sections 7 and
10 of this by-law where:
a. the lands are located in the area described in subsection 4(1); and
b. the development of the lands requires any of the approvals set out in
subsection 5(1).
Area to Which By-law Aa lies
4. (1) Subject to subsection 4(2), this by-law applies to all lands in the Region.
(2) This by-law shall not apply to lands that are owned by and used for the
purposes of:
a. the Region or a local board thereof;
b. a board as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Education Act; and
c. an area municipality or a local board thereof in the Region.
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A1212rovals for Develoament
5. (1) Development charges shall be imposed upon all lands, buildings or structures
that are developed for residential or non-residential uses if the development
requires,
a. the passing of a zoning by-law or of an amendment thereto under section 34
of the Planning Act;
b. the approval of a minor variance under section 45 of the Planning Act;
C. a conveyance of land to which a by-law passed under subsection 50(7) of
the Planning Act applies;
d. the approval of a plan of subdivision under section 51 of the Planning Act,
e. a consent under section 53 of the Planning Act;
the approval of a description under section 9 of the Condominium Act; or
g. the issuing of a permit under the Building Code Act, 1992 in relation to a
building or structure.
(2) No more than one development charge for the service designated in section 6
shall be imposed on land to which this by-law applies even though two or more
of the actions described in subsection 5(1) are required before the land can be
developed.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection 5(2), if two or more of the actions described in
subsection 5(1) occur at different times, additional development charges shall be
imposed, if the subsequent action has the effect of increasing the need for
services.
Designation of Services
6. (1) The category of service for which development charges are imposed under
this by-law is transit.
(2) The components of the service designated in subsection 6(1) are described
on Schedule "A".
(3) It is hereby declared by Council that all development of land within the area
to which this By-law applies will increase the need for services.
(4) The development charges under this By-law applicable to a development shall
apply without regard to the services required or used by a particular
development.
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Amount of Development Charges
Residential
7. (1) The development charges described in Schedule "B" to this by-law shall be
imposed upon residential uses of lands, buildings or structures, including a
dwelling unit accessory to a non-residential use and, in the case of a mixed
use building or structure, upon the residential uses in the mixed use building or
structure, according to the type of residential unit.
Exemptions
8. (1) For the purpose of section 8, "gross floor area" means the total floor area,
measured between the outside of exterior walls or between the outside of
exterior walls and the centre line of party walls dividing the building from
another building, of all floors above the average level of finished ground
adjoining the building at its exterior walls.
(2) Development charges shall not be imposed in respect to:
a. the issuance of a building permit not resulting in the creation of an additional
dwelling unit;
b. the enlargement of an existing dwelling unit,
c. the creation of additional dwelling units in accordance with the following
table:
Description of Class of
Existing Residential
Buildings
Maximum
Number of
Additional
Dwelling Units
Restrictions
Existing single detached
residential buildings, each
The total gross floor area of the additional
of which contains a single
TWO
dwelling unit or units must be less than or
dwelling unit, that are not
equal to the gross floor area of the
attached to other
dwelling unit already in the building.
-buildings.
Existing semi-detached or
row residential buildings,
each of which contains a
The gross floor area of the additional
single dwelling unit, that
One
dwelling unit must be less than or equal to
have one or two vertical
the gross floor area of the dwelling unit
walls, but no other parts,
already in the building.
attached to other
-buildings.
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Existing rental residential
Greater of one
Residential Buildings
buildings, each of which
and 1 % of the
The proposed new detached dwelling must
contains four or more
existing units in
None
dwelling units.
the building
The proposed new detached dwelling must be
An existing residential
located on a parcel of land on which no other
have the same gross floor area, or the
building not in another
smaller of the dwelling units.
The gross floor area of the additional
class of residential
One
dwelling unit must be less than or equal to
building described in this
or two vertical walls, but no other parts,
the gross floor area of the smallest
table.
dwelling unit already in the building.
d. the creation of a second dwelling unit in accordance with the following table:
Description of Class of Proposed New
Restrictions
Residential Buildings
Proposed new residential detached
The proposed new detached dwelling must
buildings that would not be attached to
only contain two dwelling units.
other buildings and that are permitted to
contain a second dwelling unit, that being
The proposed new detached dwelling must be
either of the two dwelling units, if the units
located on a parcel of land on which no other
have the same gross floor area, or the
detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling or
smaller of the dwelling units.
row dwelling would be located.
Proposed new semi-detached or row
The proposed new semi-detached dwelling or
residential buildings that would have one
row dwelling must only contain two dwelling
or two vertical walls, but no other parts,
units.
attached to other buildings and that are
permitted to contain a second dwelling
The proposed new semi-detached dwelling or
unit, that being either of the two dwelling
row dwelling must be located on a parcel of
units, if the units have the same gross
land on which no other detached dwelling,
floor area, or the smaller of the dwelling
semi-detached dwelling or row dwelling would
units.
be located.
Proposed new residential buildings that
The proposed new detached dwelling, semi -
would be ancillary to a proposed new
detached dwelling or row dwelling, to which
detached dwelling, semi-detached
the proposed new residential building would
dwelling or row dwelling and that are
be ancillary, must only contain one dwelling
permitted to contain a single dwelling
unit.
unit.
The gross floor area of the dwelling unit in the
proposed new residential building must be
equal to or less than the gross floor area of
the detached dwelling, semi-detached
dwelling or row dwelling to which the
ro osed new residential building is ancillary.
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9. The development charges imposed on a retirement residence unit under section
7 shall be payable at the rate applicable to an apartment of one bedroom and
smaller.
Non -Residential Uses
10. The development charges described in Schedule "C" to this by-law shall be
imposed upon non-residential uses of lands, buildings or structures, and, in the
case of a mixed use building or structure, upon the non-residential uses in the
mixed use building or structure, according to the gross floor area of the non-
residential use.
Exemations
11. (1) Notwithstanding section 10 of this by-law, development charges shall not be
imposed upon non-residential development if the development does not have the
effect of creating gross floor area of non-residential development or of increasing
existing gross floor area of non-residential development.
(2) Notwithstanding the provision of this by-law, development charges shall not be
imposed in regard to:
a. agricultural uses and farm buildings;
b. places of worship;
c. public hospitals receiving aid under the Public Hospitals Act R.S.O. 1990, c.
P.40, excluding such buildings or structures or parts thereof used, designed
or intended for use primarily for or in connection with a commercial purpose;
d. any part of a building or structure used for the parking of motor vehicles,
excluding parking spaces for display of motor vehicles for sale or lease or
parking spaces associated with the servicing of motor vehicles;
e. free standing roof -like structures and canopies that do not have exterior
walls;
f. Land vested in or leased to a university that receives regular and ongoing
operating funds from the government for the purposes of post -secondary
education, but only if the lands are occupied and used by the university.
12. (1) Despite any other provisions of this by-law, if a development includes the
enlargement of the gross floor area of an existing industrial building, the amount
of the development charge that is payable in respect of the enlargement shall be
calculated as follows:
a. if the gross floor area is enlarged by fifty percent or less, the amount of the
development charge in respect of the enlargement is zero;
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b. if the gross floor area is enlarged by more than fifty percent the amount of
the development charge in respect of the enlargement is the amount of the
development charge that would otherwise be payable multiplied by the
fraction determined as follows:
(i) determine the amount by which the enlargement exceeds fifty
percent of the gross floor area before the enlargement; and
(ii) divide the amount determined under paragraph (i) by the amount of
the enlargement.
(2) For the purposes of subsection 12(1) the following provisions apply:
a. the gross floor area of an existing industrial building shall be calculated as
it existed as of July 1, 2022;
b. subject to 12(2)(c) below, the enlargement need not be an attached addition
or expansion of an existing industrial building, but rather may be a new
standalone structure, provided it is located on the same parcel of land as
the existing industrial building;
C. in the event that the enlargement is in the form of a standalone building or
structure located on the same parcel of land as per 12(2)(b) above, prior to
the issuance of a building permit for the standalone building or structure, the
owner shall be required to enter into an agreement with the Region under
section 27 of the Act respecting the timing and calculation of payment of
development charges, notice of which the owner shall register on the title to
the lands at its sole cost and expense with the intention that the provisions
shall bind and run with title to the lands. Such agreement will require that in
the event that the lands upon which any standalone building or structure is
located are the subject of an application for consent under section 53 of the
Planning Act; or for which a by-law is passed under subsection 50(7) of the
Planning Act, within 10 years of building permit issuance for such
standalone building or structure, that the development charges that would
have otherwise been payable for such standalone building or structure, shall
become due and payable.
(3) In this section "gross floor area" means the total floor area, measured between
the outside of exterior walls or between the outside of exterior walls and the
centre line of party walls dividing the building from another building, of all floors
above the average level of finished ground adjoining the building at its exterior
walls.
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Reduction of Development Charges For Redevelo mens
13. (1) Despite any other provision of this by-law, where, as a result of the
redevelopment of land, a building or structure existing on the land within ten
years prior to the date of payment of development charges in regard to such
redevelopment was, or is to be demolished, in whole or in part, or converted
from one principal use to another, in order to facilitate the redevelopment, the
development charges otherwise payable with respect to such redevelopment
shall be reduced by the following amounts:
a. in the case of a residential building or structure, the amount of the
reduction in the applicable development charges will equal the applicable
development charges under section 7 of this by-law that would have been
chargeable on the type of dwelling units demolished or to be demolished
or converted to another use; and
b. in the case of a non-residential building or structure, the amount of the
reduction in the applicable development charges will equal the applicable
development charges under section 10 of this by-law that would have
been chargeable on the gross floor area of the non-residential building or
structure that was demolished or to be demolished or converted to another
use;
C. in the case of a non-residential building or structure that would have been
exempt from the payment of development charges under the current
Regional Development Charge By-law, the amount of the reduction in the
applicable development charge will equal the applicable development
charge under section 10 of this by-law that, had the building or structure
not been exempt, could have been chargeable on the gross floor area of
the non-residential building or structure that was demolished or to be
demolished or converted to another use; and
d. in the case of a mixed-use building or structure, the amount of the
reduction in the applicable development charges will equal the applicable
development charges under sections 7 or 10 of this by-law that would
have been chargeable either upon the type of dwelling units or the gross
floor area of non-residential use in the mixed-use building or structure that
is being demolished or to be demolished or converted to another use;
i. provided that such amounts shall not exceed, in total, the amount of
the development charges otherwise payable with respect to the
redevelopment.
(2) The ten year period referred to in subsection 13(1) of this by-law shall be
calculated from the date of the issuance of the first demolition permit.
(3) Development charges shall not be reduced under this section where the
building or structure that is to be demolished or has been demolished or
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converted from one principal use to another was, or would have been, exempt
from development charges under this by-law.
(4) The onus is on the applicant to produce evidence to the satisfaction of the
Region, acting reasonably, which establishes that the applicant is entitled to
the reduction in the payment of development charges claimed under this
section.
PART III
ADMINISTRATION
14. Development charges, determined in accordance with section 17 and adjusted
in accordance with section 19 of this by-law, are payable in full on the date on
which a building permit is issued with respect to each dwelling unit, building or
structure.
15. Notwithstanding section 14, Council, from time to time, and at any time,
may enter into agreements in accordance with section 27 of the Act which
provide for all or any part of a development charge to be paid before or
after it would otherwise be payable.
Payment by Services
16. Notwithstanding section 14, where development charges become payable after
January 1, 2020 for development of:
a. rental housing that is not non-profit housing development and institutional
development, development charges shall be paid in equal annual instalments
beginning on the earlier of the date of issuance of a permit under the Building
Code Act, 1992 authorizing occupation of the building and the date the
building is first occupied, and continuing on the following five anniversaries of
that date;
b. non-profit housing development, development charges shall be paid in equal
annual instalments beginning on the earlier of the date of issuance of a
permit under the Building Code Act, 1992 authorizing occupation of the
building and the date the building is first occupied, and continuing on the
following twenty anniversaries of that date;
Determining Amount Payable
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17. The development charges payable will be the development charge shown in the
applicable Schedules to this by-law to be payable, with indexing under section
19, and, where applicable, with interest under section 22 of this by-law as of
a. for those developments to which section 16 applies,
for applications filed after December 31, 2019 the day an
application for an approval of development in a site plan control
area under subsection 41(4) of the Planning Act was made,
provided the first building permit is issued within two years of the
date that application was approved;
if clause (i) does not apply, for applications filed after December 31,
2019, the day an application for an amendment to a by-law passed
under section 34 of the Planning Act was made, provided the first
building permit is issued within two years of the date that
amendment comes into force and effect; or
iii. if neither clause (i) nor clause (ii) applies, the day the development
charge would be payable in accordance with section 14 of this by-
law; and
b. for those developments to which section 16 does not apply,
for applications filed after December 31, 2019, the day an
application for an approval of development in a site plan control area
under subsection 41(4) of the Planning Act was made, provided the
date the development charge is payable is within two years of the
date that application was approved;
if clause (i) does not apply, for applications filed after December 31,
2019, the day an application for an amendment to a by-law passed
under section 34 of the Planning Act was made, provided the date
the development charge is payable is within two years of the date
that amendment comes into force and effect; or
iii. if neither clause (i) nor clause (ii) applies, the day the development
charge would be payable in accordance with section 14 of this by-
law.
Front -Ending Agreements
18. Council, from time to time, and at any time, may enter into front -ending
agreements in accordance with the Act.
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19. Development charges imposed pursuant to this by-law shall be adjusted
annually, without amendment to this by-law, as of the 1St day of July, 2023, and
on each successive July 1St date in accordance with the Statistics Canada
Quarterly, Construction Price Statistics, catalogue number 62-007, for the most
recently available annual period ending March 31.
20. The following schedules to this by-law form an integral part thereof:
i. Schedule "A" —
ii. Schedule "B" —
iii. Schedule "C"—
Date By-law in Force
Components of Service Designated in section 6
Residential Development Charges
Non -Residential Development Charges
21. This by-law shall come into force on July 1, 2022.
Installment Interest
22. Development charges payable by instalment pursuant to section 16 of this by-
law shall bear interest in accordance with the Region of Durham Development
Charge Interest Rate Policy, as amended from time to time.
23. This by-law will expire five years from the date it comes into force, unless it is
repealed at an earlier date by a subsequent by-law.
24. A certified copy of this by-law may be registered on title to any land to which this
by-law applies.
Severability
25. 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.
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26. This By-law may be cited as the Regional Municipality of Durham Transit
Development Charges By-law, 2022.
BY-LAW read and passed this X day of X 2022
Original signed by: John Henry, Regional Chair & CEO
Original signed by: Cheryl Bandel, Acting Regional Clerk
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SCHEDULE "A"
DESIGNATED REGIONAL SERVICE AND
SERVICE COMPONENTS THEREUNDER
CATEGORY OF REGIONAL SERVICE COMPONENTS
SERVICE
Transit . PULSE, Conventional and specialized
buses and non -revenue vehicles
expansion and related equipment (e.g.
fareboxes, radio's, Presto, etc.)
• New facilities, transfer hubs, terminals,
lands, buildings and related equipment
• Transit stops (e.g. hard surface pads and
shelters)
• System improvements
• Studies
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SCHEDULE "B"
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGES EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2022 — $ PER DWELLING UNIT BY TYPE
APARTMENTS
SERVICE
SINGLE
MEDIUM
TWO
ONE
CATEGORY
DETACHED
DENSITY
BEDROOMS
BEDROOM
& SEMI-
MULTIPLES
& LARGER
& SMALLER
DETACHED
DWELLINGS
Regional Transit
$2,184
$1,720
$1,221
$750
NOTE: The development charges described above shall be adjusted annually
pursuant to section 19 of this By-law.
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SCHEDULE "C"
NON-RESIDENTIAL USE DEVELOPMENT CHARGES
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022
$ PER SQUARE FOOT OF GROSS FLOOR AREA
SERVICE CATEGORY Non -Residential Use
Regional Transit $0.99
NOTE: The development charges described above shall be adjusted annually
pursuant to section 19 of this By-law.
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Local Service Policy
Definitions
"Abutting service" shall include a service either existing or proposed, that is either
located on a road allowance outside the limit of a development but abuts the
development or located on a road allowance within the limit of a development but abuts
other lands outside the development.
"External service" shall include a service, either existing or proposed, that is located
outside the limit of a development but shall not include abutting service.
"Internal service" shall include a service, either existing or proposed, that is located
within the limit of a development but shall not include an abutting service.
"Regional road" shall be a road and related appurtenances that form part of the road
system under the jurisdiction and control of the Regional Municipality of Durham and
designed in accordance with Regional standards, which may include B.R.T. corridors,
transit priority measures (e.g. queue jump lanes, transit signal priority), transit lanes and
lay-bys.
Oversizing/External/Abutting Services
Regional Road -related improvements required to service Regional transit will be applied
in keeping with the Region's existing version of the Cost Sharing Policy for Regional
Services, subject to the following amendments:
a) The definition of "Regional road" is expanded to include the words ", which may
include B.R.T. corridors, transit priority measures (e.g. queue jump lanes, transit
signal priority), transit lanes and lay-bys", as shown in the above definition.
b) Oversizing/External/Abutting Services
The Region cost shares (with funding largely from development charge revenue)
the portion of those services which are sized or located so as to benefit lands
beyond the proposed development. These include: services which are oversized
beyond the minimum size required by the development or the minimum size
permitted by the Regional Design Guidelines, whichever is larger; services which
are external to, or not required by the development; and services which abut the
development and provide direct service to adjacent lands.
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The developer funds the minimum size of services required for the subject
development, or the Regional Design Guideline minimum size, whichever is
larger, in the case of internal, external or abutting service oversizing.
Transit stop -related improvements (pads, shelters, signs, etc.) required to Service
Regional Transit are subject to the following policies:
a) transit stops located internal to or abutting a development are a local service and
a direct responsibility of the developer to emplace or fund as a condition of
development approval.
b) transit stops external to a development and benefiting lands beyond the
proposed development are a Regional funding responsibility and will be funded
by D.C. to the extent permitted under the D.C.A.
c) upgrades to existing transit stops are a Regional funding responsibility and will
be funded by D.C. to the extent permitted under the D.C.A.
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Authority: Report #2022-F-15
By-law Number 39-2022 CERTIFIED A TRUE COPY
of The Regional Municipality of Durham JUN 2 9
2022
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being a by-law regarding development charges for transit services C. B .DEL
DEPUTY CLERK
Whereas section 2(1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, provides that council of a
municipality may by by-law impose development charges against land to pay for
increased capital costs required because of increased needs for services arising from
development of the area to which the by-law applies if the development requires one or
more of the approvals identified in section 2(2) of the Development Charges Act, 1997;
Whereas a development charge background study has been completed in support of the
imposition of development charges;
Whereas the Council of The Regional Municipality of Durham has given notice and held
a public meeting on April 27, 2022, in accordance with section 12(1) of the Development
Charges Act, 1997;
Whereas the Council of The Regional Municipality of Durham has permitted any person
who attended the public meeting to make representations in respect of the proposed
development charges;
Now therefore, the Council of The Regional Municipality of Durham hereby enacts as
follows:
Part I
Interpretation
Definitions
1. In this By-law,
(a) "Act" means the Development Charges Act, 1997, or a successor
statute;
(b) "agricultural use" means lands, buildings or structures, excluding any
portion thereof used as a dwelling unit or for a commercial use, used or
designed or intended for use for the purpose of a bona fide farming
operation including, but not limited to, animal husbandry, dairying,
livestock, fallow, field crops, removal of sod, forestry, fruit farming,
greenhouses, horticulture, market gardening, pasturage, poultry
keeping, and equestrian facilities,
(c) "air -supported structure" means a structure consisting of a pliable
membrane that achieves and maintains its shape and is supported by
internal air pressure;
(d) "apartment building" means a residential building, or the residential
portion of a mixed-use building, consisting of more than 3 dwelling units,
which dwelling units have a common entrance to grade but does not
include a triplex, semi-detached duplex, semi- detached triplex,
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townhouse. Despite the foregoing., an "apartment building" includes
"stacked townhouses";
(e) "apartment" means a dwelling unit in an apartment building or a single
storey dwelling unit located within or above a residential garage or a
commercial use;
(f)"area municipality" means a lower -tier municipality that forms part of the
Region;
(g) "bedroom" means a habitable room, including a den, study, loft, or other
similar area, but does not include a living room, a dining room, a
bathroom or a kitchen;
(h) "building or structure" means a permanent enclosed structure and
includes an air -supported structure;
(i)"commercial use" means land, buildings or structures used, or designed or
intended for use for either or both of office and retail uses as defined in
this by-law;
(j)"Council" means the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham;
(k) "development" includes redevelopment;
(1)"development charges" means charges in regard to transit services
imposed pursuant to this By-law in accordance with the Act;
(m) "duplex" means a building comprising, by horizontal division, two
dwelling units;
(n) "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;
(o) "existing industrial building" means a building used for or in connection
with,
(i) manufacturing, producing, processing, storing or distributing
something,
(ii) research or development in connection with manufacturing,
producing or processing something,
(iii) 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,
(iv) office or administrative purposes, if they are,
1. carried out with respect to manufacturing, producing,
processing, storage or distributing of something, and
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2. in or attached to the building or structure used for that
manufacturing, producing, processing, storage or
distribution;
(p) "farm building" means a building or structure used, in connection with a
bona fide agricultural use and includes barns, silos, and similar
structures, and includes a dwelling located on the same lot as the
agricultural use or on a lot directly abutting the agricultural use, which is
used exclusively for the housing of temporary or seasonal persons
employed exclusively for the farming of that agricultural use, but
otherwise excludes a building or structure used, or designed or intended
for use for residential or commercial uses;
(q) "garden suite" means a one -unit detached, temporary residential
structure containing bathroom and kitchen facilities that is ancillary to an
existing residential structure and that is designed to be portable;
(r) "gross floor area" means (except for the purposes of sections 8 and 12),
in the case of a non-residential building or structure or the non-
residential portion of a mixed-use building or structure, the aggregate of
the areas of each floor, whether above or below grade, measured
between the exterior faces of the exterior walls of the building or
structure or pliable membrane in the case of an air supported structure,
or from the centre line of a common wall separating a non-residential
and a residential use, and, for the purposes of this definition, the non-
residential portion of a mixed-use building is deemed to include one-half
of any area common to the residential and non-residential portions of
such mixed-use building or structure;
(s) "housing services use"/ "housing services" means social housing which
is rental housing provided by Durham Region Local Housing
Corporation (DRLHC) or by a non-profit housing provider that receives
ongoing subsidy from the Region of Durham and Affordable Housing
which are rental units provided by private or non-profit housing
providers that receive capital funding through a federal and / or
provincial government affordable housing program;
(t)"institutional development", for the purposes of section 16(a) of the by-law,
means development of a building or structure intended for use,
(i) as a long-term care home within the meaning of subsection 2 (1) of
the Long -Term Care Homes Act, 2007;
as a retirement home within the meaning of subsection 2 (1) of the
Retirement Homes Act, 2010;
(iii) by any of the following post -secondary institutions for the objects of
the institution:
1. a university in Ontario that receives direct, regular and
ongoing operating funding from the Government of
Ontario,
2. a college or university federated or affiliated with a
university described in subclause (i), or
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3. an Indigenous Institute prescribed for the purposes of
section 6 of the Indigenous Institutes Act, 2017;
(iv) as a memorial home, clubhouse or athletic grounds by an Ontario
branch of the Royal Canadian Legion; or
(v) as a hospice to provide end of life care.
(u) "local board" means a local board as defined in the Municipal Affairs
Act, other than a board defined in subsection 1(1) of the Education Act;
(v) "medium density multiples" includes plexes, townhouses, , and all other
residential uses that are not included in the definition of "apartment
building", "apartment", "garden suites', "mobile homes", "retirement
residence units", "single detached", "single detached dwelling" or "semi-
detached dwelling';
(w) "mixed-use" means land, buildings or structures used, or designed or
intended for use, for a combination of non-residential and residential
uses;
(x) "mobile home" means any dwelling that is designed to be made mobile,
and constructed or manufactured to provide a permanent or temporary
residence for one or more persons, but does not include a travel trailer
or tent trailer or trailer otherwise designed;
(y) non-profit housing development, for the purpose of section 16(b) means
development of a building or structure intended for use as residential
premises by,
(i) a corporation without share capital to which the Corporations Act
applies, that is in good standing under that Act and whose primary
object is to provide housing;
a corporation without share capital to which the Canada Not-for-
profit Corporations Act applies, that is in good standing under that
Act and whose primary object is to provide housing; or
(iii) a non-profit housing co-operative that is in good standing under the
Co-operative Corporations Act.
(z) "non-residential use" means lands, buildings or structures or portions
thereof used, or designed or intended for use for other than residential
use;
(aa) "office use" means lands, buildings or structures used or designed or
intended for use for the practice of a profession, the carrying on of a
business or occupation or the conduct of a non-profit organization and,
for greater certainty, but without in any way limiting the generality of the
foregoing, shall include but not be limited to the office of a physician,
lawyer, dentist, architect, engineer, accountant, real estate or insurance
agency, insurance company, veterinarian, surveyor, appraiser, financial
institution, consumer loan company, employment agency, advertising
agency, consulting firm, business service, investment company, security
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broker, mortgage company, medical clinic, contractor, builder, land
developer;
(bb) "place of worship" means a building or structure or part thereof that is
used primarily for worship and is exempt from taxation as a place of
worship under the Assessment Act;
(cc) "plex" means a duplex, a semi-detached duplex, a triplex or a semi-
detached triplex;
(dd) "Region" means the Regional Municipality of Durham;
(ee) "rental housing" for the purpose of section 16(a) of the by-law, means
development of a building or structure with four or more dwelling units
all of which are intended for use as rented residential premises;
(ff) "residential use" means lands, buildings or structures used, or 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, an apartment building, a mobile home, a retirement
residence and a residential dwelling unit accessory to a non-residential
use;
(gg) "retail use" means lands, buildings or structures used or designed or
intended for use for the sale or rental or offer for sale or rental of goods
or services for consumption or use and, for greater certainty, but without
in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall include, but not
be limited to, food stores, pharmacies, clothing stores, furniture stores,
department stores, sporting goods stores, appliance stores, garden
centres, automotive dealers, automotive repair shops, gasoline service
stations, government owned retail facilities, private daycare, private
schools, private lodging, private recreational facilities, sports clubs, golf
courses, skiing facilities, race tracks, gambling operations, medical
clinics, funeral homes, motels, hotels, rooming houses, restaurants,
theatres, facilities for motion picture, audio and video production and
distribution, sound recording services, self -storage facilities and secure
document storage;
(hh) "retirement residence" means a residential building or the residential
portion of a mixed-use building which provides accommodation for
persons of retirement age, where common facilities for the preparation
and consumption of food are provided for the residents of the building,
and where each unit or living accommodation has separate sanitary
facilities, less than full culinary facilities and a separate entrance from a
common hall;
(ii) "retirement residence unit" means a unit within a retirement residence;
(jj) "rooming house" means a detached building or structure which
comprises rooms that are rented for lodging and where the rooms do
not have both culinary and sanitary facilities for the exclusive use of
individual occupants;
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(kk) "semi-detached duplex" means one of a pair of attached duplexes, each
duplex divided vertically from the other by a party wall;
(II) "semi-detached dwelling" means a building divided vertically (above or
below ground) into and comprising 2 dwelling units;
(mm) "semi-detached triplex" means one of a pair of triplexes divided
vertically one from the other by a party wall;
(nn) "service" means the service designated in section 6 of this by-law;
(oo) "single detached dwelling" and "single detached" means a building
comprising 1 dwelling unit;
(pp) "stacked townhouse" means a building, other than a plex, townhouse or
apartment building, containing at least 3 dwelling units; each dwelling
unit separated from the other vertically and/or horizontally and each
dwelling unit having a separate entrance to grade;
(qq) "townhouse" means a building, other than a plex, stacked townhouse or
apartment building, containing at least 3 dwelling units, each dwelling
unit separated vertically from the other by a party wall and each
dwelling unit having a separate entrance to grade;
(rr) "triplex" means a building comprising 3 dwelling units.
2. In this by-law where reference is made to a statute or a section of a statute such
reference is also deemed to be a reference to any successor statute or section.
Part II
Application of the by-law — Rules
Circumstances Where Development Charges are Payable
3. (1) Development charges shall be payable in the amounts set out in sections 7 and
10 of this by-law where:
a. the lands are located in the area described in subsection 4(1); and
b. the development of the lands requires any of the approvals set out in
subsection 5(1).
Area to Which By-law Applies
4. (1) Subject to subsection 4(2), this by-law applies to all lands in the Region.
(2) This by-law shall not apply to lands that are owned by and used for the
purposes of:
(a) the Region or a local board thereof;
(b) a board as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Education Act; and
(c) an area municipality or a local board thereof in the Region.
Approvals for Development
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5. (1) Development charges shall be imposed upon all lands, buildings or structures
that are developed for residential or non-residential uses if the development
requires,
(a) the passing of a zoning by-law or of an amendment thereto under
section 34 of the Planning Act;
(b) the approval of a minor variance under section 45 of the Planning Act;
(c) a conveyance of land to which a by-law passed under subsection 50(7)
of the Planning Act applies;
(d) the approval of a plan of subdivision under section 51 of the Planning
Act;
(e) a consent under section 53 of the Planning Act;
(f)the approval of a description under section 9 of the Condominium Act; or
(g) the issuing of a permit under the Building Code Act, 1992 in relation to a
building or structure.
(2) No more than one development charge for the service designated in section 6
shall be imposed on land to which this by-law applies even though two or more
of the actions described in subsection 5(1) are required before the land can be
developed.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection 5(2), if two or more of the actions described in
subsection 5(1) occur at different times, additional development charges shall
be imposed, if the subsequent action has the effect of increasing the need for
services.
Designation of Services
6. (1) The category of service for which development charges are imposed under this
by-law is transit.
(2) The components of the service designated in subsection 6(1) are described on
Schedule "A".
(3) It is hereby declared by Council that all development of land within the area to
which this By-law applies will increase the need for services.
(4) The development charges under this By-law applicable to a development shall
apply without regard to the services required or used by a particular
development.
Amount of Development Charges
Residential
7. (1) The development charges described in Schedule "B" to this by-law shall be
imposed upon residential uses of lands, buildings or structures, including a
dwelling unit accessory to a non-residential use and, in the case of a mixed use
building or structure, upon the residential uses in the mixed use building or
structure, according to the type of residential unit.
Exemptions
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8. (1) For the purpose of section 8, "gross floor area" means the total floor area,
measured between the outside of exterior walls or between the outside of exterior
walls and the centre line of party walls dividing the building from another building,
of all floors above the average level of finished ground adjoining the building at its
exterior walls.
(2) Development charges shall not be imposed in respect to:
(a) the issuance of a building permit not resulting in the creation of an
additional dwelling unit;
(b) the enlargement of an existing dwelling unit;
(c) the creation of additional dwelling units in accordance with the following
table:
Description of Class of
Maximum
ExistingResidential
Number of
Restrictions
Buildings
Additional
Dwelling Units
Existing single detached
residential buildings,
The total gross floor area of the additional
each of which contains a
TWO
dwelling unit or units must be less than or
single dwelling unit, that
equal to the gross floor area of the
are not attached to other
dwelling unit already in the building.
buildings.
Existing semi-detached
or row residential
buildings, each of which
The gross floor area of the additional
contains a single dwelling
One
dwelling unit must be less than or equal
unit, that have one or two
to the gross floor area of the dwelling unit
vertical walls, but no
already in the building.
other parts, attached to
other buildings.
Existing rental residential
Greater of one
buildings, each of which
and 1 % of the
contains four or more
existing units in
None
dwelling units.
the building
An existing residential
building not in another
The gross floor area of the additional
class of residential
One
dwelling unit must be less than or equal
building described in this
to the gross floor area of the smallest
table.
dwelling unit already in the building.
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(d) the creation of a second dwelling
unit in accordance with the following
table:
Description of Class of Proposed New
Restrictions
Residential Buildings
Proposed new residential detached
buildings that would not be attached to
The proposed new detached dwelling must
other buildings and that are permitted to
only contain two dwelling units.
contain a second dwelling unit, that being
either of the two dwelling units, if the units
The proposed new detached dwelling must be
have the same gross floor area, or the
located on a parcel of land on which no other
smaller of the dwelling units.
detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling or
row dwelling would be located.
Proposed new semi-detached or row
The proposed new semi-detached dwelling or
residential buildings that would have one
row dwelling must only contain two dwelling
or two vertical walls, but no other parts,
units.
attached to other buildings and that are
permitted to contain a second dwelling
The proposed new semi-detached dwelling or
unit, that being either of the two dwelling
row dwelling must be located on a parcel of
units, if the units have the same gross
land on which no other detached dwelling,
floor area, or the smaller of the dwelling
semi-detached dwelling or row dwelling would
units.
be located.
Proposed new residential buildings that
The proposed new detached dwelling, semi -
would be ancillary to a proposed new
detached dwelling or row dwelling, to which
detached dwelling, semi-detached
the proposed new residential building would
dwelling or row dwelling and that are
be ancillary, must only contain one dwelling
permitted to contain a single dwelling
unit.
unit.
The gross floor area of the dwelling unit in the
proposed new residential building must be
equal to or less than the gross floor area of
the detached dwelling, semi-detached
dwelling or row dwelling to which the
proposed new residential building is ancillary.
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Retirement Residence Unit
9. The development charges imposed on a retirement residence unit under section 7
shall be payable at the rate applicable to an apartment of one bedroom and
smaller.
Non -Residential Uses
10. The development charges described in Schedule "C" to this by-law shall be
imposed upon non-residential uses of lands, buildings or structures, and, in the
case of a mixed use building or structure, upon the non-residential uses in the
mixed use building or structure, according to the gross floor area of the non-
residential use.
Exemptions
11. (1) Notwithstanding section 10 of this by-law, development charges shall not be
imposed upon non-residential development if the development does not have the
effect of creating gross floor area of non-residential development or of increasing
existing gross floor area of non-residential development.
(2) Notwithstanding the provision of this by-law, development charges shall not be
imposed in regard to:
(a) agricultural uses and farm buildings;
(b) places of worship;
(c) public hospitals receiving aid under the Public Hospitals Act R.S.O.
1990, c. P.40, excluding such buildings or structures or parts thereof
used, designed or intended for use primarily for or in connection with a
commercial purpose;
(d) any part of a building or structure used for the parking of motor vehicles,
excluding parking spaces for display of motor vehicles for sale or lease
or parking spaces associated with the servicing of motor vehicles;
(e) free standing roof -like structures and canopies that do not have exterior
walls;
(f) Land vested in or leased to a university that receives regular and
ongoing operating funds from the government for the purposes of post-
secondary education, but only if the lands are occupied and used by the
university.
Exemption for Enlargement of Existing Industrial Building
12. (1) Despite any other provisions of this by-law, if a development includes the
enlargement of the gross floor area of an existing industrial building, the amount
of the development charge that is payable in respect of the enlargement shall be
calculated as follows:
(a) if the gross floor area is enlarged by fifty percent or less, the amount of
the development charge in respect of the enlargement is zero;
(b) if the gross floor area is enlarged by more than fifty percent the amount
of the development charge in respect of the enlargement is the
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amount of the development charge that would otherwise be payable
multiplied by the fraction determined as follows:
(i) determine the amount by which the enlargement exceeds fifty
percent of the gross floor area before the enlargement; and
(ii) divide the amount determined under paragraph (i) by the amount of
the enlargement.
(2) For the purposes of subsection 12(1) the following provisions apply:
(a) the gross floor area of an existing industrial building shall be calculated
as it existed as of July 1, 2022;
(b) subject to 12(2)(c) below, the enlargement need not be an attached
addition or expansion of an existing industrial building, but rather may
be a new standalone structure, provided it is located on the same parcel
of land as the existing industrial building;
(c) in the event that the enlargement is in the form of a standalone building
or structure located on the same parcel of land as per 12(2)(b) above,
prior to the issuance of a building permit for the standalone building or
structure, the owner shall be required to enter into an agreement with
the Region under section 27 of the Act respecting the timing and
calculation of payment of development charges, notice of which the
owner shall register on the title to the lands at its sole cost and expense
with the intention that the provisions shall bind and run with title to the
lands. Such agreement will require that in the event that the lands upon
which any standalone building or structure is located are the subject of
an application for consent under section 53 of the Planning Act; or for
which a by-law is passed under subsection 50(7) of the Planning Act,
within 10 years of building permit issuance for such standalone building
or structure, that the development charges that would have otherwise
been payable for such standalone building or structure, shall become
due and payable.
(3) In this section "gross floor area" means the total floor area, measured between
the outside of exterior walls or between the outside of exterior walls and the
centre line of party walls dividing the building from another building, of all floors
above the average level of finished ground adjoining the building at its exterior
walls.
Reduction of Development Charges for Redevelopment
13. (1) Despite any other provision of this by-law, where, as a result of the
redevelopment of land, a building or structure existing on the land within ten years
prior to the date of payment of development charges in regard to such
redevelopment was, or is to be demolished, in whole or in part, or converted from
one principal use to another, in order to facilitate the redevelopment, the
development charges otherwise payable with respect to such redevelopment shall
be reduced by the following amounts:
(a) in the case of a residential building or structure, the amount of the
reduction in the applicable development charges will equal the
applicable development charges under section 7 of this by-law that
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would have been chargeable on the type of dwelling units demolished
or to be demolished or converted to another use; and
(b) in the case of a non-residential building or structure, the amount of the
reduction in the applicable development charges will equal the
applicable development charges under section 10 of this by-law that
would have been chargeable on the gross floor area of the non-
residential building or structure that was demolished or to be
demolished or converted to another use;
(c) in the case of a non-residential building or structure that would have
been exempt from the payment of development charges under the
current Regional Development Charge By-law, the amount of the
reduction in the applicable development charge will equal the applicable
development charge under section 10 of this by-law that, had the
building or structure not been exempt, could have been chargeable on
the gross floor area of the non-residential building or structure that was
demolished or to be demolished or converted to another use; and
(d) in the case of a mixed-use building or structure, the amount of the
reduction in the applicable development charges will equal the
applicable development charges under sections 7 or 10 of this by-law
that would have been chargeable either upon the type of dwelling units
or the gross floor area of non-residential use in the mixed-use building
or structure that is being demolished or to be demolished or converted
to another use;
(i) provided that such amounts shall not exceed, in total, the amount of
the development charges otherwise payable with respect to the
redevelopment.
(2)The ten year period referred to in subsection 13(1) of this by-law shall be
calculated from the date of the issuance of the first demolition permit.
(3) Development charges shall not be reduced under this section where the
building or structure that is to be demolished or has been demolished or
converted from one principal use to another was, or would have been,
exempt from development charges under this by-law.
(4)The onus is on the applicant to produce evidence to the satisfaction of the
Region, acting reasonably, which establishes that the applicant is entitled to
the reduction in the payment of development charges claimed under this
section.
Part III
Administration
Timing of Payment of Development Charges
14. Development charges, determined in accordance with section 17 and adjusted in
accordance with section 19 of this by-law, are payable in full on the date on which
a building permit is issued with respect to each dwelling unit, building or structure.
15. Notwithstanding section 14, Council, from time to time, and at any time, may
enter into agreements in accordance with section 27 of the Act which provide for
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all or any part of a development charge to be paid before or after it would
otherwise be payable.
Payment by Services
16. Notwithstanding section 14, where development charges become payable after
January 1, 2020 for development of:
(a) rental housing that is not non-profit housing development and
institutional development, development charges shall be paid in equal
annual instalments beginning on the earlier of the date of issuance of a
permit under the Building Code Act, 1992 authorizing occupation of the
building and the date the building is first occupied, and continuing on
the following five anniversaries of that date;
(b) non-profit housing development, development charges shall be paid in
equal annual instalments beginning on the earlier of the date of
issuance of a permit under the Building Code Act, 1992 authorizing
occupation of the building and the date the building is first occupied,
and continuing on the following twenty anniversaries of that date;
Determining Amount Payable
17. The development charges payable will be the development charge shown in the
applicable Schedules to this by-law to be payable, with indexing under section 19,
and, where applicable, with interest under section 22 of this by-law as of
(a) for those developments to which section 16 applies,
(i) for applications filed after December 31, 2019 the day an application
for an approval of development in a site plan control area under
subsection 41(4) of the Planning Act was made, provided the first
building permit is issued within two years of the date that application
was approved;
(ii) if clause (i) does not apply, for applications filed after December 31,
2019, the day an application for an amendment to a by-law passed
under section 34 of the Planning Act was made, provided the first
building permit is issued within two years of the date that
amendment comes into force and effect; or
(iii) if neither clause (i) nor clause (ii) applies, the day the development
charge would be payable in accordance with section 14 of this by-
law; and
(b) for those developments to which section 16 does not apply,
(i) for applications filed after December 31, 2019, the day an
application for an approval of development in a site plan control area
under subsection 41(4) of the Planning Act was made, provided the
date the development charge is payable is within two years of the
date that application was approved;
(ii) if clause (i) does not apply, for applications filed after December 31,
2019, the day an application for an amendment to a by-law passed
under section 34 of the Planning Act was made, provided the date
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the development charge is payable is within two years of the date
that amendment comes into force and effect; or
(iii) if neither clause (i) nor clause (ii) applies, the day the development
charge would be payable in accordance with section 14 of this by-
law.
Front -Ending Agreements
18. Council, from time to time, and at any time, may enter into front -ending
agreements in accordance with the Act.
Indexing
19. Development charges imposed pursuant to this by-law shall be adjusted annually,
without amendment to this by-law, as of the 1St day of July, 2023, and on each
successive July 1St date in accordance with the Statistics Canada Quarterly,
Construction Price Statistics, catalogue number 62-007, for the most recently
available annual period ending March 31.
Schedules
20. The following schedules to this by-law form an integral part thereof:
(i) Schedule "A" — Components of Service Designated in section 6
(ii) Schedule "B" — Residential Development Charges
(iii) Schedule "C" — Non -Residential Development Charges
Date By-law in Force
21. This by-law shall come into force on July 1, 2022.
Installment Interest
22. Development charges payable by instalment pursuant to section 16 of this by-law
shall bear interest in accordance with the Region of Durham Development Charge
Interest Rate Policy, as amended from time to time.
Date By-law Expires
23. This by-law will expire five years from the date it comes into force, unless it is
repealed at an earlier date by a subsequent by-law.
Registration
24. A certified copy of this by-law may be registered on title to any land to which this
by-law applies.
Severability
25. 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.
Short Title
26. This By-law may be cited as the Regional Municipality of Durham Transit
Development Charges By-law, 2022.
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This By-law Read and Passed on the 29th day of June, 2022.
S HQnry, R6gionalj>air and CEO
A. Harras, Regional Clerk
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Schedule "A"
Designated Regional Service and
Service Components Thereunder
Category of Regional Service Service Components
Transit • PULSE, Conventional and specialized
buses and non -revenue vehicles
expansion and related equipment (e.g.
fareboxes, radio's, Presto, etc.)
• New facilities, transfer hubs, terminals,
lands, buildings and related equipment
• Transit stops (e.g. hard surface pads
and shelters)
• System improvements
• Studies
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Service
Category
Regional Transit
Schedule "B"
Residential Development Charges Effective
July 1, 2022 — $ per dwelling unit by type
Single
Detached
& Semi -
Detached
Dwellings
$2,184
Medium
Density
Multiples
$1,720
Apartments
Two
Bedrooms
& Larger
$1,221
One
Bedroom
& Smaller
$750
Note: The development charges described above shall be adjusted annually
pursuant to section 19 of this By-law.
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Schedule "C"
Non-residential use Development Charges
Effective July 1, 2022
$ per square foot of gross floor area
Service Category Non -Residential Use
Regional Transit $0.99
Note: The development charges described above shall be adjusted annually
pursuant to section 19 of this By-law.
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NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF A
REGIONAL TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT CHARGES BY-LAW
BY THE
REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham passed the
Regional Municipality of Durham Transit Development Charges By-law No. 39-2022 on the 29th
day of June, 2022 under Section 2(1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997;
AND TAKE NOTICE that this By-law imposes development charges against land to pay for
increased capital costs required because of increased needs for services arising from development
of the area to which the by-law applies if the development requires one or more of the approvals
identified in Section 2(2) of the Development Charges Act, 1997.
AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or organization may appeal a development charge
by-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal under Section 14 of the Act, by filing with the Clerk of The
Regional Municipality of Durham on or before the 8th day of August 2022 a notice of appeal setting
out the objection to the by-law and the reasons supporting the objection.
The schedule of development charges for transit services imposed by the by-law is as follows:
SCHEDULE "B" TO BY-LAW NO. 39 - 2022
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGES EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2022 - $ PER DWELLING UNIT BY TYPE
NOTE: The development charges described above shall be adjusted annually pursuant to section 19 of
this By-law.
SCHEDULE "C" TO BY-LAW NO. 39 - 2022
NON-RESIDENTIAL USE DEVELOPMENT CHARGES EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2022
$ PER SQUARE FOOT OF GROSS FLOOR AREA
SERVICE CATEGORY
APARTMENTS
Regional Transit
SINGLE
SERVICE
DETACHED
MEDIUM DENSITY
TWO BEDROOMS &
ONE BEDROOM
CATEGORY
& SEMI-
MULTIPLES
LARGER
& SMALLER
DETACHED
DWELLINGS
Regional Transit
$2,184
$1,720
$1,221
$750
NOTE: The development charges described above shall be adjusted annually pursuant to section 19 of
this By-law.
SCHEDULE "C" TO BY-LAW NO. 39 - 2022
NON-RESIDENTIAL USE DEVELOPMENT CHARGES EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2022
$ PER SQUARE FOOT OF GROSS FLOOR AREA
SERVICE CATEGORY
NON-RESIDENTIAL USE
Regional Transit
$0.99
NOTE: The development charges described above shall be adjusted annually
pursuant to section 19 of this By-law.
A copy of the complete Regional Municipality of Durham Transit Development Charges By-law is
available for examination in the office of the Regional Clerk during regular office hours of 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m.
Dated at the Town of Whitby this 29th day of June, 2022.
For further information please contact:
Alexander Harras
Regional Clerk/Director of Legislative Services
clerks(cdurham.ca
The Regional Municipality of Durham
605 Rossland Road East, Level 1
P.O. Box 623
Whitby, ON L1 N 6A3
905-668-7711 extension 2054
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If this information is required in an accessible format, please contact 1-800-372-1102 ext. 2097.
The Regional Municipality of Durham
Minutes
Energy From Waste — Waste Management Advisory Committee
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
A meeting of the Energy From Waste — Waste Management Advisory Committee was
held on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in Council Chambers, Regional Headquarters,
605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, at 7:05 PM. Electronic participation was permitted
for this meeting.
1. Roll Call
Present: W. Basztyk, Brock
S. Elhajjeh, Clarington
R. Fleming, Pickering
K. Meydam, Clarington
G. Rocoski, Oshawa
J. Vinson, Clarington
*members of the Committee participated electronically
Absent: G. Gordon, Whitby, Chair
P. Haylock, Clarington, Vice -Chair
Non -Voting Members
Present: A. Burke, Senior Planner, Special Projects, Municipality of Clarington
Councillor Jones, Local Councillor, Municipality of Clarington
L. Kwan, Environmental Specialist, Covanta
D. San Juan, Environmental Health Specialist, Health Department,
Durham Region
Staff
Present: G. Anello, Director of Waste Management Services
R. Inacio, Systems Support Specialist — Information Technology
N. Prasad, Assistant Secretary to Council, Corporate Services —
Legislative Services
In the absence of the Chair and Vice -Chair, the Committee Clerk asked for
nominations for a committee member to Chair the meeting.
Moved by W. Basztyk, Seconded by S. Elhajjeh,
That in the absence of the Chair and Vice -Chair, G. Rocoski be
nominated to Chair the May 24, 2022 EFW-WMAC meeting.
CARRIED
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2. Declarations of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
3. Adoption of Minutes
Moved by R. Fleming, Seconded by S. Elhajjeh,
That the minutes of the EFW-WMAC meeting held on Tuesday,
February 22, 2022, be adopted.
CARRIED
4. Announcements
There were no announcements.
5. Presentations
There were no presentations.
6. Delegations
There were no delegations.
7. Correspondence
There were no correspondence items.
8. Administrative Matters
A) EFW-WMAC Work Plan — Next Steps
G. Rocoski inquired whether there have been any developments with regards
to the discussion had at the February 22 2022 meeting regarding whether
committee members were interested in working with the Durham Region
Works Department to help with initiatives such as the Extended Producer
Responsibility (EPR); bio -gas cover; waste streams; outreach programs etc.
G. Anello was requested to provide more information to committee members
prior to the next meeting.
9. Other Business
A) Update by Gioseph Anello, Director, Waste Management Services, the
Regional Municipality of Durham, regarding Durham Region's Organics
Management Proiect
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G. Anello provided an update regarding Durham Region's Organics
Management Project. He advised that staff had received proposals from two
potential proponents in April 2022 and that the submissions are put in two
phases: technical and financial. He advised that the technical evaluation is
underway and the second step will be the financial evaluation which consists
of a business case assessment. He advised that recommendations will be
presented to the Committee of the Whole and Regional Council in June 2022.
G. Anello responded to questions with regards to the approval process once
the recommendations have been endorsed by Committee of the Whole and
Regional Council.
B) Update by Gioseph Anello, Director, Waste Management Services, the
Regional Municipality of Durham, regarding Extended Producer Responsibility
G. Anello provided an update regarding Extended Producer Responsibility
(EPR). He advised that the Ministry is working through some issues with
producers regarding the structure of regulations but has confirmed that the
transition dates will not change and is still scheduled for 2024.
G. Anello responded to questions regarding the implementation dates and the
leasing of the material recovery facility.
C) Update by Gioseph Anello, Director, Waste Management Services, the
Regional Municipality of Durham, regarding the Durham York Energy Centre
G. Anello provided an update regarding the Durham York Energy Centre
(DYEC). He advised that the source test was run the week of May 19th and
staff is now awaiting the results.
With regards to the recent storm, G. Anello advised that the DYEC was not
affected as it was able to operate in island mode despite the electric grid
being down. He stated that of concern is the amount of damaged waste
material, as a result of the storm, that is coming in from local areas such as
the Township of Uxbridge. He stated that the DYEC is operating the way it
should be and staff is ensuring they have capacity to address the additional
waste.
G. Anello responded to questions regarding the emissions stack testing and
whether it includes testing for emissions of carbon dioxide.
Questions to Staff
K. Meydam inquired about biogenic carbon emissions and whether there have
been any discussions about how greenhouse gas emissions are calculated.
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K. Meydam also inquired about whether Durham Region will be reconsidering
the use of clear plastic bags. S. Elhajjeh inquired about the reluctance behind
moving to clear plastic bags as well as enforcement.
10. Next Meeting
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the EFW-WMAC will be held on
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 in Council Chambers, at 7:00 PM, Regional
Headquarters, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby.
11. Adjournment
Moved by S. Elhajjeh, Seconded by K. Meydam,
That the meeting be adjourned.
CARRIED
The meeting adjourned at 7:54 PM.
G. Rocoski, Acting Chair, Energy from Waste —
Waste Management Advisory Committee
N. Prasad, Assistant Secretary to Council
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