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REPORT
PLANNING SERVICES
Meeting:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date:
Monday, December 8, 2003
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Report #: PSD-144-03
File #: PLN 20.5
By-Iaw#: doo3 _1&5
Subject:
APPLICATION FEES
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report PSD-144-03 be received;
2. THAT the attached By-law amendment detailing the specific amendments to By-law 96-
032 being a by-law to require the payment of fees for information and services provided
by the Municipality of Clarington, as amended, be APPROVED.
Submitted by:
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of Planning Services
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Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer
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CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
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1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 Section 69 of the Planning Act allows the Municipality to pass a by-law to set out the fee
structure for development applications to offset the anticipated cost to the Municipality in
processing each type of application.
The current fee schedule for various development applications was last updated April
30, 2001. At that time, the by-law was amended by inserting three (3) fee schedules
that would be in effect; each for one calendar year, ending December 31, 2003.
2.0 STAFF COMMENTS
2.1 A brief overview of the fees reviewed revealed several basis findings:
a) of the fees examined it was determined that the majority only required an
increase to address the administration cost for the period of time since the
last review.
b) some fees recommended for an increase are the applications for which the
majority of the municipalities charged a larger fee than Clarington (e.g.
rezoning applications, draft Plans of Subdivision, red-line revisions to Draft
Plans of Subdivision, Site plan applications and Site plan amendments).
c) one (1) additions fee is being proposed for the reviewing of Regional Official
Plan Amendment applications.
2.2 Given the extensive comparisons between the other municipalities and Clarington
through the categories of fees, and the widely varying approaches to these fees, only
the fees which are proposed for change are presented.
2.3 Some municipalities have chosen an approach to establish application fees whereby a
particular type of application (e.g. official plan amendment) is divided into either a
"major/minor" or "complex/simple" category. In order to determine which category an
application would fall under, criteria is required to establish such applications.
Staff is proposing that applications for Official Plan Amendments be processed under a
major/minor criteria concept.
The following criteria which has been included within the amending Fee Schedule By-
law attached to this report would identify what applications are considered to be a
"major" Official Plan Amendment application.
. New aggregate extraction areas or expansion to existing aggregate
extraction areas;
. New golf courses or expansion to existing golf courses;
. New waste facility or expansion to existing waste facility;
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. Expansion to urban boundary or redesignation of Future Urban
Residential Lands;
. Hamlet expansion where a settlement capacity study is required;
. Commercial Development greater than 2500 m2;
. Deletion or addition of arterial or collector road;
. Any application that due to the broader policy implications for the
Municipality that would require the need to review or manage studies, or
any application deemed to be major by the Director of Planning Services
2.4 The proposed changes and relevant comparisons with other municipalities are
illustrated on Attachment 1. (All taxes are excluded from these figures).
2.5 As noted within paragraph 1.1 of this report, the Municipality is permitted to pass a by-
law that offsets the anticipated costs to the Municipality in processing each type of
application. Aside from the increases that have been proposed through the comparison
method with other municipalities, the existing fees were examined on the basis of
"administrative costs" that have occurred since the last amendment.
2.6 In consideration of the costs to the Municipality, in terms of salary increases and
administration costs (e.g. increases in paper, printing, envelopes and mail out costs),
staff is satisfied an average increase of five (5%) percent will in all likelihood, continue
over the term of Council.
2.7 The proposed amendments to the fee schedule by-law would replace the current
Schedule "B" pertaining to the Planning Department with three (3) separate schedules
that would cover the next three (3) years during the term of Council.
2.8 The introduction of new fees for amendments to Regional Official Plan Amendments
addresses an administrative function of the Municipality's that represents a cost
recovery for work done in association with each application/service.
3.0 CONCLUSION
3.1 It is respectfully recommended that By-law 96-032, as amended, be further amended as
contained in the By-law amendment attached hereto, identified as Attachment 3.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Comparison of Application Fees
Attachment 2 - Fee Schedule Amendment
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CLARINGTON CLARINGTON PROPOSED
AJAX PICKERING OSHAWA WHITBY
TYPE OF APPLICATION EXISTING 2004 2005 2006
Official Plan Amendment $2,500 $2,200 $3000 -complex $3,400 $2.400 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500
$2000 - simple
Official Plan Amendment - $5,000 $5,000 $5,000
Major Application
Adoption of Official Plan $750 $1,200 $1,250 $1,300 $1,350
Amendment
$750 $1000 - only if Regional
Regional Official Plan Amendment is not part
of a Local Plan $1,000 $1,100 $1,200
Amendment Amendment
Neighbourhood Plan $900 $950 $1,000 $1,050
Amendment
Rezoning Application $2,500 $1,200 $2000 -complex $1600 -site specific $1,200 $1,500 $1,600 $1,700
$1000 - simple $2100 - town wide
Removal of (H) Holding $500 $350 $375 $750 $400 $425 $450 $475
Symbol
Residential: Residential: Residential: Residential: Residential: Residential: Residential:
$3500 + $24 per unit to $5000 plus $25 per $25.25 per unit - $25 per unit $25 per unit $25 per unit $25 per unit
a maximum of $15,000. minimum $4000 $1700 minimum $4000 minimum $4500 minimum $5000 minimum
$1500 plus $50 per unit single family dwelling, $5000 maximum $8000 maximum $9000 maximum $10000 maximum
to a maximum of $5000 semi.detached dwelling,
townhouse units at $15
per apartment unit
Draft Plan of Subdivision Commercial/Office or
Non-Residential Institutional Non-Residential Non-Residential Non-Residential Non-Residential Non-Residential
$5,000 $5000 plus $250 for first $4,000 $1,000 $4,000 $4,500 $5,000
0.2 ha of lot area; plus
$250 for each additional
0.4 ha of lot area
$500 $500 Residential: Maior Redline
$2500 plus $25 per unit $25.25 per unit- $300 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000
for single detached minimum $2000;
dwelling, semi-detached maximum $3600 $100
Red Line Revisions to dwelling and townhouse for minor Red Line
Draft Plan of Subdivision unit $25 per Apt. unit shown on 40M Plan
$500 for minor Red Line
requiring new conditions
of Draft Approval
Commercial/Office or
Institutional
$2500 plus $250 for first
0.2 ha of lot area; plus
$250 for each additional
0.4 ha of lot area
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AJAX PICKERING OSHAWA WHITBY EXISTING 2004 2005 2006
TYPE OF APPLICATION
Draft Plan of Subdivision - $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,200 $1,300 $1.400 $1,500
fee for Clearing and
Releasing any Phase of a $1000 for Subdivision
Plan of Subdivision or $500 for Condominium
Condominium for
Registration
Draft Plan of $2,000 $800 Residential $2500 Residential $1,200 $1,300 $1,400 $1,500
Condominium $500 re-circulation of plus $25 per unit for $1100 plus $25.25 per
Draft Plan single detached unit to a maximum of
$2282 Preparation of dwellings, semi- $2750
Condominium detached dwelling,
Agreement townhouse unit and $15
per unit for ApI.
Commercial/Office or
Institutional
$250 plus $25 per unit
for single
Preparation of Subdivision Town's Legal Cost - $3290.25 ' $900 plus legal costs $1000 plus legal .$.1100 plus legal $1200 plus legal
Agreement agreement prepared by Agreement prepared by $1000 plus $100 per lot costs costs costs
Town's Solicitor City's Solicitor
Town's Legal Costs are $1364.25, $1000 plus $100 per lot $450 plus legal costs $500 plus legal $550 plus legal $600 plus legal
Amendment to Subdivision reimbursed - agreement agreement prepared by costs costs costs
Agreement prepared by Town's City's Solicitor
Solicitor
$500 plus $25 per unit $445 $500 plus $20 per unit $175 per unit $425 $450 $475 $500
Part Lot Control to a maximum of $2000
Applications over 25 units to a plus cost of registration
maximum of $2500 of BYMlaw
$400 $350 for an existing $275 Residential $450 $350 $ 350 $400 $ 425
building $375 Non-Residential $100 Tabling Fee $75 Tabling Fee $65 $75 Tabling Fee $75 Tabling Fee $75 Tabling Fee
Minor Variance Application $450 for vacant land $75 Tabling Fee Special Meeting $800 Re-circulation fee $70 Re-circulation $75 Re-circulation $80 Re-circulation
$50 tabling fee $600 Special Meeting fee fee fee
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CLARINGTON CLARINGTON PROPOSED
AJAX PICKERING OSHAWA WHITBY EXISTING 2004 2005 2006
TYPE OF APPLICATION
Residential: Residential: Residential:
Site Plan Approval $800 plus $25 per $850 plus $25 per $900.00 plus $25
Application Residential: Residential: Residential: Besid~!@~ unit to a maximum of unit to a maximum of per unit to a
$800 per Agreement $5000 $5000 maximum of $5000
$200 plus $25 per unit $625 plus $65 per unit $800 plus $25 per unit $800 plus $25.25 per Non Residential- Non Residential- Non Residential-
10 a maximum of $4000 to a maximum of $6250 to a maximum of $5000 unit to a maximum of Commerical $2000 Commerical $2500 Commerical $3000
$5000 plus $10 per 100 m2 plus $10 per 100 m2 plus $10 per 100 m2
to a maximum of to a maximum of to a maximum of
$8000 $8500 $9000
Non-Residential: Non-Residential: Non-Residential: Non-Residential:
$2000 plus $10 per 100 $625 plus $345 for each $800 plus $0.10 per sq $800 plus $250 for each $400 for Plans only Other Non- Other Non- Other Non-
sq meters of gross floor 2000 sq metres of floor metre of gross floor area 2000 sq metres of gross Residential: Residential: Residential:
area to a maximum of gross floor area to a to a maximum of $5000 floor area or portion $800 plus $10 per $850 plus $10 per $900 plus $10 per
$14000 maximum of $6250 thereof 100 m2 of gross floor 100 m2 of gross 100 m2 of gross
area to a maximum floor area to a floor area to a
of $5000 maximum of $5000 maximum of $5000
Sales Trailers $500 $625 for all others $800 for plans only $850 for plans only $900 for plans only
Site Plan for Sales
Trailer/Model Home Sales Trailers $600 Sales Trailer $650 Sales Trailer $700
$600
$500 $552 - amendment to Residential Residential $400 $500 plus $10 per $550 plus $10 per $600 plus $10 per
agreement $500 plus $25 per unit $400 if expansion is less unit to a maximum of unit to a maximum of unit to a maximum of
Site Plan Amendment to a maximum of $5000 than 50% of the total $4000 $4200 $4400
floor space
$625 major revision to Non-Residential: Non~Residentia!
approved site plan $800 plus $0.10 per sq $800 if expansion is
metre of gross floor area grater than 50%
to a maximum of $5000
$250 minor revision to
approved site plan
Two Day Response $125 $100 - 10 day response $60 10 day response $90 $95 $100 $105
$150
Clearance Letters Two Week Response $150 Two day response $150 Two day response
$100
Town's advertising cost $750 $475 $500 $525 $550
$700if circulation $725 if circulation $750 if circulation
Additional Public Meetings $675 if circulation required in required in required in
required in newspaper newspaper newspaper newspaper
$200 $300 $85 Land Division $250 Land Division $275 Development $300 Development $325 Development
Land Division Committee Release Letter Committee Agreement plus Agreement plus Agreement plus
Applications Development legal fees legal fees legal fees
Agreement
$75 Land Division $80 Land Division $85 $90
Release Letter Release Letter
ATTACHMENT 2
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY.LAW NUMBER 2003-_
being a By-law to require the payment of fees for information and services provided by
the Municipality of Clarington and for prescribing the amount of such fees and to amend
By-law 96-032, as amended.
WHEREAS Section 69(1) of the PI2nning Act, RS.O. 1990, c.P13, provides that by-laws may
be passed by the COllneil of a Municipality to prescribe a tariff of fees for the processing of
applications made in respect of planning matters;
AND WHEREAS the Counci' of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington deems it
necessary to amend By-law 96-032, as amended to prescribe a Fee Schedule to meet the
anticipated cost to the Municipality in respect of the processing of each type of application
provided for in the Schedule of Fees;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality
of Clarington enacts as follows:
1. THAT Schedule "B" to By-law 96-032, as amended, is hereby further amended by
deletin9 said Schedule and replacing it with Schedules "B-1", "B-2" and "B-3"
2. THAT the fee schedules attached hereto and forming part of this by-law shall apply for
the specified documents, services, applications and inspections.
BY-LAW read a first time this
day of
2003
BY-LAW read a second time this
day of
2003
BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this
day of
2003
John Mutton, Mayor
Patti L. Barrie, Municipal Clerk
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SCHEDULE "B-1"
TO BY-LAW
FEES PRESECRIBED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING SERVICES
The effective date for the following fees is January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004
Official Plan Amendment - Minor Application
Official Plan Amendment - Major Application
Adoption of Official Plan Amendment
Regional Official Plan Amendment
Neighbourhood Plan
Rezoning
Removal of Holding (H) Symbol
Draft Plan of Subdivision - Residential
Draft Plan of Subdivision -Non Residential
Draft Plan of condominium
Draft Plan of Subdivision - fee for clearing and releasing 3ny phase
of a Plan of Subdivision or a Plan of Condominium delegated to the
Municipality of Clarington
Draft Plan of Subdivision - redline revisions and/or amendments to
draft approval (applicant initiated)
Part Lot Control By-law
Preparation of Subdivision Agreement (not including legal fees)
Preparation of Amendment to Subdivision Agreement (not including
legal fees)
Site Plan Approval - Residential
Site Plan Approval- Non Residential Commercial
Site Plan Approval - Other Non Residential
Plans for approval only
Site Plan Approval - Sales Trailer
Site Plan Amendment
Minor Variance Application
Minor Variance Tabling Fee (applicant initiated)
Minor Variance Re-circulation Fee (applicant initiated)
Subdivision Clearance Letter
Zoning Clearance Letter
Miscellaneous Clearance Letter (including outstanding work
orders, building compliance)
Application requiring additional Public Meeting (additional fee for
each subsequent public meeting)
Application requiring additional Public Meeting (additional fee for
each subsequent public meeting where notice is provided through
the local newspaper)
Land Division Committee Development Agreement
Land Division Committee Ciearance Letter
Application involving review under EPA and/or EM process
(additionai fee)
Street Name Change request
Maps - small .'
mid-sized
Large
Official Plan Coioured Maps (each)
Ciarington Official Plan
Clarington Zoning By-law
Clarington Street Name Index
Studies under 40 pages
40 to 100 pages
100 to 200 pages
over 200 pages
$2,500.00
$5,000.00
$1,250.00
$1,000.00
$950.00
$1 ,500.00
$425.00
$25.00 per dwelling with a minimum of
$4,000.00 and a maximum of $8,000.00
$4,000.00
$1,300.00
$1,300.00
$2,000.00
$450.00
$1,000.00
$500.00
$800.00 plus $25 per unit to a
maximum of $5000
$2000 plus $10 per 100 m2 to a
maximum of $8000
$800 plus $10 per 100 m2 of gross floor
area to a maximum of $5000
$800.00
$600.00
$500 plus $10 per unit to a maximum of
$4000
$375.00
$75.00
570.00
$95.00
$95.00
$95.00
$500.00
5700.00
$275.00
$80.00
$10,000.00
$1,50000
$3.00
$7.00
$12.00
$3.00
$75.00
$75.00
$45.00
$10.00
$20.00
$35.00
$50.00
The following are criteria for determining what constitutes a major Official Plan application:
New aggregate extraction areas or expansion to existing agg(egate extraction areas;
. New golf courses or expansion to existing golf courses;
New waste facility or expansion to existing waste facility;
Expansion to urban boundary or redesignation of Future Urban Residential Lands;
Hamlet expansion where a settlement capacify study is required;
Commercial Development greater than 2500 m2;
Deletion or addition of arterial or collector road;
. Any application that due to the broader policy implications for the Municipality that would
require the need to review or manage studies, or any application deemed to be major by
the Director of Planning Services
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SCHEDULE "B-2"
TO BY-LAW
FEES PRESECRIBED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING SERVICES
The effective date for the following fees is January 1,2005 to December 31, 2005
Official Plan Amendment - Minor Application
Official Plan Amendment - Major Application
Adoption of Official Plan Amendment
Regional Official Plan Amendment
Neighbourhood Plan
Rezoning
Removal of Holding (H) Symbol
Draft Plan of Subdivision - Residential
Draft Plan of Subdivision -Non Residential
Draft Plan of condominium
Draft Plan of Subdivision - fee for clearii"lg and releasing any phase
of a Plan of Subdivision or a Plan of Condominium delegated to the
Municipality of Clarington
Draft Plan of Subdivision -- redline revisions and/or amendments to
draft approval (applican! initiated)
Part Lot Control By-law
Preparation of Subdivision Agreement (not including legal fees)
Preparation of Amendment to Subdivision Agreement (not including
legal fees)
Site Plan Approval - Residential
Site Plan Approval - Non Residential Commercial
Site Plan Approval - Other Non Residential
Plans for approval only
Site Plan Approval- Sales Trailer
Site Plan Amendment
Minor Variance Application
Minor Variance Tabling Fee (applicant initiated)
Minor Variance Re~circulatjon Fee (applicant initiated)
Subdivision Clearance Letter
Zoning Clearance Letter
Miscellaneous Clearance Letter (including outstanding work
orders, building compliance)
Application requiring additional Public Meeting (additional fe€! for
each subsequent public meeting)
Application requiring additional Public Meeting (additional fee for
each subsequent public meeting where notice is provided through
the local newspaper)
Land Division Committee Development Agreement
Land Division Committee Clearance Letter
Application involvin~ review under EPA and/or EM process
(additional fee)
Street Name Change request
Maps - small
mid-sized
Large
Official Plan Coloured Maps (each)
Clarington Official Plan
Clarington Zoning By-law
Clarington Street Name Index
Studies under 40 pages
40 to 100 pages
100 to 200 pages
over 200 pages
$3,000.00
$5,000.00
$1,300.00
$1,000.00
$1,100.00
$1,600.00
$450.00
$25.00 per dwelling with a minimum of
$4,500.00 and a maximum of $9,000.00
$4,500.00
$1,400.00
$1,400.00
$2,500.00
$475.00
$1,100.00
$550.00
$850.00 plus $25 per unit to a
maximum of $5000
$2500 plus $10 per 100 m2 to a
maximum of $8500
$850 plus $10 per 100 m2 of gross floor
area to a maximum of $5000
$850.00
$650.00
$550 plus $10 per unit to a maximum of
$4200
$400.00
$75.00
$75.00
$100.00
$105.00
$100.00
$526.00
$725.00
$300.00
$85.00
$10,000.00
$1,500.00
$3.00
$7.00
$12.00
$3.00
$75.00
$75.00
$45.00
$10.00
$20.00
$35.00
$50.00
The following are criteria for determining what constitutes a major Official Plan application:
New aggregate extraction areas or expansion to existing aggregate extraction areas;
. New golf courses or expansion to existing golf courses;
New waste facility or expansion to existing waste facility;
Expansion to urban boundary or redesignalion of Future Urban Residential Lands;
. Hamiel expansion where a settlement capacity study is required;
Commercial Development greater than 2500 m2;
Deletion or addition of arterial or collector road;
Any application that due to the broader policy implications for the Municipality that would
require the need to review or manage studies, or any application deemed to be major by
the Director of Planning Services
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SCHEDULE "B-3"
TO BY-LAW
FEES PRESECRIBED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING SERVICES
The effective date for the following fees is January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006
Official Plan Amendment - Minor Application
Official Plan Amendment ~ Major Application
Adoption of Official Plan Amendment
Regional Official Plan Amendment
Neighbourhood Plan
Rezoning Application
Removal of Holding (H) Symbol
Draft Plan of Subdivision - Residential
Draft Plan of Subdivision -Non Residential
Draft Plan of Condominium
Draft Plan of Subdivision - fee for clearing and releasing any phase
of a Plan of Subdivision or a Plan of Condominium delegated to the
Municipality of Clarington
Draft Plan of Subdivision - red line revisions and/or amendments to
draft approval (applicant initiated)
Part Lot Control By-law
Preparation of Subdivision Agreement (not including legal fees)
Preparation of Amendment to Subdivision Agreement (not including
legal fees)
Site Plan Approval - Residential
Site Plan Approval - Non Residential Commercial
Site Plan Approval - Other Non Residential
Plans for approval only
Site Plan Approval - Sales Trailer
Site Plan Amendment
Minor Variance Application
Minor Variance Tabling Fee (applicant initiated)
Minor Variance Re-circulation Fee (applicant initiated)
Subdivision Clearance Letter
Zoning Clearance Letter
Miscellaneous Clearance Letter (including outstanding work
orders, building compliance)
Application requiring additional Public Meeting (additional fee for
each subsequent public meeting)
Application requiring additional Public Meeting (additional fee for
each subsequent public meeting where notice is prov:ided through
the local newspaper) ,"
Land Division Committee Development Agreement
Land Division Committee Clearance Letter
Application involving review under EPA and/or EM process
(additional fee)
Street Name Change request
Maps - small
mid.sized
Large
Official Plan Co loured Maps (each)
Clarington OffiCial Plan
Clarington Zoning By-law
Clarington Street Name Index
Studies under 40 pages
40 to 100 pages
100 to 200 pages
over 200 pages
$3,500.00
$5,000.00
$1,350.00
$1,200.00
$1050.00
$1,700.00
$475.00
$25.00 per dwelling with a minimum of
$5,000.00 and a maximum of
$10,000.00
$5,000.00
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
$3,000.00
$500.00
$1,20000
$600.00
$900.00 plus $25 per unit to a
maximum of $5000
$3000 plus $10 per 100 m2 to a
maximum of $9000
$900 plus $10 per 100 m2 of gross floor
area to a maximum of $5000
$900.00
$700.00
$600.00 plus $10 per unit to a
maximum of $4400
$425.00
$75.00
$80.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$550.00
$750.00
$325.00
$90.00
$10,000.00
$1,500.00
$3.00
$7.00
$12.00
$3.00
$75.00
$75.00
$45.00
$10.00
$20.00
$35.00
$50.00
The following are criteria for determining what constitutes fl major Official Plan application:
New aggregate extraction areas or expansion to existing aggregate extraction areas;
New golf courses or expansion to existing golf courses;
New waste facility or expansion to existing waste facility;
. Expansion to urban boundary or redesignation of Future Urban Residential Lands;
Hamlet expansion where a settlement capacity study is required;
Commercial Development greater than 2500 m2;
Deletion or additiofl of arterial or collector road;
Any application that due to the broader policy impiications for the Municipality that would
require the need to review or manage studies, or any application deemed to be major by
the Director of Planning S~rvices
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