AMO continues to call on the province to include transitional provisions that extend the timeline for municipalities to complete development charges by-laws, and to ensure that updates to existing by-laws does not “reset the clock” on the five-year phase in requirement. [...] Transitional Provisions Related to Development Charges By-laws Under the Development Charges Act, municipalities are required to determine the development charges that may be imposed using a methodology that is based on – among other things – the anticipated amount, type and location of development; the increase in service attributable to this development; and the capital costs necessary to provid. [...] Transitional Provisions to Extend Existing Development Charge By-laws Some of the municipalities affected by this legislation have dedicated time and resources to preparing background studies and drafting new by-laws under the existing official plans that will need to be redone to ensure compliance with the Development Charges Act. [...] Municipalities that have already passed development charge by-laws under this framework are concerned that if they have to pass new by- laws to comply with the Development Charges Act this will “reset the clock” on the five-year phase- in and result in lost revenue. [...] AMO recommends transitional provisions be included in the proposed legislation that would allow the affected municipalities to update their development charges by-law without “resetting the clock” on the five-year phase in.
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