Report: Amendment to Development Charges By-law No. 2021-140 with Appendix Items 1&2

Since the start of 2022, development charges have been enforced and collected according to By-law 2021-140, for any development of land, buildings, or structures which require the passing of a zoning by-law or amendment, the approval of a minor variance, a conveyance of land not subject to part-lot control, the approval of a plan of subdivision, a consent, the approval of a description for a condo. [...] Appeal Period In accordance with subsections 14 through 18 of the DC Act, any person or organization may appeal the Development Charges By-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk stating the objection to the By-law and the reasons supporting the objecting. [...] "Gross Floor Area" means the total area of all floors above grade of a dwelling unit measured between the outside surfaces of exterior walls or between the outside surfaces of exterior walls and the centre line of party walls dividing the Dwelling Unit from other Dwelling Unit or other portion of a building; In the case of a Non-residential Building or structure, or in the case of a Mixed-use Buil. [...] If the total floor area of an existing industrial building is enlarged by greater than 50 percent, the amount of the development charge payable in respect of the enlargement is the amount of the development charge that would otherwise be payable multiplied by the fraction determined as follows: (a) determine the amount by which the enlargement exceeds 50 percent of the total floor area before the. [...] The development charges set out in Schedule B to this By-law shall be imposed on 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, on the residential uses in the mixed-use building or structure, including the residential component of a live/work unit, according to the type of resi.