WHEREAS Section 2 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 27 (the “Act”) authorizes Regional Council to enact a bylaw to impose development charges against land to pay for increased capital costs required because of increased needs for services arising from development;
AND WHEREAS a background study, required by Section 10 of the Act, was presented to Regional Council along with a draft of this bylaw as then proposed on February 26, 2026 and was completed within a 1 year period prior to the enactment of this bylaw;
AND WHEREAS Regional Council directed that the background study and draft proposed bylaw be made available to the public and such documents were made available to the public 60 days prior to the passage of the bylaw and at least 2 weeks prior to the public meeting required pursuant to Section 12 of the Act;
AND WHEREAS the development charge background study includes an asset management plan that deals with all assets whose capital costs are intended to be funded under the development charges bylaw and that such assets are considered to be financially sustainable over their full life-cycle pursuant to Subsection 10(3) of the Act;
AND WHEREAS notice of the public meeting was provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 12 of the Act and in accordance with the regulations under the Act, and such public meeting was held on February 26, 2026;
AND WHEREAS any person who attended the public meeting was afforded an opportunity to make representations and the public generally were afforded an opportunity to make written submissions relating to the proposed bylaw;
AND WHEREAS Regional Council resolved on May 21, 2026 that it is the intention of Regional Council to ensure that the increase in need for services identified in connection with the enactment of the bylaw will be met;
AND WHEREAS Regional Council resolved on May 21, 2026 that no further public meeting be required and that this bylaw be brought forward for enactment;
The Council of The Regional Municipality of York hereby enacts as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1. In this bylaw,
“accessory use” means that the building or structure is naturally and normally incidental to, or subordinate in purpose or both, and exclusively devoted to a principal use, building or structure. ”Ancillary” shall have the same meaning as accessory;
“agricultural use” means lands, buildings or structures, excluding any portion thereof used as a dwelling unit, 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, horticulture, market gardening, pasturage, poultry keeping, equestrian facilities and any other activities customarily carried on in the field of agriculture;
“apartment building” means a residential building or the residential portion of a mixed use building, other than a townhouse, consisting of more than 3 dwelling units, which dwelling units have a common entrance to grade;
“area municipality” means a city, town or township in the Region;
“banquet hall” means a building or part of a building used primarily for the purpose of catering to banquets, weddings, receptions or similar social functions for which food and beverages are served;
“building permit” means a permit issued under the Building Code Act, 1992, which permits the construction of a building or structure or, which permits the construction of the foundation of a building or structure;
“community use” means a facility traditionally provided by a municipality which serves a municipal purpose and shall include a community centre, library/research facility, recreation facility and a shelter;
“convention centre” means a building with a gross floor area greater than 40,000 square feet which is designed and used primarily to accommodate the following:
a. the assembly of large gatherings of persons for trade, business or educational purposes, or any combination thereof;
b. the display of products or services;
c. accessory uses may include administrative offices, display areas, show-rooms, training facilities and banquet facilities, but does not include a banquet hall;
“crematorium” means a standalone structure with the primary function of carrying out the act of cremation, which may include other services ancillary to this function, but does not include any facility connected to a funeral home or other similar place where funeral services are sold;
“development” means construction, erection or placing of one or more buildings or structures on land or the making of an addition or alteration to the land(s), building(s) or structure(s) that has the effect of increasing the size or usability of the land(s), building(s), or structure(s), or changing or converting the use of the land(s), building(s), or structure(s), or requires any of the actions described in section 3.4, and includes redevelopment;
“development charges” means charges in regard to wastewater works services imposed pursuant to this bylaw and adjusted in accordance with section 5 of this bylaw;
“duplex” means a building comprising, by horizontal division, 2 dwelling units, each of which has a separate entrance to grade;
“dwelling unit” means a room or suite of rooms used, or designed or intended for use by one 1or persons living together, in which culinary and sanitary facilities are provided for the exclusive use of such person or persons;
“funeral home” means a building with facilities for the preparation of dead persons for burial or cremation, for the viewing of the body and for funeral services;
"future development" means development which requires a subsequent planning approval listed in Section 3.4 of this bylaw, in addition to a building permit, which planning approval shall include a site plan approval or the approval of a plan of condominium;
"gross floor area" means, 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 from the centre line of a common wall separating a non-residential and a residential use, excluding, in the case of a building or structure containing an atrium, the sum of the areas of the atrium at the level of each floor surrounding the atrium above the floor level of the atrium, and excluding the sum of the areas of each floor used, or designed or intended for use for the parking of motor vehicles unless the building or structure, or any part thereof, is a retail motor vehicle establishment or a standalone motor vehicle storage facility or a commercial public parking structure, and, for the purposes of this definition, notwithstanding any other section of this bylaw, 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, and gross floor area shall not include the surface area of swimming pools or the playing surfaces of indoor sport fields including, but not limited to, hockey arenas and basketball courts;
“group home” means a residential building or the residential portion of a mixed- use building containing a single housekeeping unit supervised by agency staff on a shift rotation basis, funded wholly or in part by any government or its agency, or by public subscription or donation, or by any combination thereof for the accommodation of persons and licensed, approved or supervised by the Province of Ontario under any general or special act as amended or successor legislation.
“heritage property” means a building or structure which, in the opinion of the local architectural conservation advisory committee, is of historic or architectural value or interest, or which has been so designated under the Ontario Heritage Act;
“high rise residential” means an apartment building that is 4 or more storeys above grade, consisting of 4 or more dwelling units and shall not include a stacked townhouse, which is less than 4 dwelling units and 4 storeys above-grade;
“industrial” means lands, buildings or structures used or designed or intended for use for manufacturing, processing, fabricating or assembly of raw goods, warehousing or bulk storage of goods, and includes office uses and the sale of commodities to the general public where such uses are accessory to an industrial use, but does not include the sale of commodities to the general public through a warehouse club;
“industrial/office/institutional” means lands, buildings or structures used or designed or intended for use for any of an industrial use, office use or institutional use and shall include a convention centre, a crematorium, and any other non-residential use which is not a retail use;
“institutional” means lands, buildings or structures used or designed or intended for use by an organized body, society or religious group for promoting a public or non-profit purpose and shall include, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, places of worship, medical clinics and special care facilities;
"large apartment" means a dwelling unit in an apartment building, plex or stacked townhouse that is 700 square feet or larger in size;
“live-work unit” means a unit intended for both residential and non-residential uses concurrently;
“local board” means a local board as defined in the Act;
“mixed-use” means land, buildings or structures used, or designed or intended for use, for a combination of non-residential and residential uses;
“mobile home” means any dwelling that is designed to be made mobile, and constructed or manufactured to provide a permanent residence for 1 or more persons, but does not include a travel trailer or tent trailer;
“multiple unit dwellings” includes townhouses, back-to-back townhouses, mobile homes, group homes and all other residential uses that are not included in the definition of “apartment building”, “small apartment”, “large apartment”, “single-detached dwelling” or “semi-detached dwelling”;
“non-profit” means a corporation without share capital that has objects of a charitable nature;
“non-residential use” means lands, buildings or structures or portions thereof used, or designed or intended for use for other than residential use and includes retail, industrial, office, institutional, agricultural, or hotel uses;
“office” 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 shall include but not be limited to the office of a physician, lawyer, dentist, architect, engineer, accountant, real estate or insurance agency, veterinarian, surveyor, appraiser, financial institution, contractor, builder or land developer;
“place of worship” means a building or structure that is used primarily for worship;
“plex” means a duplex, a semi-detached duplex, a triplex or a semi-detached triplex;
“private school” means an educational institution operated on a non-profit basis, excluding any dormitory or residence accessory to such private school, that is used primarily for the instruction of students in courses of study approved or authorized by the Minister of Education and Training;
“redevelopment” means constructing or placing 1 or more buildings or structures on land where all or part of a building or structure has been previously constructed or demolished in part or in whole, or changing or converting the use of a building or structure and includes any development or redevelopment requiring any of the actions described in section 3.4;
“Region” means The Regional Municipality of York;
“Regional Council” means the Council of The Regional Municipality of York;
“Regulation” means O. Reg. 82/98 under the Act;
“residential use” means lands, buildings or structures used, or designed or intended for use as a residence for 1 or more individuals, and shall include, but is not limited to, a single detached dwelling, a semi-detached dwelling, a townhouse, a stacked townhouse, a plex, an apartment building, a group home, a mobile home and a residential dwelling unit accessory to a non-residential use but shall not include a lodging house licensed by a municipality;
“residential in-fill use” means ground related residential use, such as a single-detached dwelling, semi-detached dwelling, townhouse or stacked townhouse, comprising 3 lots or less;
“retail” 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 to the general public for consumption or use and shall include, but not be limited to, a banquet hall, a funeral home, but shall exclude offices;
"retail motor vehicle establishment" means a building or structure used or designed or intended to be used for the sale, rental or servicing of motor vehicles, or any other function associated with the sale, rental or servicing of motor vehicles including but not limited to detailing, leasing and brokerage of motor vehicles, and short or long-term storage of customer motor vehicles. For a retail motor vehicle establishment, gross floor area includes the sum of the areas of each floor used, or designed or intended for use for the parking or storage of motor vehicles, including customer and employee motor vehicles. An exemption may be granted to exclude the sum of the areas for customer and employee motor vehicles on terms and conditions to the satisfaction of the Region;
“self-storage building” means a building or part of a building consisting of individual storage units, which are accessible by the users, that are used to provide storage space to the public;
“semi-detached duplex” means 1 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 into and comprising 2 dwelling units;
“semi-detached triplex” means 1 of a pair of triplexes divided vertically one from the other by a party wall;
“serviced” for the purposes of sections 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8 means the particular service is connected to or available to be connected to the lands, buildings or structures, or, as a result of the development, will be connected to or will be available to be connected to the lands, buildings or structures;
“services” means services designated in section 2.1 of this bylaw;
“shelter” means a building in which supervised short-term emergency shelter and associated support services are provided to individuals who are fleeing situations of physical, financial, emotional or psychological abuse;
“single-detached dwelling” and “single-detached” means a residential building consisting of 1 dwelling unit that is not attached to another structure above grade. For greater certainty, a residential building consisting of 1 dwelling unit that is attached to another structure by footings only shall be considered a single family dwelling for purposes of this bylaw;
"small apartment" means a dwelling unit in an apartment building, a or a plex, or a stacked townhouse that is less than 700 square feet in size;
“special care facilities” means lands, buildings or structures used or designed or intended for use for the purpose of providing residential accommodation, supervision, nursing care or medical treatment, which do not comprise dwelling units, that are licensed, approved or supervised under any special or general Act;
“stacked townhouse” means a building, other than a plex, townhouse or apartment building, containing at least 3 dwelling units, being separated from the other vertically and/or horizontally, each dwelling unit having an entrance to grade or where the entrance is shared with no more than 2 other units at grade;
"standalone motor vehicle storage facility" means a building or structure used or designed or intended for use for the storage or warehousing of motor vehicles that is separate from a retail motor vehicle establishment. For a standalone motor vehicle storage facility, gross floor area includes the sum of the areas of each floor used or designed or intended for use for the parking or storage of motor vehicles, including customer and employee motor vehicles. An exemption may be granted to exclude the sum of the areas for customer and employee motor vehicles on terms and conditions to the satisfaction of the Region;
“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;
“triplex” means a building comprising 3 dwelling units, each of which has a separate entrance to grade; and
“university” has the same meaning as defined in Section 171.1 of the Education Act.
2. DESIGNATION OF SERVICES
2.1. The category of service for which development charges are imposed under this bylaw is wastewater works.
2.2. The components of the service designated in subsection 2.1 are described on Schedule A.
3. APPLICATION OF BYLAW RULES
3.1 Development charges shall be payable in the amounts set out in subsections 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8 of this bylaw where:
a. the lands are located in the area described in subsection 3.2; and
b. the development of the lands requires any of the approvals set out in subsection 3.4(a).
3.1.1 Development charges shall be calculated in accordance with this bylaw, the background study and all policies contained within the required background study.
3.1.2 The Region may, from time to time, pass policies to provide development charge credits for completion of work on services listed in Section 2.1.
3.1.3 Development charges shall be paid in accordance with this bylaw, any applicable Regional deferral or exemption policy, and the Act. Where there is a conflict between this bylaw and the Act, the Act shall prevail and the bylaw shall be read down only to the extent required to comply with the Act.
Area to Which Bylaw Applies
3.2 Subject to subsection 3.3, this bylaw applies to all lands within the village boundary, shown on Schedule B.
3.3 This bylaw 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 section 1(1) of the Education Act; or
(c) an area municipality or a local board thereof.
Approvals for Development
3.4 a. Development charges shall be imposed on all lands, buildings or structures that are developed for residential or non-residential uses if the development requires,
i. the passing of a zoning bylaw or of an amendment to a zoning bylaw under Section 34 of the Planning Act or any successor thereto;
ii. the approval of a minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act or any successor thereto;
iii. a conveyance of land to which a bylaw passed under subsection 50(7) of the Planning Act or any successor thereto applies;
iv. the approval of a plan of subdivision under section 51 of the Planning Act or any successor thereto;
v. a consent under section 53 of the Planning Act or any successor thereto;
vi. the approval of a description under section 50 of the Condominium Act, 1998 or any successor thereto; or
vii. the issuing of a permit under the Building Code Act, 1992, or any successor thereto, in relation to a building or structure.
b. No more than 1 development charge for the service designated in subsection 2.1 shall be imposed upon any lands, buildings or structures to which this bylaw applies even though 2 or more of the actions described in subsection 3.4(a) are required before the lands, buildings or structures can be developed.
c. Notwithstanding subsection 3.4b, if 2 or more of the actions described in subsection 3.4a occur at different times, additional development charges shall be imposed if the subsequent action has the effect of increasing the need for services.
d. Subsection 3.4a shall not apply in respect of an action mentioned in subsection 3.4 a i to vii, if the only effect of the action is to:
i. permit the enlargement of an existing dwelling unit; or
ii. permit the creation of additional dwelling units as prescribed, subject to the prescribed restrictions, in prescribed classes of existing residential buildings or prescribed structures ancillary to existing residential buildings.
e. The creation of a second dwelling unit in prescribed classes of proposed new residential buildings, including structures ancillary to dwellings, is, subject to the prescribed restrictions, exempt from development charges.
f. For greater clarity, prescribed under subsections 3.4d and 3.4e of this bylaw shall be the same as is prescribed in the Regulation.
Exemptions or Deferrals
3.5.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of this bylaw, but subject to subsection 3.5.2, development charges may not be imposed or may be deferred, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Region, with respect to:
a. the relocation of a heritage house;
b. a building or structure used for a community use owned by a non-profit corporation;
c. a hospice;
d. land owned by and used for the purposes of a private school that is exempt from taxation under the Assessment Act or any successor thereto;
e. lands, buildings or structures used or to be used for the purposes of a cemetery or burial ground exempt from taxation under the Assessment Act or any successor thereto;
f. non-residential uses permitted pursuant to section 39 of the Planning Act or any successor thereto;
g. agricultural uses;
h. development creating or adding an accessory use or structure not exceeding 100 square metres of gross floor area, save and except for any live work units with a retail component; for such units development charges will be payable pursuant to Section 3.10 on the retail component;
i. a public hospital receiving aid under the Public Hospitals Act or any successor thereto;
j. a new residential dwelling unit for farm workers on agricultural lands, where no prior or existing dwelling units were located.
3.5.2 The provisions of subsection 3.5.1 shall only apply to exempt a development described in subsection 3.5.1 thereof from the payment of development charges if the Township of King does not collect or defers development charges, as the case may be, with respect to that type of development in question.
3.5.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of this bylaw, development charges may not be imposed or may be deferred in accordance with the Act or policies adopted by Regional Council exempting or deferring development charges on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Region.
Amount of Charge
Residential
3.6
a. The development charges described in Schedule C to this bylaw 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, and calculated according to the type of residential unit, where the lands, buildings or structures are serviced by regional wastewater works services.
b. For determining development charges under this bylaw, any residential dwelling that is less than 700 square feet of total gross floor area shall be deemed a small apartment and pay the corresponding development charge set out in Schedule C.
c. Where residential lands, buildings or structures have a common element amenity space, no additional development charges with respect to services according to the type of residential use will be charged for this space, save and except for the portion of this space that is offered to the general public and not for the exclusive use of the residents of such lands, buildings or structures which may be subject to additional development charges according to its use.
Non-Residential
Industrial/Office/Institutional Uses
3.7 The development charges described in Schedule D to this bylaw shall be imposed on industrial/office/institutional uses of lands, buildings or structures, and, in the case of a mixed use building or structure, on the industrial/office/institutional uses in the mixed use industrial/office/institutional use, where the lands, buildings or structures are serviced by regional wastewater works services.
Retail Uses
3.8 The development charges described in Schedule D to this bylaw shall be imposed on retail uses of lands, buildings or structures, and, in the case of a mixed use building or structure, on the retail uses in the mixed use building or structure, and calculated according to the gross floor area of the retail use, where the lands, buildings or structures are serviced by regional wastewater works services.
Place of Worship
3.9 Notwithstanding Section 3.7, development charges shall not be imposed in respect of the gross floor area of a place of worship to a maximum of 5,000 square feet (or 464.5 square metres) or in respect of that portion of the gross floor area of a place of worship which is used as an area for worship, whichever is greater.
Reduction of Development Charges for Redevelopment
3.10 Where, as a result of the redevelopment of land, a building or structure existing on the land within 48 months 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, or in the case of a mixed-use building or structure, the residential uses in the mixed-use building or structure, an amount calculated by multiplying the applicable development charge under Section 3.6 of this bylaw by the number, according to type, of dwelling units that have been or will be demolished or converted to another principal use; and
b. in the case of a non-residential building or structure or, in the case of mixed-use building or structure, the non-residential uses in the mixed-use building or structure, an amount calculated by multiplying the applicable development charges under Section 3.7 or 3.8 of this bylaw by the gross floor area that has been or will be demolished or converted to another principal use. Development charges shall not be reduced under this subsection for a non-residential building or structure or, in the case of mixed-use building or structure, the non-residential uses in the mixed- use building or structure, being demolished or converted for which development charges were not imposed or were exempted, or which was not subject to development charges after November 23, 1991;
c. provided that such amounts shall not exceed, in total, the amount of the development charges otherwise payable with respect to the redevelopment. The 48 month time frame shall be calculated from the date of the issuance of the demolition permit.
3.10.1 For the purposes of Section 3.10, the onus is on the applicant to produce evidence to the satisfaction of the Region, acting reasonably, to establish the following:
a. the number of dwelling units that have been or will be demolished or converted to another principal use; or
b. the non-residential gross floor area that has been or will be demolished or converted to another principal use;
c. in the case of a demolition, that the dwelling units and/or non-residential gross floor area were demolished within 48 months prior to the date of the payment of development charges in regard to the redevelopment; and
d. in the case of a demolition, that a demolition permit was issued and the demolition occurred.
3.10.2 Any building or structure, that is determined to be derelict, or the equivalent of derelict by the municipal council of the Township of King in which the building or structure is located, prior to the issuance of a demolition permit, shall be eligible for development charge credits in accordance with subsection 3.10.3.
3.10.3 Any building or structure deemed derelict, or the equivalent of derelict in accordance with subsection 3.10.2 shall be eligible for development charge credits in accordance with the requires as set out in Schedule E. The development charge credit shall be calculated in accordance with the time requirements between demolition permit issuance and building permit issuance as set out in Schedule E. The amount of development charges payable for any development to which subsections 3.10.2 and 3.10.3 apply, shall be calculated in accordance with Section 3.10 and subsection 3.10.1.
Reduction of Development Charges Where Gross Floor Area is Increased
3.11 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this bylaw, if a development includes the expansion of the gross floor area of a non-residential building, the amount of the development charge that is payable in respect of the expansion shall be calculated as follows:
a. If the gross floor area is expanded by 50 percent of the original gross floor area of the existing development, or less, the amount of the development charge in respect of the expansion is zero;
b. If the gross floor area is expanded by more than 50 percent of the original gross floor area of the existing development the amount of the development charge in respect of the expansion is the amount of the development charge that would otherwise be payable multiplied by the fraction determined as follows:
i. determine the area by which the expansion exceeds 50 percent of the original gross floor area of the existing development before any expansion; and
ii. divide the amount under paragraph by the amount of the expansion of the original gross floor area of the existing development.
3.11.1 For the purposes of 3.11, “original gross floor area” shall mean that area of a non-residential building for which an occupancy permit had been issued or was actually occupied prior to any expansion.
When amount of development charge is determined
3.12 Where clause 1(a) or 1(b) of Section 26.2 of the Act applies to a development for the purposes of determining the amount of the development charge, the development charge payable under this bylaw shall be determined in accordance with Section 26.2 and such development charge shall be subject to interest in accordance with Region’s Interest Policy, as may be amended by Regional Council.
Time of Payment of Development Charges
3.13 Development charges imposed under this section are payable on the date on which a building permit is issued with respect to each dwelling unit, building or structure, unless otherwise specified in a Regional policy or the Act.
3.14 If a use or development of land, buildings or structures does not require the issuance of a building permit but requires 1 or more of the actions listed in subsection 3.4a(i) to (vi) inclusive, a development charge shall be payable and shall be calculated and collected on the earliest of any of the actions listed in subsection 3.4a(i) to (vi) being required.
3.15 Notwithstanding Section 3.13, development charges imposed under subsection 3.6 with respect to an approval of a residential plan of subdivision under Section 51 of the Planning Act, are determined immediately upon the owner entering into the Regional development charge agreement respecting such plan of subdivision, on the basis of the following, unless such a plan of subdivision includes blocks intended for future development, in which case development charges payable for such blocks shall be determined at building permit issuance:
a. the proposed number and type of dwelling units in the final plan of subdivision; and
b. with respect to blocks in the plan of subdivision intended for future development, development charges for such blocks shall be payable at building permit issuance.
3.16 For the purposes of paragraph (b) of Section 3.15, where the use or uses to which a block in a plan of subdivision may be put pursuant to a zoning bylaw passed under Section 34 of the Planning Act are affected by the use of a holding symbol in the zoning bylaw as authorized by Section 36 of the Planning Act, the development charges for such blocks shall be payable at building permit issuance.
3.17 For the purposes of Sections 3.15 and 3.16, and notwithstanding any other provision of this bylaw, where a subdivision agreement identifies the number and type of dwelling units proposed for the residential plan of subdivision, the number and type of dwelling units so identified shall be used to calculate the development charges payable under Section 3.13.
3.18 Notwithstanding subsection 3.13 of this bylaw, where Section 26.1 of the Act applies in respect of any part of a development, the development charges imposed under this bylaw, in respect to that part of the development to which Section 26.1 of the Act applies only, shall be paid in accordance with the requirements of the Act, and shall be subject to interest in accordance with Region’s Interest Policy, as may be amended by Regional Council.
3.19 Notwithstanding Sections 3.15 and 3.16, Regional Council, from time to time, and at any time, may authorize agreements providing for all or any part of a development charge to be paid before or after it would otherwise be payable.
a. If, at the time of issuance of a building permit or permits in regard to a lot or block on a plan of subdivision for which payments have been made pursuant to Section 3.15, the type of dwelling unit for which building permits are being issued is different from that used for the calculation and payment under Section 3.15, and there has been no change in the zoning affecting such lot or block, and the development charges for the type of dwelling unit for which building permits are being issued were greater at the time that payments were made pursuant to Section 3.15 than for the type of dwelling unit used to calculate the payment under Section 3.15, an additional payment to the Region is required, which payment, in regard to such different unit types, shall be the difference between the development charges in respect to the type of dwelling unit for which building permits are being issued, calculated as at the date of issuance of the building permit or permits, and the development charges previously collected in regard thereto, adjusted in accordance with Section 5.1 of this bylaw.
b. If, at the time of issuance of a building permit or permits in regard to a lot or block on a plan of subdivision for which payments have been made pursuant to Section 3.15, the total number of dwelling units of a particular type for which building permits have been or are being issued is greater, on a cumulative basis, than that used for the calculation and payment under Section 3.15, and there has been no change in the zoning affecting such lot or block, an additional payment to the Region is required, which payment shall be calculated on the basis of the number of additional dwelling units at the rate prevailing as at the date of issuance of the building permit or permits for such dwelling units.
c. If, at the time of issuance of a building permit or permits in regard to a lot or block on a plan of subdivision for which payments have been made pursuant to Section 3.15, the type of dwelling unit for which building permits are being issued is different from that used for the calculation and payment under Section 3.15, and there has been no change in the zoning affecting such lot or block, and the development charges for the type of dwelling unit for which building permits are being issued were less at the time that payments were made pursuant to Section 3.15 than for the type of dwelling unit used to calculate the payment under Section 3.15, a refund in regard to such different unit types shall be paid by the Region, which refund shall be the difference between the development charges previously collected, adjusted in accordance with Section 5.1 of this bylaw to the date of issuance of the building permit or permits, and the development charges in respect to the type of dwelling unit for which building permits are being issued, calculated as at the date of issuance of the building permit or permits.
d. If, at the time of issuance of a building permit or permits in regard to a lot or block on a plan of subdivision for which payments have been made pursuant to Section 3.15, the total number of dwelling units of a particular type for which building permits have been or are being issued is less, on a cumulative basis, than that used for the calculation and payment under Section 3.14, and there has been no change in the zoning affecting such lot or block, a refund shall be paid by the Region, which refund shall be calculated on the basis of the number of fewer dwelling units at the rate prevailing as at the date of issuance of the building permit or permits.
3.20 Notwithstanding subsections 3.19(c) and (d), a refund shall not exceed the amount of the development charges paid under Section 3.15.
4. PAYMENT BY SERVICES
4.1 Despite the payments required under subsections 3.15 and 3.16, Regional Council may, by agreement, and in accordance with approved policies under Section 27 of the Act or in accordance with Section 38(1) of the Act, give a credit towards a development charge in exchange for work or payment for work that relates to that service for which a development charge is imposed under this bylaw.
5. INDEXING
5.1 Unless otherwise directed by Council, development charges pursuant to this bylaw shall be adjusted annually, without amendment to this bylaw, commencing on July 1, 2027 and each anniversary of that date thereafter, in accordance with the Statistics Canada Quarterly Construction Price Statistics for Toronto or as otherwise prescribed.
6. SCHEDULES
6.1 The following schedules to this bylaw form an integral part thereof:
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Schedule A – Components of Service Designated in Subsection 2.1
Schedule B – Lands Subject to this Bylaw
Schedule C – Residential Development Charges
Schedule D – Non-Residential Development Charges
Schedule E – Calculation of Development Charge Credits provided to Derelict Buildings
7. EFFECTIVE DATE
7.1 This bylaw shall come into force on the 21 day of May, 2026.
8. REPEAL
8.1 By-law No. 2021-34 is hereby repealed.
ENACTED AND PASSED on May 21, 2026.
| CHRISTOPHER RAYNOR | ERIC JOLLIFFE |
| Regional Clerk | Regional Chair |
Authorized by Item I.2.4 of the Committee of the Whole dated May 7, 2026, adopted by Regional Council at its meeting on May 21, 2026
