BYLAW - Levy Rates of Taxation Year 2014 - 20140610 - 563114THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
By-law Number 5631-14
BEING A BY-LAW to set
and levy the rates of
taxation for the taxation
year 2014.
WHEREAS for the purposes of raising the general local municipality levy, subsection
312(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended (the "Act"), provides
that a local municipality shall, each year, pass a by-law levying a separate tax rate, as
specified in the by-law, on the assessment in each property class in the local
municipality rateable for local municipality purposes;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora (the "Town")
considers it necessary and desirable to levy certain tax rates on the whole of the
rateable property according to the last revised assessment roll for the Town for the
purpose of raising the Town's estimated expenditures of $34,822,700 adopted for the
taxation year 2014, and the said tax rates are included in the tax rates set out in
Schedule "A" to this By-law;
AND WHEREAS the property classes have been prescribed by the Minister of Finance
under the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. A.31, as amended, and Regulations thereto;
AND WHEREAS The Regional Municipality of York has approved the tax rates and tax
ratios to raise its estimated expenditures adopted for the year 2014;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to Ontario Regulation 400/98, amended to Ontario
Regulation 2/14, made under the Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, as amended, the
Minister of Finance has established the Education Tax Rates for all property classes for
the year 2014;
AND WHEREAS on December 10, 2013, the Council of the Town enacted By-law
Number 5570-13 which levied an Interim Property Tax on the Residential, Multi-
Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Pipeline, Farmlands and Managed Forest classes of
property, before the adoption of the estimates for the taxation year 2014;
NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF
AURORA ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. THAT for the property taxation year 2014, the Town shall levy upon the
Residential Assessment, Multi-Residential Assessment, Commercial
Assessment, Industrial Assessment, Pipeline Assessment, Farmland
Assessment and Managed Forest Assessment the rates of taxation per current
value assessment, as adjusted by the provisions of the Continued Protection for
Property Taxpayers Act, S.O. 2000, c. 25, and which are set out in Schedule "A"
to this By-law.
2. THAT the levy provided for in Schedule "A" to this By-law shall be reduced by the
amount of the Interim Property Tax levy set out in By-law Number 5570-13 for the
taxation year 2014 on the Residential, Multi-Residential, Commercial, Industrial,
Pipeline, Farmlands and Managed Forest classes of property.
3. THAT for the payments-in-lieu of taxes due and payable to the Town, the actual
amount due to the Town shall be based on the assessment roll as returned and
the rates as prescribed in Schedule "A" to this By-law for the taxation year 2014,
the revenue from which is considered as non-tax revenue for the Town in its
budgets.
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4. THAT for the railway right-of-way taxes due and payable to the Town in
accordance with Ontario Regulation 387/98, as amended and as established by
the Minister of Finance, the actual amount due to the Town shall be based on the
assessment roll as returned and the rates as prescribed in Schedule "A" to this
By-law for the taxation year 2014, the revenue from which is considered as tax
revenue for the Town in its budgets.
5. THAT for the utility transmission line taxes due and payable to the Town in
accordance with Ontario Regulation 387/98, as amended and as established by
the Minister of Finance, the actual amount due to the Town shall be based on the
assessment roll as returned and the rates as prescribed in Schedule "A" to this
By-law for the taxation year 2014, the revenue from which is considered as tax
revenue for the Town in its budgets.
6. THAT all rates and taxes levied under the authority of this By-law shall, pursuant
to section 342 of the Act, be due and payable in two instalments on Thursday,
July 24, 2014 and Wednesday, September 24, 2014. These due dates are
subject to amendment by the Director of Corporate & Financial Services -
Treasurer, or his designate, if required, to meet the statutory notice period set out
in section 343 of the Act, and may be changed for all properties in any or all
property tax classes, but not for individual tax accounts.
7. THAT all taxes payable to the Town under the Pre-authorized Tax Payment
Plans shall be due and payable on the last business day of each calendar month,
starting in January, 2014, and continuing as required until and including
December 31, 2014, in the manner established for each of the said Plans.
8. THAT the Director of Corporate & Financial Services-Treasurer or his designate
shall add to the Collector's Roll all or any municipal charges in arrears for water
and sewer billings, cutting weeds, property standards infractions, or any other
charges which should be levied pursuant to any statute or by-law against the
respective properties chargeable therewith and that the same shall be collected
in the same manner and at the same time as all other rates or levies.
9. THAT a late payment penalty charge at the rate of one and one quarter percent
(1.25%) shall be levied on the non-payment of any instalment of the taxes or any
portion thereof as at the first day of each calendar month following the instalment
date.
10. THAT if any taxes levied pursuant to this By-law remain unpaid on the first day of
the month following the date a late payment penalty charge was added pursuant
to section 9 of this By-law, interest at the rate of one and one quarter percent
(1.25%) of the unpaid taxes as at the date of calculation shall be levied, and
likewise again on the first day of each month thereafter for as long as there are
taxes remaining unpaid.
11. THAT partial payments are to be applied to accounts in accordance with section
347 of the Act. Despite the provisions of subsection 347(3) of the Act, the
Director of Corporate & Financial Services -Treasurer or his designate shall
apply all payments received, including partial payments, to accounts in a
consistent manner.
12. THAT the Director of Corporate & Financial Services-Treasurer or his designate
is hereby authorized to mail or cause to be mailed the notices specifying the
amount of taxes payable by a person liable for property taxes, addressed to them
at their place of residence or place of business.
13. THAT Schedule "A" attached hereto shall be and form a part of this By-law.
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14. THAT where there is a conflict between a provision(s) of this By-law and any
other by-law of the Town, the provision(s) of this By-law shall prevail to the extent
of the conflict.
15. THAT in the event any part or provision of this By-law, including any part or
provisions of a Schedule(s), is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
void, illegal or invalid, the offending part or provision shall be considered as
separate, severable and struck out from the remaining parts or provisions of this
By-law, which parts or provisions shall remain valid, binding and offull force and
effect.
16. THAT the provisions of this By-law shall come into full force and effect on the
date of final passage hereof.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 101h DAY OF JUNE, 2014.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 1dh DAY OF JUNE, 2014.
~~DAWE,MAYOR
Schedule "A" to ByRiaw Number 5631-14
TOWN OF AURORA
2014 PROPERTY TAX RATES AND RATES FOR PAYMENTS-IN-LIEU OF TAXES
TAX CLASS I QUALIFIER I 2014
I Town Rate
Residential Taxable: Full RT 0.348163%
Multi-Residential Taxable: Full MT 0.348163%
Commercial Taxable: Full CT 0.388968%
Commercial Taxable: Excess Land cu 0.272277%
Commercial Taxable: Vacant Land ex 0.272277%
Office Buildings Taxable: Full DT 0.388968%
Office Buildings Taxable: Excess Land DU 0.272277%
Shopping Centre Taxable: Full ST 0.388968%
Shopping Centre Taxable: Vacant Land su 0.272277%
Commercial New Construction Taxable: Full XT 0.388968%
Commercial New Construction Taxable: Excess Land xu 0.272277%
Shopping Centre New Construction Taxable: Full ZT 0.388968%
Shopping Centre New Construction Taxable: Excess Land zu 0.272277%
Industrial Taxable: Full IT 0.456929%
Industrial Taxable: Full Shared as PIL IH 0.456929%
Industrial Taxable: Excess Land IU 0.297004%
Industrial Taxable: Vacant Land IX 0.297004%
Industrial Taxable: Full (New Construction JT 0.456929%
Large Industrial Taxable: Full LT 0.456929%
Pipelines Taxable: Full PT 0.319962%
Farm Taxable: Full FT 0.087041%
Managed Forests Taxable: Full TT 0.087041%
Railway Right-of-Way Taxable: Full WT $ 278.26
Utility Trans/Distrib Taxable: Full-8hared as PIL UH $ 379.63
PAYMENT IN LIEU CLASS I QUALIFIER I 2014
I Town Rate
Residential PIL General Rate RG
Commercial PIL Full Rate CF
Commercial PIL General Rate CG
Commercial PIL Tenant of the Province CP
Commercial PIL General Rate -Excess Land cw
Industrial PIL General Rate-Vacant Land IZ
Railway Right-of-Way PIL General Rate WG $
II For all properties, property taxes are calculated by multiplying the assessed value by the appropriate rate above.
II Example calculation: $100,000 RT assessment x .348163% = $348.16 (Aurora partition of property taxes due).
0.348163%
0.388968%
0.388968%
0.388968%
0.272277%
0.297004%
278.26