BYLAW - Amend 616619 Development Charges By-law - 20210622 - 635721The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
By-law Number 6357-21
Being a By-Law of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora to amend
By-Law Number 6166-19, to establish development charges for
the Town of Aurora.
Whereas the Town of Aurora enacted By-law Number 6166-19 pursuant to the
Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 27, as amended (the "Act"), which Act
authorizes Council to pass by-laws for the imposition of development charges against
land;
And Whereas the Town has undertaken a study pursuant to the Act which has provided
an updated Schedule B to By-law Number 6166-19;
And Whereas Council has before it a report entitled "Town of Aurora 2021 Development
Charge Update Study" prepared by Watson & Associates Economists Ltd., dated April 22,
2021 (the "update study");
And Whereas the update study and proposed amending by-law were made available to
the public on April 22, 2021, and Council gave notice to the public pursuant to section
12 of the Act.
And Whereas Council, on May 18, 2021, held a meeting open to the public, pursuant to
section 12 of the Act, at which Council considered the study, and written and oral
submissions from the public;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora hereby enacts as
follows:
1.By-law Number 6166-19 is hereby amended as follows:
A.Addition of Rental Housing to the definitions in section 1 as follows:
"Rental housing" means development of a building or structure with four or more
dwelling units all of which are intended for use as rented residential premises
B.Addition of Institutional development to the definitions in section 1 as
follows:
"Institutional development" means development of a building or structure
intended for use,
a)as a long-term care home within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the
Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007;
b)as a retirement home within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the
Retirement Homes Act, 201 O;
c)by any of the following post-secondary institutions for the objects of the
institution:
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a university in Ontario that receives direct, regular, and ongoing
operating funding from the Government of Ontario,
a college or university federated or affiliated with a university
described in subclause (i), or
an Indigenous Institute prescribed for the purposes of section 6 or
the Indigenous InstitutesAct, 2017;
d) as a memorial home, clubhouse or athletic grounds by an Ontario branch
of the Royal Canadian Legion; or
e) as a hospice to provide end of life care.
C.Addition of non-profit housing development to the definitions in section 1
as follows:
l'Non-profit housing development" means development of a building or structure
intended for use as residential premises by,
a)a corporation without share capital to which the Corporations Act applies,
that is in good standing under that Act and whose primary object is to
provide housing;
b)a corporation without share capital to which the Canada Not-for-profit
Corporations Act applies, that is in good standing under that Act and
whose primary object is to provide housing; or
c) a non-profit housing co-operative that is in good standing under the Co-
operative Corporations Act.
D.Addition of Interest rate to the definitions in section 1 as follows:
"Interest rate" means the annual rate of interest calculated at the Town's Policy
No. FIN20-005 - Development Charge Changes Under Bill 108 and Bill 138.
E.Addition of Class to the definitions in section 1 as follows:
l'Class" means a grouping of services combined to create a single service for the
purposes of this by-law and as provided in section 7 of the Development Charges
Act;
F.Replace Section 2.0 with the following:
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Designation of Services/Class of Services
2.1 The categories of services/class of services for which development
charges are imposed under this By-law are as follows:
a) Library Services;
b) Fire Services;
c) Parks and Recreation Services;
d) Municipal Parking Spaces;
e) General Government (Studies);
f)Services Related to a Highway;
g) Wastewater Services; and
h) Water Supply and Distribution Services.
2.2 The components of the services/class of services designated in
subsection 2.1 are described in Schedule "A" to this By-law.
G. Addition of the following university exemption to Section 3.5:
New bullet (i) - Land vested in or leased to a university that receives regular and
ongoing operating funds from the government for the purposes of
post-secondary education is exempt from development charges
imposed under the Development Charges Act, 7 997 if the
development in respect of which development charges would
otherwise be payable is intended to be occupied and used by the
university.
H. Addition of policies related to the timing of development charges
payments. These will be included after section 3.15 of the development
charges by-law:
New Section - 3.16 Notwithstanding subsections 3.14 and 3.15, development
charges for rental housing and institutional developments are due
and payable in 6 installments commencing with the first installment
payable on the date of first occupancy certificate issued, and each
subsequent installment, including interest, payable on the
anniversary date each year thereafter.
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New Section - 3.17 Notwithstanding subsections 3.14 and 3.15 development
charges for non-profit housing developments are due and payable
in 21 installments commencing with the first installment payable on
the date of first occupancy certificate issued, and each subsequent
installment, including interest, payable on the anniversary date each
year thereafter.
New Section - 3.18 Where the development of land results from the approval of
a site plan or zoning by-law amendment received on or after
January 1, 2020, and the approval of the application occurred within
2 years o( building permit issuance, the development charges under
subsections 3.6 and 3.7 shall be calculated on the rates set out in
Schedule "B" on the date of the planning application, including
interest. Where both planning applications apply development
charges under subsections 3.6 and 3.7 shall be calculated on the
rates, including interest, set out in Schedule "B" on the date of the
later planning application, including interest.
i.Sections 3.16 and 3.17 of the by-law are renumbered to 3.19 and 3.20
respectively.
J. Addition of a Section 3.21 for "Rules with Respect to Exemptions for New
Development"
1'3.21 Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-law, no development charge shall
be payable where the development:
(a) is limited to the creation of an additional dwelling unit as prescribed, in
prescribed classes of new residential buildings as set out in the
RegulationstotheDeve/opmentChargesAct, 7997;and
(b) is limited to the creation of an additional dwelling unit ancillary to a new
dwelling unit for prescribed classes of new residential buildings as set out
in the Regulations to the Development Charges Act, 7 997."
K. Replace Section 6 with the following:
"The following schedules to this By-law form an integral part of this By-
law:
Schedule I'A" - Components of Services/Classes of Services Designated
in subsection 2.1
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Schedule I'B" - Residential and Non-Residential Development Charges
Schedule "C" - Calculation of Development Charge Credits Provided to
Residential Derelict Buildings
Schedule "A" is deleted and the attached Schedule "A" is substituted
therefore.
M.Schedule IIB" is deleted and the attached Schedule "B" is substituted
therefore.
This by-law shall come into force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on June 23, 2021.
Except as amended by this by-law, all provisions of By-law Number 6166-1 9, as
amended, are and shall remain in full force and effect.
Enacted by Town of Aurora Council this 22nd day of June, 2021.
Am Mrakas, Mayor
AA(,
Michael de Rond, Town Clerk
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Schedule @14"
Town of Aurora
Components of Services/Class of Services
Town-wide Services/Class of Services:
1 ) Library Services;
2) Fire Services;
3) Parks and Recreation Services
4) Municipal Parking Spaces;
5) General Government (Studies);
Town-wide Engineered Services:
6) Services Related to a Highway;
7) Wastewater Services; and
8) Water Supply and Distribution Services.
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Schedule "B"
Schedule of Development Charges
Service
Residential Non-Residential
Single and Semi-
Detached Dwelling
Multiples Apartments -
Large
Apartments -
Small
Special
Care/Special
Dwelling Units
(per sq.ft. of
Gross Floor Area)
(per sq.m. of
Gross Floor Area)
Town-Wide Services:
Fire Services
Parks and Recreation Services
Library Services
General Development
891
14,683
1,525
776
662
10i916
1,134
577
538
8,867
921
469
369
6,079
631
321
275
4,524
470
239
0.37
0.65
0.07
0.32
3.98
7.00
0.75
3.44
Total Town-Wide Services 17,875 13,289 10i795 7,400 5,508 1.41 15.17
Town-Wide Engineering Services
Services Related to a Highway
Wastewater Services
Water Supply and Distribution Services
6,139
734
377
4,564
546
280
3,707
443
228
2,542
304
156
1,892
226
116
2.55
0.30
0.16
27.45
3.23
1 .72
Total Town-Wide Engineered Services 7,250 5i390 4,378 3,002 2,234 3.01 32.40
Grand Total 25,125 18,679 15,173 10,402 7,742 4.42 47.57
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Municipal Parking Development Charges - Effective until September 18, 2022
Service
Residential Non-Residential
Single and Semi-
Detached Dwelling
Multiples Apartments -
Large
Apartments -
Small
Special
Care/Special
Dwelling Units
(per sq.ft. of
Gross Floor Area)
(per sq.m. of
Gross Floor Area)
Town-Wide Services:
Municipal Parking Spaces 12 g 7 5 4 0.01 0.11
Total Development Charges Payable
Service
Residential Non-Residential
Single and Semi-
Detached Dwelling
Multiples Apartments -
Large
Apartments -
Small
Special
Care/Special
Dwelling Units
(per sq.ft. of
Gross Floor Area)
(per sq.m. of
Gross Floor Area)
Development Charges Payable:
Effective until September 18, 2022 25,137 18,688 15,180 10,407 7,746 4.43 47.68
Effective September 19, 2022 25,125 18,679 15,173 10,402 7,742 4.42 47.57