By-law - Amend 6592^24 Development Charges By^law - 20241022 - 6644^24
The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
By-law Number 6644-24
Being a By-law to amend By-law Number 6592-24, as amended, to
establish development charges for the Town of Aurora.
Where subsection 2 (1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c.27 (“the
Act”) provides that the council of a municipality may by by-law impose development
charges against land to pay for increased capital costs required because of increased
needs for services arising from the development of the area to which the by-law applies;
And whereas section 19 of the Act was also amended to provide for amendments to be
made to a development charges by-law;
And whereas on March 26, 2024, the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
(the “Town”) enacted By-law Number 6592-24, to establish development charges for the
Town of Aurora;
And whereas on June 25, 2024, the Council of the Town enacted By-law Number 6614-
24, to amend By-law Number 6592-24, to include general government (studies) costs,
pursuant to paragraphs 5 and 6 of subsection 5 (3) of the Act, within the development
charge calculation;
And whereas a development charges background update study has been completed
and made available on August 23, 2024 in accordance with the Act;
And whereas the Council of the Town has given notice and held a public meeting on
October 1, 2024 in accordance with the Act and the regulations thereto;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora hereby enacts as
follows:
1. Section 1.1 of By-law Number 6592-24, as amended, be and is hereby amended
by adding the following:
“(pp) “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 office”
2. Section 3.17 of By-law Number 6592-24, as amended, be and is hereby deleted
and replaced with the following:
“3.17 (a) Where the development of land results from the approval of a site plan
or zoning by-law amendment received between January 1, 2020 and
June 5, 2024, and the approval of the application occurred within two
years of 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 is deemed
complete, including interest. Where both planning applications apply
development charges under subsections 3.6 and 3.7, the calculations
shall be based on the date of the later planning application as set out
in Schedule "B", including interest (calculated in accordance with the
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