BYLAW - Set Levy Taxation Rates 2020 - 20200623 - 626420The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
By-law Number 6264-20
Being a By-law to set and levy the rates of
Taxation for the taxation year 2020.
Whereas for the purposes of raising the general local municipality levy, subsection
31 2(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 tax levy requirement of $50,104,500 adopted
for the taxation year 2020, 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.0. 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 2020;
And whereas pursuant to Ontario Regulation 400/98, amended to Ontario Regulation
1 32/17, 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
2019;
And whereas on December 10, 2019, the Council of the Town enacted By-law Number
6227-19 which levied an Interim Property Tax on the Residential, Multi-Residential,
Commercial, lndustriaJ, Pipelines, Farmland and Managed Forests classes of property,
before the adoption of the estimates for the taxation year 2020;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora hereby enacts
as follows:
For the property taxation year 2020, the Town shall levy upon the Residential
Assessment, Multi-Residential Assessment, Commercial Assessment, Industrial
Assessment, Pipelines Assessment, Farmland Assessment and Managed
Forests 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.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 6227-19 for
the taxation year 2020 on the Residential, Multi-Residential, Commercial,
Industrial, Pipelines, Farmland and Managed Forests classes of property.
3.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 2020,
the revenue from which is considered as non-tax revenue for the Town in its
budgets.
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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 2020, the revenue from which is considered as tax
revenue for the Town in its budgets.
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 2020, the revenue from which is considered as tax
revenue for the Town in its budgets.
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 Tuesday,
September 15, 2020 and Tuesday, December 1, 2020. These due dates are
subject to amendment by the Director of Finance - Treasurer, or his/her
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.
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 2020, and continuing as required until and including December 31,
2020, in the manner established for each of the said Plans.
The Director of Finance - Treasurer or his/her 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.
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. 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, at the discretion of the Director of Finance - Treasurer, accounts that were
in arrears in 2019 not be provided with relief; and that the Director of Finance -
Treasurer be able to provide relief for penalties on taxes to those demonstrating
financial hardship related to COVID-19.
12. 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
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Finance - Treasurer or his/her designate shall apply all payments received,
including partial payments, to accounts in a consistent manner.
13. The Director of Finance - Treasurer or his/her 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.
14. Schedule"A"attachedheretoshallbeandformapartofthisBy-law.
15. 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.
16. 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 of full force and effect.
Enacted by Town of Aurora Council this 23'd day of June, 2020.
A
/"rom Mrakas, Mayor
Mic ael de Rond, Town Clerk
TOWN OF AURORA
2020 PROPERTY TAX RATES
Schedule A to By-law 6264-20
TAXCLASS Ii QUALIFIER 2020
Town Rate
ResidentialTaxable:Full RT O.278278%
Multi-ResidentialTaxable:Full MT O.278278%
CommercialFarmlandAwaitingDevelopment CI O.069570%
CommercialTaxable:Full CT O.370694%
Commercial Taxable: Lower Tier and Education only CC O.370694%
CommercialTaxable:ExcessLand CU O.259486%
CommercialTaxable:VacantLand CX O.259486%
OfficeBuildingsTaxable:Full DT O.370694%
OfficeBuildingsTaxable: ExcessLand DU O.259486%
I
ParkingLotsTaxable:Full GT O.370694%
ShoppingCentreTaxable:Full ST O.370694%
ShoppingCentreTaxable:VacantLand SU O.259486%
Commercial NewConstructionTaxable: Full XT O.370694%
Commercial New Construction Taxable: Excess Land XU O.259486%
Office Buildings New Construction Taxable: Full YT O.370694%
Shopping Centre New Construction Taxable: Full ZT O.370694%
Shopping Centre New Construction Taxable: Excess Land ZU O.259486%
lndustrialTaxable:Full IT O.457267%
IndustrialTaxable: FullSharedasPIL IH O.457267%
lndustrialTaxable:ExcessLand IU O.297223%
IndustrialTaxable:VacantLand IX O.297223%
Industrial Taxable: New Construction Taxable: Full JT O.457267%
Industrial Taxable: New Construction Taxable: Excess Land JU O.297223%
LargelndustrialTaxable:Full LT O.457267%
PipelinesTaxable:Full PT O.255738%
FarmTaxable:Full FT O.069570%
ManagedForestsTaxable:Full TT O.069570%
RailwayRight-of-WayTaxable:Full WT $ 288.20
Utility Trans/Distrib Taxable: Full-Shared as PIL UH $ 384.99
PAYMENT IN LIEU (,LAN!; I QUALIFIER Aurora
Rates
ResidentialPILGeneralRate RG O.278278%
CommercialPILFullRate CF O.370694%
CommercialPILGeneralRate CG O.370694%
Commercial PILTenantoftheProvince CP O.370694%
Commercial PIL General Rate - Excess Land CW O.259486%
CZ-CommercialPIL: GeneralVacantLand CZ O.259486%
lndustrialPILGeneralRate-VacantLand 12 0.297223%
RailwayRight-of-WayPILGeneral Rate WG $ 288.20
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