Notice of Passing of County-wide Development Charges By-law

Please take notice that the Council of the County of Bruce passed county-wide development charges by-law No. 2023-048 on the 16th day of November, 2023 under section 2(1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O., 1997 c. 27, as amended.

Please take notice that the Council of the County of Bruce passed county-wide development charges by-law No. 2023-048 on the 16th day of November, 2023 under section 2(1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O., 1997 c. 27, as amended.

And take notice that any person or organization may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal under section 14 of the Act, in respect of the development charges by-law, by filing with the Clerk of the County of Bruce on or before the 2nd of January, 2024 a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons supporting the objection.

The schedule of development charges imposed by the by-law, which came into effect on November 16, 2023, is as follows:

SCHEDULE B
By-law No. 2023-048
Schedule of Development Charges
Development Charges Table

Mandatory Phase-in
The amount of the development charges described in Schedule B to this by-law shall be reduced in accordance with section 5(8) of the Act.  

Therefore, the following percentages of the charges provided in Schedule B will be imposed for residential uses (subject to annual indexing as per section 5.0 of this by-law):
a) 2023 - 0%;
b) 2024 - 25%;
c) 2025 - 40%;
d) 2026 - 55%;
e) 2027 - 65%;
f) 2028 - 75%;
g) 2029 - 85%;
h) 2030 - 95%;
i) 2031 - 100%.

Therefore, the following percentages of the charges provided in Schedule B will be imposed for non-residential uses (subject to annual indexing as per section 5.0 of this by-law):
a) 2023 - 0%;
b) 2024 - 25%;
c) 2025 - 40%;
d) 2026 - 55%;
e) 2027 - 65%;
f) 2028 - 75%;
g) 2029 - 85%;
h) 2030 - 95%;
i) 2031 - 100%.

*Note: The development charges will be adjusted annually on January 1st of each year, commencing in 2023 in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto.

No key map has been provided as the by-law applies to all lands within the jurisdiction of the County of Bruce.

A copy of the complete by-law is available for examination online at www.brucecounty.on.ca/development-charges or at the County of Bruce office, 30 Park Street, PO Box 70, Walkerton, Ontario, N0G 2V0 during regular business hours (weekdays from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM) excluding statutory holidays and with the exception of December 27, 28, and 29.

DATED at the County of Bruce, Walkerton, Ontario, this 16th day of November, 2023.

Linda White
County Clerk
clerk@brucecounty.on.ca

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