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Diane Chaffe
Building Dept Administrative Assistant
160 Wellington Street, P.O. Box 609, Mitchell ON N0K 1N0
Municipality of West Perth
160 Wellington Street, P.O. Box 609, Mitchell ON N0K 1N0
Note: The information provided on this page is intended only as a guide. Applicants should review the by-laws and consult with the Building Department to determine the charges and fees that may apply to specific development proposals.
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Development charges as set out in the Development Charges Act 1997, are a tool that allows municipalities to finance the capital costs associated with the need for increases in municipal service made necessary by new development. Any development charges collected by the municipality must be used towards the services outlined in the Development Charges By-law, which will remain in force unless repealed earlier.
Development charges are automatically adjusted annually on January 1st in accordance with the most recent change in the Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index. The annual indexing of development charges is permitted under the Act and does not require an amendment to the by-law.
Municipal services that have been included in the development charge calculation are applicable to specific areas within West Perth: Mitchell Settlement Area: all properties within the Mitchell Ward and any properties outside of the Mitchell Ward that are allowed to connect to the existing water, sanitary sewage or stormwater systems. Rural Settlement Area: all lands outside of the Mitchell Settlement Area. What are Development Charges video. |
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What Do Development Charges Pay For? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The capital costs of the following services are collected for through development charges Municipal Wide Services:
Urban Services:
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Is My Project Subject To A Development Charge? |
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Charges are applicable to all lands, buildings, or structures that are developed for residential and non-residential use. You may be required to pay development charges if you are:
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Exemptions
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For a complete list of Exemptions please review By-law 63-2024.
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Development Charges Fees
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Development Charges as per By-Law 63-2024, subject to indexing annually.
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When are Development Charges Payable? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Development charges are collected at the issuance of a building permit.
Where a development charge or any part of it remains unpaid after it is payable, the amount unpaid will be added to the tax roll and will be collected in the same manner as taxes.
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Treasurer's Statement
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Statement of the Treasurer:
The Treasurer is required to produce an annual statement showing detailed information about each reserve fund established to account for development charges revenues. The statement documents the continuity of each reserve fund, including the description of each service, opening and closing balances, details of any credit transactions, details of any borrowing from the reserve fund that might have occurred, the amount spent on growth related projects, and the portion of each project that is funded from the reserve fund the portion that is funded from other sources of financing. The statement is available at the West Perth Municipal Office for review by the public. |
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Development Charges Background Study
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Due to recent changes to the Development Charges Act (as per Bill 185, which was enacted June 6, 2024), the Municipality has issued an addendum report to the May 23, 2024 D.C. Background Study. The Addendum Report, includes revisions to the study and proposed by-law:
Therefore, the revised proposed by-law contained within the Addendum Report provides for the most recent requirements of the D.C. Act.
Addendum #2 to 2024 Development Charges Background Study Addendum 2024 Development Charges Background Study |
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Development Charges Act and By-laws |
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