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Municipality of West Perth
169 St. David St.,
Mitchell, Ontario
N0K 1N0
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.
What are Development Charges?
Development charges (DC), 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.
Development charges in West Perth are currently collected against new residential development, typically at the time of issuance of the building permit. The current development charges for a single detached unit are: $5,300.
List of Services
The capital costs of the following services can be collected for through development charges:
- Water supply, distribution and treatment services
- Wastewater treatment and collection services
- Stormwater treatment and collection services
- Transportation services
- Fire protection services
- Transit services
- Waste diversion services
- Electrical power services
- Any other services as prescribed in the regulations.
Note that the Municipality of West Perth only collects development charges for a portion of the above-noted services.
Development Charge Service Areas
Municipal services that have been included in the development charge calculation are applicable to specific areas within West Perth. Therefore, the charges are defined on area-specific basis:
Mitchell Settlement Area: all lands within the Mitchell Ward and any properties outside the Ward that are created by consent; Plan of Subdivision or Condominium, Site Plan Control or are an existing lot of record and that are allowed to connect to the existing water or wastewater or stormwater system of the Municipality.
Rural Ward: all lands outside the Mitchell Settlement Area.
Current Charges
80-2014 - Development Charges By-law
2014 Development Charges Background Study
2019 Development Charges Background Study & By-law Update
West Perth's development charges by-law expires in September 2019. A new Development Charges By-law must be supported by a Development Charges Background Study. The Background Study, which outlines the projects proposed for inclusion in the Development Charges is a requirement of the Development Charges Act and must be completed every five years. The Municipality of West Perth is currently updating the Development Charges By-law and Background Study.
Key dates are noted below:
- 2019 DC Background Study Preliminary Presentation - Monday July 22, 2019, 7 p.m., Council Chambers.
- Draft Development Charges Background Study - Updated August 8, 2019
- Draft Development Charges By-law - available on or before July 29, 2019
- Informal Developers Meeting - Wednesday August 7, 2019, 3 p.m., Activity Room, West Perth Community Centre
- Public Meeting - Monday August 12, 2019, 7 p.m., Council Chambers. See the notice here.
- Approval of the 2019 Development Charges By-law by Council - September 3, 2019
Interested persons may express their comments at the public meeting or in writing, addressed to the Clerk.