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Development charges are one-time fees collected from developers by municipalities at the time a building permit is issued.
The fees collected help pay for a share of growth-related capital infrastructure needs, such as transportation services, other services related to a highway including facilities, vehicles and equipment, protection services, parks and recreation, library services, growth-related studies, and stormwater management.
The City collects development charges on behalf of the City, the Region of Durham and Durham area school boards.
2021/2022 Development Charges Pamphlet
Note: Effective May 1, 2022 Education Development Charges have been increased.
- Development Charges Pamphlet City-wide - July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022
- Development Charges Pamphlet - Seaton - July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022
2022 Development Charges Update Study |
Development Charges By-law |
The final Report to Council on the 2017 Development Charges Background Study and By-law 7595/17 were passed at the Council meeting of December 11, 2017. Development Charges rates presented in Schedule "C" and "D" in By-law 7595/17 approved to be effective January 1, 2018. On December 16, 2019, Council approved By-law 7727/19 amending Schedules "C" and "D" of By-law 7595/17. This amendment is approved to be effective December 17, 2019. On December 14, 2020, Council approved By-law 7802/20 amending Schedules "A" and "C" of By-law 7595/17 and By-law 7727/19. This amendment is approved to be effective December 15, 2020.
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Development Charges Interest Policy |
January 1, 2020 Changes to the Development Charges Act (DCA)Please refer to Report to Council FIN 09-20 for information pertaining to the changes to the DCA, and the related DC Interest Policy. Interest RateSection 26.2 of the DCA prescribes that the total amount of a development charge (DC) is determined based on the day of application for an approval of a site plan development or the day an application for a zoning amendment to a By-law. As a result, the municipality may charge interest on the DC from the date of application to the date the DC is payable. The interest rate to apply is as follows: Application Date and Interest Rate Exception to Interest CalculationThere will be no interest calculation in the following situations: Two-year time lapsed from application date to building permit issuance date, on which the DC rates in effect are the rates at the time the building permit is issued; or In the absence of site plan or zoning by-law application, DC rates in effect are the rates at the time the building permit is issued. |
Treasurer's Statement |
For additional information, please view the June 2021 Council Report re Development Charges Reserve Fund - 2020 Statement of the Treasurer for the Year Ended December 31, 2020. |