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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.
2020/2021 Development Charges Pamphlet
- Development Charges Pamphlet City-wide - December 15, 2020 to June 30, 2021
- Development Charges Pamphlet - Seaton - December 15, 2020 to June 30, 2021
2020 Development Charges Update Study |
2019 Development Charges Update Study |
2017 Development Charges Study |
The Development Charges Act, 1997 requires that a study be undertaken no less than every 5 years. The consolidated version of the Development Charges Background Study incorporating the Background Study as amended and approved by Council on December 11, 2017 is available for review. |
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 January 1 - June 30, 2021 2.25% 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 May 2020 Council Report re Development Charges Reserve Fund - 2019 Statement of the Treasurer for the Year Ended December 31, 2019. |