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The City of Pickering is undertaking a review and update of their development charges.

The Development Charges Update Study has been released.

Development Charge Increase (Pickering):

	Current (Indexed) Charge	Proposed Charge	Difference
Single & Semis	$16,995	$21,035	$4,040
Apts - 2 Beds+	$10,738	$13,290	$2,552
Apts - Bach + 1bed	$7,605	$9,416	$1,811
Other Multiples	$13,721	$16,985	$3,264

Development Charge Increase (Seaton)

	Current (Indexed) Charge	Proposed Charge	Difference
Single & Semis	$9,836	$10,835	$999
Apts - 2 Beds+	$6,216	$6,847	$631
Apts - Back + 1bed	$4,402	$4,851	$449
Other Multiples	$7,941	$8,750	$809

The City will be stakeholder meeting will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.  

The City will be hosting a public meeting at the Executive Committee on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

Adoption of the update is expected to be voted on by council on Monday, December 14, 2020.

If you have any comments or concerns, please contact Stacey.

CLOCA has put forward a proposed schedule of charges to be approved at the CLOCA board of director's meeting on Tuesday, November 17.

View the schedule of fees

The CLOCA board of directors considered the comprehensive update to their fee schedules in 2015, the principle of annual inflationary increases was endorsed in order to keep the fee schedules current and to avoid future large year over year increases to the fees.

The revised fee schedules provide for a 2% inflationary increase proposed to be effective on January 1, 2021 (the previous increase for 2020 was 2.5%).  No new fees are proposed and the structure of the fee schedules is proposed to remain unaltered.

A revision is proposed to clarify that peer review fees may be required pursuant to CLOCA's 2014 board approved Policy and Procedural Document.  The use of a peer reviewer by CLOCA has been very rare and is focused on Lake Ontario coastal engineering issues.

If you have any concerns about the proposed annual inflationary increase, please email Stacey.

Enbridge is hosting a free webinar, The Benefits of Building Above Code, on Thursday, October 22 from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Planning for your projects just got easier with this free webinar series from the Enbridge Gas Savings by Design Program and Sustainable Buildings Canada.

Join industry experts and your peers on Thursday, October 22 from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. to learn how to make your projects more energy efficient, resilient and sustainable.

Module 3: Low-Impact Development

Questions they will answer

• What's the difference between greywater, stormwater and rainwater?  How should the use of these non-potable water sources be prioritized?
• What are the current policy trends affecting stormwater management in Ontario?
• How can low-density housing, industrial and commercial campuses, and subdivisions best address new and upcoming regulations about stormwater?
• How can high-density and high-rise developments address new and upcoming stormwater regulations?
• When's the best time in the development process to integrate low-impact development practices?

Register Now

Can't join live?  Register now and they will send you the recorded webcast to watch at your convenience.

The Municipality of Clarington has posted their draft DC study for public review.  The required public meeting will be held on November 9, 2020 during the committee meeting.

The anticipated approval date of the new by-law is December 14, 2020.

The building industry has between now and December 14 to provide feedback, which staff will summarize and provide to council.

A report to council will be going to committee on November 9, 2020.

If you have any comments that you would like included in DRHBA correspondence, please email Stacey. 

The Town of Ajax's Community Affairs and Planning Committee will be hosting a public meeting on Monday, December 7 at 7 p.m. to present and obtain public input on the municipality's proposed development charges by-law amendment and underlying background study.

Read/download background study

The Town of Ajax has prepared an amendment to the 2018 Development Charge Background Study in order to remove the Downtown Community Improvement Project Area (CIP) exemption provisions as directed by council on July 27, 2020 and to remove the Pickering Village Community Improvement Area (CIP) exemption provisions as directed by council on October 5, 2020.  In addition to other statutory updates, the amendment also proposes to remove the 10% mandatory statutory reduction applied to certain eligible service categories in accordance with the provisions of Bill 108, which was proclaimed into law on September 18, 2020.

Proposed Increase

	2017	2018	2020
Single	$16,087	$26,109	$28,264
Apts - 2 bed +	$9,036	$12,560	$13,598
Apts - bach, 1 bed	$5,449	$7,893	$8,545
Other Multiples	$12,583	$20,617	$22,318

Increase - 2017 to 2020

Single	$12,177	76%
Apts - 2 bed +	$4,562	50%
Apts - bach, 1 bed	$3,096	57%
Other Multiples	$9,735	77%

Increase - 2018 to 2020

Single	$2,155	13%
Apts - 2 bed +	$1,038	11%
Apts - bach, 1 bed	$652	12%
Other Multiples	$1,701	17%

Notice of Public Meeting

The meeting will held electronically.  The meeting will be livestreamed for public viewing at www.ajax.ca/live.  You can participate in the meeting in the following ways:

Written Submission

Written submission may be provided for the committee' consideration.  Please submit your written comments before 12:00 p.m. on Monday, December 7, 2020 by email to clerks@ajax.ca.

Oral Submission

Oral submissions may be provided for the committee's consideration before the meeting.  Please submit your oral comments before 12:00 p.m. on Monday, December 7, 2020 b y calling 905-619-2529 ext. 3270 and leaving your comments via voicemail message.

Comment at the Meeting

To make your comments to the committee during the meeting, you must pre-register by contacting clerks@ajax.ca before 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 4, 2020.

If you have comments or concerns that you would like to be passed on through DRHBA, please contact Stacey Hawkins.