Development Charges And Impost Fees

[Effective Sept. 29, 2009]

This information summarizes the City of Kingston's policy with respect to development-related charges. The city collects charges at building permit issuance comprising city-wide development charges for municipal services and impost fees for water and waste water services within the Urban Service Area.

The information provided on this Web site is intended only as a guide. Applicants should review the bylaws and consult with the Chief Building Official to determine the charges and fees that may apply to specific development proposals.

PURPOSE OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES

The general purpose for which development charges are imposed by the city is to assist in providing the infrastructure required by future development in the municipality by establishing a viable capital funding source to meet the city's financial requirement.

The City of Kingston collects development-related charges pursuant to two bylaws:

• Bylaw No. 2009-136, authorized by subsection 2(1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997 (uniform city-wide charges); and
• Bylaw No. 2009-138, as amended, which imposes water and waste water fees under section 391 of the Municipal Act, 2001 within the Urban Service Area. This charge is collected in one payment at the time of building permit issuance.

DEVELOPMENT CHARGE RULES

The rules for determining if a development charge is payable in a particular case, and for determining the amount of the charge, are as follows:

1. Development Charges apply to all lands in the City of Kingston. Water and waste water impost fees are applicable within the Urban Service Area only.
2. Development charges are payable under the by-law(s) prior to issuance of a building permit. Impost fees are payable upon connection to the water or waste water system if a building permit is not applicable.
3. The following uses are wholly exempt only from the City-wide development charges under By-law No. 2009-136 (water and waste water fees still apply):
   • lands owned by and used for the purposes of a municipality, local board thereof, or board of education;
   • a place of worship classified as exempt from taxation under Section 3 of the Assessment Act;
   • industrial land uses (in accordance with terms of the by-law);
   • a non-residential farm building.

   The following uses are exempt from all charges under By-law No. 2009-136 and By-law No. 2009-138:

   • an interior alteration to an existing building or structure which does not change or intensify the use of land;
   • the enlargement of an existing residential dwelling unit, or the creation of one or two additional units where specified conditions are met;
   • the enlargement of the gross floor area of an existing industrial building where the gross floor area is enlarged by 50 percent or less.
4. A reduction in development charges under the by-law(s) is allowed in the case of a demolition or redevelopment of a residential, non-residential, or mixed-use building or structure, provided that the building or structure was occupied within the prior five years or a demolition permit has been issued within five years prior to the issuance of a building permit for redevelopment of the lands.
5. The schedule of development charges will be adjusted annually as of September 29th, in accordance with the most recent twelve month change in the Statistics Canada Quarterly "Construction Price Statistics" (Ottawa Region).

CITY-WIDE DEVELOPMENT CHARGES

A list of the municipal services for which city-wide development charges are imposed and the amount of the charge by development type is as follows:

City development charges are imposed under Bylaw No. 2009-136 (under the authority of the Development Charges Act, 1997) for City services other than water and waste water and under Bylaw No. 2009-138, (under the authority of the Municipal Act) for water and waste water services.

The schedule of development-related charges is as follows:

Note: All charges in the tables above are subject to indexing in accordance with the respective by-law provisions on September 29, annually.

PURPOSE OF THE CITY TREASURER'S STATEMENT

The purpose of the annual statement of the treasurer is to document the continuity of each development charge reserve fund, including services covered, development charge collections, interest earnings, funding transfers, borrowing, and landowner credit transactions.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For more information on the Development Charge and Impost Fees By-laws, please contact:

Cathy Lewis, Financial Services Department
216 Ontario Street, Kingston, ON KYL 2Z3
Tel: 613-546-4291, ext. 2279
E-mail: clewis@cityofkingston.ca

For information on fees or charges that apply to specific development proposals, contact:

Terry Willing
Department of Planning & Development Services
Building & Licensing Division
1211 John Counter Blvd., PO Box 790, Kingston, ON K7L 4X7
Tel: 613-546-4291 ext. 3240
E-mail: twilling@cityofkingston.ca

For additional information regarding the annual statement, please contact:

Lana Foulds, Financial Planning Coordinator
216 Ontario Street, Kingston, ON K7L 2Z3
Tel: 613-546-4291 ext. 2209
Fax: 613-546-7272
E-mail: lfoulds@cityofkingston.ca

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