Report to:
Development Services Date Report:
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Development Fee,
Development Services Commission
PREPARED BY: John Wright, Director of Building Standards, ext. 4712
Jamie Bosomworth, Manager of Strategy and Innovation, ext 2180
RECOMMENDATION:
1)
THAT the Report titled “Proposed Amendments to
Development Fee,
2)
And that the proposed amendments be referred to a
public meeting of Development Services Committee, to be held on
3) And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this report is to propose amendments to Development
Fee By-law 211-83 respecting development applications,
BACKGROUND:
The
Development Fee By-law and the
- overall adjustments driven by a
moving average of indirect and direct costs and changes to the consumer
price index.
- Refinements of existing fees to
better reflect actual and anticipated costs of providing the related
services
- New fees to capture new or
previously underfunded services
OPTIONS/ DISCUSSION:
Increased fees are required in 2010 to cover the projected increase in
costs over the 2009 base. These
increases are a result of projected 2010 salary and benefit increases and
general inflation and are calculated based on the past 5-year average volume development
activity. The proposed 2010 general rate
increase for
Development Fee By-law
Within the Development Fee By-law, staff are proposing to maintain the
fees for minor variances and heritage applications at current levels, as
generally the applicants are local home owners and further increases may become
a deterrent to filing of applications and potentially result in construction
activity without proper permits and by-law compliance. The fees associated with percentages of
cost of works e.g. design and engineering fees for site plans and subdivisions
and residential service connections, will also remain the same.
In addition to the flat rate increase of 2.7% for
- Create a new section to cover
General Fees associated with all activities, for example; additional
public meetings or Council Committee reports, recirculation of drawings, and
deterrent fees for 3 or more reviews of drawings and 3 or more
inspections.
- Increase
the base and one time fees by approximately 10% of major applications
(e.g. Official Plan Amendments, Zoning Amendments, Subdivisions, Site
Plans, Condominiums and Consents) to cover increased staff time for pre-consultation
requests, attending additional public meetings and more detailed
discussions with applicants, due to increased complexity and consultations
associated with of these applications. (Note:
these fees are also being increased by the flat rate of 2.7%)
|
Activity |
2009 Fees |
Proposed 2010 Fees |
|
OPA Minor |
$9,130 |
$10,290 |
|
OPA Major |
$24,270 |
$27,350 |
|
Zoning Minor |
$8,470 |
$9,550 |
|
Zoning Major |
$17,040 |
$19,200 |
|
Site Plan Base |
$4,070 |
$4,480 |
|
Subdivision Base |
$13,380 |
$14,718 |
|
Condominium |
$12,250 |
$13,800 |
|
Consent Base |
$2,300 |
$2,530 |
- Include a new fee for Common
Element and Vacant Land Condominiums as these types of applications
require a public meeting. Staff
are suggesting the existing fee be increased by the general rate ($3,090) required
for additional public meetings
- Add news fees for large scale
major studies associated with a new Secondary Plan, major Official Plan
Amendment/Secondary Plan Amendment, Major Zoning or Major Site Plan
application on a large scale complex site. Studies may include but not limited to
Community
|
Study Type |
Fee |
|
Update Existing Major |
$10,000/study |
|
New Major |
$25,000/study |
|
Update Existing Major |
$
5,000/study |
|
New Major |
$15,000/study |
- Revise
the minor site plan application fee into two categories to better reflect
the Staff time connected with each application. Staff are proposing one fee of $1,000
specific to changes to existing parking lots and outdoor patios and
another fee of $2,000 for all other minor applications not associated with
residential or ICI applications (e.g. new parking lots, façade changes or
changes to approved plans).
- Waive
the fee for By-law variances (Committee of Adjustment), in Heritage
Districts or for Heritage Properties where Heritage Staff or Heritage
Markham have requested the implementation of a historic condition or
feature.
- Revise the calculation for
urban design fees for subdivisions to cap the per unit calculation so for
larger subdivisions the percentage of cost of landscape works is used as
the final fee.
- Other minor adjustments, including
Sales Trailer agreements to be included in the Site Plan section, reduce
the amount for revisions to draft approved plans as Staff have determined
that time spent on these applications are not as originally calculated, add
a new ICI fee for Heritage buildings less then 50m² and add a new design fee for
short form agreements for buildings between 50m² and 100m².
The body of the new by-law
remains substantively unchanged but will include the following fee increases:
1. An increase in the fees for interior
alterations to recover costs of plan review and inspections of mechanical and
fire protection systems;
2. An increase in the fees for
electromagnetic locking devices to $200 each;
3. An increase in the minimum fees for
non-residential permits from $100 to $500 to recover the costs of plan review
and inspections for minor non-residential works;
4. An increase in the administrative
fees for the issuance of Orders to Comply.
Town Wide Fee By-law
Staff are proposing to make some
minor wording changes to clarify our reasoning for charging a fee. Staff are proposing to change the wording of
The Ontario
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND TEMPLATE: (external link)
The
BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:
Development Services
Commission Departments and
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment “A” Draft
of amendment to Development Fee By-law 211-83
RECOMMENDED BY:
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Commissioner
of Development Services |
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