The city collects Development Charges in order to provide services such as transportation, storm drainage, growth studies, parks and recreation, library, transit and fire.
Burlington City Council passed Bylaw 46-2014 on June 9, 2014 under the Development Charges Act, 1997 (DCA) and it came into effect on July 1, 2014. The act and associated regulations require that a Development Charges (DC) bylaw expires five years after the day it comes into force, unless it specifies an earlier expiry date or is repealed sooner.
In accordance with the Development Charges Act, 1997 and Bylaw 46-2014, the city's development charge rates will be adjusted annually on April 1.
Development Charges Schedule effective April 1, 2019 (PDF)
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Under the Development Charges Act, 1997 and associated regulations, a Development Charges (DC) By-law expires five years after the day it comes into force, unless it specifies an earlier expiry date or is repealed sooner. As such, the City of Burlington's By-law 46-2014 expires on July 1, 2019 and a new By-law will come into effect on that date. The City of Burlington in conjunction with Watson & Associates Economists Ltd., have been working together to undertake the Development Charges Study process, since 2018. The City also formed a Strategy Committee and Consultation Committee for consultation throughout the process. The Strategy Committee consisting of senior staff from various City departments, with the primary role of providing strategic guidance and input throughout the study process regarding the analysis and proposed policies. The Consultation Committee consisting of representatives from various stakeholder groups, including members of Council, development industry, Burlington Economic Development Corporation, and citizen members. The mandate of the Consultation Committee is to advise and assist the City with respect to DCs, in particular, reviewing the methodology and assumptions utilized in calculating the City’s DCs and policies as well as providing input on recommendations dealing with the proposed DC by-law. In accordance with the legislation the 2019 Development Charges background study, containing the proposed DC by-law, is made available here to members of the public as of March 28, 2019 in order to provide interested parties with sufficient background information on the legislation, the study’s recommendations, and an outline of the basis for these recommendations. The following chart highlights the schedule of key development charges process dates.
The process to be followed in finalizing the report and recommendations, includes; consideration of responses received prior to, at or immediately following the public meeting to be held on May 13, 2019, and finalization of the study and Council Consideration of the by-law on May 27, 2019. If you have any feedback on the 2019 Development Charges background study and proposed by-law please send an email to getinvolved@burlington.ca. Supporting Documents:
Consultation Committee MeetingsMeeting 1
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Meeting 4
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Under the Development Charges Act, 1997 and associated regulations, a Development Charges By-law expires five years after the day it comes into force, unless it specifies an earlier expiry date or is repealed sooner. As such, the City of Burlington's By-law 49-2009 expired on July 1, 2014 and the new By-law 46-2014 came into effect. The 2014 City of Burlington Development Charges Update Process (PDF) report (F-49-12), approved by Council on Jan. 28, 2013, outlines the process to update By-law 49-2009 and related policies.
Supporting Documents
Consultation Committee MeetingsMeeting 1
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Meeting 7
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Every year, the Treasurer is required to provide the annual development charges reserve fund statement. The statement includes a description of services, beginning balances, ending balances and all financial transactions during the year for each fund. The statement also discloses the credits related to each fund and the detailed financing of each project where reserve funds were used as a financing source. The statement is given to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing within 60 days of giving it to Council.
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| Historical Schedules |
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