Notice of Passage: Community Benefits Charge By-law

TAKE NOTICE that on June 26, 2024, the Council of the Town of Stouffville passed municipal-wide Community Benefits Charge By-law No. 2024-086-FI on the 26th day of June, 2024 under section 37 of the Planning Act, 1990, S.O., 1997 c. 27.;

AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or public body may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal under section 37 (17) of the Act, in respect of the Community Benefits Charge By-law, by filing with the Clerk of the municipality of Whitchurch-Stouffville on or before the 5th day of August, 2024 a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons supporting the objection.

No key map has been provided as the By-Law applies to all lands located within the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. The charges in the aforementioned By-Law will apply to all development or redevelopment that meets any individual criterion in the Planning Act. The Community Benefits Charge will apply to eligible developments or redevelopment with buildings or structures containing five or more storeys and at least ten residential units. The Community Benefits Charge is calculated at 4% of the value of land subject to development or redevelopment as determined on the day before the first building permit is issued. The Community Benefits Charge will contribute to CBC Strategies and Parks and Recreation Services projects.

A copy of the complete By-law is available at the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville offices, 111 Sandiford Drive, Stouffville, Ontario L4A 0Z8 during regular business hours (weekdays from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM), excluding statutory holidays, and on the Town’s website at townofws.ca.

DATED, at the Town of Stouffville offices, Stouffville, Ontario, this 11th day of July, 2024.

Becky Jamieson, Commissioner of Corporate Services and Town Clerk