Pickering Council has passed a Community Benefit Charges By-law 8192/25 on June 23, the city has announced.
Community Benefit Charges are intended to support the capital costs relating to the following services:
- Parks services;
- Arts, culture and museum;
- Animal services; and
- Administration
Community Benefit Charges apply to the development or redevelopment that is greater than five storeys and ten units, requiring one or more specified approvals under the Planning Act, the Condominium Act, or a building permit under the Building Code Act.
The charge payable shall be four (4) percent of value of the land being developed/redeveloped, as of the day before the building permit is issued, subject to certain adjustments, including: discounts for existing floor area; affordable, attainable or inclusionary zoning residential units.
Some organizations and landowners are exempt from paying a Community Benefit Charge. Full details can be found in Community Benefit Charges By-law 8192/25, the city said.
The Community Benefit Charges By-law applies to all lands located within the City of Pickering.
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