Development Charges

Development charges are how municipalities help cover costs from roads to fire stations to libraries. The purpose of development charges is to recover the growth-related costs of capital infrastructure needed to service new development and redevelopment in the municipality.

2024 Development Charges Background Study

Legislation requires a full background study be prepared when a municipality is proposing to change development charges fees. Watson & Associates prepared a 2024 Development Charges Background Study on behalf of South Frontenac. The study was released on May 16, 2024. Council passed the by-law on July 16, 2024. See the Notice of Passing with the schedule of fees that will come into effect August 7, 2024.

A public meeting to get input into the by-law was held on June 20, 2024 at 7 pm in Council Chambers at 4432 George Street, Sydenham.

Please contact Development Services at 613-376-3027 or planning@southfrontenac.net if you have questions about the proposed Development Charges By-law or Background Study.

South Frontenac’s current Development Charges By-law 2019-48 was passed by Council on August 6, 2019.

Development charge fees

As of August 6, 2023	Residential	Residential	Residential	Residential	Residential	Non-residential
Service	Single & Semi-detached dwelling	Other Multiples	Apartment - 2 bedroom +	Apartment Bachelor & 1 bedroom	Special Care/Special dwelling units	(per sq.ft. of Gross floor area)
Services related to a Highway	9586.47	7683.44	6265.60	4379.35	3841.02	6.46
Fire protection services	1429.02	1145.18	934.04	652.99	573.29	0.96
Police and other facilities	195.76	156.61	127.24	89.49	78.30	0.13
Engineering services - Studies	117.45	93.68	76.90	53.13	47.54	0.07
Total Municipal Wide "Hard" Services	11328.70	9078.91	7403.78	5174.96	4540.15	7.62
Parks & Recreation	1385.68	1110.22	906.07	633.41	555.11	0.46
Library Services	99.28	79.70	64.32	44.74	39.15	0.03
Community Based Studies	306.22	246.09	199.95	139.83	123.05	0.20
Total Municipal Wide "Soft" Services	1791.18	1436.01	1170.34	817.98	717.31	0.69
Totals =	13119.88	10514.92	8574.12	5992.94	5257.46	8.31

The development charge shall be calculated and payable in full on the date a dwelling permit is issued. A building permit will not be issued until the development charge has been paid. Development Charges are adjusted annually, in accordance with the Statistics Canada 2nd Quarter Construction Price Index.

2019 Development Charges Review

2019 Development Charges Background Report
Watson & Associates Development Charges Presentation May 14th, 2019
Development Charges presentation made to Council on April 16, 2019.

Contact Us

Township of
South Frontenac
Building Department

Mailing address:
4432 George St. Box 100
Sydenham ON, K0H 2T0
T: 613-376-3027
TF: 1.800-559-5862
(if calling within the
613 area code)
building@
southfrontenac.net

NOTE: Our Building team is working
remotely and in temporary office space
at 3910 Battersea Rd during our
town hall expansion. Please visit us
there if you need to drop by in person

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