TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the County of Oxford passed development charge by-law No. 6639-2024 on the 12^th day of June, 2024, under section 2 (1) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O., 1997 c. 27, as amended;

AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or organization may appeal to the Local Planning Tribunal under section 14 of the Act, in respect of the development charge by-law, by filing with the Clerk on or before the 22^nd of July, 2024, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons supporting the objection.

The charges in the aforementioned by-law will apply to all new residential and non-residential development, subject to certain terms, conditions and limited exemptions as identified therein. 

County-wide development charges are levied against new development to pay for the increased capital costs related to the provision of such municipal services as library, ambulance services, growth-related studies, waste diversion, long-term care and services related to a highway. Schedule 1 sets out the development charge rates applicable throughout the County. 

Area-specific development charges related to the provision of water and wastewater servicing apply to the specified areas of Woodstock, Tillsonburg, Ingersoll, Plattsville, Drumbo, Tavistock, Innerkip, Norwich, Thamesford, Embro and Mt. Elgin. All area-specific charges are listed in Schedule 2 (page 2).

Key maps are not set out in this notice as the details and scale of such maps would be difficult to reproduce in an accurate and legible form. Map schedules for each applicable service area are attached to the by-law on the County’s website.

The development charges imposed under the by-law, which came into effect on June 13, 2024, are calculated and payable on the date of building permit issuance.

Copies of the complete development charge by-law are available for examination during regular business hours (weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) in the offices of the County located at 21 Reeve Street, Woodstock, and on the website at www.oxfordcounty.ca.

For further information, please contact the Clerk’s Office at 519-539-0015, ext. 3001.

Chloe J. Senior
County Clerk, Oxford County

clerksoffice@oxfordcounty.ca
21 Reeve Street, P.O. Box 1614
Woodstock, Ontario  N4S 7Y3

Schedule 1 – County-Wide Development Charge Rates

       ¹The charge for library is not applicable in Woodstock        ²Industrial buildings exempt

    Schedule 2 – Area-Specific Development Charge Rates

¹For exemptions that may apply, check applicable by-laws   ²Industrial buildings exempt

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