THE CITY OF VAUGHAN BY-LAW BY-LAW NUMBER

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1 THE CITY OF VAUGHAN BY-LAW BY-LAW NUMBER A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE FOR FEES AND CHARGES AND TO CONSOLIDATE CERTAIN BY-LAWS RELATED TO FEES AND CHARGES UNDER THE MUNICIPAL ACT. Amended by By-law (Schedules C, I, K and L amended) September 27, 2004 By-law (Schedules B, E and H amended) April 11, 2005 By-law (Schedule M amended) June 27, 2005 By-Law (Schedules A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L amended) February 13, 2006 By-law (Schedules F and I amended) May 8, 2006 By-law (Schedule E amended) June 12, 2006 By-law (Schedule H amended) June 26, 2006 By-law (Schedule L amended) September 25, 2006 By-law (Schedules A, B, C, E, F, I, J, K and L amended) June 14, 2007 By-law (Schedules F and L amended) June 25, 2007 By-law (Schedule H amended) June 25, 2007 By-law (Schedule A amended) January 28, 2008 By-law (Schedules A, C, E, G and K amended) March 4, 2008 By-law (Schedules A, B, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, L and M amended) April 7, 2009 By-law (Schedule I amended) June 30, 2009 By-law (Schedules A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, J, K, L and M amended) January 18, 2010) By-law (Schedules A, B, C, E, F, G, I, J, K, L, and M amended) April 5, 2011) By-law (Schedules A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, J, K, L, and M amended) February 13, 2012 (Office Consolidation to February 2012) (consolidated)

2 THE CITY OF VAUGHAN BY-LAW BY-LAW NUMBER A By-law to provide for fees and charges and to consolidate certain by-laws related to fees and charges under the Municipal Act. WHEREAS section of the Municipal Act, R.S.O.1990, c.m.45, as amended or substituted from time to time, permits a municipality to pass by-laws imposing fees and charges for services and activities provided or performed by it, for costs payable by it and for the use of its property or property under its control; AND WHEREAS section 391 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, which comes into force on January 1st, 2003, as amended from time to time, similarly permits a municipality to pass by-laws imposing fees and charges; AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan desires to consolidate a number of its existing by-laws containing one or more provisions requiring the payment of fees or charges for services or activities provided by the City, its officers or employees, or for the use of some or all of the City s properties into one by-law; NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan enacts as follows: 1. The fees and charges set out in Schedules A to L attached to this By-law shall apply to every request made to The Corporation of the City of Vaughan, any City Department or any officer or employee of the City, including but not limited to fees or charges for requests for documents, reports, letters and other information whether written, printed or electronically produced or stored or produced or stored in any other manner, searches, inspections, applications, permits, programmes and the use of its facilities or properties, or for any other service or activity provided by the City to any person or any other authorized costs payable by the City. 2. Schedules "A" to "L" shall be deemed to form a part of this By-law. 3. All fees listed in the attached Schedules, where applicable, will be subject to Provincial Sales Tax (P.S.T.) and Federal Goods and Services Tax (G.S.T.). 4. Should any provision of this By-law including any provision contained in one or more of the attached Schedules be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void and of no force and effect, it is the stated intention of Council that such invalid provision shall be severable and the remainder of this By-law including any applicable Schedule shall continue in full force and effect. 5. Effective the 1st day of January, 2003, this By-law shall be deemed to constitute a part of the municipality s list for public inspection setting out which services and activities and which uses of its properties that are or will be subject to fees and charges, in accordance with section 392 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c By-law Number , By-law Number and By-law Number are hereby repealed on the date this By-law comes into force, provided that any request made prior to December 31st, 2002 made for information, an application for a permit, an inspection or any other request for a service or activity provided by the City as contemplated in any Schedule to this By-law shall be governed by the fees and charges contained in the Bylaws set out above.

3 7. This By-law shall be known as the Fees and Charges By-law. 8. This By-law comes into full force and effect on the 31st day of December, READ a FIRST, SECOND and THIRD time and finally passed this 16th day of December, Michael Di Biase, Mayor J. D. Leach, City Clerk

4 SCHEDULE A TO BY-LAW NO GENERAL DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION Photocopies Under 10 pages per page $ 0.60 $ 0.60 $ pages $ 7.70 $ 7.90 $ pages $16.00 $16.50 $17.00 Retrieval of Documents/Information from Records Centre per file $22.50 $23.00 $23.50 Records and Information Search: - Paper Records per hour $30.00 $30.00 $ Electronic Search development of computer program or other method of producing a record from a machinereadable record per hour Administrative Fee for Closed Meetings Investigation Requests INSPECTIONS Fee for site plan inspection requested of and performed by individual departments, such as Engineering & Public Works or Building Standards $61.00 $62.00 $63.00 $ $ $ $ for the first inspection for the release of the Irrevocable Letter of Credit by the Development Planning Department, and this fee will also include the first landscaping inspection for the release of the 20% landscape warranty holdback; $350 for the first inspection for the release of the Irrevocable Letter of Credit by the Engineering Department; and $125 for each additional inspection to be performed by these respective Departments, to address deficiencies.

5 SCHEDULE B TO BY-LAW NO CITY CLERK S OFFICE Council and Committees Recording of Meetings per CD $38.00 $39.00 $40.00 Committee of Adjustment Agendas per annum $ $ $ Minutes Hard Copy per annum $58.00 $59.00 $60.00 Search Request Letters $38.00 $39.00 $40.00 Certificates of Official Refer to By-law Additional Services Zoning By-law 1-88 or other Planning Documents Refer to Planning Department Schedule Document Commissioning first document $26.50 $27.00 $27.50 Document commissioning each additional $16.50 $17.00 $17.50 Special Occasion Permits (Liquor License Forms) $37.00 $38.00 $39.00 Marriage Licences $ $ $ Property Standards Order Appeals $ $ $ Animal Licences Business Licences Refer to City s Animal Control By-law No , as amended Refer to City s Licensing By-Law No , as amended Burial Permits $31.00 $32.00 $33.00 Cemeteries Fence Height Exemption Application Fee (Inspection Fee refer to Schedule I ) Refer to Schedule J $ $ $220.00

6 SCHEDULE C TO BY-LAW NO FINANCE PROPERTY TAX Tax Certificates $ $ $ Duplicate Tax Receipts for Income Tax $ $ $ Tax Statements (Detailed) $ $ $ Tax Account Search $ $ $ Returned Cheques (Administration Fee) $ $ $ Charges Added to the Collectors Roll $ $ $ Banks/Mortgage Co Status of Account $ $ $ Banks/Mortgage Co Detailed Statement Post Dated Cheque Retrieval per cheque $ $ $ $ $ $ New Tax Account Fee $ $ $ Tax Ownership Change Fee $ $ $ Re-print Vacancy Rebate Determination Letters $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 Payment Error Correction Fee $30.00 $32.00 $32.00 Property Tax Sales Final Letter prior to Registration $ $ $ Registration Process At cost At cost At cost Extension Agreements $ $ $ Sales/Vesting Process At cost At cost At cost ASSESSMENT Assessment Roll - Hard copy per page $ 2.60 $ 2.60 $ 2.60 OTHER Development Charges Written Response for Development Charge Balance Verification + GST Purchasing $ $ $ Bid Documents per set $ to $ $ to $ $ to $ Water and Wastewater Water Rates Wastewater Rates Refer to Schedule L Turn off/turn on Service Call Charges

7 SCHEDULE D TO BY-LAW NO ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS ETDD Vaughan Business Directory - USB Vaughan Business Enterprise Centre $ $ $ fee varies from $75.00-$ Seminars (part day) Seminars or Conferences (full day) fee varies from $25.00-$350.00

8 SCHEDULE E TO BY-LAW NO VAUGHAN FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE 1.1 Standard Fire or Investigation Report $ $ $ File Search and Information Letter $ $ $ Inspection of premises or building (up to 2,000 m²) Inspection of premises or building (over 2,000 m² or other extraordinary inspection services) (+ SUPPLEMENTARY STAFF COSTS) $ $ $ $ $ $ Re-inspection of premises or building $ $ $ Inspection for a Liquor Sales License $ $ $ Inspection for/of Day Care Centre or Day Nursery Inspection of Private Home - Day Care or Notfor-Profit Day Care Centre or Day Nursery Initial dispatch to a motor vehicle incident of up to three Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service apparatus - (per initial hour or part thereof) Dispatch of individual fire fighting apparatus (per initial hour or part thereof) Dispatch of individual hazardous materials response unit, water tanker or technical rescue support unit (per initial hour or part thereof) Dispatch of individual rehab, mechanical, command or investigation support units (per initial hour or part thereof) Materials or supplies consumed, or equipment/apparatus damages sustained or other expenses incurred at an incident Permit for a small fire on a private residential site (fire not to exceed 1m in any dimension) Permit for a fire exceeding 1m in any dimension $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ at cost $ at cost $ at cost $ $ $ $ $ $ Fire safety training workshops and seminars $ at cost $ at cost $ at cost 1.17 Recruit Firefighter Application & Testing Fee $ $ $ VFRS Mechanical Division normal hourly shop rate for fire apparatus and equipment testing, repair, and maintenance services to other agencies. VFRS Mechanical Division flat rate for various testing, maintenance and warranty services to other agencies VFRS Mechanical Division fee for extraordinary repair and maintenance services to other agencies Definition of Supplementary Staff Costs. Includes current staff hourly rate of pay and applicable overtime premium, where necessary, plus benefits Miscellaneous Expenses, where not included in any of above costs and where not exempt Dispatch of VFRS fire apparatus to third or subsequent nuisance false alarm within the calendar year (PER FALSE ALARM) Consumer Fireworks Displays held on days other than Victoria Day and Canada Day $ $ $ $ at cost $ at cost $ at cost $ at cost (+ supplementary staff costs) $ at cost (additional) $ $ $ $ $ $ Display fireworks held at anytime $ $ $ Pyrotechnics Special Effect Events held at any time $ $ $174.00

9 SCHEDULE F TO BY-LAW NO BUILDING STANDARDS DEPARTMENT General Pool Permits $ $ $ Building Compliance Letter $ $ $ Supplementary Building Compliance Letter Monthly Building Statistics Report (per annum) $ $ $ $ $ $ Sign Variance Application Fees $ $ $ Miscellaneous Photocopying Charges $.50/Page (Small) $5.00/Page (Large) $.50/Page (Small) $5.00/Page (Large Building Drawings - Handling fee $ $ $ Building Drawings - Paper $ 5.00 $ 5.00 $ 8.00 Written zoning response (per letter) $ $ $ Written response for Provincial/ Regional licenses (per letter) Research and provision of property information - (per property) Inspection Fee Consents - (for each lot to be created) Inspection Fee Consents - (for each remainder lot) Inspection Fee - Minor Variance (per application) $ $ $ $ $ $ $.50/Page (Small) $7.50/Page (Large) $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Title Restriction Fee (Release) $ $ $ Building Permits & Plumbing Permits regulated by the Ontario Building Code Act Research and Reporting of Building Permit Data (Subject to FOI Regulations & Compliance) Refer to City s Building Standards By-Law No , as amended $ 75.00/hour $ 75.00/hour $ 75.00/hour Signs and Advertising Devices on Private Property All Signs, except portable signs and poster signs (per application) Portable Signs Mobile (per sign for up to 21 day posting) Portable Signs - A-Frame (per sign for up to 6 months posting) Poster Panels $ (plus $ per sq.m. or part thereof of the sign area of each sign face) $ $ $ $ $ $ $ (plus $ per sq.m. or part thereof of the sign area of each sign face) Renewal of Permit $ $ $

10 SCHEDULE G TO BY-LAW NO PLANNING DEPARTMENT City of Vaughan Maps Proposed Subdivisions (map & index) $ $ $ Registered Plans of Subdivision (M-Plan) $ $ $ Vaughan Street Map (& index) $ $ $ Community Street Maps $ $ $ All other Large-scale Maps $ $ $ Base Maps Property Map (large) $ $ $ Property Map (small) $ 5.40 $ 5.50 $ 5.60 Topographic Maps $ $ $ Individual Zoning Key Maps $ $ $ Official Plans/Land Use Maps General Land Use Map $ $ $ Amendments to Vaughan Official Plan Map $ $ $ Block Plan Land Use Maps $ $ $ All other Large-scale Maps $ $ $ Official Plan, Secondary and Community Plans Kleinburg-Nashville (OPA 601) $ $ $ Thornhill/Vaughan (OPA 210) $ $ $ Woodbridge (OPA 240) $ $ $ Maple (OPA 350) $ $ $ Employment Area (OPA 450) $ $ $ Corporate Centre (OPA 500) $ $ $ City of Vaughan Official Plan (OPA 600) $ $ $ Zoning By-Law 1-88 Part 1 (Text only) $ $ $ Zoning By-Law 1-88 Part 1(Key Maps only) $ $ $ Zoning By-Law 1-88 Part 2 - Schedules $ $ $ By-Law 1-88 CD Version (includes Part 1 & 2) $ $ $ Change of Street Address $ $ $ Planning Applications under the Planning Act Refer to City s By-law governing Fees for the processing of Planning Applications Change cost as per Council direction

11 SCHEDULE I TO BY- LAW NO LEGAL Conveyancing Preparation and steps involved in registration of: - Subdivision Agreement, Site Plan Agreement and other miscellaneous Agreements (includes Ministry fees) $ $ $ Road Dedication By-law (includes Ministry fees) $ $ $ Part Lot Control By-law (includes Ministry fees which depend on number of property identification numbers involved for registration) $ $ $ Villa Giardino Consents $ $ $ Inhibiting Order (includes Ministry fees) $ $ $ Deletion of Inhibiting Order (includes Ministry fees) $ $ $ Attendance upon execution of documents $ $ $ Registration of other miscellaneous agreements not mentioned above (includes Ministry fees) - Registration of other miscellaneous documents not mentioned above requiring registration Legal Services Preparation and/or review and attendance upon execution of Miscellaneous Agreements including: Development Charge Deferrals, Agreements contemplated by Development Charges Act, Encroachment Agreements, Sewer Agreements, Agreements to fulfil conditions of approval of Committee of Adjustment/OMB decisions, License Agreements and any other Agreements the City is required to enter Real Estate Application Fee for purchase of City land $ $ $ Costs to be determined at time of registration + Ministry fees $1, $1, $1, $ $1, $ $1, $ $1, General Inquiry Fee $ $ $ Appraisal Fee (when performed by the Senior Manager of Real Estate) Enforcement Services Sign Permit Inspection $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Pool Fence Inspection (after the first inspection) $ $ $ Fence Height Exemption Inspection $ $ $ Private municipal law enforcement officer training per hour $ $ $ Mobile Sign Retrieval Fee $ $ $ Other Signs Retrieval Fee up to $ up to $ up to $ Parking Enforcement performed by private companies Parking Enforcement on private property PER HOUR $1,200 per year per company engaged in Parking Enforcement $ $ $ Noise Exemption Application Fee $ $ $ Noise Monitoring PER HOUR $87.00 $89.00 $91.00 Each failure to attend a meeting before a Screening Officer or a hearing before a Hearings Officer $ $ $ Pet Adoption Fee $20-$ $20-$ $20-$235.00

12 SCHEDULE J TO BY-LAW NO PARKS DEPARTMENT **CEMETERIES PURCHASE OF INTERMENT RIGHTS Single Lot $1, $1, $1, Cremation Lot $ $ $ Corner Markers (sets of 4) $ $ $ TRANSFER OF INTERMENT RIGHTS Transfer Certificate $ $ $ INTERMENTS Adult Single Grave $ $ $ Child Single Grave $ $ $ Infant Single Grave $ $ $ *Provincial Licensing Fee applies (applicable on burials only not cremations) $ $ $ Grass & lowering device for caskets $ $ $ Cremation $ $ $ Cremation & Graveside Service $ $ $ Weekday Surcharge For funerals arriving after 2:30 PER HOUR $ $ $ Weekend Surcharge PER HOUR $ $ $ Pallbearer Fee $ $ $ All Social Services burials shall be subject to the same charges as outlined above. MARKERS / MONUMENTS Flat Marker Installation $ $ $ Upright marker Installation FOR MARKERS OVER 4 FEET Private Property Tree Protection Permit Application Fee $ $ $ $ $ $ ** Note: By-law By-law Number , amending By-law Number , being a By-law to provide for the regulation and operation of cemeteries owned by the City of Vaughan, is hereby amended by deleting section 5 and substituting the following therefore: 5. That the Rates, Fees or Charges referred to in section 8 of Bylaw Number shall be as set out in Schedule J Parks Department attached hereto.

13 SCHEDULE K TO BY-LAW LAW NO ENGINEERING Development and Transportation Engineering Release from Subdivision or Development Agreement Fees or charges under a Subdivision, Development and/or Servicing Agreement $ $ $ Refer to Individual Agreement Rainbow Creek Master Drainage $ $ $ Engineering Site Plan Criteria Guide $ $ $ Design Criteria & Standard Drawings $ $ $ Infil Lot Grading Approval $ $ $ Lot Grading new plans & subdivisions $ $ $ Studies 5.00 to $ $52.00 Engineering D Size Prints $ $ $ Pool Fees $ $ $ Requests by developers to phase assumption of services other than as provided in original Subdivision or Servicing Agreement Subsequent additional watermain testing is requested or required on the same section of watermain contemplated under a new Subdivision, Development and Servicing Agreements $ 2, $ 2, $ 2, $ At cost + engineering and administration fee Engineering D Size Prints (Colour) $ $ $ Prints (up to ledger size) $ $ $ Engineering Drawings (CD Transfer) $ $ $ Engineering Documents/Records $ $ $ Additional Grading Inspection $ $ $ Engineering/Servicing Horizontal Control Book $ $ $ Traffic Study $ $ $ Road Occupancy Permit (As per Agreement contact department for details) As per Agreement Road Occupancy Permit - Simple $ $ $ Benchmark Books $ $ $ Engineering D Size Prints $ $ $ Municipal Consent (From Bell) $ $ $ Municipal Consent (From Rogers Cable) $ $ $ Municipal Consent $ $ $ Engineering D Size Prints (Colour) $ $ $ Prints (up to ledger size) $ $ $ Engineering Drawings (CD Transfer) $ $ $ Road Occupancy Permit Complex $1, $1, $1, Engineering Documents/Records $ $ $ 40.00

14 SCHEDULE L TO BY- LAW NO PUBLIC WORKS Water and Wastewater Water Rates Wastewater Rates Water Turn-off/Turn-on Service Call Charges Water Meters (application for meters and temporary water fee) Hydrant Meter Rentals (includes application, administration fee, demonstration to user, water consumption, plus any repairs) Sewer Camera Service (identify blockages in sanitary/storm lateral lines on private property) Sewer Back-up Investigation Service for response to emergency request from private owner related to back-up - if blockage on city property - if blockage on private property, flat rate fee per hour Waste Refer to City s Water Rate By-law Refer to City s Wastewater Rate By-law Refer to City s Water Rate and Wastewater Rate By-law $ at cost (varies with number of meters to be installed, size of meters, administration costs and contract installation costs) $ at cost (varies with rental period, time, administration costs, consumption, etc.) $ per hour (minimum 3 hours) $ no charge $ per hour (minimum 3 hours) Blue Box (EACH unit) $ 7.00 $ 7.00 $ 7.00 Green Bin (EACH unit) $ $ $ In-House Organic Container(EACH unit) $ 6.00 $ 6.00 $ 6.00 Garbage Tags (sold in sheets of 10 tags) $ $ $ Back yard composters $ $ $ Appliance Collection (each appliance unit) $ $ $ Culverts Materials or goods Installation Services (application, review of drawings, etc.) $ at cost (varies with size) $ at cost (varies with size) Service Connections $ at cost + 15% Rural Street Number Sign (cost = $ as at Dec. 2002) Signs on Public Property All Signs on Public Property, except Religious, Charitable or Community Signs Builders Portable Signs - A-Frame (per sign for up to 6 months posting) $ at cost $ $ $ $ $ $ Renewal of Permit $ $ $ 56.00

15 SCHEDULE M TO BY-LAW NO ENCROACHMENTS Encroachment Application Fee/Encroachment Permit plus G.S.T. & other costs (survey, insurance, registration, etc.) Department Inspection Fee per visit per Department $ $ $ $ $ $275.00