Body: Council Type: By-law Meeting: Regular Date: 2022 Collection: By-laws Municipality: South Frontenac
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TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC BY-LAW 2022-40 TO AMEND BY-LAW 2014-26 A BY-LAW TO REGULATE CONSTRUCTION, BEING A BY-LAW DEMOLITION, AND CHANGE OF USE PERMITS FOR BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND ALL OTHER RELATED SERVICES WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC AND TO REPEAL BY-LAW 2015-05
WHEREAS pursuant to section 9 of the Municipal Act, 2001 S.O. 2001, chapter 25 a municipality has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person for the purpose of exercising its authority under this or any other Act; AND WHEREAS pursuant to section 8. (1) of the Municipal Act, 2001 S.O. 2001, chapter 25 the powers of a municipality under this or any other Act shall be interpreted broadly so as to confer broad authority on the municipality to enable the municipality to govern its affairs as it considers appropriate to enhance the municipality’s ability to respond to municipal issues; AND WHEREAS Section 7 of the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.23, as amended, authorizes municipal council to pass By-laws respecting construction, demolition and change of use permits, inspections and related matters including fees; AND WHEREAS notice was given and a Public meeting held on April 12, 2022 in accordance with the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.23, as amended in relation to proposed amendments to the Building By—law2014-26, as amended with respect to building related fees; NOW THEREFORE, the Council of The Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac enacts as follows:
- THAT section 7, Fees and Refunds, of By-law 2014-26 is hereby amended by deleting 7.4 and replacing it with the following section 7.4: 7.4 The Fees set out in Schedule “C”shall be adjusted annually on and effective the 13‘of February based upon the October Bank of Canada Total CPI (httj?www.bankofcanada.ca/rat?grice-indexeszgg) to a maximum increase of 4%; where such index indicates negative growth, or if the building reserve exceeds the annual building sen/ices operating costs based on a rolling three (3) year average, the fees shall remain at the level established for the prior year. The Chief Building Of?cial shall update Schedule “C” as of February 1st each year, rounding the fees to the nearest do//ar. Where the result the annual adjustment is not suf?cient to result in a change to Schedule is adjustment annual the shall serve as the basis for the next year’s calculation. Where sufficient to result in a change to Schedule “C”then this new ?gure shall be the basis for the next yeafs calculations. In all situations, no amendment to the by-law shall be required to give effect to the fee changes. Fees shall be reviewed annually as part of the budget process.
- And THAT By—law2015-05 that previously amended By—law2014-26 shall be repealed.
- THIS BY-LAW shall come into force and take effect upon the date of passage, this 17”‘day of May, 2022.
Read a first and second time this 17”‘ day of May, 2022 Read a third time and finally passed this 17”‘ day of May, 2022
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC
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Ron Vandewal,
ayor
AngelaMaddocks, Clerk
