Regulation - LGIC
Development Charge Exemption for Second Units in New Homes Under the Development Charges Act, 1997
Regulation Number(s):
O. Reg. 82/98 General (Development Charges Act, 1997)
Instrument Type:
Regulation - LGIC
Bill or Act:
Development Charges Act, 1997
Summary of Decision:
Ontario Regulations 369/11 and 394/10 under the HSA and RTA were amended to remove references to the Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation (OMHC) in both regulations as a result of the OMHC being dissolved on March 31, 2021.
Analysis of Regulatory Impact:
N/A
Further Information:
Development Charges Act, 1997
Proposal Number:
17-MMA005
Posting Date:
April 25, 2017
Summary of Proposal:
-The Ministry of Municipal Affairs (MMA) and the Ministry of Housing (MHO) are proposing to amend O. Reg. 82/98 (General) under the Development Charges Act, 1997.
Overview:
-The Promoting Affordable Housing Act, 2016, amends four acts, including the Development Charges Act, 1997.
-When proclaimed, changes to the Development Charges Act, 1997 would, subject to a regulation of the sort contemplated by this proposal, exempt secondary suites in new homes from development charges.
-Secondary suites - for example basement apartments - are a potential source of affordable rental housing and allow homeowners to earn extra income from their property.
-The changes are intended to help increase the supply and range of affordable housing options in Ontario communities.
Proposed amendments:
The proposed regulatory amendments would:
-Prescribe single detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, and row houses on their own lots as classes of new residential buildings in which the creation of secondary suites would be exempt from development charges.
-Prescribe residential dwellings ancillary to single detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, and row houses as a class of new residential buildings in which the creation of secondary suites would be exempt from development charges.
-Restrict the gross floor area of secondary suites to being less than or equal to the gross floor area of the proposed primary dwelling, for the purpose of a development charge exemption.
Overview:
-The Promoting Affordable Housing Act, 2016, amends four acts, including the Development Charges Act, 1997.
-When proclaimed, changes to the Development Charges Act, 1997 would, subject to a regulation of the sort contemplated by this proposal, exempt secondary suites in new homes from development charges.
-Secondary suites - for example basement apartments - are a potential source of affordable rental housing and allow homeowners to earn extra income from their property.
-The changes are intended to help increase the supply and range of affordable housing options in Ontario communities.
Proposed amendments:
The proposed regulatory amendments would:
-Prescribe single detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, and row houses on their own lots as classes of new residential buildings in which the creation of secondary suites would be exempt from development charges.
-Prescribe residential dwellings ancillary to single detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, and row houses as a class of new residential buildings in which the creation of secondary suites would be exempt from development charges.
-Restrict the gross floor area of secondary suites to being less than or equal to the gross floor area of the proposed primary dwelling, for the purpose of a development charge exemption.
Contact Address:
John Ballantine, Manager
Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Municipal Finance Policy Branch
13th Flr, 777 Bay St
Toronto ON M5G2E5
Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Municipal Finance Policy Branch
13th Flr, 777 Bay St
Toronto ON M5G2E5
Effective Date:
March 31, 2018
Decision:
Rejected