Back to SearchTAKE NOTICE that on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, the Council of the municipality of St. Catharines will hold a public meeting, pursuant to section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, to present and obtain public input on the municipality’s proposed amendments to the Development Charges (DC) By-law.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT – The City of St. Catharines is proposing to amend the City’s Development Charges By-law 2021-140, to remove any charges relating to Transit Services from the DC By-law due to the recent consolidation of transit services into the Niagara Transit Commission (NTC). The effect of this change means the existing transit DC rates levied by the City of St. Catharines will be replaced by the transit DC rates established by the Niagara Region effective Jan. 1, 2023.
All interested parties are invited to attend the Public Meeting of Council, either in-person or virtually, to delegate before Council relating to the proposed amendments to the D.C. by-law.
The meeting is to be held:
Date: Monday, December 12, 2022
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: City Hall, Council Chambers, hybrid meeting being held in-person and virtually
In order that sufficient information is made available to the public, the amendment report is available online at stcatharines.ca/en/planning-and-development/development-charges.aspx. Copies of the proposed amended DC by-law and the report are also being made available as of Nov. 28, 2022 from the municipal Clerk (905.688.5601 ext. 1517).
Visit stcatharines.ca/Council for information on how to access and participate in the meeting, and how to request and make a delegation before Council.
Delegate submissions should be made by 9 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.
Written submissions should be made by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 before the public meeting by mailing or delivering them to:
City of St. Catharines - City Hall
Legal and Clerk Services/City Clerks Division
50 Church Street
P.O. Box 3012
St. Catharines, ON, L2R 7C2
Email submissions may also be made by noon the day of the public meeting and directed to clerks@stcatharines.ca Both oral and written comments and recommendations received will be taken into account by City Council in making a decision on the subject matter.
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