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DEVELOPMENT CHARGE BACKGROUND STUDY AND DEVELOPMENT CHARGES BY-LAW
1. That the City of Barrie Development Charge Background Study dated April 17, 2019 for the Citywide and Area Specific Development Charges by-law, be approved under Section 10 of the Development Charges Act, 1997 and the Background Study dated May 31, 2019 and attached as Appendix "A" to the memorandum dated June 12, 2019.
2. That the draft Development Charges By-law within Appendix "A" to the memorandum dated June 12, 2019 be enacted, and including the following transitional provisions:
a) The current Development Charge rates shall remain in effect until November 30, 2019 and the Development Charges set out in Schedule B to the draft Development Charges By-law, shall take effect December 1, 2019; and
b) Discretionary discounts of 40% of the Development Charges in effect and payable be provided for the following uses as described in Zoning By-law 2009-141, as amended: Bakery, Concrete Product Manufacturing; Foundry; Manufacturing and Processing in wholly enclosed buildings; Manufacturing, Refining, or Rendering of Noxious Products; Medical Marihuana Production Facility/Cannabis Production Facility; Printing and Publishing, Research/Development Facility, Office, Conference Centre, Warehousing in wholly enclosed buildings excluding self-storage, Custom Workshop, Office (medical), Trade Centre, and Industrial School for the first 1.5 million square feet of space constructed for the targeted uses, within the life of the by-law, and these discounts shall be applicable for lands for which a building permit is issued on or before October 31, 2019 after which grants will be provided through a Community Improvement Plan (CIP).
3. That the Discretionary discounts as described in 2 b) be funded by the Community Improvement Reserve.
4. That the assumptions contained in the Development Charge Background Study be approved as an 'anticipation' with respect to capital grants, subsidies a...
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