Development Charge By-law Review in Lincoln

Development Charges By-law Review

Development Charges (DCs) are fees collected from builders and developers at the building permit stage to help pay for the cost of infrastructure required to provide municipal services to new development, including roads, fire protection, parks and recreation, library, water, wastewater, and stormwater drainage.

The principle behind DCs is that growth should pay for growth. DCs ease the financial burden on existing taxpayers to fund new services as a result of growth. Without DCs, the costs for additional infrastructure would be borne by the existing property owners in the form of higher property taxes and user fees.

The Town’s Development Charges By-law No. 2018-93 was approved by Council on October 1, 2018. By-law No. 2018-93 was updated in 2022 through the approval by Council of By-law No. 2022-30. For more information on the current DCs and background please visit: Development Charges on our website.

The Town of Lincoln is updating its Development Charges By-law under the authority of the Development Charges Act, 1997 and associated regulations. The Town’s current by-law will expire in April 2024. A Development Charge Background Study has been completed, and new Development Charge By-laws were adopted by Council on April 15, 2024. The new Development Charges By-law #'s 2024-28, 2024-29, 2024-30, 2024-31, 2024-32, 2024-33, 2024-34 and 2024-35 will come into effect on April 30, 2024.

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