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2. REQUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT
CHARGE EXEMPTION DEMANDE D’EXEMPTION DES REDEVANCES D’AMÉNAGEMENT |
Committee Recommendation as amended
That Council resolve to exempt both the
Andrew Fleck Child Care Centre (185 George Street) and Beacon Learning Centre
(2379 Ogilvie Road) from development charges under Section 7(s) of the
Development Charges By-law 2004-298 and Site Plan Application Fee and
Cash-In-Lieu of Parkland charges as development is occurring on land owned
by non-profit corporations.
Recommandation modifiée du comité
Que le
Conseil décide d’exempter le Centre de garde Andrew-Fleck (185, rue George) et
le Centre d’apprentissage Beacon (2379, chemin Ogilvie) des redevances
d’aménagement en vertu de l’article 7(s) du Règlement sur les redevances d’aménagement
2004-298, ainsi que des frais de demande de plan d’implantation et du
règlement financier des frais relatifs aux terrains à vocation de parc,
puisque l’aménagement se fait sur un terrain appartenant à des organismes sans
but lucratif.
Documentation
1. Deputy City Manager's report
(Planning, Transit and the Environment) dated 23 July 2007 (ACS2007-PTE-ECO-0011).
2. Extract of Draft Minute, 27 August 2007.
Report to/Rapport au :
Corporate Services and
Economic Development Committee
Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique
and Council / et au Conseil
23 July 2007 / le 23 juillet 2007
Submitted by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers,
Deputy City Manager / Directrice municipale adjointe,
Planning, Transit and the Environment / Urbanisme,
Transport en commun et Environnement
Contact
Person/Personne Ressource : Rob Mackay, Acting Director/Directeur par intérim,
Economic and Environmental Sustainablity / Direction
de la viabilité économique et de la durabilité de l’environnement, (613)
580-2424, 22632 Rob.Mackay@ottawa.ca
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REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee recommend Council resolve to exempt both the Andrew Fleck Child Care Centre (185 George Street) and Beacon Learning Centre (2379 Ogilvie Road) from development charges under Section 7(s) of the Development Charges By-law 2004-298 as development is occurring on land owned by non-profit corporations.
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité des services organisationnels et
du développement économique recommande au Conseil de décider d’exempter le
Centre de garde Andrew-Fleck (185, rue George) et le Centre d’apprentissage
Beacon (2379, chemin Ogilvie) des redevances d’aménagement en vertu de l’article
7(s) du Règlement sur les redevances d’aménagement 2004-298 puisque
l’aménagement se fait sur un terrain appartenant à des organismes sans but
lucratif.
BACKGROUND
Under Section 7(s) of the Development Charges By-law 2004-298, adopted by Council in 2004, development on land owned by a non-profit corporation may be exempted from development charges where specifically authorized by a resolution of Council.
The first development charge
exemption request is from the Andrew Fleck Child Care Centre which is located
at 185 George Street. The building was
purchased, after having been rented for thirty years, from the former City of
Ottawa in 1998. The centre is a
non-profit, charitable organization, which is governed by a dedicated board of
volunteers from the community. The
organization completed a facilities study in 2004, which was subsequently
updated in 2005, that recommended the demolition of the existing structure due
to the poor condition of the building.
The centre has now submitted a proposal to construct a new 6,200-square
foot one-storey building including a basement. The new building will be
designed to accommodate, in addition to 30 kindergarten children, a new
toddler/preschool program for 26 children, and a school-age program for 45
children. The new child care centre will have a total licensed capacity of
70 children. Preliminary work on
this project began in 2004, with the majority of the capital funds being
required in 2007. Therefore, the
organization is now requesting an exemption from development charges based on
their not-for-profit status.
The second request is from the Beacon Learning Centre, which is located at 2379 Ogilvie Road. The centre is also a non-profit organization governed by a volunteer board. For the past thirty years, this child care centre has been housed in a series of connected portables, which have developed many structural deficiences. Beacon Learning Centre has submitted a proposal to construct a new, stand alone, slab on grade, 5,600-square foot child care centre. The new centre will have a licensed capacity of 70 and serve children through full and part time preschool, kindergarten and after-school programs. Halliday Homes has agreed to provide, free of charge, the labour costs needed to construct the new child care centre. Therefore, the centre has requested an exemption of development charges based on their not-for-profit status.
CONSULTATION
The development charge exemption is an internal matter and there is no requirement for public consultation to take place.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The institutional development charge rate that would be applied in both cases is $7.84 per square foot. The area of the first building is 6,200 square feet. Therefore, the total estimated development charges payable are $48,608, which would be waived if this request were approved. The area of the second building is 5,600 square feet with the estimated development charges payable of $43,904, which would also be waived if the committee approves this request.
An exemption may not be offset through an increase in fees for other categories DCA, 1997,c.27 s.5(6)3). Any reduction in the DC collections arising from an exemption may result in a shortfall in funding to support growth-related projects. This shortfall will be addressed in the five-year review of the development charge by-law as required by legislation.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Document 1 General Location Map – 185 George Street
Document 2 General Location Map – 2379 Ogilvie Road
DISPOSITION
The Building Code Services Branch will be notified that the properties are not required to pay development charges at the time of building permit issuance.
