2.             Village of Carp - Area-Specific Infrastructure Recovery Charge

 

Redevances d’infrastructure pour un secteur particulier s’appliquant au village de Carp

 

 

 

Committee Recommendations as amended

That Council:

 

1.   Approve a new Area-Specific Infrastructure Charge By-law for the Village of Carp to recover outstanding charges and future capital costs associated with water and wastewater infrastructure upgrade/expansion required to accommodate new development, to be in effect on May 1, 2010, the principles of which are identified in Document 1.

 

2.   Provide a transition period until 31 October 2010 for multi-residential and Institutional/Commercial/Industrial (ICI) development from the date of the enactment of the by-law whereby infrastructure charges can be paid under the existing by-laws.

 

3.   Approve that the draft by-law be appended as an additional document in the Report from Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee to Council.

 

 

Recommandations modifiÉes du Comité

 

Que le Conseil :

 

1.   approuve un nouveau règlement municipal concernant les redevances d’infrastructure pour un secteur particulier s’appliquant au Village de Carp, en vue de recouvrer les frais qui restent à payer ainsi que les coûts futurs d’immobilisation associés à l’amélioration et à l’agrandissement de l’infrastructure liée aux eaux et aux eaux usées, nécessaires pour desservir le nouvel aménagement, entrant en vigueur le 1er mai 2010 et dont les principes sont définis au document 1.

 

2.   fournisse une période de transition d’une durée de six mois depuis le jour de l’adoption du règlement municipal, soit jusqu’au 31 octobre 2010, pour les aménagements de logements multiples et pour les aménagements industriels, commerciaux et institutionnels, durant laquelle les redevances d’infrastructure pourront être payées conformément au règlement municipal de 1997 en existence.

 

3.   annexe l’ébauche du règlement en tant que document supplémentaire dans le Rapport du Comité de l’agriculture et des affaires rurales au Conseil.

 

 

 

Documentation

 

1.         Deputy City Manager’s report (Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability) dated 17 March 2010 (ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0026).

 

2.         Extract of Draft Minutes, 25 March 2010.



Report to/Rapport au :

 

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

Comité de l’agriculture et des affaires rurales

 

and Council / et au Conseil

 

17 March 2010 / le 17 March 2010

 

Submitted by/Soumis par : Nancy Schepers, Deputy City Manager

Directrice municipale adjointe,

Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability

Services d'infrastructure et Viabilité des collectivités

 

Contact Person/Personne-ressource : Richard Kilstrom, Manager/Gestionnaire, Policy Development and Urban Design/Élaboration de la politique et conception urbaine, Planning and Growth Management/Urbanisme et Gestion de la croissance Élaboration de la politique et conception urbaine

(613) 580-2424 x22653, Richard.Kilstrom@ottawa.ca

 

West Carleton (5)

Ref N°: ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0026

 

 

SUBJECT:

Village of Carp – Area-Specific Infrastructure RECOVERY Charge

 

 

OBJET :

REDEVANCES D’INFRASTRUCTURE POUR UN SECTEUR PARTICULIER S’APPLIQUANT AU VILLAGE DE CARP

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council:

 

1.   Approve a new Area-Specific Infrastructure Charge By-law for the Village of Carp to recover outstanding charges and future capital costs associated with water and wastewater infrastructure upgrade/expansion required to accommodate new development, to be in effect on May 1, 2010, the principles of which are identified in Document 1.

 

2.   Provide a transition period until 31 October 2010 for multi-residential and Institutional/Commercial/Industrial (ICI) development from the date of the enactment of the by-law whereby infrastructure charges can be paid under the existing by-laws.

 

RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Comité de l’agriculture et des affaires rurales recommande au Conseil :

 

1.   d’approuver un nouveau règlement municipal concernant les redevances d’infrastructure pour un secteur particulier s’appliquant au Village de Carp, en vue de recouvrer les frais qui restent à payer ainsi que les coûts futurs d’immobilisation associés à l’amélioration et à l’agrandissement de l’infrastructure liée aux eaux et aux eaux usées, nécessaires pour desservir le nouvel aménagement, entrant en vigueur le 1er mai 2010 et dont les principes sont définis au document 1.

 

2.   de fournir une période de transition d’une durée de six mois depuis le jour de l’adoption du règlement municipal, soit jusqu’au 31 octobre 2010, pour les aménagements de logements multiples et pour les aménagements industriels, commerciaux et institutionnels, durant laquelle les redevances d’infrastructure pourront être payées conformément au règlement municipal de 1997 en existence.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

The Village of Carp Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Upgrade/Expansion Class Environmental Assessment (EA) selected the preferred water and wastewater solutions to improve existing servicing conditions and to accommodate future growth as identified in the 2004 Community Design Plan.  The Class EA also identified the improvements to the Village water distribution system that are required for servicing the planned Carp Airport development.

 

Council approved in July 2008, the filing of the "Notice of Completion" for the Carp Class EA with agencies and the public for the 30-day review period. Staff were directed to bring forward the necessary report and draft by-laws to implement the cost recovery mechanisms with the recommended option for Council approval following the successful completion of the Class EA review period.

 

This report introduces area-specific infrastructure charge for the Village of Carp to recover outstanding charges and future capital costs associated with water and wastewater infrastructure upgrade/expansion required to accommodate new development.

 

The "Notice of Completion" for the Carp Class EA was published on August 15, 2008. During the 30-day review period, the City of Ottawa received one letter from the public expressing concerns over the Class EA process which staff fully addressed, and the copy of Part II request to the Ministry of Environment (MOE) by the Carp Residents Association.  The Minister responded to the Part II Order letter and stated that the Ministry was satisfied that the requirements of the Class EA were met with respect to the technical aspects of the preferred solution, the public consultations and the content of the material presented at the public open house.  However, as a result of the Part II Order, MOE staff reviewed the project file and pursuant to Section 16(3) of the Environment Assessment Act, made an Order that additional conditions (to those originally imposed in the Class Environmental Assessment) be met by the City of Ottawa, such as consultation with all Aboriginal communities that have a potential interest in or may be affected by the project.   The Ministry requested that the City document the Aboriginal consultation process in the revised project Environmental Summary Report and re‑issue the project Notice of Completion for 30 days of public review and comment period.

 

The consultation process with the Aboriginal communities was completed and the project Notice of Completion was re-issued on May 15, 2009 for the 30-day review period.  No Part II Order Request or any other comments from the public or review agencies were received, so the project can proceed now directly to the Phase 5 -Implementation of the Municipal Class EA Planning and Design Process.

 

DISCUSSION

 

Municipal water and wastewater services were provided to the Village of Carp in 1995 with 80 per cent of the funding for the project coming from the MOE. These services were sized to provide the infrastructure requirements for 700 dwelling units and an equivalent population of 2,750 persons including allowances for Industrial/Commercial/Institutional (ICI) lands. There were 52 hectares that were not allocated Servicing Capacity in the original design and were thus designated as Temporary Open Space.  The current Village population is approximately 1,650 people.

 

The municipal portion of the project was paid from debentures issued by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. Based on the existing by-laws, there are outstanding charges associated with the initial construction of the water and wastewater system that must be recovered from new connections. At the end of November 2009, these fees were $17,016 for new lots created after the servicing was put in place, and $14,923 for lots that existed prior to the agreement but that are now requesting service connections.  The current charge includes capital cost and carrying costs calculated up time of issuance of the building permit.

 

The Carp Class EA projected that the full build-out of the Village will occur by 2031 and the population will grow to approximately 3,574 persons with a total of 6.42 hectares of ICI development occurring within the Village boundaries. The total capital costs for the associated infrastructure improvements were estimated to be $8,117,000 (2007 dollars).  Using the principle of “who benefits,” the capital costs (in 2007 dollars) were allocated as follows: 

 

 

The following methodology was used to calculate the Village of Carp Area Specific Infrastructure Charges:

 

-          Development areas and densities presented in the Carp EA for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure were updated by the Planning and Growth Management Department to reflect the most recent projections.

 

-          Different types of projected residential uses were converted to "equivalent units" based on the typical occupancy rates and unit descriptions as used in City of Ottawa 2009 Development Charge Study (single/semi-detached family house = 1 "equivalent unit").

 

-          Projected ICI development was allocated 10 per cent of the "residential equivalent units" based on design peak flows ratios for residential and ICI developments using City Sewer Design Guidelines.

 

-          Outstanding charges (as of December 2009) under the existing by-law of $2,337,000 were added to $6,326,000 (adjusted for inflation to 2009 dollars) in new capital costs required for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements to accommodate future development (Carp Infrastructure Class EA).

 

-          The total amount of $8,663,000 (outstanding charges and new costs) was divided by 808 (number of "equivalent units" including the ICI component) to establish the area specific infrastructure charge for the "equivalent unit."

 

-          The area-specific infrastructure charge was adjusted using a cash flow calculation (the same as used for the 2009 Development Charge By-Law) to account for the timing of when expenditures are required to be made on the new infrastructure versus the projected revenue to be collected and any requirements for short- term borrowing.

 

-          The new blended Village of Carp area-specific infrastructure charge of $11,900 per single detached dwelling, as adjusted for other types of development will be subject to mandatory annual indexing starting on August 1, 2010.

 

Transition Measures

 

A six-month transition period for multi-residential and ICI development where area-specific infrastructure charges can be paid under the existing 1997 by-law is recommended.  The criteria for being eligible for this provision would be based on entering into an approved site plan agreement by October 31, 2010.  This will allow landowners with in-stream planning applications to receive the benefit of the existing rates.

 

RURAL IMPLICATIONS

 

A Carp area-specific infrastructure charge will allow funds to be collected for the timely introduction of necessary improvements to water and wastewater infrastructure to allow for new development in the Village of Carp.  The Official Plan has identified that development in the existing villages is a preferred method of growth within the rural area. Such development provides better access to community facilities and services, maintains the open space character of rural areas, and minimizes potential conflicts between residential uses and rural businesses.

 

 

CONSULTATION

 

Meetings were held with representatives of the Carp development community to discuss the existing and new area-specific infrastructure charges.

 

 

COMMENTS BY THE WARD COUNCILLOR(S)

 

Councillor Eli El-Chantiry is aware of the report.

 

 

LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS:

 

The Municipal Act, Part XII, Fees and Charges, allows for the imposition of fees to recover the capital cost of works installed by the municipality.

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The area-specific infrastructure charges for the Village of Carp development in Document 1 are proposed in order to recover the oustanding charges on 1997 debentures and the capital infrastructure improvements costs associated with new development as per the Carp Class EA for the Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Upgrade/Expansion

 

 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

 

Document 1    Village of Carp Area Specific Infrastructure Charges

 

Document 2    Village of Carp Draft Water and Sewer By-Law

 

 

DISPOSITION

 

The City Clerk and Solicitor Department to submit by-law to Council.

 

Staff to implement the new Village of Carp Area-Specific Infrastructure 2010 By-law.

 


DOCUMENT 1

 

VILLAGE OF CARP AREA SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGES                        

 

Village of Carp Area Specific Infrastructure Charges

 

A.    Residential Infrastructure Charge per Dwelling Unit Type of Residential Use

 

Single / Semi-detached                                                                         $11,900 per unit

Multiple, Row and Mobile Dwelling                                                     $ 9,401 per unit

Apartment Dwelling and Stacked Townhouse (2+bedrooms)               $6,188 per unit

Apartment Dwelling (less than 2 bedrooms)                                          $5,117 per unit

 

B.     Non-Residential Infrastructure Charge per square foot of Non-Residential Gross Floor Area

 

Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Use                                                       $2.32 per square foot

 



DOCUMENT 2

BY-LAW 2010 -

 

A By-law To Impose a Fee in Respect of Water and Sanitary Sewer Capital Charges in the Village of Carp.

 

 

DEFINITIONS

 

  1. The definitions as set out in clause 1 of the Development Charges By-Law, 2009 are hereby incorporated into this by-law.

AREA SUBJECT TO FEE

  1. The area subject to the fee imposed by this by-law are all lands within the area outlined by the line comprised of dots and dashes on Schedule “A” to this by-law.

NON-RESIDENTIAL USES

  1. All non-residential uses are subject to the full fee identified in Schedule “B” to this by-law.

RESIDENTIAL USES

  1. All residential uses are subject to the fees identified in Schedule “C” to this by-law according to the unit type.

DUE DATE

  1. The full fee shall be payable at the earlier of the issuance of a building permit or connection to the water or sanitary sewer service.

ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT

  1. The fees set out in Schedules “B” and “C” shall be adjusted by the Treasurer, without amendment to this by-law, commencing on August 1, 2010 in accordance with the most recent annual change (October 1 to September 30) in the Statistics Canada Infrastructure Development Charge Price Index, Catalogue Number 62-007. For greater certainty, the Infrastructure Construction Price Index from Catalogue Number 62-007 for Ottawa will be used.

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

  1. (1)        Where, prior to 31 October 2010, a site plan agreement has been executed by an applicant and the City in respect of the development described in subsection (2), the charges imposed by this by-law will not apply but instead the charges imposed by the Regional Regulatory Code, Parts 4.4 and 5.5, of The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton and By-law No. 22 of 1994 of the Corporation of the Township of West Carleton, as amended by By-laws 21 of 1997 and 62 of 1997, will apply, despite the repeal of these provisions.

 (2)       The provisions of subsection (1) apply to non-residential development and to apartments and multiple residential development but not to single, semi-detached, row or mobile dwellings.

     


SCHEDULES

  1. The schedules attached hereto form part of this by-law.

REPEAL

  1. Subject to section 7, the Regional Regulatory Code, Parts 4.4 and 5.5, of The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton and By-law No. 22 of 1994 of the Corporation of the Township of West Carleton, as amended by By-laws 21 of 1997 and 62 of 1997 are repealed.

ALLOCATION OF REVENUES

  1. (1)        Subject to subsection (2), 68 per cent of the fees collected pursuant to this by-law shall be paid into the Wastewater Reserve Fund and 32 per cent of the fees collected pursuant to this by-law shall be paid into the Water Reserve Fund.

(2)        The Treasurer may adjust the percentages to be paid into the Wastewater Reserve Fund and Water Reserve Fund in order to ensure compliance with any obligation to repay debentures issued by the City or a predecessor municipality.

      REPEAL

  1. This by-law shall come into force on 1 May 2010.

 

 

ENACTED AND PASSED this 14th  day of April, 2010

 

 

 

CITY CLERK                                                                                    MAYOR


SCHEDULE “A”

 

 


SCHEDULE “B”

NON-RESIDENTIAL FEE

 

Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Use                                                       $2.32 per square foot

 


SCHEDULE “C”

RESIDENTIAL FEE

 

 

Single / Semi-detached Dwelling                                                         $11,900 per unit

Multiple, Row and Mobile Dwelling                                                     $ 9,401 per unit

Apartment (2+ bedrooms) and Stacked Townhouse Dwelling              $6,188 per unit

Apartment Dwelling (less than 2 bedrooms)                                          $5,117 per unit

 



            Village of Carp - Area-Specific
Infrastructure Recovery Charge

Redevances d’infrastructure pour un secteur
particulier s’appliquant au village de Carp

ACS2010-ICS-PGM-0026                                             WEST-CARLETON MARCH (5)

 

Councillor El-Chantiry moved the following minor technical amendment.

 

Moved by E. El-Chantiry:

 

Be it resolved that the draft by-law be appended as an additional document in the Report from Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee to Council. 

 

Councillor El-Chantiry thanked staff for their efforts on this item.  Chair Thompson also took the opportunity to thank the Ward Councillor for his work on this file on behalf of residents.

 

That the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council:

 

1.   Approve a new Area-Specific Infrastructure Charge By-law for the Village of Carp to recover outstanding charges and future capital costs associated with water and wastewater infrastructure upgrade/expansion required to accommodate new development, to be in effect on May 1, 2010, the principles of which are identified in Document 1.

 

2.   Provide a transition period until 31 October 2010 for multi-residential and Institutional/Commercial/Industrial (ICI) development from the date of the enactment of the by-law whereby infrastructure charges can be paid under the existing by-laws.

 

3.   That the draft by-law be appended as an additional document in the Report from Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee to Council.

 

 

                                                                                          CARRIED as amended