2024-134 Fees and Charges By-Law and to Repeal By-Law No. 2024-094
The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
By-law No. 2024-134
A By-law to provide for the imposition of fees or charges, and to
Repeal By-law No. 2024-094
(Fees and Charges By-law)
Whereas Section 8 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended provides the
powers of a municipality under this or any other Act shall be interpreted broadly so as to
confer broad authority on the municipality to enable the municipality to govern its affairs as
it considers appropriate and to enhance the municipality’s ability to respond to municipal
issues;
And Whereas Section 9 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended
provides that a municipality has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural
person for the purpose of exercising its authority under this or any other Act;
And Whereas Part XII, Section 391(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as
amended, authorizes a municipality to impose fees or charges on persons, for services or
activities provided or done by or on behalf of it; for costs payable by it for services or
activities provided or done by or on behalf of any other municipality or local board; and for
the use of its property including property under its control;
And Whereas Section 391(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001 c.25, as amended,
provides that a fee or charge for capital costs related to services or activities may be
imposed on persons not receiving an immediate benefit from the services or activities but
who will receive a benefit at some later point in time;
And Whereas subsection 391(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, provides
that the costs included in a fee or charge may include costs incurred by a municipality
related to administration, enforcement and the establishment, acquisition and replacement
of capital assets;
And Whereas Section 11(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
provides that a municipality may pass by-laws respecting matters relating to public utilities;
And Whereas The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte operates and maintains
communal tile beds hereinafter referred to as the “communal tile works”;
And Whereas the Council of The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte deems it
necessary to impose a sewer service charge upon those lands that derive a benefit from
the sewage works;
And Whereas The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte operates and maintains
municipal drinking water systems;
And Whereas Section 398(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
provides the Treasurer of a local municipality may add charges imposed by the
municipality under Part XII of the said Act to the tax roll for the property to which the public
utility was supplied and collect them in the same manner as municipal taxes;
And Whereas Section 110 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
provides that a municipality may enter into agreements for the provision of municipal
capital facilities by any person and may pass by-laws to enter into agreements relating
thereto;
And Whereas The Corporation of the Township off Oro-Medonte has entered into such an
agreement with Freed in regards to the Horseshoe Valley Resort Waste Water Treatment
Plant, pursuant to By-law No. 2014-075, as amended, that is owned and operated by
Freed;
And Whereas Section 69(1) of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, c.P.13, as amended,
provides that a municipality may establish a tariff of fees for the processing of applications;
And Whereas Section 7(1) of the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.23, as amended,
authorizes the Council of a municipality to pass by-laws requiring the payment of fees on
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