Development Charges

Development charges are levies against new development to help finance infrastructure and other capital projects required to meet the increased need for services resulting from growth. Development charges help protect existing taxpayers by having growth pay for growth.

Kingsville Development Charges

Development charges will be determined by the Planning and Development Services Department, in accordance with the Town's Development Charge By-Law, based on the plans submitted with your development application.

The authority to collect development charges is contained in the Development Charges Act, 1997. The Development Charge Background Report provides additional information on how these charges were established.

On November 25, 2024, the Town approved amendments to its Development Charge By-law to incorporate changes made to the Development Charge Act via Bill 185. Please refer to the Development Charge By-Law Amendment and Background Study Update for further details.

The Development Charges identified on schedule B of the Development Charge By-Law Amendment are subject to annual indexing provisions. The effective Development Charge rates for the most common types of developments are outlined in the table below.

2024 Development Charge Rates*
Service Area	Single &Semi-Detached (per unit)	Apartment w/ 2+ bedrooms (per unit)	Boarding, Lodging, Rooming House (per capita)	Industrial, Commercial, &Institutional (per sq. ft)	Greenhouses (per sq. ft)
No water or wastewater services available	$8,157	$5,544	$2,818	$2.729	$0.106
Water services available only	$10,946	$7,440	$3,781	$4.019	$0.156
Water and Wastewater Services available	$15,659	$10,644	$5,409	$6.153	$0.239

*Effective January 30, 2024.

2025 Development Charge Rates*
Service Area	Single &Semi-Detached (per unit)	Apartment w/ 2+ bedrooms (per unit)	Boarding, Lodging, Rooming House (per capita)	Industrial, Commercial, &Institutional (per sq. ft)	Greenhouses (per sq. ft)
No water or wastewater services available	$10,341	$7,029	$3,572	$3.508	$0.137
Water services available only	$13,731	$9,332	$4,743	$5.076	$0.197
Water and Wastewater Services available	$19,459	$13,226	$6,721	$7.670	$0.298

*Effective January 30, 2025.

Education Development Charges

In addition to the Kingsville Development Charges, described above, most developments will be subject to development charges imposed by the Greater Essex County District School Board.