Question: THIS IS A LAW QUESTION!!! CHEGG DO NOT HAVE A LAW OPTION Its April 18, 2023. HighRiseUS Inc. makes an application to the City of
Its April 18, 2023. HighRiseUS Inc. makes an application to the City of Good Planning (a single-tier municipality) for a building permit. HighRiseUS is proposing to develop its lands with 1,000 residential apartment dwelling units. Its lands are four hectares in area and have a value of $1 Million per hectare as of day before the building permit is issued. HighRiseUS submitted a site plan application for the development proposal on June 1, 2021. The site plan application was approved on June 1, 2022. None of the lands subject to the development proposal and the site plan approval are being conveyed to Good Planning for parkland purposes. Good Planning has Official Plan policies in effect, indicating that the alternative parkland rates will be applied. Good Plannings parkland dedication by-law also expressly indicates that the alternative rates will be applied if they result in the greatest yield of parkland or cash-in-lieu of parkland (CIL). You are the staff member, employed by the City of Good Planning, tasked with determining how much CIL and development charges (DCs) are owed to Good Planning prior to issuance of a building permit.
A. Applying the facts above, with reference to relevant sections of the Planning Act, identify applicable CIL rates and caps, and ultimately calculate the amount of CIL owed to the City of Good Planning. (4 marks)
B. Applying the facts above, with reference to the relevant sections of the Development Charges Act, calculate the DCs owing to the City of Good Planning, before interest, considering the following DC rates that applied on the following dates. (4 marks)
DC Rates on June 1, 2021 | ||||
Single & Semi- Detached Dwellings (per unit) | Townhouse Dwellings (per unit) | Apartment Dwellings (per unit) | Industrial Uses (per square metre of floor area) | Non-Industrial, Non-Residential Uses (per square metre of floor area) |
$20,000 | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5 | $10 |
DC Rates on June 1, 2022 | ||||
Single & Semi- Detached Dwellings (per unit) | Townhouse Dwellings (per unit) | Apartment Dwellings (per unit) | Industrial Uses (per square metre of floor area) | Non-Industrial, Non-Residential Uses (per square metre of floor area) |
$23,000 | $18,000 | $13,000 | $7 | $13 |
DC Rates on April 18, 2023 | ||||
Single & Semi- Detached Dwellings (per unit) | Townhouse Dwellings (per unit) | Apartment Dwellings (per unit) | Industrial Uses (per square metre of floor area) | Non-Industrial, Non-Residential Uses (per square metre of floor area) |
$23,000 | $20,000 | $15,000 | $10 | $15 |
(8 marks total; 175 WORDS MAXIMUM)
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