9.       rEQUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT CHARGE EXEMPTIOn

DEMANDE D’EXEMPTION DES REDEVANCES D’AMÉNAGEMENT

 

 

 

Committee Recommendation

 

That Council resolve to exempt the Kanata Montessori School from development charges as a non-profit corporation under Section 7 (s) of the Development Charges By-law 2004-298.

 

           

Recommandation du comité

 

Que le Conseil décide d’exempter l’École Montessori de Kanata des redevances d’aménagement en tant que société sans but lucratif en vertu de l’article 7 (s) du Règlement sur les redevances d’aménagement 2004-298.

 

 

 

 

 

Documentation

 

1.   Deputy City Manager's report (Planning and Growth Management) report dated
3 January 2007 (ACS2007-PTE-POL-0006).

Report to/Rapport au :

 

Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee

Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique

 

and Council / et au Conseil

 

03 January, 2007 / le 03 janvier 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 : Dennis Jacobs, Director, Planning Environment and Infrastucture Policy

Planning Environment and Infrastructure Policy

(613) 580-2424 x25521, dennis.jacobs@ottawa.ca

 

Kanata South (23)

Ref N°: ACS2007-PTE-POL-0006

 

 

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT CHARGE EXEMPTION

 

 

OBJET :

DEMANDE D’EXEMPTION DES REDEVANCES D’AMÉNAGEMENT

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee recommend Council resolve to exempt the Kanata Montessori School from development charges as a non-profit corporation under Section 7 (s) of the Development Charges By-law 2004-298.

 

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique recommande au Conseil de décider d’exempter l’École Montessori de Kanata des redevances d’aménagement en tant que société sans but lucratif en vertu de l’article 7 (s) du Règlement sur les redevances d’aménagement 2004-298.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

Under Section 7 of the Development Charges By-law 2004-298, adopted by Council in July 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 Kanata Montessori School, founded in 1974, is a non-denominational, not-for-profit co‑operative school for children 18 months to 14 years of age.  It is owned and operated by the parents of the children enrolled at the school.  In the 1990's the school relocated to the South Kanata Business Park.  Currently, there are 200 students from 130 families enrolled at the school.  The school has requested an exemption based on their not-for-profit status.

 

 

CONSULTATION

 

N/A    

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The development charges applied to this project were at the institutional rate of $7.04 per square foot.  The area of the building addition for the meeting room/class room addition is 1,920 square feet.  Therefore, the total development charge payable of $13,516.80 would be foregone by the City if this request is approved.

 

As an exemption may not be made up through an increase in fees for other categories (DC Act 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

 

N/A

 

 

DISPOSITION

 

Planning, Transit and the Environment Department to arrange for the refund of the development charges.