Comment
In my opinion, the proposal to make the community benefits charge a system where municipalities can choose only one thing to fund is very unfair to communities and too developer-friendly. Clearly, this change is proposed to let developers "give back" less to communities. Of course we need to solve our housing crisis, but this shouldn't be done by limiting the infrastructure that can be built due to development.
I believe that municipalities should have the flexibility to fund multiple types of infrastructure and to (maybe) collect funds (in order to use later on an even larger infrastructure project). In addition, parkland dedication should not diminish in size (as it contradicts the Growth Plan & PPS on the subject of liveable and complete communities).
Developers should be able to build their projects with less confusion, but I believe that the community benefits charge should be designed to give municipalities even more resources to built great infrastructure and parks. Please make this policy work for communities, not just developers.
Submitted March 24, 2020 12:09 PM
Comment on
Proposed regulatory matters pertaining to community benefits authority under the Planning Act, the Development Charges Act, and the Building Code Act
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019-1406
Comment ID
45380
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