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Development Charges

OLT Brief: Dundas 71 Main Street Post Bill 23 Cash in Lieu Appeal CMC Hearing Date Set

By Joey Coleman, Editor | March 20, 2023

OLT will conduct a case management conference on May 5, 2023, for one of the first post-Bill 23 City development fee appeal with $646,416 at stake.

After Provincial Intervention, McMaster Wins Exception from Development Charges for Private Partnerships

By Joey Coleman, Editor | December 2, 2021

The City of Hamilton agrees to amend its development charges bylaw to exempt McMaster’s private-public partnerships from DCs.

Hamilton Development Charges Appeals Head to Mediation, with Exception of McMaster Appeal

By Joey Coleman, Editor | November 3, 2020

The City and McMaster University continue to dispute the tax status of McMaster’s new for-profit private partnership student residence building.

City Hall Says Development Delays Caused by COVID Causing Delay in Development Fees Collection

By Joey Coleman, Editor | July 9, 2020

The City originally forecast to collect $106-million in development charges for 2020.
As of June 30, the City has only collected $30-million. The decrease is primarily related to COVID development delays, Zegarac said. 

Hamilton EcDev Director: Among Developers “Nobody is believing that the LRT is coming”

By Joey Coleman, Editor | February 20, 2019

Norton’s comments came in response to questions about why the City’s Economic Development Division is requesting that Downtown Hamilton development charge exceptions should remain in place.

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