087-2016 - Tariff of Fees - Revised

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CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF LAKESHORE BY-LAW NUMBER 87-2016 TO PRESCRIBE A TARIFF OF FEES FOR THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF LAKESHORE WHEREAS, Section 391 of the Municipal Act, 2001 S.O. 2001 as amended, allows municipalities to pass By-laws imposing fees or charges on any class of persons for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it; for costs payable by it for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of any other municipality or local board; and for the use of its property including property under its control; AND WHEREAS The Muncipal Act, 2001 S.O. 2001 grants a municipality power to pass By-laws that impose specific fees for licensing, services, permits and other reasons; AND WHEREAS Section 7 of the The Building Code Act, 1992 S.O. 1992 authorizes the Council of a municipality to pass By-laws requiring the payment of fees on application for and the issuance of permits and prescribing the amounts thereof; AND WHEREAS Section 69 of The Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, grants the Council of a municipality, by By-law, and a planning board, by resolution, authority to establish a tariff of fees for the processing of applications made in respect of planning matters; AND WHEREAS Section 446(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001 S.O. 2001 authorizes the municipality under this or any other Act or under By-law under this or any other Act to direct or require a person to do a matter or thing, the municipality may also provide that, in default of it being done by the person directed or required to do it, the matter or thing shall be done at the person's expense; AND WHEREAS, it is now desirous to prescribe a Tariff of Fees for the Corporation of the Town of Lakeshore: NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF LAKESHORE ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. This By-law may be cited as the Town of Lakeshore "Tariff of Fees By- law". 2. Schedules `A' -`K' to this By-law are hereby adopted as prescribing the fees/charges assessed by the Corporation of the Town of Lakeshore, subject to Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustments under item 5, and shall be in effect from January 1, 2017, except as stated otherwise. 3. Any person who makes an application to, or a request for services of, or enters into an agreement with, or obtains an approval from, the Town, in respect of things or matters set out in this By-law, shall pay to the Treasurer the applicable administrative fees or charges set out in the Schedules to this By-law unless otherwise provided for in this By-law, and such administrative fees and charges are not refundable, unless otherwise provided for in this By-law, and are payable upon the person making such application or requiring services or entering into such agreement or obtaining such approval.