Exemptions

Development Charges By-law 2019-100 applies to all lands within the City of Greater Sudbury subject to certain exceptions:

a development owned and used by a Board of Education or a municipality,
an enlargement of an existing dwelling unit,
an enlargement of gross floor area by 50 percent or less in an existing industrial building,
a development designated for temporary use (less than eight months),
a development in a designated exempt area identified in Schedules E of By-Law 2019-100 and any future BIAs approved by City Council,
any college created pursuant to the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts & Technology Act,
a development owned and used for university academic or research purposes,
50 percent exemption for development owned by university and used for purposes other than academic or research purposes,
development within Designated Exempt Areas as per Schedule E of by-law 2019-100
affordable housing projects which meet criteria in By-law 2019-100,
garden suites when removed within 10 years,
a secondary dwelling unit as defined in the Zoning By-law,
a 50% reduction in DCs for Multi-Unit Residential Building constructed within the Nodes and Corridors as outlined in By-law 2019-100,
any hospices or long term care homes that are exempt from property taxation as outlined in By-law 2019-100,
additional intensification of existing housing as outlined in By-law 2019-100

The following situations may be eligible for partial credits on development charges:

When a building or structure is demolished to make way for a property redevelopment, previously paid development charges will be credited against the amount charged for the redevelopment, provided that redevelopment occurs within five years of demolition.
Property owners providing eligible services may receive a credit in lieu of direct payment of development charges.