21-21 Exit Commercial Capping ProgramCOUNTY OF ELGIN
By -Law No. 21-21
"BEING A BY-LAW TO ADOPT OPTIONAL TOOLS FOR THE PURPOSES OF
ADMINISTERING LIMITS FOR THE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND
MULTI -RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY CLASSES"
WHEREAS the County of Elgin (hereinafter called the "Municipality"), in accordance
with Section 329.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended (hereinafter
called the "Act"), may modify the provisions and limits as set out in Section 329 of the Act,
with respect to the calculation of taxes for municipal and school purposes payable in
respect of property in the commercial, industrial and multi -residential property class; and
WHEREAS the Municipality must similarly modify the provisions and limits as set
out in Section 332 of the Act with respect to the "tenant cap" calculations; and
WHEREAS this by-law shall only apply to properties in any of the Commercial,
Industrial and Multi -Residential property classes to which Part IX of the Act applies; and
WHEREAS for the purposes of this by-law the commercial classes shall be
considered a single property class and the industrial classes shall be deemed to be a
single property class; and
WHEREAS "CVA taxes" means, the taxes for municipal and school purposes that
would be levied for the taxation year, but for the application of Part IX of The Act; and
AND WHEREAS "capped taxes" means, the taxes for municipal and school
purposes that shall be levied for the taxation year as a result of the application of Part IX of
The Act; and
WHEREAS the Council may pass a by-law to apply any one or any combination of
the following options:
a) Set the annualized tax limit increase to a maximum of 10%; and/or
b) Set an upper limit on annual increases at the greater of the amount
calculated under a) and up to 10% of the previous year's annualized CVA
tax; and/or
c) Establish a capping adjustment threshold of up to $500 for increasing
properties, decreasing properties or both, whereby no capping/claw-back
adjustments less than the threshold amount would be applied; and/or
d) Exclude properties that were at CVA tax in the previous year from the capping
and claw -back calculation in the current year; and/or
e) Exclude properties that would move from being capped in the previous year to
be clawed back in the current year or from being clawed back in the previous
year to be capped in the current year as a result of the changes to the CVA
tax; and/or
f) Exclude Reassessment related increases from the Capping Calculation.
WHEREAS a by-law passed to adopt the provisions of Subsection 329.1
paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Act, provides that such provisions shall also apply to Section
332 of the Act with respect to the "tenant cap" calculations, and
WHEREAS the Council has reviewed the provisions of Section 329.1 of the Act and
hereby deems it necessary and appropriate to adopt optional tools for the purpose of
administering limits for the Commercial, Industrial and Multi -Residential property classes.
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin
hereby enacts as follows:
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1. THAT paragraphs 1, 2, and 3, of Subsection 329.1(1) of the Act shall apply to the
Commercial property class for 2021.
2. THAT:
a) The commercial capping program be exited.
3. THAT this By -Law shall come into force and take effect upon its passing.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 11th DAY OF
May 2021.
ulie Gonyou,
Chief Administrative Officer.
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Tom Marks,
Warden.