Ottawa city council has voted to restore and slightly increase the portion of development charges that are earmarked for affordable housing.
After the introduction of the 2009 bylaw, the city phased in the collection of $189 for every single- and semi-detached home built. The charges are among those collected from developers to pay for things such as roads and transit, and the cost is usually passed on directly to consumers.
As of Oct. 1, that amount will now climb to $208.
That means the revised development charge (DC) for building single- or semi-detached homes inside the Greenbelt will be $22,173, up from $21,965, while the cost for constructing the same type of home outside the Greenbelt will be $30,362, up from $30,154.
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