Legislative History: Enacted September 19, 2017 (By-law No. CPOL.-133-385); Amended June 26, 2018 (By-law No. CPOL.-329-320)
Last Review Date: July 25, 2023
Service Area Lead: Director, Parks and Forestry
1. Policy Statement
This policy establishes criteria for determining the amount hazard and/or open space dedication of parkland using section 51.1 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.13, where an application has been made for approval of a plan of subdivision.
2. Definitions
Not applicable.
3. Applicability
The policy applies to the dedication of parkland using section 51.1 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.13, and the implementation of associated Official Plan policies.
4. The Policy
That, with regard to the dedication of parkland using section 51.1 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.13, where an application has been made for approval of a plan of subdivision, regard shall be had to the Official Plan policies concerning requirements for land dedication or cash-in-lieu.
Consistent with the Official Plan where City Council determines that the conveyance of parklands is desired, land in the amount of 2% for commercial or industrial purposes and land for all other purposes at a rate of one hectare for each 300 dwelling units or in the amount of 5% of the land proposed for subdivision, whichever is greater, will be described in the subdivision agreement and conveyed upon registration:
a) The City will require that all hazard and /or open space lands within the land holdings of the owner are included in the application for development;
b) Lands defined and determined to be hazard or open space in a staff approved ecological or environmental report will not be included within the in the calculations for parkland dedication provided the lands are acquired/dedicated, in some form, to the City;
c) The City retains the right not to accept the conveyance of land that is considered not suitable or required for park and recreation purposes including but not limited to the size of the parcel, hazard lands, wet lands, hydro lands, easements or other encumbrances that would restrict the City’s use of the land. Where the City does not request the Owner to convey table land, the City may:
i) accept the equivalent of land in cash value as determine in By-law CP-9 Parkland Dedication or at a rate of 1 hectare per 500 residential units;
ii) accept hazard land and/or open space lands included within the application at a rate consistent with their value as determined in By-law CP-9 Parkland Dedication; or
iii) accept a transfer of an over dedication of parkland in a neighbouring plan of subdivision under the same ownership as outlined in Official Plan Policy 1762).
d) Lands that have been identified, to the satisfaction of the City, as hazard or open space and that are not included as parkland dedication will be acquired by the City at a rate determined in By-law CP-9. The City reserves the right to determine if the hazard and/or open space lands will form the part of the required parkland dedication;
e) Where the city is to acquire large tracks of hazard and/or open space lands the following price index shall be applied:
| Size in Ha | Size Multiplier |
| 0 to 9.99 | 1 |
| >10 | 0.69 (31%) |
f) The parkland dedications from applications for consent to create additional building lots will also fall under this policy. Where an application to register a condominium is caused by "development" rather than solely by conversion of an existing building, parkland dedications will be sought according to Council policy; and
g) Industrial development or division of industrial lands (consents, plan of subdivision) will not be subject to a 2% parkland dedication rate except where the City has an interest in acquiring natural heritage features as a land dedication.