Front-End Financing Agreement By-law

Whereas the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, section 5(3) provides that a municipal power, including a municipality's capacity, rights, powers and privileges under section 9, shall be exercised by by-law unless the municipality is specifically authorized to do otherwise; and

Whereas the Municipal Act, 2001 , as amended, section 8(1) provides that the powers of a municipality under this or any other Act shall be interpreted broadly so as to confer broad authority on the municipality to enable the municipality to govern its affairs as it considers appropriate and to enhance the municipality's ability to respond to municipal issues; and

Whereas the Municipal Act, 2001 , as amended, section 10(1) provides that a single-tier municipality may provide any service or thing that the municipality considers necessary or desirable for the public;

Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of Norfolk County hereby enacts as follows:

1. That Policy GP-018-Governance Policy-Front End Financing Agreements, identified as Schedule "A" and attached hereto, forms an integral part of this by law. 
2. That the effective date of this by-law shall be the date of passage thereof. 

Enacted and passed this 16th day of October, 2024.

Front-End Financing Agreements (Development Charges) Policy