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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 6563/05THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING BY-LAW NO. 6563/05 Being a By-law of The Corporation of the City of Pickering to Establish the 2005 Final Property Taxes and Due Date for the Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Residential Tax Classes. WHEREAS it is necessary for the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering, pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 as amended, to pass a By-law to levy a separate tax rate on the assessment in each property class; and, WHEREAS the property classes have been prescribed by the Minister of Finance under the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, ch.A.31, as amended and its Regulations; and, WHEREAS it is necessary for the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering, pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, S.©. 2001, c.25, to levy on the whole rateable property according to the last revised assessment roll for The Corporation of the City of Pickering. WHEREAS the Regional Municipality of Durham has passed By-law No. 16-2005 to establish tax ratios and By-law No. 17-2005 to adopt estimates of all sums required by The Regional Municipality of Durham for the purposes of the Regional Corporation and By-law No. 15-2005 to set and levy rates of taxation for Regional Solid Waste Management and By-law No. 14-2005 to set and levy rates of taxation for Regional General Purposes and set tax rates on Area Municipalities; and, WHEREAS it is necessary for the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering pursuant to the Municipal Act, to levy on the whole rateable property according to the last revised assessment roll for The Corporation of the City of Pickering for the current year; and, WHEREAS an interim levy was made by the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering (pursuant to By-law No. 6451/05) before the adoption of the estimates for the current year; and, WHEREAS sub section 342 (2) amended, permits the issuance property for year 2005. of the Municipal Act, 2001, $.0. 2001, c.25 as of separate tax bills for separate classes of real NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: For the year 2005, The Corporation of the City of Pickering (the "City") shall levy upon all Property Classes (Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Multi- residential) as set out in By-law No. 6534/05 of Schedule A, the rates of taxation, for the City of Pickering, the Region of Durham and for Education purposes on the current value assessment as also set out in Schedule A of By-law No. 6534/05. Where applicable, taxes shall be adjusted in accordance with Bill 140, as amended and its Regulations. The levy provided for shall be reduced by the amount of the interim levy for 2005. The 2005 final tax calculations for the industrial, commercial and multi-residential realty tax classes is based on the "cut-off" date as of May 6, 2005. 4. The decrease retained percentage for the realty class is outlined below: Multi residential Commercial Industrial 87.3879% 34.7922% 53.1784% o The 2005 taxes 'owed for the commercial, industrial and multi-residential assessed properties shall be due in one installment on October 14, 2005, or as adjusted by the Treasurer. The education tax rate to be used for the 2005 industrial and large industrial tax classes is as follows: Industrial Tax Class Industrial Vacant Land Industrial Excess Land .02037383 .01324299 .01324299 Large Industrial Tax Class .02339592 Large Ind. Vacant Land .01520735 Large Ind. Excess Land .01520735 Except in the case of taxes payable under Section 33 and 34 of the Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. A31, as amended, the percentage charge as a penalty for non-payment of taxes and monies payable as taxes shall be added to every tax or assessment, rent or rate of any installment or part thereof remaining unpaid on the first day of default and on the first day of each calendar month thereafter in which such default continues pursuant to subsections 345 (1), (2) and (3) of the Municipal Act 2001, S.O.c.25 as amended. The Treasurer shall collect by distress or otherwise under the provisions of the applicable statutes all such taxes, assessments, rents, rates or installments or parts thereof as shall not have been paid on or before the several dates named as aforesaid, together with the said percentage charges as they are incurred pursuant to sections 349, 350 and 351 of the Municipal Act 2001, S.O.c.25 as amended. If any section or portion of this By-law is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, it is the intent of Council for The Corporation of the City of Pickering that all remaining sections and portions of this By-law continue in force and effect. Taxes shall be payable to the Treasurer, City of Pickering. This By-law comes into force on the date of its final passing. BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 19th day of September 2005. David Ry~or Debi Bentley, City Clerk ~ -