Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 7499/16 The Corporation of the City of Pickering By-law No. 7499/16 Being a By-law to establish the 2016 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.O. 2001, c.25 as amended, to levy on the whole rateable property according to the last revised assessment roll for The Corporation of the City of Pickering; and, Whereas the Regional Municipality of Durham has passed By-law No. 05-2016 to establish tax ratios, and By-law No. 07-2016 to adopt estimates of all sums required by • The Regional Municipality of Durham for the purposes of the Durham Region Transit Commission, and By-law No. 08-2016 to set and levy rates of taxation for Regional Solid Waste Management, and By-law No. 06-2016 to set and levy rates of taxation for Regional General Purposes and set tax rates on Area Municipalities; and, Whereas an interim levy was made by the.Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering (pursuant to By-law No. 7465/16) before the adoption of the estimates for the current year; and, Whereas sub section 342 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 as amended, permits the issuance of separate tax bills for separate classes of real property for year. 2016. Now therefore the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as follows: 1. For the year 2016, 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. 7491/16 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. 2. Where applicable, taxes shall be adjusted in accordance with the Continued Protection for Property Taxpayers Act, 2000, as amended and its Regulations. 3. The levy provided for shall be reduced by the amount of the interim levy for 2016. • By-law No.7499/16 Page 2 4. The 2016 final tax calculations for the industrial, commercial and multi-residential realty tax classes is based on a freeze date of May 25, 2016. 5. The 2016 taxes owed for the commercial, industrial and multi-residential • assessed properties shall be due in one instalment on September 28, 2016, or as adjusted by the Treasurer. • 6. 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 instalment 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 instalments 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. 7. 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. ' 8. Taxes shall be-payable to the Treasurer, City of Pickering. 9. This By-law is to come into effect on the date of its final passing. • By-law passed this 27"' day of June, 2016. David Ry- a •r _ � Debbie Shields, City Clerk "rY=r '