would have the option to enter into an agreement with the City to raise the cost of undertaking the decommissioning of their septic system and construction of sanitary private drain connection on private property and request that the costs be recovered by imposing special charges on their lot(s). Such an owner could submit a request which must include:

• Municipal address and roll number of the property

• Legal name of the owner(s) of the property

• A statement that the owner consents to their lot(s) being specially charged

• A copy of an estimate from a contractor to undertake the works

• If the lot is intended to be subdivided, the proposed method of apportioning special charges among the proposed new lots

• The City would prepare an agreement with the consenting property owners to raise all of the costs of the work.

• The agreement would include:

  • The estimated cost of the work based on the quote provided by the property owner

  • The estimated lifetime of the work

  • The amount of special charges for each lot to be specially charged

  • The manner in which cost over run or under run is to be dealt with, if the actual cost of the work differs from the estimated cost of the work

  • When the special charges for the lot are to be paid

• The property owner(s) would be specially charged for 100% of the actual cost of the work plus the City’s cost of advertising, giving notices and interest on borrowing.

• The property owner(s) would be required to sign the agreement

• The City Clerk would determine the sufficiency of the agreement and certifies the same

• A person who has signed an agreement may withdraw his or her name from the agreement by filing a written withdrawal with the clerk before the clerk has certified the sufficiency of the agreement, but not after.

• The City would pass a by-law to undertake the works as a local improvement and give notice to the public of its intention to pass the by-law.

• Once the work has been completed, the property owner would supply the City with the final invoice from the contractor.

• The City would prepare a local improvement roll in accordance with section 36.10 of O. Reg. 586/06 and give notice of the local improvement roll to the owners to be specially charged.

• The City Treasurer would certify the local improvement roll and the City would pass a special charges by-law in accordance with sections 36.11 and 36.14 of O. Reg. 586/06 respectively.

• The City would then pay the contractor directly and the special charges would be put on the property owner’s taxes over the approved number of years (not to exceed 20 years). Annual charges would include an amount for interest at a rate that is considered appropriate.