City of Barrie	$50,357	$361.77	$245.40
City of Kitchener	$42,230	$251.22	$103.58
City of London	$33,136	$278.79	$0

For purposes of completeness, a comparison to the much smaller local municipalities is also presented in the following table, although as discussed later in this report, administration believes that this type of comparison is much less valid than the foregoing comparison to peer municipalities.

It is important to note that many other municipalities are also reviewing their DC Fees and/or will have annual increases applied in 2021. Therefore, the listed fees will likely be increasing in 2021.

Table 2 – Windsor and Essex County Charges

Table 2	Residential –SingleDetached	CommercialPer SquareMetre	IndustrialPer SquareMetre
City of Windsor Current	$30,053	$142.89	$0
City of Windsor Calculated	$30,488	$146.68	$0
Town of Tecumseh (Urban Area)	$17,927	$74.16	$74.16
Town of LaSalle	$15,560	$54.36	$54.36
Town of Lakeshore	$19,804	$89.88	$89.88
Town of Amherstburg (Urban Area)	$16,242	$91.71	$91.71
Town of Kingsville (Urban Area)	$11,517	$17.98	$17.98
Town of Essex (Ward 1)	$11,446	$39.29	$39.29
Town of Leamington (DC Study in progress)	None	None	None

Sandwich South Planning District Rates

Overall, the calculated residential charge per single detached unit in Sandwich South increased from the current rate of $44,196 to $47,735. This represents an increase of $3,539 or 8% over the current total charge. The calculated non-residential, non-industrial charge increased from the current rate of $174.09 to $212.10. This represents an increase of $38.01 or 22%. These increases are primarily due to construction cost inflation, the identification of additional Sandwich South-related infrastructure costs, and refinements to the area-specific development forecasts. For illustrative purposes, and to provide an accurate comparison, the area-specific