Parkland Dedication

When you develop or redevelop land in Cornwall, you must provide parkland dedication. Under Section 42 of the Planning Act, the City can require you to give land or pay cash-in-lieu (money instead of land) as a condition of development. The Parkland Dedication By-law sets clear rules for which lands are suitable for parkland dedication and when we accept cash-in-lieu instead of land. Cash-in-lieu funds go into a Parkland Reserve Fund to improve existing parks. 

You must meet this requirement before any building permits are issued. For commercial, industrial, and long-term care development, you pay 2% of the land. For lower-density residential development, parkland dedication is handled through the Subdivision process. For other types of development, the City recommends handling it through the Site Plan Control process.

Residential development rates

In most cases, you must dedicate 5% of the land. Exceptions include:

• Residential lots created by consent for single detached, semi-detached, duplex, and triplex dwellings require a flat fee of $750.

• Residential development with 15 to 25 units per hectare requires 1 hectare of land for every 300 units.

• Development with more than 25 units per hectare (when cash-in-lieu is accepted) requires 1 hectare for every 500 units.

Mixed-use development rates

Your rate is calculated based on the portion of land or building space used for each purpose, such as residential versus commercial.