General User Fees

The District Municipality of Muskoka's services are broken into two types of fees:

Services with Fees Established through the General Fees and Charges By-law

The below fees are effective January 1, 2020 as per the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.

Community Services

Social Housing Laundry Fees and Key fees are set out in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.
McVittie Place Parking Fees are set out in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.

Financial Services

Fees for dishonoured cheques or not sufficient funds (NSF) are listed in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.

General Documents

Tender Document printing fees are set out in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.
Map and Air Photo printing fees are set out in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.
General or Miscellaneous plans printing fees are set out in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.
Print Shop fees, including printing and copying, are set out in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.
Printings of bound reports or publication fees are set out in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.
Folding and stuffing envelope fees are set out in General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.

Hauled from Lagoons

Legal Services

Legal fees for consulting on matters of compliance are set out in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.

Local Improvement Charges

Water Service local improvement fees for standard residential services are set out in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.
Gravity Sewer Service local improvement fees for standard residential services are set out in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.
Low Pressure Sewer Service local improvement fees for standard residential services are set out in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.

Muskoka Airport

Airport Parking Charges, Hydro Usage, Silent Hours Call Out Rates, Cargo Loading and Unloading, Rental of Snow Removal Equipment, Advertising,Ground Power Unit Rental, etc. are set out in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.
Airport lease rates are as set out in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35, Schedule B as set out in By-law Number 2010-33 and Sections 1,2,3 & 4 of By-law 2010-33 amended by By-law 2011-17.

False Alarms - Emergency Services

False Alarm fees (2 or greater within an alarm response year) are set out in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.
Read more about False Alarms under Emergency Services

Port Carling Locks/Port Sandfield Swing Bridge

Roads and Signs

Telecommunication Towers

General Fees for telecommunication towers are set out in the General Fees and Charges By-law 2019-35.
Delegation of power for applications to install telecommunications equipment on certain Muskoka properties and installations can be found in By-law Number 2010-49.
2010-51 - being a by-law to update certain fees and charges (Telecommunications facilities on certain Muskoka properties and facilities) - Amended by 2011-17 - Schedule "A" deleted and replaced by general user fees and charges by-law.

Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFOIPP)

The Pines Long-Term Care Co-Payment Rates

Affordable / Social Housing

Social Housing Unit Rent, Landlord and Tenant Board Fees, Applications and Sheriff fees are set by Provincial Legislation, in the Strong Communities through Affordable Housing Act, 2011.

Development Charges

Development Charges for the District Municipality of Muskoka are set out in By-law Number 2019-49, being a by-law to impose Development Charges

Planning Applications

Various planning fees for application as per the Planning Act and Condominium Act, are set out in By-law Number 2013-7. Including amending By-law 2016-6, and By-law 2017-2.

Solid Waste Management

Water and Sanitary Sewer Services User Rates

Environmental Compliance Approvals for Water Works or Sewer Works