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The Corporation of the County Of Essex By -Law No. 74 -2012 Being a By -law to impose fees and charges by The Corporation of the County of Essex. WHEREAS Section 391 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. c. 25 authorizes a municipality to pass by -laws imposing fees or charges on persons: a) for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it; b) for costs payable by it for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of any other municipality or any local board; and c) for the use of its property including property under its control; and the costs included in a fee or charge may include costs incurred by a municipality related to administration, enforcement and the establishment, acquisition and replacement of capital assets; AND WHEREAS subsection 398(1) of the Act provides that such fees and charges imposed by a municipality on a person constitute a debt of the person to the municipality; AND WHEREAS subsection 398(2) of the Act provides that the Treasurer of a municipality may add fees and charges imposed by the municipality to the tax roll for any property for which all of the owners are responsible for paying the fees and charges and collect them in the same manner as municipal taxes; AND WHEREAS 69 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 c.P13, as amended, provides that the a municipality may, by by -law, establish a tariff of fees for the processing of applications made in respect of planning matters; Now therefore The Council of the Corporation of the County of Essex hereby enacts as follows: 1. That fees and charges as provided for in Schedules A through G, attached hereto and forming part of this By -law, shall be imposed and charged for the services, activities and use of property as indicated in said Schedules A through G. 2. That By -law 35 -2005 and all other by -laws deemed contrary to this by -law is hereby repealed.