{
 "answer": "In the Village of Barnwell, Alberta, development charges & levies rules are set by Bylaw No. 5-09 Off-Site Levy Bylaw, verified 2026-10-22. Levy per hectare: $70,884.00 per hectare as printed in s. 4(a) (the words and engineering report say $70,881) (2009). Payable: 50% upon signing Development Agreement; remaining 50% by December 31 of same calendar year. Exemptions: CAO may vary or waive payment with prior Council approval by resolution.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000174",
 "municipality": "Barnwell",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-22",
 "official_website": "http://www.barnwell.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw No. 5-09 Off-Site Levy Bylaw",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://barnwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Bylaw-05-09-Off-Site-Levy-Bylaw-no-charts.pdf",
   "summary": "Imposes an off-site levy under MGA s.648-649 on land developed or subdivided; original rate $70,881 per hectare (MPE Engineering calc), later reduced by Bylaw 04-15. Passed 2009.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_source": "https://web.archive.org/web/2026id_/https://barnwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Bylaw-05-09-Off-Site-Levy-Bylaw-no-charts.pdf",
   "document_number": "5-09",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/16903ad9d90188a49a5409808a78b1ba255be50e6052348080931e04a5d038ca.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "area_levy": "$70,884.00 per hectare as printed in s. 4(a) (the words and engineering report say $70,881) (2009)",
    "services_covered": "water, sanitary sewage, storm sewer drainage, roads, and land required for these facilities",
    "exemptions": "CAO may vary or waive payment with prior Council approval by resolution",
    "payment_timing": "50% upon signing Development Agreement; remaining 50% by December 31 of same calendar year"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "area_levy": "s. 4(a)",
    "services_covered": "s. 6(a)-(e)",
    "exemptions": "s. 5",
    "payment_timing": "s. 4(b)(i)-(ii)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/barnwell/development-charges/bylaw-5-09/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw No. 04-15 amending Off-Site Levy Bylaw No. 5-09",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-01-21",
   "document_url": "https://barnwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/04-15-Off-Site-Levy-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Current rate: $30,000 per hectare of land developed or subdivided; 50% payable on signing the development agreement, 50% before development permits; developers who front-end infrastructure may offset the levy. Read 2nd time 21 Jan 2016.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_source": "https://web.archive.org/web/2026id_/https://barnwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/04-15-Off-Site-Levy-Bylaw.pdf",
   "document_number": "04-15",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0cf63b3fe153092c2ac803b20cb55d4a8a2a07e1322067145649d064af3faa03.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/barnwell/development-charges/bylaw-04-15/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Policy 02-19 Off-Site Levy Payment",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://barnwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Policy-02-19-Off-Site-Levy-Payment.pdf",
   "summary": "Council policy on payment of off-site levies.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_source": "https://web.archive.org/web/2026id_/https://barnwell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Policy-02-19-Off-Site-Levy-Payment.pdf",
   "document_number": "02-19",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/27d3c17147c66c8d26f2630a9703157b44b89e1283ee47e761d3bf44235df929.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/barnwell/development-charges/policy-02-19/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/barnwell/development-charges/"
}