{
 "answer": "In the Town of Cardston, Alberta, development charges & levies rules are set by Bylaw 1675 - Offsite Levies, verified 2026-10-22. Levy per hectare: $5,109.21 per acre.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000212",
 "municipality": "Cardston",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-22",
 "official_website": "http://www.cardston.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw 1675 - Offsite Levies",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.cardston.ca/public/download/files/213143",
   "summary": "Establishes offsite levy charges on new development to fund infrastructure improvements necessitated by growth.",
   "capture_sha256": "685f2b88cd82099a6aa290f5bd7d71227bdcc8b237a156cd8d3fd9a8bc048f8d",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1675",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/685f2b88cd82099a6aa290f5bd7d71227bdcc8b237a156cd8d3fd9a8bc048f8d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "area_levy": "$5,109.21 per acre",
    "services_covered": "Water storage, transmission, treatment or supplying; sanitary sewage treatment, transmission or disposal; storm water storage, transmission, treatment or disposal.",
    "exemptions": "Gross acreage minus environmental/municipal reserve; original dwelling lot exempt on further subdivision; commercial/industrial rates negotiable for special circumstances.",
    "payment_timing": "Following subdivision approval and prior to development/building permit issuance; full amount at development permit issuance; deferral available for one-dwelling development (pay equivalent to 1 acre, defer rest until further subdivision/development permit)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "area_levy": "s. 7.1.1",
    "services_covered": "s. 2.1-2.3",
    "exemptions": "s. 6.1, 7.1.2-7.1.3",
    "payment_timing": "s. 6.2-6.3, 7.1.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/cardston/development-charges/bylaw-1675/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/cardston/development-charges/"
}