{
 "answer": "In the City of Cold Lake, Alberta, development charges & levies rules are set by 281-DA-07, Off-Site Levy (Unofficial Consolidation as of June 8, 2010), verified 2026-10-22. Payable: Upon issuance of Development Permit or before subdivision plan registration, whichever earliest; Development Agreement may require earlier payment. Exemptions: Environmental Reserve, Municipal Reserve, and Arterial Road Right of Way are excluded. Services covered: Water distribution, sanitary sewer, storm water management, and roadway network infrastructure.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000230",
 "municipality": "Cold Lake",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-22",
 "official_website": "https://www.coldlake.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "281-DA-07, Off-Site Levy (Unofficial Consolidation as of June 8, 2010)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.coldlake.com/media/ojodu3yi/281-da-07-off-site-levy-bylaw-unofficial-consolidation.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes off-site levies charged to developers for the cost of municipal infrastructure required to service new development in Cold Lake.",
   "capture_sha256": "f2a2c0790c7a122abab3294d04c76b2076ba4efad1e9b1e2710166cb9e59c498",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f2a2c0790c7a122abab3294d04c76b2076ba4efad1e9b1e2710166cb9e59c498.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "area_levy": "$76,242.52 per hectare (2010); storm water management pond surcharge $26,704 per hectare where no stormwater management facility is constructed (2010, 2011, 2012)",
    "services_covered": "Water distribution, sanitary sewer, storm water management, and roadway network infrastructure.",
    "exemptions": "Environmental Reserve, Municipal Reserve, and Arterial Road Right of Way are excluded.",
    "payment_timing": "Upon issuance of Development Permit or before subdivision plan registration, whichever earliest; Development Agreement may require earlier payment.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Rates reviewed annually; 2011–2012 estimates use 5% inflation factor; full rate calculation updated at least every 3 years."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "area_levy": "s. 9.0 Recommendations; Storm Water Management Off-site Levy Surcharge, s. 1",
    "services_covered": "Executive Summary",
    "exemptions": "Application of Off-Site Levies, s. 1",
    "payment_timing": "Application of Off-Site Levies, ss. 5–6",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 2.0 History; Calculation of Off-Site Levy Rate; s. 9.0 Recommendations"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/cold-lake/development-charges/281-da-07-off-site-levy/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/cold-lake/development-charges/"
}