{
 "answer": "In the Town of Diamond Valley, Alberta, development charges & levies rules are set by Town of Black Diamond Off-Site Levy Bylaw 2022-11 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-22. Payable: Prior to subdivision plan endorsement or development permit release; CAO may defer or allow 50% at endorsement and 50% within 1 year. Exemptions: Environmental reserve and environmental reserve easements are excepted from the Development Area. Indexing and expiry: Applies until replaced or rescinded by the Council of the new amalgamated Town of Diamond Valley.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000257",
 "municipality": "Diamond Valley",
 "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.diamondvalley.town",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Black Diamond Off-Site Levy Bylaw 2022-11",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.diamondvalley.town/DocumentCenter/View/5278/Off--Site-Levies-Black-Diamond-",
   "summary": "Predecessor (Black Diamond) off-site levy bylaw (scanned PDF), per Urban Systems 2022 report; applies to former Black Diamond area. Rate table by year 2022-2025 e.g. 2022 $26,612 in one category (OCR, approximate).",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "52403dc027d1797e4a6373e21e0c9e1e070ebae9a583194a1646871016133f8b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2022-11",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/52403dc027d1797e4a6373e21e0c9e1e070ebae9a583194a1646871016133f8b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Water supply, treatment, storage and pumping; sanitary sewage treatment and disposal; water distribution; sewage collection; transportation – highway intersections",
    "exemptions": "Environmental reserve and environmental reserve easements are excepted from the Development Area",
    "payment_timing": "Prior to subdivision plan endorsement or development permit release; CAO may defer or allow 50% at endorsement and 50% within 1 year"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 2.1(e)(i)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 6.2–6.4; s. 5.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/diamond-valley/development-charges/bylaw-2022-11/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Turner Valley Utilities Off-Site Levy Bylaw 22-1132",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-12-07",
   "document_url": "https://www.diamondvalley.town/DocumentCenter/View/5279/Offsite-Levies-Turner-Valley",
   "summary": "Predecessor (Turner Valley) off-site levy bylaw, applies to former Turner Valley boundaries until replaced by Diamond Valley. Schedule C per-hectare totals e.g. Central Business $24,907/ha, Gateways East $39,928/ha, Main Street Commercial $84,962/ha; common levy $19,740/ha.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "0b7ba3088ca8c06685a049551cb0459afb0bfe5b6887869d1f346153cbd5339d",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "22-1132",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0b7ba3088ca8c06685a049551cb0459afb0bfe5b6887869d1f346153cbd5339d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "area_levy": "Former Turner Valley lands only (Bylaw 22-1132): common $19,740/ha plus site-specific; totals e.g. $24,907/ha (Central Business) to $84,962/ha (Main Street Commercial)",
    "services_covered": "water, wastewater and stormwater facilities and land",
    "exemptions": "ER lands not proposed to be subject; Westend Lagoon common levy applies only to first 66 ha developed",
    "payment_timing": "Prior to endorsement of subdivision plan or release of Development Permit; CAO may allow 50% then 50% within one year",
    "indexing_expiry": "Applies until replaced or rescinded by the Council of the new amalgamated Town of Diamond Valley"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "area_levy": "Schedule 'C'",
    "services_covered": "s. 7.1",
    "exemptions": "Schedule 'C' footnote; Background s. 2.2",
    "payment_timing": "ss. 8.1-8.3",
    "indexing_expiry": "Preamble ('until the bylaw is replaced or rescinded')"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/diamond-valley/development-charges/bylaw-22-1132/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Off-Site Levy Background Report 2022 (Black Diamond)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.diamondvalley.town/DocumentCenter/View/4671/Off-Site-Levy-Background-Report-2022",
   "summary": "Urban Systems background report forming part of Black Diamond Off-Site Levy Bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "71e260c21326ccdb149eb4722fbfaa2b8ee56d8a5203c96e2beb238ec0b46e46",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/71e260c21326ccdb149eb4722fbfaa2b8ee56d8a5203c96e2beb238ec0b46e46.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/diamond-valley/development-charges/off-site-levy-background-report-2022/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/diamond-valley/development-charges/"
}