{
 "answer": "In the City of Edmonton, Alberta, development charges & levies rules are set by 2026 Fire Hall Off-Site Levy Rates and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. Services covered: Fire hall construction for 12 named fire stations in Edmonton benefitting areas. Indexing and expiry: Rates held the same for 2026 as used for 2024 and 2025; OSL Steering Committee vote April 23, 2026.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000267",
 "municipality": "Edmonton",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.edmonton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "2026 Fire Hall Off-Site Levy Rates",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.edmonton.ca/sites/default/files/public-files/documents/2026-off-site-levies-approved-rates.pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: 2026 (held at 2024/2025 level, Apr 23, 2026). Per hectare by fire station catchment, e.g. $42,032/ha Wedgewood, $31,198/ha Riverview, $12,816/ha Northeast EETP, $19,540/ha Cumberland.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "2c929da136d883ae28129392704d6b5980aea4f818acffa3475c5b432f6f5700",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2c929da136d883ae28129392704d6b5980aea4f818acffa3475c5b432f6f5700.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "area_levy": "Station-specific rates per hectare of benefitting area (2026, held same as 2024–2025): Wedgewood $42,032/ha; Riverview $31,198/ha; Big Lake $21,535/ha; Mistatim Industrial $23,724/ha; Cumberland $19,540/ha; EETP $20,618/ha; Northeast EETP $12,816/ha; Northeast Horse Hill $27,148/ha; Horse Hill $28,888/ha; Walker $21,958/ha; Southeast $22,137/ha; Blatchford $32,813/ha",
    "services_covered": "Fire hall construction for 12 named fire stations in Edmonton benefitting areas",
    "indexing_expiry": "Rates held the same for 2026 as used for 2024 and 2025; OSL Steering Committee vote April 23, 2026"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "area_levy": "\"Off-Site Levy Rate $\" column; \"Benefitting Area (Ha)\" column; Stations 1–12",
    "services_covered": "\"2026 Fire Hall Off-Site Levy Rates\"",
    "indexing_expiry": "\"OSL Steering Committee voted on April 23, 2026 to hold the rates the same for 2026 as was used for 2024 and 2025\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/edmonton/development-charges/2026-fire-hall-off-site-levy-rates/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Facilities Off-Site Levies Bylaw 19340 (consolidated Apr 23, 2024)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-08-16",
   "document_url": "https://www.edmonton.ca/sites/default/files/public-files/BL19340.pdf",
   "summary": "Off-site levy bylaw collecting levies per hectare for fire hall construction only; paid by developers as a condition of subdivision approval, not by homeowners.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "3c8ce2064c756be84e411e6e59fc53bdc28ebbc390e10b804c7573d45084d717",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "19340",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3c8ce2064c756be84e411e6e59fc53bdc28ebbc390e10b804c7573d45084d717.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "exemptions": "Assessable Area excludes public utility lots, municipal/school/environmental reserves, school board lands for school buildings, arterial roads, transit centres, pipeline/power transmission rights of way, provincial highways, highway penetrator roads.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Off-Site Levy Rates updated annually by the City Manager; more frequent updates permitted per the Facilities Off-Site Levies Standard. No expiry date stated."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "exemptions": "s.2(c)",
    "indexing_expiry": "s.11, s.12"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/edmonton/development-charges/bylaw-19340/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Arterial Roadway Assessments (Arterial Roads for Development Bylaw 14380)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/urban_planning_and_design/arterial-roadway-assessments",
   "summary": "Per-hectare arterial roadway assessment paid under a servicing agreement, plus $2,205 + GST administration fee; 2026 ARA rates published on page. Separate from the off-site levy.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "649bf8f41ef531c5a3fe3d098bbc9c5e97419a216d6d6cd728fcb363f67d517f",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "14380",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/649bf8f41ef531c5a3fe3d098bbc9c5e97419a216d6d6cd728fcb363f67d517f.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/edmonton/development-charges/bylaw-14380/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Off-site Levy Bylaw (web page)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.edmonton.ca/business_economy/off-site-levy-bylaw",
   "summary": "City page on Edmonton's off-site levy program (fire halls only), with bylaw, rates and annual reports.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "8ae4ac02641d921fa2987c1239954c015a336911bd5e04afb4dd670f7f50c30a",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8ae4ac02641d921fa2987c1239954c015a336911bd5e04afb4dd670f7f50c30a.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/edmonton/development-charges/off-site-levy-bylaw/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/edmonton/development-charges/"
}