What development charges or levies apply to new construction? How much per new home?
In the Town of Gibbons, Alberta, development charges & levies rules are set by Off-Site Levy Bylaw PI 5/08 (current posting), verified 2026-10-22. Levy per hectare: $21,542/ha (Areas 1–3), $37,574/ha (Areas 4–16), $41,178/ha (Area 17); water + sanitary, gross hectare basis. Payable: Within times specified by Town policy or guideline; development agreement may defer payment to future time certain or uncertain. Exemptions: No further off-site levies where previously collected in full; prior approved development agreements subject to Bylaw PI 2/06.
Off-Site Levy Bylaw PI 5/08 (current posting)
adopted bylaw
Water storage/transmission facilities and sanitary sewage movement/disposal facilities; waterline looping, pumphouse, reservoir expansion, wastewater trunk, lift station, force/gravity lines, storage.
Schedule "C"
exemptions
No further off-site levies where previously collected in full; prior approved development agreements subject to Bylaw PI 2/06.
s. 6(c); s. 9
payment timing
Within times specified by Town policy or guideline; development agreement may defer payment to future time certain or uncertain.
s. 6(b); s. 7
scout note
Town of Gibbons off-site levy for water and sanitary works, charged per gross hectare by development area. Schedule B: areas 1-3 $21,542/ha (water $6,793 + sanitary $14,749); areas 4-16 $37,574/ha; area 17 $41,178/ha.
Bylaw and Policy Directory
Town bylaw directory listing PI 5-08 Offsite Levy Bylaw (updated June 2026).
Municipal Master Rates Bylaw PI 2-26
Town master rates bylaw (third reading 2026-06-23) containing the current Off-Site Levy per-hectare schedule by development area, including offsite cost contribution wording.