{
 "answer": "In the City of Lethbridge, Alberta, development charges & levies rules are set by Bylaw 6375 Off-Site Levy Bylaw (2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026), verified 2026-10-23. Levy per hectare: $290,000/ha (2023), $299,000/ha (2024), $308,000/ha (2025), $318,000/ha (2026). Exemptions: Net Development Area excludes: previously levied lands, expressway/arterial ROWs, Environmental/Municipal/School Reserves, pipeline ROWs, railway ROWs. Services covered: Water, sanitary sewage, storm sewer drainage, and roads required for or impacted by subdivision or development.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000329",
 "municipality": "Lethbridge",
 "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.lethbridge.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw 6375 Off-Site Levy Bylaw (2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.lethbridge.ca/media/3l2nfn2v/6375-off-site-levy-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "City of Lethbridge off-site levies for water, wastewater, storm sewer and arterial roads, effective Jan 1, 2023. Appendix A per hectare: 2026 total $318,000/ha (water $62,000, wastewater $94,000, storm $58,000, transportation $104,000); 2023 total $290,000/ha.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "ca4fdec785298a91f7e02f8ee8ff0aa6e3198764c5e7c109df802d3428ea9906",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "6375",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ca4fdec785298a91f7e02f8ee8ff0aa6e3198764c5e7c109df802d3428ea9906.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "area_levy": "$290,000/ha (2023), $299,000/ha (2024), $308,000/ha (2025), $318,000/ha (2026)",
    "services_covered": "Water, sanitary sewage, storm sewer drainage, and roads required for or impacted by subdivision or development",
    "exemptions": "Net Development Area excludes: previously levied lands, expressway/arterial ROWs, Environmental/Municipal/School Reserves, pipeline ROWs, railway ROWs",
    "indexing_expiry": "Fixed rates set for 2023–2026; rates reviewed at least every four years to reflect actual construction costs and inflationary increases; bylaw in force January 1, 2023"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "area_levy": "Appendix A - Off-Site Levy Rates ($/Ha)",
    "services_covered": "s. 1(2): \"impose off-site levies for water, storm sewer drainage, sanitary sewage and roads\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 1(i): definition of \"Net Development Area\"",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 2.3: \"reviewed at least every four years\"; s. 19: \"take effect … January 1, 2023\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/lethbridge/development-charges/bylaw-6375/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Off-Site Levy Bylaw page",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.lethbridge.ca/media-manager/media-pages/bylaws/off-site-levy-bylaw/",
   "summary": "City bylaw page hosting Bylaw 6375; the bylaw only covers 2023-2026, so a successor may follow.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "6f065f1f49ba85e2e139ac9e4890c86e7871da054bec132c3849094145b0795d",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6f065f1f49ba85e2e139ac9e4890c86e7871da054bec132c3849094145b0795d.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/lethbridge/development-charges/off-site-levy-bylaw-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/lethbridge/development-charges/"
}