{
 "answer": "In the City of Medicine Hat, Alberta, development charges & levies rules are set by Bylaw No. 4157 Off-Site Levy Bylaw (consolidated, amended by Bylaw 4721), verified 2026-10-23. Services covered: Water, sanitary sewage, storm sewer drainage, roads, and land required for those facilities.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000344",
 "municipality": "Medicine Hat",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.medicinehat.ca",
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   "title": "Bylaw No. 4157 Off-Site Levy Bylaw (consolidated, amended by Bylaw 4721)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-09-03",
   "document_url": "https://www.medicinehat.ca/media/qamdgj44/4157.pdf",
   "summary": "City off-site levy for water, sanitary, storm and roads by 12 benefitting areas; amended Nov 22, 2022 (Bylaw 4721), rates effective Jan 1, 2023. Weighted average $102,012 per net hectare; high $168,307/ha, low $0.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
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   "document_number": "4157",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b9da2fca518ea27494ff99e1111a505bb20637654a9b93e109ea16abd0106a74.pdf",
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   "facts": {
    "area_levy": "Total $33,331–$168,307/ha by benefitting area (Table A-1, effective Jan 1, 2023), e.g. Area 1 $48,813, Area 2 $101,635, Areas 3–4 $149,968, Area 12 $168,307; Area 8 no levy",
    "services_covered": "Water, sanitary sewage, storm sewer drainage, roads, and land required for those facilities.",
    "exemptions": "No levy where subdivision/development does not significantly increase burden on off-site infrastructure (CAO determination); Council may subsidize up to the whole levy.",
    "payment_timing": "Subdivision area: date of plan endorsement; development area: date of issuance of development permit; Schedule C previous levies at development permit or Construction Completion Certificate stage."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "area_levy": "Schedule \"A\", Table A-1",
    "services_covered": "s. 4(a)-(e)",
    "exemptions": "s. 6(b); s. 10(a)",
    "payment_timing": "Schedule \"B\", ss. 1-2; Schedule \"C\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/medicine-hat/development-charges/bylaw-4157/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City reviews off-site levy bylaw (news)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "news",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.medicinehat.ca/news/posts/city-reviews-off-site-levy-bylaw/",
   "summary": "City news on review of the off-site levy bylaw.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9ed9907952c7664bdc0e94e3780995b995dc2067d34f32e46fabbe51d67f5681.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/medicine-hat/development-charges/city-reviews-off-site-levy-bylaw/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/medicine-hat/development-charges/"
}