Development charges & levies — Red Deer, Alberta

What development charges or levies apply to new construction? How much per new home?

In the City of Red Deer, Alberta, development charges & levies rules are set by Bylaw 3730/2025 Schedule B1 - Levy Rates (as amended by 3730/A-2026) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-22. Payable: Imposed at subdivision approval or development permit approval; payment agreements permitted. Services covered: water, storm sewer, sanitary sewer and transportation infrastructure. Indexing and expiry: Rates reviewed annually and adjusted for inflationary increases.

Bylaw 3730/2025 Schedule B1 - Levy Rates (as amended by 3730/A-2026) adopted bylaw

Opened. Schedule B1 levy rates per basin, e.g. Basin 1 total $498,267.82 (transportation $22,923.42); Basin 5 $69,829.72; Basin 20 $50,691.18 (per hectare presumed; Schedule B1 as of 3730/A-2026).

Bylaw 3730/2025, Off-Site Levy Bylaw (City of Red Deer) adopted bylaw
services covered water, storm sewer, sanitary sewer and transportation infrastructure s. 2
exemptions Net Development Area excludes previously developed lands with levies paid, expressway/arterial road rights-of-way, Environmental Reserves, oil/gas pipeline rights-of-way/facilities, and railway rights-of-way. s. 3(h)
payment timing Imposed at subdivision approval or development permit approval; payment agreements permitted. s. 8; s. 7
indexing expiry Rates reviewed annually and adjusted for inflationary increases. s. 6
scout note

Opened. Imposes off-site levies on land subdivided or developed for water, sanitary, storm and transportation, under MGA s.648; levy by basin per hectare, with administration schedule F.

Bylaw 3730/A-2026, amending Bylaw 3730/2025 Off-Site Levy Bylaw

Opened. Replaces Schedules B, C, D and E (rates, infrastructure, requirements, developable area); third reading 24 Feb 2026.

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