{
 "answer": "In the Specialized Municipality of Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, development charges & levies rules are set by Bylaw No. 15/027, Offsite Levy Bylaw (Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo), verified 2026-10-22. Payable: before endorsement of plan of subdivision; before release of development permit. Exemptions: Council may subsidize up to the whole levy by resolution. Services covered: water, sanitary sewage, roads, and land required for or in connection with those facilities.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000403",
 "municipality": "Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo",
 "status_type": "Specialized Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-22",
 "official_website": "http://www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw No. 15/027, Offsite Levy Bylaw (Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/rmwb-017-ca/media/m5ib0vq1/offsite-levy-bylaw-15-027.pdf",
   "summary": "Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo off-site levy for water, wastewater and roads, by development area (e.g. Saline Creek $8,080 total per unit of levy basis; Parsons Creek $5,064; Lower Townsite/Waterways $5,036 in one table). Read Dec 2015 to Jan 2016.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "d6f8e68609debfefb54e29efd7a04b7adb3f0a214b963078fcd5d00be123c9d3",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "15/027",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d6f8e68609debfefb54e29efd7a04b7adb3f0a214b963078fcd5d00be123c9d3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Single Family (3.5 persons/unit): $17,626 per unit (Lower Townsite/Waterways); $28,280 (Saline Creek); $30,748 (Saline Creek to Hwy 69 LS); $17,724 (Parsons Creek)",
    "apartment_charge": "Medium and high density (2.5 persons/unit): $12,590 per unit (Lower Townsite/Waterways); $20,200 (Saline Creek); $21,963 (Saline Creek to Hwy 69 LS); $12,660 (Parsons Creek)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial/Industrial/Institutional per 1500 sq.ft: $9,478 (Lower Townsite/Waterways); $6,083 (Quarry Ridge); $20,132 (Saline Creek); $22,600 (Saline Creek to Hwy 69 LS); $17,924 (Airport Lands); $17,924 (Airport West Industrial); $28,767 (Airport East Industrial); $20,878 (Southlands Area 2/Hwy 69 Corridor); $10,619 (Southlands Area 1A/1B); $9,576 (Parsons Creek)",
    "services_covered": "water, sanitary sewage, roads, and land required for or in connection with those facilities",
    "exemptions": "Council may subsidize up to the whole levy by resolution",
    "payment_timing": "before endorsement of plan of subdivision; before release of development permit"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\", Table A-4",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\", Tables A-3 and A-4",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\", Table A-5",
    "services_covered": "s. 4(a)-(d)",
    "exemptions": "s. 10(a)",
    "payment_timing": "Schedule \"B\", ss. 1-2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/regional-municipality-of-wood-buffalo/development-charges/bylaw-15-027/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "RMWB Bylaws index",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.rmwb.ca/local-government/bylaws/",
   "summary": "Lists Offsite Levy Bylaw 15/027 among current bylaws.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "cdb831c499df190a453bcfa2011648f0bcb5c691b38e028891936a1d21a0efa5",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cdb831c499df190a453bcfa2011648f0bcb5c691b38e028891936a1d21a0efa5.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/regional-municipality-of-wood-buffalo/development-charges/rmwb-bylaws-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/regional-municipality-of-wood-buffalo/development-charges/"
}