Development charges & levies — Rocky View County, Alberta

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

The Municipal District of Rocky View County, Alberta has 4 adopted bylaws on file: Community Recreation Off-Site Levy Bylaw; Regional Stormwater Off-Site Levy Bylaw C-8547-2024; Regional Transportation Off-Site Levy Bylaw C-8549-2024; Regional Water and Wastewater Off-Site Levy Bylaw C-8548-2024, verified 2026-10-22.

Community Recreation Off-Site Levy Bylaw adopted bylaw
area levy Base levy: $2,953 per gross acre (entire County area); Eastern Catchment: $6,076 per gross acre; Western Catchment: $2,887 per gross acre; effective January 31, 2026 Schedule 'C'; s. 9(1); s. 32 "comes into full force and effect on January 31, 2026"
exemptions Agricultural subdivisions >4.0 ha; first parcels out; boundary adjustments; temporary use permits; accessory buildings; non-residential development exempt from eastern and western catchment levies s. 13(1)–(3); s. 14(1)–(2); Schedule 'B-1' "non-residential development is exempt"
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Establishes off-site levies for community recreation infrastructure related to new development.

Regional Stormwater Off-Site Levy Bylaw C-8547-2024 adopted bylaw
area levy CSMI Base Levy: $20,592/hectare ($8,333/acre); Langdon Regional Drainage Levy: $11,234/hectare ($4,547/acre); Janet Regional Drainage Levy: $9,769/hectare ($3,953/acre); Conrich Regional Drainage Levy: $5,812/hectare ($2,352/acre) Schedule 'C' - Off-Site Levy Summary
exemptions Agricultural subdivisions >4 ha; first parcels out; boundary adjustments; residential/agricultural development permits for dwellings, accessory buildings, or temporary permits; developer-constructed infrastructure components s. 14, s. 15(1)–(3), s. 16(1)–(3)
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Amended regional stormwater levy, effective 2025-04-30; e.g. $20,592 per gross hectare ($8,333/acre) in one benefitting area.

Regional Transportation Off-Site Levy Bylaw C-8549-2024 adopted bylaw
area levy Rurban base levy: $34,223/hectare ($13,850/acre); Rural base levy: $12,198/hectare ($4,936/acre); plus special area levies ranging from $1,534/hectare to $49,457/hectare depending on location Schedule 'K' - Off-Site Levy Summary; s. 10(1); s. 11(1)
exemptions Lands where developer constructs/upgrades the road; agricultural/residential parcels >4.0 ha likely to subdivide further; first parcels out; boundary adjustments; residential/agricultural development permits for dwellings, accessory buildings, temporary permits, or development unlikely to increase traffic s. 15; s. 16(1), s. 16(2), s. 16(3); s. 17(1), s. 17(2), s. 17(3), s. 17(4)
payment timing Upon issuance of development permit (if no development agreement required); prior to endorsement of plan of subdivision (if no development agreement required); or as set forth in a development agreement s. 20(1), s. 20(2), s. 20(3)
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Regional transportation levy effective 2026-01-31; e.g. $34,223 per gross hectare ($13,850/acre) and $12,198 per gross hectare ($4,936/acre) for different levy areas.

Regional Water and Wastewater Off-Site Levy Bylaw C-8548-2024 adopted bylaw
exemptions Lands where off-site levies have been previously imposed and collected in full for the same purpose; developments approved before June 9, 2020 governed by Bylaw C-7273-2013 rates; developments approved before April 30, 2025 governed by Bylaw C-8009-2020 rates. s. 7; s. 26(1)–(2)
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Amended regional water/wastewater levy, effective 2025-04-30; priced per m3/day of capacity (e.g. $7,952, $8,846 per m3/day for different systems).

Regional Off-Site Levy Bylaw Updates

County page explaining the 2025 off-site levy bylaw updates and effective dates.

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