Development charges & levies — St. Albert, Alberta

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

In the City of St. Albert, Alberta, development charges & levies rules are set by Off-Site Levy Bylaw 30/2013 (consolidated to Bylaw 8/2026), verified 2026-10-23. Levy per hectare: Total ($/ha) (F) per Benefitting Area, e.g. $532,558/ha (Area 1.0); $295,000/ha (Area 6.2); $287,976/ha (Area 15.0). Exemptions: Area excludes municipal reserve, environmental reserve, arterial road right-of-way, and public utility lots for permanent stormwater management facility. Services covered: Water, sanitary sewage, storm sewer drainage, roads, and land required for those facilities.

Off-Site Levy Bylaw 30/2013 (consolidated to Bylaw 8/2026) adopted bylaw
area levy Total ($/ha) (F) per Benefitting Area, e.g. $532,558/ha (Area 1.0); $295,000/ha (Area 6.2); $287,976/ha (Area 15.0) Schedule "C"
services covered Water, sanitary sewage, storm sewer drainage, roads, and land required for those facilities. s. 2(k)(i)-(v)
exemptions Area excludes municipal reserve, environmental reserve, arterial road right-of-way, and public utility lots for permanent stormwater management facility. s. 2(b)
payment timing For land to be developed, at the time specified in the Development Permit approving the development; for land to be subdivided, prior to the City's approval of the Development Agreement. s. 12(a)-(b)
indexing expiry Non-review years: CAO recalculates Municipal Infrastructure Off-Site Levy Rate annually commencing 2014; review no less than every third year. s. 19; s. 17
scout note

St. Albert consolidated Off-Site Levies Bylaw; Schedule C sets rates per hectare by benefitting area. e.g. Area 1.0: $267,079 roadway + $20,897 water + $198,294 sanitary + $46,288 stormwater = $532,558/ha; Area 15: $287,976/ha. Amended by 8/2026 (3rd reading 17 Mar 2026).

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