{
 "answer": "In the Town of Westlock, Alberta, development charges & levies rules are set by Off-Site Levy Bylaw 2023-10 (PDF), verified 2026-10-22. Levy per hectare: $75,996.08 per hectare total (Water $35,541.67; Sanitary $24,862.50; Stormwater $15,769.24; Transportation no rate) effective as of passing of this bylaw. Payable: Imposed at subdivision approval or development permit approval; deferral decisions may be referred to Council. Services covered: Water, sanitary sewage, stormwater, and roadways; transportation rate not included at this time.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000473",
 "municipality": "Westlock",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-22",
 "official_website": "http://www.westlock.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Off-Site Levy Bylaw 2023-10 (PDF)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-07-10",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westlock-016-ca/media/qs5kimla/2023-10-off-site-levy-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "PDF text of Bylaw 2023-10: total off-site levy $75,996.08 per hectare (water $35,541.67, sanitary $24,862.50, stormwater $15,769.24).",
   "discovered_by": "dc-ab",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "fdaa994d7148ef85860a9c8fb99b038cc78696e41bda8a538fe1740a53a01931",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T16:10:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2023-10",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fdaa994d7148ef85860a9c8fb99b038cc78696e41bda8a538fe1740a53a01931.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "area_levy": "$75,996.08 per hectare total (Water $35,541.67; Sanitary $24,862.50; Stormwater $15,769.24; Transportation no rate) effective as of passing of this bylaw",
    "services_covered": "Water, sanitary sewage, stormwater, and roadways; transportation rate not included at this time.",
    "exemptions": "No levy if previously paid; no levy where development does not significantly increase off-site infrastructure burden (CAO determination); additional exemptions at Council discretion.",
    "payment_timing": "Imposed at subdivision approval or development permit approval; deferral decisions may be referred to Council.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Rates reviewed at least every five years and adjusted for inflationary increases."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "area_levy": "Appendix A",
    "services_covered": "s. 2(f); Appendix A",
    "exemptions": "s. 8; s. 9; s. 10",
    "payment_timing": "s. 7; s. 12(ii)",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/westlock/development-charges/bylaw-2023-10/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/westlock/development-charges/"
}