{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Central Saanich, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Cost Charge Reduction Bylaw No. 1907, 2017 (consolidated) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per single-detached home: Residential Detached: $858 roads, $1,279 water, $1,987 sewer, $1,224 drainage, $753 parks per parcel (Schedule A). Charge per apartment unit: Multi-Family Residential: $564 roads, $947 water, $1,472 sewer, $404 drainage, $557 parks per dwelling unit. Services covered: sewage, water, drainage, highway facilities, and park land.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000016",
 "municipality": "Central Saanich",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charge Reduction Bylaw No. 1907, 2017 (consolidated)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2023-05/1907_dcc_reductions.pdf",
   "summary": "Consolidated reduction bylaw: 30% reduction of DCCs for not-for-profit rental housing or for-profit affordable rental housing.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "cfcc750e7be762fc88bf32d5593646a054b50d3e867410178a92eb46758699f6",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1907",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cfcc750e7be762fc88bf32d5593646a054b50d3e867410178a92eb46758699f6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "exemptions": "30% reduction for eligible not-for-profit rental/supportive housing and for-profit affordable rental housing (rent ≤30% CMHC median; 10-year affordable housing agreement)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "exemptions": "s. 3.1; s. 3.2(a)-(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/central-saanich/development-charges/bylaw-1907/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 1889",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-12-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.centralsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2023-05/1889_development_cost_charges.pdf",
   "summary": "Adopted 2016-12-19. Schedule: residential detached ~$6,101 per parcel (roads $858, water $1,279, sewer $1,987, drainage $1,224, parks $753); small lot $5,431; multi-family ~$3,944 per unit; commercial $27.19/m2 (roads, water, sewer, drainage).",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "7317c572a5d0938f79823e1e418047f9cd3ff42f7fc22b343db111647ffea478",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1889",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7317c572a5d0938f79823e1e418047f9cd3ff42f7fc22b343db111647ffea478.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Residential Detached: $858 roads, $1,279 water, $1,987 sewer, $1,224 drainage, $753 parks per parcel (Schedule A)",
    "apartment_charge": "Multi-Family Residential: $564 roads, $947 water, $1,472 sewer, $404 drainage, $557 parks per dwelling unit",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial: $11.78/m2 roads, $4.26/m2 water, $6.62/m2 sewer, $4.53/m2 drainage; Institutional: $15.14/m2 roads, $5.21/m2 water, $8.10/m2 sewer, $4.28/m2 drainage",
    "services_covered": "sewage, water, drainage, highway facilities, and park land",
    "exemptions": "Work < $50,000; Community Charter tax-exempt buildings; self-contained units ≤29 m2 with no other use; pre-adoption applications pay lesser of Bylaw 1889/1748",
    "payment_timing": "Residential detached/small lot: after subdivision application, before final approval; multi-family/commercial/industrial/institutional: after building permit application, before permit issuance; revision permit difference before issuance"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "services_covered": "sewage, water, drainage and highway facilities; providing and improving park land",
    "exemptions": "s. 1(b)(i)-(iii); s. 9",
    "payment_timing": "s. 4; ss. 5-6",
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/central-saanich/development-charges/bylaw-1889/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "CRD Saanich Peninsula Water and Wastewater Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 1, 2004",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.crd.ca/government-administration/bylaw-directory/saanich-peninsula-water-and-wastewater-development-cost-charges-bylaw-no-1-2004-consolidated",
   "summary": "Capital Regional District DCC, also payable to the District on the CRD's behalf. Linked from District page; not opened.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "1d332d28794f4c66de682a3ed78ef72360b5274d65d92760b39b0cd6bfd2d90a",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1d332d28794f4c66de682a3ed78ef72360b5274d65d92760b39b0cd6bfd2d90a.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/central-saanich/development-charges/bylaw-1/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/central-saanich/development-charges/"
}