{
 "answer": "In the Town of Creston, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 1331, 1995 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-25. Charge per single-detached home: $750.00 per lot created at subdivision (single family; water only, McLaren Street Waterline area; 1995). Charge per apartment unit: $87.50 per dwelling unit (apartment residential; water only, McLaren Street Waterline area; 1995). Non-residential charge: Industrial $14.40; Commercial and Institutional $18.52 per m2 floor space area (Alice Siding specified area; Schedule B).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000028",
 "municipality": "Creston",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.creston.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 1331, 1995",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1995-08-21",
   "document_url": "https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-10/Development%20Cost%20Charges%20%28McLaren%20Street-Water%29-1331.pdf",
   "summary": "1995 water-only DCC bylaw for the McLaren Street area: single family $750 per lot; multi-family $125 per dwelling unit; apartment $87.50 per unit.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "734b94e5ccf012be89b6e8b80c433464a3ad1fb2bfde7e826e3a3a2f7f6efbdb",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1331",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/734b94e5ccf012be89b6e8b80c433464a3ad1fb2bfde7e826e3a3a2f7f6efbdb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$750.00 per lot created at subdivision (single family; water only, McLaren Street Waterline area; 1995)",
    "apartment_charge": "$87.50 per dwelling unit (apartment residential; water only, McLaren Street Waterline area; 1995)",
    "services_covered": "Water facilities - McLaren Street Waterline",
    "exemptions": "Not payable where development imposes no new capital cost burdens; previously paid for same development absent new burdens; or off-site charge/requirement already imposed",
    "payment_timing": "At time of subdivision approval or building permit issuance, as applicable"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\", A.1",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\", A.3",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\", A",
    "exemptions": "a development cost charge is not payable where",
    "payment_timing": "s. 1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/creston/development-charges/bylaw-1331/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charges (Alice Siding) Bylaw 1463 (consolidated to December 15, 2009)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2005-05-24",
   "document_url": "https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-10/Development%20Cost%20Charges%20%28Alice%20Siding%29.pdf",
   "summary": "Area-specific DCC bylaw (adopted 2005, consolidated to Dec 15, 2009). Single family unit $2,570.64 per unit; multi-family $1,754.06; industrial $14.40, commercial and institutional $18.52 per m2 floor area.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "075dde323572dedf4d5e13f88fbee040c2544739242b05dbe6b1f833ffd89834",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1463",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/075dde323572dedf4d5e13f88fbee040c2544739242b05dbe6b1f833ffd89834.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$2,570.64 per SFU dwelling unit (Alice Siding specified area; Schedule B as amended by BL#1712)",
    "apartment_charge": "$1,754.06 per MFU dwelling unit (4+ units; Alice Siding specified area; Schedule B as amended by BL#1712)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Industrial $14.40; Commercial and Institutional $18.52 per m2 floor space area (Alice Siding specified area; Schedule B)",
    "services_covered": "Road facilities, water mains, sanitary sewer, storm drains",
    "exemptions": "Circumstances exempted by s. 933 of the Local Government Act",
    "payment_timing": "At the same time a Development is granted and prior to issuing"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Total Charges $ 4,364.12",
    "apartment_charge": "Total Charges $ 2,975.54",
    "non_residential_charge": "Total Charges $ 78,612.85",
    "services_covered": "road facilities, water mains, sanitary sewer, and storm drains",
    "exemptions": "s. 4",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/creston/development-charges/bylaw-1463/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charge By-Law No. 898, 1981",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "repealed",
   "adopted_date": "1981-12-07",
   "document_url": "https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-10/Development%20Cost%20Charges%20Areas%201%202%203.pdf",
   "summary": "Original 1981 DCC bylaw covering development areas 1-3, with schedules by sub-area (scanned PDF). Very old rates; town is now reviewing its DCC program.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "25d1e4698938c94b0ecbd688669935fde75da4e7e139afa42f5dd7b6f776d55d",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "898",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/25d1e4698938c94b0ecbd688669935fde75da4e7e139afa42f5dd7b6f776d55d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/creston/development-charges/bylaw-898/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charges page",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.creston.ca/development-cost-charges",
   "summary": "Town page saying DCCs apply only in defined DCC Areas; contact Town Hall for costs. Links the three bylaws; no current rate table.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "869d5f954b2d09627e829cfb96b1f6e641317eb5ed218e97fd7939a3ca801a6d",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/869d5f954b2d09627e829cfb96b1f6e641317eb5ed218e97fd7939a3ca801a6d.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/creston/development-charges/development-cost-charges-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Have Your Say on Development Cost Charges (news, June 19, 2026)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "news",
   "status": "under_development",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.creston.ca/town-news/have-your-say-development-cost-charges-dccs",
   "summary": "Town is reviewing and updating its DCC program; public feedback sought. No new bylaw adopted yet.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "1464c5d6185eba90606a0f46f20ba1ace936dc00080123e5e76f28b01fbcbe04",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1464c5d6185eba90606a0f46f20ba1ace936dc00080123e5e76f28b01fbcbe04.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/creston/development-charges/have-your-say-on-development-cost-charges/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/creston/development-charges/"
}