{
 "answer": "In the City of Fernie, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by Consolidated Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 2276, 2015, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per single-detached home: Single Detached Housing: <350 m2 $6,008 per parcel; 350–600 m2 $7,175; 601–850 m2 $8,058; >850 m2 $9,192; Duplex $5,791 per dwelling unit (Schedule A). Charge per apartment unit: Medium Density Residential $5,351 per dwelling unit; High Density Residential $4,124 per dwelling unit (Schedule A). Non-residential charge: Commercial $61.80/m2; Industrial $37.43/m2; Institutional NIL (Schedule A).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000037",
 "municipality": "Fernie",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://fernie.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Consolidated Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 2276, 2015",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-03-23",
   "document_url": "https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54185",
   "summary": "Consolidated DCC bylaw, adopted 2015-03-23. Single-detached housing e.g. $6,008 per parcel total (water, sewer, drainage, parks, roads), size-banded by parcel area; instalments allowed above $50,000.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "6c4f440d11ada8f04b722792f0028c5256ad3b29db4ba2216aea2983ec9e3d66",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2276",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6c4f440d11ada8f04b722792f0028c5256ad3b29db4ba2216aea2983ec9e3d66.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Single Detached Housing: <350 m2 $6,008 per parcel; 350–600 m2 $7,175; 601–850 m2 $8,058; >850 m2 $9,192; Duplex $5,791 per dwelling unit (Schedule A)",
    "apartment_charge": "Medium Density Residential $5,351 per dwelling unit; High Density Residential $4,124 per dwelling unit (Schedule A)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial $61.80/m2; Industrial $37.43/m2; Institutional NIL (Schedule A)",
    "services_covered": "Sewage, water, drainage, highway facilities and parkland",
    "exemptions": "Institutional; Community Charter tax-exempt; work value ≤$50,000; previously paid same development unless new burdens; deduction for approved off-site works/services (s. 6, s. 7)",
    "payment_timing": "At subdivision approval or building permit issuance; subdivision applicant may defer to building permit; if ≥$50,000, installments: 1/3 at issuance, 1/2 of balance within 1 year, balance within 2 years (s. 3, s. 5)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "services_covered": "WHEREAS",
    "exemptions": "s. 6; s. 7",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3; s. 5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fernie/development-charges/bylaw-2276/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charges (web page)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.fernie.ca/EN/main/city/departments-services/planning-development-services/development-cost-charges.html",
   "summary": "Explains DCC factors and payment at subdivision or building permit; points to the consolidated bylaw; no rate table.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "77054146dc0af48db2f43a78048425431cdde751b93b15168a18769d8821fc8c",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/77054146dc0af48db2f43a78048425431cdde751b93b15168a18769d8821fc8c.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/fernie/development-charges/development-cost-charges/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/fernie/development-charges/"
}