{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Hope, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Cost Charges Bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. Charge per single-detached home: Single Family (per lot): Water $3,002.00; Sewer $2,265.00; Drainage $2,815.00 (1995). Charge per apartment unit: Multi-Family: Water $18.54 per sq.m; Sewer $14.00 per sq.m; Drainage $13.90 per sq.m. Payable: Residential subdivision: prior to subdivision approval; other development: prior to building permit issuance.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000051",
 "municipality": "Hope",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://hope.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charges Bylaw",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://hope.ca/Home/DownloadDocument?docId=c0d2db8c-f4a2-4bbc-ada9-0865f0983d47",
   "summary": "Imposes development cost charges on new development to fund municipal infrastructure in the Town of Hope.",
   "capture_sha256": "aa1e9f721fcca7a1115c5d7bde4b28324dd7a15400212d39acad3d1261ec5f42",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/aa1e9f721fcca7a1115c5d7bde4b28324dd7a15400212d39acad3d1261ec5f42.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Single Family (per lot): Water $3,002.00; Sewer $2,265.00; Drainage $2,815.00 (1995)",
    "apartment_charge": "Multi-Family: Water $18.54 per sq.m; Sewer $14.00 per sq.m; Drainage $13.90 per sq.m",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial: Water $5.56 per sq.m; Sewer $4.20 per sq.m; Drainage $10.43 per sq.m; Industrial: Water $3.67 per sq.m; Sewer $2.77 per sq.m; Drainage $6.34 per sq.m",
    "services_covered": "sewage, water, and drainage facilities",
    "exemptions": "Public worship/church hall; residential <4 self-contained units with no other use; work ≤$50,000; no new capital cost burden; previously paid",
    "payment_timing": "Residential subdivision: prior to subdivision approval; other development: prior to building permit issuance"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "services_covered": "sewage, water, and drainage facilities",
    "exemptions": "s. 4(a)-(e)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3(a)-(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/hope/development-charges/development-cost-charges-bylaw/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/hope/development-charges/"
}