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 "answer": "In the Town of Ladysmith, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by 2008 Development Cost Charges (DCC) Bylaw, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per single-detached home: Total $17,569.45 per single-family lot. Charge per apartment unit: Multi-Family Residential: Total $11,143.82 per unit; Downtown Multi-Family Residential: Total $10,604.70 per unit. Payable: Residential subdivision: no later than final subdivision approval; other cases: no later than building permit issuance; instalments per BC Reg 166/84.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000062",
 "municipality": "Ladysmith",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/",
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   "title": "2008 Development Cost Charges (DCC) Bylaw",
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   "status": "adopted",
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   "document_url": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/2008-development-cost-charges-%28dcc%29-bylaw.pdf?sfvrsn=3f8e8db_4",
   "summary": "Establishes development cost charges payable on new development in Ladysmith to fund infrastructure.",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Total $17,569.45 per single-family lot",
    "apartment_charge": "Multi-Family Residential: Total $11,143.82 per unit; Downtown Multi-Family Residential: Total $10,604.70 per unit",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial: Total $79.04 per m² GFA; Downtown Commercial: Total $51.06 per m² GFA; Industrial: Total $37.32 per m² GFA; Institutional 'B': Total $91.25 per m² GFA",
    "services_covered": "Sewage, water, drainage, highway facilities (excluding off-street parking), and parkland.",
    "exemptions": "No new capital cost burdens; previously paid; tax-exempt buildings; work value ≤$50,000; self-contained units ≤29 m².",
    "payment_timing": "Residential subdivision: no later than final subdivision approval; other cases: no later than building permit issuance; instalments per BC Reg 166/84."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule A, 1. Single Family Residential",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule A, items 2-3",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule A, items 4-6 and 8",
    "services_covered": "WHEREAS",
    "exemptions": "s. 4(a)-(e)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/ladysmith/development-charges/2008-development-cost-charges-bylaw/",
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   "title": "1781 DCC Reduction for Downtown Specified Area Bylaw",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1781-dcc-reduction-for-downtown-specified-area9d6994fa7dea659dad49ff0000e75dbc.pdf?sfvrsn=1f83f1db_2",
   "summary": "Reduces development cost charges for properties in the downtown specified area to incentivize infill development.",
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  {
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fees & Incentives page",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.ladysmith.ca/business-development/fees-incentives",
   "summary": "Directs to the DCC Bylaw for charges paid at subdivision (single-family lots) or building permit (other development). No separate indexed rate sheet.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/ladysmith/development-charges/"
}