{
 "answer": "In the Town of Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by 1078 Development Cost Charges Bylaw, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per single-detached home: Single-Detached Residential per dwelling unit: Water $6,734.30; Sanitary Sewer $10,886.44; Roads $1,630.40; Parks $1,838.98; Stormwater $2,556. Charge per apartment unit: High Density Residential (Apartment) per dwelling unit: Water $2,898.30; Sanitary Sewer $4,685.30; Roads $529.88; Parks $791.46; Stormwater $483.62. Payable: Prior to approval of a subdivision or issuance of a building permit, as the case may be.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000064",
 "municipality": "Lake Cowichan",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "1078 Development Cost Charges Bylaw",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/dl/1078-2022%20Development%20Cost%20Charges.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes development cost charges payable on new development to fund municipal infrastructure in Lake Cowichan.",
   "capture_sha256": "13ab335211bd839c478f3a6b2d3c5c1cd29f0af3f2316b3e04a991f0b73f95e6",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/13ab335211bd839c478f3a6b2d3c5c1cd29f0af3f2316b3e04a991f0b73f95e6.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Single-Detached Residential per dwelling unit: Water $6,734.30; Sanitary Sewer $10,886.44; Roads $1,630.40; Parks $1,838.98; Stormwater $2,556",
    "apartment_charge": "High Density Residential (Apartment) per dwelling unit: Water $2,898.30; Sanitary Sewer $4,685.30; Roads $529.88; Parks $791.46; Stormwater $483.62",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial per m2 GFA: Water $17.05; Sanitary Sewer $27.56; Roads $16.30; Parks $0.00; Stormwater $6.68. Industrial per m2 GFA: Water $13.64; Sanitary Sewer $22.05; Roads $13.59; Parks $0.00; Stormwater $7.83. Institutional per m2 GFA: Water $20.46; Sanitary Sewer $33.07; Roads $8.15; Parks $0.00; Stormwater $12.44",
    "services_covered": "Roads, sanitary sewer, water, stormwater, and park services",
    "exemptions": "Tax-exempt buildings; dwelling units ≤29 m²; work value ≤$50,000; prior DCC paid unless new burdens; statutory exemptions",
    "payment_timing": "Prior to approval of a subdivision or issuance of a building permit, as the case may be"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\", Table 1",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\", Table 1",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\", Table 1",
    "services_covered": "s. 4.2",
    "exemptions": "s. 3.1(a)-(e)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 2.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/development-charges/1078-development-cost-charges-bylaw/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/development-charges/"
}