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 "answer": "In the City of Langford, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by City of Langford Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2275, 2026 and 4 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per apartment unit: Apartment dwelling unit: $3,050 per new dwelling unit. Non-residential charge: Commercial Use or Industrial Use: $10.75/m2 ($1.0/ft2) Gross Floor Area. Levy per hectare: Industrial or Public Utility: $25,464 per hectare of site area (stormwater DCC only, South Langford contributing lands, Bylaw 2022).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000065",
 "municipality": "Langford",
 "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://langford.ca",
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   "title": "City of Langford Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2275, 2026",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-06-29",
   "document_url": "https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Amenity-Cost-Charge-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Imposes amenity cost charges under the Local Government Act for social, cultural, recreational and environmental amenities; read three times 2026-06-15, adopted 2026-06-29.",
   "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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   "document_number": "2275",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "One-family dwelling lot <400 m2: $3,300 per new dwelling unit; lot >400 m2: $5,000 per new dwelling unit; two-family dwelling unit: $3,300 per new dwelling unit (Bylaw No. 2275, 2026)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartment dwelling unit: $3,050 per new dwelling unit",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial Use or Industrial Use: $10.75/m2 ($1.0/ft2) Gross Floor Area",
    "services_covered": "Recreation centre; community and arts centres; transformed streets and public realm improvements including plazas, squares, street furniture, enhanced landscaping, bike parking, wayfinding and art.",
    "exemptions": "Places of public worship; affordable/special-needs housing under inclusionary zoning; no population increase; prior payment for same amenity; prescribed affordable housing; LGA exemptions; Previously Approved Development; OCP-amendment lots with equal/greater benefit.",
    "payment_timing": "Paid upon 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": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 9",
    "payment_timing": "s. 4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/langford/development-charges/bylaw-2275/",
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   "title": "City of Langford Parks Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2024, 2022",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-06-20",
   "document_url": "https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Parks-DCC-Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Parks improvement and acquisition DCCs. Rate sheet: park improvement $3,146 single-family lot >300 m2, $1,348 multi-family unit; acquisition $211 / $90.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "document_number": "2024",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$3,357.00 per single family lot (parks DCC only: $3,146.00 parkland improvement + $211.00 acquisition; Bylaw 2024)",
    "apartment_charge": "$1,438.00 per multi-family unit (parks DCC only: $1,348.00 parkland improvement + $90.00 acquisition; Bylaw 2024)",
    "services_covered": "Parkland improvement and parkland acquisition for parks and open space.",
    "exemptions": "Exempt if building permit work is tax-exempt under Community Charter s.220(1)(h)/s.224(2)(f), or work value ≤ $50,000 (or prescribed amount).",
    "payment_timing": "Subdivision: before subdivision approval; building permit: before permit issuance; additional amount before occupancy permit."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"C\", Table 1",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"C\", Table 1",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"C\", Table 1",
    "exemptions": "s. 6(a)-(b)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 2(a)-(b); s. 3(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/langford/development-charges/bylaw-2024/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Langford Storm Drainage Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2023, 2023",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-09-05",
   "document_url": "https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Bylaw-No.-2023-North-Langford-Storm-DCC.pdf",
   "summary": "Storm drainage DCCs for North Langford (Spencer Pond overflow drain). Rate sheet: $1,593 one-family >300 m2 lot; $211 apartment unit.",
   "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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   "document_number": "2023",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$1593 per one-family lot (>300 sq m); $919 per unit small lot/two-family — North Langford storm drainage DCC only (Bylaw 2023, contributing lands)",
    "apartment_charge": "$211 per apartment dwelling unit (North Langford storm drainage DCC only, Bylaw 2023)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial or Institutional $6.62 per sq m GFA (North Langford storm drainage DCC only, Bylaw 2023); no industrial rate (no industrial zoning in catchment)",
    "services_covered": "Storm drainage capital costs, namely the Spencer Pond overflow drain",
    "exemptions": "No charge for tax-exempt buildings under Community Charter ss. 220(1)(h)/224(2)(f), work ≤ $50,000, or same event/development previously charged; credit for prior DCCs",
    "payment_timing": "Payable before subdivision approval or building permit issuance; additional amount before occupancy permit"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\", Table 1",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\", Table 1",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\", Table 1 and footnote **",
    "services_covered": "WHEREAS (d)(i)",
    "exemptions": "s. 7(a)-(b); s. 5(a)-(b)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3(a)-(b); s. 4(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/langford/development-charges/bylaw-2023/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Langford Stormwater Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2022, 2022",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-11-21",
   "document_url": "https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DCC-Bylaw-No.-1700.pdf",
   "summary": "Imposes stormwater DCCs south of Sooke Road; repeals DCC Bylaw 1700. File name says 1700 but content is Bylaw 2022. Rate sheet: $1,655 single-family lot, $635 multi-family unit.",
   "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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   "document_number": "2022",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$1655 per lot (single family with suite or >300 sq m lot); $1028 per unit small lot/duplex — stormwater DCC only, South Langford contributing lands (Bylaw 2022)",
    "apartment_charge": "$535 per multi-family dwelling unit (stormwater DCC only, South Langford contributing lands, Bylaw 2022)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial or Institutional $4.58 per sq m GFA (stormwater DCC only, South Langford contributing lands, Bylaw 2022)",
    "area_levy": "Industrial or Public Utility: $25,464 per hectare of site area (stormwater DCC only, South Langford contributing lands, Bylaw 2022)",
    "services_covered": "Storm drainage facilities and stormwater management projects",
    "exemptions": "No charge for tax-exempt buildings under Community Charter s. 220(l){h) or s. 224(2)(f), or work ≤$50,000; credits for prior DCC payments.",
    "payment_timing": "Subdivision: before subdivision approval; building permit: before permit issuance; adjustments before occupancy permit."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"C\", Table 1",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"C\", Table 1",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"C\", Table 1",
    "area_levy": "Schedule \"C\", Table 1",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 6(a)-(b); s. 4(b)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 2(b)-(c); s. 3(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/langford/development-charges/bylaw-2022/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fees, DCCs, and Amenities rate sheet (Langford, current DCC schedule)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Fees-Combined-for-Website-20250317.pdf",
   "summary": "Current DCC rates, amended 2026-08-25 (CPI-indexed each May 1). Roads: $5,876 per single-family lot >300 m2; $3,865 small lot/duplex/townhouse unit; $3,092.39 multi-family unit; $54.12/m2 commercial. Plus storm, parks, ISIF rows.",
   "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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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Langford DCCs per SF lot >300 m²: Roads $5,876 + Park Improvement $3,146 + Park Acquisition $211 + Storm $1,655 (south of Sooke Rd) or $1,593 (North); CRD Water $2,796, ISIF and school charges extra",
    "apartment_charge": "Langford DCCs per multi-family unit: Roads $3,092.39 + Park Improvement $1,348 + Park Acquisition $90 + Storm $635 (south of Sooke Rd) or $211 (North); CRD Water, ISIF $331.65 and school charges extra",
    "non_residential_charge": "Roads (Bylaw 2021): Commercial $54.12/m² GFA, Industrial $7.73/m² GFA, Institutional $69.58/m² GFA (building permit); Storm Drainage South (Bylaw 2022): Commercial/Institutional $4.58/m² GFA; Storm Drainage North (Bylaw 2023): Commercial/Institutional $6.62/m² GFA; CRD Water (Bylaw 2758/4669): Commercial/Institutional $10.48/m², Industrial $5.24/m²; ISIF (Bylaw 1600): Commercial/Institutional $140/1000 ft², Industrial $280/1000 ft²",
    "area_levy": "$25,464/ha for Industrial or Public Utility (Storm Drainage South, Bylaw 2022, Schedule C, building permit); Storm Drainage North states 'n/a' for Industrial/Public Utility",
    "services_covered": "Roads, storm drainage (two geographic zones), park improvement and acquisition, sewer storage (ISIF), CRD regional water supply, school land acquisition",
    "exemptions": "Non-market housing 50% amenity reduction (Table D); rezonings >15 lots may provide affordable units in lieu of cash; City may waive/reduce fees and DCCs in priority affordable housing areas",
    "payment_timing": "Charges payable at subdivision or building permit as indicated per development class in DCC table; residential DCCs due at final approval of subdivision; duplex and townhouse park charges payable at both subdivision and building permit",
    "indexing_expiry": "Planning/permit fees auto-adjusted May 1 annually by CPI per Bylaw No. 2122; subdivision fees similarly per Bylaw No. 2120 (Rev 20260501); DCC schedule 'Last update: 20250514 CURRENT VERSION'"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES table; 'Single-Family w/wo suite per lot (>300 m2 lot)'; Bylaw No. 2021 Schedule A; Bylaw No. 2022 Schedule C; Bylaw No. 2023 Schedule A; Bylaw No. 2024 Schedule C; Bylaw No. 1600 (ISIF); Bylaw No. 2758/4669; Bylaw No. 2019-01; 'Last update: 20250514 CURRENT VERSION'",
    "apartment_charge": "DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES table; 'Multi-Family per unit' and 'Apartment per unit'; Bylaw No. 2021 Schedule A; Bylaw No. 2023 Schedule A; Bylaw No. 2024 Schedule C; 'Multi-Family (Condos and Apartments)' ISIF Bylaw No. 1600; 'High Density Multi-Family ≥50 units/ha' Bylaw No. 2758/4669; Bylaw No. 2019-01",
    "non_residential_charge": "'Commercial (per m2 gfa)' $54.12; 'Industrial or Public Utility (per m2 gfa)' $7.73; Bylaw No. 2021 Schedule A; Bylaw No. 2022 Schedule C; Bylaw No. 2023 Schedule A; Bylaw No. 2758/4669; 'Commercial/Institutional' $140/1000 ft² ISIF Bylaw No. 1600",
    "area_levy": "'Industrial or Public Utility (per ha)' $25,464; 'STORM DRAINAGE (SOUTH OF SOOKE ROAD ONLY) (Bylaw No. 2022, Schedule C)'; Storm Drainage North: 'Industrial or Public Utility (per ha)' n/a**",
    "services_covered": "Section headers: 'ROADS (Bylaw No. 2021, Schedule A)'; 'STORM DRAINAGE'; 'PARK IMPROVEMENT (Bylaw No. 2024, Schedule C)'; 'PARK ACQUISITION'; 'INCREMENTAL STORAGE IMPROVEMENT FEES (ISIFS)'; 'CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT WATER DEPARTMENT'; 'SCHOOL ACQUISITION CHARGES'",
    "exemptions": "Amenity Contribution Policy Table D (50% non-market reduction); Table E: 'Waive amenity contributions for rental multi-family'; 'City waives/reduces fees and DCCs in priority areas'; s.6(a)(i)–(ii) re affordable unit in lieu of cash",
    "payment_timing": "DCC table column headers 'Subdivision' and 'Building Permit'; Subdivision Fees Final Approval: 'DCC Payment Due (Residential ONLY)'",
    "indexing_expiry": "'Bylaw No. 2122 states fees will be automatically adjusted May 1st each year by the CPI percentage increase'; 'Rev 20260501 (Bylaw No. 2120 states fees will be automatically adjusted May 1st each year by the CPI percentage increase)'; 'Last update: 20250514 CURRENT VERSION'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/langford/development-charges/fees-dccs-and-amenities-rate-sheet/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Langford Bylaws Directory",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://langford.ca/city-hall/bylaws-directory/",
   "summary": "Index linking the DCC bylaws, Amenity Cost Charge Bylaw and combined fees/DCC sheet.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/langford/development-charges/"
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