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 "answer": "In the City of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by Amenity Cost Charges and Community Amenity Contributions page and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: $41,011 per additional lot (Single Family Residential); $41,011 per additional dwelling unit (Duplex). Levy per hectare: $52,268 per ha of gross site area (Institutional Non-Municipal Drainage). Services covered: Eligible recreation amenities.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000075",
 "municipality": "Maple Ridge",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "https://mapleridge.ca/",
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   "title": "Amenity Cost Charges and Community Amenity Contributions page",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-07-28",
   "document_url": "https://mapleridge.ca/build-do-business/construction-development-permits/amenity-cost-charges",
   "summary": "ACC Bylaw adopted by Council July 28, 2026, in effect Jan 1, 2027; funds recreation amenities. Bylaw number and text not opened (eScribe link bot-walled).",
   "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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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Eligible recreation amenities"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "current ACC Bylaw funds eligible recreation amenities"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/maple-ridge/development-charges/amenity-cost-charges-and-community-amenity-contributions/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charges (DCC) page - current rates",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-09-24",
   "document_url": "https://mapleridge.ca/build-do-business/construction-development-permits/development-cost-charges",
   "summary": "rates page: DCC rates updated effective Sept 24, 2024 (first revision since 2017). Paid at subdivision approval or building permit issue; exempt if value of work is $50,000 or less. Single family $41,011 per additional lot (Schedule A, Bylaw 7863-2022). Metro Vancouver/TransLink DCCs collected separately.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Transportation (roads, bridges), water mains and pump stations, sewer mains and pump stations, drainage works, and parkland acquisition and park improvements.",
    "exemptions": "Exempt when value of work at building permit does not exceed $50,000; in-stream protection for applications submitted before September 24, 2024 meeting 12-month grace period conditions.",
    "payment_timing": "Subdivisions: paid upon subdivision approval; Building Permits: paid when permit is issued. Starting January 1, 2026: 25% due upfront, remaining 75% deferrable until four years after approval/permit issuance or 15 business days after all occupancy permits issued, whichever is earlier.",
    "indexing_expiry": "DCCs are generally updated annually to reflect current costs and growth trends. No expiry date stated."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "\"Transportation\", \"Water\", \"Sewer\", \"Drainage\", \"Parks\" headings under \"DCCs are used to fund growth-related infrastructure\"",
    "exemptions": "\"developments are exempt from DCCs when the value of work authorized at building permit does not exceed $50,000 as per the DCC Bylaw\"",
    "payment_timing": "\"Subdivisions: DCCs must be paid upon subdivision approval\" / \"Building Permits: DCCs must be paid when the Building Permit is issued\" / \"25% of the fee summary is due upfront and the remaining 75% is deferrable\"",
    "indexing_expiry": "\"DCCs are generally updated annually to reflect current costs and growth trends\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/maple-ridge/development-charges/development-cost-charges-page-current-rates/",
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  },
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Maple Ridge Development Cost Charges Imposition Bylaw No. 7320-2017 (consolidated with Amending Bylaw No. 7863-2022)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-09-18",
   "document_url": "https://mapleridge.ca/media/file/development-cost-charges-imposition-bylaw-no-7320-2017",
   "summary": "Imposes DCCs for road, drainage, water, sanitary sewer and open space; consolidation includes 7863-2022 schedule.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "document_number": "7320-2017",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$41,011 per additional lot (Single Family Residential); $41,011 per additional dwelling unit (Duplex)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartment: $235.96 per m2 of BA; Apartment High Density (6 Storey and above): $191.81 per m2 of BA; Apartment - Affordable Rental Below Market: $212.98 per m2 of BA; Apartment - Social Housing, Non-for-Profit Rental Below Market or Affordable Rental-Seniors: $90.38 per m2 of BA",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial: $90.00/m2 first floor, $38.47/m2 additional floors; Industrial: $48.66/m2; Institutional Non-Municipal: Road $11.79/m2, Water $9.44/m2, Sanitary Sewer $5.52/m2, Open Space $0/m2, plus Drainage $52,268/ha; Municipal: $0",
    "area_levy": "$52,268 per ha of gross site area (Institutional Non-Municipal Drainage)",
    "services_covered": "Road, drainage, water, sanitary sewer, and open space",
    "exemptions": "s.4: place of worship, work ≤$50,000, unit ≤29 square meters, no new capital cost burdens, prior payment; reduced rates for affordable/social housing",
    "payment_timing": "Subdivision: at subdivision approval; building permit: at building permit issuance"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "area_levy": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 4; Schedule \"A\"",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/maple-ridge/development-charges/bylaw-7320-2017/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "DCC project listing (Minor Update Bylaw 7863-2022 capital listing)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://mapleridge.ca/media/file/dcc-bylaw-7863-2022-resubmission-listing-2024-07-03pdf",
   "summary": "Capital project listing supporting the DCC update.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "document_number": "7863-2022",
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   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/maple-ridge/development-charges/bylaw-7863-2022/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Maple Ridge Development Cost Charges Imposition Amending Bylaw No. 7863-2022",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-09-24",
   "document_url": "https://mapleridge.ca/media/file/7863-2022-maple-ridge-development-cost-charges-amending-bylaw",
   "summary": "Replaces Schedule A, adopted Sept 24, 2024: single family/duplex $41,011 per additional lot/unit (road $17,154, drainage $3,733, water $4,525, sewer $2,649, open space $12,950); townhouse/apartment charged per m2 of building area (apartment road $91.90/m2).",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "document_number": "7863-2022",
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   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/maple-ridge/development-charges/bylaw-7863-2022-2/",
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/maple-ridge/development-charges/"
}