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 "answer": "In the City of Merritt, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by City of Merritt Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 1964, 2007 (consolidated September 2, 2026) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per single-detached home: $8,085 per du. Charge per apartment unit: Multi Family - Low/Medium Density Residential: $6,611 per du; Multi Family - High Density Residential: $4,564 per du. Non-residential charge: Commercial: $42.24 per m2; Industrial: $30,570 per ha at subdivision or $8.99 per m2 at building permit; Institutional: $38.58 per m2.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000078",
 "municipality": "Merritt",
 "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://merritt.ca/",
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   "title": "City of Merritt Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 1964, 2007 (consolidated September 2, 2026)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2007-04-24",
   "document_url": "http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Development-Cost-Charge-Bylaw-1964-2007-Consolidated-a.pdf",
   "summary": "Imposes DCCs on subdivision and building permits (exempt if value of work $50,000 or less). Schedule rates (2007): single family residential $8,085 per dwelling unit; commercial $42.24/m2; institutional $38.58/m2; industrial $30,570/ha. No newer rate sheet found.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1964",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$8,085 per du",
    "apartment_charge": "Multi Family - Low/Medium Density Residential: $6,611 per du; Multi Family - High Density Residential: $4,564 per du",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial: $42.24 per m2; Industrial: $30,570 per ha at subdivision or $8.99 per m2 at building permit; Institutional: $38.58 per m2",
    "area_levy": "Industrial: $30,570 per ha at time of subdivision",
    "services_covered": "Roads, water, sewer, drainage, parks",
    "exemptions": "Buildings exempt from taxes under Community Charter ss. 220(1)(h) or 224(2)(f); no new capital cost burdens; previously paid DCC; four or less self-contained dwelling units",
    "payment_timing": "At subdivision approval or building permit issuance"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\"; Note 1",
    "area_levy": "Schedule \"A\" Note 1",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 3(b); s. 5; s. 6",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3; Schedule \"A\" Note 1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/merritt/development-charges/bylaw-1964/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charge Bylaw 1964, 2007",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/bylaws/Development%20Cost%20Charges.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes development cost charges levied on new development to fund capital infrastructure in Merritt.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1964",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$8,085 per dwelling unit (Single Family Residential)",
    "apartment_charge": "Low/Medium Density: $6,611 per du; High Density: $4,564 per du",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial: $42.24 per m²; Institutional: $38.58 per m²; Industrial: $8.99 per m² (at building permit)",
    "area_levy": "Industrial: $30,570 per ha (at time of subdivision)",
    "services_covered": "Roads, water, sewer, drainage, and park land (capital costs of providing, constructing, altering or expanding facilities)",
    "exemptions": "Buildings tax-exempt under Community Charter ss.220(1)(h) or 224(2)(f); development imposing no new capital cost burdens; previously paid charges for same development",
    "payment_timing": "At approval of subdivision or at building permit issuance (s.3); commercial/institutional building permits only where work value exceeds $50,000"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule A — Single Family Residential, Total column",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule A — Multi Family Low/Medium Density Residential; Multi Family High Density Residential",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule A — Commercial per m²; Institutional per m²; *Note 1 'At time of Building Permit: $8.99 per m2'",
    "area_levy": "Schedule A, *Note 1 'At time of Subdivision: $30,570 per ha'",
    "services_covered": "Whereas clause: 'sewage, water, drainage and highway facilities, and providing and improving park land'",
    "exemptions": "s.5 — 'exempt from taxes under Sections 220(1)(h) or 224(2)(f)'; s.6(a) — 'does not impose new capital cost burdens'; s.6(b) — 'development cost charge has been previously paid'",
    "payment_timing": "s.3 — 'approval of the subdivision'; s.3(b) — 'building permit authorizing the construction or alteration'; s.3(c) — 'value of the work exceeds $50,000.00'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/merritt/development-charges/bylaw-1964-2/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Merritt bylaws index",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.merritt.ca/bylaws/",
   "summary": "Index listing the DCC bylaw (Bylaw 1964) with consolidated PDF.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/merritt/smoking-vaping/city-of-merritt-bylaws-index/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/merritt/development-charges/"
}