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 "municipality_id": "gx-000078",
 "municipality": "Merritt",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fees_rates",
 "label": "Fees & rates",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://merritt.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charge Bylaw 1964, 2007",
   "category": "fees_rates",
   "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.",
   "capture_sha256": "5e9283836bbacf31391b931becb382771edaca4e5a1be584ad51b5ee710363ab",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5e9283836bbacf31391b931becb382771edaca4e5a1be584ad51b5ee710363ab.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "schedule_scope": "Development cost charges for roads, water, sewer, drainage, and parks facilities based on land use and development type.",
    "notable_fees": "Single Family Residential $8,085 per du; Multi Family - Low/Medium Density Residential $6,611 per du; Multi Family - High Density Residential $4,564 per du."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "schedule_scope": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "notable_fees": "Schedule \"A\""
   },
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Fees and Charges Bylaw 2386, 2024",
   "category": "fees_rates",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Fees-and-Charges-Amendments-as-at-December-2025-CONSOLIDATED.pdf",
   "summary": "Consolidated schedule of municipal fees and charges for city services in Merritt (updated December 2025).",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "schedule_scope": "Fees for applications, services, and goods including water, sewer, waste, permits, planning, airport, parks, civic centre, animal control, and administrative charges.",
    "notable_fees": "Neutered dog licence $24.00; building permit application $200.00; residential solid waste $362.78 (2026 rates).",
    "effective_date": "January 1, 2025"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "schedule_scope": "s. 3",
    "notable_fees": "Schedule M; Schedule E; Schedule C",
    "effective_date": "s. 4"
   },
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   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/merritt/fees/"
}