{
 "answer": "In the City of Port Alberni, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Cost Charges, 2009 Bylaw No. 4713 (consolidated with Bylaw No. 4766), verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: $6,213.41 per additional parcel. Charge per apartment unit: $4,776.94 per additional dwelling unit. Non-residential charge: Commercial: $49.41/m2; institutional: $109.69/m2; industrial: $6.13/m2 gross developed area.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000102",
 "municipality": "Port Alberni",
 "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://portalberni.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charges, 2009 Bylaw No. 4713 (consolidated with Bylaw No. 4766)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-03-22",
   "document_url": "https://www.portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/4713_4766_Development_Cost_Charges_Bylaw_No._4713_2011_Consolidated.pdf",
   "summary": "Port Alberni DCC bylaw: subdivision of single-family lot $6,213.41 per parcel (water, sewer, drainage, roads, parkland); multi-family charged per unit at building permit. Rates are 2009/2011 vintage and may be outdated.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "28d4c65a759a3c2aee1ccf271b7730f79f6393c596157b17d2203732b935741e",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "4713",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/28d4c65a759a3c2aee1ccf271b7730f79f6393c596157b17d2203732b935741e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$6,213.41 per additional parcel",
    "apartment_charge": "$4,776.94 per additional dwelling unit",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial: $49.41/m2; institutional: $109.69/m2; industrial: $6.13/m2 gross developed area",
    "services_covered": "Water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, roads, and parkland",
    "exemptions": "Building permits for tax-exempt buildings, buildings with fewer than three dwelling units, and work valued at $100,000 or less",
    "payment_timing": "At subdivision approval for single/two family or bare land strata; otherwise at building permit issuance"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\", s. 1",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\", s. 2",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\", ss. 4, 5, 6",
    "services_covered": "WATER, SEWAGE, DRAINAGE, HIGHWAY FACILITIES AND PARK LAND",
    "exemptions": "s. 4(a)-(c)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3.2(a)-(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-alberni/development-charges/bylaw-4713/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charges (DCC) page",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.portalberni.ca/development-cost-charges-dcc",
   "summary": "City page explaining DCCs: exempt if fewer than three dwelling units or building permit value under $100,000; points to Fees and Charges for current amounts. Not a rates table.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "65aa4bf4693fccae9652ae2bc4b32d7787170e31c7570af0d7431faf1f812fc4",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/65aa4bf4693fccae9652ae2bc4b32d7787170e31c7570af0d7431faf1f812fc4.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-alberni/short-term-rentals/b-b-short-term-rental-pamphlet-2025/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charges Reduction Bylaw No. 4947",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "unknown",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/bylaw%204947.pdf",
   "summary": "Waives or reduces DCCs for an eligible development. Listed on the city bylaw index; text not opened.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 404,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
   "document_number": "4947",
   "link_dead": true
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/port-alberni/development-charges/"
}