{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Squamish, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw No. 3120, 2024 and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per single-detached home: $37,066 per dwelling unit (effective Feb 17, 2026). Charge per apartment unit: $19,178 per dwelling unit (effective Feb 17, 2026). Payable: prior to approval of a subdivision or issuance of a building permit.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000134",
 "municipality": "Squamish",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://squamish.ca/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw No. 3120, 2024",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-02-17",
   "document_url": "https://squamish.civicweb.net/document/263017",
   "summary": "Amenity cost charges on new development for amenities; adopted with the DCC bylaw. Page-draft rate for single family low density: $18,828 per lot.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "6bfe343b6fdec8c7362197cef7c8ced43ac12ebcaf4a7c11ddcc06d65a208e1c",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "3120",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6bfe343b6fdec8c7362197cef7c8ced43ac12ebcaf4a7c11ddcc06d65a208e1c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "social, cultural, heritage, recreational or environmental benefits",
    "exemptions": "Exempt: tax-exempt buildings; no population increase; prior charge paid; affordable/special needs housing; not-for-profit rental; for-profit affordable rental housing.",
    "payment_timing": "prior to approval of a subdivision or issuance of a building permit"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "social, cultural, heritage, recreational or environmental benefits",
    "exemptions": "s. 4.1(a)-(f)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/squamish/development-charges/bylaw-3120/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 3121, 2024",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-02-17",
   "document_url": "https://squamish.civicweb.net/document/136127",
   "summary": "2026 DCC bylaw replacing No. 2911. Low density residential (single detached) $37,066 per dwelling unit (transportation $21,523, drainage $2,509, sewer $3,677, water $1,163, parks $5,497, solid waste $2,698).",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "cf25430a5d3c95eedb041b72ada42fb9898868083e09001691e6c37521e92c28",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "3121",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cf25430a5d3c95eedb041b72ada42fb9898868083e09001691e6c37521e92c28.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$37,066 per dwelling unit (effective Feb 17, 2026)",
    "apartment_charge": "$19,178 per dwelling unit (effective Feb 17, 2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial $173.77 + $6.55 + $9.94 + $3.15 + $20.93 per m² GFA (service components; total not legible in scan); Institutional $122.46/m² GFA; Industrial $88.75/m² GFA",
    "services_covered": "Transportation, drainage, sewer, parks, solid waste and recycling facilities",
    "exemptions": "Tax-exempt; units ≤29 m²; work ≤$50,000; prior DCC paid; not-for-profit rental; for-profit affordable rental; replacement no additional DCC; additional units only.",
    "payment_timing": "Prior to subdivision approval or building permit issuance",
    "indexing_expiry": "Increased annually on Jan 1 beginning Jan 1, 2027 per BC CPI (B.C. Reg. 117/2018)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 6.1",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 6.1",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 4.1; s. 3.3",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3.1",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 5.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/squamish/development-charges/bylaw-3121/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development and Amenity Cost Charges (rates page)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://squamish.ca/building-and-land-development/home-land-and-property-development/dcc-acc/",
   "summary": "rates page: lists 2025 draft DCC $37,066 per low-density lot, $23,377 townhouse unit, $19,178 apartment unit; ACC $18,828/$12,170/$10,190; bylaws adopted Feb 17, 2026.",
   "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,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/31ee5335018c237451216448591edb2f9040d6555e7b7fa79671daab7d16d6be.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Low density: DCC $37,066 + ACC $18,828 per lot; small lot: DCC $28,152 + ACC $14,710 per lot (bylaws adopted Feb 17, 2026)",
    "apartment_charge": "DCC $19,178 + ACC $10,190 per apartment unit (bylaws adopted Feb 17, 2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial $214.34, Institutional $122.46, Industrial $88.75 per m² GFA (DCC, bylaw adopted Feb 17, 2026)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "DCC rates; ACC rates",
    "apartment_charge": "DCC rates; ACC rates",
    "non_residential_charge": "DCC rates"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/squamish/development-charges/development-and-amenity-cost-charges/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/squamish/development-charges/"
}