{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Summerland, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2026-012, 2026 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per apartment unit: High density residential: $243.19 per m² GFA by Jan 1, 2030, before inflation adjustments (bylaw in force Jan 1, 2027). Non-residential charge: By Jan 1, 2030, before inflation adjustments: Commercial $83.35, Industrial $105.57, Institutional $83.35 per m² GFA (bylaw in force Jan 1, 2027). Payable: Upon approval of subdivision or issuance of building permit, as applicable.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000136",
 "municipality": "Summerland",
 "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://www.summerland.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2026-012, 2026",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-07-28",
   "document_url": "https://www.summerland.ca/docs/default-source/your-city-hall/bylaws---policies/district-bylaws/bylaw-2026-012-dcc-bylaw-(signed).pdf?sfvrsn=def2c7fb_0",
   "summary": "District of Summerland DCC Bylaw No. 2026-012 (adopted 2026-07-28), effective 2027-01-01: $16,516 per low-density lot/unit in 2027, stepping to $20,928 (2028), $25,291 (2029) and $29,210 (2030). Bylaw 2000-194 governs until end of 2026.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "26d3b6eb26d221eef63bbf77069fbe9d7cf6fb8f7b8a480e95919f2a3e458712",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-012",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/26d3b6eb26d221eef63bbf77069fbe9d7cf6fb8f7b8a480e95919f2a3e458712.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Not in force until Jan 1, 2027 (Bylaw 2000-194 applies until then); low density residential reaches $29,210 per lot or unit by Jan 1, 2030, before inflation adjustments",
    "apartment_charge": "High density residential: $243.19 per m² GFA by Jan 1, 2030, before inflation adjustments (bylaw in force Jan 1, 2027)",
    "non_residential_charge": "By Jan 1, 2030, before inflation adjustments: Commercial $83.35, Industrial $105.57, Institutional $83.35 per m² GFA (bylaw in force Jan 1, 2027)",
    "services_covered": "sanitary sewer, water, stormwater, roads facilities, and park land",
    "exemptions": "Tax-exempt buildings; dwelling units ≤29 m²; work value ≤$100,000; DCC previously paid; Local Government Act exemptions.",
    "payment_timing": "Upon approval of subdivision or issuance of building permit, as applicable.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Jan 1 2030 rates do not include annual inflationary adjustments"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\" (Jan 1 2030 rates)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\" (Jan 1 2030 rates)",
    "services_covered": "preamble: \"sanitary sewer, water, stormwater, and roads facilities\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 4.1",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3.1",
    "indexing_expiry": "Schedule \"A\" note",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\" (Jan 1 2030 rates)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/summerland/development-charges/bylaw-2026-012/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charges Bylaw 2000-194 - Consolidated to December 14, 2015",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-12-14",
   "document_url": "http://summerland.ca/docs/default-source/default-document-library/dcc-bylaw-2000-194---consolidated-to-december-14-2015.pdf?sfvrsn=0",
   "summary": "Consolidated Development Cost Charges Bylaw 2000-194 establishing charges levied on new development to fund municipal infrastructure.",
   "capture_sha256": "b4e05f805086053a72c913ae0321e232a76223531808d60070a0c0fc081a8583",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2000-194",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b4e05f805086053a72c913ae0321e232a76223531808d60070a0c0fc081a8583.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$8,613 per dwelling unit",
    "apartment_charge": "$8,431 per large dwelling unit (greater than 850 sq ft GFA); $6,008 per small dwelling unit",
    "non_residential_charge": "$26.77 per sq m GFA (commercial); $4.09 per sq m gross site area (industrial); $26.61 per sq m GFA (institutional)",
    "services_covered": "Water, sewer, stormwater drainage, roads, park land acquisition and park improvement facilities",
    "exemptions": "Tax-exempt buildings (Charter s.220(1)(h)/224(2)(f)); work value not exceeding $50,000 without adding GFA; no new capital cost burdens; DCC previously paid",
    "payment_timing": "Before Building Permit issuance for most development; before subdivision approval for 1-2 family residential parcels; installments if Minister authorizes under s.933(6) of the Act"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"F\", row \"Single Family Residential - per dwelling unit\"",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"F\", rows \"Multi Family Residential - per large dwelling unit\" and \"per small dwelling unit\"; footnote \"Large dwelling is greater than 850 square feet of gross floor area\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"F\", rows \"Commercial - per square meter of gross floor area\", \"Industrial - per square meter of gross site area\", \"Institutional - per square meter of gross floor area\"",
    "services_covered": "Preamble: \"water facilities, highway facilities, sewer facilities, drainage facilities, providing park land and improving park land\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 5(a)(i)–(iv)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 7(a)(i)–(iii); s. 7(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/summerland/development-charges/bylaw-2000-194/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charges (DCC) page",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.summerland.ca/planning-building/building/development-cost-charges-(dcc)",
   "summary": "DCC and ACC update project page; open house May 6, 2026; no rate table.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-bc",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "fca3cce0d160b5e38736162fa1759e690513c03b3f87853311942bf32954e7f4",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/fca3cce0d160b5e38736162fa1759e690513c03b3f87853311942bf32954e7f4.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/summerland/development-charges/development-cost-charges-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/summerland/development-charges/"
}