{
 "answer": "In the City of Williams Lake, British Columbia, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2280, 2018, verified 2026-10-19. Payable: At approval of subdivision or issue of building permit. Exemptions: No charge where no new capital cost burdens; previously paid; tax-exempt; units ≤29 m² residential; work ≤$50,000. Services covered: Sewage, water, drainage and highway facilities, other than off-street parking facilities.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000159",
 "municipality": "Williams Lake",
 "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://williamslake.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2280, 2018",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://williamslake.civicweb.net/document/2495",
   "summary": "Imposes development cost charges on new development to fund water, sewer, drainage, road, and park infrastructure needed to service growth.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "9847e22497560c22932fa8d1960ad89f1606e0e835bbbb02e631c3ea624c8398",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2018-07-10",
   "document_number": "2280",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9847e22497560c22932fa8d1960ad89f1606e0e835bbbb02e631c3ea624c8398.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Sewage, water, drainage and highway facilities, other than off-street parking facilities.",
    "exemptions": "No charge where no new capital cost burdens; previously paid; tax-exempt; units ≤29 m² residential; work ≤$50,000.",
    "payment_timing": "At approval of subdivision or issue of building permit."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "\"sewage, water, drainage and highway facilities\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 4.1–4.5",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/williams-lake/development-charges/bylaw-2280/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/williams-lake/development-charges/"
}