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 "answer": "In the City of Brant, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-law 109-24 - Brant County-Wide Development Charge By-law and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. Charge per apartment unit: 2+ bedrooms $42,768 / bachelor-1 bed $28,134 with urban services; $23,101 / $15,196 County-wide only (Schedule B base rates, Nov 1, 2024). Non-residential charge: $15.05 per sq.ft. GFA with urban services; $6.47 County-wide only (Schedule B base rates, Nov 1, 2024). Payable: Payable in full on first building permit issuance, or as agreed; rental/institutional in 6 installments from first occupancy certificate.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001430",
 "municipality": "Brant",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.brant.ca/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 109-24 - Brant County-Wide Development Charge By-law",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-10-22",
   "document_url": "https://www.brant.ca/media/helpvibn/bylaw-109-24-development-charges.pdf",
   "summary": "County of Brant DC by-law in effect Nov 1, 2024 to Oct 31, 2034 (single-tier).",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
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   "document_number": "109-24",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$62,155 per single/semi unit where urban water/wastewater/stormwater apply; $33,572 County-wide services only (Schedule B base rates, by-law effective Nov 1, 2024)",
    "apartment_charge": "2+ bedrooms $42,768 / bachelor-1 bed $28,134 with urban services; $23,101 / $15,196 County-wide only (Schedule B base rates, Nov 1, 2024)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$15.05 per sq.ft. GFA with urban services; $6.47 County-wide only (Schedule B base rates, Nov 1, 2024)",
    "services_covered": "Roads, public works, fire, policing, parks/recreation, library, ambulance, long-term care, waste diversion, growth studies, stormwater, wastewater, water.",
    "exemptions": "Board of education, municipality/local board, farm buildings/bunk houses, university, non-profit, affordable/attainable units; rental housing 15-25% reductions; additional units; industrial expansion.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable in full on first building permit issuance, or as agreed; rental/institutional in 6 installments from first occupancy certificate.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually commencing November 1, 2025, and each November thereafter; by-law expires November 1, 2034."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\", Total County-Wide and Urban Services",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"B\", Total County-Wide and Urban Services",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\", Total County-Wide and Urban Services",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 3(2), s. 3(2)(i), ss. 3(3)-(6)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 9(1)-(4)",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 13; s. 17"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brant/development-charges/bylaw-109-24/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges Bylaw Information Pamphlet (Nov 1, 2025)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.brant.ca/media/1mjnxqq0/development-charges-bylaw-information-pamphlet-november-2025.pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: effective Nov 1, 2025. Urban county-wide total single/semi $65,510 per unit; multiples $42,844; apartments 2BR+ $45,078; 1BR/bachelor $29,652.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$65,510 per single/semi unit where urban water/wastewater/stormwater apply; $35,384 County-wide services only (effective Nov 1, 2025)",
    "apartment_charge": "2+ bedrooms $45,078 / bachelor-1 bed $29,652 with urban services; $24,349 / $16,016 County-wide only (effective Nov 1, 2025)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$15.87/sq.ft. ($170.80/m²) with urban services; $6.82/sq.ft. ($73.39/m²) County-wide only (effective Nov 1, 2025)",
    "services_covered": "Highway, fire, police, parks and recreation, library, long-term care, ambulance, waste diversion, growth studies, stormwater, wastewater, water.",
    "exemptions": "Exempt: land for education, municipality, farm buildings/bunk house, university; additional residential units within size limits.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable at availability of a building permit or as specified in an owner-municipality agreement.",
    "indexing_expiry": "5.4% Index Rate effective November 1, 2025; Bylaw 109-24 effective November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2034."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Grand Total County-Wide and Urban Services / Effective November 1, 2025",
    "apartment_charge": "Grand Total County-Wide and Urban Services / Effective November 1, 2025",
    "non_residential_charge": "Grand Total County-Wide and Urban Services / Effective November 1, 2025",
    "services_covered": "SERVICE",
    "exemptions": "The following uses are wholly exempt from development charges",
    "payment_timing": "payable at the availability of a building permit",
    "indexing_expiry": "5.4% Index Rate / Bylaw 109-24 effective November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2034"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brant/development-charges/development-charges-bylaw-information-pamphlet/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges Background Study",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.brant.ca/media/bb1ni24l/development-charges-background-study.pdf",
   "summary": "Background study for By-law 109-24.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "57c3b2658e1e4b843343fa2eb9ebf7fc92026af6795af9519174051f1a84196f",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/brant/development-charges/development-charges-background-study/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/brant/development-charges/"
}