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 "answer": "In the City of Cornwall, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-law 2020-112, Brookdale Avenue North - Area-Specific Development Charges By-law and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-28. Non-residential charge: $7.27 per sq.ft. of GFA (wastewater, Brookdale Avenue North corridor area-specific charge only; Schedule B, 2020). Payable: Payable in full when first building permit issued; institutional in six annual installments from occupancy; Council may agree to earlier/later payment. Services covered: wastewater services.",
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 "municipality": "Cornwall",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-28",
 "official_website": "https://cornwall.ca",
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   "title": "By-law 2020-112, Brookdale Avenue North - Area-Specific Development Charges By-law",
   "category": "development_charges",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-09-14",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/cornwall-ca/media/sxwl3g0p/by-law-2020-112.pdf",
   "summary": "Area-specific DCs for the Brookdale Ave N corridor; amended by 2025-081.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "facts": {
    "non_residential_charge": "$7.27 per sq.ft. of GFA (wastewater, Brookdale Avenue North corridor area-specific charge only; Schedule B, 2020)",
    "services_covered": "wastewater services",
    "exemptions": "Industrial enlargement ≤50%; bona fide farm, places of worship, hospitals, college/university, manufacturing; City/board/County lands; corridor properties that paid Municipal Act wastewater extension charge; redevelopment credit.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable in full when first building permit issued; institutional in six annual installments from occupancy; Council may agree to earlier/later payment.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually Jan 1 per prescribed index; expires September 15, 2025 unless repealed earlier."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "services_covered": "s. 2.1(1)",
    "exemptions": "s. 3.3; s. 3.5; s. 3.7(1); s. 3.9",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3.10-3.12; s. 3.15",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 5.1; s. 10.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/cornwall/development-charges/bylaw-2020-112/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2023-027 for the Imposition of City-Wide Development Charges",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-03-27",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/cornwall-ca/media/3mgifqvh/by-law-2023-027.pdf",
   "summary": "Cornwall city-wide DC by-law in force April 10, 2023 to April 10, 2032; amended by 2024-107, 2026-48 and 2026-85 (rate reduction). Scanned, no text layer.",
   "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": "2023-027",
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   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Services related to a highway; fire protection; parks and recreation; library; ambulance; waste diversion; water; wastewater; transit.",
    "exemptions": "Additional residential units; industrial enlargement 50% or less; farm uses; places of worship; hospitals; Heart of City infill; rental housing reductions; phased reductions.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable on building permit issuance; rental/institutional in 6 annual installments from occupancy; agreements may defer.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually on April 10 per prescribed index; expires 12:01 AM April 10, 2032."
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   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "s. 2.1",
    "exemptions": "ss. 3.5–3.14",
    "payment_timing": "ss. 3.19–3.21",
    "indexing_expiry": "ss. 5.1, 10.1"
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   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/cornwall/development-charges/bylaw-2023-027/",
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   "title": "City of Cornwall Development Charges brochure, April 10 - Dec 31, 2026",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/cornwall-ca/media/kslfs2sm/2026-dc-brochure-april-dec-v3-final.pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: Apr 10-Dec 31, 2026. City-wide urban total: $5,000 per single/semi-detached; $3,415 apartment 2+ bedrooms; $2,583 apartment bachelor/1 bedroom; $4,813 other multiples; $4.74/ft2 non-residential (rural area $4,180 single, $3.72/ft2).",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
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   "facts": {
    "exemptions": "Non-residential farm buildings; places of worship/cemeteries; municipal/school/hospital/college buildings; industrial enlargement <50%; additional residential units; non-profit/affordable housing; rental discount; redevelopment credits; Heart of the City infill; Act exemptions.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable in full when building permit is issued; rental/institutional developments pay in instalments; non-rental residential developments may defer to occupancy/first occupancy under Bill 17.",
    "indexing_expiry": "All charges subject to annual indexing; By-Law 2024-107 indexed April 10, By-Law 2020-112 January 1; By-Law 2023-027 expires April 10, 2032; By-Law 2025-081 expires September 15, 2030."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "exemptions": "Exemptions and Reductions (a)-(m)",
    "payment_timing": "Development Charge Calculation and Collection",
    "indexing_expiry": "Development Charge Rates and Indexing; Terms of By-Laws"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/cornwall/development-charges/city-of-cornwall-development-charges-brochure-april-10-dec/",
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   "title": "By-law 2024-107, A By-law to Amend City-Wide Development Charges By-law 2023-027",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-11-26",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/cornwall-ca/media/hqqcpbcd/by-law-2024-107.pdf",
   "summary": "Amendment to city-wide DCs, effective Jan 1, 2025.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2025-081 to amend By-law 2020-112 for the imposition of Area-Specific Development Charges within the Brookdale Avenue North Corridor",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-09-08",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/cornwall-ca/media/1rrpqkvi/by-law-2025-081.pdf",
   "summary": "Amendment to Brookdale corridor area-specific DC by-law.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges (City page)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.cornwall.ca/en/build-invest/planning-and-development/development-charges/",
   "summary": "City page listing DC by-laws, yearly pamphlets and annual reports; manufacturing pays no DCs.",
   "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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   "title": "Parkland Dedication (City page)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.cornwall.ca/en/build-invest/planning-and-development/parkland-dedication/",
   "summary": "Under Planning Act s.42: generally 5% of land or cash-in-lieu; flat $750 for consent lots (single, semi, duplex, triplex); 2% for commercial, industrial, long-term care. By-law number not found.",
   "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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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/cornwall/development-charges/"
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