{
 "answer": "In the Regional municipality of District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by District Municipality of Muskoka Development Charges By-law 2024-34, verified 2026-10-19. Payable: Prior to building permit issuance; rental housing and institutional developments in 6 annual installments from occupancy; alternative timing by agreement. Services covered: Highway, ambulance, long-term care, waste diversion, transit, wastewater, water, septage services. Indexing and expiry: Adjusted annually on Jan 1, commencing Jan 1, 2025; expires five years from Jan 1, 2025.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001484",
 "municipality": "District Municipality of Muskoka",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "https://www.muskoka.on.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "District Municipality of Muskoka Development Charges By-law 2024-34",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-10-21",
   "document_url": "https://muskoka.civicweb.net/document/42312/",
   "summary": "Adopted District Municipality of Muskoka by-law imposing development charges for designated services, including highway-related services, ambulance, long-term care, waste diversion, transit, water, wastewater, and rural area septage.",
   "capture_sha256": "522e8eae2beb04fd690ace684f283345e16556763cfe4ea47a660590f8a14c41",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-10T22:04:10+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2024-34",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/522e8eae2beb04fd690ace684f283345e16556763cfe4ea47a660590f8a14c41.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Highway, ambulance, long-term care, waste diversion, transit, wastewater, water, septage services.",
    "exemptions": "Farm buildings, cemeteries, municipal/education/hospital/college/long-term care, non-profit, inclusionary zoning, affordable/attainable units; additional residential units; rental housing 15-25% reduction.",
    "payment_timing": "Prior to building permit issuance; rental housing and institutional developments in 6 annual installments from occupancy; alternative timing by agreement.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually on Jan 1, commencing Jan 1, 2025; expires five years from Jan 1, 2025."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 8; s. 15(9); s. 16",
    "payment_timing": "s. 29(1); s. 29(3)",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 28; s. 46"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/district-municipality-of-muskoka/development-charges/bylaw-2024-34/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/district-municipality-of-muskoka/development-charges/"
}