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 "answer": "In the County of Dufferin County, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Charges By-law No. 2022-28 (County of Dufferin), verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: $5,056 per unit (effective August 24, 2022). Charge per apartment unit: $2,399 per unit (Apartments – 2 Bedrooms+); $1,733 per unit (Apartments – Bachelor and 1 Bedroom) (effective August 24, 2022). Non-residential charge: $0.86 per sq.ft. of gross floor area (effective August 24, 2022).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001490",
 "municipality": "Dufferin County",
 "status_type": "County",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "http://www.dufferincounty.ca/",
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   "title": "Development Charges By-law No. 2022-28 (County of Dufferin)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-07-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.dufferincounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2022-28-Development-Charges.pdf",
   "summary": "County DC by-law in force Aug 24, 2022. Municipal-wide total (schedule): $5,056 single/semi-detached; $3,882 multiples; $2,399 apartments 2+ bedrooms; $1,733 bachelor/1 bed; $0.86 per sq ft non-residential (2022 rates, unindexed).",
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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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   "document_number": "2022-28",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$5,056 per unit (effective August 24, 2022)",
    "apartment_charge": "$2,399 per unit (Apartments – 2 Bedrooms+); $1,733 per unit (Apartments – Bachelor and 1 Bedroom) (effective August 24, 2022)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$0.86 per sq.ft. of gross floor area (effective August 24, 2022)",
    "services_covered": "Highway, long-term care, child care and early years, public health, ambulance, housing services, waste diversion, growth-related studies",
    "exemptions": "District school boards, municipalities, places of worship, public hospitals, farm buildings, universities (s.4(2)); temporary structures (s.5); additional residential units/ARUs (s.6); industrial enlargements ≤50% (s.7)",
    "payment_timing": "Payable in full at first building permit issuance (s.17(1)); rental housing and institutional: 6 annual installments from date of occupancy (s.17(3)); non-profit housing: 21 annual installments from date of first occupancy (s.17(4))"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\" — Total Municipal Wide Services/Class of Services",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"B\" — Total Municipal Wide Services/Class of Services",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\" — Total Municipal Wide Services/Class of Services",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\" — Classes of Designated Municipal Services Under This By-Law",
    "exemptions": "ss. 4(2), 5(1), 6(1), 7",
    "payment_timing": "ss. 17(1), 17(3), 17(4)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/dufferin-county/development-charges/bylaw-2022-28/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Dufferin County Development Charges Background Study (2022)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "council_report",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.dufferincounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dufferin-County-Development-Charge-Background-Study-Final.pdf",
   "summary": "Watson & Associates background study supporting By-law 2022-28.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "f08cac5342799afbcac1b7d8c46c83ac34fb00638779e1fd8fb1bc134e08f5be",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f08cac5342799afbcac1b7d8c46c83ac34fb00638779e1fd8fb1bc134e08f5be.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/dufferin-county/development-charges/dufferin-county-development-charges-background-study/",
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/dufferin-county/development-charges/"
}