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 "answer": "In the Town of Erin, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by Parkland Dedication By-law #22-41, consolidated (amended by 23-04) and 3 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-23. Charge per single-detached home: $32,159 per unit rural area; $51,403 per unit urban area (Schedule B; by-law effective July 19, 2024). Non-residential charge: $10.77 per sq.ft. gross floor area rural; $18.43 per sq.ft. gross floor area urban (Schedule B; by-law effective July 19, 2024). Payable: Prior to issuance of building permit; prior to site plan agreement; as condition of subdivision/condo/consent approval; or per agreement.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001506",
 "municipality": "Erin",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.erin.ca/",
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   "title": "Parkland Dedication By-law #22-41, consolidated (amended by 23-04)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-09-08",
   "document_url": "https://www.erin.ca/media/4556/final-parkland-dedication-consolidated-by-law-february-2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires conveyance of land or cash-in-lieu of parkland for development, redevelopment and subdivision. Office consolidation, reference only.",
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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": "22-41",
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   "facts": {
    "parkland_rate": "2% of land (commercial/industrial); 5% of land (other); or 1 ha per 600 net residential units; cash-in-lieu higher of 5% appraised value or 1 ha per 1000 net residential units",
    "services_covered": "Park or other public recreational purposes",
    "exemptions": "Non-profit housing; second units/garden suites; may consider public service, affordable housing/group homes, 50% commercial/industrial expansion, agricultural, temporary farm-help buildings",
    "payment_timing": "Prior to issuance of building permit; prior to site plan agreement; as condition of subdivision/condo/consent approval; or per agreement"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "parkland_rate": "s. 4; s. 5; Schedule \"A\"",
    "services_covered": "s. 4",
    "exemptions": "s. 22; s. 23",
    "payment_timing": "s. 13"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/erin/development-charges/bylaw-22-41/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Erin By-law # 24-35, Development Charges",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-07-18",
   "document_url": "https://www.erin.ca/media/4805/24-35-development-charges-by-law-1.pdf",
   "summary": "Imposes Town-wide and water DCs; passed July 18, 2024, effective July 19, 2024, expires July 19, 2034; repeals 19-32, 20-40, 23-08. Indexed annually Jan 1.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "document_number": "24-35",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$32,159 per unit rural area; $51,403 per unit urban area (Schedule B; by-law effective July 19, 2024)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartments - 2 Bedrooms +: $19,540/unit rural, $31,232/unit urban; Apartments - Bachelor and 1 Bedroom: $14,269/unit rural, $22,808/unit urban (Schedule B; by-law effective July 19, 2024)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$10.77 per sq.ft. gross floor area rural; $18.43 per sq.ft. gross floor area urban (Schedule B; by-law effective July 19, 2024)",
    "services_covered": "Services Related to a Highway; Fire Protection Services; Parks and Recreation Services; Growth Studies; Water Services.",
    "exemptions": "Additional dwelling units; affordable/attainable/non-profit housing; industrial expansion; farm buildings; places of worship; hospitals; garden suites; B&Bs; rental housing reductions.",
    "payment_timing": "Upon issuance of building permit; rental/institutional developments in six equal annual instalments commencing on occupancy; Council may enter agreements for before/after payment (ss. 3.14–3.15, 3.18).",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually commencing January 1st each year per prescribed index; expires 12:01 AM July 19, 2034 unless repealed earlier (ss. 5.1, 10.1)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\"; s. 9.1",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"B\"; s. 9.1",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\"; s. 9.1",
    "services_covered": "s. 2.1",
    "exemptions": "ss. 3.5–3.10; s. 3.10(l)",
    "payment_timing": "ss. 3.14–3.15, 3.18",
    "indexing_expiry": "ss. 5.1, 10.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/erin/development-charges/bylaw-24-35/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Erin By-law 23-09, Wastewater Development Charges By-law",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-07-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.erin.ca/media/4319/23-09-wastewater-development-charge.pdf",
   "summary": "Imposes wastewater development charges in the Town of Erin (separate by-law under DCA s.2(8)).",
   "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": "23-09",
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   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Wastewater Services: Treatment; Collection",
    "exemptions": "Additional residential units, industrial enlargement up to 50%, places of worship, public hospitals, farm buildings, garden suites, B&Bs, boarding/lodging houses; rental housing discounts 15–25%.",
    "payment_timing": "Calculated, payable, and collected upon issuance of a building permit; rental housing and institutional developments payable in 6 instalments commencing at occupancy; Council may enter agreements for before/after payment.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually commencing January 1st each year in accordance with the prescribed index; expires 12:01AM July 13, 2033 unless repealed earlier."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "ss. 3.5–3.10.1",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3.15; s. 3.16; s. 3.18",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 5.1; s. 10.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/erin/development-charges/bylaw-23-09/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Erin Development Charges Pamphlet 2026",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.erin.ca/media/5751/2026-development-charges-pamphlet.pdf",
   "summary": "Rates page: charges effective Jan 1, 2026, issued June 23, 2026. 2026 municipal-wide services total $17,758 per single/semi-detached; $10,789 per apartment 2+ bedrooms; $4.60/sq ft non-residential (before water/wastewater charges: water $17,980, wastewater treatment $21,970, collection $10,998 per single).",
   "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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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Rural area: $17,758 per unit; urban serviced area: $68,706 per unit (effective January 1, 2026)",
    "apartment_charge": "2 bedrooms+: $10,789 rural / $38,419 urban serviced; bachelor and 1 bedroom: $7,880 rural / $30,053 urban serviced (effective January 1, 2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$4.60 per sq ft GFA rural area; $21.09 per sq ft GFA urban serviced area (effective January 1, 2026)",
    "services_covered": "Transportation, fire protection, parks and recreation, administration-studies, water, wastewater treatment, wastewater collection.",
    "exemptions": "Municipal/education lands; interior alterations; residential enlargement/additional units; industrial expansion 50% or less; public hospital; farm building; place of worship/cemetery; demolition/redevelopment reduction within five years.",
    "payment_timing": "Water supply/distribution, sanitary sewer, wastewater treatment, roads, public works: when subdivision agreement executed or consent agreement entered; all other services: date first building permit issued.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually on January 1 based on Non-Residential Construction Price Index for third quarter of previous year."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "exemptions": "section 3, subsections 3.5 to 3.10",
    "payment_timing": "Development Charge Rules, 2.",
    "indexing_expiry": "adjusted annually on January 1, based on the Non-Residential Construction Price Index"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/erin/development-charges/town-of-erin-development-charges-pamphlet-2026/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Erin: Building Fees, Development Charges and Building By-law",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.erin.ca/living-here/home-and-property/building-services/building-fees-development-charges-and-building-by-law",
   "summary": "Town page listing current DC rate schedules (Jan 2026, revised June 2026), pamphlets, combined by-law consolidations and background study.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "018bc92212657f983eee4216d2c7da2610cce7287e5b4fc3d7294f5b20884f57",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/erin/development-charges/erin-building-fees-development-charges-and-building-by-law/",
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/erin/development-charges/"
}