{
 "answer": "In the City of Haldimand, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Charges By-law No. 2042-19, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per single-detached home: Rural Area: $18,890 per unit; Urban Area: $31,552 per unit. Non-residential charge: Rural Area: $3.09/ft2 ($33.30/m2); Urban Area: $7.96/ft2 ($85.68/m2) of gross floor area. Payable: Payable at issuance of first building permit; Council may authorize prepayment/deferral, services-in-lieu, and front-ending agreements.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001540",
 "municipality": "Haldimand",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.haldimandcounty.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges By-law No. 2042-19",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.haldimandcounty.ca/government-administration/by-laws-and-policies/by-law-directory/development-charges-by-law/",
   "summary": "Establishes development charges payable on new development/building permits within Haldimand County to fund growth-related infrastructure.",
   "adopted_date": "2019-05-13",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "aa03220add60cca3ad05c8b48a7a5c076821ab450e43611b41868487b86424a7",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2042-19",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/aa03220add60cca3ad05c8b48a7a5c076821ab450e43611b41868487b86424a7.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Rural Area: $18,890 per unit; Urban Area: $31,552 per unit",
    "apartment_charge": "Rural Area: $14,094 per unit (2 Bedrooms +), $9,068 per unit (Bachelor and 1 Bedroom); Urban Area: $23,535 per unit (2 Bedrooms +), $15,146 per unit (Bachelor and 1 Bedroom)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Rural Area: $3.09/ft2 ($33.30/m2); Urban Area: $7.96/ft2 ($85.68/m2) of gross floor area",
    "services_covered": "Highway; public works buildings and fleet; parking; fire protection; indoor/outdoor recreation; library; administration studies; cemeteries; ambulance; waste diversion; stormwater; wastewater; water",
    "exemptions": "Enlargement of existing dwelling; up to two additional dwelling units; industrial enlargement; exempt assessment (e.g. place of worship); County/board/local board development; farm buildings",
    "payment_timing": "Payable at issuance of first building permit; Council may authorize prepayment/deferral, services-in-lieu, and front-ending agreements",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually by percentage change in Statistics Canada Quarterly Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index (Toronto area); first one year from passage, then each anniversary"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule B, Grand Totals - Charge per unit",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule B, Grand Totals - Charge per unit",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule C, Grand Totals - Charge per Gross Floor Area",
    "services_covered": "Schedule A",
    "exemptions": "s. 7; s. 8; s. 9",
    "payment_timing": "s. 10; s. 10(a)-(c)",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 12"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/haldimand/development-charges/bylaw-2042-19/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/haldimand/development-charges/"
}