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 "answer": "In the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-Law 2025-139, A By-Law to Impose Development Charges in the City of Kawartha Lakes and 3 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: Single/semi per unit: Urban-Lindsay $69,537; Urban-NWT $61,929; Urban-Other $66,916; Rural-Ops $26,084; Rural-Other $24,131 (Jan 1–Dec 31, 2026). Payable: Payable on permit issuance if permit withheld; otherwise on first approval/action; s.27 agreement may vary. Indexing and expiry: Indexed annually starting Jan 1, 2026 by Statistics Canada Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto; expires Dec 31, 2035 unless repealed.",
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 "municipality": "Kawartha Lakes",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "https://www.kawarthalakes.ca/",
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   "title": "By-Law 2025-139, A By-Law to Impose Development Charges in the City of Kawartha Lakes",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-11-18",
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   "summary": "City-wide development charges by-law under the Development Charges Act, 1997; replaces prior DC by-law; indexed annually. Rates are in the annual schedules.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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    "services_covered": "public health, by-law enforcement, parks/recreation, library, growth studies, fire, fire-rural, paramedic, police, transit, roads, water treatment/distribution, wastewater treatment/collection",
    "exemptions": "Legislated exemptions; places of worship, non-profit hospice, public hospital, cemetery/burial/crematorium, agricultural buildings, park model trailers; temporary building refunds; redevelopment credits",
    "payment_timing": "Payable on permit issuance if permit withheld; otherwise on first approval/action; s.27 agreement may vary",
    "indexing_expiry": "Indexed annually starting Jan 1, 2026 by Statistics Canada Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto; expires Dec 31, 2035 unless repealed"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "s. 2.01",
    "exemptions": "s. 5.01; s. 5.02; s. 5.03; s. 5.04",
    "payment_timing": "s. 4.04; s. 4.06",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 6.06; s. 7.07"
   },
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   "title": "City of Kawartha Lakes Schedule of Non-Residential Development Charges, January 1 - December 31, 2026 (By-Law 2025-139)",
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   "status": "adopted",
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   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kawarthalakes-014-ca/media/i43iojcr/2026-non-residential-development-charges.pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: 2026 non-residential per-area DC rates under By-Law 2025-139.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "facts": {
    "non_residential_charge": "Other Non-Residential: $120.71–$406.30/m² of GFA depending on service area; Electricity Generation: $17,773–$20,494 per 500 KW of NGC depending on service area (Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2026)",
    "services_covered": "Public health, by-law enforcement, parks and recreation, library, growth studies, fire, paramedic, police, transit, roads, water treatment/distribution, wastewater treatment/collection",
    "indexing_expiry": "By-Law 2025-139; rate period January 1 – December 31, 2026"
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    "non_residential_charge": "\"City of Kawartha Lakes Schedule of Non-Residential Development Charges for January 1 - December 31, 2026 as per By-Law 2025-139\"; Urban-Lindsay $406.30/m² GFA through Rural-Other $120.71/m² GFA; Electricity Generation $768–$20,494/500 KW NGC",
    "services_covered": "Service area rows listing Public Health, By-Law Enforcement, Parks and Recreation, Library, Growth-Related Studies, Fire, Fire-Rural, Paramedic, Police, Transit, Roads and Related, Water Treatment, Water Distribution, Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Collection",
    "indexing_expiry": "\"January 1 - December 31, 2026 as per By-Law 2025-139\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kawartha-lakes/development-charges/bylaw-2025-139-2/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Kawartha Lakes Schedule of Residential Development Charges, January 1 - December 31, 2026 (By-Law 2025-139)",
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   "status": "adopted",
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   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kawarthalakes-014-ca/media/mrblsj5h/2026-residential-development-charges.pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: 2026 (Jan 1-Dec 31). Urban-Lindsay $69,537 per single/semi-detached; $51,555 row/multiple; $50,615 large apartment; $31,632 small apartment. Rural-Other $24,131 single.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Single/semi per unit: Urban-Lindsay $69,537; Urban-NWT $61,929; Urban-Other $66,916; Rural-Ops $26,084; Rural-Other $24,131 (Jan 1–Dec 31, 2026)",
    "apartment_charge": "Large Apartment: Urban-Lindsay $50,615; Urban-NWT $45,077; Urban-Other $48,707; Rural-Ops $18,984; Rural-Other $17,563. Small Apartment: Urban-Lindsay $31,632; Urban-NWT $28,171; Urban-Other $30,440; Rural-Ops $11,865; Rural-Other $10,977 (Jan 1–Dec 31, 2026)",
    "indexing_expiry": "January 1 - December 31, 2026 as per By-Law 2025-139"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "apartment_charge": "\"Large Apartment ($/Unit) ... Small Apartment ($/Unit)\" — area totals table",
    "indexing_expiry": "\"January 1 - December 31, 2026 as per By-Law 2025-139\"",
    "single_detached_charge": "\"Large Apartment ($/Unit) ... Small Apartment ($/Unit)\" — area totals table"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kawartha-lakes/development-charges/bylaw-2025-139-3/",
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   "title": "Fees and Development Charges (City of Kawartha Lakes web page)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.kawarthalakes.ca/property-environment/building-septic-and-renovations/fees-and-development-charges/",
   "summary": "rates page: 2026. Explains DCs are one-time fees at development, links 2026 rates, by-law, and Northwest Trunk Sanitary Sewer Capital Charges (By-Law 2015-151, indexed each Aug 11).",
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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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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "municipal water and wastewater infrastructure; transportation (roads, bridges); emergency services (fire, paramedics, police); library",
    "payment_timing": "one-time fees collected when a property is developed",
    "indexing_expiry": "Northwest Trunk Sanitary Sewer Capital Charges indexed annually on August 11 at 3.235% per annum; current rates in effect August 11, 2026 to August 10, 2027"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "\"municipal water and wastewater infrastructure / transportation (roads, bridges, etc.) / emergency services (fire, paramedics, police) / library, etc\"",
    "payment_timing": "\"development charges are one-time fees collected when a property is developed\"",
    "indexing_expiry": "\"indexed annually on August 11\" / \"Index Rate %/Annun … 3.235%\" / \"in effect August 11, 2026 to August 10, 2027\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/kawartha-lakes/development-charges/fees-and-development-charges/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges Background Study as amended by Addendum 1 (2025)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kawarthalakes-014-ca/media/nfmlnpru/development-charges-background-study-as-amended-by-addendum-1.pdf",
   "summary": "2025 DC background study supporting By-Law 2025-139.",
   "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/kawartha-lakes/development-charges/"
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