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 "answer": "In the Town of Lakeshore, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-law 89-2020 - Being a By-law for the Imposition of Development Charges and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per single-detached home: $11,576 rural / $26,189 urban per single/semi unit (Schedule B, 2021 base rates; by-law set to expire Jan 1, 2025). Charge per apartment unit: 2+ bedrooms: $5,918 rural / $13,389 urban; bachelor & 1 bedroom: $4,574 rural / $10,347 urban per unit (Schedule B, 2021 base rates). Non-residential charge: $3.63 rural / $9.90 urban per sq ft (Schedule B, 2021 base rates; by-law set to expire Jan 1, 2025).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001593",
 "municipality": "Lakeshore",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.townoflakeshore.on.ca/",
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   "title": "By-law 89-2020 - Being a By-law for the Imposition of Development Charges",
   "category": "development_charges",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-12-15",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/lakeshore-018-ca/media/n3whn2ga/089-2020-imposition-of-development-charges.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipality of Lakeshore municipal DC by-law listed on the DC page; Schedule B rates are amended by By-law 56-2022 and indexed annually (current figures on rates page).",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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    "single_detached_charge": "$11,576 rural / $26,189 urban per single/semi unit (Schedule B, 2021 base rates; by-law set to expire Jan 1, 2025)",
    "apartment_charge": "2+ bedrooms: $5,918 rural / $13,389 urban; bachelor & 1 bedroom: $4,574 rural / $10,347 urban per unit (Schedule B, 2021 base rates)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$3.63 rural / $9.90 urban per sq ft (Schedule B, 2021 base rates; by-law set to expire Jan 1, 2025)",
    "services_covered": "Water, wastewater, highway, public works, fire, policing, library, parks and recreation, and growth studies.",
    "exemptions": "Additional residential units; existing industrial building enlargements up to 50% GFA; places of worship/cemeteries; bona fide farm buildings; Town/board/County lands; redevelopment reductions.",
    "payment_timing": "At first building permit; rental/institutional 6 installments from occupancy; non-profit housing 21 installments; agreements may defer.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually from Jan 1 2021 per Act index; expires 12:01 AM Jan 1 2025 unless repealed earlier."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "services_covered": "s. 2.1",
    "exemptions": "ss. 3.3, 3.5, 3.8.1, 3.10, 3.13",
    "payment_timing": "ss. 3.14-3.16, 3.18",
    "indexing_expiry": "ss. 5.1, 11.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/lakeshore/development-charges/bylaw-89-2020/",
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   "title": "Development Charges (rates page, 2026) - Municipality of Lakeshore",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.lakeshore.ca/business-and-development/development-charges/",
   "summary": "rates page: 2026 rates. Single/semi-detached: Grand Total Urban Area $40,634.93; Grand Total Rural Area $15,724.74; other multiples $23,752.85 urban; apartment 2+ bedrooms $18,461.44 urban; bachelor/1-bed apartment $16,054.84 urban.",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Rural: $15,724.74 per unit; Urban: $40,634.93 per unit (2026)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apt. 2+ Bedrooms: Rural $8,038.95, Urban $18,461.44 per unit; Apt. Bachelor/1 Bedroom: Rural $6,213.29, Urban $16,054.84 per unit (2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Rural: $4.94 per sq.ft. of GFA; Urban: $15.63 per sq.ft. of GFA (2026)",
    "services_covered": "Recreation and parks, development studies, fire, public works, roads, stormwater management; water and wastewater (urban area only)"
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   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "\"2026 Development Charges (Residential)\" table, Grand Total Rural Area / Grand Total Urban Area rows",
    "apartment_charge": "\"2026 Development Charges (Residential)\" table, Grand Total Rural Area / Grand Total Urban Area rows",
    "non_residential_charge": "\"2026 Development Charges (Non-Residential)\" table, Grand Total Rural Area / Grand Total Urban Area rows",
    "services_covered": "\"What type of capital projects do Development Charges contribute to?\""
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   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/lakeshore/development-charges/development-charges-municipality-of-lakeshore/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "2022 DC Update Study",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "council_report",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/lakeshore-018-ca/media/sdwbaf5h/2022-municipality-of-lakeshore-development-charges-update-study-and-report.pdf",
   "summary": "Watson update study supporting By-law 56-2022.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 56-2022 - Being a By-law to Amend By-Law 89-2020, Respecting Development Charges",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-05-31",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/lakeshore-018-ca/media/jwgb5xfu/056-2022-amended-development-charges-by-law-89-2020.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipality of Lakeshore by-law amending By-law 89-2020 with updated definitions and Schedule B per 2022 Watson update study.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "title": "Development Charges Background Study 2020",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "council_report",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/lakeshore-018-ca/media/hnoflq2x/development-charges-background-study-2020.pdf",
   "summary": "Background study supporting By-law 89-2020.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/lakeshore/development-charges/"
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