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 "answer": "In the City of London, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by 2026 Development Charges rates (effective Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2026) and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: $50,564 per unit inside Urban Growth Area; $32,483 outside (excl. wastewater, stormwater, water) (Jan 1–Dec 31, 2026). Services covered: Fire, Police, Parks & Recreation, Transit, Waste Diversion, Roads & Related Services, Wastewater, Stormwater, Water Distribution.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001607",
 "municipality": "London",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "https://london.ca/",
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   "title": "2026 Development Charges rates (effective Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2026)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://london.ca/sites/default/files/2025-11/2026%20Development%20Charges%20-%20Final%20for%20website%2011-20-2025.pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: 2026. Inside Urban Growth Area: $50,564 per single/semi; $34,195 per multiple; apartments $22,364 and $30,306 by size; non-residential $428.30/m2 (first column). Outside Urban Growth Area: $32,483 single/semi.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$50,564 per unit inside Urban Growth Area; $32,483 outside (excl. wastewater, stormwater, water) (Jan 1–Dec 31, 2026)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartments < 2 Bedrooms: $22,364 inside UGA, $14,368 outside UGA; Apartments >= 2 Bedrooms: $30,306 inside UGA, $19,471 outside UGA (per dwelling unit, Jan 1–Dec 31, 2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial: $428.30/m2 inside UGA, $260.91/m2 outside UGA; Institutional: $264.21/m2 inside UGA; 50% Institutional: $132.10/m2; Industrial: $305.33/m2 inside UGA (gross floor area basis)",
    "services_covered": "Fire, Police, Parks & Recreation, Transit, Waste Diversion, Roads & Related Services, Wastewater, Stormwater, Water Distribution",
    "exemptions": "Outside UGA excludes Wastewater, Stormwater, Water Distribution; 50% rate for hospitals, universities, places of worship, not-for-profit; industrial administered through Industrial Lands CIP",
    "payment_timing": "For Site Plan/Zoning Amendment types: calculated at complete application, frozen up to 18 months from approval; building permit issuance triggers lower of frozen rate+interest or current rate. Residential and certain institutional DCs deferred post first building permit per s. 26.1 Development Charges Act. All other types paid at first building permit issuance.",
    "indexing_expiry": "DC rates increasing 4.2% for 2026; indexed annually using Statistics Canada Quarterly Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto; By-law C.P.-1551-227 in force January 1, 2021 (no stated expiry)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "apartment_charge": "\"2026 Development Charge Rates Effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026\" — Apartments with < 2 Bedrooms / >= 2 Bedrooms columns",
    "non_residential_charge": "\"Non-Residential 2026 Development Charge Rates Effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026\" — Commercial/Institutional/Industrial $/m2 columns; \"Non-Residential development charge rates are based on Gross Floor Area space ($/m2)\"",
    "services_covered": "Service Component rows in both Residential and Non-Residential rate tables",
    "exemptions": "Note (1): \"Charge excludes Wastewater, Stormwater and Water Distribution\"; Note (2): hospitals, universities, places of worship, not-for-profit; Note (3): \"Industrial development charges are administered through the Industrial Lands Community Improvement Plan\"",
    "payment_timing": "\"For development types subject to Site Plan or Zoning By-law Amendments, the DCs are calculated the day a complete application is received\" and \"For deferred development types (all residential and certain institutional) DCs are collected post first building permit issuance in accordance with section 26.1 of the Development Charges Act\"",
    "indexing_expiry": "\"Development Charges will be increasing by 4.2% for 2026\"; \"DC rates are subject to annual indexing using the Statistics Canada Quarterly, Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto\"; \"Development Charges By-law C.P.-1551-227 in force and effect January 1, 2021\"",
    "single_detached_charge": "\"2026 Development Charge Rates Effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026\" — Apartments with < 2 Bedrooms / >= 2 Bedrooms columns"
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   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/london/development-charges/2026-development-charges-rates/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges By-law C.P.-1551-227",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-10-27",
   "document_url": "https://london.ca/by-laws/development-charges-law-cp-1551-227",
   "summary": "City-wide DC by-law (consolidation, information only) with exemptions, industrial/institutional discounts and deferred instalments for rental housing.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Fire, Police, Transit, Roads and Related Services, Wastewater, Stormwater, Water Distribution, Waste Diversion, Library, Parks & Recreation",
    "exemptions": "Additional residential units, parking structures, farm buildings, temporary garden suites; industrial enlargement up to 50%; 50% institutional discount; outside Urban Growth Area excludes wastewater/water/storm components.",
    "payment_timing": "Paid on building permit issuance; deferred types in annual instalments from first occupation (20 years non-profit; 5 years rental/institutional).",
    "indexing_expiry": "Rates adjusted annually on Jan 1 from 2022 per Statistics Canada Index."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "s. 22(1)",
    "exemptions": "s. 35; s. 36; s. 37; s. 38",
    "payment_timing": "s. 5; s. 6",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 9(1)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/london/development-charges/development-charges-by-law-c-p-1551-227/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Parkland Dedication By-law CP-25",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-12-13",
   "document_url": "https://london.ca/by-laws/parkland-dedication-law-cp-25",
   "summary": "Requires land or cash in lieu of parkland as a condition of development; passed Dec 13, 2022, amended by CP-25-25001 (Nov 4, 2025).",
   "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": {
    "parkland_rate": "5% of land residential/other, 2% commercial, none industrial; payment in lieu per unit (Table 1): $3,250–$6,700 per detached unit by lot frontage; $1,400–$2,250 per multi-unit by density",
    "services_covered": "Parks and other public recreational purposes",
    "exemptions": "Industrial: no dedication/payment; previous conveyance/payment credited; hazard/constrained lands excluded if dedicated; no additional requirement unless density increases or use changes",
    "payment_timing": "Payment or satisfactory arrangements required before constructing a building; land value determined day before building permit (s. 2.2.4(4); s. 2.2.5)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "parkland_rate": "s. 2.1(1)-(5); s. 2.2.4(1)-(3)",
    "services_covered": "s. 1, 'Parkland'; Preamble",
    "exemptions": "s. 2.1(3); s. 2.1.3(4); s. 2.3.1",
    "payment_timing": "s. 2.2.4(4); s. 2.2.5"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/london/development-charges/bylaw-cp-25/",
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City by-laws index",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://london.ca/by-laws",
   "summary": "Index of London by-laws.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/london/zoning/by-laws-index/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/london/development-charges/"
}