{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Meaford, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-law 2024-48, Being a by-law to establish Development Charges for the Municipality of Meaford and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. Charge per single-detached home: $45,094 per unit serviced (incl. system-wide water & sewer); $15,923 municipal-wide only (Schedule B, 2024 base, indexed). Non-residential charge: Other non-residential $287.24/m² serviced ($65.48 municipal-wide only); industrial $150.39/m² serviced ($39.50) (Schedule B, 2024 base). Indexing and expiry: Indexed annually commencing January 1, 2025 per Statistics Canada Quarterly Non-residential Construction Price Index; expires five years after coming into force.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001632",
 "municipality": "Meaford",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.meaford.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 2024-48, Being a by-law to establish Development Charges for the Municipality of Meaford",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-10-07",
   "document_url": "https://www.meaford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/by-law-2024-48-to-establish-development-charges-for-the-municipality-of-meaford.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipality-wide DC by-law under the Development Charges Act, 1997; replaces prior by-law. Rates are in its schedules and indexed annually; see the Jan 2026 booklet.",
   "notes": "Adoption date not read from document (2024 background study, notice of passing posted).",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "cfd86e732f0b81a6510b6932d576b19659cbe5a1c3b33d060433a381c9d75a73",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2024-48",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cfd86e732f0b81a6510b6932d576b19659cbe5a1c3b33d060433a381c9d75a73.pdf",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$45,094 per unit serviced (incl. system-wide water & sewer); $15,923 municipal-wide only (Schedule B, 2024 base, indexed)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Other non-residential $287.24/m² serviced ($65.48 municipal-wide only); industrial $150.39/m² serviced ($39.50) (Schedule B, 2024 base)",
    "services_covered": "Public Library; Fire Protection Services; Parks and Recreation; Highway: Public Works; Development-Related Studies; Highway: Roads and Related; System-Wide Water; System-Wide Sewer; Stormwater Drainage and Control",
    "exemptions": "Additional dwelling units; industrial enlargement (50 per cent or less zero; more than 50 per cent on excess); municipal, education, hospital, church, agricultural uses; temporary buildings; redevelopment credits",
    "payment_timing": "Payable in full from date by-law comes into force; building permit not issued until paid in full; subdivision/consent agreement payable immediately upon entering; agreements may provide before/after payment",
    "indexing_expiry": "Indexed annually commencing January 1, 2025 per Statistics Canada Quarterly Non-residential Construction Price Index; expires five years after coming into force"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "services_covered": "s. 4.3",
    "exemptions": "ss. 11-15",
    "payment_timing": "ss. 9.1, 9.3-9.5",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 8; s. 21"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/meaford/development-charges/bylaw-2024-48/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges booklet (January 2026)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.meaford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/development-charges-booklet-jan-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: January 2026 booklet. Per single/semi-detached unit components include system-wide sewer $20,723, system-wide water $9,673, roads $6,436, stormwater $2,989 (OCR); payable on above-grade building permit issuance.",
   "notes": "rates page: Jan 2026. Image PDF read by OCR; totals not confirmed.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "b3c42bd96066e21021f8070cade88b10ec3d62b78438d10c2c5305d65c397c3b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b3c42bd96066e21021f8070cade88b10ec3d62b78438d10c2c5305d65c397c3b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$46,987 total serviced charge; $16,591 total unserviced charge per single and semi-detached unit (updated January 1, 2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Other non-residential: $298.30/sq.m serviced ($67.23 unserviced); industrial: $155.71/sq.m serviced ($40.16 unserviced) (updated January 1, 2026)",
    "services_covered": "Fire protection, public library, development-related studies, parks and recreation, services related to highways (roads/public works), stormwater, water and wastewater",
    "exemptions": "City/local board; Board of Education; additional dwelling unit under Act s.2(3)(b); public hospital; temporary structures ≤8 months; accessory uses ≤10 m²",
    "payment_timing": "Calculated, payable and collected on the date an above-grade building permit is issued; no permit issued until paid in full",
    "indexing_expiry": "Annual indexing beginning Jan 1, 2025 and each Jan 1 thereafter based on Statistics Canada Quarterly Non-residential Construction Price Index; no amendment required"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "TOTAL UNSERVICED CHARGE $16,591; TOTAL SERVICED CHARGE $46,987; updated January 1, 2026",
    "non_residential_charge": "TOTAL UNSERVICED CHARGE $67.23 $40.16; TOTAL SERVICED CHARGE $298.30 $155.71",
    "services_covered": "Services Included",
    "exemptions": "Exemptions",
    "payment_timing": "When Are Development Charges Payable?",
    "indexing_expiry": "Section 8 of the By-law"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/meaford/development-charges/development-charges-booklet/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges Background Study (Hemson, 17 July 2024)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "council_report",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.meaford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hemson-consulting-meaford-dc-background-study-17-july-2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Background study supporting By-law 2024-48.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "5e0668be876d9cb2d1b5fd7ddc4e603fdda61735bff6fe904dad708d082218e3",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5e0668be876d9cb2d1b5fd7ddc4e603fdda61735bff6fe904dad708d082218e3.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/meaford/development-charges/development-charges-background-study/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Grey County Development Charges",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.grey.ca/development-charges",
   "summary": "Upper-tier Grey County development charges page (linked from Meaford's page); County DCs apply in addition to Meaford's.",
   "notes": "Upper-tier link only; page not opened.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "472d6b5a3ea201c653bbabc125b51a103a71eae869ffd6d8ac5c93a4fc001f64",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/472d6b5a3ea201c653bbabc125b51a103a71eae869ffd6d8ac5c93a4fc001f64.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/meaford/development-charges/grey-county-development-charges/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/meaford/development-charges/"
}