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 "answer": "In the Municipality of North Perth, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by 2026 Development Charges information sheet (By-laws 53-2024 & 74-2024) and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-23. Charge per single-detached home: $23,724 per dwelling unit (Municipal Wide Total, Jan 1–Dec 31 2026); additional Urban Area-Specific and NEMP Area-Specific charges may apply. Non-residential charge: $48.44/m² (Municipal Wide Total, Jan 1–Dec 31 2026); Non-Residential NEMP Area-Specific Total: $159.43/m²; based on Gross Floor Area. Exemptions: Municipality, County of Perth or local board; board of education; place of worship; public hospitals; full list per Development Charges Act and by-law.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001671",
 "municipality": "North Perth",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.northperth.ca/",
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   "title": "2026 Development Charges information sheet (By-laws 53-2024 & 74-2024)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/northperth-003-ca/media/tylhg3t5/development-charges-information-sheets.pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: 2026. 2026: municipal-wide total $23,724 per single/semi-detached; $13,699 per apartment 2+ bedrooms; $9,184 apartment 1 bedroom or less; urban water $2,392 and wastewater $6,428 extra per single where available. Effective Jan 1-Dec 31 2026.",
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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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   "document_number": "53-2024",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$23,724 per dwelling unit (Municipal Wide Total, Jan 1–Dec 31 2026); additional Urban Area-Specific and NEMP Area-Specific charges may apply",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartments with 2+ bedrooms: $13,699/unit; Apartments with 1 & less bedrooms: $9,184/unit (Municipal Wide Total, Jan 1–Dec 31 2026); additional area-specific and utility charges may apply",
    "non_residential_charge": "$48.44/m² (Municipal Wide Total, Jan 1–Dec 31 2026); Non-Residential NEMP Area-Specific Total: $159.43/m²; based on Gross Floor Area",
    "services_covered": "Library, Parks & Rec, Child Care Services, Administration, Fire Protection, Police, Public Works, Roads & Related, Stormwater, Water, Wastewater Services",
    "exemptions": "Municipality, County of Perth or local board; board of education; place of worship; public hospitals; full list per Development Charges Act and by-law",
    "payment_timing": "All residential and certain institutional: collected post first building permit issuance per s. 26.1 of the Development Charges Act. All other types: collected on date first building permit is issued. For Site Plan/Zoning By-law amendment developments: DCs calculated at complete application receipt, frozen for up to 18 months from approval; lower of frozen rate or current rate applies if permit issued within frozen period",
    "indexing_expiry": "Indexed annually commencing January 1, 2025 without amendment to the by-laws, in accordance with the prescribed index in the Act; no expiry date stated"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "\"Effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026\" / \"Municipal Wide Total\" row, Residential 2026 DC Rates table",
    "apartment_charge": "\"Effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026\" / \"Municipal Wide Total\" row, Residential 2026 DC Rates table",
    "non_residential_charge": "\"Effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026\" / \"Municipal Wide Total\" and \"Area Specific Total\" rows, Non-Residential 2026 DC Rates table; \"Non-Residential development charge rates are based on Gross Floor Area space ($/m2)\"",
    "services_covered": "Component column headings, Residential and Non-Residential 2026 DC Rates tables",
    "exemptions": "\"Exemptions provided in the By-law and/or the Act include:\" — Exemptions and Incentives section",
    "payment_timing": "\"DCs are collected post first building permit issuance in accordance with section 26.1 of the Development Charges Act\" / \"DCs are calculated on the date the first building permit is issued\" / \"frozen from the date of application approval for a period of up to eighteen months\"",
    "indexing_expiry": "\"indexed annually commencing January 1, 2025, without amendment to the by-laws, in accordance with the prescribed index in the Act\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-perth/development-charges/bylaw-53-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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   "title": "Development Charges By-law No. 53-2024 (North East Master Plan Area)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-08-26",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/northperth-003-ca/media/k5clmuii/53-2024-development-charges-for-the-north-east-master-plan-area.pdf",
   "summary": "Area-specific DC by-law for the North East Master Plan Area, passed Aug 26, 2024 (expires 2034), charged on top of municipal-wide DCs. 2026 rate: $26,648 per single/semi-detached; $159.43/m2 non-residential.",
   "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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   "document_number": "53-2024",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Northeast Master Plan Area: water services, wastewater services, storm water drainage and control, and services related to a highway.",
    "exemptions": "Additional residential units; affordable/non-profit housing; industrial expansion; agricultural uses/farm buildings; places of worship/cemeteries; public hospitals; temporary buildings; wind turbines; rental housing bedroom-based reductions.",
    "payment_timing": "Calculated, payable, and collected upon issuance of a building permit; agreements may provide for payment before or after.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually commencing Jan 1, 2025 per prescribed index; expires Aug 26, 2034 unless repealed earlier."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "s. 2.1",
    "exemptions": "ss. 3.5–3.7; s. 3.10",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3.12; s. 3.14",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 5.1; s. 10.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-perth/development-charges/plan-53-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges By-law No. 74-2024 (Municipality of North Perth)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-08-26",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/northperth-003-ca/media/ysgluhd0/74-2024-development-charges-for-the-municipality-of-north-perth.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipal-wide DC by-law repealing 78-2019; confirmed North Perth text. Rates indexed annually (see 2026 information sheet).",
   "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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   "document_number": "74-2024",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-perth/development-charges/bylaw-74-2024/",
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "DC Background Study (Hemson, Oct 2024)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "council_report",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/northperth-003-ca/media/yufhltvd/hemson-dc-background-study-north-perth-31oct24.pdf",
   "summary": "Background study supporting the 2024 DC by-laws.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "8991829d8710d31506edd606875c8b8bfef5646e68d7b90d8a62fb42120a79c3",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8991829d8710d31506edd606875c8b8bfef5646e68d7b90d8a62fb42120a79c3.pdf",
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   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/north-perth/development-charges/dc-background-study/",
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  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "North Perth Development Charges page",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.northperth.ca/business-development/planning-development-and-zoning/development-charges/",
   "summary": "Municipality's DC page pointing to by-laws, background study and information sheets.",
   "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/north-perth/development-charges/"
}