{
 "answer": "In the City of Owen Sound, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Charges By-law No. 2023-106, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: $16,221 per unit city-wide; Sydenham Heights adds $1,456 (By-law 2023-106 rates as enacted Oct 2023; indexed annually). Charge per apartment unit: $9,732 per apartment city-wide; Sydenham Heights adds $874 (By-law 2023-106 rates as enacted Oct 2023; indexed annually). Non-residential charge: $52.48 per sq m city-wide; Sydenham Heights adds $15.32 (By-law 2023-106 rates as enacted Oct 2023; indexed annually).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001688",
 "municipality": "Owen Sound",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "http://www.owensound.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges By-law No. 2023-106",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/owensound-005-ca/media/tisdfkbv/2023-106-development-charges-by-law-r2020-112-sbylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Imposes development charges on new development within the City to fund growth-related infrastructure.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "57a99bf38142bc4147563f5d5bc5dc86fa3ce4ccee09191fc42e44a45c0092f8",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2023-10-23",
   "document_number": "2023-106",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/57a99bf38142bc4147563f5d5bc5dc86fa3ce4ccee09191fc42e44a45c0092f8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$16,221 per unit city-wide; Sydenham Heights adds $1,456 (By-law 2023-106 rates as enacted Oct 2023; indexed annually)",
    "apartment_charge": "$9,732 per apartment city-wide; Sydenham Heights adds $874 (By-law 2023-106 rates as enacted Oct 2023; indexed annually)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$52.48 per sq m city-wide; Sydenham Heights adds $15.32 (By-law 2023-106 rates as enacted Oct 2023; indexed annually)",
    "services_covered": "Library, fire protection, police, indoor/outdoor recreation, transit, waste collection, roads, stormwater drainage, wastewater, water services",
    "exemptions": "Industrial buildings; non-profit housing; additional residential units; GFA enlargement ≤50%; rental housing (reductions 15–25%); places of worship; temporary buildings; agricultural accessory structures",
    "payment_timing": "Payable in full at first building permit issuance; deferral plans available under s. 26(1) of the Act with possible interest up to prescribed maximum rate"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\" - City-Wide Development Charges; Schedule \"C\" - Area Specific Development Charges",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"B\" - City-Wide Development Charges; Schedule \"C\" - Area Specific Development Charges",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\" - City-Wide Development Charges; Schedule \"C\" - Area Specific Development Charges",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\" - Designated Municipal Services under this By-law",
    "exemptions": "s. 11(a)–(d); s. 12(a)–(c); s. 13; s. 16(a)–(f)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 22; s. 24"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/owen-sound/development-charges/bylaw-2023-106/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/owen-sound/development-charges/"
}