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 "answer": "In the Town of Pelham, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-law No. 3621(2015) - Parkland Dedication By-law and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-23. Charge per single-detached home: $28,236 per single/semi town-wide; $36,471 in Fenwick/Fonthill urban area incl. water & wastewater (2026 pamphlet, By-law 83-2024). Charge per apartment unit: $19,892 per 2+ bed apartment; $12,890 per studio/1-bed (town-wide, 2026 pamphlet); urban area studio/1-bed $16,649. Non-residential charge: $11.31 per sq.ft. GFA town-wide; $17.04 urban area incl. water & wastewater (2026 pamphlet).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001693",
 "municipality": "Pelham",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.pelham.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 3621(2015) - Parkland Dedication By-law",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-06-01",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/pelham-007-ca/media/jbynpo5m/3621-2015-parkland-dedication-by-law-re-formatted.pdf",
   "summary": "Pelham's Planning Act s.42 parkland by-law (enacted June 1, 2015): conveyance of 2% of land for commercial/industrial and 5% for all other development (or up to 1 ha per 300 units for residential), or cash-in-lieu based on appraised land value the day before building permit issuance.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "3621",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c65caabb234fc76da88f4db87e8b347ef2879341663e09a4696b9e0d65378861.pdf",
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   "facts": {
    "parkland_rate": "2% for commercial/industrial; 5% in all other cases; up to 1 hectare per 300 dwelling units",
    "services_covered": "park or other public recreational purposes",
    "exemptions": "Structural improvements/repairs not substantially increasing size/usability; vacant agricultural lands for agricultural buildings excluding residential; previous parkland conveyance/cash-in-lieu credited.",
    "payment_timing": "Cash-in-lieu prior to issuance of Building Permit; subdivision land dedication upon registration of Plan of Subdivision."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "parkland_rate": "s. 3.2",
    "services_covered": "s. 3.2",
    "exemptions": "s. 3.7; s. 4.1; s. 10.1",
    "payment_timing": "s. 4.1; s. 5.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/pelham/development-charges/bylaw-3621/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charge By-law No. 83-2024",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-12-04",
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/pelham-007-ca/media/msyfp4tu/83-2024-dc-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Pelham DC by-law passed Dec 4 2024; indexed each Jan 1 using Niagara Region index.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "8940f0d8520adc7e9c958320e2fd543332c18e5893da3477dc4ea09863303d71",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "83-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8940f0d8520adc7e9c958320e2fd543332c18e5893da3477dc4ea09863303d71.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Fire, facilities, vehicles/equipment, small equipment/gear, highways/roads, public works, parks/recreation, library, growth studies, water, wastewater.",
    "exemptions": "Board of Education, municipality/local board, hospital, place of worship, garden suite, farm help house/farm building, non-profit/affordable housing, additional residential units, industrial expansion, downtown 75% exemption.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable in full on first building permit; rental/institutional in six equal annual instalments from occupancy; Council may enter agreements.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually on January 1, 2025 and each January 1 thereafter per prescribed index; by-law expires December 31, 2034."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 3(6), 3(9), 4, 5",
    "payment_timing": "s. 13(1), 13(3), 13(5)",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 16, 17, 25"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/pelham/development-charges/bylaw-83-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charge By-law Pamphlet (2026)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/pelham-007-ca/media/hmwlyl40/2026-development-charges-pamphlet.pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: effective Jan 1 2026. Town-wide total $28,236 per single/semi-detached; $19,892 apartment 2+ bedrooms; $12,890 studio/1-bed; $21,165 multiples; $11.31 per sq ft non-residential. Niagara Region charges separate.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "8d570e44dde1889b54566d6ec96eb7b0545b0fdb5f9b51f391ed165c8465216c",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8d570e44dde1889b54566d6ec96eb7b0545b0fdb5f9b51f391ed165c8465216c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$28,236 per single/semi town-wide; $36,471 in Fenwick/Fonthill urban area incl. water & wastewater (2026 pamphlet, By-law 83-2024)",
    "apartment_charge": "$19,892 per 2+ bed apartment; $12,890 per studio/1-bed (town-wide, 2026 pamphlet); urban area studio/1-bed $16,649",
    "non_residential_charge": "$11.31 per sq.ft. GFA town-wide; $17.04 urban area incl. water & wastewater (2026 pamphlet)",
    "services_covered": "Highway; public works (facilities and fleet); parks and recreation; growth studies; wastewater; water.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable and collected where development requires a building permit (among other triggers).",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually as of January 1 without amendment, per prescribed index; Town uses Regional Municipality of Niagara index rate."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Total Town Wide Services; Total Urban Area",
    "apartment_charge": "Total Town Wide Services",
    "non_residential_charge": "Total Town Wide Services; Total Urban Area",
    "services_covered": "Schedule of Town-Wide Development Charges; Schedule of Water & Sanitary Sewer Services",
    "payment_timing": "Development Charge Rules",
    "indexing_expiry": "Schedule of Town-Wide Development Charges"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/pelham/development-charges/development-charge-by-law-pamphlet/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/pelham/development-charges/"
}