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 "answer": "In the Township of Perth East, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-law Number 59-2021 - Development Charges By-law and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: $12,679 per unit (Urban Services; Jan 1 2026). Charge per apartment unit: $6,487 per unit (Urban Services; Jan 1 2026). Non-residential charge: $53.77 per sq.m. (Urban Services; Jan 1 2026).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001699",
 "municipality": "Perth East",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "http://www.pertheast.on.ca/",
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   "title": "By-law Number 59-2021 - Development Charges By-law",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-11-02",
   "document_url": "https://www.pertheast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/with-updated-2026-rates-59-2021-Development-Charges-By-law-Unsigned.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Perth East DC by-law 59-2021 (passed Nov 2, 2021; expires Nov 4, 2026), with rural municipal-wide and urban water/wastewater charges, indexed annually. 2026 rates: $8,514 per single rural; $12,679 per single with urban services.",
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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": "59-2021",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Fire, library, parks and recreation, development-related studies, public works, roads and related, water, wastewater.",
    "exemptions": "Additional residential units/enlargements; industrial expansion up to 50%; places of worship, cemeteries, public hospitals, temporary buildings, bona fide farm uses, accessory buildings; redevelopment credits.",
    "payment_timing": "Calculated and payable at first building permit; permit not issued until paid; agreement may defer; if no permit, at approval.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually commencing Jan 1 2023 per prescribed index; expires 12:01 AM Nov 4, 2026."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "s. 2.1; Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 3.5; s. 3.6; s. 3.7; s. 3.10",
    "payment_timing": "s. 5.2; s. 5.3; s. 5.4; s. 5.5",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 10.1; s. 15.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/perth-east/development-charges/bylaw-59-2021/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges Pamphlet, effective January 1, 2026",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.pertheast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Perth-East_DC-Pamphlet_January-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: effective 2026-01-01. Urban services total: $12,679 single/detached, $8,649 multiples, $6,487 apartments, $53.77/sq.m non-residential; rural municipal-wide $8,514 single.",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$12,679 per unit (Urban Services; Jan 1 2026)",
    "apartment_charge": "$6,487 per unit (Urban Services; Jan 1 2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$53.77 per sq.m. (Urban Services; Jan 1 2026)",
    "services_covered": "Fire Services; Library Services; Parks & Recreation; Development-Related Studies; Services Related to a Highway: Public Works; Roads & Related; Water Services; Wastewater Services",
    "exemptions": "Exemptions under the Development Charge Act, 1997 and By-law 2021-59; complete list in by-law",
    "payment_timing": "Payable before building permit issuance; deferral possible subject to municipal policy",
    "indexing_expiry": "Indexed annually without amendment per most recent annual change in Statistics Canada Quarterly Construction Price Statistics (catalogue number 62-007)"
   },
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    "single_detached_charge": "DEVELOPMENT CHARGE RATES",
    "apartment_charge": "DEVELOPMENT CHARGE RATES",
    "non_residential_charge": "DEVELOPMENT CHARGE RATES",
    "services_covered": "SERVICES INCLUDED",
    "exemptions": "EXEMPTIONS & INCENTIVES",
    "payment_timing": "TIMING AND CALCULATION OF PAYMENT",
    "indexing_expiry": "INDEXING OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/perth-east/development-charges/development-charges-pamphlet-effective-january-1-2026/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges Background Study (Hemson, 2025)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "council_report",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.pertheast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/HEMSON_Perth-East-Development-Charges-Background-Study.pdf",
   "summary": "Background study for DC by-law renewal.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Perth East Development Charges page",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.pertheast.ca/municipal-services/planning/development-charges/",
   "summary": "Township DC explainer linking by-law, pamphlet and 2025 Hemson background study.",
   "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/perth-east/development-charges/"
}