{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Charges (current 2026 rates), verified 2026-10-26. Charge per single-detached home: Urban: $35,509 per unit; Rural: $17,705 per unit (2026). Charge per apartment unit: Urban: 2+ bedrooms $26,138/unit; Bachelor and 1 bedroom $25,984/unit; Rural: 2+ bedrooms $13,031/unit; Bachelor and 1 bedroom $12,956/unit (2026). Non-residential charge: $5.87 per sq ft GFA municipal-wide (2026); urban areas add $0.37 police and $13.78 water/wastewater per sq ft.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001711",
 "municipality": "Port Hope",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.porthope.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges (current 2026 rates)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.porthope.ca/en/business-and-development/development-charges.aspx",
   "summary": "2026 urban charges (By-law 68-2024): $35,509 per single/semi; $26,138 per apartment (2+ bedrooms); $25,984 bachelor/1 bed; $20,866 other multiples. Rural: $17,705 per single/semi. Non-residential: $5.87/sq ft municipal-wide plus $0.37 police and $13.78 urban water/wastewater. Paid at building permit issuance.",
   "notes": "rates page: 2026 rates; the by-law text itself (number) is not linked on the page",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "f86561ca818dfcea240811e9fbf8c06f6f0872a877997375d2e2c74420c02dfb",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f86561ca818dfcea240811e9fbf8c06f6f0872a877997375d2e2c74420c02dfb.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Urban: $35,509 per unit; Rural: $17,705 per unit (2026)",
    "apartment_charge": "Urban: 2+ bedrooms $26,138/unit; Bachelor and 1 bedroom $25,984/unit; Rural: 2+ bedrooms $13,031/unit; Bachelor and 1 bedroom $12,956/unit (2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$5.87 per sq ft GFA municipal-wide (2026); urban areas add $0.37 police and $13.78 water/wastewater per sq ft",
    "services_covered": "Highway services, fire protection, parks and recreation, library, by-law enforcement, growth-related studies, police, wastewater, water",
    "payment_timing": "on the date a building permit is issued for a new development project",
    "indexing_expiry": "By-law 68-2024 - Development Charges (no indexing rule stated in document)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "\"Grand Total Urban Area\" / \"Grand Total Rural Area\" 2026 tables",
    "apartment_charge": "\"Grand Total Urban Area\" / \"Grand Total Rural Area\" 2026 tables",
    "non_residential_charge": "\"Grand Total Urban Area\" / \"Grand Total Rural Area\" 2026 tables",
    "services_covered": "\"includes policing, transit, water and wastewater services\"",
    "payment_timing": "\"You will pay all development charges on the date a building permit is issued\"",
    "indexing_expiry": "\"By-law 68-2024 - Development Charges\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/port-hope/development-charges/development-charges/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "2024 Development Charges Background Study - Port Hope",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.porthope.ca/en/business-and-development/resources/Development%20Charges/2024%20DC%20Background%20Study%20-%20Port%20Hope.pdf",
   "summary": "Background study supporting the current Port Hope development charges by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "1b8ec4d64ec8c9c34e55fffa2fd0d330c6752c94c8a7b4a8fe04b9fb6d22df07",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1b8ec4d64ec8c9c34e55fffa2fd0d330c6752c94c8a7b4a8fe04b9fb6d22df07.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/port-hope/development-charges/2024-development-charges-background-study-port-hope/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/port-hope/development-charges/"
}