{
 "answer": "In the Township of Puslinch, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-law 006-2018 Parkland Dedication and Cash-in-lieu and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-23. Charge per single-detached home: $8,238 per unit. Charge per apartment unit: $4,984 per unit (2+ bedrooms); $3,640 per unit (bachelor/1 bedroom). Non-residential charge: $1.62 per sq.ft. of gross floor area.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001717",
 "municipality": "Puslinch",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.puslinch.ca/en/index.asp",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 006-2018 Parkland Dedication and Cash-in-lieu",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2018-01-24",
   "document_url": "https://puslinch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BL2018-006-Final-Proposed-Parkland-Dedication-and-Cash-in-lieu-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Parkland dedication by-law passed Jan 24, 2018: 5% of land (residential/institutional) or 2% (commercial/industrial), or cash-in-lieu at appraised value; residential consents may pay a fixed $13,500 instead of an appraisal.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "90b6294b8202a3d2c7b31488648314aaafc5e94239673f2bd5557053ae603c8e",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "006-2018",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/90b6294b8202a3d2c7b31488648314aaafc5e94239673f2bd5557053ae603c8e.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "parkland_rate": "5% of Net Area of the Lands for residential/institutional; 2% for commercial/industrial; mixed-use prorated by Building Floor Area",
    "services_covered": "public park or other public recreational purposes",
    "exemptions": "Public Use; residential addition/alteration with no increase in dwelling units; enlargement by not more than 50% or 230 m2, whichever is less",
    "payment_timing": "For a subdivision, condominium, consent, site plan or building permit, cash-in-lieu of parkland shall be paid prior to the issuance of a building permit"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "parkland_rate": "s. 3(a), (b), (c)",
    "services_covered": "s. 3",
    "exemptions": "s. 13(a)-(c)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 10"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/puslinch/development-charges/bylaw-006-2018/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law Number 053-2024 Development Charges By-law",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-09-03",
   "document_url": "https://puslinch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/BL2024-053-2024-Development-Charges-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Township DC by-law passed Sept 3, 2024 (expires Sept 3, 2034), indexed each January 1. 2024 rates: $8,238 single/semi; $6,484 other multiples; $4,984 apartment 2+ bedrooms; $3,640 apartment 1 bedroom or less; $1.62/sq ft non-residential.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "0dac9afeadf493a87e71f61278ed54a8c27859f6e4972dbb56f98fbd0ca8b87b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "053-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0dac9afeadf493a87e71f61278ed54a8c27859f6e4972dbb56f98fbd0ca8b87b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$8,238 per unit",
    "apartment_charge": "$4,984 per unit (2+ bedrooms); $3,640 per unit (bachelor/1 bedroom)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$1.62 per sq.ft. of gross floor area",
    "services_covered": "Services Related to a Highway; Fire Protection Services; Parks and Recreation Services; Provincial Offences Act, including By-law Enforcement; Growth-Related Studies.",
    "exemptions": "Additional residential units; industrial enlargement ≤50%; farm buildings; accessory/home business; non-profit institutional; non-profit/affordable/attainable housing; temporary use; rental housing bedroom reductions.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable at first building permit; highway component at subdivision/consent agreement; rental/institutional in six annual installments from occupancy; Council agreements may defer.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually on Jan 1 per prescribed index; expires Sept 3, 2034 unless repealed."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "services_covered": "s. 2.1; s. 2.2",
    "exemptions": "s. 3.5; s. 3.8.1; s. 3.10; s. 3.24",
    "payment_timing": "s. 3.15–3.17; s. 3.21",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 5.1; s. 10.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/puslinch/development-charges/bylaw-053-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charge Information Pamphlet 2026",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://puslinch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Development-Charge-Information-Pamphlet-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "2026 (effective Jan 1): $8,868 per single/semi-detached; $5,364 apartment 2+ bedrooms; $3,918 apartment 1 bedroom or less; $6,979 other multiples; $1.74 non-residential. Payable at building permit.",
   "notes": "rates page: January 1, 2026; pamphlet mis-cites by-law as 067-2024",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "8c50a765896098ae421e1ebaf9e2056ee06dded48126dbccb2a5f1f57fe1977f",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8c50a765896098ae421e1ebaf9e2056ee06dded48126dbccb2a5f1f57fe1977f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$8,868 per unit (effective Jan 1, 2026)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartments (1 bedroom or less): $3,918 per unit; Apartments (2 or more bedrooms): $5,364 per unit (Jan 1, 2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$1.74 per sq. ft. of gross floor area (Jan 1, 2026)",
    "services_covered": "Services Related to a Highway; Fire Protection Services; Parks and Recreation Services; Provincial Offences Act including By-law Enforcement; Growth-Related Studies",
    "exemptions": "Demolition credit for redevelopment; credit restricted to demolitions within five years of the redevelopment of the property",
    "payment_timing": "Payable in full upon issuance of a building permit; unpaid charges added to tax roll",
    "indexing_expiry": "Automatically adjusted annually on January 1st per Statistics Canada 'Non-Residential Building Construction Price Indexes'; By-law 067-2024 in force until January 1, 2034"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "apartment_charge": "\"Apartments (1 bedroom or less) $3,918\" and \"Apartments (2 or more bedrooms) $5,364\" — rate table, \"effective January 1, 2026\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "\"Non-Residential $1.74\" — non-residential rate table, \"Rate (per sq. ft. of gross floor area)\"",
    "services_covered": "\"SERVICES COVERED\" section listing Township-Wide Services and Township-Wide Class of Services",
    "exemptions": "\"REDEVELOPMENT\" section: \"credit will be provided against development charges owing where buildings or structures have been demolished\" and \"restricted to demolitions that occur within five years\"",
    "payment_timing": "\"The development charge is payable in full upon issuance of a building permit\" and \"UNPAID CHARGES TO BE ADDED TO TAX ROLL\" section",
    "indexing_expiry": "\"INDEXING OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGES\": \"automatically adjusted annually on January 1st\" per Statistics Canada index; \"TERM OF BY-LAWS\": \"By-law 067-2024 will remain in force until January 1, 2034\"",
    "single_detached_charge": "\"Apartments (1 bedroom or less) $3,918\" and \"Apartments (2 or more bedrooms) $5,364\" — rate table, \"effective January 1, 2026\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/puslinch/development-charges/development-charge-information-pamphlet-2026/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/puslinch/development-charges/"
}