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 "answer": "In the Township of Southgate, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Charges By-law No. 2022-154 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: $8,027 rural; $16,687 urban per single/semi-detached dwelling (Schedule A, in force Oct 6, 2022; 2022 base, indexed Jan 1). Charge per apartment unit: 2+ bedrooms: $5,128 rural / $10,661 urban; bachelor and 1 bedroom: $3,420 / $7,110 (Schedule A, 2022 base, indexed Jan 1). Non-residential charge: $1.96/sq.ft. rural; $6.01/sq.ft. urban of gross floor area (Schedule A, 2022 base, indexed Jan 1).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001761",
 "municipality": "Southgate",
 "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.southgate.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
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   "title": "Development Charges By-law No. 2022-154",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-10-05",
   "document_url": "https://www.southgate.ca/media/aerb05l1/by-law-2022-154-development-charges-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Township DC by-law passed October 5, 2022, in effect October 6, 2022, expires October 6, 2027; indexed each January 1. Schedule B (2022 base) single/semi: $8,027 rural, $16,687 urban (incl. water and wastewater). A 2026 background study is under way for a replacement by-law.",
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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": "2022-154",
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    "single_detached_charge": "$8,027 rural; $16,687 urban per single/semi-detached dwelling (Schedule A, in force Oct 6, 2022; 2022 base, indexed Jan 1)",
    "apartment_charge": "2+ bedrooms: $5,128 rural / $10,661 urban; bachelor and 1 bedroom: $3,420 / $7,110 (Schedule A, 2022 base, indexed Jan 1)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$1.96/sq.ft. rural; $6.01/sq.ft. urban of gross floor area (Schedule A, 2022 base, indexed Jan 1)",
    "services_covered": "Highway; fire protection; parks and recreation; library; growth-related studies; waste diversion; storm drainage and control; wastewater; water.",
    "exemptions": "Additional residential units; industrial enlargement ≤50%; farm buildings; places of worship/cemetery; hospitals; first 2,500 sq.ft. non-residential urban; temporary buildings; non-profit housing; redevelopment reduction.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable on building permit issuance; rental/institutional 6 annual installments from occupancy; non-profit housing 21 annual installments from first occupancy (ss. 3.12, 3.15, 3.16).",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually on Jan 1 per third-quarter prescribed index; expires 12:01 AM Oct 6, 2027 (ss. 5.1, 12.1)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "services_covered": "s. 2.1",
    "exemptions": "ss. 3.5–3.7, 3.11",
    "payment_timing": "ss. 3.12–3.16",
    "indexing_expiry": "ss. 5.1, 12.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/southgate/development-charges/bylaw-2022-154/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Southgate 2026 Development Charge Pamphlet",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/southgate-011-ca/media/u2clqrzc/sg-2026-development-charge-pamphlet-002.pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: Jan 1-Dec 31, 2026: single/semi-detached $10,657 rural, $22,147 urban; other multiples $6,658 rural, $13,838 urban; apartments 2+ bedrooms $6,811 rural, $14,155 urban.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Rural $10,657; Urban $22,147 per unit (effective January 1 to December 31, 2026)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartments - 2 bedroom+: Rural $6,811; Urban $14,155 per unit; Apartments - Bachelor and 1 bedroom: Rural $4,548; Urban $9,447 per unit (effective January 1 to December 31, 2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "ICI (per sq ft of Gross Floor Area): Rural $2.5996; Urban $7.9705 (effective January 1 to December 31, 2026)",
    "services_covered": "Services Related to a Highway; Fire Protection; Parks and Recreation; Library; Growth Studies; Waste Diversion; Stormwater; Wastewater; Water.",
    "exemptions": "Credit against development charges owing where buildings/structures demolished to permit redevelopment; eligibility restricted to demolitions within last five years.",
    "payment_timing": "Collected at same time building permit is issued; effective November 3, 2025, non-rental residential DCs payable at occupancy (or earlier if elected), before occupancy permit/first occupation; other non-residential at building permit issuance.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually on January 1st of each year, commencing in 2023, per Statistics Canada Quarterly 'Non-Residential Construction Price Statistics'; By-law 2022-154 remains in force until October 6, 2027."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Development Charge Rates (indexed)",
    "apartment_charge": "Development Charge Rates (indexed)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Development Charge Rates (indexed)",
    "services_covered": "Services Covered",
    "exemptions": "Redevelopment",
    "payment_timing": "Development Charge Collection",
    "indexing_expiry": "Indexing of Development Charges; Term of By-law"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/southgate/development-charges/southgate-2026-development-charge-pamphlet/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "County of Grey Development Charges",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.grey.ca/government/development-charges",
   "summary": "Grey County upper-tier DC page linked from Southgate (county DC applicability not confirmed on the document).",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/southgate/development-charges/county-of-grey-development-charges/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges (Southgate page)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.southgate.ca/municipal-services/planning-and-land-use/development-charges/",
   "summary": "Township DC page linking by-law 2022-154, the 2026 pamphlet and the 2026 background study.",
   "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,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ae328863675be10eeabf8fdbf29c1e23c09d5dfa5f39c3c348e0c25a4a8be6ae.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/southgate/development-charges/development-charges/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Southgate 2026 Development Charges Background Study",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "council_report",
   "status": "proposed",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/southgate-011-ca/media/kl4pyvha/township-of-southgate-2026-development-charges-background-study-final.pdf",
   "summary": "Background study for a new DC by-law; not yet passed as far as the site shows.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "8f846f51f398e68a24527e7624cfc6445c2ed39b8d321a09a2694b7abca3fb31",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/southgate/development-charges/southgate-2026-development-charges-background-study/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
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 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/southgate/development-charges/"
}