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 "answer": "The City of St. Thomas, Ontario has 6 adopted bylaws on file: By-law 81-2015 (City Wide) - Development Charges; By-law 82-2015 (South Block) - Development Charges; By-law 83-2015 (Lands of Dalewood) - Development Charges; By-law 93-2025 - Amend By-law 189-2002 (Treasury Fees); By-law 94-2025 - Impose and Consolidate Environmental and Infrastructure Fees and Charges; By-law No. 125-2025 - Planning Fees (tariff of fees for planning applications), verified 2026-08-23.",
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 "municipality": "St. Thomas",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fees_rates",
 "label": "Fees & rates",
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 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
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   "summary": "Imposes development charges city-wide on new development in St. Thomas to fund growth-related infrastructure, under the Development Charges Act. Title/naming convention indicates DC bylaw; PDF is a scanned image without extractable text so wording not independently verified.",
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   "summary": "Imposes area-specific development charges on new development within the South Block area of St. Thomas. Title/naming convention indicates DC bylaw; scanned PDF, wording not independently verified.",
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   "summary": "Imposes area-specific development charges on new development within the Lands of Dalewood area of St. Thomas. Title/naming convention indicates DC bylaw; scanned PDF, wording not independently verified.",
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   "title": "By-law 93-2025 - Amend By-law 189-2002 (Treasury Fees)",
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   "document_url": "https://www.stthomas.ca/UserFiles/Servers/Server_12189721/File/City%20Hall/Treasury%20Department/By-law%2093-2025%20Amend%20189-2002%20Treasury%20Fees.pdf",
   "summary": "Amends the City's consolidated Treasury Department fee schedule (By-law 189-2002), the general schedule of municipal fees and charges administered by Treasury.",
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   "summary": "Imposes and consolidates the fee schedule for the City's environmental and infrastructure services (water, wastewater, stormwater-related charges).",
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   "title": "By-law No. 125-2025 - Planning Fees (tariff of fees for planning applications)",
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   "summary": "Sets the schedule of fees charged for planning applications in St. Thomas (zoning amendments, site plan control, subdivision/consent, minor variance), effective Jan 1, 2026.",
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