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 "answer": "In the City of Thorold, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by 2026 Schedule of Development Charges (Schedule B, By-law 41-2024 as revised by 90-2024) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: $22,376 per unit city-wide; $27,219 with urban water/wastewater (January 1, 2026); Rolling Meadows area adds $227. Charge per apartment unit: 2+ bedrooms: $14,607 city-wide / $17,768 with urban services; bachelor/1-bed: $9,466 / $11,514 (January 1, 2026). Non-residential charge: Commercial/institutional $9.69/sq.ft. city-wide, $12.65 with urban services; industrial $4.31 / $5.64 per sq.ft. GFA (January 1, 2026).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001793",
 "municipality": "Thorold",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "https://www.thorold.ca/en/index.aspx",
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   "title": "2026 Schedule of Development Charges (Schedule B, By-law 41-2024 as revised by 90-2024)",
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   "summary": "2026 schedule, indexed Jan 1, 2026 (+4.21%): city-wide $22,376 per single/semi; $15,601 other multiples; $14,607 apartment 2+ bed; $9,466 bachelor/1-bed; $7,910 special care unit; $9.69/ft2 commercial/institutional, $4.31/ft2 industrial. City-wide plus urban (water/wastewater) single $27,219.",
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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": "41-2024",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$22,376 per unit city-wide; $27,219 with urban water/wastewater (January 1, 2026); Rolling Meadows area adds $227",
    "apartment_charge": "2+ bedrooms: $14,607 city-wide / $17,768 with urban services; bachelor/1-bed: $9,466 / $11,514 (January 1, 2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial/institutional $9.69/sq.ft. city-wide, $12.65 with urban services; industrial $4.31 / $5.64 per sq.ft. GFA (January 1, 2026)",
    "services_covered": "Highway, fire protection, parks and recreation, library, administration (growth studies), wastewater, water, and Rolling Meadows wastewater",
    "indexing_expiry": "Indexed 4.21% on January 1, 2026"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Total Area Specific + City-Wide + Urban Area",
    "apartment_charge": "Total Area Specific + City-Wide + Urban Area",
    "non_residential_charge": "Total Area Specific + City-Wide + Urban Area",
    "services_covered": "City Wide Services; Urban Services; Area Specific Services",
    "indexing_expiry": "January 1, 2026 4.21%"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/thorold/development-charges/bylaw-41-2024/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Thorold Development Charges By-law 41-2024",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/thorold-ca/media/vbbexxeu/by-law-41-2024-development-charges.pdf",
   "summary": "City-wide and urban-area (water/wastewater) development charges under the Development Charges Act, 1997; indexed annually. See 2026 schedule for current amounts.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$25,042 per unit (Schedule B Grand Total Municipal Wide + Urban Services; by-law effective June 3, 2024); Rolling Meadows area-specific adds $211 per unit (Schedule C)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartments - 2 Bedrooms +: $16,348 per unit; Apartments - Bachelor and 1 Bedroom: $10,594 per unit (Schedule B Grand Total Municipal Wide + Urban Services); Rolling Meadows adds $138 and $89 respectively (Schedule C)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Commercial/Institutional: $11.61 per sq.ft.; Industrial: $5.19 per sq.ft. (Schedule B Grand Total Municipal Wide + Urban Services); Rolling Meadows adds $0.13 and $0.05 per sq.ft. respectively (Schedule C)",
    "services_covered": "Library; fire protection; parks and recreation; highway-related services; water; wastewater; Rolling Meadows wastewater",
    "exemptions": "Additional residential units; affordable/attainable and non-profit housing; hospitals, municipal, worship, school, college/university uses; agricultural; temporary; industrial expansion; brownfields; rental housing reductions",
    "payment_timing": "Payable on first building permit issuance; rental housing and institutional developments in six equal annual instalments from occupancy; City may agree to before/after payment",
    "indexing_expiry": "Indexed annually on Jan 1, commencing Jan 1, 2025; expires 10 years after coming into force (June 3, 2024)"
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   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule B; Schedule C",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule B; Schedule C",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule B; Schedule C",
    "services_covered": "s. 5(a)-(g)",
    "exemptions": "ss. 19-26",
    "payment_timing": "s. 17(2)-(4)",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 16; s. 31"
   },
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   "title": "By-law 90-2024 amending DC By-law 41-2024",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/thorold-ca/media/cyzd2l3w/by-law-90-2024-a-by-law-to-amend-by-law-41-2024-being-a-by-law-to-establish-development-charges.pdf",
   "summary": "Amendment to DC By-law 41-2024 (Schedule B as revised by 90-2024).",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "document_number": "90-2024",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "City of Thorold Development Charges page",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.thorold.ca/building-business-development/planning-and-development/development-charges/",
   "summary": "Official DC page with 2026 schedule, pamphlet, Brock Business Park area rates, deferral letters, background studies and 2019 By-law 46-2019.",
   "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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   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/thorold/development-charges/city-of-thorold-development-charges-page/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/thorold/development-charges/"
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