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 "answer": "In the Municipality of Trent Hills, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Charges By-law No. 2024-023 (Highway Services and Growth Related Studies), office consolidation Nov 15, 2024 and 4 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: $1,619 per single/semi unit (highway services and growth studies only; effective Feb 20, 2024). Charge per apartment unit: $1,070 (2+ bedrooms); $859 (bachelor/1 bedroom) per unit (highway services and growth studies only; Feb 20, 2024). Non-residential charge: $8.67 per sq.m GFA (highway $7.67 + studies $1.00; Feb 20, 2024); $1,618.86 per wind turbine or per 500 kW solar.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001799",
 "municipality": "Trent Hills",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "http://www.trenthills.ca/",
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   "title": "Development Charges By-law No. 2024-023 (Highway Services and Growth Related Studies), office consolidation Nov 15, 2024",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://trenthills.civicweb.net/document/179227",
   "summary": "Municipal-wide DC by-law for highway services and growth studies, effective Feb 20, 2024; amended by By-law 2024-109; indexed annually.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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    "single_detached_charge": "$1,619 per single/semi unit (highway services and growth studies only; effective Feb 20, 2024)",
    "apartment_charge": "$1,070 (2+ bedrooms); $859 (bachelor/1 bedroom) per unit (highway services and growth studies only; Feb 20, 2024)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$8.67 per sq.m GFA (highway $7.67 + studies $1.00; Feb 20, 2024); $1,618.86 per wind turbine or per 500 kW solar",
    "services_covered": "Services Related to a Highway and Growth-Related Studies",
    "exemptions": "Additional units; non-profit/affordable housing; farm buildings; hospitals; small solar; public/university lands; industrial enlargement ≤50%; rental reductions 15–25%; fire replacement; redevelopment credits.",
    "payment_timing": "At building permit issuance; rental/institutional in 6 annual installments from occupancy; agreements may defer.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually on February 20 per prescribed index; expires 12:01 AM February 20, 2033."
   },
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    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 12.1",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 12.1",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\"; ss. 4.2, 12.1",
    "services_covered": "s. 2.1",
    "exemptions": "ss. 3.3, 3.7–3.14, 4.4–4.5",
    "payment_timing": "ss. 4.6–4.8",
    "indexing_expiry": "ss. 6.1, 12.2"
   },
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges By-law No. 2024-024 (Fire Protection Services), office consolidation Nov 15, 2024",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://trenthills.civicweb.net/document/179228",
   "summary": "Municipal-wide DC for fire protection, effective Feb 20, 2024; amended by 2024-110.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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    "single_detached_charge": "$3,065 per single/semi unit (fire protection services only; effective Feb 20, 2024)",
    "apartment_charge": "$2,027 (2+ bedrooms); $1,628 (bachelor/1 bedroom) per unit (fire protection services only; Feb 20, 2024)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$17.55 per sq.m GFA (fire protection services only; Feb 20, 2024); $3,065 per wind turbine or per 500 kW solar",
    "services_covered": "Fire Protection Services",
    "exemptions": "Additional residential units; non-profit/affordable housing; farm buildings; hospitals; solar <100 kW; industrial enlargement ≤50%; rental housing reductions 15–25%; fire replacement within 5 years",
    "payment_timing": "Payable and collected on building permit issuance; rental and institutional developments in 6 installments commencing at occupancy; Council may enter agreements for before/after payment",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually on February 20th per prescribed index; expires 12:01 AM on February 20, 2033 unless repealed earlier"
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    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 12.1",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 12.1",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 12.1",
    "services_covered": "s. 2.1",
    "exemptions": "ss. 3.7–3.14; s. 4.5",
    "payment_timing": "ss. 4.6–4.8",
    "indexing_expiry": "ss. 6.1, 12.2"
   },
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  },
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   "title": "Development Charges By-law No. 2024-025 (Parks and Recreation Services), office consolidation Nov 15, 2024",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://trenthills.civicweb.net/document/179229",
   "summary": "Municipal-wide DC for parks and recreation, effective Feb 20, 2024; amended by 2024-111.",
   "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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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$16,677 per single/semi unit (parks and recreation services only; effective Feb 20, 2024)",
    "apartment_charge": "$11,031 (2+ bedrooms); $8,856 (bachelor/1 bedroom) per unit (parks and recreation only; Feb 20, 2024)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$15.91 per sq.m GFA (parks and recreation only; Feb 20, 2024)",
    "services_covered": "Parks and Recreation Services",
    "exemptions": "Additional residential units; non-profit/affordable housing; farm buildings; hospitals; small solar; industrial enlargement ≤50%; rental housing reductions (15–25%).",
    "payment_timing": "Payable/collected on building permit issuance; rental housing and institutional developments in 6 installments from occupancy; agreements may vary timing.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually on February 20th per prescribed index; expires 12:01 AM February 20, 2033 unless repealed earlier."
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    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 12.1",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 4.1",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "services_covered": "s. 2.1",
    "exemptions": "ss. 3.7–3.14",
    "payment_timing": "ss. 4.6–4.8",
    "indexing_expiry": "ss. 6.1, 12.2"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/trent-hills/development-charges/bylaw-2024-025/",
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   "title": "Development Charges By-law No. 2024-026 (Library Services)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-02-13",
   "document_url": "https://trenthills.civicweb.net/document/169944",
   "summary": "Municipal-wide DC by-law for library services, passed Feb 13, 2024, effective Feb 20, 2024 to Feb 20, 2033. Its Schedule A lists no charge amounts, and the 2026 rate table shows no library charge.",
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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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   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Library Service",
    "exemptions": "Additional residential units; non-profit/affordable housing; farm buildings; hospitals; small solar; industrial enlargement ≤50%; rental housing reductions 15–25%.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable on building permit issuance; rental/institutional in 6 installments from occupancy; agreements may defer.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually on February 20 per prescribed index; expires 12:01 AM February 20, 2033."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "s. 2.1",
    "exemptions": "ss. 3.7–3.14",
    "payment_timing": "s. 4.6; s. 4.7; s. 4.8",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 6.1; s. 12.2"
   },
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   "title": "Development Charges page (rates effective Feb 20, 2026)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.trenthills.ca/business-development/development-charges/",
   "summary": "Rates effective Feb 20, 2026 (from the page's rate image): $23,021 single/semi; $15,714 other multiples; $15,228 apartment 2+ bed; $12,226 bachelor/1-bed; $45.40/m2 non-residential. Charges under By-laws 2024-023 to 2024-026 (in force Feb 20, 2024), indexed each Feb 20.",
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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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   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Library; parks and recreation; protection; services related to highway and growth-related studies",
    "exemptions": "Enlargements to existing dwelling unit; additional residential units; industrial enlargements 50% or less; non-profit housing; farm buildings; public hospitals",
    "payment_timing": "At building permit issuance; rental/institutional development in 6 equal annual installments from first occupancy, with interest",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually on February 20th in accordance with the prescribed index in the Act"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "Services Included",
    "exemptions": "Exemptions",
    "payment_timing": "Development Charge Collection; Development Charges Deferrals",
    "indexing_expiry": "Indexing of Development Charges"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/trent-hills/development-charges/development-charges-page/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "2023 Development Charges Background Study - Office Consolidation",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/trenthills-003-ca/media/yxzdskkh/trent-hills-2023-development-charge-background-study-office-consolidation-feb-8-2024.pdf",
   "summary": "Background study supporting the 2024 DC by-laws.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/trent-hills/development-charges/"
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