{
 "answer": "In the Township of Wellesley, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by 2026 Development Charges Brochure (rates as of Dec 2025) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. Charge per single-detached home: $22,359 per unit (December 2025 rates, By-law #48/2024). Charge per apartment unit: $12,994 per unit (2+ bedroom); $8,419 per unit (bachelor & 1 bedroom) (December 2025 rates). Non-residential charge: $25.09 per square metre of floor area (December 2025 rates).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001815",
 "municipality": "Wellesley",
 "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.wellesley.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "2026 Development Charges Brochure (rates as of Dec 2025)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/wellesley-017-ca/media/wmpegehb/2026-dc-brochure-wellesley-dec-2025.pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: December 2025 brochure. $22,359 per single/semi-detached; $15,344 rows/other multiples; $12,994 apartments 2+ bedrooms; $8,419 bachelor/1-bed; $25.09 per m2 non-residential. Indexed annually Dec 1.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "5811b915c8c45f9edafdd8100c91bd027da29f7491c815c1a50b474791ce5c1a",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5811b915c8c45f9edafdd8100c91bd027da29f7491c815c1a50b474791ce5c1a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$22,359 per unit (December 2025 rates, By-law #48/2024)",
    "apartment_charge": "$12,994 per unit (2+ bedroom); $8,419 per unit (bachelor & 1 bedroom) (December 2025 rates)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$25.09 per square metre of floor area (December 2025 rates)",
    "services_covered": "Fire Protection, Highway-related services, Parks & Recreation, Library Services, Growth-Related Studies",
    "exemptions": "Municipal/school board lands; interior alterations; 1–2 additional residential units; industrial expansion ≤50% original GFA; public hospitals; non-residential farm buildings",
    "payment_timing": "Payable as per Ontario Regulation 454/19; no further timing detail stated in brochure",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually as of December 1st per Statistics Canada Quarterly 'Construction Price Statistics' twelve-month change; no expiry date stated"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "\"Total Charge Per Unit\" table, Single/Semi Dwelling column",
    "apartment_charge": "\"Total Charge Per Unit\" table, Apartments 2+ Bedroom and Bachelor & 1 Bedroom columns",
    "non_residential_charge": "\"Total Charge Per Unit\" table, Non-Residential ($ per square meter of Floor Area) column",
    "services_covered": "Table row headers: Fire Protection Services, Services Related to a Highway, Parks & Recreation Services, Library Services, Growth-Related Studies",
    "exemptions": "\"The following uses are wholly exempt from development charges under the by-law\"",
    "payment_timing": "\"calculated and be payable as per Ontario Regulation 454/19\"",
    "indexing_expiry": "\"The schedule of development charges will be adjusted annually as of December 1st each year, in accordance with the most recent twelve-month change in the Statistics Canada Quarterly 'Construction Price Statistics'\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wellesley/development-charges/2026-development-charges-brochure/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges By-law No. 48/2024",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-12-10",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/wellesley-017-ca/media/dercjdqn/by-law-48-2024-a-by-law-to-improse-development-charges-in-the-corporation-of-the-township-of-wellesley.pdf",
   "summary": "Township of Wellesley municipal-wide DC by-law 48/2024, passed December 10, 2024, in force January 1, 2025 (10-year term). Schedule B base charges: $21,458 single/semi-detached; $14,726 other multiples; $12,470 apartments 2+ bedrooms; $8,080 bachelor/1-bedroom; $24.08 per m2 non-residential; indexed annually (2026 single: $22,359).",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "423cd2986671b77ecebbd5c6661d3ff015080b80f386e7b87e43a4f1845dfd2b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "48/2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/423cd2986671b77ecebbd5c6661d3ff015080b80f386e7b87e43a4f1845dfd2b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Single and Semi-Detached Dwelling: $21,458 (Jan 1 2025)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartments - 2 Bedrooms +: $12,470; Apartments - Bachelor and 1 Bedroom: $8,080 (Jan 1 2025)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Non-residential: $24.08 per sq.m. of gross floor area (Jan 1 2025)",
    "services_covered": "Highway; fire protection; parks and recreation; library; growth-related studies.",
    "exemptions": "Additional residential units; affordable/attainable housing; rental housing bedroom reductions; industrial enlargement up to 50%; farm/accessory/home occupation; temporary uses.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable in full when building permit issued; rental/institutional in 6 installments from occupancy.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Annual adjustment each Dec 1 from 2025 per Statistics Canada Quarterly Construction Price Index; expires max 10 years from enactment."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\"; s. 15(1)",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"B\"; s. 15(1)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\"; s. 15(1)",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "ss. 3(6), 3(8)-(11)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 9(1), (3)",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 14(1); s. 15(2)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wellesley/development-charges/bylaw-48-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges page (Township of Wellesley)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.wellesley.ca/building-and-development/development-charges/",
   "summary": "Township DC page linking by-law, brochure and Region of Waterloo DCs.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "d37e8960879a78a7bd2d53a8305557e1c97d362524786a44a44f0db35dfd0ba2",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d37e8960879a78a7bd2d53a8305557e1c97d362524786a44a44f0db35dfd0ba2.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wellesley/development-charges/development-charges-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Region of Waterloo development charges",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/doing-business/development-charges.aspx",
   "summary": "Regional DCs apply on top of township charges (Region of Waterloo, upper tier); linked from the Township page, not opened.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 404,
   "capture_note": "fetch failed/blocked; not snapshotted",
   "link_dead": true
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/wellesley/development-charges/"
}