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 "answer": "In the County of Wellington County, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-Law No. 5759-22 Consolidated Development Charges for the County of Wellington and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Charge per single-detached home: Single and Semi-Detached Dwelling: $8,984 per unit (effective June 1, 2022). Charge per apartment unit: Apartments - 2 Bedrooms +: $4,793 per unit; Apartments - Bachelor and 1 Bedroom: $3,908 per unit (effective June 1, 2022). Non-residential charge: Total County-Wide Services/Class of Services: $2.50 per sq.ft. of Gross Floor Area (effective June 1, 2022).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001816",
 "municipality": "Wellington County",
 "status_type": "County",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "https://www.wellington.ca/",
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   "title": "By-Law No. 5759-22 Consolidated Development Charges for the County of Wellington",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-05-26",
   "document_url": "https://www.wellington.ca/media/file/law-no-5759-22-consolidated-development-charges-county-wellington",
   "summary": "County of Wellington (upper-tier) DC by-law 5759-22, passed May 26, 2022, in force June 1, 2022, expires June 1, 2027. Schedule B base: $8,984 single/semi-detached ($6,176 roads), $6,783 multiples, $4,793 apartments 2+ bed, $3,908 bachelor/1-bed; $2.50/sq.ft non-residential; indexed each January 1 (2026: $11,916 single).",
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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": "5759-22",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Single and Semi-Detached Dwelling: $8,984 per unit (effective June 1, 2022)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartments - 2 Bedrooms +: $4,793 per unit; Apartments - Bachelor and 1 Bedroom: $3,908 per unit (effective June 1, 2022)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Total County-Wide Services/Class of Services: $2.50 per sq.ft. of Gross Floor Area (effective June 1, 2022)",
    "services_covered": "Highway; police; library; ambulance; child care; Provincial Offences Act; public health; long-term care; waste diversion; growth studies",
    "exemptions": "Board of education, municipality/local board, hospital, college/university, cemetery/place of worship, bona fide farm buildings; additional residential units; industrial expansion up to 50%; redevelopment credits",
    "payment_timing": "Payable on first building permit; rental/institutional in 6 annual installments from first occupancy; non-profit housing in 21 annual installments",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually as of January 1, commencing January 1, 2023, per prescribed index; expires 12:01 a.m. June 1, 2027 unless repealed earlier"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\"; s. 21.1",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"B\"; s. 21.1",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\"; s. 21.1",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "ss. 4.2, 5.1, 6.1, 11.1",
    "payment_timing": "ss. 12.1, 12.3, 12.4",
    "indexing_expiry": "ss. 15.1, 22.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wellington-county/development-charges/bylaw-5759-22/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "County of Wellington Development Charges page (2026 schedule)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.wellington.ca/your-government/budget-finance/development-charges",
   "summary": "rates page: effective Jan 1-Dec 31 2026 county-wide total $11,916 per single/semi-detached; $6,359 apartment 2+ bed; $5,186 apartment bachelor/1-bed; $8,998 other multiples; $3.29 per sq ft non-residential (Roads $8,192 of the total).",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0c3607f53f79a5c460e9b41d8fcf3b5458fdf477390abfd91789d2736d1bc1cc.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$11,916 per unit (Jan 1 2026 to Dec 31 2026)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartments 2 Bedrooms+: $6,359; Apartments Bachelor & 1 Bedroom: $5,186 (Jan 1 2026 to Dec 31 2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$3.29 per s.f. of Gross Floor Area (Jan 1 2026 to Dec 31 2026)",
    "services_covered": "Library, Studies, Ambulance, Police, Roads and Related, Childcare, Provincial Offences Act, Health Unit, Long-Term Care Homes, Waste Diversion",
    "indexing_expiry": "automatic indexing of the development charges on January 1 of each year; By-Law 5759-22 schedule effective January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\" TOTAL row, \"Single-Detached Dwelling & Semi-Detached Dwelling\"",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"B\" TOTAL row, \"Apartments 2 Bedrooms +\" and \"Apartments Bachelor & 1 Bedroom\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\" TOTAL row, \"(per s.f. of Gross Floor Area)\"",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"B\" SERVICE column rows",
    "indexing_expiry": "\"automatic indexing of the development charges on January 1 of each year\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wellington-county/development-charges/county-of-wellington-development-charges-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charge Information Sheet (January 2026)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.wellington.ca/media/file/dc-information-pamphlet-january-2026",
   "summary": "County DC information sheet/pamphlet, January 2026 (link on county page, not opened).",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "63aaced69272daa3a540bded192461b55e74e170dcd4938d37d5b0880895b2f0",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/63aaced69272daa3a540bded192461b55e74e170dcd4938d37d5b0880895b2f0.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wellington-county/development-charges/development-charge-information-sheet/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/wellington-county/development-charges/"
}