{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of West Perth, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by Development Charges By-law 63-2024 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. Charge per single-detached home: $9,157 rural / $19,827 urban per single/semi unit (Schedule B-2, 95% phase-in, Feb 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027, before indexing); $9,638 / $20,870 from Feb 1, 2027. Charge per apartment unit: 2+ bedrooms: $5,291 rural / $11,457 urban; bachelor/1-bed: $3,485 / $7,546 per unit (Schedule B-2, Feb 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027, before indexing). Non-residential charge: $2.75 rural / $6.82 urban per sq.ft. GFA (Schedule B-2, Feb 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027, before indexing); $2.88 / $7.17 from Feb 1, 2027.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001822",
 "municipality": "West Perth",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.westperth.com/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges By-law 63-2024",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-11-25",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westperth-ca/media/cysg1vcl/63-2024-dc-by-law-repeal-36-2024-signed.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipality of West Perth DC by-law 63-2024, passed November 25, 2024, effective February 1, 2025 (repeals 63-2019 and 36-2024). Phased in at 85% to Jan 2026, 95% Feb 2026-Jan 2027, 100% after. Full-rate base: single/semi $20,870 urban (Mitchell), $9,638 rural; non-residential $7.17 / $2.88 per sq.ft; indexed annually.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "63-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7f80b56f2e2aecb4f720270ddb0344b9cb4d21b2100c7de52251ba888ca67fdb.pdf",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$9,157 rural / $19,827 urban per single/semi unit (Schedule B-2, 95% phase-in, Feb 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027, before indexing); $9,638 / $20,870 from Feb 1, 2027",
    "apartment_charge": "2+ bedrooms: $5,291 rural / $11,457 urban; bachelor/1-bed: $3,485 / $7,546 per unit (Schedule B-2, Feb 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027, before indexing)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$2.75 rural / $6.82 urban per sq.ft. GFA (Schedule B-2, Feb 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027, before indexing); $2.88 / $7.17 from Feb 1, 2027",
    "services_covered": "Highway, fire, policing, parks and recreation, library, Provincial Offences/by-law enforcement, waste diversion, growth-related studies, water, wastewater, stormwater.",
    "exemptions": "Board of education, municipality/local board, bona fide agricultural/farm building, place of worship; additional residential units; industrial expansion ≤50%; non-profit, affordable, attainable housing; rental housing 15–25% reduction.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable in full on first building permit issuance (s. 13(a)); permit not issued until paid (s. 13(b)); rental/institutional in 6 equal installments from occupancy (s. 13(c)); agreement may provide before/after permit (s. 13(g)).",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually on February 1st beginning 2025 per Statistics Canada Quarterly Construction Price Statistics (s. 17); in force not to exceed ten years from February 1, 2025 unless repealed earlier (s. 21)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedules \"B-1\" to \"B-3\"",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedules \"B-1\" to \"B-3\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedules \"B-1\" to \"B-3\"",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 3(b), (c), (e); s. 5; s. 12",
    "payment_timing": "s. 13(a)-(c), (g)",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 17; s. 21"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/west-perth/development-charges/bylaw-63-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges page (West Perth)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.westperth.com/business-building-development/development-charges/",
   "summary": "rates page: 2026 indexed rates. Rural single/semi-detached $9,856 (Feb 2026-Jan 2027, 95% phase-in; $10,374 at 100%); $3.11/ft2 non-residential at full rate; urban area single/semi much higher (Mitchell area ~$21,341 at 95%).",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
   "capture_sha256": "6d36d3d683a921f039c7179260dfeb6367b85a9b09509c329daa3efc087ad864",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6d36d3d683a921f039c7179260dfeb6367b85a9b09509c329daa3efc087ad864.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Rural $9,856 / urban (Mitchell) $21,341 per single/semi unit (Feb 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027, 95%, indexed for 2026); $10,374 / $22,464 from Feb 1, 2027",
    "apartment_charge": "2+ bedrooms: $5,696 rural / $12,332 urban; bachelor/1-bed: $3,751 / $8,122 per unit (Feb 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027, 95%, indexed for 2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$2.96 rural / $7.35 urban per sq.ft. GFA (Feb 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027, 95%, indexed for 2026); $3.11 / $7.72 from Feb 1, 2027",
    "services_covered": "Highway, fire, policing, parks and recreation, library, Provincial Offences Act/by-law enforcement, waste diversion; urban stormwater, wastewater, water.",
    "exemptions": "Additional dwelling units in basement/addition/detached may qualify; rental housing reduced 25% (3+ bedrooms), 20% (2 bedrooms), 15% (other); demolition credits within five years; see By-law 63-2024.",
    "payment_timing": "At issuance of a building permit.",
    "indexing_expiry": "Automatically adjusted annually on January 1st in accordance with Statistics Canada Consumer Price Index; by-law remains in force unless repealed earlier."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Rural Area Development Charges; Urban Area Development Charges",
    "apartment_charge": "Rural Area Development Charges; Urban Area Development Charges",
    "non_residential_charge": "Rural Area Development Charges; Urban Area Development Charges",
    "services_covered": "Municipal Wide Services; Urban Services",
    "exemptions": "Exemptions; DISCOUNTS FOR RENTAL HOUSING; 'within five years of the redevelopment'",
    "payment_timing": "collected at the issuance of a building permit",
    "indexing_expiry": "automatically adjusted annually on January 1st; remain in force unless repealed earlier"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/west-perth/development-charges/development-charges-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/west-perth/development-charges/"
}