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 "answer": "In the City of Woodstock, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-law 9538-22 - A by-law to establish development charges for the City of Woodstock and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-26. Charge per single-detached home: $15,134 per unit (Effective January 1, 2023). Charge per apartment unit: $8,454 per unit (2+ bedrooms); $6,887 per unit (bachelor or 1 bedroom) (Effective January 1, 2023). Non-residential charge: $36.07 per square metre (non-industrial); $20.55 per square metre (industrial) (Effective January 1, 2023).",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001832",
 "municipality": "Woodstock",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.cityofwoodstock.ca/",
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   "title": "By-law 9538-22 - A by-law to establish development charges for the City of Woodstock",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-06-16",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/cityofwoodstock-ca/media/epwposwt/9538-22-by-law-to-establish-development-charges.pdf",
   "summary": "City of Woodstock DC by-law covering administration, library, parks and recreation, protection, roads and related services; passed June 16, 2022. Rates are indexed; see current rate sheet.",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "document_number": "9538-22",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$15,134 per unit (Effective January 1, 2023)",
    "apartment_charge": "$8,454 per unit (2+ bedrooms); $6,887 per unit (bachelor or 1 bedroom) (Effective January 1, 2023)",
    "non_residential_charge": "$36.07 per square metre (non-industrial); $20.55 per square metre (industrial) (Effective January 1, 2023)",
    "services_covered": "Library, fire, police, parks and recreation, transit, waste diversion, development-related studies, highway public works, roads and related.",
    "exemptions": "Additional residential units; affordable housing; institutional buildings; Downtown Community Improvement Area; farm and temporary buildings; industrial expansion up to 50%; municipal/board of education/hospital/place of worship lands.",
    "payment_timing": "Payable in accordance with ss. 26, 26.1, 26.2; building permit not issued until paid in full; agreement may allow payment before or later than building permit issuance (s. 27).",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually on April 1 in accordance with the most recent twelve month change in Statistics Canada Quarterly, 'Construction Price Statistics'."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\" (Effective January 1, 2023)",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"B\" (Effective January 1, 2023)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\" (Effective January 1, 2023)",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "ss. 3(2), 4(1), 5(1), 6(1)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 15(1)-(3)",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 19"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/woodstock/development-charges/bylaw-9538-22/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges (City of Woodstock page, rates effective June 13, 2026)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.cityofwoodstock.ca/business-development/building-and-planning/development-charges/",
   "summary": "City DC page listing City by-law 9538-22, Oxford County-wide by-law 6121-2019 and Woodstock water/wastewater area-specific by-law 6124-2019, with link to current rate sheet.",
   "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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   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "services_covered": "Administration, library, parks and recreation, protection, roads; county roads, long-term care/growth studies, water and wastewater.",
    "exemptions": "Non-residential development under this bylaw are exempt from the long term care facility components of the development charge."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "services_covered": "Administration * Library * Parks and Recreation * Protection * Roads and related services",
    "exemptions": "exempt from the long term care facility components"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/woodstock/development-charges/development-charges/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges Fees - Effective June 13, 2026 (City of Woodstock / County of Oxford)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/cityofwoodstock-ca/media/bmefcfig/dc-fees-june-13-2026-87-countyincrease.pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: effective June 13, 2026. Combined City + County: $35,311 per single/semi; $26,168 per row/multiple; $19,393 per apartment 2+ bedrooms; $14,294 per bachelor/1-bedroom; non-industrial $120.76 per sq.m.",
   "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": "$19,703 per unit (City of Woodstock, from April 1, 2026); $35,311 total incl. Oxford County DCs and County water & sewer (June 13, 2026)",
    "apartment_charge": "2+ bedrooms: $11,010; bachelor/1-bedroom: $8,970 per unit (City of Woodstock, 2026); $19,393 / $14,294 total incl. Oxford County DCs and water & sewer (June 13, 2026)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Non-industrial $46.98; industrial $26.77 per sq.m. GFA (City of Woodstock, 2026); $120.76 / $100.55 total incl. Oxford County DCs and water & sewer (June 13, 2026)",
    "services_covered": "Library, fire protection, police, parks and recreation, transit, waste diversion, development-related studies, roads and public works, sewer, water, ambulance, growth studies",
    "exemptions": "Institutional exemptions applied as per City of Woodstock and County of Oxford development charge by-laws (non-industrial column)",
    "indexing_expiry": "Municipal charges: 3.6% increase as of April 1, 2026; County by-law: 8.7% increase as of June 13, 2026; no expiry date stated"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "\"TOTAL (Water & Sewer& DC Charges\" — Singles & Semis column: $35,311.00; \"1 - per unit\"",
    "apartment_charge": "\"TOTAL (Water & Sewer& DC Charges\" — Apartments 2+ Bedrooms: $19,393.00; Apartments Bachelor or 1 Bedroom: $14,294.00; \"1 - per unit\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "\"TOTAL (Water & Sewer& DC Charges\" — Non-Industrial: $120.76; Industrial: $100.55; \"2 - per sq.m. of gross floor area\"",
    "services_covered": "Service Component table rows: Library Services through Roads & Related Services; County Charges rows including Sewer, Water, Ambulance Services",
    "exemptions": "\"3 - Institutional exemptions applied as per City of Woodstock and County of Oxford development charge by-laws.\"",
    "indexing_expiry": "\"3.6% increase as of April 1,2026\" and \"8.7% increase County By-law as of June 13, 2026\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/woodstock/development-charges/development-charges-fees-effective-june-13-2026/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Oxford County Development Charge By-law (6121-2019, as linked by City of Woodstock)",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.oxfordcounty.ca/media/xhuh3ssf/6639-2024-oxford-county-development-charge-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Oxford County upper-tier DC by-law applying to all new development in the county (county roads, long term care, studies); supporting evidence, county's own by-law.",
   "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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   "document_number": "6121-2019",
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   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/woodstock/development-charges/bylaw-6121-2019/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/woodstock/development-charges/"
}