What does a permit, licence, or municipal service cost?
In the Town of Drumheller, Alberta, schedule scope: Fees, rates and charges for services within the Town of Drumheller jurisdiction, as contained in Schedule A.; notable fees: Dog licence (1 yr altered) $17.00; building permit min $150.00; resident business licence $255.00; aquaplex adult $9.50; cemetery plot resident $1,050.00.; schedule scope: Water, wastewater, bulkwater, recycling, solid waste services, statement fees, and disconnection/reconnection fees.; notable fees: Water $2.620 per cubic metre; Wastewater $2.988 per cubic metre; Statement $2.50; Penalty 2.50%/month; Recycling $3.53; Solid waste $9.78; Reconnection $100.00-$300.00.. Source: 2025 Fees, Rates and Charges Consolidated Bylaw #36.24; 2026 Utility Rate Revised Bylaw #41.25 - Revised by Bylaw #08.26; Offsite Levy Bylaw #31.98, verified 2026-06-08.
2025 Fees, Rates and Charges Consolidated Bylaw #36.24
adopted bylaw
schedule scope
Fees, rates and charges for services within the Town of Drumheller jurisdiction, as contained in Schedule A.
s. 3.1
notable fees
Dog licence (1 yr altered) $17.00; building permit min $150.00; resident business licence $255.00; aquaplex adult $9.50; cemetery plot resident $1,050.00.
Schedule "A"
scout note
Consolidated bylaw setting all municipal fees, rates, and charges for 2025.
Water $2.620 per cubic metre; Wastewater $2.988 per cubic metre; Statement $2.50; Penalty 2.50%/month; Recycling $3.53; Solid waste $9.78; Reconnection $100.00-$300.00.
Schedule 'A'; s. 6.1; s. 7.1
effective date
January 1, 2026
s. 11.1
scout note
Sets 2026 utility rates for water, wastewater, and other services in Drumheller.
Offsite Levy Bylaw #31.98
adopted bylaw
schedule scope
Off-site levy on undeveloped lands developed for residential, commercial, or industrial purposes within the Town of Drumheller
"developed for residential, commercial, industrial or other purposes an off-site levy"
notable fees
$500.00 per housing unit; or 50 cents/sq ft gross floor area; or $2,000.00/acre gross acreage — whichever is greater
"$500.00 for each unit of housing provided"; "50 cents a square foot of the total gross floor area"; "$2,000.00 an acre on the gross acreage of the lands being developed"
scout note
Establishes offsite levies charged to developers for infrastructure costs.