Buckeye, AZ Development Impact Fees (2026)
A new single-family home in Buckeye, Arizona pays about $24,336 in total development impact and water/sewer connection fees per unit as of Jun 16, 2026 — about $7,276 in impact/development fees plus $17,060 in water & sewer connection (tap/SDC) fees. Every figure below is normalized per dwelling unit by category, with a link to its official source.
What a single-family home pays in Buckeye
$24,336 total per unit across 7 fee categories.
- Water connection (tap / SDC)$9,536
- Sewer connection (tap / SDC)$7,524
- Fire / EMS$1,762
- Police$1,657
- Parks & recreation$1,655
- Transportation / roads$1,597
- Library$605
Buckeye’s $24,336 is about 1.5× the Arizona tracked median of $15,719 — among the higher-cost places to build in the state.
Full fee schedule — single-family detached
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Fire / EMS Fire Facilities Development Fee (Main Service Area) — PRIMARY fire row. Fire charged in ONE of five mutually-exclusive service areas; Main = representative. Confirmed in Figure 6 master table and detail p.67. | per dwelling unit | $1,762 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Fire / EMS Fire Facilities Development Fee (Festival Ranch Service Area) — Alternative fire service area (mutually exclusive with Main). Amount confirmed in Figure 6 (Festival Ranch column). Researcher's narrative sourceQuote was not verbatim; replaced with the actual Figure 6 table string. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $544 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025Medium |
Fire / EMS Fire Facilities Development Fee (North Star Ranch Service Area) — Alternative fire service area (mutually exclusive). Amount confirmed in Figure 6 and detail p.69. Researcher's narrative sourceQuote not verbatim; replaced. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $2,568 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025Medium |
Fire / EMS Fire Facilities Development Fee (Tartesso Service Area) — Alternative fire service area (mutually exclusive). Confirmed in Figure 6 and detail p.70 (the verbatim 'The fee of $875' sentence exists). alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $875 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Fire / EMS Fire Facilities Development Fee (Teravalis Service Area) — Alternative fire service area (mutually exclusive). Amount confirmed in Figure 6 (Teravalis column = $544). Researcher's narrative sourceQuote not verbatim; replaced. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $544 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025Medium |
Library Library Facilities Development Fee — Citywide (single service area). Confirmed Figure 6 and detail p.84 ($188.92 per person x 3.20). | per dwelling unit | $605 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Parks & recreation Parks & Recreational Facilities Development Fee (North Service Area) — PRIMARY parks row (North growth area). Parks charged in ONE of two mutually-exclusive service areas. Confirmed Figure 6 and detail p.100 ($517.23 per person). | per dwelling unit | $1,655 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Parks & recreation Parks & Recreational Facilities Development Fee (South Service Area) — Alternative parks service area (mutually exclusive with North). Confirmed Figure 6 and detail p.101 ($974.75 per person). alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $3,119 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Police Police Facilities Development Fee — Citywide (single service area). Confirmed Figure 6 and detail p.117 ($517.91 per person x 3.20). | per dwelling unit | $1,657 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Street Facilities Development Fee (Arterial Service Area) — PRIMARY street/transportation row (full arterial+interchange fee). Street charged in ONE of three mutually-exclusive service areas. Confirmed Figure 6 and detail p.131 ($37.16/VMT x 42.98 VMT). | per dwelling unit | $1,597 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Street Facilities Development Fee (Street Service Area) — Alternative street service area (interchange ROW only; mutually exclusive). Confirmed Figure 6 and detail p.132 ($12.26/VMT x 42.98 VMT). alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $527 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Street Facilities Development Fee (Trip Reduction Service Area) — Alternative street service area (mutually exclusive). Confirmed Figure 6 and detail p.133 ($12.26/VMT x 21.49 VMT). alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $263 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Water & sewer connection fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Development (System Development) Fee - Central Service Area — PRIMARY water row. 2025 update charges RESIDENTIAL water SDF per dwelling unit (report p.12 confirms verbatim). Central service area. Confirmed Figure 7 and detail p.152. | per dwelling unit | $9,536 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Development (System Development) Fee - Tartesso West Service Area — Alternative water service area (mutually exclusive with Central). Confirmed Figure 7 and detail p.153. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $3,723 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Wastewater Development (System Development) Fee - Central Service Area — PRIMARY wastewater row. RESIDENTIAL wastewater SDF per dwelling unit (report p.13 confirms verbatim). Central service area. Confirmed Figure 8 and detail p.167. | per dwelling unit | $7,524 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Wastewater Development (System Development) Fee - Sundance Service Area — Alternative wastewater service area (mutually exclusive). Confirmed Figure 8 and detail p.168. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $5,399 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Wastewater Development (System Development) Fee - Tartesso West Service Area — Alternative wastewater service area (mutually exclusive). Confirmed Figure 8 (Tartesso West column = $7,672). alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $7,672 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Multifamily (per unit) impact fees in Buckeye
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Fire / EMS Fire Facilities Development Fee (Main Service Area) - Multifamily — Multifamily (High Density >=8 DU/Acre), Main fire service area. Confirmed Figure 6. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $1,376 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Library Library Facilities Development Fee - Multifamily — Multifamily, citywide library fee. Confirmed Figure 6 and detail p.84. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $472 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Parks & recreation Parks & Recreational Facilities Development Fee (North) - Multifamily — Multifamily, Parks North service area (South = $2,437). Confirmed Figure 6 and detail p.100. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $1,293 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Police Police Facilities Development Fee - Multifamily — Multifamily, citywide police fee. Confirmed Figure 6 and detail p.117. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $1,295 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Street Facilities Development Fee (Arterial) - Multifamily — Multifamily, Arterial street service area (Street = $377, Trip Reduction = $188). Confirmed Figure 6 and detail p.131. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $1,142 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Water & sewer connection fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Development (SDF) Central - Multifamily — Multifamily, Central water service area (Tartesso West = $2,906). Confirmed Figure 7 and detail p.152. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $7,450 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Wastewater Development (SDF) Central - Multifamily — Multifamily, Central wastewater service area (Sundance = $4,213, Tartesso West = $5,994). Confirmed Figure 8 and detail p.167. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $5,871 | City of Buckeye / TischlerBise May 5, 2025High |
Coverage & caveats
All fees verified against the City of Buckeye "Land Use Assumptions, Infrastructure Improvements Plan, and Development Fee Report" (TischlerBise, dated Feb 18, 2025), adopted by Resolution No. 04-25, effective ~May 5, 2025. These are Arizona System/Development Fees under A.R.S. 9-463.05, SB 1525-compliant. Residential fees are assessed PER DWELLING UNIT (confirmed verbatim on report pp.12-13: "Buckeye will assess the proposed water/wastewater development fees per dwelling unit to residential development and per meter... for nonresidential development"). The report's Figure 6 (Proposed Development Fees, Residential Fees per Unit) is a single consolidated table with columns: Fire (Main | Festival Ranch | North Star Ranch | Tartesso | Teravalis), Library, Parks (North | South), Police, Street (Arterial | Street | Trip Reduction). Low/Med Density (<8 DU/Acre)=single_family_detached (PRIMARY); High Density (>=8 DU/Acre)=multifamily (excludeFromTotal=true). Water (Figure 7) and Wastewater (Figure 8) per-unit tables confirmed: Water Central SFD $9,536 / MF $7,450, Water Tartesso West SFD $3,723 / MF $2,906; Wastewater Central SFD $7,524 / MF $5,871, Wastewater Sundance SFD $5,399, Wastewater Tartesso West SFD $7,672. Representative new-greenfield SFD total (Fire Main + Library + Parks North + Police + Street Arterial + Water Central + Wastewater Central) = 1762+605+1655+1657+1597+9536+7524 = $24,336 per SFD unit; actual total varies by service-area combination (applied via parcel-level GIS). Categories NOT levied by Buckeye as standalone development fees: schools (not authorized in AZ), drainage/stormwater, general government, open space, affordable housing, mitigation.
Verify
confirmed 26 of 26 rows against the source PDF (retrieved via authenticated browser session; city CDN/Akamai blocks non-browser clients with HTTP 403). Dropped 0 rows -- every dollar amount appears in the source. The Resolution No. 04-25 document was confirmed ("A RESOLUTION... ADOPTING DEVELOPMENT FEES IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW") and the report title/date/author (TischlerBise, Feb 18 2025) confirmed verbatim. excludeFromTotal corrections: none needed -- all five fire service areas other than Main, Parks South, Street/Trip-Reduction areas, Water Tartesso West, Wastewater Sundance & Tartesso West, and all multifamily rows were already correctly flagged excludeFromTotal=true; primaries correctly included. Confidence downgrades: several sourceQuotes in the researcher output were fabricated/paraphrased narrative sentences (e.g. "The fee of $544 for a low/medium density unit" for Festival Ranch/Teravalis/North Star fire; "Residential Fees per Unit... Central $X" for water/wastewater) that do NOT appear verbatim in the report -- the amounts instead come from the Figure 6/7/8 summary tables. Those sourceQuotes were replaced with the verbatim table strings and affected rows downgraded to medium confidence. Effective date "May 5, 2025" could not be confirmed verbatim (resolution page 2 had no extractable text layer); retained as cited since it is the standard A.R.S. 9-463.05 75-day-post-adoption effective date.
Fees adopted Feb 18, 2025 (Resolution 04-25); effective date ~May 5, 2025 (statutory 75-day delay; not verbatim-confirmed). Source index 1 = full adopted Development Fee Report (verified, 176 pp.); index 0/2 = adopting Resolution No. 04-25 (verified). Arizona development fees represent maximum allowable, no auto-escalation, ~5-year update cycle. "Low/Med Density (<8 DU/Acre)" = single_family_detached; "High Density (>=8 DU/Acre)" = multifamily. All amounts confirmed against Figure 6 (non-utility), Figure 7 (water), Figure 8 (wastewater) of the report.
Sources
3 official sources · 21 high-confidence figures.
- 1Impact Fees | City of Buckeye (adopted documents landing page)City of Buckeye · municipal webpage · effective May 5, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 2Land Use Assumptions, Infrastructure Improvements Plan, and Development Fee Report (Final, Feb 18, 2025)City of Buckeye / TischlerBise · fee study · effective May 5, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 3Resolution No. 04-25 Adopting Development FeesCity of Buckeye · resolution · effective May 5, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
Buckeye impact fees — FAQ
- How much are development impact fees in Buckeye, AZ for a single-family home?
- As of 2026-06-16, total development fees for a single-family detached home in Buckeye are about $24,336 per unit — roughly $7,276 in impact/development fees plus $17,060 in water/sewer connection fees. Figures are normalized from official sources; verify with the jurisdiction before relying on them.
- Are impact fees in Buckeye the same as building permit fees?
- No. Impact fees (and water/sewer connection fees) fund off-site capital — roads, parks, schools, utilities — and are charged per new dwelling unit. Building permit and plan-review fees are separate and are not included here.
- How often do Buckeye's impact fees change?
- Most jurisdictions adopt fees by ordinance and escalate them annually (often by a construction cost index), with occasional mid-year updates. Always confirm the current adopted schedule with the jurisdiction. ImpactFeeAtlas last verified Buckeye on 2026-06-16.
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