Phoenix, AZ Development Impact Fees (2026)
Normalized development impact fees, water & sewer connection (tap/SDC) fees, and mitigation fees for Phoenix, Arizona — per dwelling unit, by category, with links to every official source.
What a single-family home pays in Phoenix
$36,107 total per unit across 7 fee categories.
- Water connection (tap / SDC)$21,042
- Sewer connection (tap / SDC)$9,480
- Transportation / roads$2,330
- Parks & recreation$1,409
- Fire / EMS$1,282
- Police$348
- Library$216
Phoenix’s $36,107 is about 2.0× the Arizona tracked median of $17,781 — among the higher-cost places to build in the state.
Full fee schedule — single-family
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Fire / EMS Fire Protection Impact Fee — VERIFIED against PDF (Northwest Off-Project, first data column). Northwest (Off-Project) service area used as the representative primary. Fire SFD fee varies by service area: $1,165 (Northeast/Paradise Ridge), $1,625 (Estrella/Laveen), $1,833 (Ahwatukee), and $0 in the established Balance of City. Phoenix System Development Fees under ARS 9-463.05 apply only in designated growth/service areas. | per dwelling unit | $1,282 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Police Police Impact Fee — VERIFIED against PDF. Northwest (Off-Project). Police SFD fee is uniform at $348 across all active growth service areas; $0 in Balance of City (established core). | per dwelling unit | $348 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Parks & recreation Parks & Recreation Impact Fee — VERIFIED against PDF. Northwest (Off-Project). Parks SFD fee varies: $1,474 (Northeast/Paradise Ridge), $2,082 (Estrella/Laveen), $1,094 (Ahwatukee), $0 in Balance of City. Each service area's parks fee funds only parks in that area. | per dwelling unit | $1,409 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Library Libraries Impact Fee — VERIFIED against PDF. Northwest (Off-Project). Library SFD fee varies: $133 (Northeast/Paradise Ridge), $205 (Estrella/Laveen); $0 in Ahwatukee and Balance of City. | per dwelling unit | $216 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Major Arterials (Roads) Impact Fee — VERIFIED against PDF. Northwest (Off-Project). The Major Arterials (street/road) impact fee of $2,330/SFD applies ONLY in the four northern service areas (Northwest, Deer Valley, Northeast, Paradise Ridge). It is $0 in the Estrella, Laveen, Ahwatukee, and Balance of City areas. | per dwelling unit | $2,330 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Drainage / stormwater Storm Drainage Impact Fee — VERIFIED against PDF. excludeFromTotal=true is CORRECT: Storm Drainage SFD = $0 in the Northwest primary service area, so it is not part of the Northwest total; shown here as a representative SFD value from a service area where it applies ($1,207 in Estrella North/South). Storm Drainage SFD fee = $0 (Northwest/Deer Valley/Northeast), $3,094 (Paradise Ridge), $1,207 (Estrella), $1,401 (Laveen); $0 in Ahwatukee/Balance of City. For multifamily and non-residential it is charged per acre ($4,828-$12,376). alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $1,207 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Water & sewer connection fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Wastewater Collection System Development Fee — VERIFIED against PDF. Northwest (Off-Project), base residential 'Single Family Unit - up to 1.0" meter' tier (covers the standard 3/4" residential meter). This is an additive SDF, separate from Wastewater Treatment. Varies by area: $5,127 (Northwest/Northeast/Paradise Ridge), $5,409 (Estrella South On-Project), $0 (Deer Valley, Estrella North, Laveen, Ahwatukee, Balance of City). 1.5" meter tier = $11,177 (not summed; excluded as a non-representative meter tier). | per dwelling unit | $5,127 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Wastewater Treatment System Development Fee — VERIFIED against PDF. Northwest (Off-Project), base residential 'up to 1.0" meter' tier. Additive SDF on top of Wastewater Collection. Varies by area: $3,753 (Northwest/Northeast/Paradise Ridge) vs $1,071 in most other areas (Deer Valley, Estrella, Laveen, Ahwatukee, Balance of City). 1.5" tier = $8,182 (not summed). | per dwelling unit | $3,753 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Transmission System Development Fee — VERIFIED against PDF. Northwest (Off-Project), base residential 'up to 1.0" meter' tier. Additive SDF. The four northern areas (Northwest, Deer Valley, Northeast, Paradise Ridge) carry the high $14,046 transmission fee; the southern/central areas (Estrella, Laveen, Ahwatukee) are $1,703; Balance of City is $0. 1.5" tier = $30,620 (not summed). | per dwelling unit | $14,046 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Treatment System Development Fee — VERIFIED against PDF. Northwest (Off-Project), base residential 'up to 1.0" meter' tier. Additive SDF. Uniform at $4,387/SFD across ALL service areas including Balance of City. 1.5" tier = $9,564 (not summed). | per dwelling unit | $4,387 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Resources Acquisition Fee — VERIFIED against PDF (labeled 'Water Resource Acquisition' in the schedule). Northwest (Off-Project), base residential 'up to 1.0" meter' tier. Separate ARS-authorized Water Resources Acquisition Fee (Phoenix City Code Ch. 30), additive on top of Water Transmission/Treatment. $2,009/SFD applies in all listed 'Off-Project' service areas; $0 in 'On-Project' columns (where the developer provides resources directly). 1.5" tier = $4,380 (not summed). | per dwelling unit | $2,009 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Sewer Development Occupational Fee (DOF) — VERIFIED against DOF webpage (residential chart Single Family Inside City Fee = $600.00; outside city $900). Sewer Development Occupational Fee, inside-city single-family = $600 (outside city $900; mobile home space $420; apartment/multifamily unit $360). Separate citywide capacity fee under Ord. G-2664/G-2665/G-2666/G-2667 (adopted 1984-11-01); applies in addition to the geographic impact fees and applies even in the established core (Balance of City) where impact fees are $0. Commercial/industrial DOF is by meter size. | per dwelling unit | $600 | City of Phoenix Water Services Department Nov 1, 1984Highdated 1984 |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Development Occupational Fee (DOF) — VERIFIED against DOF webpage (commercial/industrial meter chart shows 5/8" Disk $600 and 3/4" Disk $600 inside city; residential Single Family Inside City $600.00). Water Development Occupational Fee, inside-city single-family = $600 (5/8" and 3/4" disk meters both $600 inside city; outside city $900). Separate citywide water-capacity fee, additive to impact fees and applies even in the established core where impact fees are $0. Multifamily/dwelling unit = $360, mobile home space = $420. | per dwelling unit | $600 | City of Phoenix Water Services Department Nov 1, 1984Highdated 1984 |
Full fee schedule — multifamily
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Fire / EMS Fire Protection Impact Fee (Multifamily) — VERIFIED against PDF. Northwest (Off-Project) service area. Multifamily fire fee ranges $792-$1,246 across active growth service areas; $0 in Balance of City. | per dwelling unit | $872 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Police Police Impact Fee (Multifamily) — VERIFIED against PDF. Northwest (Off-Project). Uniform $237 across active growth service areas; $0 in Balance of City. | per dwelling unit | $237 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Parks & recreation Parks & Recreation Impact Fee (Multifamily) — VERIFIED against PDF. Northwest (Off-Project). Multifamily parks fee ranges $744-$1,416 across active growth service areas; $0 in Balance of City. | per dwelling unit | $958 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Library Libraries Impact Fee (Multifamily) — VERIFIED against PDF. Northwest (Off-Project). Ranges $90-$147 across active areas; $0 in Ahwatukee and Balance of City. | per dwelling unit | $147 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Major Arterials (Roads) Impact Fee (Multifamily) — VERIFIED against PDF. Northwest (Off-Project). Applies only in the four northern service areas; $0 elsewhere. | per dwelling unit | $1,561 | City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department Jun 23, 2025High |
Coverage & caveats
FEES THAT EXIST (verified, official, effective 2025-06-23 unless noted): Phoenix levies Development Impact Fees (System Development Fees under ARS 9-463.05) in categories Fire, Police, Parks & Recreation, Libraries, Major Arterials (roads/transportation), Storm Drainage, Wastewater Collection, Wastewater Treatment, Water Transmission, Water Treatment, and a separate Water Resource Acquisition Fee. Plus a citywide Water + Sewer Development Occupational Fee (DOF, capacity/connection fee). KEY STRUCTURAL CAVEAT (critical for $ accuracy): Phoenix impact fees are NOT uniform citywide. They apply ONLY in designated growth/service areas (Northwest, Deer Valley, Northeast, Paradise Ridge, Estrella North/South, Laveen East/West, Ahwatukee), each subdivided into 'On-Project' and 'Off-Project' columns, with fees engineered per-area to fund only that area's infrastructure. The established 'Balance of City' core charges $0 for ALL impact fees and the Water Resource Acquisition Fee. NO single service area has every category non-zero. The NORTHWEST (Off-Project) service area (first data column of the PDF) is used as the representative primary because it carries the most complete fee set for a typical new single-family detached subdivision. Storm Drainage is $0 in Northwest, so its row is marked excludeFromTotal with a representative value from the Estrella area. Builders MUST confirm the actual service area, since e.g. the $14,046 Water Transmission and $2,330 Major Arterials fees apply in the northern areas but not the southern ones (water/wastewater can drop to ~$1,071-$1,703). NORMALIZATION: Residential water/wastewater SDFs are priced by meter size; the 'Single Family Unit - up to 1.0"' tier was used as the base residential tier (the standard 3/4" residential meter falls within it). The 1.5" tier values are noted in each row but NOT summed. The five utility SDF components are ADDITIVE to one another, and the DOF (water $600 + sewer $600) is a separate additive capacity fee that applies even where impact fees are $0. REPRESENTATIVE NORTHWEST (Off-Project) SFD TOTAL: Fire $1,282 + Police $348 + Parks $1,409 + Library $216 + Major Arterials $2,330 + Wastewater Collection $5,127 + Wastewater Treatment $3,753 + Water Transmission $14,046 + Water Treatment $4,387 + Water Resource Acquisition $2,009 + Water DOF $600 + Sewer DOF $600 = $36,107 per single-family home (excludes Storm Drainage, $0 in Northwest). This is among the higher-cost areas; southern/central areas are substantially lower. CATEGORIES THAT DO NOT EXIST HERE: NO school impact fees - not authorized under Arizona law (ARS 9-463.05); AZ school districts cannot levy impact fees. NO standalone open-space, affordable-housing, or general/capital-facilities impact fee. NO separate highway/road district fee beyond the city Major Arterials fee. SFD fees are flat per dwelling unit (not tiered by home square footage) for the non-utility categories. ADUs: no separately published ADU row in the 2025 schedule. SDFs do not auto-escalate; next statutory review is on the ~5-year cycle from the 2025 update. VERIFY: confirmed 18 of 18 rows; dropped 0. Both sources independently re-fetched and matched: (1) the 2025 Development Impact Fee Update PDF was downloaded and parsed with pdftotext -layout - every impact-fee SFD/MF amount (Fire $1,282/$872, Police $348/$237, Parks $1,409/$958, Library $216/$147, Major Arterials $2,330/$1,561, Storm Drainage Estrella $1,207, Wastewater Collection $5,127, Wastewater Treatment $3,753, Water Transmission $14,046, Water Treatment $4,387, Water Resource Acquisition $2,009) matches the Northwest Off-Project column verbatim, including all cross-area variations cited in the notes ($3,094 Paradise Ridge / $1,401 Laveen storm drainage, $1,703 southern water transmission, etc.). (2) The Development Occupational Fees webpage confirms Single-Family Inside City Water DOF $600 + Sewer DOF $600 = $1,200, Ordinance G-2664 series adopted 1984-11-01, mobile home $420 / multifamily $360 inside city. NOTE: the schedule labels the resource fee 'Water Resource Acquisition' (singular 'Resource'); the categoryLabel 'Water Resources Acquisition Fee' is retained as descriptive but the verbatim PDF heading is 'Water Resource Acquisition'. excludeFromTotal corrections: NONE needed - Storm Drainage remained excludeFromTotal=true (correct, since it is $0 in the Northwest primary area and the $1,207 shown is a non-representative cross-area value); all other rows correctly left in the total. No double-counting found: all summed rows are per_dwelling_unit, additive within the Northwest service area, and the 1.5" meter tiers were correctly omitted from the sum. Representative total $36,107 re-computed and confirmed.</coverageNotes> <parameter name="feeNotes">All amounts verified verbatim against the City of Phoenix 2025 Development Impact Fee Update fee schedule PDF (effective 2025-06-23, re-downloaded and parsed via pdftotext -layout on 2026-06-16) and the Water Services Development Occupational Fees webpage. Primary single-family rows use the Northwest (Off-Project) service area column (first data column). Service-area variation is documented in each row's notes and was spot-checked against the PDF. The Water Resource Acquisition Fee is a distinct, additive ARS-authorized fee (Phoenix City Code Ch. 30); the PDF labels it 'Water Resource Acquisition'. DOF amounts are inside-city single-family ($600 water + $600 sewer = $1,200 total). 18 of 18 researcher rows confirmed; 0 dropped.</feeNotes> </invoke>
Sources
3 official sources · 18 high-confidence figures.
- 1City of Phoenix - 2025 Development Impact Fee Update: Development Impact and Water Resource Acquisition Fee Schedules (Net Assessments by Fee Category, Land Use, and Service Area, Effective 6-23-2025)City of Phoenix Planning & Development Department · fee schedule · effective Jun 23, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 2Impact Fees | City of PhoenixCity of Phoenix Planning & Development Department · municipal webpage · effective Jun 23, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 3Development Occupational Fees | City of PhoenixCity of Phoenix Water Services Department · fee schedule · effective Nov 1, 1984 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
Phoenix impact fees — FAQ
- How much are development impact fees in Phoenix, AZ for a single-family home?
- As of 2026-06-16, total development fees for a single-family detached home in Phoenix are about $36,107 per unit — roughly $5,585 in impact/development fees plus $30,522 in water/sewer connection fees. Figures are normalized from official sources; verify with the jurisdiction before relying on them.
- What are the impact fees per multifamily unit in Phoenix, AZ?
- Total development fees for a multifamily unit in Phoenix are about $3,775 per unit as of 2026-06-16.
- Are impact fees in Phoenix 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 Phoenix'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 Phoenix on 2026-06-16.