Queen Creek, AZ Development Impact Fees (2026)

What a single-family home pays in Queen Creek

$13,038 total per unit across 6 fee categories.

At $13,038, Queen Creek is below the Arizona tracked median of $17,781 — relatively affordable to build in.

Full fee schedule — single-family

Full fee schedule — multifamily

Coverage & caveats

Queen Creek, AZ (Maricopa County) levies development/impact fees as "development fees" under ARS 9-463.05, plus separate water and wastewater (sewer) "capacity fees." TWO distinct schedules apply and BOTH are included as additive, current fees a residential builder pays: 1) DEVELOPMENT FEE SCHEDULE — effective May 12, 2025 (5-year study cycle; do not escalate). Per the Town's Notice of Proposed Updates and the adopted schedule, the infrastructure improvements plan covers exactly these necessary public services under ARS 9-463.05(D): parks & recreation, transportation (streets), fire, and public safety (police). The fee schedule itemizes these as five line items: Parks Facilities, Trails, Police Facilities, Street Facilities, Fire Facilities. For Single Family Detached (PRIMARY land use, flat per-unit, NOT tiered by home size): Parks $1,933 + Trails $128 + Police $422 + Streets $1,189 + Fire $840 = $4,512/unit. For 2+ Multi-Family: Parks $1,510 + Trails $100 + Police $330 + Streets $803 + Fire $656 = $3,399/unit. The May 12, 2025 update was a REDUCTION of residential fees across all five categories. 2) CAPACITY FEE SCHEDULE — effective Jan 5, 2026. Water and wastewater capacity fees are charged by water METER size and are collected at building permit issuance, IN ADDITION TO meter installation fees. Using the base residential 3/4" (0.75") meter: Water Capacity Fee = $2,382; Residential Sewer Capacity Fee = $6,144. The sewer capacity fee rose 112% (from $2,901 to $6,144) effective Jan 5, 2026. Multi-Family units are assessed a sewer capacity fee of $4,608/unit (per schedule note 3). Other meter sizes (1", 1.5", 2"+) are mutually-exclusive variants of the same fee and are excluded from the primary total. Water capacity fee is the same for residential and non-residential ("ALL"). CATEGORIES THAT DO NOT EXIST HERE: NO school impact fee — not an authorized category under Arizona law (schools are funded separately and cannot levy impact fees in AZ). NO library, NO drainage/stormwater, NO open space, NO affordable housing, NO general/capital, and NO standalone mitigation impact fee — the Town's ARS 9-463.05 infrastructure improvements plan is limited to parks/recreation, transportation, fire, and public safety (police). "Public safety" maps to the Police Facilities line item. No separate highway/road district or independent water/sewer district levies a builder fee here — water and sewer are Town-operated utilities, so capacity fees are Town fees. NOT INCLUDED (out of scope, not impact/development fees): construction permit fees and plan review fees (valuation-based, per the building Valuation Data Table); the $500 meter cost, $25 meter installation/est fee, and $125 security deposit on the water rates page are service/connection administrative charges, not impact/capacity fees (the meter cost and deposit are noted but not totaled as impact fees). Diversified Water Utility service area has its own separate rates (a distinct service area) and is not the primary Town schedule. CAVEATS: The official Town site (queencreekaz.gov) is behind Akamai bot protection returning 403 to simple requests; figures were retrieved by downloading the official PDFs directly with full browser headers (Windows Chrome UA + Sec-Ch-Ua client hints) and reading the source documents. All figures are quoted verbatim from the current official Town fee schedules and were cross-confirmed against the live Water Rates and Fees page.

Two effective dates: Development (impact) fees effective May 12, 2025; Water/Sewer capacity fees effective Jan 5, 2026. The impact fee PDF (doc 40036) is an image-only PDF read visually; the capacity fee figures were extracted from the text-layer Capacity Fee Schedule PDF (doc 40782) and cross-checked against the live Water Rates and Fees page. SFD development fee total = $4,512/unit (additive across all five categories). All capacity fees use the base residential 3/4" meter; larger meter rows are excluded as mutually-exclusive variants.

Sources

5 official sources · 15 high-confidence figures.

Queen Creek impact fees — FAQ

How much are development impact fees in Queen Creek, AZ for a single-family home?

As of 2026-06-16, total development fees for a single-family detached home in Queen Creek are about $13,038 per unit — roughly $4,512 in impact/development fees plus $8,526 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 Queen Creek, AZ?

Total development fees for a multifamily unit in Queen Creek are about $8,007 per unit as of 2026-06-16.

Are impact fees in Queen Creek 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 Queen Creek'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 Queen Creek on 2026-06-16.