Menifee, CA Development Impact Fees (2026)

What a single-family home pays in Menifee

$62,025 total per unit across 11 fee categories.

Menifee’s $62,025 is about 1.2× the California tracked median of $53,182 — among the higher-cost places to build in the state.

Full fee schedule — single-family

Full fee schedule — multifamily

Coverage & caveats

Menifee residential builders pay several stacked development fees from multiple agencies. FOUND & VERIFIED FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES: (1) CITY DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES (DIF) - City of Menifee Master DIF Schedule effective 7/1/2025 (Resolution 22-1264, CCI-adjusted). Charged per dwelling unit, broken into Animal Shelter, General Government, Fire, Law Enforcement, Parks & Recreation, and Transportation. Single Family total (excluding storm drain) = $13,052/DU; Multi-Family = $8,010/DU. Each sub-component is captured as a separate row. ADUs <=749 sf livable are EXEMPT from DIF; larger ADUs pay proportionally (prorated to primary unit sf). (2) CITY STORM DRAIN IMPACT FEE - Highly zone-dependent across 8 sub-watershed zones (A_A, A_B, A_C, B_A, B_B, F_A, F_C, F_E), ranging SF $155 to $11,187/DU. These are MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE by location and many areas have NO storm drain fee. I included zone F_A ($155/DU) as a representative low-impact primary and marked the others excludeFromTotal. A specific parcel may have a much higher or zero storm drain fee depending on its zone; the city's interactive map determines the zone. (3) MSHCP (Western Riverside Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan) - mitigation fee collected by City and transferred to Regional Conservation Authority (RCA), per density tier: <8 du/ac = $4,486/DU (typical detached SF), 8-14 du/ac = $1,870/DU, >14 du/ac = $827/DU. Included density-tier <8 as primary SF; the >14 tier as the MF representative. ADUs <=749 sf exempt. (4) STEPHEN'S KANGAROO RAT (SKR) FEE (Ord. 663) - $250/residential unit for SFR on lots >0.5 acre, OR $500/gross acre for discretionary permits. Captured the $250/unit residential figure as a mitigation row. (5) TUMF (Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee) - regional WRCOG fee adopted via Ordinance 824.18, rates effective 4/1/2025. Verified directly from the ordinance: SF is TIERED by home size: <=1,800 sf $12,380; 1,801-2,300 sf $13,927; 2,301-2,700 sf $15,476; >2,700 sf $19,344; Multi-Family $7,816/unit. Used the 1,801-2,300 sf tier ($13,927) as the representative SF primary; other SF tiers excludeFromTotal. ADUs ("second units") are EXEMPT from TUMF, as is low-income housing. (6) SCHOOL FACILITIES (DEVELOPER) FEES - levied by the school districts, NOT the city, paid directly to the district before building permit. All Menifee parcels are in Perris Union High School District plus EITHER Menifee Union School District OR Romoland School District. Verified: Menifee USD residential = $3.72/sf (eff 5/13/2024); PUHSD high-school portion for the Menifee Union/Romoland area = $1.45/sf (eff 8/12/2024). NOTE on labeling: PUHSD's own page labels the $1.45/sf as "Level 2" (Menifee/Nuview/Romoland areas), not "Level 1"; the combined $3.72+$1.45=$5.17/sf nonetheless equals the 2024 statewide Level 1 statutory cap as a coincidence of magnitude. I captured the COMBINED $5.17/sf as a per_1000sf school row AND a representative per-DU conversion (2,200 sf x $5.17 = $11,374/DU, confidence LOWERED to low because it is a synthetic computation, not a published per-unit number). The two district sub-components are included as additional excludeFromTotal rows to show the split. (7) EMWD WATER & SEWER CONNECTION FEES - Eastern Municipal Water District is the water/sewer provider. From EMWD Consolidated Schedule of Rates, Fees & Charges (rates as of 1/1/2025): Water Financial Participation Charge (General District) $7,498/EMS; Sewer Financial Participation Charge (General District) $3,514/EDU; Sewer Treatment Plant Capacity Charge (General District) $6,662/EDU; Recycled Water Supply Development Fee $407/EDU (water) and $407/EDU (sewer); standard 5/8" or 3/4" meter drop-in install (CS-11) $294. The General District rates are the base/representative; several alternative service areas (U-3-1, AD8, MARS, Wine Country, etc.) carry higher rates and are mutually exclusive by location. EMWD's live website confirms higher 1/1/2026 figures (Water FPC $7,738, Sewer FPC $3,626, Sewer Capacity $6,876, Recycled $420); I used the PDF-verified 1/1/2025 figures for highest confidence. WHAT DOES NOT EXIST / CAVEATS: - NO standalone city "police" or "library" impact fee line beyond what is embedded (Law Enforcement and General Government are the DIF components; there is no separate library DIF). - NO city affordable-housing in-lieu impact fee found in the DIF schedule. - Quimby/park land-dedication fees exist (MMC 17.02.060) but are negotiated/parcel-specific and not published as a flat per-DU rate, so omitted. - Mello-Roos/CFD special taxes are ANNUAL special taxes, separate financing, and OUT OF SCOPE - not included. - Storm drain and EMWD service-area variation means a real parcel total can differ substantially; figures here represent typical/General-District conditions. VERIFY: confirmed 33 of 33 rows; dropped 0. Every numeric amount and sourceQuote was re-fetched and matched verbatim against the primary PDFs/pages (DIF schedule, FY25-26 memo, TUMF Ord. 824.18, Menifee USD page, PUHSD page, EMWD Consolidated Schedule 1/1/2025). excludeFromTotal corrections: none needed - all flags were already correct (MF DIF grand-total row, storm-drain A_A/A_C, MSHCP 8-14 tier, all non-representative TUMF size tiers, and the three per-1000sf school rate rows are correctly excluded; the single primary in-total rows are DIF components, storm F_A $155, MSHCP <8 $4,486, SKR $250, TUMF $13,927, per-DU school $11,374, and the EMWD charges - no double-counting; DIF transportation and TUMF are genuinely separate/additive fees). Confidence DOWNGRADE: the per-DU school conversion row (~$11,374) lowered from medium to low because it is a 2,200 sf x $5.17 computation rather than a published flat per-unit figure. Representative SF total ~ $62,026/DU, consistent with the researcher's $60k-62k estimate.

Representative single-family-detached builder cost for a ~2,200 sf home in the EMWD General District / low storm-drain zone, summing the primary (non-excluded) rows: City DIF $13,052 + storm drain F_A $155 + MSHCP $4,486 + SKR $250 + TUMF $13,927 + school (~$11,374) + EMWD water/sewer connection ($7,498 + $3,514 + $6,662 + $407 + $407) + meter $294 = approximately $62,026 per unit before any zone-specific storm drain or higher EMWD service-area charges. Totals will vary by storm-drain zone, EMWD service area, home size (TUMF + school tiers), and density (MSHCP). All amounts independently re-verified against primary sources on 2026-06-17.

Sources

7 official sources · 29 high-confidence figures.

Menifee impact fees — FAQ

How much are development impact fees in Menifee, CA for a single-family home?

As of 2026-06-17, total development fees for a single-family detached home in Menifee are about $62,025 per unit — roughly $43,243 in impact/development fees plus $18,782 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 Menifee, CA?

Total development fees for a multifamily unit in Menifee are about $12,655 per unit as of 2026-06-17.

Are impact fees in Menifee 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 Menifee'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 Menifee on 2026-06-17.