Santa Clarita, CA Development Impact Fees (2026)
Normalized development impact fees, water & sewer connection (tap/SDC) fees, and mitigation fees for Santa Clarita, California — per dwelling unit, by category, with links to every official source.
What a single-family home pays in Santa Clarita
$43,353 total per unit across 5 fee categories. Fees charged per square foot assume a 2,500 sq ft home.
- Transportation / roads$24,203
- Schools$12,925
- Fire / EMS$4,400
- Library$1,087
- Police$738
At $43,353, Santa Clarita is below the California tracked median of $53,182 — relatively affordable to build in.
Full fee schedule — single-family
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Transportation / roads Bridge & Thoroughfare (B&T) Fee - Eastside District — VERIFIED against the official FY2025/26 Schedule of Fees (Exhibit A, Impact Fees, eff. 8/25/2025): Eastside B&T = $23,980.00 per Factored Development Unit (FDU), with the FY2025/26 increase 'contingent upon approval by Los Angeles County.' Per the Eastside B&T District Update Report (source 1, Table 1, line 206), Single Family (per unit) = 1.0 FDU, so SFD pays the full per-FDU rate. The City has FOUR mutually-exclusive geographic B&T districts; a parcel falls in at most one. Eastside used as the representative primary; the other three districts are excludeFromTotal rows. | per dwelling unit | $23,980 | City of Santa Clarita Finance Department Aug 25, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Bridge & Thoroughfare (B&T) Fee - Bouquet Canyon District — VERIFIED in official schedule (line 558). Alternate mutually-exclusive B&T district. SFD = 1.0 FDU. Excluded from the per-unit total to avoid double counting with the representative Eastside district; only one district applies to any given parcel. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $21,220 | City of Santa Clarita Finance Department Aug 25, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Bridge & Thoroughfare (B&T) Fee - Valencia District — VERIFIED in official schedule (line 562). Alternate mutually-exclusive B&T district (highest of the four). SFD = 1.0 FDU. Excluded from total; only one B&T district applies per parcel. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $31,270 | City of Santa Clarita Finance Department Aug 25, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Bridge & Thoroughfare (B&T) Fee - Via Princessa District — VERIFIED in official schedule (line 563). Alternate mutually-exclusive B&T district. SFD = 1.0 FDU. Excluded from total; only one B&T district applies per parcel. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $23,170 | City of Santa Clarita Finance Department Aug 25, 2025High |
Library Library Facility Mitigation Fee — VERIFIED in official schedule (line 547): $1,087.00 per residential living unit (FY2025/26, eff. 8/25/2025). Same per-unit applies to SFD and MF (charged per residential living unit). | per dwelling unit | $1,087 | City of Santa Clarita Finance Department Aug 25, 2025High |
Police Law Enforcement Facility Fee — VERIFIED in official schedule (line 548): Law Enforcement Facility Fee, single-family residential $738 per unit (FY2025/26, eff. 8/25/2025). Funds sheriff/law-enforcement facilities. | per dwelling unit | $738 | City of Santa Clarita Finance Department Aug 25, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Transit Impact Fee — VERIFIED in official schedule (line 565): Transit Impact Fee $223 per residential unit (FY2025/26, eff. 8/25/2025). Applies per residential unit to SFD and MF alike. | per dwelling unit | $223 | City of Santa Clarita Finance Department Aug 25, 2025High |
Fire / EMS Fire Facilities Mitigation Fee (LA County Consolidated Fire Protection District) — VERIFIED quote against KHTS article (source 4): '$1.7601 per square foot' rate 'expected to take effect June 1, 2026, pending local adoption' confirmed verbatim. SEPARATE DISTRICT pass-through: the Fire Facilities Mitigation (developer) Fee is set by the LA County Consolidated Fire Protection District and collected by the City on new residential buildings/additions, charged PER SQUARE FOOT. Marked LOW confidence: secondary news source + 'pending local adoption' (not yet confirmed locally adopted as of verification date 2026-06-17). The verified prior official rate $1.5499/sf is retained below as an excluded traceability row. For a ~2,200 sf home this is roughly $3,872. NOT a City impact fee. | per sq ft | $1.76 | KHTS / Hometown Station Jun 1, 2026Low |
Fire / EMS Fire Facilities Mitigation Fee - verified prior rate (eff. 7/1/2023) — VERIFIED verbatim in City Annual Impact Fee Report (source 2, lines 201-203). Officially documented Fire Facilities Mitigation Fee rate of $1.5499/sf effective July 1, 2023. Retained for traceability; excluded from total to avoid double counting with the current $1.7601/sf row. alternative · not added to total | per sq ft | $1.55 | City of Santa Clarita Finance Department Jul 1, 2023High |
Schools School Facilities Fee (Level 1) - combined elementary + William S. Hart Union HSD — VERIFIED verbatim in Saugus Union 2024 Fee Justification Study (source 3, lines 53-55). SEPARATE DISTRICTS: statutory CA Level 1 school facilities fee paid by the builder to the school districts before the City issues a building permit. Santa Clarita residential is served by an ELEMENTARY district (Saugus Union, Newhall, Sulphur Springs, or Castaic) PLUS the William S. Hart Union High School District. SAB Level I cap (eff. Jan 24, 2024) = $5.17 per assessable sq ft residential; this is the effective combined builder cost. Saugus Union's share is $2.33/sf, remainder allocated to Hart HSD under their allocation agreement (source 3, lines 61-64). For a ~2,200 sf home this is roughly $11,374. ADUs under 500 sf statutorily exempt; SAB updates the cap in even years (a 2026 update may supersede $5.17). | per sq ft | $5.17 | Saugus Union School District Jan 24, 2024High |
Water & sewer connection fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Sand Canyon Sewer Connection Fee (area-specific reimbursement district) — VERIFIED in official schedule (lines 540-542): $1,837.85 per ECU plus $124 application. Area-specific City sewer connection fee applicable ONLY within the Sand Canyon reimbursement district (a typical SFD = 1 ECU). Excluded from citywide per-unit total (geographically limited; general sewer capacity is via the LA County Sanitation Districts on a separate fee not in this schedule). unitBasis kept as per_meter (nearest enum to per-ECU/per-connection). alternative · not added to total | per meter | $1,838 | City of Santa Clarita Finance Department Aug 25, 2025Medium |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Sierra Highway Area District Connection Fee for Sewer Lines - North (area-specific) — VERIFIED in official schedule (lines 545-546): $1,063 per ECU + $115 admin. Area-specific City sewer reimbursement-district connection fee (North), applicable ONLY within the Sierra Highway North district. (Sierra Highway South = $134/ECU + $115 admin, lines 543-544.) Excluded from citywide per-unit total (geographically limited). unitBasis kept as per_meter (nearest enum to per-ECU). alternative · not added to total | per meter | $1,063 | City of Santa Clarita Finance Department Aug 25, 2025Medium |
Full fee schedule — multifamily
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Transportation / roads Bridge & Thoroughfare (B&T) Fee - Eastside District (multifamily / apartment, 0.7 FDU) — CORRECTED amount $16,786 -> $16,790. The Eastside B&T District Report (source 1, Table 1, line 210) shows Apartment (0.7 FDU) = $16,790 at the $23,980 proposed per-FDU rate; the researcher's computed $16,786 (0.7 x 23,980) did not match the figure printed in the cited source, so the amount is corrected to the source's $16,790. Townhome/Condo = 0.8 FDU = $19,190 (line 208). Excluded from per-unit total (variant of the representative SFD Eastside row); only one B&T district applies per parcel. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $16,790 | City of Santa Clarita / Harris & Associates Aug 25, 2025Medium |
Library Library Facility Mitigation Fee — VERIFIED in official schedule (line 547). Same $1,087 per residential living unit applies to multifamily units. | per dwelling unit | $1,087 | City of Santa Clarita Finance Department Aug 25, 2025High |
Police Law Enforcement Facility Fee — VERIFIED in official schedule (line 549): Law Enforcement Facility Fee, multi-family residential $532 per unit (FY2025/26). | per dwelling unit | $532 | City of Santa Clarita Finance Department Aug 25, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Transit Impact Fee — VERIFIED in official schedule (line 565). Same $223 per residential unit applies to multifamily. | per dwelling unit | $223 | City of Santa Clarita Finance Department Aug 25, 2025High |
Coverage & caveats
Primary source: City of Santa Clarita adopted Schedule of Fees and Charges FY 2025/26 (Exhibit A), Impact Fees section EFFECTIVE AUGUST 25, 2025 (santaclarita.gov/finance, read verbatim via pdftotext -layout). Corroborated by the City's Annual Impact Fee Report (Exhibit A), the Eastside Bridge & Thoroughfare District Update Report (Nov 2024, for FDU land-use factors), the Saugus Union School District 2024 Fee Justification Study, and a KHTS news article (fire fee increase). FOUND (City impact fees, FY2025/26, eff. 8/25/2025): Bridge & Thoroughfare (B&T) transportation fee charged per Factored Development Unit (FDU) in FOUR mutually-exclusive geographic districts -- Bouquet Canyon $21,220, Eastside $23,980 (FY25/26 increase contingent on LA County approval), Valencia $31,270, Via Princessa $23,170 per FDU; SFD = 1.0 FDU, townhome/condo = 0.8 FDU, apartment = 0.7 FDU (factors from Eastside B&T District Report Table 1). Library Facility Mitigation Fee $1,087/residential living unit. Law Enforcement Facility Fee (police) SFD $738 / MF $532 per unit. Transit Impact Fee $223/residential unit. ADUs over 750 sf pay 0.4 FDU B&T factor. SEPARATE DISTRICTS / PASS-THROUGH (attributed in notes): (1) Fire Facilities Mitigation Fee -- set by the LA County Consolidated Fire Protection District, collected by the City, charged PER SQUARE FOOT. Officially documented at $1.5499/sf eff. 7/1/2023 (verified in City Annual Impact Fee Report); increase to $1.7601/sf approved eff. June 1, 2026 (pending local adoption, per KHTS). The $1.7601 rate is the current primary (LOW confidence: secondary source + pending adoption); $1.5499 retained as an excluded traceability row. (2) School Facilities Fee (Level 1) -- statutory CA fee to school districts: an elementary district (Saugus share $2.33/sf) PLUS William S. Hart Union HSD, combined to SAB Level 1 cap of $5.17/sf residential (eff. Jan 24, 2024). GEOGRAPHICALLY-LIMITED (excluded from per-unit total): area-specific City sewer reimbursement-district connection fees -- Sand Canyon ($1,837.85/ECU + $124 app), Sierra Highway North ($1,063/ECU + $115 admin), Sierra Highway South ($134/ECU + $115 admin, in schedule lines 543-544 but not carried as its own row). Typical SFD = 1 ECU. DOES NOT EXIST / NOT APPLICABLE: NO citywide park IMPACT fee (City uses a Quimby land-dedication / in-lieu requirement). NO general/capital-facilities, open-space, affordable-housing in-lieu, citywide drainage, or citywide water connection/capacity impact fee in the City schedule (potable water via SCV Water et al.; general sewer capacity via LA County Sanitation Districts). Old Town Newhall Parking In-Lieu Fee ($5,855.10 per required parking space) is parking-space-based and geographically limited (Old Town Newhall Specific Plan), not a per-DU residential impact fee, so omitted. VERIFY: confirmed 16 of 16 rows; dropped 0. Every cited sourceQuote was located verbatim in its source via pdftotext (sources 0,1,2,3) and WebFetch (source 4). Corrections: (a) Eastside multifamily/apartment B&T amount corrected $16,786 -> $16,790 to match the figure printed in the cited Eastside B&T District Report Table 1 (line 210); the researcher's $16,786 was a 0.7 x $23,980 computation that did not equal the document's printed $16,790. excludeFromTotal corrections: none -- all four flags verified correct (Bouquet Canyon, Valencia, Via Princessa, and Eastside-MF B&T variants excluded; verified prior fire $1.5499 row excluded; both area-specific sewer rows excluded; SFD Eastside B&T, Library/Police/Transit SFD, Library/Police/Transit MF, current fire $1.7601, and schools $5.17 retained as land-use-distinct totals with no double counting). Representative SFD per-unit flat City impact total = $23,980 (B&T Eastside) + $1,087 (Library) + $738 (Police) + $223 (Transit) = $26,028, plus per-sqft pass-throughs (fire $1.7601/sf, schools $5.17/sf) -- sane and free of double counting.
Representative single-family detached scenario (~2,200 sq ft home, Eastside B&T district, served by Saugus Union + William S. Hart HSD): Bridge & Thoroughfare (Eastside, 1.0 FDU) $23,980 + Library Facility Mitigation $1,087 + Law Enforcement Facility $738 + Transit Impact $223 = $26,028 in flat per-unit City impact fees, PLUS per-square-foot pass-through fees: Fire Facilities Mitigation ~$3,872 (at $1.7601/sf, pending local adoption; ~$3,410 at the verified $1.5499/sf floor) and combined Level 1 School Facilities Fee ~$11,374 (at $5.17/sf) -- roughly $41,000-$41,300 total for a 2,200 sf SFD before any geographically-specific sewer reimbursement-district fees and SCV Water charges. The B&T fee is the dominant cost and is BOTH district-specific (four mutually-exclusive districts $21,220-$31,270 per FDU) AND scaled by FDU (SFD 1.0, townhome/condo 0.8, apartment 0.7); only the Eastside SFD row counts toward the per-unit total, with the other three districts and the MF/apartment variant marked excludeFromTotal. Park 'impact' costs are satisfied via Quimby land dedication/in-lieu, not a flat fee. Water connection/capacity is via separate retail water agencies (SCV Water et al.) and general sewer capacity via the LA County Sanitation Districts -- not in the City schedule. Area-specific City sewer reimbursement-district connection fees (Sand Canyon, Sierra Highway North/South) apply only within those districts and are excluded from the total.
Sources
5 official sources · 12 high-confidence figures.
- 1City of Santa Clarita Schedule of Fees and Charges, Fiscal Year 2025/26 (Exhibit A) - Impact Fees Effective August 25, 2025City of Santa Clarita Finance Department · fee schedule · effective Aug 25, 2025 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 2Eastside Bridge and Major Thoroughfare Construction Fee District Update Report (Nov 14, 2024) - Table 1: Proposed District Fee (FDU factors by land use)City of Santa Clarita / Harris & Associates · fee study · effective Nov 14, 2024 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 3City of Santa Clarita Annual Impact Fee Report (Exhibit A) - Statement of Fire Facilities Mitigation Fee Program & Major Bridge and Thoroughfare Fees ProgramCity of Santa Clarita Finance Department · government report · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 4Saugus Union School District 2024 School Fee Justification Study (June 11, 2024) - Level I statutory fee $5.17/sf residential; District share $2.33/sf under allocation agreement with William S. Hart Union HSDSaugus Union School District · fee study · effective Jun 25, 2024 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 5Fire Protection Costs Rising For New Development In Santa Clarita (fire developer fee rising to $1.7601/sf eff. June 1, 2026)KHTS / Hometown Station · news article · effective Jun 1, 2026 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
Santa Clarita impact fees — FAQ
- How much are development impact fees in Santa Clarita, CA for a single-family home?
- As of 2026-06-17, total development fees for a single-family detached home in Santa Clarita are about $43,353 per unit — roughly $43,353 in impact/development fees plus $0 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 Santa Clarita, CA?
- Total development fees for a multifamily unit in Santa Clarita are about $1,842 per unit as of 2026-06-17.
- Are impact fees in Santa Clarita 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 Santa Clarita'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 Santa Clarita on 2026-06-17.