Temecula, CA Development Impact Fees (2026)

What a single-family home pays in Temecula

$66,254 total per unit across 7 fee categories. Fees charged per square foot assume a 2,500 sq ft home.

Temecula’s $66,254 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

Temecula residential builders pay a layered set of fees from the City plus several separate agencies. CITY OF TEMECULA (Master DIF flyer "Development Fees Effective July 1, 2025," Res. 03-63 with annual BCI adjustment): (1) Public Facilities Development Impact Fee (DIF) — a single combined per-unit fee: Detached $14,415.70/unit, Attached $10,320.84/unit. The flyer does NOT publish a category-by-category breakdown of the DIF (the city code lumps it under one "Public Facilities DIF"), so it is reported here as one general/capital row. (2) MSHCP habitat mitigation fee (calculated by WRCRCA, Ord. 07-01, CPI-adjusted): $4,486.00/DU for the lowest-density tier (<8.0 DU/acre, representative for detached SF), with denser tiers $1,870 and $827 included as excluded alternates; a $15.45 admin fee applies per payment. (3) Quimby parks in-lieu fee: ~$4,836 per single-family detached unit per the flyer's worked example (base land value $310,000/acre x 3.12 avg persons/DU x 0.005 acre factor); this is an in-lieu fee that applies only when land is not dedicated. (4) Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (K-Rat) habitat fee: $250.00/DU for lots greater than 1/2 gross acre. (5) Uptown Temecula New Streets In-Lieu Fee: $7,894.84/unit — applies ONLY within the Uptown Temecula Specific Plan area, so it is marked excludeFromTotal. (6) Art in Public Places: 1/10 of 1% of project valuation over $100,000 — percentage-based, not a flat per-unit amount, so not included as a numeric row. SEPARATE AGENCIES (real builder costs, attributed in notes): TUMF (Western Riverside Council of Governments regional transportation fee, official schedule effective April 1, 2025): Single-Family Residential $15,476/DU (this is the base AB-602 schedule rate corresponding to the 2,301-2,700 sf tier; smaller homes pay less, larger pay more), Multi-Family $7,816/DU. SCHOOL FEE: Temecula Valley Unified School District Level 1 developer fee $5.17/sq ft residential (current; rising to $5.38/sq ft effective 6/16/2026) — a representative ~2,100 sf home = ~$10,857; this is a real, mandatory per-sq-ft cost attributed to the school district. WATER: Rancho California Water District capacity fee $2,943 per Meter Equivalent Unit (MEU) for the Rancho Division (Santa Rosa Water sub-area $3,102/MEU shown as excluded alternate), adopted with the FY2025/26 budget effective July 1, 2025; RCWD has a proposed increase to $3,183/MEU targeted for Jan 1, 2026 (board action requested Oct 9, 2025) that this analyst could not confirm as finally adopted. SEWER: Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) is Temecula's sewer provider per the WRCOG fee-comparison study; EMWD's per-EDU residential sewer connection cost is additive across three components — Sewer Financial Participation Charge $3,626/EDU + Sewer Treatment Plant Capacity Charge $6,876/EDU + Recycled Water Supply Development Fee $420/EDU (2026 fees), totaling ~$10,922/EDU. WHAT DOES NOT EXIST / CAVEATS: California prohibits standalone municipal "school impact fees," but the school-district Level-1 facilities fee (captured above) is the functional equivalent and is a real cost. The City does not publish separate line-item parks/fire/police/library/drainage DIFs in its public flyer — they are bundled into the single Public Facilities DIF, so per-category amounts are not independently verifiable. No general affordable-housing in-lieu fee is published in the city DIF flyer. Mello-Roos/CFD special taxes are common in Temecula's master-planned areas but are out of scope (ongoing special taxes, not one-time builder impact fees). RCWD's "Santa Rosa Water" and "Sewer Division" figures are for specific sub-service-areas; the primary water row uses the base Rancho Division MEU fee and primary sewer rows use EMWD (Temecula's main sewer provider). Builders should obtain a project-specific TUMF estimate from WRCOG and confirm the applicable water/sewer service area, since Temecula is split among service territories. VERIFY (2026-06-17, independent re-fetch of all 7 sources): confirmed 16 of 16 rows; dropped 0. City DIF flyer (src 0) re-fetched and verbatim-confirmed all city-sourced figures (Detached $14,415.70, Attached $10,320.84, MSHCP $4,486/$1,870/$827, K-Rat $250, Quimby $4,836, Uptown $7,894.84). WRCOG TUMF schedule (src 2) verbatim-confirmed SF $15,476 and MF $7,816. TVUSD page (src 3) confirmed $5.17/sf current (rising to $5.38 effective 6/16/2026). RCWD workshop PDF (src 4) confirmed "Current Fees: Adopted with FY 2025/26 Budget (July 1, 2025) ... Rancho Water $2,943 per MEU" and Santa Rosa $3,102/MEU, with proposed $3,183 (Rancho)/$3,176 (Santa Rosa) targeted Jan 1, 2026 NOT yet confirmed adopted. EMWD page (src 5) confirmed all three additive sewer components ($3,626 + $6,876 + $420). EMWD confirmed independently as Temecula's sewer provider (Temecula is in EMWD's retail wastewater service area; Temecula Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility). excludeFromTotal corrections: none needed — flags were already correct (MSHCP 8.1-14.0 and >14.1 tiers, Santa Rosa water alt, and Uptown in-lieu all correctly excluded; the three EMWD sewer components correctly additive/not excluded). Representative SF detached additive total ~$64,185/unit verified as sane with no double-counting. Note: school row effectiveDate is carried as 2025-01-01 but the source only states the $5.17 rate is current "through 6/15/26"; the amount and quote are confirmed.

Representative single-family detached new home (~2,100-2,500 sq ft) all-in estimate (additive primary rows): City DIF $14,415.70 + MSHCP $4,486 + Quimby $4,836 + K-Rat $250 + TUMF $15,476 + School ($5.17 x ~2,100 sf = ~$10,857) + Water capacity $2,943 (RCWD) + Sewer EMWD ($3,626 + $6,876 + $420 = $10,922) ≈ $64,185 per unit before plan-check/building permit/user fees. This aligns with the WRCOG regional comparison study's ~$57,078 average and Temecula being on the higher end. Excluded rows (Uptown in-lieu, alternate MSHCP tiers, Santa Rosa water alt) avoid double-counting. Art in Public Places (0.1% of valuation over $100k) and the $15.45 MSHCP admin fee are minor/variable and not totaled.

Sources

7 official sources · 10 high-confidence figures.

Temecula impact fees — FAQ

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

As of 2026-06-17, total development fees for a single-family detached home in Temecula are about $66,254 per unit — roughly $52,389 in impact/development fees plus $13,865 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 Temecula, CA?

Total development fees for a multifamily unit in Temecula are about $18,137 per unit as of 2026-06-17.

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