Greeley, CO Development Impact Fees (2026)

What a single-family home pays in Greeley

$46,126 total per unit across 8 fee categories.

Greeley’s $46,126 is about 1.2× the Colorado tracked median of $38,504 — among the higher-cost places to build in the state.

Full fee schedule — single-family

Coverage & caveats

Greeley is a home-rule city in Weld County. RESIDENTIAL development fees come from three buckets: (1) City Development Impact Fees (police, fire, park, trails, storm drainage, transportation) adopted by Ordinance 3, 2023 (Raftelis 2020 study) and adjusted annually by an Economic Adjustment Factor effective each March 1; the latest published memo is the 2025 schedule (effective March 1, 2025 - Feb 29, 2026), increase avg 7.85% over 2024. NOTE: these fees are TIERED BY HEATED LIVING SPACE (1,200 or less / 1,201-1,500 / 1,501-1,800 / 1,801+ sq ft), NOT by SFD-vs-MF land-use type. I used the "1,801 sq ft or more" tier as the representative single-family-detached row (typical 2,000-2,500 sq ft home); smaller tiers are included as multifamily/excluded additional rows. As of 2026-06-17 no separate 2026 Development Impact Fee Schedule memo was found published (the city node still serves the 2025 memo), so the city impact fees carry the 2025 effective date. (2) Water & Sewer Plant Investment Fees (PIF) and raw-water dedication, set by the Water & Sewer Board; the current 2026 Rate Manual gives Water PIF 3/4" = $16,900 and Sewer PIF 3/4" = $9,500 (table header still printed "March 1, 2025 - Feb 28 2026" but values are the 2026-manual figures, higher than the 2025 manual's $15,000/$8,650). These are LARGE. PIFs scale by tap/meter size (larger meters shown excludeFromTotal). For single-family lots the PIF is a proportion of the tap-size value based on lot size and irrigation source; a Standard Lot (6,000-13,000 s.f.) with potable irrigation = 100% = the full 3/4" value, so the 3/4" figure is representative. Greeley also requires RAW WATER DEDICATION (3 acre-feet of native water per acre of residential land) or CASH-IN-LIEU at $57,000 per acre-foot (2026 manual) - a very large, land-area-driven cost, included as a per-acre-foot row with excludeFromTotal since it is not a flat per-dwelling-unit amount. (3) SCHOOL fee-in-lieu of land dedication for Greeley-Evans School District 6 (Weld 6), adopted via an intergovernmental agreement approved by City Council in June 2025 (Western Demographics analysis, "Scenario #8"): SFD $2,498, single-family attached/townhome/duplex $1,210, multifamily/apartment $549, manufactured home $2,449 per unit (developer may dedicate land instead). WHAT DOES NOT EXIST HERE: no general/capital-facilities impact fee, no library impact fee, no open-space impact fee, no affordable-housing linkage/in-lieu fee, and no standalone "school impact fee" (Colorado does not authorize a true school impact fee - the District 6 charge is a fee-in-lieu of a land dedication requirement, not an impact fee). Stormwater is charged as a per-impervious-square-foot development impact fee ($0.315/sq ft for 2025), not a flat per-unit fee, so it is included with excludeFromTotal. Weld County's own Chapter 20 impact fees apply in unincorporated areas, not inside Greeley city limits. CAVEAT: city impact fees are size-tiered not land-use-tiered, so the SFD vs MF split here is by representative home size, not separate published SFD/MF rates. Water tap (meter) hardware is a separate pass-through cost not quantified here. Building-permit/plan-review and use-tax are not impact/connection fees and are omitted. VERIFY: confirmed 23 of 23 rows; dropped 0. Independently re-fetched all six sources. Source 0 (2025 Development Impact Fee Schedule) verbatim confirms every city impact-fee amount in both the 1,801+ SFD tier (Transportation $8,609, Park $6,449, Trails $967, Fire $869, Police $334) and the 1,200-or-less MF tier ($3,810/$3,036/$456/$409/$156), plus Storm Drainage $0.315/impervious-sq-ft. Source 1 (2026 Rate Manual) verbatim confirms Water PIF 3/4" $16,900, Sewer PIF 3/4" $9,500, 1" tap $28,200/$15,100, and raw-water cash-in-lieu $57,000/acre-foot; Source 2 (2025 Rate Manual) corroborates the prior $15,000/$8,650 set, validating the 2026 figures as the newer ones. Source 4 (Western Demographics study, Figure 6 Scenario #8) confirms school fee-in-lieu A5 SFD $2,498.02, B5 TH/Duplex $1,210.05, F5 Manuf Home $2,449.45, G5 Apartment $548.84; Source 5 (NoCo Optimist) independently confirms the same four amounts ($2,498/$1,210/$549/$2,449) and the June 2025 City Council 5-2 adoption of the IGA. Source 3 (Ordinance No. 3, 2023) verified as a live document establishing the Raftelis-based impact-fee framework. DATE NUANCE: the school study PDF is internally dated 1/12/2020, but the fees were adopted by the June 2025 IGA, so 2025-06-01 effectiveDate is retained; school rows kept at medium confidence (fee-in-lieu of land dedication, not a true impact fee). excludeFromTotal corrections: NONE - all flags were already correct. Representative SFD per-unit total (Transportation + Park + Trails + Fire + Police + Water PIF 3/4" + Sewer PIF 3/4" + School SFD) = $46,126, each category counted exactly once with no double-counting; MF size-tiers, non-SFD school land uses, 1" meter PIF variants, per-sqft storm drainage, and per-acre-foot raw water are all correctly excludeFromTotal=true.

Primary per-unit single-family-detached one-time fee total (representative 1,801+ sq ft tier, 3/4" water/sewer tap, Standard Lot at 100% PIF, school fee-in-lieu cash option): Transportation $8,609 + Park $6,449 + Trails $967 + Fire $869 + Police $334 + Water PIF $16,900 + Sewer PIF $9,500 + School fee-in-lieu $2,498 = approx $46,126 per single-family detached unit, EXCLUDING raw-water dedication/cash-in-lieu (which on a per-acre basis adds ~$171,000/acre of land at 3 ac-ft x $57,000 - extremely material but land-area driven) and excluding per-impervious-sq-ft storm drainage and building permit/use tax. Multifamily per-unit city impact fees use the smaller size tiers; school fee-in-lieu MF = $549/unit; MF PIF depends on whether each unit has a separate tap. City impact fees effective March 1, 2025 - Feb 29, 2026; water/sewer/raw-water from the 2026 Rate Manual. All amounts independently re-verified 2026-06-17 against original sources; no rows dropped or excludeFromTotal flags changed.

Sources

6 official sources · 16 high-confidence figures.

Greeley impact fees — FAQ

How much are development impact fees in Greeley, CO for a single-family home?

As of 2026-06-17, total development fees for a single-family detached home in Greeley are about $46,126 per unit — roughly $19,726 in impact/development fees plus $26,400 in water/sewer connection fees. Figures are normalized from official sources; verify with the jurisdiction before relying on them.

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