Parker, CO Development Impact Fees (2026)
Normalized development impact fees, water & sewer connection (tap/SDC) fees, and mitigation fees for Parker, Colorado — per dwelling unit, by category, with links to every official source.
What a single-family home pays in Parker
$60,940 total per unit across 3 fee categories.
- Water connection (tap / SDC)$40,342
- Sewer connection (tap / SDC)$10,420
- General government / capital$10,178
Parker’s $60,940 is about 1.6× the Colorado tracked median of $38,504 — among the higher-cost places to build in the state.
Full fee schedule — single-family
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
General government / capital Development Excise Tax (bundled: streets, parks/recreation, police/public safety, administrative facilities, fire/EMS) — VERIFIED against Municode Sec. 4.07.030 (re-fetched via browser 2026-06-16); quote matches verbatim. Town of Parker Development Excise Tax (post-2019 Ballot Issue 2A amount). This is a single combined per-unit charge paid at building permit; it is the Town's ONLY per-dwelling-unit development charge (Parker uses an excise tax in place of separate impact fees). Revenue is restricted (Sec. 4.07.060) to capital for major streets, parks and recreation, administrative facilities, and law enforcement services/facilities, plus payment to the fire/emergency service provider (South Metro Fire Rescue). Per Sec. 4.07.020, the South Metro Fire Rescue portion is $583 of the single-family amount (confirmed verbatim in code). CAVEAT: Sec. 4.07.070 requires the tax to be recomputed annually (2020 onward) by the Colorado Construction Cost Index; the $10,178 is the codified figure and the actual amount collected at permit in 2026 may be higher after CCI escalation. Builders may claim a partial credit for constructing qualifying parks/recreation facilities and regional trails (Sec. 4.07.035). | per dwelling unit | $10,178 | Town of Parker, CO (Municode Library) 2019Highdated 2019 |
Water & sewer connection fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water System Development Fee (SDF) - 3/4" meter — VERIFIED against PWSD 2026 Tap & Development Fee Schedule (PDF re-fetched and text-extracted 2026-06-16); amount matches exactly. Levied by Parker Water & Sanitation District (PWSD), a SEPARATE special district that serves most of the Town of Parker - NOT the Town itself. A residential builder in Parker pays this to PWSD. Priced by meter size; 3/4" is the standard residential meter and is used as the primary row. Larger meters (1"=$42,100, 1.5"=$84,200, 2"=$147,350, 3"=$336,800, all confirmed in PDF) are mutually-exclusive variants, correctly excluded. | per meter | $21,050 | Parker Water & Sanitation District Jan 1, 2026High |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Sewer System Development Fee (SDF) - 3/4" meter — VERIFIED against PWSD 2026 fee schedule PDF (2026-06-16); amount matches exactly. Levied by Parker Water & Sanitation District (separate district), effective Jan 1, 2026. 3/4" residential meter used as primary; larger meters (1"=$20,840, 1.5"=$41,680, 2"=$72,940, 3"=$166,720) are mutually-exclusive variants (excluded). | per meter | $10,420 | Parker Water & Sanitation District Jan 1, 2026High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Resources System Development Fee (SDF) - 3/4" meter — VERIFIED against PWSD 2026 fee schedule PDF (2026-06-16); amount matches exactly. ADDITIVE charge on top of the base Water SDF, levied by Parker Water & Sanitation District (separate district). This funds the District's renewable water resource acquisition. Total PWSD tap/development fees for a standard 3/4"-meter single-family home = Water SDF $21,050 + Sewer SDF $10,420 + Water Resources SDF $18,690 = $50,160, plus a $602 meter set fee. Larger meters (1"=$37,380, 1.5"=$74,760, 2"=$130,830, 3"=$299,040) are mutually-exclusive variants (excluded). | per meter | $18,690 | Parker Water & Sanitation District Jan 1, 2026High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Meter Set Fee - 3/4" — VERIFIED against PWSD 2026 fee schedule PDF, Miscellaneous Fees section (2026-06-16); amount matches exactly. Parker Water & Sanitation District (separate district) charge to physically set the 3/4" residential meter. Larger meter sizes (1"=$736, 1.5"=$3,234, 2"=$3,580, 3"=$3,344, confirmed) are mutually-exclusive variants (excluded). | per meter | $602 | Parker Water & Sanitation District Jan 1, 2026High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Resource Tolls (per SFE) - alternative if no water resource credit dedicated — VERIFIED against PWSD 2026 fee schedule PDF (2026-06-16); amount and conditional footnote match exactly. EXCLUDED from total (flag confirmed correct): this is a conditional/alternative charge by Parker Water & Sanitation District (separate district) that applies ONLY when a Water Resource Credit has NOT been previously dedicated to the District (typically already dedicated by the master developer/metro district for platted subdivisions). For most production homebuilding it does not apply on top of the standard SDFs, so including it would risk double-counting with the Water Resources SDF. Listed for completeness. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $27,500 | Parker Water & Sanitation District Jan 1, 2026High |
Full fee schedule — multifamily
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
General government / capital Development Excise Tax (apartment building unit / multifamily) — VERIFIED against Municode Sec. 4.07.030 (re-fetched 2026-06-16); quote matches verbatim. Apartment building = structure with 3+ dwelling units, excluding attached dwellings (Sec. 4.07.020, confirmed). Subject to annual Colorado Construction Cost Index adjustment per Sec. 4.07.070. Includes $338 South Metro Fire Rescue component (confirmed in Sec. 4.07.020). | per dwelling unit | $5,567 | Town of Parker, CO (Municode Library) 2019Highdated 2019 |
Coverage & caveats
FEE STRUCTURE: The Town of Parker uses a single voter-approved DEVELOPMENT EXCISE TAX (Municipal Code Ch. 4.07), not a set of separate impact fees, as its per-dwelling-unit development charge. It is paid once at building permit. Codified amounts (Sec. 4.07.030, post-2019 Ballot Issue 2A): single-family $10,178, attached dwelling $6,337, apartment unit $5,567. This single tax bundles capital for major streets/transportation, parks & recreation, administrative facilities, and law enforcement/public safety, plus a fire/EMS component paid to South Metro Fire Rescue Fire Protection District (Sec. 4.07.060). Within the single-family amount, the South Metro Fire portion is $583 (Sec. 4.07.020); attached $376; apartment $338. IMPORTANT CAVEAT ON CURRENT AMOUNT: Sec. 4.07.070 requires the tax to be recomputed annually (2020 and every year thereafter) by the Colorado Construction Cost Index. The figures above are the amounts as codified in Municode (still carrying the 2019 ordinance citation, Ord. 8.20.4 §2, 2019); the actual amount a builder pays at permit in 2026 is likely somewhat HIGHER after multiple years of CCI escalation. I could not locate a Town-published 2026 administratively-adjusted dollar figure (the Town does not appear to post the escalated number in an online fee schedule), so confidence on the EXACT 2026 collected amount is lower than on the codified base. Recommend confirming the current administratively-adjusted amount with the Town Finance/Building Division before relying on it. WHAT DOES NOT EXIST HERE: (1) No separate Town impact fees are currently collected. The Town's legacy Impact Fee Funds (Transportation, Parks & Recreation, Public Works, General Government, Police Facility, Court Facility) show essentially ZERO fee revenue in the budget (e.g., $454, $105, $1,374 trending to $0) - only residual amounts, being zeroed out via transfers. These were replaced by the excise tax. Do not double-count an excise tax AND an impact fee. (2) No separate Town-levied school impact fee - Colorado municipalities generally cannot impose school impact fees; school capacity needs are addressed via land dedication/fee-in-lieu negotiated at platting (Douglas County School District), not a published per-unit Town fee. (3) No Town-levied drainage/stormwater connection fee per dwelling - the Town stormwater utility is a recurring operating charge based on impervious area, not a one-time development connection fee. (4) No standalone Town library, open-space, or affordable-housing impact fee. (5) No published separate ADU excise rate - an ADU would fall under the applicable dwelling definition; no ADU-specific figure is published, so none is reported. WATER & SEWER (SEPARATE DISTRICT): Water and wastewater for most of Parker are provided by the PARKER WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT (PWSD), an independent special district - NOT the Town. A residential builder pays PWSD's System Development Fees directly. For a standard 3/4\" residential meter (effective Jan 1, 2026): Water SDF $21,050 + Sewer SDF $10,420 + Water Resources SDF $18,690 (additive) = $50,160 in tap/development fees, plus a $602 meter set fee. The 'Water Resource Tolls' ($27,500/SFE) and 'Inclusion Fee' ($5,000/acre) are conditional/developer-stage charges and are excluded to avoid double-counting (see notes). Note: small areas of the Town may be served by other water/sanitation districts; PWSD covers the large majority. Representative single-family detached total (included rows): Town excise tax $10,178 (codified base, likely higher after CCI) + PWSD water SDF $21,050 + sewer SDF $10,420 + water resources SDF $18,690 + meter set $602 = approximately $60,940. Total is sane and free of double-counting. VERIFY: confirmed 9 of 9 rows; dropped 0. Both primary sources independently re-fetched on 2026-06-16 — Municode Ch. 4.07 retrieved via browser (WebFetch returned HTTP 403), confirming Sec. 4.07.030 amounts ($10,178 / $6,337 / $5,567) verbatim, plus Sec. 4.07.020 SMFR sub-components ($583/$376/$338), Sec. 4.07.060 fund uses, and Sec. 4.07.070 annual CCI adjustment; PWSD 2026 fee schedule downloaded via curl and text-extracted, confirming all six PWSD amounts and quotes verbatim (Water SDF $21,050, Sewer SDF $10,420, Water Resources SDF $18,690, Meter Set $602, Water Resource Tolls $27,500 with conditional footnote, Inclusion Fee $5,000/acre). The Town 2025 budget PDF corroborates that excise tax is the active development revenue and impact fee funds carry negligible/zero collections. excludeFromTotal corrections: none needed - Water Resource Tolls (conditional, would double-count Water Resources SDF) and Inclusion Fee (per-acre annexation-stage) were already correctly flagged excludeFromTotal=true; meter-size variants for SDFs/meter-set correctly excluded as mutually-exclusive (only 3/4\" representative rows included). Confidence levels confirmed appropriate (all 'high' on codified/scheduled figures; CCI-escalation caveat documented for the 2026 collected excise amount).
Town fees: confirm the 2026 CCI-adjusted excise tax dollar amount with Town of Parker Finance/Building Division (codified base shown, verified verbatim in Municode Sec. 4.07.030). Water/sewer fees are from Parker Water & Sanitation District's adopted schedule effective Jan 1, 2026 (verified verbatim in the PDF). All amounts are one-time charges at building permit / connection unless noted.
Sources
5 official sources · 9 high-confidence figures.
- 1Town of Parker Municipal Code, Chapter 4.07 - Development Excise TaxTown of Parker, CO (Municode Library) · ordinance · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 2Parker Water & Sanitation District - District Rate and Fee Schedule, Effective January 1, 2026 (Tap & Development Fee Schedule)Parker Water & Sanitation District · fee schedule · effective Jan 1, 2026 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 3Town of Parker 2025 Preliminary Annual Budget (Excise Tax Fund and Impact Fee Funds sections)Town of Parker, CO · government report · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 4Town Council Supports Excise Tax Ballot Issue 2A (2019)Town of Parker, CO · municipal webpage · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 5Parker Water & Sanitation District - Rules, Regulations, Rates & FeesParker Water & Sanitation District · municipal webpage · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
Parker impact fees — FAQ
- How much are development impact fees in Parker, CO for a single-family home?
- As of 2026-06-16, total development fees for a single-family detached home in Parker are about $60,940 per unit — roughly $10,178 in impact/development fees plus $50,762 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 Parker, CO?
- Total development fees for a multifamily unit in Parker are about $5,567 per unit as of 2026-06-16.
- Are impact fees in Parker 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 Parker'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 Parker on 2026-06-16.