Coeur d'Alene, ID Development Impact Fees (2026)
Normalized development impact fees, water & sewer connection (tap/SDC) fees, and mitigation fees for Coeur d'Alene, Idaho — per dwelling unit, by category, with links to every official source.
What a single-family home pays in Coeur d'Alene
$26,918 total per unit across 7 fee categories.
- Water connection (tap / SDC)$12,303
- Sewer connection (tap / SDC)$7,980
- Transportation / roads$3,353
- Parks & recreation$1,440
- Fire / EMS$1,125
- Police$585
- General government / capital$132
Coeur d'Alene’s $26,918 is about 1.4× the Idaho tracked median of $19,153 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Parks & recreation Parks Development Impact Fee — VERIFIED: $0.64/SF Parks rate confirmed in City Wide Fee List PDF (2025 schedule line: SFH ($/SF) Parks $0.64 ... Total $2.89). CDA SFH impact fee is per square foot of dwelling. Amount shown ($1,440) is DERIVED = $0.64 x 2,250 SF representative home; the exact per-DU dollar is not in the source (depends on actual conditioned SF), hence confidence downgraded high->medium. 2026 schedule (eff. July 1, 2026) = $0.67/SF. Per Ord. 3723; escalates 3.9%/yr. | per dwelling unit | $1,440 | City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Jul 1, 2025Medium |
Transportation / roads Transportation/Roads Development Impact Fee — VERIFIED: $1.49/SF Transportation rate confirmed in PDF (2025 SFH row). Amount ($3,352.50) DERIVED = $1.49 x 2,250 SF; exact per-DU dollar not in source, confidence downgraded high->medium. 2026 = $1.54/SF. Coeur d'Alene is its own road authority; this transportation impact fee is part of the CITY impact fee, NOT a separate highway district (unlike ACHD in Ada County). | per dwelling unit | $3,353 | City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Jul 1, 2025Medium |
Police Police Development Impact Fee — VERIFIED: $0.26/SF Police rate confirmed in PDF (2025 SFH row). Amount ($585) DERIVED = $0.26 x 2,250 SF; exact per-DU dollar not in source, confidence downgraded high->medium. 2026 = $0.27/SF. | per dwelling unit | $585 | City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Jul 1, 2025Medium |
Fire / EMS Fire Development Impact Fee — VERIFIED: $0.50/SF Fire rate confirmed in PDF (2025 SFH row: total $2.89/SF). Amount ($1,125) DERIVED = $0.50 x 2,250 SF; exact per-DU dollar not in source, confidence downgraded high->medium. 2026 = $0.52/SF. Total SFH city impact fee = $2.89/SF (2025), ~$6,502 for a 2,250 SF home. | per dwelling unit | $1,125 | City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Jul 1, 2025Medium |
General government / capital Public Safety (EMS) Impact Fee - KCEMSS — VERIFIED via verbatim search-engine snippet of the Coeur d'Alene Press article (cdapress.com is HTTP 403/Cloudflare-blocked to direct fetch); quote 'are $132 per dwelling unit for residential uses and 7 cents per square foot for nonresidential uses ... collected at the time of building permits' confirmed. KCEMSS development impact fee collected BY the City on behalf of the separate KCEMSS Joint Powers district at building-permit issuance (Muni Code Ch. 14.17, Ord. 3717/3723). $132/du is the 2023 adopted amount; code requires annual ENR-index adjustment so current figure may be modestly higher (medium confidence). City only collects it when a City impact fee is also collected. Same $132/du applies to multifamily. | per dwelling unit | $132 | Coeur d'Alene Press Jul 1, 2023Medium |
General government / capital Annexation Fee — VERIFIED in PDF (Annexation Fees section: 'Annexation Fee $1,133.00/dwelling unit or equivalency'; Ord. 3723, January 2, 2024, R-94-059, 24-009). Charged only for property being annexed into the city. Correctly excludeFromTotal=true: applies only to annexation scenarios, not infill on already-incorporated land. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $1,133 | City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Jan 2, 2024High |
Water & sewer connection fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Sewer Capitalization (CAP) Fee - Single Family — VERIFIED via Wastewater Rates and Fees page: Single Family Dwelling 2.27 PE/unit -> $6,665, effective April 1, 2023; still the current published schedule. Multiple Family Dwelling (2 units) also $6,665/unit (2.27 PE). Paid at building permit. | per dwelling unit | $6,665 | City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - Wastewater Utility Apr 1, 2023High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Capitalization (CAP) Fee - 1" meter (new connections) — VERIFIED in PDF Water Capitalization Fee Schedule (line: 1" $8,202 / $12,303 / $16,404). excludeFromTotal CORRECTED to false (now the representative/primary row): the 3/4" line is explicitly labeled 'Existing Only,' so NEW single-family connections require a 1" service and pay $12,303 (eff. April 1, 2026; rises to $16,404 on April 1, 2027). Paid at building-permit issuance. Prior 1" rate was $8,202 (Aug 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026). | per meter | $12,303 | City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Apr 1, 2026High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Capitalization (CAP) Fee - 3/4" meter (Existing Only - not for new homes) — VERIFIED in PDF: Existing Only 3/4" $4,911 / $7,367 / $9,823. excludeFromTotal CORRECTED to true: the 3/4" size is labeled 'Existing Only' and does NOT apply to new single-family construction, so it must be excluded from a new-build total. The 1" rate ($12,303) is the representative new-connection fee instead. Mutually exclusive with the 1" row by meter size; rate is $7,367 eff. April 1, 2026. alternative · not added to total | per meter | $7,367 | City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Apr 1, 2026High |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Sewer Hookup Fee (1st unit) — VERIFIED in PDF (Sewer Hookup Fees section, R 18-043/14-025). Administrative sewer hook-up fee, separate from and additive to the Sewer CAP Fee. $550 first unit; $140/unit for units 2-4, $75/unit for 5-20, $35/unit for 21+. | per dwelling unit | $550 | City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Apr 1, 2018Highdated 2018 |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Sanitary Sewer Stub Fee — VERIFIED in PDF (Sewer Stub Fees section, R 93-075/92-073). One-time sanitary sewer stub fee where a stub must be installed. Additive to CAP and hookup fees. Current as of July 15, 2025 fee list. | per dwelling unit | $765 | City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Jul 15, 2025High |
Full fee schedule — multifamily
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Parks & recreation Parks Impact Fee - Multifamily — VERIFIED in PDF (2025 schedule line 526). Multifamily is a FLAT per-dwelling-unit fee (not per-SF). 2026 (eff. July 1, 2026): Parks $1,540.48. | per dwelling unit | $1,483 | City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Jul 1, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Transportation Impact Fee - Multifamily — VERIFIED in PDF (2025 schedule). Flat per-du multifamily transportation impact fee. 2026: $1,993.88. | per dwelling unit | $1,919 | City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Jul 1, 2025High |
Police Police Impact Fee - Multifamily — VERIFIED in PDF (2025 schedule). Flat per-du multifamily police impact fee. 2026: $620.78. | per dwelling unit | $597 | City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Jul 1, 2025High |
Fire / EMS Fire Impact Fee - Multifamily — VERIFIED in PDF (2025 schedule). Flat per-du multifamily fire impact fee. Total multifamily city impact fee = $5,146.45/du (2025); $5,347.16/du (2026, eff. July 1, 2026). | per dwelling unit | $1,147 | City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Jul 1, 2025High |
Water & sewer connection fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Sewer Capitalization (CAP) Fee - Multifamily (>2 units) — VERIFIED via Wastewater page: Multiple Family Dwelling (>2 units) 2.20 PE/unit -> $6,460. Buildings of 1-2 units use the $6,665/unit rate. | per dwelling unit | $6,460 | City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - Wastewater Utility Apr 1, 2023High |
Coverage & caveats
FOUND (official City of Coeur d'Alene sources): (1) City development impact fee with PARKS, TRANSPORTATION, POLICE, and FIRE components, adopted by Ord. 3723 and listed in the City Wide Fee List (updated July 15, 2025). Single-family is per-square-foot ($2.89/SF total, 2025 schedule in effect; $3.00/SF for the 2026 schedule effective July 1, 2026); multifamily is flat per-du ($5,146.45/du in 2025). (2) KCEMSS (Kootenai County EMS System) development impact fee, $132/du residential, collected by the city at building permit for a SEPARATE EMS joint-powers district (Muni Code Ch. 14.17). (3) Sewer Capitalization (CAP) fee $6,665/SF-unit, $6,460 for multifamily >2 units and ADUs (eff. April 1, 2023), plus a small sewer hookup fee ($550 first unit) and a $765 sanitary sewer stub fee. (4) Water Capitalization (CAP) fee by meter size: $7,367 for 3/4\" ('Existing Only') and $12,303 for 1\" effective April 1, 2026 (new homes pay the 1\" rate). (5) Annexation fee $1,133/du (only for annexing land; marked excludeFromTotal). DOES NOT EXIST / NOT APPLICABLE: NO SCHOOL IMPACT FEE - Idaho's Development Impact Fee Act does not authorize school impact fees. NO SEPARATE HIGHWAY-DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION FEE - Coeur d'Alene is its own road authority. NO STANDALONE DRAINAGE/STORMWATER IMPACT or CONNECTION FEE - stormwater funded by ongoing monthly Drainage System Utility charge. NO library, open-space, affordable-housing, or general/capital impact fee found. CAVEATS: (a) SFH city impact fee is per-SF; the four SFH per-DU amounts here are estimates at a 2,250 SF home (medium confidence). (b) KCEMSS $132 is the 2023 adopted amount subject to annual ENR adjustment (medium confidence). (c) Water/sewer CAP fees vary by meter size and PE/ERU multiplier. VERIFY: confirmed 17 of 17 rows; dropped 0. Source 0 (City Wide Fee List PDF) re-fetched and 13 rows confirmed verbatim against the PDF text (annexation, four SFH per-SF rates, four multifamily per-du, sewer hookup, sewer stub, both water CAP meter sizes). Source 1 (Wastewater page) re-fetched and 3 sewer CAP rows confirmed verbatim (SFD 2.27/$6,665; MFD>2 2.20/$6,460; ADU 2.20/$6,460). Source 3 (cdapress) is HTTP 403/Cloudflare-blocked to direct fetch; KCEMSS $132/du + 7c/SF + 'collected at the time of building permits' confirmed via verbatim search-engine snippet (kept at medium confidence). Source 2 (amlegal municipal code) and the secondary 2024 cdapress article are also Cloudflare-blocked; the unreachable amlegal URL and the now-unused 2024 cdapress source were removed from sources[] (KCEMSS structure corroborated via the reachable 2023 cdapress snippet). Confidence downgrades: 4 SFH per-SF rows high->medium (per-DU dollar is derived from an assumed 2,250 SF, not stated in source). excludeFromTotal corrections: SWAPPED the two water-meter rows - the 1\" $12,303 row (new connections) is now the representative INCLUDED row (excludeFromTotal removed), and the 3/4\" $7,367 row is now excludeFromTotal=true because it is labeled 'Existing Only' and does not apply to new single-family construction. Annexation excludeFromTotal=true retained (correct).
CDA residential CITY impact fee for single-family is charged PER SQUARE FOOT of the dwelling (parks $0.64, transportation $1.49, police $0.26, fire $0.50 = $2.89/SF total under the 2025 schedule currently in effect, VERIFIED in the City Wide Fee List PDF). The per-dwelling-unit amounts shown for SFH categories are DERIVED estimates at a representative 2,250 SF home (not figures stated in the source); multiply the per-SF rate by actual conditioned square footage for an exact figure (these four rows downgraded to medium confidence for that reason). Multifamily city impact fee is a flat per-du amount ($5,146.45/du 2025, VERIFIED). The schedule escalates 3.9%/yr; the 2026 schedule (parks $0.67, transp $1.54, police $0.27, fire $0.52 = $3.00/SF SFH; multifamily $5,347.16/du) takes effect July 1, 2026. WATER METER NOTE: the 3/4\" CAP fee is labeled 'Existing Only,' so new single-family homes pay the 1\" rate ($12,303 eff. April 1, 2026) - the 1\" row is now the representative (included) row and 3/4\" is excludeFromTotal. Estimated all-in one-time city/utility fees for a new ~2,250 SF single-family home (excluding annexation, using the new-connection 1\" water meter): city impact fee ~$6,503 + KCEMSS $132 + sewer CAP $6,665 + sewer hookup $550 + sewer stub $765 + water CAP $12,303 = roughly $26,918 (water/sewer CAP fees dominate).
Sources
4 official sources · 12 high-confidence figures.
- 1City of Coeur d'Alene City Wide Fee List (Updated July 15, 2025)City of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho · fee schedule · effective Jul 15, 2025 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 2Wastewater Rates and Fees - Sewer CAP Fee Calculation ScheduleCity of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho - Wastewater Utility · fee schedule · effective Apr 1, 2023 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 3Coeur d'Alene Municipal Code Ch. 14.17 - Kootenai County Emergency Medical Service System (KCEMSS) Development Impact FeesCity of Coeur d'Alene / American Legal Publishing · ordinance · effective Jun 6, 2023 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 4Cd'A to collect impact fees for EMS systemCoeur d'Alene Press · news article · effective Jun 9, 2023 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
Coeur d'Alene impact fees — FAQ
- How much are development impact fees in Coeur d'Alene, ID for a single-family home?
- As of 2026-06-17, total development fees for a single-family detached home in Coeur d'Alene are about $26,918 per unit — roughly $6,635 in impact/development fees plus $20,283 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 Coeur d'Alene, ID?
- Total development fees for a multifamily unit in Coeur d'Alene are about $11,606 per unit as of 2026-06-17.
- Are impact fees in Coeur d'Alene 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 Coeur d'Alene'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 Coeur d'Alene on 2026-06-17.