Saratoga Springs, UT Development Impact Fees (2026)
A new single-family home in Saratoga Springs, Utah pays about $16,521 in total development impact and water/sewer connection fees per unit as of Jun 16, 2026 — about $7,090 in impact/development fees plus $9,431 in water & sewer connection (tap/SDC) fees. Every figure below is normalized per dwelling unit by category, with a link to its official source.
What a single-family home pays in Saratoga Springs
$16,521 total per unit across 5 fee categories.
- Sewer connection (tap / SDC)$7,148
- Parks & recreation$5,607
- Water connection (tap / SDC)$2,283
- Transportation / roads$1,016
- Public safety$466
Saratoga Springs’s $16,521 is close to the Utah tracked median of $16,967.
Full fee schedule — single-family detached
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Transportation / roads Transportation / Roads Impact Fee — City 6/17/2025 residential summary (verified verbatim); in 2021 Transportation IFA (verified): ITE 210 Single-Family Detached, 0.99 PM peak trips/DU x $2,053.30 max fee per trip = $1,016/dwelling unit. | per dwelling unit | $1,016 | City of Saratoga Springs, UT Jun 17, 2025High |
Parks & recreation Parks, Recreation, Open Space & Trails Impact Fee — 2025 Parks IFA maximum impact fee table for 2025 = $5,607.45 per household (all residential unit types; NPV per capita $51.21; weighted household size 4.05). Verified verbatim. Same per-unit fee applies to SFR and multifamily. Open-space and trails costs are bundled into this single parks fee. | per dwelling unit | $5,607 | City of Saratoga Springs, UT / Zions Public Finance, Inc. Feb 1, 2025High |
Public safety Public Safety Impact Fee (Police + Fire) — 2018 Public Safety IFA Table 1, 2025 column (verified): Police $400.21 + Fire $66.07 = Maximum Residential $466.28 per residential unit. City 6/17/2025 summary lists Public Safety $466.28. Combined police+fire. | per dwelling unit | $466 | City of Saratoga Springs, UT / Zions Public Finance, Inc. Jan 1, 2025High |
Drainage / stormwater Storm Drain Impact Fee (per gross acre, at plat recordation) — 2023 Storm Drain IFA (verified verbatim): $2,585 per GROSS ACRE, paid at plat recordation (not per dwelling unit). Excluded from per-unit total because it is acreage-based. City 6/17/2025 summary confirms 'Storm Drain (per gross acre) $2,585'. alternative · not added to total | per acre | $2,585 | City of Saratoga Springs, UT / Bowen Collins & Associates Jan 1, 2023High |
Water & sewer connection fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Water connection (tap / SDC) Drinking (Culinary) Water Impact Fee - indoor water capacity — Typical single-family residential connection with a 3/4 inch water lateral, purchasing source-water capacity from CUWCD (wholesale). Verified in 2024 Drinking Water IFA. Indoor water capacity only; see additive Fire Flow row. This is a capacity/SDC-type impact fee, separate from the $600 physical meter connection fee in the Consolidated Fee Schedule. | per dwelling unit | $2,019 | City of Saratoga Springs, UT Jan 1, 2024High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Drinking (Culinary) Water Impact Fee - well water credit variant — Mutually-exclusive variant of the drinking water indoor-capacity fee, charged when the developer uses well water rights (credits) instead of CUWCD wholesale water. Verified verbatim. Excluded in favor of the CUWCD $2,019 primary row. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $2,465 | City of Saratoga Springs, UT Jan 1, 2024High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Drinking Water Fire Flow Capacity Impact Fee — Additive fire-flow capacity charge on top of indoor water capacity, for a typical SFR 3/4 inch connection requiring 1,500 gpm fire flow. Base fee $264; rises with project-specific fire flow requirements. Verified in 2024 Drinking Water IFA and city summary. Added to the base water impact fee, not mutually exclusive. | per dwelling unit | $264 | City of Saratoga Springs, UT Jan 1, 2024High |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) City of Saratoga Springs Sewer Impact Fee — City's own sewer collection impact fee per ERU (typical single-family residential connection), per city 6/17/2025 summary (verified verbatim). CAVEAT: An October 2025 DRAFT city sewer IFA calculates $1,489.55/ERU (public hearing Dec 2, 2025); confirm adoption. This city sewer fee is IN ADDITION to the TSSD treatment sewer impact fee below. | per dwelling unit | $1,217 | City of Saratoga Springs, UT Jun 17, 2025High |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Timpanogos Special Service District (TSSD) Sewer Impact Fee — SEPARATE DISTRICT fee: Saratoga Springs wastewater is treated by Timpanogos Special Service District. Builder pays TSSD's per-ERU treatment impact fee in addition to the city sewer collection fee. $5,931 per the city's 6/17/2025 summary (verified verbatim; same for single-family and multifamily). CAVEAT: TSSD's Amended Sewer IFA (Aug 2025, verified) sets the max fee after credits at $7,023.05/ERU for 2026 (gross $9,590.19), escalating to $7,538.93 by 2029, so the actual TSSD fee is likely higher than $5,931 once the amended fee takes effect. Medium confidence due to this active increase. | per dwelling unit | $5,931 | City of Saratoga Springs, UT Jun 17, 2025Medium |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Secondary Water / Pressurized Irrigation Impact Fee (per irrigable acre, at plat recordation) — Currently-charged secondary (pressurized irrigation) impact fee per the city's 6/17/2025 summary (verified verbatim): $41,694 per IRRIGABLE ACRE, paid at plat recordation. An Equivalent Residential Connection is estimated at 0.24 irrigable acres (~$10,007 per typical SFR lot). CAVEAT: the 2025 Pressurized Irrigation IFA (verified) updates this to $52,693 per irrigated acre = $12,646 per typical single-family connection; the city summary still reflected the older $41,694 rate as of 6/17/2025. Excluded from per-unit total because acreage-based at recordation. Medium confidence due to rate in transition. alternative · not added to total | per acre | $41,694 | City of Saratoga Springs, UT Jun 17, 2025Medium |
Multifamily (per unit) impact fees in Saratoga Springs
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Transportation / roads Transportation / Roads Impact Fee (multifamily low-rise) — Multifamily low-rise (1-2 levels) variant, ITE 220 (verified in 2021 IFA at 0.56 trips x $2,053.30 = $575). Mid-rise (ITE 221) = $452/DU and high-rise (ITE 222) = $370/DU per the same schedule. Excluded as a mutually-exclusive land-use variant of the SFR transportation row. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $575 | City of Saratoga Springs, UT Jun 17, 2025High |
Coverage & caveats
FOUND (per single-family detached dwelling unit unless noted, verified against adopted/published Saratoga Springs and TSSD impact fee studies): Transportation $1,016/DU (SFR; MF low-rise $575, mid-rise $452, high-rise $370 as variants); Parks/Recreation/Open Space/Trails $5,607.45/unit (2025 Parks IFA); Public Safety (police+fire combined) $466.28/unit (2025 value from 2018 IFA escalation table); Culinary/Drinking Water capacity $2,019/unit (CUWCD wholesale; $2,465 with well-water credits) plus additive Fire Flow $264/unit; City sewer collection $1,217.18/ERU; Timpanogos SSD treatment sewer $5,931/ERU (separate district - builders pay both city sewer AND TSSD sewer); Storm Drain $2,585/gross acre (at recordation); Secondary Water/Pressurized Irrigation $41,694/irrigable acre (~$10,007-$12,646 per typical SFR lot of 0.24 irrigable acre).
Key caveats / data in transition
(1) TSSD's own Amended Sewer Impact Fee Analysis (Aug 2025) sets the max sewer impact fee after credits at $7,023.05/ERU for 2026 (gross $9,590.19), escalating to $7,538.93 by 2029 - higher than the $5,931 the city's 6/17/2025 summary lists; verify the current TSSD-charged amount with the District. (2) An October 2025 DRAFT city sewer IFA raises the CITY sewer fee to $1,489.55/ERU (public hearing Dec 2, 2025) - confirm whether adopted. (3) The 2025 Pressurized Irrigation IFA updates the secondary water fee to $52,693/irrigable acre ($12,646 per typical SFR connection) vs the $41,694/acre still shown in the city's 6/17/2025 summary. Transportation is tiered by housing type; representative SFR figure used as primary. Population ~57,411 (2024 estimate; rapidly growing).
Categories that do not exist here
NO school impact fee - not allowed in Utah (school districts fund capital via property tax/bonds, not builder impact fees). NO standalone library impact fee. NO standalone open-space, affordable-housing, general/capital, or mitigation impact fee - open space and trails are bundled into the single Parks impact fee. Police and fire are combined into one 'Public Safety' impact fee rather than separate fees. Saratoga Springs charges seven impact-fee categories under the Utah Impact Fees Act: transportation, parks, public safety, drinking water (incl. fire flow), sewer (city + TSSD), storm drain, and secondary water/pressurized irrigation.
Verify
confirmed 12 of 12 rows; dropped 0. Independently re-fetched every cited source. Source 0 (city 6/17/2025 summary) confirmed verbatim: Drinking Water $2,465 (well)/$2,019 (CUWCD), Fire Flow $264, TSSD Sewer single-family/multi-family $5,931, City Sewer $1,217.18, Parks $5,607.45, Public Safety $466.28, Transportation single-family $1,016 / MF low rise 1-2 levels $575 / MF 3-10 levels $452, Secondary Water $41,694/irrigable acre, Storm Drain $2,585/gross acre. Source 2 (2021 Transportation IFA) confirmed: cost per PM peak trip $2,053.30; ITE 210 SFD 0.99 trips = $1,016, ITE 220 Low-Rise 1-2 Levels = $575, ITE 221 Mid-Rise 3-10 Levels = $452, ITE 222 High-Rise >10 Levels = $370 (note: the city summary labels the $452 tier 'multi-family low rise 3-10 levels' whereas the IFA labels it 'Mid-Rise'; same fee). Source 3 (2025 Parks IFA) confirmed Table: 2025 NPV per capita $51.21, Max Fee After Credits (All Residential Units) $5,607.45, weighted household size 4.05. Source 4 (2018 Public Safety IFA) Table 1 confirmed 2025 column: Police $400.21 + Fire $66.07 = Maximum Residential $466.28. Source 5 (2024 Drinking Water IFA) confirmed: '$2,465 per typical single-family connection for those with well water credits', '$2,019 per typical single-family connection for those acquiring wholesale contract water', and fire flow $264. Source 6 (2025 PI IFA) confirmed it updates the fee to $52,693/irrigated acre and $12,646 per typical residential connection (used only in caveat; fee row correctly sourced to the still-in-effect city summary). Source 7 (2023 Storm Drain IFA) confirmed: 'The total calculated impact fee is $2,585 per gross acre. This is the legal maximum amount that may [be charged]'. Source 8 (TSSD Amended Sewer IFA Aug 2025) confirmed: gross fee $9,590.19, 2026 max after credits $7,023.05/ERU, escalating to $7,538.93 by 2029 (caveat only). excludeFromTotal corrections: none needed - all flags correct: MF transportation $575 (variant), well-water drinking $2,465 (variant of CUWCD $2,019), storm drain $2,585/acre (acreage-based), secondary water $41,694/acre (acreage-based) all correctly excluded; fire flow $264 correctly additive/included. Representative SFR additive per-unit total (CUWCD wholesale) = 1,016 + 5,607.45 + 466.28 + 2,019 + 264 + 1,217.18 + 5,931 = $16,520.91; no double-counting (mutually-exclusive variants excluded). Total is sane.
Per-unit residential impact fees are paid at building-permit application; acreage-based fees (storm drain, secondary water) and water-right costs are paid earlier at plat recordation. The city's consolidated 'Impact Fees and Water Costs for Residential Development' (Last Updated 6/17/2025) is the authoritative current schedule and each component was independently re-verified against the underlying adopted impact fee studies. Per-unit total of additive impact fees for a typical single-family detached home using CUWCD wholesale water = Transportation $1,016 + Parks $5,607.45 + Public Safety $466.28 + Drinking Water $2,019 + Fire Flow $264 + City Sewer $1,217.18 + TSSD Sewer $5,931 = $16,520.91. NOT in that per-unit total: storm drain ($2,585/gross acre) and secondary water/pressurized irrigation ($41,694/irrigable acre), which are acreage-based at plat recordation. Also required at plat recordation but NOT impact fees: water-right costs - CUWCD source water $5,482.20 per ERC (0.30 acre-feet/unit) and secondary water rights $3,514 per acre-foot (3.13 acre-feet per irrigable acre). The $600 'Single Family Residential Meter' connection fee in the Consolidated Fee Schedule is a physical meter installation charge, distinct from the water capacity impact fee above.
Sources
10 official sources · 9 high-confidence figures.
- 1Impact Fees and Water Costs for Residential Development (Last Updated 6/17/2025, FY 2024-2025)City of Saratoga Springs, UT · fee schedule · effective Jun 17, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 2Impact & Water Fees for Plat Recordation - Template with Help Notes (dated 6/18/2025)City of Saratoga Springs, UT · fee schedule · effective Jun 18, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 3Saratoga Springs Transportation Impact Fee Analysis (IFA) 2021 Version #2City of Saratoga Springs, UT / Horrocks Engineers · fee study · effective Jan 1, 2021 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 4Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails Impact Fee Analysis (IFA) - FINALCity of Saratoga Springs, UT / Zions Public Finance, Inc. · fee study · effective Feb 1, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 5Saratoga Springs Public Safety Impact Fee Analysis (IFA), Nov 2018City of Saratoga Springs, UT / Zions Public Finance, Inc. · fee study · effective Nov 1, 2018 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 62024 Drinking Water Impact Fee Analysis (IFA) FINALCity of Saratoga Springs, UT · fee study · effective Jan 1, 2024 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 72025 Pressurized Irrigation (Secondary Water) Impact Fee Analysis (IFA) FINALCity of Saratoga Springs, UT · fee study · effective Jan 1, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 82023 Storm Drain Impact Fee Analysis (IFA)City of Saratoga Springs, UT / Bowen Collins & Associates · fee study · effective Jan 1, 2023 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 9Timpanogos Special Service District (TSSD) Amended Sewer Impact Fee Analysis, August 2025Timpanogos Special Service District / Zions Public Finance, Inc. · fee study · effective Aug 29, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 10Capital Facilities Plans & Impact FeesCity of Saratoga Springs, UT · municipal webpage · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
Saratoga Springs impact fees — FAQ
- How much are development impact fees in Saratoga Springs, UT for a single-family home?
- As of 2026-06-16, total development fees for a single-family detached home in Saratoga Springs are about $16,521 per unit — roughly $7,090 in impact/development fees plus $9,431 in water/sewer connection fees. Figures are normalized from official sources; verify with the jurisdiction before relying on them.
- Are impact fees in Saratoga Springs 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 Saratoga Springs'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 Saratoga Springs on 2026-06-16.
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