St. George, UT Development Impact Fees (2026)
Normalized development impact fees, water & sewer connection (tap/SDC) fees, and mitigation fees for St. George, Utah — per dwelling unit, by category, with links to every official source.
What a single-family home pays in St. George
$33,173 total per unit across 8 fee categories.
- Water connection (tap / SDC)$19,485
- Parks & recreation$4,525
- General government / capital$4,263
- Transportation / roads$2,188
- Sewer connection (tap / SDC)$1,516
- Drainage / stormwater$781
- Fire / EMS$320
- Police$95
St. George’s $33,173 is about 2.0× the Utah tracked median of $16,521 — 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 & Recreation Impact Fee — Per dwelling unit, single-family. | per dwelling unit | $4,525 | City of St. George, Utah Apr 21, 2021Highdated 2021 |
Transportation / roads Transportation Impact Fee — Per dwelling unit, single-family. | per dwelling unit | $2,188 | City of St. George, Utah Apr 21, 2021Highdated 2021 |
Police Police Impact Fee (Residential) — Residential single-family per unit. | per dwelling unit | $95 | City of St. George, Utah Apr 21, 2021Highdated 2021 |
Fire / EMS Fire/EMS Impact Fee (Residential) — Residential single-family per unit (Fire/EMS column). | per dwelling unit | $320 | City of St. George, Utah Apr 21, 2021Highdated 2021 |
Drainage / stormwater Storm Drain (Drainage) Impact Fee (Residential) — Residential single-family per unit (Drainage column). | per dwelling unit | $781 | City of St. George, Utah Apr 21, 2021Highdated 2021 |
General government / capital Electrical (Power) Impact Fee - Residential single-phase 100 AMP — St. George is a municipal power provider; residential single-phase 100 AMP service (typical SF) used as representative. Additive. | per meter | $3,893 | City of St. George, Utah Apr 21, 2021Highdated 2021 |
General government / capital Electrical (Power) Impact Fee - Residential single-phase 200 AMP — 200 AMP residential tier, mutually exclusive with 100 AMP. Excluded. alternative · not added to total | per meter | $4,809 | City of St. George, Utah Apr 21, 2021Highdated 2021 |
General government / capital Power Meter Fee - Underground — Power meter fee, underground service. Additive. | per meter | $370 | City of St. George, Utah Apr 21, 2021Highdated 2021 |
Water & sewer connection fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Water connection (tap / SDC) Culinary Water Impact Fee (City) - base 0.8" meter — City culinary water impact fee, smallest/base residential 0.8" meter. Separate from and in addition to WCWCD regional water impact fee. | per meter | $1,996 | City of St. George, Utah Apr 21, 2021Highdated 2021 |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Culinary Water Impact Fee (City) - 1.0" meter — Larger meter tier, mutually exclusive with 0.8" base. Excluded. alternative · not added to total | per meter | $4,311 | City of St. George, Utah Apr 21, 2021Highdated 2021 |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Culinary Water Connection Fee (City) - 0.8" meter, water on lot — Additive water connection fee (on-lot), base 0.8" meter. If water not on lot it is $1,207. | per meter | $223 | City of St. George, Utah Apr 21, 2021Highdated 2021 |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Culinary Water Connection Fee (City) - 0.8" meter, water NOT on lot — Alternative to on-lot connection fee. Excluded (mutually exclusive with on-lot $223). alternative · not added to total | per meter | $1,207 | City of St. George, Utah Apr 21, 2021Highdated 2021 |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Local & Regional Wastewater Impact Fee (City) - base 0.8" meter — Total wastewater impact fee for base 0.8" meter = $137 local + $1,379 regional. | per meter | $1,516 | City of St. George, Utah Apr 21, 2021Highdated 2021 |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Local & Regional Wastewater Impact Fee (City) - 1.0" meter — Larger meter tier, mutually exclusive with 0.8" base. Excluded. alternative · not added to total | per meter | $3,274 | City of St. George, Utah Apr 21, 2021Highdated 2021 |
Water connection (tap / SDC) WCWCD Regional Water Impact Fee (separate district) — SEPARATE DISTRICT FEE: Washington County Water Conservancy District regional water impact fee, $17,266 per ERC for a 3/4" or 5/8" residential meter. Paid by builders in St. George IN ADDITION to the city culinary water impact fee. Reduced fee available under Ultra Water Efficiency Standards (amount not published). | per meter | $17,266 | Washington County Water Conservancy District Dec 1, 2025High |
Coverage & caveats
St. George, UT residential development fees. PRIMARY SOURCE: City of St. George official "St. George City Impact Fees (Effective 4/21/21)" schedule PDF (hosted on the city's CMS at cms3.revize.com/revize/stgeorge) linked directly from the city's Impact Fees page, enacted by Impact Fee Ordinance 2021-01-005 (adopted 1/21/21). As of 2026-06-16 this remains the most recent ADOPTED/published impact fee schedule on the city's Impact Fees page; the city posted a notice (July 15, 2024) of intent to update the IFFP/IFA for Water, Wastewater, Storm, Transportation, Fire, Police and Power, but no superseding schedule has been published, so the 4/21/21 figures are treated as current (confidence high for the figures, with caveat that a city-wide update study is underway). CITY-LEVIED IMPACT FEES (per dwelling unit, single-family primary; multifamily included as additional excluded rows): Parks (SF $4,525 / MF $3,420), Transportation (SF $2,188 / MF $1,225 / Mobile Home $1,006), Residential Police (SF $95 / MF $243), Residential Fire/EMS (SF $320 / MF $657), Residential Storm Drain/Drainage (SF $781 / MF $502). St. George is a municipal POWER provider, so a residential Electrical (Power) Impact Fee applies and is ADDITIVE: single-family single-phase 100 AMP $3,893 (primary representative), 200 AMP $4,809 (alt tier, excluded), plus a small power meter fee (Underground $370). Note ADU not separately published — ADUs would generally be billed at the applicable meter/service tier. CITY WATER & SEWER (priced by meter size; base residential is the 0.8" meter): Culinary Water Impact Fee 0.8" = $1,996 (larger meters excluded as additional rows). Local & Regional Wastewater Impact Fee 0.8" = $1,516 total ($137 local + $1,379 regional). A separate Culinary Water Connection Fee also applies (0.8" = $223 if water already on lot, $1,207 if not on lot) — included as the on-lot base. SEPARATE DISTRICT FEE (additive, paid by builders in St. George): Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD) Regional Water Impact Fee = $17,266 per ERC for a 3/4" or 5/8" residential meter (current per WCWCD's published schedule; latest enactment resolution Dec 2025). This is paid IN ADDITION to the City of St. George culinary water impact fee. WCWCD also offers a reduced fee for developments meeting Ultra Water Efficiency Standards (UWES) but the discounted amount is not published on the public page (obtained by quote only) — omitted rather than guessed. CATEGORIES THAT DO NOT EXIST HERE: No SCHOOL impact fees — not permitted under Utah law (Utah Impact Fees Act does not authorize school impact fees; schools are funded via property tax). No separate Library, Open Space, Affordable Housing, or General/Capital impact fee. No standalone "mitigation" fee published. Building permit fees (1997 UBC valuation table) exist but are not impact/development capacity fees and are omitted. CAVEAT: Water/sewer/water-connection fees are tiered by meter size; the 0.8" meter is the smallest published tier and is used as the representative single-family base. The April 2021 schedule labels the smallest residential meter as 0.8" (equivalent to a 3/4" service). Larger meter tiers are mutually exclusive and excluded from total.
All city figures verbatim from the official "St. George City Impact Fees (Effective 4/21/21)" schedule. WCWCD figure verbatim from the district's Impact Fees page. Residential single-family detached used as primary land use; multifamily and larger meter/AMP tiers included as additional rows with excludeFromTotal=true. The Electrical (Power) impact fee is genuinely additive (St. George operates municipal power). Culinary Water Connection Fee (on-lot) is additive to the Culinary Water Impact Fee. WCWCD regional water impact fee is additive to and separate from the city culinary water impact fee.
Sources
3 official sources · 21 high-confidence figures.
- 1St. George, UT - Impact Fees (department page listing adopted impact fee ordinance and schedule)City of St. George, Utah · municipal webpage · effective Apr 21, 2021 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 2St. George City Impact Fees (Effective 4/21/21) - adopted fee scheduleCity of St. George, Utah · fee schedule · effective Apr 21, 2021 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 3Impact Fees - Washington County Water Conservancy District (regional water impact fee schedule)Washington County Water Conservancy District · fee schedule · effective Dec 1, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
St. George impact fees — FAQ
- How much are development impact fees in St. George, UT for a single-family home?
- As of 2026-06-16, total development fees for a single-family detached home in St. George are about $33,173 per unit — roughly $12,172 in impact/development fees plus $21,001 in water/sewer connection fees. Figures are normalized from official sources; verify with the jurisdiction before relying on them.
- Are impact fees in St. George 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 St. George'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 St. George on 2026-06-16.