Marysville, WA Development Impact Fees (2026)
Normalized development impact fees, water & sewer connection (tap/SDC) fees, and mitigation fees for Marysville, Washington — per dwelling unit, by category, with links to every official source.
What a single-family home pays in Marysville
$19,206 total per unit across 6 fee categories.
- Transportation / roads$6,300
- Water connection (tap / SDC)$6,300
- Sewer connection (tap / SDC)$4,490
- Parks & recreation$1,956
- Drainage / stormwater$95
- Schools$65
Marysville’s $19,206 is about 1.5× the Washington tracked median of $13,063 — 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 Park, Recreation, Open Space & Trail Impact Fee — Per MMC Title 22D.020. 'Single family' includes manufactured homes, duplexes (multiplied by 2), and attached SFR. | per dwelling unit | $1,956 | City of Marysville Community Development Department Feb 14, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Traffic Impact Fee (per single-family residence) — City schedule sets the residential rate at $6,300.00 per PM peak-hour trip (MMC 22D.030: 'Residential (per PM peak hour trip) $6,300.00'). A single-family detached unit generates ~1.0 PM peak-hour trip, yielding $6,300 per SFR. The independent MRSC/Transpo 2025 statewide comparison reports Marysville's single-family residential traffic impact fee as exactly $6,300, corroborating the per-unit figure. New single-family detached/duplex on an existing tax lot may be exempt from the development trigger; new subdivisions pay. | per dwelling unit | $6,300 | MRSC / Transpo Group (compiled July 2025) Feb 14, 2025High |
Schools School Impact Fee - Lake Stevens School District (SE portion of city) — MUTUALLY-EXCLUSIVE by school district boundary. Applies only to portions of Marysville city within Lake Stevens School District boundaries (southeastern fringe). Most of the city is in Marysville SD ($0). Excluded from primary total because it does not apply citywide, but a builder in the Lake Stevens SD portion must pay this. Lake Stevens SD townhouse/multiplex = $2,627; MF studio/1BR = $0; MF 2+BR = $741. Fee collected by the city for the district. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $13,730 | City of Marysville Community Development Department Feb 14, 2025High |
Schools School Impact Fee Administration Charge (single-family/duplex) — City administration charge per single-family/duplex unit for collecting school impact fees, levied regardless of district (applies even where the school fee itself is $0). Multi-family apartment = $129 per building. | per dwelling unit | $65 | City of Marysville Community Development Department Feb 14, 2025High |
Drainage / stormwater Surface Water / Storm Drainage Capital Fee (residential) — Surface water/storm drainage capital connection fee per dwelling unit. Commercial = $95 per 3,200 sf of impervious surface. Medium confidence: official schedule, rate dated effective 1/1/2011. | per dwelling unit | $95 | City of Marysville Community Development Department Jan 1, 2011Mediumdated 2011 |
Water & sewer connection fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Connection / Capital Improvement Charge (residential DU, inside city) — Water capital improvement (connection) charge per dwelling unit inside city limits. Outside city = $5,490/du. 'Dwelling unit includes single-family, multi-unit housing, apts, condos, manufactured homes and mobile homes' so applies per MF unit too. Medium confidence: official schedule linked from city Community Development page, but rate dated effective 1/1/2006 (published as the '2022' schedule). Plus $20 admin/filing fee. | per dwelling unit | $4,750 | City of Marysville Community Development Department Jan 1, 2006Mediumdated 2006 |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Sewer Connection / Capital Improvement Charge (residential DU, inside city) — Sewer capital improvement (connection) charge per dwelling unit inside city limits. Outside city = $4,890/du, plus $100 inspection. Applies per MF unit too. Medium confidence: official schedule but rate dated effective 1/1/2006. Plus $20 admin/filing fee and $100 sewer inspection. | per dwelling unit | $4,490 | City of Marysville Community Development Department Jan 1, 2006Mediumdated 2006 |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Meter Tapping Fee (5/8 x 3/4 base residential meter) — Meter tapping fee for the base residential 5/8 x 3/4 meter (primary residential meter size). ADDITIVE to the water connection capital charge. Separate $500 meter drop fee for this size. Larger meters are mutually-exclusive variants (3/4x3/4 tap $1,075; 1in $1,200; 1.5in $1,600; 2in $1,900 min). | per meter | $1,050 | City of Marysville Community Development Department Jan 1, 2006Mediumdated 2006 |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Meter Drop Fee (5/8 x 3/4 base residential meter) — Meter drop fee for base residential 5/8 x 3/4 meter, ADDITIVE to tapping fee and water connection capital charge. | per meter | $500 | City of Marysville Community Development Department Jan 1, 2006Mediumdated 2006 |
Coverage & caveats
VERIFIED/EXISTS (City of Marysville, Snohomish County, WA). PARK impact fee: $1,956 SF / $1,417 MF per unit (MMC 22D.020), schedule revised 2025-02-14, HIGH confidence. TRAFFIC impact fee: $6,300 per single-family residence (assessed at $6,300/PM-peak-hour-trip x ~1.0 trip; MMC 22D.030), corroborated by MRSC/Transpo 2025 statewide comparison listing Marysville at $6,300/SFR, HIGH confidence; commercial = $2,220/PM-peak-hour-trip. SCHOOL impact fee (WA permits these; city collects for the district): Marysville School District No. 25 (covers most of the city) = $0.00 (district not requesting fees in its CFP); Lakewood SD (north/Smokey Point) = $0.00; Lake Stevens SD (southeastern fringe) = $13,730 SF / $741 MF(2+BR) / $2,627 townhouse-multiplex, applies ONLY to lots in that district boundary (excludeFromTotal). A $65/SF-or-duplex-unit ($129/MF building) city ADMINISTRATION charge applies even where the school fee is $0. HIGH confidence. WATER connection (capital improvement) charge $4,750/DU inside city ($5,490 outside); SEWER $4,490/DU inside ($4,890 outside) + $100 inspection; SURFACE WATER/drainage capital $95/DU; WATER METER 5/8x3/4 base residential tapping $1,050 + drop $500 (additive); utility admin/filing $20 water + $20 sewer. UTILITY CAVEAT: these utility figures are from the City Utility Capital Improvement Charges document (MMC 14.07.010, Ord. 2607/2670) still linked from Community Development, but rates are dated effective 1/1/2006 (water/sewer) and 1/1/2011 (surface water), published as the '2022' schedule; no 2024-2026 replacement found online, so confirm with Marysville Utility Billing (360-363-8000) - MEDIUM confidence on all utility/connection figures. DOES NOT EXIST / NOT FOUND for Marysville: NO separate FIRE impact fee; NO POLICE/public-safety impact fee; NO LIBRARY impact fee; NO standalone OPEN SPACE impact fee (open space/trails folded into the single PARK fee under MMC 22D.020); NO AFFORDABLE HOUSING/inclusionary in-lieu fee; NO general 'general facilities' impact fee beyond the utility connection charges above; NO ADU-specific impact fee published (ADUs generally exempt from the traffic development trigger); NO outside water/sewer special district inside city limits (Marysville provides its own water and sewer). School impact fees in WA are district-set and city-collected; all three districts overlapping Marysville are addressed.
For a typical new single-family detached home inside Marysville city limits in the Marysville School District, core one-time development/impact fees total roughly: Park $1,956 + Traffic $6,300 + School (Marysville SD) $0 + School admin $65 + Water connection $4,750 + Sewer connection $4,490 + Surface water capital $95 + Water meter tapping $1,050 + Water meter drop $500 = approximately $19,206, plus utility admin/filing ($20+$20) and $100 sewer inspection. If the lot is in the Lake Stevens School District portion of the city, add $13,730 (single family). The traffic fee is technically assessed per PM peak-hour trip ($6,300/trip) at ~1.0 trip per SFR; MRSC's 2025 statewide study independently confirms $6,300 per single-family residence. Park/traffic/school impact fee payments may be deferred to final inspection for $200 (Ord. 2997).
Sources
4 official sources · 9 high-confidence figures.
- 1Park, Traffic & School Impact Fees (Impact Fee Schedule)City of Marysville Community Development Department · fee schedule · effective Feb 14, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 2Utility Capital Improvement Charges - 2022 (MMC 14.07.010, Ord. 2607 & 2670, Eff 1-1-2006)City of Marysville Community Development Department · fee schedule · effective Jan 1, 2006 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 3Marysville Municipal Code Chapter 22D.030 Traffic Impact Fees and MitigationCode Publishing Co. (hosted Marysville Municipal Code) · ordinance · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
- 42025 Transportation Impact Fee Comparison: 90 Cities + 5 Counties in Washington StateMRSC / Transpo Group (compiled July 2025) · government report · effective Jul 1, 2025 · retrieved Jun 16, 2026
Marysville impact fees — FAQ
- How much are development impact fees in Marysville, WA for a single-family home?
- As of 2026-06-16, total development fees for a single-family detached home in Marysville are about $19,206 per unit — roughly $8,416 in impact/development fees plus $10,790 in water/sewer connection fees. Figures are normalized from official sources; verify with the jurisdiction before relying on them.
- Are impact fees in Marysville 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 Marysville'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 Marysville on 2026-06-16.