Pasco, WA Development Impact Fees (2026)
Normalized development impact fees, water & sewer connection (tap/SDC) fees, and mitigation fees for Pasco, Washington — per dwelling unit, by category, with links to every official source.
What a single-family home pays in Pasco
$14,471 total per unit across 5 fee categories.
- Water connection (tap / SDC)$6,148
- Sewer connection (tap / SDC)$4,354
- Transportation / roads$2,061
- Parks & recreation$1,908
At $14,471, Pasco is below the Washington tracked median of $19,206 — relatively affordable to build in.
Full fee schedule — single-family
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Transportation / roads Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) - North Zone — VERIFIED 2026-06-17. North-zone trip rate $2,215.84/PM-peak-trip confirmed VERBATIM on the City's Transportation Impact Fees page (sourceIndex 1). SFDU per-unit = $2,215.84 x 0.93 PM-peak trips = $2,060.73 (math confirmed exact). Matches the City's own published ~$2,083 single-family North-zone example. Zone-based per-PM-peak-trip method (ITE 12th Edition) adopted mid-2025; five mutually-exclusive zones (builder pays only their parcel's zone). North chosen as representative SF primary. NOTE: the Ord. 4804 building-fee comparison exhibit lists Pasco 'Traffic impact fee $2,216 (North TIF District)', which equals the raw per-trip rate (1.0 trip); the calculator-derived per-SFDU figure ($2,060.73, using the 0.93 SFDU trip factor) is the precise per-unit amount and matches the city's ~$2,083 example. The old $709/trip ADT-based fee and the MRSC-listed $6,665 SF figure are OBSOLETE. | per dwelling unit | $2,061 | City of Pasco, WA Jun 23, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) - West Zone — VERIFIED 2026-06-17. West-zone trip rate $1,395.77 confirmed VERBATIM on city page; SFDU = $1,395.77 x 0.93 = $1,298.07 (exact). Mutually-exclusive alternative zone; excluded from total to avoid double-counting with the North primary. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $1,298 | City of Pasco, WA Jun 23, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) - Central Zone — VERIFIED 2026-06-17. Central-zone trip rate $2,694.78 confirmed VERBATIM on city page; SFDU = $2,694.78 x 0.93 = $2,506.15 (exact). Mutually-exclusive alternative zone; excluded from total. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $2,506 | City of Pasco, WA Jun 23, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) - South Zone — VERIFIED 2026-06-17. South-zone trip rate $3,862.46 confirmed VERBATIM on city page; SFDU = $3,862.46 x 0.93 = $3,592.09 (exact). Mutually-exclusive alternative zone (highest-cost); excluded from total. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $3,592 | City of Pasco, WA Jun 23, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) - East Zone — VERIFIED 2026-06-17. East-zone trip rate $812.06 confirmed VERBATIM on city page; SFDU = $812.06 x 0.93 = $755.22 (exact). Mutually-exclusive alternative zone (lowest rate); excluded from total. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $755 | City of Pasco, WA Jun 23, 2025High |
Parks & recreation Park Impact Fee — VERIFIED 2026-06-17. CORRECTED amount from $1,848 (base) to $1,908 (current). The 3/2024 building-permit schedule (sourceIndex 2) shows the base 'Park Impact Fee $1,848 Increase 3.25% annually on January 1st (PMC 3.35.250)' (confirmed verbatim). The Ord. 4804 agenda packet's single-family building-fee comparison exhibit (sourceIndex 7) lists the CURRENT escalated Pasco park impact fee as $1,908 ($1,848 x 1.0325 ~= $1,908). Using $1,908 as the most recently published current-year figure; per dwelling unit, PMC 3.35.250. Escalates 3.25%/yr each Jan 1. | per dwelling unit | $1,908 | City of Pasco, WA Jan 1, 2026High |
Water & sewer connection fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Connection / Capital Expansion Fee (Capacity) - 3/4" meter — VERIFIED 2026-06-17. Water connection (capital expansion/capacity) fee for a single-family home with the base 3/4" meter. $6,148 CONFIRMED across FOUR places in the Ord. 4804 agenda packet (sourceIndex 7): the codified PMC 13.25.010 amendment ('3/4-inch meter $6,148'), the cover rate-increase summary ('Water $6,148'), the 'Proposed connection charge' line, and the peer-city exhibit ('Water - New Service - Residential $6,148'); plus the water calculation study (sourceIndex 5) value $6,147.69/MCE. Effective Jan 1, 2027 (Ord. 4804, adopted ~Jan 20, 2026). New methodology is meter-size-based. TIMING: permits before 1/1/2027 pay the old frontage-based fee (3/4" was $360 capacity + variable frontage/area). | per meter | $6,148 | City of Pasco, WA Jan 1, 2027High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Connection / Capital Expansion Fee (Capacity) - 1" meter — VERIFIED 2026-06-17. Water connection fee for a 1" meter. Study calculation file (sourceIndex 5) gives $10,266.640855385533; the codified PMC 13.25.010 amendment (Ord. 4804, sourceIndex 7) rounds to $10,267. Larger sizes confirmed in the codified table: 1.5"=$20,472 (study $20,471.80), 2"=$32,767 (study $32,767.18), 3"=$65,596 (study $65,595.84). Mutually-exclusive larger-meter alternative; most single-family homes use 3/4". Excluded from total. alternative · not added to total | per meter | $10,267 | City of Pasco, WA Public Works Jan 1, 2027High |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Sewer Connection / Capital Expansion Fee (Capacity) - per ERU — VERIFIED 2026-06-17 - AMOUNT CORRECTED from $4,583 to $4,354. The researcher labeled $4,583 as adopted and $4,354 as a 'stale draft' - that is BACKWARDS. In the Ord. 4804 agenda packet (sourceIndex 7), the OPERATIVE codified amendment to PMC 13.60.010/13.60.020 (Section 4 of the ordinance) states 'Homes (per unit) $4,354' AND 'Per ERU $4,354', effective Jan 1, 2027; the cover rate-increase summary table also lists 'Sewer $4,354' as the single-family connection charge. The $4,583 figure appears only in (a) the one-line 'Proposed connection charge (CC): Water - $6,148, Sewer - $4,583' summary and (b) a peer-city comparison exhibit ('Sewer - New Service - Residential $4,583'), and the sewer study (sourceIndex 6) gives a calculated MAXIMUM of $4,583.46/ERU. The legally binding codified PMC amendment ($4,354) governs; $4,583 is the engineering-study max allowable, not the adopted code amount. Confidence medium due to the unresolved $4,354-vs-$4,583 conflict within the same document. Charged per ERU; 1 single-family residence = 1 ERU (multifamily = 0.75 ERU/unit). TIMING: permits before 1/1/2027 pay the old fee (3/4" was $1,288 capacity + variable). | per dwelling unit | $4,354 | City of Pasco, WA Jan 1, 2027Medium |
Coverage & caveats
FOUND (City of Pasco, WA, Franklin County). (1) TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE (TIF): overhauled mid-2025 (effective ~June 23-25, 2025) to a ZONE-BASED, per-PM-peak-trip method (ITE 12th Edition). Five mutually-exclusive zones (builder pays only their parcel's zone). Zone per-PM-peak-trip rates CONFIRMED VERBATIM on the city Transportation Impact Fees page: North $2,215.84, West $1,395.77, Central $2,694.78, South $3,862.46, East $812.06. SFDU per-unit = trip rate x 0.93 (math confirmed exact for all five zones): North $2,060.73, West $1,298.07, Central $2,506.15, South $3,592.09, East $755.22. North used as representative primary (matches the city's own ~$2,083 SF example). ADU = half SFDU; MF apartments (3-story or less) = rate x 0.52 (these factors are calculator-derived -> medium confidence). The old $709/trip ADT fee and MRSC $6,665 figure are OBSOLETE. (2) PARK IMPACT FEE: base $1,848/DU on the 3/2024 building-permit schedule (PMC 3.35.250, 'increases 3.25% annually on Jan 1'); CURRENT escalated figure $1,908 per the Ord. 4804 building-fee comparison exhibit (used as the amount). (3) SCHOOL IMPACT FEE: $0 single-family / $2,595 multifamily per unit, set by Pasco School District No. 1 (updated Capital Facilities Plan), collected by the City (PMC 3.45.040, Ord. 4774). Codified PMC page is Cloudflare-blocked; figures confirmed via Pasco School District news coverage and the Ord. 4804 exhibit ('School Impact Fee $0 No School Impact fee'). (4) WATER CONNECTION (Capital Expansion/Capacity): 3/4\" meter $6,148 (confirmed 4x in Ord. 4804 packet + study $6,147.69); scales by meter size (1\"=$10,267, 1.5\"=$20,472, 2\"=$32,767, 3\"=$65,596). (5) SEWER CONNECTION (Capital Expansion/Capacity): per ERU; 1 SF residence = 1 ERU. CORRECTED to $4,354 (the codified PMC 13.60.010/13.60.020 amendment AND the cover summary table both say $4,354; the researcher's $4,583 is only the engineering-study max-allowable and a comparison-exhibit figure, NOT the adopted code amount). Both connection fees adopted by Ord. 4804 (~Jan 20, 2026) and EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2027 (new meter-size/ERU methodology replacing frontage/square-footage). DOES NOT EXIST / NOT LEVIED: NO fire, police/public-safety, stormwater/drainage, library, open-space, affordable-housing, or general impact fee (a 'Landscape Impact Fee TBD' has no dollar amount). KEY CAVEATS: (a) connection fees apply to permits issued on/after 1/1/2027; permits before then pay old frontage-based charges (3/4\" capacity portions were $360 water / $1,288 sewer plus variable area/frontage). Early payment not permitted. (b) TIF and park fees vary by zone / escalate annually. (c) The Pasco codified-code site (pasco.municipal.codes) and the docs.pasco-wa.gov WebLink viewer are both blocked/timing-out in automation; codified figures were obtained from the Ord. 4804 agenda packet PDF (which contains the verbatim codified amendments), the city's calculation study .xlsx files, and corroborating news. VERIFY: confirmed 14 of 14 rows; dropped 0. AMOUNT CORRECTIONS: sewer connection $4,583 -> $4,354 (codified PMC 13.60.010 amendment is $4,354; $4,583 is the study max/comparison-exhibit value only), confidence downgraded high->medium; park $1,848 (base) -> $1,908 (current escalated, per Ord. 4804 exhibit). CONFIDENCE DOWNGRADES: MF-apt TIF and ADU TIF high->medium (trip-generation factors are calculator-derived, not printed on the city page); multifamily school fee high->medium (codified PMC could not be re-fetched directly, confirmed via news only). excludeFromTotal corrections: none needed - all four non-North TIF zones, the MF/ADU TIF rows, the 1\" water-meter row, and the multifamily school row were already correctly flagged excludeFromTotal=true; the representative SF total (North TIF $2,060.73 + Park $1,908 + School SF $0 + Water 3/4\" $6,148 + Sewer per-ERU $4,354 = ~$14,470 for a permit issued on/after 1/1/2027) is sane and not double-counting.
Representative single-family detached total for a NEW build with a permit issued ON/AFTER Jan 1, 2027 (when the new connection fees take effect), using the North TIF zone and base 3/4\" water meter: Transportation (North) $2,060.73 + Park $1,908 (escalating 3.25%/yr) + School $0 (single-family) + Water connection $6,148 + Sewer connection (per ERU) $4,354 = approximately $14,470 (plus minor SEPA/state/permit fees, which are not impact fees). For a permit issued BEFORE 1/1/2027, the water/sewer connection charges are the OLD frontage/area-based fees (3/4\" capacity portions $360 water / $1,288 sewer plus variable area + frontage charges), making the pre-2027 impact-fee subtotal far lower. Totals vary substantially by TIF zone (East ~$755 to South ~$3,592 SF) and by water meter size (3/4\"=$6,148 up to 3\"=$65,596). Impact fees governed by PMC Title 3 (Ch. 3.35 fee summary, 3.40 general, 3.45 school); connection fees by PMC Title 13 (Ch. 13.25 water, 13.60 sewer), as amended by Ord. 4804. School impact fee is $0 single-family / $2,595 multifamily under the District's current Capital Facilities Plan (PMC 3.45.040, Ord. 4774). IMPORTANT CORRECTION vs researcher draft: the adopted/codified sewer connection charge is $4,354 per ERU (PMC 13.60.010/13.60.020 amendment), NOT $4,583 (which is the engineering study's maximum-allowable and a peer-comparison-exhibit figure only). Pasco levies NO fire, police, drainage, library, open-space, or affordable-housing impact fee.
Sources
11 official sources · 9 high-confidence figures.
- 1Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) CalculatorCity of Pasco, WA · municipal webpage · effective Jun 23, 2025 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 2Transportation Impact FeesCity of Pasco, WA · municipal webpage · effective Jun 25, 2025 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 3Residential Building Permit Fee Schedule (Inspection Services Division, 3/2024)City of Pasco, WA Building Division · fee schedule · effective Mar 1, 2024 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 4Ordinance No. 4774 - Amending PMC Fee Summary for School Impact Fees (PMC 3.45.040)City of Pasco, WA · ordinance · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 52026 Utility Rate Adjustments (Ordinance No. 4804; rates eff. 3/1/2026, connection fees eff. 1/1/2027)City of Pasco, WA · municipal webpage · effective Jan 1, 2027 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 6Water Capital Expansion Fee Calculation (2025 Utility Rate & Connection Fee Study, FCS/Bowman)City of Pasco, WA Public Works · fee study · effective Jan 1, 2027 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 7Sewer Capital Expansion Fee Calculation (2025 Utility Rate & Connection Fee Study, FCS/Bowman)City of Pasco, WA Public Works · fee study · effective Jan 1, 2027 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 8Agenda Report - Ordinance No. 4804, Adjustment to Utility Rate and Connection Fee (Water and Sewer)City of Pasco, WA · ordinance · effective Jan 1, 2027 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 9Pasco council approves steep water and sewer rate increases; connection fees delayed until 2027Citizen Portal (Pasco City Council coverage) · news article · effective Jan 21, 2026 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 10Pasco School District staff recommend updated capital facilities plan; draft would shift school impact-fee profile to multifamily unitsCitizen Portal (Pasco School District coverage) · news article · effective Feb 12, 2025 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 11Comparison of Transportation Impact Fee Rates (2025)MRSC of Washington · government report · effective Jan 1, 2025 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
Pasco impact fees — FAQ
- How much are development impact fees in Pasco, WA for a single-family home?
- As of 2026-06-17, total development fees for a single-family detached home in Pasco are about $14,471 per unit — roughly $3,969 in impact/development fees plus $10,502 in water/sewer connection fees. Figures are normalized from official sources; verify with the jurisdiction before relying on them.
- Are impact fees in Pasco 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 Pasco'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 Pasco on 2026-06-17.