Westminster, Colorado - City Development Fees
Westminster | City | Adams County / Jefferson County | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO MSA
Westminster is a home-rule city spanning Adams County and Jefferson County in the northwest Denver metropolitan area. Development charges are administered by the City of Westminster through its Park Development Fee, School Land Dedication and Public Land Dedication requirements (codified at Westminster Municipal Code W.C. 11-6-8), its Planning and Engineering fee schedules for land use applications (codified authority W.C. 11-1-6), and its municipal water and sewer utility for tap fees. Colorado authorizes local development impact fees under C.R.S. Section 29-20-104.5. This page presents the impact, land use application, and utility tap fee families captured from official City of Westminster sources. Verify current amounts with the City of Westminster before relying on them.
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Fee Summary
| Fee Type | Status | Top-Line Figure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Fees (Park Development Fee, School Land Dedication, Public Land Dedication - W.C. 11-6-8) | Confirmed | Park Development Fee $2,668 per single-family detached unit (CPI-adjusted annually); School Land Dedication cash-in-lieu $876 per single-family detached unit; Public Land Dedication 12 acres per 1,000 projected persons or fee-in-lieu at fair market value | 2026-04-15 |
| Land Use and Zoning Application Fees (W.C. 11-1-6) | Confirmed | Zoning or Rezoning $500; Annexation $300; Special or Conditional Use Permit $450; Variance $250; Tier 1 PDP $350 x square root of acres; Construction Drawing Reviews $750 + $75 x square root of acres ($1,125 max) | Not printed on schedule |
| Utility Tap Fees (City of Westminster water and sewer utility) | Confirmed | Single-family detached with 3 bathrooms or fewer $27,385 total; with 4 or more bathrooms $31,461 total; townhome and multi-family charged per bedroom; fire protection $247 per meter | 2026-01-01 |
| Special District Fees (Metro Districts / CRS Title 32) | Not administered | Colorado metropolitan and special districts are independent CRS Title 32 entities that adopt their own service-plan fees and assessments; the City of Westminster does not levy a special-district application or permit fee | - |
| Proffers | Not applicable | Colorado jurisdictions do not use Virginia-style cash proffers | - |
Park, School and Public Land Dedication (Impact Fees)
Source: City of Westminster, "Park Development Fees, School Land Dedication, and Public Land Dedication," effective April 15, 2026, codified at Westminster Municipal Code W.C. 11-6-8. Colorado authorizes local development impact fees under C.R.S. Section 29-20-104.5.
Park Development Fee (W.C. 11-6-8 Section C)
| Residential Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Single-family detached | $2,668 per unit |
| Single-family attached or mobile home | $2,169 per unit |
| Multi-family, congregate care or independent living senior housing | $1,776 per unit |
| Assisted living senior housing | $617 per bed |
The Park Development Fee is automatically adjusted annually by April 15 per the Denver-metro Year-End CPI. The 2026 increase was 4.2 percent, and the figures above are the current 2026 schedule.
School Land Dedication - cash-in-lieu (W.C. 11-6-8 Section F)
| Residential Type | Cash-in-Lieu |
|---|---|
| Single-family detached | $876 per unit |
| Single-family attached | $468 per unit |
| Multi-family | $112 per unit |
The School Land Dedication cash-in-lieu amounts may be adjusted annually by April 15 at City discretion.
Public Land Dedication (W.C. 11-6-8 Section B)
- Dedicate developable land at 12 acres per 1,000 projected persons, or pay a fee-in-lieu at fair market value. Fair market value is determined by the City using a licensed Colorado appraiser, and the developer pays the appraisal cost.
- Projected population factors: single-family detached 3.0 persons per unit; single-family attached 2.5; multi-family 2.0; independent living senior 1.5.
Authority: City of Westminster, Westminster Municipal Code W.C. 11-6-8.
Land Use and Zoning Application Fees
Source: City of Westminster Planning and Engineering Fee Schedule and Engineering Fee Schedule, both linked as current on the live Develop in Westminster page. Codified authority: Westminster Municipal Code Section 11-1-6 (Land Use and Development Review Fee Schedule). Building permit fees are a separate schedule and are outside the scope of this page.
| Application Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 PDP or PDP Amendment | $350 x square root of acres ($350 minimum) |
| Tier 2 PDP Amendment | $250 |
| Tier 1 ODP or ODP Amendment | $400 x square root of acres ($400 minimum) |
| Tier 2 ODP Amendment | $250 |
| Tier 3 ODP Amendment | $75 |
| Zoning or Rezoning | $500 |
| Annexation | $300 |
| Comprehensive Land Use Plan Amendments | $500 |
| ODP Waiver | $250 |
| Special or Conditional Use Permit | $450 |
| Temporary Use / Special Event Permit | $100 |
| Minor Replat (Lot Line Adjustment) | $300 |
| Vacations (R.O.W. and Easements) | $300 |
| Variance | $250 |
| Development Sign Posting Fee | $50 |
| Zoning Verification Letter | $50 |
| Affidavit of Correction | $100 |
| Scheduling and Conducting Public Hearing | $350 per hearing |
| Construction Drawing Reviews (Engineering) | $750 + $75 x square root of acres ($1,125 maximum) |
| Land Disturbance Permits (Engineering) | $250 |
| Final Plat (Engineering) | $300 (applies only if not accompanying construction drawings) |
| Encroachment Fee (Engineering) | $50 |
| Recording Fees for final plats | $50 + $20 per page |
Authority: City of Westminster - Planning Division and Engineering Division.
Water and Sewer Tap Fees
Source: City of Westminster Water Tap and Sewer Fees, effective January 1, 2026. The City operates its own municipal water and sewer utility and charges tap fees (also called impact, system-development or plant-investment fees) for all new connections. Tap fees are due at building permit issuance and are scalable by residence size - single-family detached by bathroom count, single-family attached and multi-family by bedroom count - and by irrigable lot area.
| Connection Type | Components and Total |
|---|---|
| Single-family detached (3 bathrooms or less) | Water Resources $6,824 + Treated Water Infrastructure $12,058 + Sewer Transport $1,836 + Sewer Treatment $6,070 + Meter Connection Charge $597 = $27,385 (plus a separate outdoor water-use charge based on irrigable lot area) |
| Single-family detached (4 bathrooms or more) | Water Resources $8,118 + Treated Water Infrastructure $14,470 + Sewer Transport $2,206 + Sewer Treatment $6,070 + Meter Connection Charge $597 = $31,461 (plus outdoor water-use charge) |
| Single-family attached (townhome), per bedroom | Water Resources $2,729/bedroom + Treated Water Infrastructure $4,823/bedroom + Sewer Transport $735/bedroom + Sewer Treatment $6,070/unit + Meter Connection Charge $597/unit |
| Multi-family, per bedroom | Water Resources $2,729/bedroom + Treated Water Infrastructure $3,618/bedroom + Sewer Transport $735/bedroom + Sewer Treatment (per meter size) + Meter Connection Charge (per meter size) |
| Fire Protection Charge | $247 per meter |
| Irrigation / common-area landscaping | Separate irrigation tap required (unless total water use is under 35,000 gallons per year); charged by irrigated area and hydrozone |
Authority: City of Westminster (municipal water and sewer utility).
Coverage Notes - What This Page Does Not Cover
Per ZoneFee's Partial-Verified Publication Standard, the items below were not closed on this page with a fixed fee amount traceable to a dated or byte-stable official source document. They are disclosed here rather than estimated, paraphrased from a non-official source, or omitted silently. These items remain under limited-coverage review until these gaps are closed.
Park Development Fee annual CPI adjustment
The Park Development Fee is automatically adjusted every year by April 15 using the Denver-metro Year-End CPI. The amounts on this page are the schedule effective April 15, 2026. A subsequent annual adjustment will supersede them; confirm the current-year schedule with the City of Westminster before relying on a dollar figure.
Land dedication fee-in-lieu dollar amounts
The Public Land Dedication fee-in-lieu is computed at fair market value determined by the City through a licensed Colorado appraiser, with the developer paying the appraisal cost. It is project-specific and is presented here as a dedication standard and valuation mechanism rather than a fixed dollar-per-acre figure.
Land use application fee schedule date
The Planning and Engineering Fee Schedule carries a revision stamp of April 2019 and is presented as the current Planning Fees document on the live Develop in Westminster page. The effective date is left unstated on this page rather than inferred from the revision stamp.
Tap fee source form
The water and sewer tap fee component rates are published as rendered HTML rate tables on the official Water Tap and Sewer Fees page and are corroborated by the dated 2026 Water and Sewer Tap Fees Handout. No single byte-stable hash was captured for the components table. Because residential tap fees scale by bathroom count, bedroom count, meter size and irrigable lot area, the totals shown are illustrative of the stated configurations rather than a universal per-unit charge.
Special District Fees (Metro Districts / CRS Title 32)
The City of Westminster does not levy a development-side special-district application or permit fee. Neither the Planning and Engineering Fee Schedule nor the Engineering Fee Schedule contains a special-district fee line, unlike neighboring Arvada. Colorado Title 32 metropolitan and special districts within Westminster are separate governmental entities that adopt their own service-plan fees and assessments independently of the City. Closed-search outcome: this fee family is not administered by this jurisdiction.
Proffers
Colorado jurisdictions do not use cash proffers (a Virginia conditional-zoning mechanism under Virginia Code Section 15.2-2303 with no Colorado counterpart). Westminster recovers growth-related capital needs through the park development fee, school land dedication and public land dedication described above, together with development agreements. Closed-search outcome: this fee family does not apply to this jurisdiction.
Building permit fees
Building permit fees are administered on a separate City of Westminster schedule and are outside the scope of the fee families captured on this page.
Fee Authorities
| Authority | Fee Types | Official Website |
|---|---|---|
| City of Westminster - Planning Division | Land use and zoning application fees; park, school and public land dedication administration (W.C. 11-6-8, W.C. 11-1-6) | westminsterco.gov |
| City of Westminster - Engineering Division | Construction drawing review, land disturbance, final plat, encroachment and recording fees | westminsterco.gov |
| City of Westminster - Water and Sewer Utility | Water and sewer tap fees, meter connection charges, fire protection charge, irrigation taps | westminsterco.gov |
Sources
| Document | Agency | Accessed |
|---|---|---|
| Park Development Fees, School Land Dedication, and Public Land Dedication (effective April 15, 2026) | City of Westminster | 2026-07-16 |
| Planning & Engineering Fee Schedule | City of Westminster | 2026-07-16 |
| Engineering Fee Schedule | City of Westminster | 2026-07-16 |
| Water Tap and Sewer Fees | City of Westminster (water and sewer utility) | 2026-07-22 |
| Develop in Westminster (current fee schedule index) | City of Westminster | 2026-07-16 |
Last verified by ZoneFee: 2026-07-22. Fee schedules are subject to change. Verify current rates directly with the City of Westminster (Planning Division, Engineering Division, and Water and Sewer Utility) before relying on this data for any financial decision.
This page reflects fee data sourced from the City of Westminster Park Development Fees, School Land Dedication and Public Land Dedication schedule effective April 15, 2026 (codified W.C. 11-6-8), the Planning and Engineering Fee Schedule and Engineering Fee Schedule (codified authority W.C. 11-1-6), and the City of Westminster Water Tap and Sewer Fees page with its 2026 handout. ZoneFee does not guarantee that fee amounts are current at the time you read this page. Fee schedules change. The Park Development Fee is automatically adjusted each year by April 15 per the Denver-metro Year-End CPI. The Public Land Dedication fee-in-lieu is a project-specific fair market value determination and is disclosed as a mechanism rather than a fixed dollar figure. Residential water and sewer tap fees scale by bathroom count, bedroom count, meter size and irrigable lot area, so the totals shown apply only to the stated configurations. Colorado jurisdictions do not use Virginia-style cash proffers, and Colorado Title 32 metropolitan and special districts are independent entities whose fees and assessments are not city-administered development fees. Building permit fees are a separate schedule outside the scope of this page. Verify all current rates directly with the City of Westminster before relying on this data for land acquisition, project budgeting, or any financial decision. This page is for research and due-diligence reference only - it is not legal or financial advice.