What are the water and sewer System Development Fees for a new home in Fuquay-Varina, NC?

Per the Town of Fuquay-Varina Fee Schedule for FY 2026-2027 (Ordinance No. 26-17, effective July 1, 2026), a standard single-family connection on a 3/4-inch meter carries a residential System Development Fee of $4,974 for water plus $5,063 for sewer, a combined $10,037. Fuquay-Varina operates its own water and sewer utility and recovers capacity through NCGS 162A-205 System Development Fees charged by water meter size rather than through an impact fee. The combined fee scales with meter size, reaching $535,273 at an 8-inch meter. The southern portion of town served by the Harnett County Water District nets out the Harnett County water System Development Fee.

What does a rezoning or subdivision cost in Fuquay-Varina, NC?

Per the FY 2026-2027 Fee Schedule (effective July 1, 2026), a standard zoning map amendment is $500, a conditional zoning (and TCR/DC plot plan) amendment is $600, and a master plan rezoning is $1,000. A Special Use Permit and a Variance are $400 each, and an annexation petition is $300. A major subdivision preliminary plat is $600 plus $5 per lot, construction drawing review is $500 plus $5 per lot, and a final plat is $300 plus $5 per lot. Site plan review is $625 for 5 acres or less and $1,250 for more than 5 acres.

Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina - Town Development Fees

Q: Does Fuquay-Varina, NC charge impact fees?

No. North Carolina has no general impact-fee enabling statute (local impact fees exist only under specific local acts). S.L. 2017-138 (the Public Water and Sewer System Development Fee Act, NCGS Chapter 162A, Article 8) replaced water and sewer impact fees with statutorily-governed System Development Fees, and the state has no general-purpose municipal impact-fee enabling statute. Fuquay-Varina's capacity charges are therefore the meter-based System Development Fees shown on this page, not a separate impact fee. The schedule does list an NCGS 160D-804(d) Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources unit fee for single-family and multi-family units, but it is unpriced and defers to Land Development Ordinance Section 9-1462.

Town of Fuquay-Varina | Wake County | Research Triangle | Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA (southern Wake County)

Fuquay-Varina is one of the fastest-growing towns in southern Wake County, on the US-401 corridor in the Research Triangle's Raleigh-Cary MSA, bordering Holly Springs and lying south of Apex and Cary. The dominant development charge in Fuquay-Varina is the Town's own water and sewer System Development Fee, which North Carolina towns levy under NCGS Chapter 162A, Article 8 in place of impact fees, charged by water meter size. The Town also administers a schedule of zoning map amendment, subdivision, plat, site plan review, and land-disturbance fees through its Planning, Engineering, and Public Utilities functions. North Carolina has no general impact-fee enabling statute (local impact fees exist only under specific local acts) and no Virginia-style cash proffer statute. All amounts below are drawn from the Town of Fuquay-Varina Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 (Ordinance No. 26-17, adopted June 1, 2026), effective July 1, 2026. Verify current amounts with the Town of Fuquay-Varina before relying on them.

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Fee summary
Water and sewer System Development Fees
Zoning, subdivision, and development review fees
Coverage notes
Fee authorities
Sources

Fee Summary

Fee Type	Status	Top-Line Figure	Effective Date
Utility Tap Fees (NCGS 162A System Development Fees, by water meter size)	Confirmed	Standard 3/4-inch residential connection $10,037 combined (water $4,974 + sewer $5,063); scales by water meter size to $535,273 at 8-inch; developer-installed water tap $490 / sewer tap $250	2026-07-01 (FY 2026-2027)
Zoning, Subdivision, and Development Review Fees	Confirmed	Zoning map amendment $500 standard / $600 conditional / $1,000 master plan; Special Use Permit and Variance $400 each; major subdivision preliminary plat $600 + $5/lot; site plan review $625 (5 acres or less) / $1,250 (over 5 acres)	2026-07-01 (FY 2026-2027)
Impact Fees	Not administered	North Carolina has no general impact-fee enabling statute (local impact fees exist only under specific local acts); S.L. 2017-138 replaced water and sewer impact fees with the meter-based System Development Fees shown above (NCGS Ch. 162A Art. 8). The one adjacent instrument, an NCGS 160D-804(d) Parks/Recreation unit fee, is unpriced and defers to the Land Development Ordinance	-
Special District Fees	Not administered	North Carolina municipal service districts (NCGS 160A Art. 23) are funded by a district property-tax levy, not a developer application fee	-
Proffers	Not applicable	North Carolina does not use Virginia-style cash proffers; NC conditional zoning is governed by NCGS 160D-703	-

Water and Sewer System Development Fees

Source: Town of Fuquay-Varina Fee Schedule for FY 2026-2027, Water and Sewer System Development Fees (Ex. C, p. 4), Connection Fees (Ex. D, p. 5), and Other Water and Sewer Fees (Ex. J, p. 13), effective July 1, 2026. This is the highest-value block on the page for a developer. Fuquay-Varina operates its own water and sewer utility and recovers capacity through North Carolina General Statutes Section 162A-205 System Development Fees charged by water meter size, not through an impact fee. The minimum non-residential meter size is 1 inch; the 3/4-inch size is the equivalent-residential-unit (ERU) basis. The southern portion of town served by the Harnett County Water District calculates the water System Development Fee by subtracting the Harnett County water System Development Fee from the Town figure.

Combined System Development Fees by water meter size (water + sewer)

Water Meter Size	Combined System Development Fee
3/4 inch	$10,037
1 inch	$16,726
1.5 inch	$33,455
2 inch	$53,529
3 inch	$107,056
4 inch	$167,275
6 inch	$334,550
8 inch	$535,273

A standard single-family connection uses a 3/4-inch meter: residential water $4,974 plus sewer $5,063, a combined $10,037 (this equals the printed non-residential Total for the 3/4-inch size, which is the ERU basis).

Residential System Development Fee (3/4-inch, per dwelling unit)

Basis	Water	Sewer
Per dwelling unit (Table A, Ordinance No. 26-17)	$4,974	$5,063

Correction (2026-11-04): the current FY 2026-2027 schedule (Ordinance No. 26-17, re-checked 2026-11-04) lists one residential rate per dwelling unit: water $4,974 and sewer $5,063. An earlier version of this page also showed $4,929 / $4,845 from a prior copy of the file captured 2026-07-28; those figures do not appear in the current schedule and have been removed. In the non-residential table, "Based on Tap Size" and "Based on Water Tap Size" are the water and sewer column headings, not two alternative rates.

Fire protection tap fees (by water tap size)

Water Tap Size	Fee
4 inch	$2,560
6 inch	$7,420
8 inch	$15,820
10 inch	$28,440
12 inch	$45,940

Water and sewer tap fees (Ex. J, 3/4-inch)

Item	Fee
Existing Residential Water Tap installed by Town (plus street cuts $1,000 each and/or boring as quoted)	$2,575
Non-Residential Water Tap installed by others (plus quoted meter cost)	$2,575
Residential Water Tap installed by developer (3/4-inch meter)	$490
Sewer Tap installed by Town	$2,200
Sewer Tap installed by developer	$250
Irrigation Water Service (3/4-inch, residential)	$1,000
Irrigation Water Service (3/4-inch, non-residential)	$850
Water / Sewer New Account Fee (accounts set up after July 1, 2026)	$25.00

Water and sewer connection fees (Ex. D, per linear foot)

Line and Size	Fee
Water line - 6 inch	$51 per LF
Water line - 8 inch	$69 per LF
Water line - 12 inch	$87 per LF
Water line - 16 inch	$110 per LF
Sewer line - 8 inch	$75 per LF
Sewer line - 10 inch	$85 per LF
Sewer line - 12 inch	$99 per LF
Sewer line - 15 inch	$120 per LF
Sewer line - 18 inch	$152 per LF
Sewer line - 24 inch	$203 per LF

Fee authority: Town of Fuquay-Varina Public Utilities / Finance. System Development Fees are governed by NCGS Chapter 162A, Article 8 (the Public Water and Sewer System Development Fee Act, S.L. 2017-138).

Zoning, Subdivision, and Development Review Fees

Source: Town of Fuquay-Varina Fee Schedule for FY 2026-2027, Development Services fees (Ex. F/G, pp. 8-9) and infrastructure inspection fees (Ex. B, p. 3), effective July 1, 2026.

Zoning map amendments and text amendments

Application Type	Fee
Zoning Map Amendment - Standard Zoning	$500.00
Zoning Map Amendment - Conditional Zoning and TCR/DC Plot Plans	$600.00
Zoning Map Amendment - Master Plan	$1,000.00
Zoning Map Amendment - Master Plan Amendment	$450.00
Zoning Map Amendment - Partial Advertising	$300.00
Ordinance Text Amendment	$500.00
Zoning Letter of Compliance	$50.00 each

Special use, variance, appeals, and annexation

Application Type	Fee
Special Use Permit Application	$400.00
Variance Application	$400.00
Administrative Adjustment Application	$100.00
Administrative Appeal Application	$400.00
Annexation Petition	$300.00

Subdivision and plat review

Review Type	Fee
Plan Review - Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat	$600.00 + $5 per lot
Plan Review - Major Subdivision Construction Drawing	$500.00 + $5 per lot
Plat Review - Major Subdivision Final Plat	$300.00 + $5 per lot
Plat Review - Minor, Exempt, and Recombination	$150.00

Site plan review and plan amendments

Review Type	Fee
Plan Review - Site Plan (5 acres or less)	$625.00
Plan Review - Site Plan (over 5 acres)	$1,250.00
Plan Review - Plan Amendment	$450.00
Plan Review - 3rd and Subsequent Submittals	$450.00
Plan Return Fee	$50.00

Erosion control, stormwater, and floodplain review

Review Type	Fee
Pump Station Review and Inspection	$5,000.00
Sediment/Erosion Control Review	$250.00 per disturbed acre or portion thereof
Sediment/Erosion Control Land Disturbance Permit	$250.00 per disturbed acre or portion thereof
Sediment/Erosion Control Review (Single Lot)	$100.00 per lot
Stormwater Plan Review	$250.00 per disturbed acre or portion thereof
SCM As-Built Review	$200.00 per SCM
Flood Hazard Soils Analysis Review / FEMA Development Review	$500.00
Floodplain Development Permit Application (FEMA)	$100.00

Signs, wireless, and other administrative fees

Item	Fee
Sign Permit - Permanent	$100.00
Sign Permit - Temporary	$25.00 + $5 per add'l sign
Small Wireless Facility Application	$50.00
Small Wireless Facility Co-Location	$1,000.00 per pole
Street Closure Petition - Permanent	$550.00
Street Name Change	$200.00
Site Inspection Fee	$80.00

Infrastructure inspection fees (Ex. B)

Item	Fee
Water Lines	$1.75 per LF
Sewer Lines	$1.75 per LF
Roadway	$0.50 per LF
Curb and Gutter	$0.25 per LF
Sidewalk	$0.25 per LF
SCM Inspection Fee	$200.00 per SCM
Street Signs	$35.00 per sign
Traffic Signs	$30.00 per sign
Storm Water System - Length of System	$1.50 per LF
Storm Water System - Qty. of Structures	$20.00 per structure

Fee authority: Town of Fuquay-Varina Planning/Inspections and Engineering.

Coverage Notes - What This Page Does Not Cover

Per ZoneFee's Partial-Verified Publication Standard, the items below were either closed by official-source review as not administered, or deferred to the cited source rather than estimated or omitted silently. These items remain under limited-coverage review until these gaps are closed.

Impact Fees

North Carolina has no general impact-fee enabling statute (local impact fees exist only under specific local acts). S.L. 2017-138 (the Public Water and Sewer System Development Fee Act, NCGS Chapter 162A, Article 8) replaced water and sewer impact fees with statutorily-governed System Development Fees, and North Carolina has no general-purpose municipal impact-fee enabling statute. Fuquay-Varina's capacity charges are therefore the meter-based System Development Fees captured above. The one adjacent instrument is the NCGS 160D-804(d) Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Unit Fee (single-family and multi-family), which the fee schedule leaves unpriced, deferring to Land Development Ordinance Section 9-1462. No fixed amount is asserted here because none is published in the fee schedule. Closed-search outcome: this fee family is not administered by this jurisdiction as a distinct impact fee.

Special District Fees

Fuquay-Varina publishes no per-application special-district fee. North Carolina municipal service districts (NCGS Chapter 160A, Article 23) are established by council resolution and funded by a district property-tax levy, not a developer application fee. The Harnett County Water District reference in the fee schedule is a water-service-area offset for the southern portion of town, not a district-formation fee. Closed-search outcome: this fee family is not administered by this jurisdiction.

Proffers

North Carolina does not use Virginia-style cash proffers. Cash proffers are a Virginia and Maryland conditional-zoning instrument (Virginia Code Section 15.2-2303.4) with no North Carolina counterpart; NC conditional zoning is governed by NCGS Section 160D-703 and does not support that kind of monetary exaction. Closed-search outcome: this fee family does not apply to this jurisdiction.

Fee Authorities

Authority	Fee Types	Official Website
Town of Fuquay-Varina (Planning/Inspections, Engineering, Public Utilities, Finance)	Zoning, subdivision, site plan review, building permit, engineering review, utility tap, and water/sewer System Development Fees	fuquay-varina.org

Sources

Document	Agency	Accessed
Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 (Ordinance No. 26-17, June 1, 2026; 19 pp; SHA-256 9ffdf51f...)	Town of Fuquay-Varina (adopted FY 2026-2027 fee schedule)	2026-11-04
Water and Sewer Rates (Section XI, monthly base and consumption rates)	Town of Fuquay-Varina - Public Utilities (secondary corroboration)	2026-07-28

Last verified by ZoneFee: 2026-11-04. Fee schedules are subject to change. Verify current rates directly with the Town of Fuquay-Varina Planning/Inspections, Engineering, or Public Utilities before relying on this data for any financial decision.

This page reflects fee data sourced from the Town of Fuquay-Varina Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 (Ordinance No. 26-17, adopted June 1, 2026, effective July 1, 2026), as of the last-verified date above. ZoneFee does not guarantee that fee amounts are current at the time you read this page. Fee schedules change. Water and sewer System Development Fees vary by water meter size, so the totals shown apply only to the stated meter configurations, and the standard 3/4-inch residential connection combines to $10,037. Residential System Development Fees are charged per dwelling unit (water $4,974, sewer $5,063); non-residential fees are charged by water meter size, with the water and sewer columns summing to the printed Total. The NCGS 160D-804(d) Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Unit Fee is not priced in the fee schedule (it defers to Land Development Ordinance Section 9-1462). The southern portion of town served by the Harnett County Water District nets out the Harnett County water System Development Fee. Fuquay-Varina's published fee schedule contains no separate impact fee line (North Carolina local governments may levy impact fees only under specific local-act authority, so absence here is not a statewide rule), North Carolina has no Virginia-style cash proffer statute, and Fuquay-Varina publishes no per-application special-district fee. Verify all current rates directly with the Town of Fuquay-Varina 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.