Alvin, Texas - City Development Fees
City of Alvin | Brazoria County | Greater Houston / Gulf Coast | SH-35, roughly 25 miles south of downtown Houston
Alvin is a home-rule city in Brazoria County on State Highway 35, about 25 miles south of downtown Houston, inside the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metro area. It operates its own municipal water and wastewater utilities and levies water and wastewater impact fees under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395. The impact fees below are captured verbatim from the City's Adopted Impact Fee Schedule 2E, effective March 1, 2023. Per the City, impact fees are assessed at subdivision plat and collected when the building permit is issued. Verify current amounts with the City of Alvin before relying on them.
Fee Summary
| Fee Type | Status | Top-Line Figure | Effective / Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Fees (water and wastewater; TLGC Ch. 395) | Confirmed | Total $9,200 at 5/8" or 3/4" meter up to $1,625,364 at 12" meter | Adopted Schedule 2E (effective 2023-03-01) |
| Zoning and Plat Application Fees | Not published via official sources | Administered by the City but codified in the Code of Ordinances; no standalone fee schedule on alvin.gov; not asserted | - |
| Utility Tap / Connection Fees (water and sewer) | Not published via official sources | Administered by the City utility but codified in the Code of Ordinances; no standalone tap-fee schedule on alvin.gov; not asserted | - |
| Special District Fees (PID / MUD / TIRZ) | Not administered by the City | No city-level special-district application or consent fee located | - |
| Proffers | Not applicable | Texas has no cash proffer regime; exactions run through TLGC Ch. 212 and Ch. 395 | - |
Impact Fees
Source: City of Alvin Impact Fees, "Adopted Schedule 2E, Effective March 1, 2023", from the City's 2022 impact-fee update. Alvin levies water and wastewater impact fees under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395, scaled by water meter size. The Planning Commission serves as the City's Impact Fee Advisory Committee.
| Meter size | Water Impact Fee | Wastewater Impact Fee | Total Impact Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8" or 3/4" | $1,960 | $7,240 | $9,200 |
| 1" | $3,273 | $12,091 | $15,364 |
| 1 1/2" | $6,527 | $24,109 | $30,636 |
| 2" | $10,447 | $38,589 | $49,036 |
| 3" | $20,913 | $77,251 | $98,164 |
| 4" | $32,673 | $120,691 | $153,364 |
| 6" | $65,327 | $241,309 | $306,636 |
| 8" | $104,527 | $386,109 | $490,636 |
| 10" | $150,273 | $555,091 | $705,364 |
| 12" | $346,273 | $1,279,091 | $1,625,364 |
The wastewater component is the larger share at every meter size; at a standard 5/8 or 3/4-inch residential meter it is $7,240 of the $9,200 total. Impact fees are capital-recovery charges and are separate from water and sewer tap or connection charges, which a new connection also pays.
Coverage Notes - What This Page Does Not Cover
Per ZoneFee's Partial-Verified Publication Standard, the items below were either not published as a capturable fee schedule on the City's reachable official sources or are not administered by this jurisdiction. 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 from official sources.
Currency caveat
The impact fees on this page derive from Adopted Schedule 2E, effective March 1, 2023. Chapter 395 requires impact-fee land use assumptions and capital improvement plans to be reviewed at least every five years, so a later update may supersede these amounts. Confirm current amounts directly with the City of Alvin before relying on them.
Zoning and plat application fees
Alvin administers zoning, plat, and building permit fees, but the amounts are codified in the City's Code of Ordinances rather than published as a standalone fee schedule on alvin.gov. The City's permits and inspections pages list application forms and the online permit portal without fee amounts, and the City sitemap contains no development fee-schedule document. The hosted Code of Ordinances could not be reached from ZoneFee's research environment on this pass. Closed-search outcome: not published via official sources on this pass; request current zoning and plat fees directly from the City of Alvin.
Utility tap and connection fees
Alvin operates its own water and wastewater utility, so tap and connection fees are administered by the City, but the amounts are codified in the Code of Ordinances with no standalone tap-fee schedule on alvin.gov; the utility billing pages do not list tap fees. Closed-search outcome: not published via official sources on this pass; request current tap fees directly from the City of Alvin Public Utilities Department.
Special district fees
No City of Alvin development fee for a public improvement district (PID), municipal utility district (MUD), or tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ) application or consent agreement was located. Brazoria County MUDs are separate taxing and utility entities that levy their own charges. Closed-search outcome: not administered by this jurisdiction.
Proffers
Cash proffers are a Virginia statutory instrument under Virginia Code Section 15.2-2303.4 with no Texas counterpart. Texas exactions run through Local Government Code Chapter 212 (subdivision and development) and Chapter 395 (impact fees); Alvin's water and wastewater impact fees sit under Chapter 395. Closed-search outcome: this fee family does not apply to this jurisdiction.
Fee Authorities
| Authority | Fee Types | Official Website |
|---|---|---|
| City of Alvin Development Services / Engineering | Water and wastewater impact fees (assessed at plat, collected at building permit) | alvin.gov |
| City of Alvin Planning and Zoning / Building Inspections | Zoning, platting, and building permit fees (codified; not captured on this page) | alvin.gov |
| City of Alvin Public Utilities Department | Water and sewer tap and connection fees (codified; not captured on this page) | alvin.gov |
See the impact fees guide for how Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 works, and the Texas hub for other jurisdictions covered by ZoneFee. Nearby covered Brazoria County and Houston-area jurisdictions include Pearland, Angleton, League City, and Houston.
Sources
| Document | Agency | Accessed |
|---|---|---|
| City of Alvin Impact Fees - Adopted Schedule 2E (effective 2023-03-01; water and wastewater impact fees by meter size) - SHA-256 75c8a948… | City of Alvin | 2026-09-20 |
Last verified by ZoneFee: 2026-09-20. Fee schedules are subject to change. Verify current rates directly with the City of Alvin (Development Services / Public Utilities) before relying on this data for any financial decision.
This page reflects fee data sourced from the City of Alvin Adopted Impact Fee Schedule 2E (effective March 1, 2023). ZoneFee does not guarantee that fee amounts are current at the time you read this page. Fee schedules change. As noted above, Alvin's zoning, plat, and utility tap fees are not shown here because they were not available from a capturable official fee schedule, the City administers no special-district development fee, and Texas has no cash proffer regime. Verify all current rates directly with the City of Alvin 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.