Cleburne, Texas - City Development Fees
Cleburne | City (Johnson County seat) | Johnson County | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA (US-67 / SH-171 corridor southwest of Fort Worth and Burleson)
Cleburne is a home-rule city and the seat of Johnson County, on the southern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex along the US-67 and SH-171 corridor southwest of Fort Worth and Burleson. The City administers water and wastewater impact fees by meter size (with an explicit before and after April 1, 2025 recovery split); zoning, plat, and variance application fees through its Development Application Fee Schedule; and its own municipal water and wastewater utility tap and meter connection fees. The figures below are drawn from the City's official Impact Fees page, Development Application Fee Schedule, and Water and Wastewater Costs and Impact Fees page. Verify current amounts with the City of Cleburne before relying on them.
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Fee Summary
| Fee Type | Status | Top-Line Figure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Fees (water and wastewater by meter size) | Confirmed | 3/4" water $2,522.80 / wastewater $7,443.20 (plat on/after 4/1/2025); scaling by meter size | 20% recovery effective 2025-04-01 (approved 2024-10-22) |
| Zoning and Plat Application Fees (zoning, PD, SUP, plat, variance) | Confirmed | Zoning change / PD / SUP $150.00 each; preliminary plat $250.00 + per-acre; variance $400.00 | Development Application Fee Schedule (no printed date) |
| Utility Tap / Meter Fees (municipal water and wastewater utility) | Confirmed | Water tap + meter 3/4" $1,099.40; sewer tap 4" $860.00 | Water and Wastewater Costs page (no printed date) |
| Special District Fees | Not administered | The City levies no fee by a special district on its fee schedules | - |
| Proffers | Not applicable | Texas has no cash proffer regime; exactions run through TLGC Ch. 212 and Ch. 395 | - |
Water and Wastewater Impact Fees
Source: City of Cleburne Impact Fees page. Cleburne operates its own municipal water and wastewater utility and levies water and wastewater impact fees by meter size under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395. Following a 2024 Impact Fee Study, the City Council approved a 20% recovery increase effective April 1, 2025 (approved October 22, 2024). Impact fees are assessed by the final-plat recording date, so the schedule carries a before and after April 1, 2025 split. The current (plat on or after April 1, 2025) amounts are shown first below.
| Impact Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Water impact fee - 3/4" meter (plat on/after 4/1/2025) | $2,522.80 |
| Wastewater impact fee - 3/4" meter (plat on/after 4/1/2025) | $7,443.20 |
| Water impact fee - 1" meter (plat on/after 4/1/2025) | $4,036.48 |
| Wastewater impact fee - 1" meter (plat on/after 4/1/2025) | $11,909.12 |
| Water impact fee - 2" meter (plat on/after 4/1/2025) | $10,091.20 |
| Wastewater impact fee - 2" meter (plat on/after 4/1/2025) | $29,772.80 |
| Water impact fee - 4" compound meter (plat on/after 4/1/2025) | $50,456.00 |
| Wastewater impact fee - 4" compound meter (plat on/after 4/1/2025) | $148,864.00 |
| Water impact fee - 3/4" meter (plat before 4/1/2025) | $1,358.00 |
| Wastewater impact fee - 3/4" meter (plat before 4/1/2025) | $1,821.00 |
The City also references roadway impact fees by service area (a Roadway Service Area Map is published), but no roadway dollar table appears on the City's impact fee page; those amounts live only in the adopting ordinance. These capital-recovery impact fees are distinct from the utility's own tap and meter connection charges in the Water and Sewer Tap Fees section below.
Zoning and Plat Application Fees
Source: City of Cleburne Development Application Fee Schedule. The figures below are captured verbatim from that schedule; no effective date is printed on it. Building permit fees are administered separately under Ordinance OR09-2023-62.
| Application Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Zoning Change | $150.00 |
| Planned Development District (PD) | $150.00 |
| Amendment to existing PD | $150.00 |
| Specific Use Permit (SUP) | $150.00 |
| Preliminary Plat | $250.00 + per-acre fee ($5.00/acre for 5 acres or less, down to $2.30/acre for 151+ acres) |
| Final Plat | $250.00 + per-lot fee ($3.50/lot for 10 lots or less, down to $1.45/lot for 500+ lots) |
| Amended and Minor Plat | $250.00 |
| Replat | $250.00 + $10.00 per lot |
| Variance and/or Appeal | $400.00 |
| Sign Variance | $750.00 |
Authority: City of Cleburne Planning and Development.
Water and Sewer Tap Fees
Source: City of Cleburne Water and Wastewater Costs and Impact Fees page. Cleburne operates its own municipal water and wastewater utility. These one-time tap and meter connection charges are the utility's own connection costs and are distinct from the water and wastewater impact fees above. No effective date is printed on the page; recurring water and wastewater service rates are set separately under Ordinance 09-2019-59.
| Connection | Fee |
|---|---|
| Water tap + meter - 3/4" | $1,099.40 (meter $174.40 + tap $925.00) |
| Water tap + meter - 1" | $1,188.95 (meter $240.95 + tap $948.00) |
| Water tap + meter - 1.5" | $1,352.75 (meter $377.75 + tap $975.00) |
| Water tap + meter - 2" | $1,609.10 (meter $464.10 + tap $1,145.00) |
| Water service - 3" and above | Tap quoted + meter cost |
| Wastewater (sewer) tap - 4" | $860.00 |
| Wastewater (sewer) tap - 6" | $895.00 |
| Wastewater (sewer) tap - 8" | $920.00 |
Authority: City of Cleburne Water and Wastewater Utility.
Coverage Notes - What This Page Does Not Cover
Per ZoneFee's Partial-Verified Publication Standard, the items below were either not itemized in full on this page 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 any remaining gaps are closed from official sources.
Roadway impact fee - dollar schedule
The City references roadway impact fees by service area and publishes a Roadway Service Area Map, but no roadway impact-fee dollar table appears on the City's published impact fee page; those per-service-area amounts live only in the adopting ordinance, which is published as a scanned image without a text layer. Developers assessing a roadway impact fee for a specific service area should request the current adopted roadway schedule directly from the City.
Source currency
The water and wastewater impact-fee amounts and the tap and meter fees are published on the City's official web pages rather than on dated PDF schedules, and the zoning fees come from a Development Application Fee Schedule that carries no printed effective date. At each review, ZoneFee re-fetches those pages and re-confirms each fee figure against the prior capture; the City's impact fee page carries a per-request security token, so its byte-for-byte hash is not stable, and currency is confirmed by re-reading the fee figures themselves.
Special district fees
The City of Cleburne levies no fee by a special district on its fee schedules. In Texas, public improvement district formation costs under Local Government Code Chapter 372 and municipal utility district formation costs under Water Code Chapter 54 are recovered through the district itself or a negotiated development agreement, not through a standardized per-application city fee. Closed-search outcome: this fee family is 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). Closed-search outcome: this fee family does not apply to this jurisdiction.
Fee Authorities
| Authority | Fee Types | Official Website |
|---|---|---|
| City of Cleburne Planning and Development | Zoning, Planned Development, Specific Use Permit, plat, and variance application fees | cleburne.net |
| City of Cleburne Water and Wastewater Utility | Water and wastewater impact fees adopted under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395; water and sewer tap and meter connection fees | cleburne.net |
Other Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex jurisdictions covered by ZoneFee: Burleson and Fort Worth, both to the north of Cleburne. See also the impact fees guide for how Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 works.
Sources
| Document | Agency | Accessed |
|---|---|---|
| Impact Fees (water and wastewater impact fees by meter size, before and after April 1, 2025 recovery split) | City of Cleburne | 2026-08-12 |
| Development Application Fee Schedule (zoning, PD, SUP, plat, and variance application fees) | City of Cleburne | 2026-08-12 |
| Water and Wastewater Costs and Impact Fees (water and sewer tap and meter connection fees) | City of Cleburne | 2026-08-12 |
Last verified by ZoneFee: 2026-08-12. Fee schedules are subject to change. Verify current rates directly with the City of Cleburne (Planning and Development and the Water and Wastewater Utility) before relying on this data for any financial decision.
This page reflects fee data sourced from the City of Cleburne Impact Fees page, Development Application Fee Schedule, and Water and Wastewater Costs and Impact Fees page. ZoneFee does not guarantee that fee amounts are current at the time you read this page. Fee schedules change. Impact fees are assessed by final-plat date with a before and after April 1, 2025 split; the roadway impact-fee dollar schedule is not published on the City's fee page; Texas has no cash proffer regime; and the City levies no fee by a special district. Verify all current rates directly with the City of Cleburne 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.