Liberty Hill, Texas - City Development Fees
Liberty Hill | City | Williamson County | Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown MSA (SH-29 / US-183 corridor northwest of Leander and Cedar Park)
Liberty Hill is a home-rule city in northwest Williamson County in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown metropolitan statistical area, on the SH-29 and US-183 growth corridor northwest of Leander and Cedar Park. The City administers development charges through a consolidated Planning and Development Fee List (dated March 2023): water and wastewater capital-recovery (impact) fees assessed per Living Unit Equivalent under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395; and zoning, Planned Unit Development, conditional-use, plat, site-development, and development-agreement application fees. The City operates its own municipal water and wastewater utility and recovers system capacity through the per-Living-Unit-Equivalent capital-recovery fee rather than a separately-published tap or meter schedule. The figures below are drawn from that Fee List. Verify current amounts with the City of Liberty Hill before relying on them.
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Fee Summary
| Fee Type | Status | Top-Line Figure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact / Capital-Recovery Fees (TLGC Ch. 395 water and wastewater, per LUE) | Confirmed | Water capital-recovery $7,037.00 per LUE; wastewater capital-recovery $4,000.00 per LUE (no roadway impact fee) | Planning and Development Fee List, dated March 2023 |
| Zoning and Plat Application Fees (Zoning, PUD, conditional use, plat, site development) | Confirmed | Zoning request $325.00 + $150.00 notice; PUD $2,000.00 + $75.00/acre (max $10,000.00); preliminary plat $1,500.00 + $25.00/acre-or-lot | Planning and Development Fee List, dated March 2023 |
| Utility Tap / Meter Fees | Unavailable via published sources | The City recovers water and wastewater capacity through the per-LUE capital-recovery fee; no discrete tap or meter schedule is published | - |
| Special District Fees | Not administered | The City levies no fee by a special district on its fee schedule | - |
| Proffers | Not applicable | Texas has no cash proffer regime; exactions run through TLGC Ch. 212 and Ch. 395 | - |
Chapter 395 Capital-Recovery (Impact) Fees
Source: City of Liberty Hill Planning and Development Fee List (dated March 2023). Liberty Hill operates its own municipal water and wastewater utility and recovers system capacity through a per-Living-Unit-Equivalent (LUE) capital-recovery fee, the Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 capital-recovery form. The schedule labels the charge "LUE," not literally "impact fee." There is no separate roadway or transportation impact fee in Liberty Hill; trip impacts are addressed through a Traffic Impact Analysis review fee, which is a review fee rather than an impact fee.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Water impact / capital-recovery fee (per Living Unit Equivalent) | $7,037.00 per LUE |
| Wastewater impact / capital-recovery fee (per Living Unit Equivalent) | $4,000.00 per LUE |
| Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) Review (review fee, not an impact fee) | $1,500.00 to $3,700.00 (based on trips per day) |
| Traffic Impact Analysis Revision | 50% of TIA review fee |
A Living Unit Equivalent is the demand equivalent of one single-family connection; larger meters and higher-demand uses are assessed as multiple LUEs. The water and wastewater capital-recovery fees above are distinct from any monthly utility service rate. The Traffic Impact Analysis review fee recovers the City's cost of reviewing a submitted traffic study; it is not a per-unit roadway impact fee.
Zoning and Plat Application Fees
Source: City of Liberty Hill Planning and Development Fee List (dated March 2023). The figures below are captured verbatim from the consolidated schedule.
| Application Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Zoning Request (original or re-zoning) | $325.00 + $150.00 notice fee + notice postage |
| Zoning Postponement | $200.00 |
| Planned Unit Development (new) | $2,000.00 + $75.00 per acre (maximum $10,000.00) |
| Planned Unit Development Amendment | 50% of new PUD fee |
| Conditional Use Permit | $325.00 + notice postage per notice |
| Subdivision Variance Application | $500.00 |
| Board of Adjustment | $500.00 (appeal to Board of Adjustment $50.00) |
| Site Development Permit | $1,000.00 up to 1 acre + $200.00 per additional acre |
| Administrative Plat (minor / amending / replat) | $500.00 + $25.00 per acre or lot (whichever greater) + $500.00 completeness review |
| Preliminary Plat Review | $1,500.00 + $25.00 per acre or lot (whichever greater) |
| Final Plat | $750.00 + $25.00 per acre or lot (whichever greater) |
| Subdivision Construction Plan Review | $1,500.00 + $500.00 (or 3.5% of construction cost over $15,000.00) + $500.00 |
| Development Agreement | $3,000.00 |
| Pre-Development Meeting | $250.00 |
| Completeness Review | $500.00 |
Authority: City of Liberty Hill Planning and Development.
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.
Utility tap and meter fees
Liberty Hill operates its own water and wastewater utility, but it recovers system capacity through the per-Living-Unit-Equivalent capital-recovery fee described in the Chapter 395 section above, not through a separately-published discrete tap or meter fee table. No official document itemizing water and sewer tap plus meter-installation fees was reachable. Substitute paths probed: the Planning and Development Fee List (LUE only, no tap or meter line); the Engineering Rate Schedule (a consultant hourly billing rate sheet, image-based, not tap fees); and the Applications and Checklists page (no separate utility tap or meter fee document linked). Closed-search outcome: unavailable via official sources.
Single-source currency
Both confirmed fee families on this page derive from the single consolidated Planning and Development Fee List dated March 2023, which is the only version published by the City. At each review, ZoneFee re-downloads that schedule and re-verifies by byte-for-byte hash that it remains the governing adopted version and that no newer Fee List has superseded it.
Special district fees
The City of Liberty Hill levies no fee by a special district on its fee schedule. 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 Liberty Hill Planning and Development | Zoning, Planned Unit Development, conditional-use, plat, site-development, and development-agreement application fees | libertyhilltx.gov |
| City of Liberty Hill Utilities | Water and wastewater capital-recovery (impact) fees per Living Unit Equivalent, adopted under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 | libertyhilltx.gov |
Other Williamson County and Austin-north jurisdictions covered by ZoneFee: Leander, Cedar Park, and Georgetown. See also the impact fees guide for how Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 capital-recovery fees work.
Sources
| Document | Agency | Accessed |
|---|---|---|
| Planning and Development Fee List (dated March 2023; zoning, PUD, conditional-use, plat, site-development, and development-agreement fees, plus the water and wastewater Living Unit Equivalent capital-recovery fee) | City of Liberty Hill | 2026-08-12 |
Last verified by ZoneFee: 2026-08-12. Fee schedules are subject to change. Verify current rates directly with the City of Liberty Hill (Planning and Development and Utilities) before relying on this data for any financial decision.
This page reflects fee data sourced from the City of Liberty Hill Planning and Development Fee List (dated March 2023). ZoneFee does not guarantee that fee amounts are current at the time you read this page. Fee schedules change. Both confirmed fee families derive from a single consolidated document; utility tap and meter fees are recovered through the per-Living-Unit-Equivalent capital-recovery fee and no discrete tap schedule is published, 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 Liberty Hill 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.