What are the plat and site plan review fees in Victoria, TX?

From the City of Victoria City Code Chapter 24 Development Services fee schedule (effective February 14, 2025): a preliminary major plat review is $250 for under 1 acre, $350 for 1 to 5 acres, and $475 for over 5 acres, and a final plat is $200, $275, and $360 across the same tiers. A minor plat is $160 for a single lot and $185 for multiple lots. Site plan review is $250, $340, or $415 by acreage, and construction plan review is $200, $300, or $400 by acreage.

Does Victoria, TX charge impact fees?

No Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 impact fee (water, wastewater, roadway, or drainage) is published in the City of Victoria's official development fee sources. The City's codified Development Services fee schedule contains no impact fee line. Victoria also operates its own water and wastewater utilities but does not publish a tap or connection fee schedule on its website. A separate stormwater drainage utility fee is under study but has not been adopted. These items are reported here as not published via official sources rather than as zero.

What variance and construction review fees does Victoria, TX charge?

From the same schedule: a variance request review is $250 for the first variance and $50 for each additional, plus a $150 notification fee; a Board of Adjustments and Appeals variance or appeal is likewise $250 for the first and $50 for each additional. An exaction hearing application fee is $350, a construction plan review is $200 to $400 by acreage, and a land use compliance letter is $40.

Victoria, Texas - City Development Fees

Victoria | City | Victoria County | Victoria, TX MSA (Golden Crescent, US-59 / I-69 corridor between San Antonio, Houston, and Corpus Christi)

Victoria is a historic Texas Gulf Coast city, established in 1824 and the seat of Victoria County, in the Golden Crescent along the US-59 (Interstate 69) and US-77 corridors between San Antonio, Houston, and Corpus Christi. The City regulates land development under a Unified Development Ordinance, and its Development Services Department fees are set in City Code Chapter 24, effective February 14, 2025. The development, plat, site plan, and review fees below are drawn from that codified schedule. As noted in the coverage notes, Victoria does not publish an impact fee schedule or a utility tap fee schedule in its official development sources, and a stormwater drainage utility fee is only under study. Verify current amounts with the City of Victoria before relying on them.

Fee Summary

Fee Type	Status	Top-Line Figure	Effective Date
Zoning and Development Fees (plat, site plan, construction review, variance)	Confirmed	Preliminary plat $250 to $475; site plan review $250 to $415; construction plan review $200 to $400; variance $250 first / $50 each additional	City Code Chapter 24 (effective Feb 14, 2025)
Impact Fees (Chapter 395)	Not published via official sources	No Chapter 395 water, wastewater, roadway, or drainage impact fee published in the City's official development sources	-
Utility Tap / Connection Fees	Not published via official sources	City runs its own water and wastewater utilities but publishes no tap or connection fee schedule; codified utilities chapters not accessible via automated retrieval this pass	-
Special District Fees (stormwater drainage utility)	Proposed / under study	A stormwater drainage utility fee is under public study; not yet adopted, so not an active fee	-
Proffers	Not applicable	Texas has no cash proffer regime; exactions run through TLGC Ch. 212 and Ch. 395	-

Zoning and Development Fees

Source: City of Victoria City Code Chapter 24 - Fees, Article I, Division 6, Section 24-61 "Development services department fees" (and Division 5, Section 24-50, Board of Adjustments and Appeals), effective February 14, 2025. Victoria regulates development under a Unified Development Ordinance; the plat, site plan, construction plan review, variance, and related fees below are captured from that codified schedule.

Plat and Subdivision Fees

Application Type	Fee
Major Plat - Preliminary Plat Review (by acreage)	$250.00 (under 1 ac) / $350.00 (1 to 5 ac) / $475.00 (over 5 ac)
Major Plat - Final Plat Review (by acreage)	$200.00 / $275.00 / $360.00
Minor Plat - Single Lot	$160.00
Minor Plat - Multi-lot	$185.00
Correcting Plat	$45.00
Plat Extension	$75.00
Plat Vacation Review	$75.00
Deed Approval Review	$100.00

Site Plan, Review, and Variance Fees

Application Type	Fee
Site Plan Review (by acreage)	$250.00 (under 1 ac) / $340.00 (1 to 5 ac) / $415.00 (over 5 ac)
Site Plan Resubmittal (after three included)	$100.00
Site Modification / Amending Site Plan	$100.00
Construction Plan Review (by acreage)	$200.00 / $300.00 / $400.00
Variance Request Review	$250.00 first / $50.00 each additional
Variance Notification Fee	$150.00
Board of Adjustments and Appeals Variance / Appeal	$250.00 first / $50.00 each additional
Exaction Hearing Application Fee	$350.00
Land Use Compliance Letter	$40.00

Authority: City of Victoria Development Services Department (Planning, Building, Development Permitting Center). The fees above confirm the zoning and development review fee family for this jurisdiction. The schedule does not enumerate a standalone Euclidean rezoning or planned development district application fee; development is regulated through the Unified Development Ordinance and the review fees above. County plat filing fees are paid separately and set by Victoria County.

Coverage Notes - What This Page Does Not Cover

Per ZoneFee's Partial-Verified Publication Standard, the items below were either not published in the City's official development fee sources or are not yet adopted. 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.

Currency caveat

The development, plat, site plan, and review fees on this page derive from the City of Victoria City Code Chapter 24 Development Services fee schedule, effective February 14, 2025. Fee schedules change, and the City rotates its document-center file numbers when a new supplement is posted. Confirm current amounts directly with the City of Victoria before relying on them.

Impact fees

No Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 impact fee (water, wastewater, roadway, or drainage) is published in any official City of Victoria source located, including the comprehensive codified Development Services fee schedule and the Development Services and Development Permitting Center pages. Closed-search outcome: not published via official sources. This is a finding that no published official schedule was found, not a positive determination that the City administers a zero impact fee.

Utility tap and connection fees

Victoria operates its own water and wastewater utilities, but the City does not publish a tap or connection fee schedule on its website; the utilities pages carry service-start requirements, conservation information, and drought-contingency forms only. The full codified utilities chapters, which may hold water and sewer connection charges, sit on a third-party municipal code host that was not accessible via automated retrieval on this pass. Closed-search outcome: not published via official sources at this time.

Special district / stormwater drainage fee

The only special-district candidate is a proposed Stormwater Drainage Utility Fee under public study, with supporting rate studies and town-hall materials. Because it has not been adopted, it cannot be reported as an active fee. The Victoria Sales Tax Development Corporation is an economic-development corporation, not a one-time development fee. Closed-search outcome: the drainage fee is proposed and under study only.

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 Victoria Development Services Department (Planning, Building, Development Permitting Center)	Plat and subdivision fees; site plan and construction plan review fees; variance, exaction hearing, and land use compliance letter fees	victoriatx.gov
City of Victoria Public Works (Utilities)	Water and wastewater utilities (no tap or connection fee schedule published)	victoriatx.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. The nearest covered jurisdiction is Corpus Christi in the Coastal Bend to the southwest.

Sources

Document	Agency	Accessed
City of Victoria City Code Chapter 24 - Fees, Divisions 5 and 6, Development Services Department Fees (6 pages; effective February 14, 2025) - covers plat, site plan, construction plan review, variance, and land use compliance letter fees	City of Victoria	2026-09-06

Last verified by ZoneFee: 2026-09-06. Fee schedules are subject to change. Verify current rates directly with the City of Victoria (Development Services Department) before relying on this data for any financial decision.

This page reflects fee data sourced from the City of Victoria City Code Chapter 24 Development Services fee schedule (effective February 14, 2025). ZoneFee does not guarantee that fee amounts are current at the time you read this page. Fee schedules change. As noted above, no impact fee or utility tap fee schedule is published in the City's official development sources, a stormwater drainage utility fee is only proposed and under study, and Texas has no cash proffer regime. Verify all current rates directly with the City of Victoria 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.