Payson Impact Fees by Project Type
Payson: Single-Family Impact Fees
A new single-family home in Payson pays $10,216.00 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced October 16, 2026). Of that, Gila County-levied fees account for $5,825.00 and municipal or utility fees for $4,391.00.
The largest line items are Sewer Capacity Fee (Payson / NGCSD) — East Side ($5,825.00), Water Development Impact Fee (Town of Payson) ($3,391.00) and Water Meter Connection Fee (Town of Payson) — 5/8" x 3/4" meter ($1,000.00).
Some fees are tiered by unit size or building type; amounts reflect the representative tier noted in the schedule below.
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- Water Development Impact Fee (Town of Payson)$3,391.00Town of PaysonThe Town of Payson charges a water development impact fee of $3,391 per equivalent dwelling unit, and a single-family home counts as one unit. The rate has been in effect since December 11, 2019 (Ordinance 909). A separate water meter connection fee also applies.
- Water Meter Connection Fee (Town of Payson) — 5/8" x 3/4" meter$1,000.00Town of PaysonThe Town of Payson charges a one-time water meter connection fee by meter size under its 2026-2027 fee schedule, effective July 1, 2026. The fee is lower where the developer has already provided water service fittings to the lot. Meters of 3 inches and larger pay actual cost plus $2,500.
- Sewer Capacity Fee (Payson / NGCSD) — East Side$5,825.00Northern Gila County Sanitary DistrictSewer service for Payson and the surrounding area is provided by Green Valley Water, the Northern Gila County Sanitary District, rather than by the town. A new connection pays a treatment plant capacity fee of $4,700 per equivalent residential unit plus a collection system capacity fee of $1,125 per unit on the east side of the district, for a total of $5,825 under the 2026-2027 rates. This is the highest of 2 rate districts; the west side collection fee is $450.
- City Development Impact Fee (Town of Payson)$0.00Town of PaysonThe Town of Payson collects no development impact fee other than its water development fee, so there is no town fee for streets, parks, police, fire or other facilities.
- County Development Fee (Gila County)$0.00Gila CountyGila County has not adopted county development impact fees, so no county fee applies here.
Where in Gila County Are You Building?
Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours. = one or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.
Payson: Multifamily Impact Fees
A new multifamily unit in Payson pays at least $3,136.33 per unit in impact fees (rates sourced October 16, 2026). Every line item is levied at the municipal or utility level.
The largest line items are Water Development Impact Fee (Town of Payson, MF) — 0.63 EDU × $3,391/EDU ($2,136.33) and Water Meter Connection Fee (Town of Payson, MF) — 5/8" x 3/4" meter ($1,000.00).
Sewer Connection Fee (Payson / NGCSD, MF) is set by the utility and not published online. Contact the levying jurisdiction or utility to verify before budgeting; it is not included as a dollar figure here.
Some fees are tiered by unit size or building type; amounts reflect the representative tier noted in the schedule below.
View the Full Payson Impact Fee Schedule
- Water Development Impact Fee (Town of Payson, MF) — 0.63 EDU × $3,391/EDU$2,136.33Town of PaysonThe Town of Payson charges a water development impact fee of $3,391 per equivalent dwelling unit. A multifamily unit with up to two bedrooms counts as 0.63 of a unit, and a unit with three or more bedrooms pays the full rate. A developer may instead request a calculation based on projected peak water use. The rate has been in effect since December 11, 2019.
- Water Meter Connection Fee (Town of Payson, MF) — 5/8" x 3/4" meter$1,000.00Town of PaysonThe Town of Payson charges a one-time water meter connection fee by meter size under its 2026-2027 fee schedule, effective July 1, 2026. The amount shown assumes each unit has its own standard meter; a building served by one meter pays that meter's fee once. The fee is lower where the developer has already provided water service fittings to the lot.
- Sewer Connection Fee (Payson / NGCSD, MF)Requires confirmationNorthern Gila County Sanitary DistrictSewer service for Payson and the surrounding area is provided by Green Valley Water, the Northern Gila County Sanitary District. Its capacity fees are set by projected peak wastewater flow, converted at one equivalent residential unit per 175 gallons per day, rather than per dwelling unit, so no per-unit multifamily amount is published. One equivalent residential unit totals $5,150 on the west side of the district and $5,825 on the east side under the 2026-2027 rates.
- City Development Impact Fee (Town of Payson, MF)$0.00Town of PaysonThe Town of Payson collects no development impact fee other than its water development fee, so there is no town fee for streets, parks, police, fire or other facilities.
- County Development Fee (Gila County, MF)$0.00Gila CountyGila County has not adopted county development impact fees, so no county fee applies here.
Where in Gila County Are You Building?
Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours. = one or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.
Payson: Commercial Impact Fees
Commercial development in Payson pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $10,716.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced October 16, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $10,716.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Sewer Capacity Fee (Payson / NGCSD) — East Side ($5,825.00 one-time), Water Development Impact Fee (Town of Payson) — per EDU ($3,391.00 one-time) and Water Meter Connection Fee (Town of Payson) — 1" meter ($1,500.00 one-time).
Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.
View the Full Payson Impact Fee Schedule
- Water Development Impact Fee (Town of Payson) — per EDU$3,391.00 one-timeTown of Payson Water DepartmentPayson's water development impact fee is $3,391 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU), in effect since December 11, 2019. Nonresidential EDUs are counted by floor area: professional office 1 EDU per 3,000 square feet, retail 1 per 7,500 square feet, low water use manufacturing 1 per 10,000 square feet and warehousing 1 per 20,000 square feet; food service and water-intensive uses are based on projected peak monthly water use. A separate water meter connection fee also applies.
- Water Meter Connection Fee (Town of Payson) — 1" meter$1,500.00 one-timeTown of PaysonThe Town of Payson charges a one-time water meter connection fee by meter size under its 2026-2027 fee schedule, effective July 1, 2026. The fee is lower where the developer has already provided water service fittings to the lot; 3 and 4 inch meters pay actual cost plus $2,500. The water development impact fee is charged separately.
- Sewer Capacity Fee (Payson / NGCSD) — East Side$5,825.00 one-timeNorthern Gila County Sanitary DistrictSewer service for Payson is provided by Green Valley Water, the Northern Gila County Sanitary District, rather than by the town. A new connection pays a treatment plant capacity fee of $4,700 per equivalent residential unit (175 gallons per day) plus a collection system capacity fee of $1,125 per unit on the east side of the district, $5,825 per unit under the 2026-2027 rates. This is the highest of 2 rate districts. A commercial project is charged for the units of sewage flow it produces, based on water use.
- City Development Impact Fee (Town of Payson, Commercial)$0.00Town of PaysonPayson's only municipal development impact fee is a water development impact fee; it levies no non-utility (streets, parks, fire, police) development impact fees.
- County Development Fee (Gila County, Commercial)$0.00Gila CountyGila County does not levy county development impact fees.
Where in Gila County Are You Building?
Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours. Totals shown are for a 50,000 sq ft building, including one-time water/sewer fees (assuming a 1-inch meter). * = one-time water/sewer connection charges only; no per-sq-ft impact fee schedule sourced for that jurisdiction. = one or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.
Payson: Industrial Impact Fees
Industrial development in Payson pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $10,716.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced October 16, 2026).
For a 50,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $10,716.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Sewer Capacity Fee (Payson / NGCSD) — East Side ($5,825.00 one-time), Water Development Impact Fee (Town of Payson) — per EDU ($3,391.00 one-time) and Water Meter Connection Fee (Town of Payson) — 1" meter ($1,500.00 one-time).
Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.
View the Full Payson Impact Fee Schedule
- Water Development Impact Fee (Town of Payson) — per EDU$3,391.00 one-timeTown of Payson Water DepartmentPayson's water development impact fee is $3,391 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU), in effect since December 11, 2019. Nonresidential EDUs are counted by floor area: professional office 1 EDU per 3,000 square feet, retail 1 per 7,500 square feet, low water use manufacturing 1 per 10,000 square feet and warehousing 1 per 20,000 square feet; food service and water-intensive uses are based on projected peak monthly water use. A separate water meter connection fee also applies.
- Water Meter Connection Fee (Town of Payson) — 1" meter$1,500.00 one-timeTown of PaysonThe Town of Payson charges a one-time water meter connection fee by meter size under its 2026-2027 fee schedule, effective July 1, 2026. The fee is lower where the developer has already provided water service fittings to the lot; 3 and 4 inch meters pay actual cost plus $2,500. The water development impact fee is charged separately.
- Sewer Capacity Fee (Payson / NGCSD) — East Side$5,825.00 one-timeNorthern Gila County Sanitary DistrictSewer service for Payson is provided by Green Valley Water, the Northern Gila County Sanitary District, rather than by the town. A new connection pays a treatment plant capacity fee of $4,700 per equivalent residential unit (175 gallons per day) plus a collection system capacity fee of $1,125 per unit on the east side of the district, $5,825 per unit under the 2026-2027 rates. This is the highest of 2 rate districts. A commercial project is charged for the units of sewage flow it produces, based on water use.
- City Development Impact Fee (Town of Payson, Industrial)$0.00Town of PaysonPayson's only municipal development impact fee is a water development impact fee; it levies no non-utility (streets, parks, fire, police) development impact fees.
- County Development Fee (Gila County, Industrial)$0.00Gila CountyGila County does not levy county development impact fees.
Where in Gila County Are You Building?
Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours. Totals shown are for a 50,000 sq ft building, including one-time water/sewer fees (assuming a 1-inch meter). * = one-time water/sewer connection charges only; no per-sq-ft impact fee schedule sourced for that jurisdiction. = one or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.
Payson: Office Impact Fees
Office development in Payson pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $10,716.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (rates sourced October 16, 2026).
For a 25,000 sq ft building, that comes to about $10,716.00. The calculator below adjusts to your exact square footage.
The largest line items are Sewer Capacity Fee (Payson / NGCSD) — East Side ($5,825.00 one-time), Water Development Impact Fee (Town of Payson) — per EDU ($3,391.00 one-time) and Water Meter Connection Fee (Town of Payson) — 1" meter ($1,500.00 one-time).
Water and sewer connection fees assume a 1-inch meter; larger services pay more. See the meter-size tiers in the source schedules.
View the Full Payson Impact Fee Schedule
- Water Development Impact Fee (Town of Payson) — per EDU$3,391.00 one-timeTown of Payson Water DepartmentPayson's water development impact fee is $3,391 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU), in effect since December 11, 2019. Nonresidential EDUs are counted by floor area: professional office 1 EDU per 3,000 square feet, retail 1 per 7,500 square feet, low water use manufacturing 1 per 10,000 square feet and warehousing 1 per 20,000 square feet; food service and water-intensive uses are based on projected peak monthly water use. A separate water meter connection fee also applies.
- Water Meter Connection Fee (Town of Payson) — 1" meter$1,500.00 one-timeTown of PaysonThe Town of Payson charges a one-time water meter connection fee by meter size under its 2026-2027 fee schedule, effective July 1, 2026. The fee is lower where the developer has already provided water service fittings to the lot; 3 and 4 inch meters pay actual cost plus $2,500. The water development impact fee is charged separately.
- Sewer Capacity Fee (Payson / NGCSD) — East Side$5,825.00 one-timeNorthern Gila County Sanitary DistrictSewer service for Payson is provided by Green Valley Water, the Northern Gila County Sanitary District, rather than by the town. A new connection pays a treatment plant capacity fee of $4,700 per equivalent residential unit (175 gallons per day) plus a collection system capacity fee of $1,125 per unit on the east side of the district, $5,825 per unit under the 2026-2027 rates. This is the highest of 2 rate districts. A commercial project is charged for the units of sewage flow it produces, based on water use.
- City Development Impact Fee (Town of Payson, Office)$0.00Town of PaysonPayson's only municipal development impact fee is a water development impact fee; it levies no non-utility (streets, parks, fire, police) development impact fees.
- County Development Fee (Gila County, Office)$0.00Gila CountyGila County does not levy county development impact fees.
Where in Gila County Are You Building?
Each jurisdiction applies its own fee schedule. Pick yours. Totals shown are for a 25,000 sq ft building, including one-time water/sewer fees (assuming a 1-inch meter). * = one-time water/sewer connection charges only; no per-sq-ft impact fee schedule sourced for that jurisdiction. = one or more fees are unconfirmed or have no published amount; the figure shown may not be the complete cost.
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How Development Impact Fees Work in Arizona
Arizona cities and towns assess development impact fees (the statute calls them development fees) under A.R.S. 9-463.05 and counties under A.R.S. 11-1102. A fee can only be adopted after the governing body adopts land use assumptions and an infrastructure improvements plan for the service area, with public notice and hearings, and the plan projects demand for no more than ten years.
Fees are limited to necessary public services the statute lists: water, wastewater, stormwater and drainage, streets, fire and police facilities, neighborhood parks of up to 30 acres and, for cities, small libraries. Each fee must be proportionate to the new development's share of the cost, kept in a separate account for that service category and service area, and never used for operations, maintenance or a higher level of service for existing development.
Developers earn credits for facilities they build or dedicate, and a fee that goes unspent for ten years (fifteen for water or wastewater) is refundable with interest on request. For a residential unit the fee is due when the building permit issues unless a development agreement defers it, and a new or increased fee cannot be applied to an approved plat or site plan for 24 months.
Counties and cities each adopt their own schedules. County development fees apply in the county's service areas; inside city limits, development pays the city's fees plus any utility connection charges, which is why totals differ between a city and the unincorporated county around it.
Brush up on impact fee basics before you budget your next project.
Summary current as of October 2026. This is an editorial summary, not legal advice; see the official statute text and our terms of use.
Payson Impact Fee FAQs
What are the total impact fees for a single-family home in Payson, Arizona?
A new single-family home in Payson pays $10,216.00 per unit in combined impact fees (rates sourced October 16, 2026).
How much are commercial impact fees in Payson?
Commercial development in Payson pays no per-square-foot impact fees, but owes $10,716.00 in one-time water and sewer connection fees (assuming a 1-inch meter).
Does Payson charge its own impact fees?
Yes. Payson levies its own municipal impact or utility fees, and county-levied fees also apply inside city limits. The schedule on this page shows every fee that applies to development in Payson, with the combined total.
Can Arizona development impact fees increase at any time?
No. Under A.R.S. 9-463.05 and 11-1102 a new or increased fee cannot be adopted on an emergency basis, takes effect only after public notice and hearings (75 days after adoption for a city, 90 for a county), and cannot be applied to a development with an approved final plat or site plan for 24 months unless the plan changes to add service units.
Fee amounts on this page are compiled from official published schedules and are provided for planning purposes only. Rates change, and project specifics (unit size, meter size, location within special districts) can alter what applies. Always verify current fees with the jurisdiction and utility before relying on them.
Compare unincorporated rates and every other city on the Gila County impact fees page.