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Park and impact fees for new homes in Westminster

Westminster's own rules on park and impact fees for new homes, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Westminster Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Westminster's code says

Westminster code What Westminster's code adds
Fee per home
  • $13,760 per single-family home, updated each year.
    Applies: Parks and recreation impact fee; single-family projects that add a dwelling unit.
    § 3.62.040 · code text
    Thirteen thousand seven hundred sixty dollars per single-family dwelling unit.
  • The maximum fee the law allows, but no more than the single-family fee.
    Applies: Parks and recreation fee; an accessory dwelling unit on a single-family property.
    § 3.62.040 · code text
    For an accessory dwelling unit on a single-family property, the maximum fee allowed by law, but in no event more than the amount authorized by subsection (A)(1)(a), above.
  • $10,158 per multifamily unit, updated each year.
    Applies: Parks and recreation impact fee; multifamily projects, including senior housing, that add a dwelling unit.
    § 3.62.040 · code text
    Ten thousand one hundred fifty-eight dollars per multifamily dwelling unit.
  • The maximum fee the law allows, but no more than the multifamily fee.
    Applies: Parks and recreation fee; an accessory dwelling unit on a multifamily property.
    § 3.62.040 · code text
    For an accessory dwelling unit on a multifamily property, the maximum fee allowed by law, but in no event more than the amount authorized by subsection (A)(2)(a).
When the fee applies
  • Projects that add a dwelling unit; legal units demolished count as a credit.
    Applies: Single-family and multifamily residential projects.
    § 3.62.040 · code text
    For single-family residential development projects that result in the addition of a dwelling unit:

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Frequently asked questions

What park or impact fees apply to a new home in Westminster?

Westminster's code: $13,760 per single-family home, updated each year. (Parks and recreation impact fee; single-family projects that add a dwelling unit.) (§ 3.62.040); Projects that add a dwelling unit; legal units demolished count as a credit. (Single-family and multifamily residential projects.) (§ 3.62.040).

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