Capital Expansion Fees#
Fees Effective January 1, 2025#
| Land Use Type | Unit | N'hood Park | Comm. Park | Fire | Police | Gen. Gov't | TCEF | Total |
| Residential, up to 700 sq. ft. | Dwelling | $2,286 | $3,229 | $560 | $313 | $762 | $2,958 | $10,108 |
| Residential, 701-1,200 sq. ft. | Dwelling | $3,060 | $4,322 | $757 | $424 | $1,028 | $5,493 | $15,084 |
| Residential, 1,201-1,700 sq. ft. | Dwelling | $3,343 | $4,719 | $824 | $461 | $1,123 | $7,133 | $17,603 |
| Residential, 1,701-2,200 sq. ft. | Dwelling | $3,377 | $4,767 | $837 | $467 | $1,140 | $8,341 | $18,929 |
| Residential, over 2,200 sq. ft. | Dwelling | $3,763 | $5,315 | $931 | $521 | $1,269 | $8,941 | $20,740 |
| Commercial | 1,000 sq. ft. | $0 | $0 | $705 | $394 | $1,928 | $10,885 | $13,912 |
| Office and Other Services | 1,000 sq. ft. | $0 | $0 | $705 | $394 | $1,928 | $8,019 | $11,046 |
| Industrial/Warehouse | 1,000 sq. ft. | $0 | $0 | $165 | $92 | $454 | $2,588 | $3,299 |
Fees Effective as of March 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024#
|
Land Use Type |
Unit |
N'hood Park |
Comm. Park |
Fire |
Police |
Gen. Gov't |
TCEF |
Total |
| Residential, up to 700 sq. ft. | Dwelling | $2,226 | $3,144 | $545 | $305 | $742 | $2,903 | $9,865 |
| Residential, 701-1,200 sq. ft. | Dwelling | $2,980 | $4,208 | $737 | $413 | $1,001 | $5,391 | $14,730 |
| Residential, 1,201-1,700 sq. ft. | Dwelling | $3,255 | $4,595 | $802 | $449 | $1,093 | $7,000 | $17,194 |
| Residential, 1,701-2,200 sq. ft. | Dwelling | $3,288 | $4,642 | $815 | $455 | $1,110 | $8,185 | $18,495 |
| Residential, over 2,200 sq. ft. | Dwelling | $3,664 | $5,175 | $907 | $507 | $1,236 | $8,774 | $20,263 |
| Commercial | 1,000 sq. ft. | 0 | 0 | $686 | $384 | $1,877 | $10,682 | $13,629 |
| Office and Other Services | 1,000 sq. ft. | 0 | 0 | $686 | $384 | $1,877 | $7,869 | $10,816 |
| Industrial/Warehouse | 1,000 sq. ft. | 0 | 0 | $161 | $90 | $442 | $2,540 | $3,233 |
Fees Effective January 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024#
|
Land Use Type |
Unit |
N'hood Park |
Comm. Park |
Fire |
Police |
Gen. Gov't |
TCEF |
Total |
| Residential, up to 700 sq. ft. | Dwelling | $2,108 | $2,977 | $516 | $289 | $703 | $2,703 | $9,296 |
| Residential, 701-1,200 sq. ft. | Dwelling | $2,822 | $3,985 | $698 | $391 | $948 | $5,020 | $13,864 |
| Residential, 1,201-1,700 sq. ft. | Dwelling | $3,082 | $4,351 | $759 | $425 | $1,035 | $6,518 | $16,170 |
| Residential, 1,701-2,200 sq. ft. | Dwelling | $3,114 | $4,396 | $772 | $431 | $1,051 | $7,621 | $17,385 |
| Residential, over 2,200 sq. ft. | Dwelling | $3,470 | $4,901 | $859 | $480 | $1,170 | $8,169 | $19,049 |
| Commercial | 1,000 sq. ft. | 0 | 0 | $650 | $364 | $1,777 | $9,946 | $12,737 |
| Office and Other Services | 1,000 sq. ft. | 0 | 0 | $650 | $364 | $1,777 | $7,327 | $10,118 |
| Industrial/Warehouse | 1,000 sq. ft. | 0 | 0 | $152 | $85 | $419 | $2,365 | $3,021 |
What Are Capital Expansion Fees?#
Capital expansion fees (CEFs) require new developments to pay a proportionate share of infrastructure costs to “buy-in” to the level of service the City of Fort Collins provides for Fire, Police, and General Government services, and Neighborhood Parks and Community Parks. Additionally, the City also has a similar transportation capital expansion fee (TCEF) designed to recoup transportation infrastructure costs. This concept of growth paying for the impact of growth is a policy decision that past City Councils have made. Fees are paid prior to or at the issuance of a building permit by a builder/developer and are assessed by land use type.
Why Do The Fees Change?#
The capital expansion fees are intended to regulate the use and development of land by ensuring that new growth and development in the City bear a proportionate share of the costs of capital expenditures necessary to provide community parkland, police, fire protection, general government, neighborhood parkland and transportation capital improvements.
Funds collected from these fees are to be used to provide new capital improvements which are necessitated by new development, but not to remedy existing deficiencies.
Fees change to reflect the changes to costs in providing these capital improvements. In 2017, the City adopted updated fee structures based on the outcome of two external consultant studies – the Capital Expansion Fee Study and the Transportation Capital Expansion Fee Study.
These fees are also adjusted annually to account for the impacts of inflation – CEF’s utilize the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Consumer Price Index and TCEF uses the Engineering News Record Cost of Construction Index.
Additionally, the fees are intended to be periodically reviewed by external consultants and compared to the City’s actual infrastructure costs. The City contracted to review the fees during 2023 and 2024. The outcome of this review is in process and will be further evaluated during 2025.
For copies of the existing fee studies (adopted by City Council and the basis for current fees):
For copies of the 2023/24 draft fee studies (not yet adopted by City council):
For questions, please contact:
Financial Services: David Lenz | dlenz@fcgov.com | 970.221.6608
or
Development Review: DRCoord@fcgov.com | 970.221.6689