Wylie, Texas - City Development Fees
Wylie | City | Collin County | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA
Wylie is a fast-growing northeast Dallas-Fort Worth suburb in Collin County (with small portions in Dallas and Rockwall counties), near Lake Lavon and the President George Bush Turnpike corridor. The City of Wylie Planning & Zoning, Engineering, and Building Inspections departments administer water, wastewater, and roadway impact fees under the Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 framework, along with zoning, planned development, specific use permit, platting, construction permit, and water and sewer tap fees, all consolidated in the codified Appendix A Comprehensive Fee Schedule. The City's own website is blocked at the network firewall layer; the authoritative legal text below was captured from Wylie's official codifier, Municode, which publishes the City's Code of Ordinances. Verify current amounts with the City of Wylie before relying on them.
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Fee Summary
| Fee Type | Status | Top-Line Figure | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Fees (Water / Wastewater / Roadway, TLGC Chapter 395) | Confirmed | Water $4,137.06 and wastewater $876.35 per service unit equivalent; roadway $453.00 per service unit (both zones) | 2023-09-26 |
| Zoning and Construction Permit Fees | Confirmed | Zoning change $600 + $15/acre; PD $1,000 + $25/acre; SUP $750 + $20/acre; site plan $400 + $10/acre; plats $300-$400 + per acre; new single-family $0.60/sq ft | 2025-01-28 |
| Water and Sewer Tap Fees | Confirmed | Water tap $5,000 (up to 1-inch) / $6,000 (over 1-inch to under 6-inch); sewer tap $6,500 (0-8 ft depth); fire hydrant installation $5,500 | 2022-09-13 |
| Special District Fees (PID / TIRZ / MUD) | Not administered | No standing City special-district developer application fee; the only special-district mechanism is a discretionary pro-rata cost-recovery formula with no fixed amount | - |
| Proffers | Not applicable | Texas jurisdictions do not use Virginia-style cash proffers | - |
Impact Fees (Water, Wastewater, and Roadway, TLGC Chapter 395)
Source: City of Wylie Code of Ordinances, Appendix A - Comprehensive Fee Schedule, Section IV - Engineering Fees (SHA-256 e66b1ab2...), captured verbatim from the City's official codifier, Municode. Wylie administers a full Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 impact-fee program. The per-service-unit rate amounts derive from the 2019-2029 Water and Wastewater Impact Fee Update (Exhibit A to Ordinance 2020-21) and the 2019-2029 Roadway Impact Fee Update (Exhibit A to Ordinance 2020-20); Section IV was last amended by Ordinance 2023-44 (adopted September 26, 2023).
Impact Fees (per service unit equivalent)
| Impact Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Water impact fee (per single-family living unit equivalent) | $4,137.06 |
| Wastewater (sewer) impact fee (per service unit equivalent) | $876.35 |
| Roadway / thoroughfare impact fee (per service unit, both Western and Eastern zones) | $453.00 |
Engineering Inspection Fees (public improvements)
| Fee Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Storm pipe inspection | $4.86 per linear foot |
| Pavement inspection | $2.72 per square yard |
| Water main inspection | $4.40 per linear foot |
| Sanitary sewer inspection | $1.66 per linear foot |
| Construction plan review | $300.00 per set |
Impact fee and engineering fee authority: City of Wylie Engineering Department.
Zoning and Construction Permit Fees
Source: City of Wylie Code of Ordinances, Appendix A - Comprehensive Fee Schedule (SHA-256 e66b1ab2...), Section VI - Planning and Zoning (last amended by Ordinance 2025-08, adopted January 28, 2025) and Section III - Building/Construction Permit Fees (last amended by Ordinance 2024-27, adopted September 10, 2024), captured verbatim.
Planning and Zoning Application Fees
| Fee Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Zoning change (standard districts) | $600 + $15 per acre |
| Planned development (PD) | $1,000 + $25 per acre |
| Specific use permit (SUP) | $750 + $20 per acre |
| Site plan | $400 + $10 per acre |
| Preliminary plat | $300 + $15 per acre |
| Final plat / amended re-plat / minor plat | $400 + $25 per acre |
| Annexation or disannexation | $750 |
| ZBA variance (residential / nonresidential) | $150 / $300 |
| Zoning verification letter | $75 |
| Right-of-way abandonment | $100 toward appraised value |
Building and Construction Permit Fees
| Fee Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| New single-family / duplex | $0.60 per square foot |
| New multi-family | $450.00 per unit |
| New commercial | $0.40 per square foot (minimum $100.00) |
The Comprehensive Fee Schedule also includes a full miscellaneous, contractor registration, and inspection fee list under Section III. Zoning and construction permit fee authority: City of Wylie Planning & Zoning / Building Inspections.
Water and Sewer Tap Fees
Source: City of Wylie Code of Ordinances, Appendix A - Comprehensive Fee Schedule, Section X - Water and Sewer Tap Fees (last amended by Ordinance 2022-60, adopted September 13, 2022; SHA-256 e66b1ab2...), captured verbatim. These physical water and sewer tap connection charges are separate from the Chapter 395 impact (capacity) fees in Section IV.
| Fee Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Water tap, up to and including 1-inch | $5,000.00 |
| Water tap, over 1-inch and less than 6-inch | $6,000.00 |
| Water tap on opposite side of street (add) | $1,000.00 |
| Wastewater (sewer) tap, 0-8 feet depth | $6,500.00 |
| Wastewater (sewer) tap, greater than 8 feet depth | Cost plus $500.00 |
| Fire hydrant installation (city right-of-way) | $5,500.00 |
| Tap or hydrant inspection | $200.00 |
Water and sewer tap fee authority: City of Wylie Engineering / Public Works.
Coverage Notes - What This Page Does Not Cover
Per ZoneFee's Partial-Verified Publication Standard, the items below were not closed via confirmed standalone fee amounts on this page. They are disclosed here rather than estimated or omitted silently.
Special District Fees (PID / TIRZ / MUD)
Wylie has no standing City-administered special-district developer application fee. The only special-district mechanism in the Comprehensive Fee Schedule (Section IV.C) is a discretionary, ordinance-designated water and sewer pro-rata cost-recovery formula (number of acres times units per acre equals total cost, divided by number of shares) with no fixed amount, which the city council may designate by ordinance to offset capital improvements. A full-text scan of Appendix A for PID, public improvement district, TIRZ, tax increment, municipal utility district, and MUD returned no standing developer fee. Closed-search outcome: this fee family is not administered by this jurisdiction.
Proffers
Texas jurisdictions do not use Virginia-style cash proffers (Virginia Code Section 15.2-2303 has no Texas counterpart). Developer-side contributions in Wylie occur through the impact fees, zoning, construction permit, platting, and water and sewer tap fees captured above. Closed-search outcome: this fee family does not apply to this jurisdiction.
Source Note
The City's own website (wylietexas.gov) is blocked at the network firewall (Amazon Web Services) layer and returns an access-denied response to all automated retrieval tools. The authoritative legal text on this page was captured instead from Wylie's official codifier, Municode, which publishes the City's Code of Ordinances. Under ZoneFee's Substitute Official Source Policy, the city-designated codifier's codified Appendix A is the equivalent authoritative source.
Fee Authorities
| Authority | Fee Types | Official Website |
|---|---|---|
| City of Wylie - Planning & Zoning / Engineering / Building Inspections | Water, wastewater, and roadway impact fees; zoning, PD, SUP, platting, construction permit, and water and sewer tap fees | wylietexas.gov (code published via Municode) |
Sources
| Document | Agency | Accessed |
|---|---|---|
| City of Wylie Code of Ordinances - Appendix A Comprehensive Fee Schedule (Sections III, IV, VI, X) (SHA-256 e66b1ab2...) | City of Wylie, TX - Code of Ordinances (Municode, official codifier) | 2026-06-19 |
Last verified by ZoneFee: 2026-06-19. Fee schedules are subject to change. Verify current rates directly with the City of Wylie Planning & Zoning, Engineering, and Building Inspections departments before relying on this data for any financial decision.
This page reflects fee data sourced from the City of Wylie codified Appendix A Comprehensive Fee Schedule (SHA-256 e66b1ab2...), captured from the City's official codifier, Municode, because the City website is firewall-blocked. ZoneFee does not guarantee that fee amounts are current at the time you read this page. Fee schedules change. Wylie administers Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 water, wastewater, and roadway impact fees; the per-service-unit rates derive from the 2019-2029 impact-fee study ordinances (2020-20 roadway, 2020-21 water and wastewater), and Section IV was last amended by Ordinance 2023-44. The physical water and sewer tap fees are separate from the impact (capacity) fees. Texas jurisdictions do not use Virginia-style cash proffers, and the only special-district mechanism is a discretionary pro-rata formula with no fixed amount. Verify all current rates directly with the City of Wylie 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.