Roadway Development Impact Fee

Roadway Development Impact Fee Rates*

Please note: If your specific use is not listed below, contact us at

(520) 724-6410

The table below lists the rates charged for each type of land use development.  Fees are assessed per residential house/unit and per 1,000 square feet for commercial development (typically).  

*A $75.00 administrative fee per permit is also charged.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will all roads be widened and maintained with the fee?

How are the road projects to be funded with impact fees determined?

What are the benefit area boundaries and the road projects to be funded with impact fees?

Who pays the roadway development fee?

When and how was the fee implemented?

When is the fee paid?

What is and Affordable Housing Waiver?

Roadway Development Impact Fee Benefit

Click the image below to see a map of Pima County and all benefit areas.  For a more detailed map of each sub-area, click on the names below.

Sub-Area Maps:

• Altar Valley Benefit Area
• Avra Valley Benefit Area
• Canada Del Oro Benefit Area
• Catalina Foothills Benefit Area
• San Xavier Benefit Area
• Santa Cruz Valley Benefit Area
• Silverbell Tortolita Benefit Area
• Southeast Benefit Area
• Southwest Benefit Area
• Tucson Mountains Benefit Area
• All Benefit Area Maps

Affordable Housing Waiver  

*NOTE: This program will no longer be offered after January 1, 2021

Affordable Housing Waivers are currently available to households in the unincorporated areas of Pima County who meet the income limits as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. A household may receive only one Affordable Housing Waiver for the amount of the Roadway Development Impact Fee only, and it does not cover the $75.00 administrative fee or any other building permit costs.

Eligibility Requirements:

Property must be in unincorporated Pima County

Proof of current ownership in the form of a recorded deed

Total household income (includes all earners living in household) cannot exceed the income limits listed below.

2020 Program Income Guidelines 

Number of Persons in Family Maximum Annual Income Number of Persons in Family Maximum Annual Income

To apply for the waiver, download the following forms:

• Instructions for Affordable Housing Waiver English or Spanish
• Application for Affordable Housing Waiver English or Spanish 

Impact Fee Ordinances, Amendments and Reports

• Ordinance 2014-24: Established the Southeast Benefit Area by combining the Rincon Valley Benefit Area and the Mountain View Benefit Area.
• Resolution 2014-48: Amended the eligible projects list for the Canada del Oro Benefit Area. 
• Ordinance 2009-94: - Established new Southwest Benefit Area and roadway projects within that benefit area that are eligible for impact fee funding. Revised project lists for the Avra Valley and San Xavier benefit areas.
• Ordinance 2009-95: - Amended Title 19 of the Pima County Code to add the Southwest Benefit Area fee schedule, updated fee schedules, and updated terms and definitions.  No increase in fees. Fee schedule applies to all benefit areas.
• Ordinance 2009-96: - Amended Major Streets and Scenic Routes Plan to include the roadway projects established in the Southwest Benefit Area.
• 2007 Program Update - Status report on impact fee collections, expenditures and future projects.
• Ordinance 2006-25 - Increased residential and non-residential fees, change annual fee escalator, defined credits.
• BOS Memo, March 21, 2006 - Analysis and recommendations for increasing fee.
• BOS Memo, November 15, 2005 - Direction and discussion regarding ordinance changes.
• Ordinance 2003-40- Added non-residential fees, established new benefit areas, new fees, new administrative provisions.
• Ordinance 1996-73 - Amended original 1996 ordinance to add additional benefit areas and adjusted fee. 
• Ordinance 1996-09 - Adopted original impact fee, established Cañada del Oro benefit area.

Southwest Infrastructure Plan (SWIP) Reports

• BOS Memo, August 4, 2009
• Impact Fees for SWIP Area, July 9, 2009
• Technical Memo 1, Revised, June 25, 2009
• Technical Memo 2, January 20, 2009
• Technical Memo 3, January 20,2009

Pima County Code Title 19

• 19.01 General Provisions
• 19.02 Procedures for Adoption
• 19.03 Administrative Provisions