Drainage fees are determined by the specific drainage basin in which a property is located. These fees are assessed during the building permit application process.  

Boxelder Watershed

Residential Structures
Type of BuildingFee
Single Family Residence$440.00
Mobile Home in Park$330.00
Mobile Home on Individual Lot$374.00
Duplex$440.00/Unit
Apartment/Condominium Complex$440.00/Unit
Commercial Structures
SurfaceImpervious Value
Rooftops0.9
Asphalt Surface1.00
Concrete Surface0.9
Gravel (packed)0.4
Grass, Native Ground, Other0.00
  • Commercial System Development Fees are charged at $0.22 per square foot for any new impervious surface based on surface coverage type ( or “c” value). Credit can be given for a surface such as gravel being replaced with asphalt or roof.
  • Commercial fees are also applicable for Site Plan Reviews where no building permit is required but they are changing surface type from grassy/ native to gravels pavements etc. Example is outdoor RV storage or additions to parking lots. This fee needs to be collected at site plan review stage and prior to DCP issuance.

 

Other Watersheds

WatershedFee Per Acre
Big Thompson (Loveland Area Basins)$3,000.00
Cache La Poudre (Fort Collins Area Basins)$7,000.00
Laporte$885.00
Little Thompson River Watershed (Berthoud)No Fee
West Vine $7,004.00