Richmond City Council will hear and may vote Nov. 17 on water and sewer impact fees

RICHMOND - The Richmond City Council will hold a public hearing and may vote Tuesday, Nov. 17, on Ordinance 2026-13 amending water and sewer impact fees, the meeting agenda shows. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Park Community Center. The hearing is noticed for 6:35 p.m. or later.

The agenda lists no proposed fee amounts. The June 16 minutes say impact fees would help pay for an estimated $4.3 million production well, a $350,000 pressure-reducing station, and part of $9 million in sewer-plant work, but not an estimated $150,000 test well. The council also adopted Ordinance 2026-09, 4-0, lowering the culinary water impact fee to the maximum allowed under a May 2026 Zions Public Finance study, without stating the amount. The Sept. 15 minutes said a sewer impact-fee study would return for a hearing and vote.

Also scheduled are an initial discussion of Ordinance 2026-11, adding a "Chickens" section; a possible vote on Resolution 2026-08 updating the prevailing fee schedule; the fiscal 2026 audit by Richey May; and a closed meeting.

Why this matters

Impact fees are paid on new homes and businesses. A vote Tuesday could change those charges. The chickens item is discussion only, and the agenda sets no new amounts or limits.

Source: Richmond City Council agenda, Nov. 17, 2026; meeting notice; Ordinance 2026-13 hearing notice; Richmond City Council minutes, June 16, 2026; Richmond City Council minutes, Sept. 15, 2026.