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title: "York County Eyes Impact Fee Hike for New Building Near Rock Hill"
url: https://www.hereflorence.com/2026/11/13/york-county-water-sewer-impact-fee-increase-proposal/
date: 2026-11-13T06:34:05-05:00
modified: 2026-11-13T06:34:05-05:00
author: "HERE Rock Hill"
categories: ["Politics"]
site: "HERE Florence"
attribution: "HERE Florence"
---

# York County Eyes Impact Fee Hike for New Building Near Rock Hill

> ROCK HILL, S.C. — Building in unincorporated York County around Rock Hill could soon cost more, as county leaders weigh the first increase in water and sewer impact fees since 2006. The proposal before York County Council would raise water impact fees by 46.6 percent and sewer fees by 36.2 percent. Monthly rates paid by

*Source: [HERE Florence](https://www.hereflorence.com/2026/11/13/york-county-water-sewer-impact-fee-increase-proposal/) — November 13, 2026 by HERE Rock Hill*

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Building in unincorporated York County around Rock Hill could soon cost more, as county leaders weigh the first increase in water and sewer impact fees since 2006.

The proposal before York County Council would raise water impact fees by 46.6 percent and sewer fees by 36.2 percent. Monthly rates paid by current customers would not change.

Impact fees are one-time charges on new construction, paid when a new meter is hooked up, so that growth covers the cost of the pipes and plants it needs. Buyers of new homes or business space usually end up paying them through the developer’s price.

For a typical three-quarter-inch home connection, the combined charge would go from $3,725.50 to $5,253. A 1-inch meter would climb from $6,221 to $8,772, and a 10-inch line of the kind used by an industrial site or shopping center would rise from $285,634 to $402,747.

The county lists $101.8 million in growth-related water and sewer needs over the next 10 years and expects to recover about $87.8 million of that through the fees.

County leaders opened the formal ordinance steps alongside a revised list of planned capital projects, and members talked through the numbers at a special workshop Nov. 10. A final schedule of charges is still to be voted on.