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Open Space Fee

Charged on new development in Lancaster.

What one house pays

$372

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot — this fee varies by the row that applies, so see the full schedule below.

Share of Lancaster's total
1%
Total one-time fees here
$41,516
Adjustment
Does not adjust
what the document says

none - re-adopted by resolution (2018, 2021, 2025 observed)

The record

We haven’t read the documents behind this fee yet, so this section is blank rather than guessed.

1,041 of 1,321 fees carry a quoted record; the largest were read first.

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
Single-family detached Open Space Feethis home per DU 1 Oct 2025 $372.00

“OPEN SPACE FEE | Single Family Dwellings | $372.00 per dwelling unit”

City of Lancaster Citywide Fee Schedule effective 2025-10-01, Section 3: Development Impact Fees, p. 8 · source document ↗
Multi-family — per DU — $251.00
the line this rate was read from

“OPEN SPACE FEE | Multi-Family Dwellings/Mobile Homes | $251.00 per dwelling unit”

the levying document · source document ↗

About these figures

Quoted, not summarized. Every amount and fact on this page is copied from the official document it links to. If we couldn’t find something in a document, we leave it blank instead of guessing.

Before any discounts. Some fees offer credits, waivers or phase-ins. They’re listed above but not subtracted, because whether you qualify depends on your project.

Check the date. Fees change. This page shows what was in force on the date at the top, with a link to the document that set it, so you can confirm the current amount yourself. How all of this is put together.

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