Herriman council adopts updated public-safety impact fees; police fee falls, fire fee rises

The Herriman City Council on Oct. 22 adopted Ordinance 2025-23, approving updated public safety impact fees based on consultant analyses of population growth and call volume.

City planner Kyle presented the consultant reports required by state code and said the study used conservative population and growth estimates, projecting a 2035 population of about 84,000, roughly 24,500 residential units and 6.4 million nonresidential square feet. After running the formula, Kyle said the recommended police impact fee falls to $201.13 per residential unit (35¢ per square foot nonresidential) while the fire impact fee increases by $105.08 to $549.16 per residential unit (43¢ per square foot nonresidential).

The nut graph: The fee changes reflect lower-than-expected police call volumes compared with the prior study and higher fire call demand and facility cost increases; the council voted to adopt the fees after a public hearing with no public comment.

Council member Sherry moved to approve the ordinance; Teddy seconded. The motion passed on a roll call vote. The ordinance package includes a facilities plan and an impact-fee analysis intended to make the fee defensible under state law, staff said.

City staff emphasized that the fee calculations assume maintaining current levels of service and that the state requires cities to consider other funding sources rather than relying solely on impact fees. The council did not alter the consultant-recommended formulas during the meeting.

The ordinance will establish how the city calculates and collects the new public safety impact fees; staff said the reports and ordinance are available in the meeting packet. The council took final action and the ordinance carries the effective language set by the vote.