Hampton does not levy a dedicated ADU impact fee because the City has no general by-right ADU ordinance in effect. Any approved accessory dwelling (currently through rezoning or special exception) pays standard building, plan review, and utility connection fees set by the Department of Community Development and Hampton's water and wastewater providers. Virginia narrowly authorizes only limited road impact fees and cash proffers under Virginia Code section 15.2-2317 and section 15.2-2298.
Virginia restricts municipal impact fees more tightly than many western states. Hampton does not have a dedicated ADU impact fee schedule, and the proposed ADU ordinance recommendation approved by City Council on November 12, 2025 has not yet been finalized in code. For any accessory construction (sheds, garages, accessory dwellings approved by special exception), applicants pay standard building, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical permit fees through Hampton Codes Compliance, scaled to construction valuation under the City fee schedule. Water and sewer connection (availability) fees apply only if a separate utility connection is installed; the wastewater service is provided through Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), which assesses its own facility charges for new connections. Cash proffers may be conditioned on a rezoning, subject to the limits in Virginia Code sections 15.2-2298 and 15.2-2303.4 (which restrict residential rezoning proffers). Road impact fees under Virginia Code section 15.2-2317 et seq. apply only where the City has formally adopted them in a designated impact-fee service area.
Failure to pay required permit, plan-review, and utility connection fees blocks issuance of building permits and prevents lawful construction in Hampton. Unauthorized HRSD or city water tap-ins discovered later result in disconnection, back-billing, and code enforcement. Proffers attached to a rezoning are enforceable as zoning conditions; their breach can support enforcement under Virginia Code section 15.2-2209 with daily civil penalties.
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