Zoning Fees.
San Antonio Unified Development Code § 35-C102
in effectSec. 35-C102. - Zoning Fees.
(a) Generally. When an application is filed for a change of zoning district boundaries or for any change of the zoning ordinance or classification, such application shall be accompanied by one-half (½) of the filing fee specified in subsection (b) prior to consideration of the application by the zoning commission. A second fee in the same amount (i.e., one-half (½) of the filing fee specified in subsection (b), below) shall be required prior to consideration of an application by the city council. In addition to the filing fees specified above or to the fees required by section 35-703 for nonconforming rights, an additional fee as specified in herein shall be required by the San Antonio Water System when an application is filed which requires preparation of a report by the watershed quality planner of the San Antonio Water System.
(b) Fees Established. The following fees are established for zoning cases and zoning related matters. All fees shall be paid at the time an application is filed or the service is requested.
(A) Permit, Development Order, Document or Action | (B) Fee Amount
Change in zoning application | 0.00—0.50 acres: $795.00 ea. 0.51—5.00 acres: $1,770.00 ea. 5.01—10.00 acres: $3,182.00 ea. 10.01—25.00 acres: $5,620.00 ea. 25.01—50.00 acres: $5,814.00 ea. 50.01 acres or more: $5,930.00 ea. plus $120.00/acre up to $11,500.00/max.
Zoning application and master plan amendment continuance fee | $405.00
Expedited zoning case fee | 0 to .5 acre ..... $1,560.00 ea. 0.5 to 5.0 acres ..... $3,470.00 ea. 5.01 to 10.0 acres ..... $6,240.00 ea. 10.01 to 25.0 acres ..... $11,020.00 ea. 25.01 acres or more ..... $11,400.00 ea. plus $240.00/acre up to $23,000.00/max
Special request fee | $250.00
Zoning administrative refund fee | $75.00
Conditional zoning district fee | $300.00
Zoning case postponement fee | $405.00
Plan review fee | $370.00
Zoning verification fees, property | $350.00 per review
Notification list fee | $100.00
Nonconforming rights registration fee | $350.00
Nonconforming use pre-application/research fee | $75.00 per request
Nonconforming use registration fee | $350.00
Nonconforming use verification letter fee | $150.00 per request
Variance verification letter | $150.00 per request
Reservation of use fee | $75.00
Board of adjustment fee
Homestead exemption appeal | $400.00
Non-homestead exemption appeal | $600.00
Board of adjustment postponement fee | $200.00
Board of adjustment refund | $75.00
Environmental assessment fee | ERZD only ..... 1.5 times zoning commission filing fee
Sales of aerial plots/per linear ft. | $25.00
Underground storage tank Edwards Aquifer Transition Zone fee | Same as zoning commission fee
Master plan policies document sales, per copy | $35.00 per color copy $5.00 per black/white copy
Reproduction (special processing requirements), based on publication | $15.00 per hour, plus 20% overhead
Zoning/board of adjustment preliminary meeting per hour per discipline (2 hrs. minimum | $100.00
Reproduction charges computer generated maps, per linear ft. | $25.00
Sale of blueline maps, copy | $8.00 + tax
Aerial photography, per sheet | $25.00
Neighborhood directory fee, per directory | $40.00 paper, $25.00 CD
Neighborhood, community, perimeter, sector, and sub-area plans | varies $2.00 to $46.00 per plan $5.00 per CD
Neighborhood, community, perimeter, sector, and sub-area plans plan amendment fee | 0—0.5 acres ..... $735.00 0.501 to 5.0 acres ..... $1,577.50 5.01 to 10.0 acres ..... $2,445.00 10.01 to 25 acres ..... $3,820.00 25.01 acres or more ..... $3,820.00 plus $110.00/acre up to $11,500.00/max
Postponement/withdrawal fee for neighborhood, community, perimeter, sector, and sub-area plan amendments | $400.00 per request
Neighborhood, community, perimeter, sector, and sub-area plan amendment refund fee | $100.00
Certificate of compliance application fee (commercial building plans in neighborhood conservation districts and corridor overlay districts) | $100.00
Sale of digital map files | $15.00 per hour, plus 20%
Penalty for work without a certificate of appropriateness issued by the historic design and review commission (per incident) | $75.00
Facility parking/traffic zone (96038) Commercial parking lot permit | $150.00
Master plan community district fee | $700.00
Specific use authorization | $500.00
(Ord. No. 96038 § 2: Ord. No. 96407) (Ord. No. 101816, § 2, 12-15-05) (Ord. No. 2006-11-30-1333, § 2, 11-30-06) (Ord. No. 2007-09-13-0973L, § 5, 9-13-07) (Ord. No. 2009-09-17-0731, § 5, 9-17-09) (Ord. No. 2010-09-16-0791, § 1(Att. G), 9-16-10) (Ord. No. 2009-01-15-0001, § 2, 1-15-09) (Ord. No. 2012-09-13-0699, Attach. A, 9-13-12) (Ord. No. 2015-09-10-0758, § 1(Att. K, § 3), 9-10-15) (2016-06-30-0515, § 2, 6-30-16; Ord. No. 2022-11-03-0831, § 2, 11-3-22, eff. 1-1-23)
Source: City of San Antonio, City Code, City Charter and Unified Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/san_antonio/codes/unified_development_code?nodeId=APXCFESC_S35-C102ZOFEFetched: 10/27/2026
