The record
“Since December 1, 2010, the City of Citrus Heights ("City"), on behalf of the Sunrise Recreation and Park District ("District"), has imposed a park impact fee on new residential and nonresidential development. The purpose of the park impact fee is to fund the one-time cost of expanding the District's park and recreational facilities in order to meet the impact of new development within the District's City service area.”
“The fee can be used for the following: • The cost of new or expanded parks and recreational facilities in the City limits • The cost of new recreational facilities in existing parks that expand service capacity in the City limits • Park and recreational facility costs already incurred that provide growth related capacity in the City limits • The proportional cost of park and recreational facility renovation projects that expand service capacity in the City limits”
“WHEREAS in 2000, via Resolution 2000-46, the City Council of the City of Citrus Heights entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sunrise Recreation and Park District related to the collection and use of Park Facilities Impact Fees; WHEREAS the MOU specifies the process for expending the fees and requires the fees are only utilized for parks located within the City of Citrus Heights;”
1999
“In 1999, the City Council adopted Resolution 99-56, adopting the Citrus Heights Park Facility Impact Fee Study and established the Park Facility Impact Fee for all new development in Citrus Heights.”
Resolution 99-56 (staff report) / Ordinance No. 99-12 (same document's Table 6 note 2)
“In 1999, the City Council adopted Resolution 99-56, adopting the Citrus Heights Park Facility Impact Fee Study and established the Park Facility Impact Fee for all new development in Citrus Heights.”
at building permit
“The following fees are collected by the City of Citrus Heights prior to the issuance of the building permit.”
City of Citrus Heights, on behalf of Sunrise Recreation and Park District, the agency that levies it
“The City, on behalf of the District, currently imposes the following park impact fees:”
“The following are exempted from payment of the fee. • Any replacement or reconstruction of an existing dwelling unit. • Additions to single-family residential structures provided no change in use occurs, and a second full kitchen is not added. • Additions to multi-family residential structures that do not create additional units. • Supporting use square footage in multi-family projects, such as the office and recreation areas required to directly serve the multi-family project. • Nonhabitable residential structures such as decks, pools, pool cabanas, sheds, garages, etc. • Construction of an accessory dwelling unit less than 750 square feet or that does not have a full kitchen. • Mobile or manufactured homes with no permanent foundation. • New nonresidential construction less than 5,000 square feet.”
“Pursuant to City Municipal Code 58, the Act, and recent court cases, the following circumstances must receive a fee credit: • Nonresidential building square footage as part of a development project. • If a developer dedicates land or builds specific park facilities under a turn-key agreement, the fee imposed on that development project may be adjusted to reflect a credit for the parks and recreational facilities constructed.”
“ACTION: On a motion by Council Member Bruins, seconded by Vice Mayor Schaefer, the City Council adopted a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Citrus Heights, California, Adopting the Park Impact Fee Nexus Study and Updating the Park Impact Fee increase 20% per year for the next 5 years with CIP after AYES: Bruins, Miller, Schaefer, Middleton NOES: Daniels ABSENT: None”
Every published rate
| Land use | House size | Basis | Effective | Amount |
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| Single-family detached | this home | per DU | 22 Aug 2022 | $6,089 |
City of Citrus Heights, "Development Impact Fees", July 2026, page 3 of 6, "Park Impact Fees" table, footed "Resolution 2022-050" · source document ↗
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| Single-family attached | 2-4 units | per DU | — | $4,722 |
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| Multi-family | 5 or more units | per DU | — | $4,453 |
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| Mobile home | none | per DU | — | $3,459 |
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| ADU | 750 SF – 1200 SF | per DU | — | $3,045 |
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