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ParksSet by DIF ordinanceCitation Dublin Reso. 32-96 as amended by Reso. 100-23 (eff. 2024-01-01)

Public Facilities Impact Fee

Levied by City of Dublin on new development in Dublin. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected other: at filing of final map and/or at issuance of building permit, unless the fee resolution provides otherwise or a deferral agreement is executed.

What one house pays

$40,740

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot.

Share of Dublin's total
28%
Total one-time fees here
$147,738
Adjustment
Adjusts yearly · ENR construction cost index · July
what the document says

ENR CCI 20-city average, April over April, applied automatically each July 1 (Reso 100-23 s. 11)

Next expected change
1 Jul 2027

The record

Why it exists

“In order to implement the goals and objectives of the city of Dublin's ("city") general plan and the Eastern Dublin specific plan, the downtown specific plan and the San Ramon road specific plan and to mitigate the impacts caused by future development in the city, certain transportation facilities must be constructed. The City Council has determined that a transportation impact fee is needed in order to finance these transportation facilities and to pay for each development's fair share of the construction and acquisition costs of the necessary transportation improvements.”

DMC § 7.82.010 Purpose · source document ↗
What it pays for

“were established to pay for the design, development and construction of public improvement projects for: streets; public facilities; parks; fire capital expansion projects and community amenities.”

2023 AB 1600 Report, December 5, 2023, description of the City's impact fees · source document ↗
Where it applies

“PARTIAL. The three-geography structure is established only by the separate fee tables in the schedule and by the code's delegation of the benefit area to resolution — no single sentence in any document read states that the three are mutually exclusive. Quotes: "EASTERN DUBLIN TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE" / "WESTERN DUBLIN TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE" / "DUBLIN CROSSING TRANSPORTATION FEE" (three separate fee tables)”

Finance Department, "IMPACT FEES FY 2025-26" · source document ↗
When it was adopted

1994 (Ch. 7.82 enabling ordinance); Eastern Dublin TIF established 1995; current rates effective 2025-07-01

“Eastern Dublin Traffic Impact Fees | Resolution 1-95; Amended by Resolutions 41-96, 225-99, 111-04, 41-09, 40-10, 144-21" and "Western Dublin Transportation Impact Fee | Resolution 210-04; Amended by Resolutions 47-09, 147-16" and "Dublin Crossing Transportation Fee | Ordinance 08-13”

Staff Report to City Council, Agenda Item 5.5, December 5, 2023, table of impact fees and authorizing resolutions/ordinances · source document ↗
Who adopted it

“Eastern Dublin Traffic Impact Fees | Resolution 1-95; Amended by Resolutions 41-96, 225-99, 111-04, 41-09, 40-10, 144-21" and "Western Dublin Transportation Impact Fee | Resolution 210-04; Amended by Resolutions 47-09, 147-16" and "Dublin Crossing Transportation Fee | Ordinance 08-13”

Staff Report to City Council, Agenda Item 5.5, December 5, 2023, table of impact fees and authorizing resolutions/ordinances · source document ↗
When it is paid

“The Fee will be collected at the filing of final map and/or at the issuance of building permit for the development project, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Fee Resolution, or developer enters into a fee deferral agreement with the City. This section shall be applicable whether the Fees are paid in cash or a credit is used.”

City of Dublin Consolidated Impact Fee Administrative Guidelines, February 2024, § III.B · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Dublin, the agency that levies it. (City of Dublin; schedule issued by the Finance Department)

“Finance Department" / "IMPACT FEES FY 2025-26”

document header, FY 2025-26 impact fee schedule · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“Effective January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2026, an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) less than 750 square feet is not subject to impact fees." and "An ADU 750 square feet or larger are subject to impact fees that are proportional in relation to square footage of the primary dwelling unit or based on the impact fee per ADU, whichever is less.”

IMPACT FEES FY 2025-26, notes · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“When such public improvements and facilities are constructed and/or dedicated by a developer, the developer shall be given a credit when appropriate to be applied against the Fees due for the development project.”

Consolidated Impact Fee Administrative Guidelines, Feb. 2024, § VI.A · source document ↗
How it changes

“The new fee rates become effective July 1, 2025, with the exception of the Freeway Interchange Fee which becomes effective September 1, 2025.”

IMPACT FEES FY 2025-26 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
this home per sq ft 1 Jul 2026 $20.37

“PUBLIC FACILITIES IMPACT FEE / Residential Dwelling Unit - per Sq. Ft. (2): Civic Center Facilities $1.23 | Library Facilities $0.24 | Parks $16.46 | Community Recreation Facilities $2.27 | Aquatic Facilities $0.17 | Total $20.37”

dublin.ca.gov · 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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