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Library Facilities Fee

Levied by City of Elk Grove on new development in Elk Grove. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected at building permit.

What one house pays

$1,646

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot — this fee varies by zone, so see the full schedule below.

Share of Elk Grove's total
2%
Total one-time fees here
$90,015
Adjustment
Adjusts yearly · ENR construction cost index · January
what the document says

annual, ENR San Francisco Construction Cost Index, each January 1 (twelve-month period ending October of the prior year)

Next expected change
1 Jan 2027 rate on file is stale
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A scheduled adjustment has passed since this rate took effect

This fee escalates annually. The rate on file is effective 1 Jul 2025, and at least one adjustment has fallen due since. The current amount is probably different, and for an indexed fee almost certainly higher. The next change after that is expected 1 Jan 2027.

The figure is published as held rather than projected forward, because a number computed from an index is not a number quoted from an adopted schedule. It is flagged so you can check the agency's current schedule before relying on it.

The record

Why it exists

“The purpose of the library facility fee component of the Capital Facilities Fee Program is to fund the library facility improvements necessary to serve new residential development in the City. New development in the City will increase the service population and, therefore, the need for new library facilities.”

Annual Development Impact Fee Report FY 2024-25, s. 4 "Capital Facilities Fee – Library Facilities (Fund 315)", Required Findings no. 1, p. 14 of 117 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“This citywide development impact fee program component funds new development's fair share of library facilities to serve the City.”

Annual Development Impact Fee Report FY 2024-25, s. 4 "Capital Facilities Fee – Library Facilities (Fund 315)", p. 14 of 117 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“CAPITAL FACILITIES FEE PROGRAM updated 1/1/2026 — Applicable Development: All — Applicable Area: Citywide”

2026 Development Related Fees, Last Updated 7/1/2026, p. 16 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2018-01-10

“RESOLUTION NO. 2018-019 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELK GROVE APPROVING THE 2018 CAPITAL FACILITIES FEE (CFF) NEXUS STUDY UPDATE AND ESTABLISHING THE FEES RELATIVE TO THE CFF PROGRAM (CEQA EXEMPT) ... PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Elk Grove this 10th day of January 2018.”

Resolution No. 2018-019, adopted 2018-01-10, title and adoption clause · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Resolution No. 2018-019

“RESOLUTION NO. 2018-019 — A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELK GROVE APPROVING THE 2018 CAPITAL FACILITIES FEE (CFF) NEXUS STUDY UPDATE AND ESTABLISHING THE FEES RELATIVE TO THE CFF PROGRAM (CEQA EXEMPT) ... PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Elk Grove this 10th day of January 2018.”

Resolution No. 2018-019, adopted 2018-01-10, title and adoption clause · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“The fee for each lot within a development project shall be the amount of the fee in effect, pursuant to implementing resolution, at the time that full payment is made to the City. The fee for each lot within a development project shall be paid in full prior to the issuance of any building permit, unless otherwise authorized by the Mitigation Fee Act and/or as provided for in the implementing resolutions.”

Elk Grove Municipal Code ch. 16.95 Development Impact Fees, s. 16.95.050(A) "Amount to be paid and timing of payment"; legislation through 05-13-2026 · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Elk Grove, the agency that levies it

“There are six citywide and one regional development impact fee programs collected and/or administered by the City of Elk Grove as outlined below. 1. Capital Facilities Fee, which funds the following facilities: Civic Center; Police Facilities; Corporation Yard; Corporation Yard – Animal Shelter; Library Facilities; and Transit.”

2026 Development Related Fees, Last Updated 7/1/2026, "CITYWIDE AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE PROGRAMS", p. 15 · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“Non-residential land uses are not responsible for funding library facilities, as employees will not have a significant impact on the library system.”

Capital Facilities Fee Nexus Study Update, Goodwin Consulting Group, December 20, 2017, ch. VII "Library Fee", "Library Fee", p. 23 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“In the event a development project is conditioned or obligated to construct, or a developer elects to construct a facility (or facilities) that are included in a fee program(s), that developer may apply for and receive credit(s) and reimbursement under the subject fee program(s) for that facility/facilities, pursuant to the provisions of this section.”

Elk Grove Municipal Code s. 16.95.070 "Credit/reimbursement for construction of public facilities"; Ord. 32-2022 § 3 (Exh. A), eff. 1-13-2023 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
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Single-family detached this home per DU 1 Jul 2025 $1,646

“Library ... Single-Family (< 3 units - includes duplexes) ... $ 1,646 ... / unit”

2026 Development Related Fees, Last Updated 7/1/2026, "CAPITAL FACILITIES FEE PROGRAM updated 1/1/2026", p. 16, Library column, Residential/Single-Family row · source document ↗
Multi-family per DU 1 Jul 2025 $1,200
the line this rate was read from

“Library ... Multi-Family (3+ units attached) ... $ 1,200 ... / unit”

2026 Development Related Fees, Last Updated 7/1/2026, "CAPITAL FACILITIES FEE PROGRAM updated 1/1/2026", p. 16, Library column, Residential/Multi-Family row · source document ↗
Senior — per DU — $893.00
the line this rate was read from

“Library ... Single-Family Age-Restricted ... $ 893 ... / unit”

the levying document · source document ↗
TOD (Transit Oriented Development)
Multi-family — per DU — $1,200
the line this rate was read from

“Library ... Multi-Family TOD ... $ 1,200 ... / unit”

the levying document · source document ↗
multi-family age-restricted
Senior — per DU — $645.00
the line this rate was read from

“Library ... Multi-Family Age-Restricted ... $ 645 ... / unit”

the levying document · 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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