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Public safetySet by DIF ordinanceCitation Fairfield Municipal Code ch. 25 art. XI, Development Impact Fees, ss. 25.1501-25.1511 (Ord. No. 2013-11 s. 2, as amended by Ord. No. 2022-12)

Public Facilities Impact Fee (AB 1600)

Levied by City of Fairfield on new development in Fairfield. Authorized under the Fairfield Municipal Code s. 25.1504, ch. 25 Art. XI, adopted by Ord. No. 2013-11 s. 2. Amount set by City Council resolution; the article states no index. Collected at building permit issuance, by Fairfield Municipal Code s. 25.1506.

What one house pays

$5,452

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 house size, so see the full schedule below.

Share of Fairfield's total
6%
Total one-time fees here
$87,897
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

by resolution

The record

Why it exists

“The purpose of this article is to establish a traffic facility construction and fee requirement, an urban design facilities construction and fee requirement, a public facilities construction and fee requirement, a park and recreational facilities construction and fee requirement, and a Northeast Area facility construction and fee requirement that impose upon future development projects an equitable share of the cost of mitigating future public facilities demands created by such projects.”

FMC s. 25.1502 "Purpose." · source document ↗
What it pays for

“The amount of the public facilities fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be limited to the cost of public facilities attributable to new development.”

FMC s. 25.1501 "Findings and intent." · source document ↗
Where it applies

“25.1504 Establishment of City-wide development impact fees.”

FMC Ch. 25 Art. XI, section heading; the AB1600 table on the City's residential fee sheet carries no geography column, unlike item 26 Traffic Impact · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2013

“c. Public Facilities Impact Fee." ... "(Ord. No. 2013-11, §2.)”

Fairfield Municipal Code Ch. 25, Article XI, s. 25.1504 "Establishment of City-wide development impact fees," subsection c and the section's ordinance-history line · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Ordinance No. 2013-11, §2

“c. Public Facilities Impact Fee." ... "(Ord. No. 2013-11, §2.)”

Fairfield Municipal Code Ch. 25, Article XI, s. 25.1504 "Establishment of City-wide development impact fees," subsection c and the section's ordinance-history line · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit issuance, by Fairfield Municipal Code s. 25.1506

“Fairfield Municipal Code s. 25.1506, "Payment of fees": "Pursuant to California Government Code Section 66007(b), the City has established reserve accounts and appropriated funds to those accounts ... Therefore, fees required by this article shall be paid at the time of issuance of a building permit for a development."”

Fairfield Municipal Code ch. 25 art. XI, Development Impact Fees, ss. 25.1501-25.1511 (Ord. No. 2013-11 s. 2, as amended by Ord. No. 2022-12) · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Fairfield, the agency that levies it. City of Fairfield, Community Development – Building Safety Division

“NOTE: The fee schedule mentioned above only includes the fees that are collected with the building permit.”

City of Fairfield, Community Development – Building Safety Division, "DEVELOPMENT FEES – RESIDENTIAL FEES", Effective 7/1/26, Rev. June 16, 2026, closing note, page 5 of 5 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“A developer shall be entitled to a credit to the amount of fees required by this article to the extent that the developer constructs, pursuant to City standards and requirements, public facilities”

FMC s. 25.1507 "Credits." · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

House sizeBasisEffectiveAmount
3,001+ sf per DU 1 Jul 2026 $8,093
the line this rate was read from

“25 | AB1600 Single Family Dwelling or Multi-Family Unit Square Footage | 3001 and up | Urban Design $739 | Public Facilities $8,093”

City of Fairfield, Community Development – Building Safety Division, "DEVELOPMENT FEES – RESIDENTIAL FEES", Effective 7/1/26, Rev. June 16, 2026, item 25, page 4 of 5 · source document ↗
2,301-3,000 sf per DU 1 Jul 2026 $6,130
the line this rate was read from

“25 | AB1600 Single Family Dwelling or Multi-Family Unit Square Footage | 2301 to 3000 | Urban Design $559 | Public Facilities $6,130”

City of Fairfield, Community Development – Building Safety Division, "DEVELOPMENT FEES – RESIDENTIAL FEES", Effective 7/1/26, Rev. June 16, 2026, item 25, page 4 of 5 · source document ↗
1,701-2,300 sfthis home per DU 1 Jul 2026 $5,452

“25 | AB1600 Single Family Dwelling or Multi-Family Unit Square Footage | 1701 to 2300 | Urban Design $387 | Public Facilities $5,452”

City of Fairfield, Community Development – Building Safety Division, "DEVELOPMENT FEES – RESIDENTIAL FEES", Effective 7/1/26, Rev. June 16, 2026, item 25, page 4 of 5 · source document ↗
1,351-1,700 sf per DU 1 Jul 2026 $5,131
the line this rate was read from

“25 | AB1600 Single Family Dwelling or Multi-Family Unit Square Footage | 1351 to 1700 | Urban Design $295 | Public Facilities $5,131”

City of Fairfield, Community Development – Building Safety Division, "DEVELOPMENT FEES – RESIDENTIAL FEES", Effective 7/1/26, Rev. June 16, 2026, item 25, page 4 of 5 · source document ↗
<=850 sf per DU 1 Jul 2026 $4,389
the line this rate was read from

“25 | AB1600 Single Family Dwelling or Multi-Family Unit Square Footage | 850 and less | Urban Design $134 | Public Facilities $4,389”

City of Fairfield, Community Development – Building Safety Division, "DEVELOPMENT FEES – RESIDENTIAL FEES", Effective 7/1/26, Rev. June 16, 2026, item 25, page 4 of 5 · source document ↗
851-1,350 sf per DU 1 Jul 2026 $4,327
the line this rate was read from

“25 | AB1600 Single Family Dwelling or Multi-Family Unit Square Footage | 851 to 1350 | Urban Design $194 | Public Facilities $4,327”

City of Fairfield, Community Development – Building Safety Division, "DEVELOPMENT FEES – RESIDENTIAL FEES", Effective 7/1/26, Rev. June 16, 2026, item 25, page 4 of 5 · 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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