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Plan areaSet by DIF ordinanceCitation Sacramento City Code Ch. 18.56, Articles V through XI

Plan-area impact fees (City Code Ch. 18.56 Arts. V-XI)

Levied by City of Sacramento on new development in Sacramento. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected other: three limbs. The general rule is first building permit or map recording (s. 18.56.135.A); a RESIDENTIAL development project pays at final inspection or certificate of occupancy, whichever is first (s. 18.56.135.B, Gov. Code 66007); but s. 18.56.135.C puts a residential project back on the general rule where the city manager makes the fund/appropriation/construction-schedule determination or the fee reimburses prior City expenditure. A new detached house is a residential development project, so it falls under limb B by default and under limb A whenever the City has made the limb-C determination for the fund in question.

What one house pays

$3,014

This fee is not in Sacramento's published figure. This site publishes a home outside any plan area, and this charge applies only in Central City. The amount shown is what it costs a house that is there.

Total one-time fees here
$60,437
Adjustment
Adjusts yearly · ENR construction cost index · July
what the document says

annual, each July 1 — the Code grants the council power to specify a method by resolution and names no index; the City's FY2024/25 Mitigation Fee Act report states the method actually applied on 2024-07-01 was the Engineering News-Record San Francisco Construction Cost Index, March to March (+0.630%), and lists Central City among the funds whose adjustment is instead shown in Exhibit A-2

Next expected change
1 Jul 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 2023, 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 Jul 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

“Central City Fee: This fee is comprised of the following components to fund infrastructure and public facilities needed to accommodate new development within the Central City Specific Plan Area:”

City of Sacramento, Mitigation Fee Act Annual Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2025, s. 2 "BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FEES", item b, report page 2 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Transportation Component: This component of the fee will fund transportation infrastructure and facilities to improve the multi-modal transportation system by adding pedestrian, bicycle, transit and other improvements to efficiently support increased densities and a mix of uses in the plan area. Public Facilities Component: This component of the fee will fund public safety facilities (Police and Fire) needed to support anticipated levels of new development. Water Component: This component of the fee will fund water Backbone Infrastructure improvements to accommodate new development in the Central City Specific Plan Area. Sewer Component: This component of the fee will fund improvements to the existing combined sewer system needed to convey both sanitary sewage and stormwater from planned new development in the Central City Specific Plan Area into the combined sewer system and maintain system reliability.”

City of Sacramento, Mitigation Fee Act Annual Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2025, s. 2 item b i-iv, report pages 2-3 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“Fee districts...collect fees at time of development in specified geographic development areas for the purpose of constructing or reimbursing developers for constructing public improvements such as streets, storm drains, water and sewer facilities, streetlights, etc.”

City of Sacramento Open Data, "Special Fee Districts" dataset description, read 2026-09-12 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2018-04-19 (Central City Impact Fee, Art. VIII — the only article the index prices)

“MatterFile: 2018-00210 ... MatterTitle: Central City Specific Plan and Impact Fee (LR16-006) [Noticed 04/10/2018 and 04/17/2018; Passed for Publication 03/20/2018; Published 03/23/2018] ... MatterAgendaDate: 2018-04-19T00:00:00”

City of Sacramento Legistar matter record, read 2026-09-12; corroborates the GIS RESO_DATE. MatterEnactmentNumber and MatterEnactmentDate are both null and /matters/3990/histories returns an empty array, so the resolution number is the GIS layer's, not Legistar's · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Resolution 2018-0133

“MatterFile: 2018-00210 ... MatterTitle: Central City Specific Plan and Impact Fee (LR16-006) [Noticed 04/10/2018 and 04/17/2018; Passed for Publication 03/20/2018; Published 03/23/2018] ... MatterAgendaDate: 2018-04-19T00:00:00”

City of Sacramento Legistar matter record, read 2026-09-12; corroborates the GIS RESO_DATE. MatterEnactmentNumber and MatterEnactmentDate are both null and /matters/3990/histories returns an empty array, so the resolution number is the GIS layer's, not Legistar's · source document ↗
When it is paid

“C. Subsection A, and not subsection B, applies when fees are imposed on a residential development project and either: 1. The city manager determines that the specific infrastructure fund required by this chapter has been established, that funds for the infrastructure have been appropriated, and that the city has adopted a proposed construction schedule or plan for the infrastructure; or 2. The fee is to reimburse the city for expenditures previously made.”

Sacramento City Code s. 18.56.135, Article I Common Administrative Provisions, subsection C · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Sacramento, the agency that levies it

“D. The city shall collect the fees and deposit them in the appropria[TRUNCATED AT CAPTURE — read the live section for the remainder]”

Sacramento City Code s. 18.56.135, subsection D; the browser capture supplied to this session is cut off mid-word at this point and the host cannot be re-fetched · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“B. Reduction of fees. 1. Offset: buildings or structures. Except as provided under subsection C, for a change of use of an existing building or structure or for replacement of an existing building or structure, the amount that would otherwise be paid on an existing use will be an offset against the fee for the change in use. An offset that exceeds the fee for the change in use or replacement results in a fee of zero. 2. Fees previously paid. The amount of a paid fee for which the right to a refund is waived as provided for under section 18.56.135.F and for which no refund is provided under section 18.56.140 will be a credit toward the subsequent imposition of that fee on a development project on the same property ... 3. Development credits. Any claim for the use of development credits must be made by the time of imposition of the fees under 18.56.135. Any claim not made by that time is deemed waived.”

Sacramento City Code s. 18.56.125 "Imposition of fees", Article I Common Administrative Provisions, subsection B · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

ComponentBasisEffectiveAmount
Central City
Transportation per DU 1 Jul 2023 $1,312
the line this rate was read from

“Transportation Fee" … "RES >750 SF Residential >750 SF per unit 1,312.10”

City of Sacramento, "Central City Impact Fee / As of July 1, 2023 / Fees as of 07/01/2023"; column heading "Transportation Fee", row "RES >750 SF", Basis column "per unit"; Article VIII · source document ↗
Sewer per DU 1 Jul 2023 $783.00
the line this rate was read from

“Sewer Fee" … "RES >750 SF Residential >750 SF per unit ... 783.00”

City of Sacramento, "Central City Impact Fee / As of July 1, 2023 / Fees as of 07/01/2023"; column heading "Sewer Fee", row "RES >750 SF", Basis column "per unit"; Article VIII · source document ↗
Water per DU 1 Jul 2023 $617.46
the line this rate was read from

“Water Fee" … "RES >750 SF Residential >750 SF per unit ... 617.46”

City of Sacramento, "Central City Impact Fee / As of July 1, 2023 / Fees as of 07/01/2023"; column heading "Water Fee", row "RES >750 SF", Basis column "per unit"; Article VIII · source document ↗
Public Facilities per DU 1 Jul 2023 $214.28
the line this rate was read from

“Public Facilities Fee" … "RES >750 SF Residential >750 SF per unit ... 214.28”

City of Sacramento, "Central City Impact Fee / As of July 1, 2023 / Fees as of 07/01/2023"; column heading "Public Facilities Fee", row "RES >750 SF", Basis column "per unit"; Article VIII · source document ↗
Administration per DU 1 Jul 2023 $87.34
the line this rate was read from

“Administration Fee" … "RES >750 SF Residential >750 SF per unit ... 87.34”

City of Sacramento, "Central City Impact Fee / As of July 1, 2023 / Fees as of 07/01/2023"; column heading "Administration Fee", row "RES >750 SF", Basis column "per unit"; Article VIII · 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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