Lincoln, CA Development Impact Fees (2026)
Normalized development impact fees, water & sewer connection (tap/SDC) fees, and mitigation fees for Lincoln, California — per dwelling unit, by category, with links to every official source.
What a single-family home pays in Lincoln
$53,182 total per unit across 10 fee categories. Fees charged per square foot assume a 2,500 sq ft home.
- Schools$17,700
- Sewer connection (tap / SDC)$12,215
- Parks & recreation$6,678
- Transportation / roads$6,642
- Drainage / stormwater$3,556
- Water connection (tap / SDC)$3,075
- General government / capital$1,132
- Police$775
- Fire / EMS$709
- Other$699
Lincoln’s $53,182 is close to the California tracked median of $53,182.
Full fee schedule — single-family
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Transportation / roads Transportation PFE (Public Facility Element) Fee — VERIFIED against Res. 2025-070 page-2 fee table (scanned image, read at 200 dpi). 'Proposed Area 1 PFE Fee' column = $6,642.16 per 1.00 EDU, effective Aug 1, 2025. Current Area 1 was $5,670.94 (corroborated by Annual DIF Report Attachment 2, eff. 9/1/2024). A typical SFD is 'Low Density' = 1.00 EDU for transportation (Table A-9 verified), so the per-EDU amount applies directly. Area 2 transportation = $4,832.15 (verified, excluded row). Fee escalates annually by ENR Construction Cost Index, applied 60 days after Council approval (Gov. Code 66017). | per dwelling unit | $6,642 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025High |
Transportation / roads Transportation PFE Fee — Area 2 (alternative service area) — VERIFIED: Proposed Area 2 transportation = $4,832.15 in Res. 2025-070 table. Alternative PFE service area, mutually exclusive with Area 1. excludeFromTotal correctly set to avoid double-counting with the Area 1 transportation row. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $4,832 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025High |
Drainage / stormwater Drainage PFE Fee — North of Ravine — VERIFIED against Res. 2025-070 table: Drainage – North of Ravine Proposed Area 1 = $3,556.42 per 1.00 EDU, eff. Aug 1, 2025 (used as primary). Drainage splits geographically: Area 1 South of Ravine = $1,057.29 (verified, excluded), Area 2 = $831.67 (verified). Low-Density SFD drainage factor = 1.00 EDU (Table A-9 verified). | per dwelling unit | $3,556 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025High |
Drainage / stormwater Drainage PFE Fee — South of Ravine (alternative area) — VERIFIED against Res. 2025-070 table: Drainage – South of Ravine Proposed Area 1 = $1,057.29. Alternative drainage sub-area within Area 1 (a property pays either North OR South, not both). excludeFromTotal correctly set to avoid double-counting with the North-of-Ravine row used as primary. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $1,057 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025High |
Fire / EMS Fire PFE Fee — VERIFIED against Res. 2025-070 table: Fire² Proposed Area 1 = $708.62 per 1.00 EDU, eff. Aug 1, 2025. Area 2 = $883.99 (verified). Footnote 2 verified verbatim: 'Development within the Village 1 Specific Plan area pays the Area No. 1 Fire PFE fee.' | per dwelling unit | $709 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025High |
Police Police PFE Fee — VERIFIED against Res. 2025-070 table: Police Proposed Area 1 = $775.28 per 1.00 EDU, eff. Aug 1, 2025. Area 2 = $862.45 (verified). | per dwelling unit | $775 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025High |
General government / capital Administration Facilities PFE Fee — VERIFIED against Res. 2025-070 table: Administration Proposed Area 1 = $1,132.15 per 1.00 EDU, eff. Aug 1, 2025. Same amount in Area 1 and Area 2 ($1,132.15, both columns verified). Funds administration building space to serve new development. | per dwelling unit | $1,132 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025High |
Parks & recreation Parks and Trails PFE Fee (Area 1) — VERIFIED against Res. 2025-070 table: Parks and Trails Proposed Area 1 = $5,901.76 per 1.00 EDU; Area 2 = $0.00 (verified — in Area 2 it is split into Neighborhood Parks $3,945.09, Regional Parks $4,317.16, Trails $737.34, all verified, all $0.00 in Area 1). A separate Park Recreational Facilities fee applies in both areas. Quimby Act park land-dedication in-lieu fees are SEPARATE and not a flat per-unit amount. | per dwelling unit | $5,902 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025High |
Parks & recreation Park Recreational Facilities PFE Fee — VERIFIED against Res. 2025-070 table: Park Recreational Facilities Proposed Area 1 = $776.30 per 1.00 EDU, eff. Aug 1, 2025. Area 2 = $847.06 (verified). ADDITIVE to the Parks and Trails fee. Applies in both areas. | per dwelling unit | $776 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025High |
Library Library PFE Fee (Area 2 only) — VERIFIED against Res. 2025-070 table: Library Proposed Area 1 = $0.00; Proposed Area 2 = $1,519.79 per 1.00 EDU. Because it is $0.00 in the Area 1 representative total, excludeFromTotal is correctly set; retained for completeness for Area 2 builders. alternative · not added to total | per dwelling unit | $1,520 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025High |
Other Solid Waste PFE Fee — VERIFIED against Res. 2025-070 table: Solid Waste Proposed Area 1 = $699.39 per 1.00 EDU, eff. Aug 1, 2025. Area 2 = $681.96 (verified). Funds solid waste vehicles/equipment for new development. | per dwelling unit | $699 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025High |
Schools School Facilities Fee (Level 2) — Western Placer Unified School District — VERIFIED verbatim against the WPUSD Development Impact Fees 2025-2026 sheet (updated 9/17/2025): '$7.08/sq. ft. – Residential (Level 2, September 17, 2025)'. Statutory CA school facilities fee levied by Western Placer Unified School District on residential construction outside Mello Roos districts. 'Any additions 500 sq. ft. or smaller are exempt from fees' (verified verbatim). Commercial/industrial Level 1 = $0.84/sq ft (verified). For a ~2,200 sq ft SFD this is ~$15,576 paid to the district before the City issues a building permit. Attributed to WPUSD, not the City. Mello-Roos/CFD special taxes (CFD #1 12 Bridges/CattaVedera $10.58/sq ft up to 2,200 sq ft; CFD #2 Lincoln Crossing) are verified in the source as SEPARATE financing districts and correctly out of scope. | per sq ft | $7.08 | Western Placer Unified School District Sep 17, 2025High |
Water & sewer connection fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Wastewater Collection PFE Fee — VERIFIED against Res. 2025-070 table: Wastewater Collection¹ Proposed Area 1 = $4,319.41 per 1.00 EDU, eff. Aug 1, 2025. Footnote 1 confirms it 'includes wastewater collection and non-potable water facilities costs.' ADDITIVE to Wastewater Treatment below (separate funds). Area 2 = $5,676.14 (verified). Low-Density SFD = 1.00 EDU for wastewater (Table A-9 verified). | per dwelling unit | $4,319 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025High |
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Wastewater Treatment PFE Fee — VERIFIED against Res. 2025-070 table: Wastewater Treatment Proposed Area 1 = $7,895.32 per 1.00 EDU, eff. Aug 1, 2025. Same amount in Area 1 and Area 2 ($7,895.32, both columns verified). ADDITIVE to Wastewater Collection above. Combined SFD sewer connection (collection + treatment) = $12,214.73 in Area 1. These are one-time PFE capacity charges (Annual DIF Report confirms PFE fees are one-time charges on new development). | per dwelling unit | $7,895 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Transmission PFE Fee — VERIFIED against Res. 2025-070 table: Water Transmission Proposed Area 1 = $2,025.36 per 1.00 EDU, eff. Aug 1, 2025. Same in Area 1 and Area 2 ($2,025.36, both columns verified). ADDITIVE to Water Storage below. This is the development water-capacity impact fee; physical meter installation ($570.06 for a residential 1" meter) is verified in the Master Fee Schedule Water Meter Rates and is correctly EXCLUDED as a hardware/install charge, not an impact fee. | per dwelling unit | $2,025 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025High |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water Storage PFE Fee — VERIFIED against Res. 2025-070 table: Water Storage Proposed Area 1 = $1,050.12 per 1.00 EDU, eff. Aug 1, 2025. Area 2 = $957.82 (verified). ADDITIVE to Water Transmission above. Combined SFD water connection (transmission + storage) = $3,075.48 in Area 1. | per dwelling unit | $1,050 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025High |
Full fee schedule — multifamily
Impact / development fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Transportation / roads Transportation PFE Fee (multifamily, computed via EDU factor) — VERIFIED computation: Area 1 per-EDU $6,642.16 (verbatim from Res. 2025-070) x High-Density residential transportation EDU factor 0.72 (Table A-9 verified) = $4,782.36 per unit. Dollar result is computed, not printed verbatim, hence medium confidence. Medium-Density multifamily uses the same 0.72 transportation factor (Table A-9 verified). | per dwelling unit | $4,782 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025Medium |
Parks & recreation Parks + Park Recreational Facilities PFE Fee (multifamily, computed) — VERIFIED computation: High-Density residential Parks & Recreation EDU factor = 0.72 (Table A-9 verified). Parks and Trails $5,901.76 x 0.72 = $4,249.27; Park Recreational Facilities $776.30 x 0.72 = $558.94; combined = $4,808.21 per unit (penny-rounding). Computed from verbatim per-EDU amounts and the verified 0.72 factor. | per dwelling unit | $4,808 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025Medium |
Schools School Facilities Fee (Level 2) — WPUSD (multifamily) — VERIFIED verbatim: WPUSD Level 2 school facilities fee $7.08 per assessable sq ft applies to all residential construction regardless of single-family vs multifamily (it is per-sq-ft, not per-unit). Paid to the district before building permit. Mello-Roos/CFD special taxes are separate and out of scope (verified in source). | per sq ft | $7.08 | Western Placer Unified School District Sep 17, 2025High |
Water & sewer connection fees
| Fee (local term) | Basis | Amount | Source · effective |
|---|---|---|---|
Sewer connection (tap / SDC) Wastewater (Collection + Treatment) PFE Fee (multifamily, computed) — VERIFIED computation: High-Density residential wastewater EDU factor = 0.80 (Table A-9 verified). Collection $4,319.41 x 0.80 = $3,455.53; Treatment $7,895.32 x 0.80 = $6,316.26; combined = $9,771.78 per unit. Computed from verbatim per-EDU amounts and the verified 0.80 factor, hence medium confidence. | per dwelling unit | $9,772 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025Medium |
Water connection (tap / SDC) Water (Transmission + Storage) PFE Fee (multifamily, computed) — VERIFIED computation: High-Density residential water EDU factor = 1.00 (Table A-9 verified), so the per-unit water fee equals the SFD amount: Transmission $2,025.36 + Storage $1,050.12 = $3,075.48 per unit. Computed from verbatim per-EDU amounts; factor is 1.00. | per dwelling unit | $3,075 | City of Lincoln City Council Aug 1, 2025Medium |
Coverage & caveats
SOURCES: City of Lincoln development impact fees are called Public Facility Element (PFE) Fees, levied per Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU). The CURRENT schedule is Resolution 2025-070 (PFE Fee Table per EDU, effective August 1, 2025) — the 'Proposed' columns are the newly adopted amounts. The Annual Development Impact Fee Report (FY ended June 30, 2025, prepared by NBS) describes each PFE fund and provides the prior schedule (Attachment 2, eff. 9/1/2024-6/30/2025). EDU factors by land use come from the PFE Nexus Study Table A-9. School fees come from Western Placer Unified School District's Development Impact Fees 2025-2026 (updated 9/17/2025). NOTE: Lincoln's Master Fee Schedule (adopted 11/12/2024) does NOT contain the PFE impact-fee table; PFE fees are adopted by separate Council resolution. PRIMARY AREA: Lincoln charges different PFE totals by 'PFE Area.' Area 1 (North of Ravine) is used as the primary representative greenfield area. Published Area 1 SFD totals: Total Area 1 North of Ravine = $35,482.27; Total Area 1 South of Ravine = $32,983.13; Total Area 2 = $36,299.43. A typical SFD is 'Low Density' = 1.00 EDU for every category (Table A-9), so per-EDU amounts apply directly to SFD. MULTIFAMILY: derived by multiplying per-EDU amounts by High-Density residential EDU factors (Table A-9: transportation 0.72, wastewater 0.80, water 1.00, parks 0.72). MF rows are medium confidence because dollar amounts are computed (factors and per-EDU bases both verbatim-sourced). SCHOOLS (separate district): WPUSD levies the LEVEL 2 statutory school facilities fee of $7.08/assessable sq ft for residential (eff. 9/17/2025). ~$15,576 for a ~2,200 sq ft home. Attributed to the school district, not the City. Mello-Roos/CFD special taxes (CFD #1, CFD #2) are out of scope. OUT OF SCOPE / SEPARATE: Mello-Roos/CFD special taxes; Quimby Act park in-lieu fees (computed per project, not flat per-unit); Oak Tree Mitigation (situational); water meter INSTALLATION ($570.06 residential 1" meter, verified in the Master Fee Schedule but a hardware/install charge, not an impact fee — correctly excluded). VERIFY: confirmed 22 of 22 rows; dropped 0. Independent re-fetch results: (1) Res. 2025-070 PDF downloaded via curl; page-2 fee table is a scanned JPEG (200 dpi) with no extractable text, so it was rendered to image and read visually — EVERY transcribed value matches the 'Proposed Area 1' (and where cited, 'Proposed Area 2') columns exactly, including the published totals Area 1 North of Ravine $35,482.27, Area 1 South of Ravine $32,983.13, Area 2 $36,299.43, and footnote 2 ('Development within the Village 1 Specific Plan area pays the Area No. 1 Fire PFE fee') verbatim. (2) Nexus Study Table A-9 extracted cleanly: Low Density (SFD) = 1.00 EDU for all categories confirmed; High Density (MF) factors confirmed transportation 0.72 / wastewater 0.80 / water 1.00 / parks&rec 0.72. (3) WPUSD sheet confirmed verbatim: '$7.08/sq. ft. – Residential (Level 2, September 17, 2025)', '$0.84/sq. ft – Commercial/industrial (Level 1, July 8, 2024)', '500 sq. ft. or smaller are exempt', and the CFD #1/#2 Mello-Roos listings (correctly out of scope). (4) Annual DIF Report confirmed PFE fees are 'one-time charges levied on new development' (impact fees, not permit/plan-review fees) and the Current Area 1 transportation $5,670.94 prior-schedule value, corroborating the escalation/phase-in. (5) Water Meter Rates confirmed the $570.06 install figure (correctly excluded as hardware). Arithmetic sanity check: the 12 included Area 1 SFD rows sum to $35,482.29 vs published $35,482.27 (2-cent penny rounding) — no double-counting, total is sane. excludeFromTotal corrections: NONE NEEDED — all three excluded rows (Transportation Area 2, Drainage South of Ravine, Library Area 2) are correctly flagged as mutually-exclusive alternative service areas/sub-areas; all 12 representative Area 1 SFD rows are correctly included. No confidence downgrades needed (sources are exactly as strong as claimed; MF rows already appropriately at medium). Population 56,784 (July 1, 2025 estimate) retained, not re-verified against a primary source this pass.
Representative single-family detached scenario (~2,200 sq ft home, Low Density = 1.00 EDU, PFE Area 1 North of Ravine, effective Aug 1, 2025), all values VERIFIED against Res. 2025-070: Transportation $6,642.16 + Wastewater Collection $4,319.41 + Wastewater Treatment $7,895.32 + Water Transmission $2,025.36 + Water Storage $1,050.12 + Drainage (N. of Ravine) $3,556.42 + Fire $708.62 + Police $775.28 + Administration $1,132.15 + Parks and Trails $5,901.76 + Park Recreational Facilities $776.30 + Solid Waste $699.39 = $35,482.27 in City PFE development impact fees (matches the City's published 'Total Area 1 North of Ravine'; sum of rows = $35,482.29, 2-cent penny rounding). Library is $0 in Area 1 (applies only in Area 2). PLUS the WPUSD Level 2 school facilities fee of $7.08/sq ft (~$15,576 for a 2,200 sf home), paid to the school district. Grand approximate builder impact-fee cost for a 2,200 sf SFD in Area 1 ≈ $51,058 (City PFE $35,482 + school $15,576), before any Mello-Roos/CFD special tax (separate, out of scope) and before physical water-meter installation (~$570, verified, excluded as hardware). Excluded-from-total rows are alternative PFE areas/sub-areas (Transportation Area 2, Drainage South of Ravine, Library Area 2). Multifamily per-unit PFE fees are computed by applying the City's verified High-Density residential EDU factors (Table A-9) to the per-EDU amounts and carry medium confidence. Fees escalate annually by the ENR Construction Cost Index.
Sources
5 official sources · 17 high-confidence figures.
- 1Resolution 2025-070 — Approving Changes to the Public Facilities Element Fee Schedule for Development Impact Fees (PFE Fee Table per EDU, effective August 1, 2025)City of Lincoln City Council · resolution · effective Aug 1, 2025 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 2Annual Development Impact Fee Report, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025 (Public Facility Element Fees; Attachments 1-2)City of Lincoln (prepared by NBS) · government report · effective Dec 17, 2025 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 3PFE Nexus Study Table A-9 — Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) Factors by Land UseCity of Lincoln · fee study · effective Jun 10, 2022 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 4Western Placer Unified School District — Development Impact Fees 2025-2026 (Updated September 17, 2025)Western Placer Unified School District · fee schedule · effective Sep 17, 2025 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
- 5City of Lincoln Master Fee Schedule — Water Meter Rates (Adopted 11-12-2024)City of Lincoln · fee schedule · effective Jan 12, 2025 · retrieved Jun 17, 2026
Lincoln impact fees — FAQ
- How much are development impact fees in Lincoln, CA for a single-family home?
- As of 2026-06-17, total development fees for a single-family detached home in Lincoln are about $53,182 per unit — roughly $37,892 in impact/development fees plus $15,290 in water/sewer connection fees. Figures are normalized from official sources; verify with the jurisdiction before relying on them.
- What are the impact fees per multifamily unit in Lincoln, CA?
- Total development fees for a multifamily unit in Lincoln are about $29,518 per unit as of 2026-06-17.
- Are impact fees in Lincoln the same as building permit fees?
- No. Impact fees (and water/sewer connection fees) fund off-site capital — roads, parks, schools, utilities — and are charged per new dwelling unit. Building permit and plan-review fees are separate and are not included here.
- How often do Lincoln's impact fees change?
- Most jurisdictions adopt fees by ordinance and escalate them annually (often by a construction cost index), with occasional mid-year updates. Always confirm the current adopted schedule with the jurisdiction. ImpactFeeAtlas last verified Lincoln on 2026-06-17.