Elk Grove, CA vs Lincoln, CA: Development Impact Fees Compared (2026)

Capital Facilities Fee (civic center, police, corp yard, animal shelter, library, transit) — Citywide; applies to all development. Components per booklet: City Admin Facilities $537, Police Facilities $1,405, Corporation Yard $615, Corp Yard-Animal Shelter $405, Library $1,646, Transit $852, plus 4% admin $218. Police, library, transit etc. are sub-components of this single CFF - reported as one row to avoid double counting. Adjusted each Jan 1 for inflation. VERIFIED against archived 1/1/2026 booklet.

CFF component - Police Facilities (informational, included in Capital Facilities row) — Informational breakout only - already counted inside the $5,678 Capital Facilities Fee. Excluded from total to avoid double counting. VERIFIED.

CFF component - Library Facilities (informational, included in Capital Facilities row) — Informational breakout only - already counted inside the $5,678 Capital Facilities Fee. Excluded to avoid double counting. VERIFIED.

Affordable Housing Fee — Citywide; funds low/very-low income housing. Total includes 3% admin ($185). Adjusted each Jan 1. VERIFIED.

Roadway Fee (2,001-2,700 sq ft tier) — Citywide. Representative tier for a ~2,000-2,500 sq ft home. Tiered by home size; total includes 5.5% admin. Adjusted each Jan 1 (Cal-Trans Road Construction Cost Index). VERIFIED.

Roadway Fee (1,701-2,000 sq ft tier) — Alternate size tier (1,701-2,000 sq ft). Excluded - use the 2,001-2,700 tier as primary. VERIFIED.

Roadway Fee (1,401-1,700 sq ft tier) — Alternate size tier. Excluded. VERIFIED.

Roadway Fee (2,701-3,400 sq ft tier) — Alternate (larger) size tier. Excluded. VERIFIED.

Active Transportation Fee (2,001-2,700 sq ft tier) — Citywide; funds bike/pedestrian/trail facilities. Representative tier. Includes 5.5% admin. Adjusted each Jan 1. VERIFIED.

Active Transportation Fee (1,701-2,000 sq ft tier) — Alternate size tier. Excluded. VERIFIED.

Fire Fee (Zone 1 - Elk Grove) — Fee levied for Cosumnes CSD (fire), collected by City. Zone 1 used as primary. Includes 3% admin. Zones 2-5 are lower because Mello-Roos CFDs fund part of fire facilities there. Adjusted each Jan 1. VERIFIED.

Fire Fee (Zone 2 - Laguna) — Mutually-exclusive zone variant. Excluded. VERIFIED.

Fire Fee (Zone 3 - Laguna West) — Mutually-exclusive zone variant. Excluded. VERIFIED.

Fire Fee (Zone 4 - Lakeside) — Mutually-exclusive zone variant. Excluded. VERIFIED.

Fire Fee (Zone 5 - Stonelake) — Mutually-exclusive zone variant. Excluded. VERIFIED.

Measure A Transportation Mitigation Fee (Large >2,400 sq ft) — Citywide regional fee collected for Sacramento Transportation Authority (STA). Tiered by size; 'Large' used as primary representative. Includes 2% admin. Adjusted each Jul 1. VERIFIED.

Measure A Transportation Mitigation Fee (Medium 1,601-2,400 sq ft) — Alternate Measure A size tier. Excluded - use Large tier as primary. VERIFIED.

I-5 Subregional Corridor Mitigation Fee — Citywide (City of Elk Grove District 4). Funds I-5 transportation facilities. DUE rate 1.00 for SFR; includes 3% admin. Adjusted each Jul 1. VERIFIED.

School Facilities / Developer Fee (EGUSD) - residential, per sq ft — Levied by Elk Grove Unified School District (separate district), mandatory before building permit per Ed. Code 17620. $7.32/sq ft through 6/30/2026; drops to $7.23/sq ft effective 7/1/2026. Confirmed live on EGUSD page. Exceeds statewide Level 1 max - EGUSD justifies via Needs Analysis. ADUs <=750 sq ft and additions <=500 sq ft exempt. This per-sqft row is excluded from total; the per-DU dollar figure is the next row. VERIFIED.

School Facilities / Developer Fee (EGUSD) - SFR @ 2,000 sq ft — Computed: $7.32/sq ft x 2,000 sq ft = $14,640. Attributed to Elk Grove Unified School District (separate district). Scale to actual home square footage. Real, mandatory builder cost collected before permit issuance. Per-sqft rate VERIFIED; per-DU dollar is a computed estimate (medium confidence).

SEPA Park & Trail Fee (plan-area specific) — Applies ONLY within the Southeast Policy Area (SEPA) specific plan. Park $13,659 + Trail $12,330 = $25,989/unit. Mutually exclusive with other plan-area park fees. Excluded from citywide total but a real, large cost for builders in SEPA. Passed through to Cosumnes CSD. VERIFIED.

LRSP Supplemental Park Fee (plan-area specific - Laguna Ridge) — Applies ONLY within Laguna Ridge Specific Plan. Facilities ($14,080+$563) + Land ($6,320+$253) components = $21,216. In ADDITION to the Laguna Ridge Park Fee ($5,136/unit) for lots in that plan area. Excluded from citywide total (geographic). Plus Quimby in-lieu land obligations may apply. VERIFIED.

Laguna Ridge Park Fee (plan-area specific) — Applies ONLY within Laguna Ridge area. Excluded (geographic/mutually-exclusive). VERIFIED.

East Franklin Park Facilities Fee (plan-area specific) — Applies ONLY within East Franklin Specific Plan. Passed through to Cosumnes CSD. Excluded (geographic). VERIFIED.

Eastern Elk Grove Park Fee (plan-area specific) — Applies ONLY within Eastern Elk Grove Specific Plan. Excluded (geographic). VERIFIED.

Stonelake Park Fee (plan-area specific) — Applies ONLY within Stonelake area. Passed through to Cosumnes CSD. Excluded (geographic). VERIFIED.

SEPA/LRSP Phase 3 Drainage Fee (plan-area specific, per acre) — Applies ONLY within SEPA (North Sub-Shed shown as example; varies by basin S4-S8/LRSP Phase 3). Per net acre, not per unit. Excluded from per-unit total (geographic + per-acre basis). There is NO citywide drainage impact fee in Elk Grove. VERIFIED.

Swainson's Hawk Mitigation Fee (per acre of suitable habitat) — CORRECTED FROM RESEARCHER PLACEHOLDER ($0/low). Booklet publishes the actual amount: $17,396/acre acquisition+admin + $444/acre ongoing monitoring = $17,840/acre total, due prior to grading permit. Land-conversion habitat mitigation per acre of impacted suitable Swainson's Hawk habitat (determined during CEQA), NOT a per-dwelling-unit fee; projects >=40 acres must dedicate land in perpetuity instead. Excluded from per-DU total (per-acre, conditional). VERIFIED against archived 1/1/2026 booklet.

Water Connection Fee + Meter Charge (EGWD Service Area 1, 1" meter) — Levied by Elk Grove Water District (separate utility). 1" is the smallest meter published (no 3/4" tier shown). Total = $4,479 connection fee + $926 meter charge. Per Ord. 8.15.18.01 / 2018 Water Connection Fee Study (latest published). VERIFIED via archived EGWD page (2025-12-10 snapshot).

Water Connection (EGWD Service Area 2, 1" meter) — Mutually-exclusive service area. In Service Area 2 the capacity charge is blank/$0 (infrastructure funded by other means, e.g., CFD), only the $926 meter charge applies. Excluded - Service Area 1 used as primary representative of full development cost. VERIFIED via archive.

Sewage Collection Impact Fee (SacSewer/SASD) - expansion, per ESD — Local sewer collection impact fee levied by Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer/SASD) - separate district serving Elk Grove. 'Expansion' fee for a single home on a parcel recorded before 7/1/2003 ($4,374/ESD = $3,744 developer project costs + $629 SacSewer costs). 'Relief' alternative $790/ESD. 1 ESD = 1 SFR. NEW SUBDIVISIONS (parcels recorded on/after 7/1/2003) instead pay $26,421 per net acre (expansion) - see excluded row. VERIFIED via archived SacSewer page.

Sewage Collection Impact Fee (SASD) - new subdivision, per net acre — Applies to NEW subdivisions (most new construction): SASD collection expansion fee is $26,421/net acre (= $22,466 developer project costs + $3,775 SacSewer costs); 'relief' alternative $4,742/net acre. Excluded from per-unit total because unit basis is per-acre; builders of new subdivisions pay this INSTEAD OF the per-ESD figure. VERIFIED via archive.

Sewage Treatment Impact Fee (Regional San/SRCSD) - new communities, per ESD — Regional treatment impact fee levied by Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (Regional San/SRCSD) - separate regional district. 'New Communities' rate used as primary; 'Infill Communities' rate is $3,283/ESD (excluded row). 1 ESD = 1 SFR. This is ADDITIVE to the SASD collection fee (different agency/purpose: treatment vs collection). VERIFIED via archive.

Sewage Treatment Impact Fee (Regional San) - infill, per ESD — Infill-area variant of Regional San treatment impact fee. Excluded - New Communities rate used as primary. VERIFIED via archive.

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).

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.

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).

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.

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.'

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

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.

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.