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Traffic/Circulation Fee (outside NEASP)

Levied by City of Galt on new development in Galt. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected other: conflicting — the code says final inspection or certificate of occupancy, the City's AB 1600 report says building permit issuance.

What one house pays

$17,143

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot.

Share of Galt's total
25%
Total one-time fees here
$68,509
Adjustment
Not recorded

The record

Why it exists

“This chapter codifies the principle that new development should fund the cost of the capital improvements required to serve it. This chapter seeks to prevent local government from forcing developers and builders to pay more than their fair or proportionate share of the cost.”

GMC §15.20.010, Ord. 88-08 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Traffic Circulation Impact Fee (Citywide): Per development type fee to remediate and abate traffic impacts of new development.”

Development Impact Fee Report, FY ended June 30, 2023 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“Table heading — "Outside Northeast Specific Plan Area”

FY 2026-27 Citywide Fee Schedule, Impact Fees section; identical heading in the FY 2024-25 schedule at /47037/638647754582130000 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

1988 (enabling chapter) | traffic-fee-specific adoption NOT FOUND

“(Ord. 88-08 §1)”

Galt Municipal Code Ch. 15.20 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT IMPACT FEES, section history notes, §§15.20.010–15.20.060 · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Ordinance 88-08 (Galt Municipal Code Ch. 15.20, Capital Improvement Impact Fees — enabling authority only)

“(Ord. 88-08 §1)”

Galt Municipal Code Ch. 15.20 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT IMPACT FEES, section history notes, §§15.20.010–15.20.060 · source document ↗
When it is paid

“To minimize the effect of impact fees on the cost of new development, payment of required fees shall occur on the date of final inspection or the date the certificate of occupancy is issued, whichever is first.”

GMC §15.20.050, Ord. 88-08 · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Galt, the agency that levies it

“The City of Galt collects all fire protection development impact fees due at the time of building permit issuance.”

FY 2024-25 Fee Schedule, impact fee notes · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“The extent to which developments paying the impact fee have already contributed to the cost of the existing capital improvements and the credit against impact fees that may be due therefrom”

GMC §15.20.040(B), Ord. 88-08 · source document ↗
How it changes

“The fee amendment includes a temporary 75% reduction to both the Traffic Impact and Recreation Impact fees in place at the time of permitting of qualifying projects.”

Staff report L1, "TEMPORARY AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE PROGRAM FOR INFILL RESIDENTIAL AND MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS", City Council meeting 2026-02-03 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Outside NEASP
this home per DU 1 Jul 2024 $17,143

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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