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Public Facilities Element (PFE) - Administration

Levied by City of Lincoln on new development in Lincoln. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected at building permit.

What one house pays

$1,136

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

Share of Lincoln's total
2%
Total one-time fees here
$69,143
Adjustment
Adjusts yearly · ENR construction cost index
what the document says

ENR-CCI annual

Next expected change
1 Jul 2027

The record

Why it exists

“Identify the purpose of the fee. The purpose of the administration facilities fee is to fund City administration facilities costs attributable to the impact from new development.”

City of Lincoln PFE Fee Program Nexus Study Update, Final Report, August 15, 2022, s. XI "Administration Facilities Fee", Nexus Test, p. 42 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Identify the use of the fee. The administration facilities fee will be used to fund the construction of administration building space that has been identified by the City to serve new development. This facility is presented in Table A-30 of Appendix A.”

Nexus Study Update, August 15, 2022, s. XI, Nexus Test, p. 42 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“Table XI-1 / Administration Fees / Areas Nos. 1 and 2”

Nexus Study Update, August 15, 2022, Table XI-1 title, p. 44 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

1989

“WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lincoln has adopted Ordinance No. 517B, imposing and charging Public Facility Fees; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 1989-22 establishing a Public Facilities Fee for new development; and”

Resolution 2022-162, adopted 2022-06-28, opening recitals, p. 1 · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Ordinance No. 517B; Resolution 1989-22

“WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lincoln has adopted Ordinance No. 517B, imposing and charging Public Facility Fees; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 1989-22 establishing a Public Facilities Fee for new development; and”

Resolution 2022-162, adopted 2022-06-28, opening recitals, p. 1 · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“F. Timing of PFE Fee Payments Fees will normally be paid at the issuance of the building permit for all development.”

Appendix E, Lincoln Public Facilities Element Implementation Plan and Policies, adopted by the Lincoln City Council on March 14, 2017, s. III.F, Appendix E p. 4 · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Lincoln, the agency that levies it

“7. Collection of Fees: Fees will normally be paid at the issuance of the building permit for all development. However, residential, commercial and industrial developments may be allowed, at the discretion of the City Manager to pay specified fees no later than the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, or up to 12 months following the issuance of the building permit, whichever occurs first.”

Appendix E, Implementation Plan and Policies, adopted 2017-03-14, s. VII.A.7 "Community Facility Fees (Police, Fire, City Administration, Parks, Libraries, Solid Waste)", Appendix E p. 12 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“FEE CREDITS OR REIMBURSEMENTS The City may provide fee credits or possibly reimbursements to developers who dedicate land or construct facilities. Fee credits or reimbursements will be based upon estimated costs as shown in an applicable improvement plan, subject to periodic inflation adjustments, except for drainage projects which will be based on the actual cost paid by the developer.”

Nexus Study Update, August 15, 2022, s. XVI, p. 66 · source document ↗
How it changes

“WHEREAS, the increase in the Public Facilities Element Fee Schedule has been phased in, with 1/3 increase applied on January 1, 2023, 1/3 increase applied not earlier than July 1, 2024, and 1/3 increase applied not earlier than July 1, 2025;”

Resolution 2026-077, adopted 2026-05-26, recitals, p. 1 of 3 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Area 2
this home per EDU 1 Aug 2026 $1,136

“Administration | Current Area 2 $1,132.15 | Proposed Area 2 $1,136.23”

Resolution 2023-093, passed and adopted May 23, 2023, Section 1 fee table, p. 3 · 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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