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Public Facilities Element (PFE) - Parks and Trail

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

$9,032

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
13%
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 parks and recreation fee is to fund park and recreation facilities attributable to the impact from new development.”

City of Lincoln Public Facilities Element Fee Program Nexus Study Update, Final Report, August 15, 2022, s. XIV "Park and Recreation Fee" - Nexus Test, p. 52 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Identify the use of the fee. The parks and recreation fee will be used to fund the construction of park and recreation facilities that have been identified by the City to serve new development. These park and recreation facilities are identified in Tables A-36, A-38, and A-42 of Appendix A.”

Nexus Study Update, August 15, 2022, s. XIV, p. 52 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“PFE Area No. 1 includes undeveloped properties in the existing City and existing development areas such as Twelve Bridges, Village 7, the Lincoln Aircenter, Lincoln 270, as well as other developments that have either began development or are in the pipeline. These developments are in the current PFE Fee Program fee area. ... PFE Area No. 2 includes the following future development areas within the General Plan boundary: Village 1 / Village 2 / Village 3 / Village 4 / Village 5 / Village 6 / SUD A / SUD B / SUD C”

Nexus Study Update, August 15, 2022, s. I "Introduction - PFE Fee Areas Nos. 1 and 2", pp. 1-2 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2023-05-23

“RESOLUTION 2023-093 / A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY CONCIL OF THE CITY OF LINCOLN APPROVING CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES ELEMENT FEE SCHEDULE FOR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES ... PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of May, 2023.”

Resolution 2023-093, adopted 2023-05-23, title and adoption clause, pp. 1-2 · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Resolution 2023-093

“RESOLUTION 2023-093 / A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY CONCIL OF THE CITY OF LINCOLN APPROVING CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES ELEMENT FEE SCHEDULE FOR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES ... PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of May, 2023.”

Resolution 2023-093, adopted 2023-05-23, title and adoption clause, pp. 1-2 · 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, City of Lincoln Public Facilities Element Implementation Plan and Policies, adopted by the Lincoln City Council on March 14, 2017, s. III.F, Page 4; PDF p. 152 · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Lincoln, the agency that levies it

“C. Repayment Sources - The City shall collect PFE Fees from all development occurring in the City of Lincoln.”

Appendix E, PFE Implementation Plan and Policies, adopted 2017-03-14, s. IV.C, Page 6; PDF p. 154 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“1. What Constitutes a Credit: A builder or developer who builds or funds the construction of a Creditable Improvement receives a PFE Fee Credit that can be redeemed as prepaid PFE Fees.”

Appendix E, PFE Implementation Plan and Policies, adopted 2017-03-14, s. IV.A.1, Page 5; PDF p. 153 · source document ↗
How it changes

“During Fiscal Year 2022-23, the Lincoln City Council adopted Resolution 2022-241 on October 25, 2022, which included a revised Public Facility Element Fee Program Nexus Study Report (August 15, 2022), as well as a phased in approach to update fees to the full amount identified in the Nexus Study Report.”

City of Lincoln Annual Development Impact Fee Report, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025, dated December 17, 2025, s. 2.2 "Current Fee Schedule", p. 6 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Area 2
this home per EDU 1 Aug 2026 $9,032

“Neighborhood Parks $3,959.31 + Regional Parks $4,332.92 + Trails $740.00 (Area 2). "Parks and Trails" prints $0.00 in Area 2.”

Resolution 2023-093, adopted 2023-05-23, resolved clause 1 and 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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