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FireSet by DIF ordinanceCitation Resolution No. 2025-064

Fire Facilities Impact Fee

Levied by City of Palm Desert on new development in Palm Desert. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected other: "may be charged as part of the permit process".

What one house pays

$709

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot — this fee varies by project density, so see the full schedule below.

Share of Palm Desert's total
3%
Total one-time fees here
$20,934
Adjustment
Not recorded

The record

Why it exists

“*This fee is charged to a designated area of development to supplement future fire protection needs.”

City of Palm Desert, "Permit Fees", accordion panel "Fire Facilities Impact"; undated page, archived copy read at sources/ab/ab7ad30c98c1c33727a60955d9237cbcd46ec3cd90df4eacdf7a4b8440407c32.html, retrieved 2026-09-09 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“Fees will be based on Residential or Non-residential use as follows:”

City of Palm Desert, "Permit Fees", accordion panel "Fire Facilities Impact", opening line · source document ↗
Who adopted it

“11 Fire Impact ORD 1120”

City of Palm Desert, "Adopted Fee Schedule 2026-27 / Year Two of Multi-Year Phase-In", Schedule of User and Regulatory Fees, printed p. 23 = PDF p. 25, table "CITY FEES ADOPTED UNDER SEPARATE RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE", row 11, columns "Activity Description | Fee | Charge Basis | Note | CPI"; the Fee, Note and CPI cells on this row are EMPTY · source document ↗
When it is paid

other: "may be charged as part of the permit process"

“The following fees were not examined as part of the fee study but may be charged as part of the permit process”

City of Palm Desert, Adopted Fee Schedule 2026-27, printed p. 23 = PDF p. 25, subtitle under the heading "CITY FEES ADOPTED UNDER SEPARATE RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE" · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Palm Desert, the agency that levies it

“City of Palm Desert / CITY FEES ADOPTED UNDER SEPARATE RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE”

City of Palm Desert, Adopted Fee Schedule 2026-27, printed p. 23 = PDF p. 25, page heading and section heading · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

DensityBasisEffectiveAmount
low density (0-4 DU/acre)this home per DU 1 Jul 2025 $709.00

“Fire Facilities Impact ... Residential ... $709 per unit - Low Density”

City of Palm Desert, "Permit Fees", accordion panel headed "Fire Facilities Impact", sub-heading "Residential"; undated page, archived copy read at sources/ab/ab7ad30c98c1c33727a60955d9237cbcd46ec3cd90df4eacdf7a4b8440407c32.html, retrieved 2026-09-09 · source document ↗
medium density (4-10 DU/acre) per DU 1 Jul 2025 $306.00
the line this rate was read from

“Fire Facilities Impact ... Residential ... $306 per unit - Medium Density”

City of Palm Desert, "Permit Fees", accordion panel headed "Fire Facilities Impact", sub-heading "Residential"; undated page, archived copy read at sources/ab/ab7ad30c98c1c33727a60955d9237cbcd46ec3cd90df4eacdf7a4b8440407c32.html, retrieved 2026-09-09 · source document ↗
high density (10-22 DU/acre) per DU 1 Jul 2025 $182.00
the line this rate was read from

“Fire Facilities Impact ... Residential ... $182 per unit - High Density”

City of Palm Desert, "Permit Fees", accordion panel headed "Fire Facilities Impact", sub-heading "Residential"; undated page, archived copy read at sources/ab/ab7ad30c98c1c33727a60955d9237cbcd46ec3cd90df4eacdf7a4b8440407c32.html, retrieved 2026-09-09 · 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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