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Paradise Recreation and Park District impact fee

Levied by Paradise Recreation and Park District on new development in Paradise. Authorized under the Gov. Code Sec. 66013 where the charge is for water or sewer capacity; otherwise the district's own enabling act (Health & Safety Code / Pub. Resources Code, by district type). Collected at building permit.

What one house pays

$1,640

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

Share of Paradise's total
15%
Total one-time fees here
$11,220
Adjustment
Does not adjust
what the document says

none documented

The record

Why it exists

“The purpose of the park impact fees are to acquire and develop open space and parkland and provide community use facilities to meet the needs of the new residential population within the District.”

PRPD Park Impact Fee Nexus Study, October 2014 / Revised February 2015, "NEXUS FINDINGS — IDENTIFY THE PURPOSE OF THE FEES", report p.11 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Revenue from fees collected on new development may be used to pay for any of the following: Acquisition or leasing of land for park and recreational facilities; Construction of park and recreational facilities; Park impact fee program costs including District administrative costs, nexus study and associated costs; Other park and recreational facility costs resulting from population growth caused by new residential development. Revenue from the fees collected may not be used to fund the following: District operational costs; Park maintenance costs.”

PRPD Park Impact Fee Nexus Study, Revised February 2015, "IDENTIFY THE USE OF THE FEES", report p.11 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“Fees are based on living space of dwellings within the boundaries of the District. Our District includes the communities of Paradise, Magalia, Concow, Yankee Hill, and Butte Creek Canyon, and the rural areas in between.”

Paradise Recreation & Park District, "Impact Fees", page body, fifth paragraph · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2015

“The current Impact Fee structure and rate went into effect in 2015.”

Paradise Recreation & Park District, "Impact Fees", page body, third paragraph; archived copy read at sources/f1/f185575d485a245b57267482cb1bde3f13e3d111c0ee17c388216a88b04db710.html, retrieved 2026-09-02 · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“Payable to Paradise Recreation and Park District prior to the issuance of a building permit. Based on square footage per type of housing unit --- Single-family dwelling and residential additions at $0.1777 per square foot // Multi-family units at $0.302 per square foot.”

Butte County, "Consolidated Development Impact Fee Report, Fiscal Year 2022-23", report p.49, FUND 2521 PARK ACQUISITION FEES (UNINCORPORATED AREA), heading "Fee Amount" · source document ↗
Who collects it

Paradise Recreation and Park District, the agency that levies it

“Payable to Paradise Recreation and Park District, which shall certify to the County that fees have been paid”

Butte County, "Consolidated Development Impact Fee Report, Fiscal Year 2022-23", report p.49, FUND 2521 PARK ACQUISITION FEES (UNINCORPORATED AREA), heading "Fee Amount", third paragraph · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“At this time, there is only a charge for an increase of living space or new construction on a property that previously did not have a structure. There is currently no charge on commercial or non-living space construction (hobby buildings/garages).”

Paradise Recreation & Park District, "Impact Fees", page body, second paragraph, printed in bold · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“The land acquisition portion of the impact fees should be waived when any Quimby Fees are applied upon development.”

PRPD Park Impact Fee Nexus Study, Revised February 2015, "SUMMARY OF GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS", recommendation 4, report p.4 — a consultant's recommendation, not an adopted credit provision · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
none
Multi-family none per sq ft — $1.49
the line this rate was read from

“Fees for a multi-family dwelling are $1.49 per square foot of increase or new construction.”

the levying document · source document ↗
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Single-family detached this home per sq ft 1 Jan 2015 $0.82

“The Paradise Recreation and Park District currently charges $0.82 per square foot of increase (or new construction for single family residences on a parcel that previously had no record of a dwelling). The impact fee per square foot is the same, no matter if a homeowner/builder is building/rebuilding in the Town of Paradise or in unincorporated areas of Butte County within the District boundaries.”

Paradise Recreation & Park District, "Impact Fees", page body, sixth paragraph; running prose, NOT a table — there is no caption, column heading or row label to name, and the basis "per square foot of increase (or new construction...)" is stated inline. In the page source "$0.82" and "per square foot of increase (or new construction" are each wrapped in <strong>. · 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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