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FireSet by city fee ordinanceCitation City of Placerville Resolution #8968

Fire District Impact Fee

Levied by City of Placerville (imposed by the City under Resolution No. 8968 on behalf of the El Dorado County Fire Protection District, whose Board approved the study and recommended the fees by its Resolution No. 2021-01 of 2021-04-14) on new development in Placerville. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected at building permit.

What one house pays

$2,060

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

Share of Placerville's total
3%
Total one-time fees here
$71,551
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

by resolution — any adjustment, including for inflation, must be requested by the District; no automatic adjustment

The record

Why it exists

“Purpose: To ensure that the fire impact fees applied to new development will mitigate the direct and cumulative impacts of new development on fire protection services and that all new development pays for its "fair share" of the cost of new infrastructure, facilities, and equipment commensurate with an accepted fire protection level of service.”

City Manager's Report, Item 11.2, May 25, 2021, "Purpose", p. 1 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“The purpose of the El Dorado County Fire Protection District's Fire Development Impact Fee (Fire Fee) is to provide funding for additional fire stations and apparatus (vehicles and equipment) that are required as a direct result of the increase in fire service demand resulting from new development. El Dorado County Fire Protection District first approved a Development Impact fee in 1985. The Fire Fee was last updated on June 29, 2021.”

El Dorado County Park and Fire Development Impact Fees, Annual Report FY 2024-25, "ANNUAL REPORT FOR EL DORADO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT", Gov. Code s. 66006(b)(1)(A), sheet 21 of 83, prepared 9/16/2025 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“The proposed impact fee will be charged to all future development District wide which includes development within the City of Placerville. Because only Counties and Cities have the authority to impose development impact fees, the recommended fees must be adopted by both the County of El Dorado and the City of Placerville.”

City Manager's Report, Item 11.2, May 25, 2021, "Discussion", p. 2 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2021-05-25 (adopted by City Council; effective 2021-07-24)

“11.2 Adopt a Resolution: 1. Approving the Fire Development Impact Fee Justification Study dated April 2, 2021; and 2. Approving the El Dorado County Fire Protection District Fire Development Impact Fee schedule, effective July 24, 2021 (Mr. Rivas) Resolution No. 8968 ... The motion was passed by the following roll-call vote: AYES: Borelli, Neau, Saragosa. Taylor, Thomas”

Minutes, Placerville City Council Regular Meeting, May 25, 2021, Item 11.2, p. 6 · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Resolution No. 8968 (City of Placerville)

“11.2 Adopt a Resolution: 1. Approving the Fire Development Impact Fee Justification Study dated April 2, 2021; and 2. Approving the El Dorado County Fire Protection District Fire Development Impact Fee schedule, effective July 24, 2021 (Mr. Rivas) Resolution No. 8968 ... The motion was passed by the following roll-call vote: AYES: Borelli, Neau, Saragosa. Taylor, Thomas”

Minutes, Placerville City Council Regular Meeting, May 25, 2021, Item 11.2, p. 6 · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“Note: All fees for the city and other agencies will be due at issuance. A plan review fee will be determined and become due at time of application. (see fee schedule)”

City of Placerville Single Family Dwelling Application Packet, effective October 7, 2022, rev. 12/12/2022, Submittal Checklist, p. 6 · source document ↗
Who collects it

“Cost: Minimal administrative costs in collection of the impact fee and quarterly distribution of the fees collected to the Fire District.”

City Manager's Report, Item 11.2, May 25, 2021, "Cost", p. 4 · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“FIRE DISTRICT IMPACT FEE / New SFD Only & COM New / Additions Comm/Industry”

City of Placerville Development Fees / Joint Fee Schedule, updated 12/7/2023, Building Division, p. 1 of 7 — heading of the fire block, limiting the residential charge to NEW single-family dwellings · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“Fees collected on the reuse of an existing building shall be calculated based upon the current land use category less any previous fee paid to the District. The land owner shall be required to provide evidence of prior payment of the fee.”

County of El Dorado Resolution No. 062-2021, adopted 2021-06-29, "Establishing Development Impact Fees on Behalf of El Dorado County Fire Protection District", resolved paragraph 3, p. 3 of 3 — the County's parallel adoption of the SAME District fee schedule · source document ↗
How it changes

“Should Council approve this impact fee increase tonight, the new fees would go into effect in 60 days following adoption. This action tonight will allow for the new rates to go into effect on July 24, 2021, at which point they would be applied to any application that had not previously been submitted and deemed to be complete as of close of business on July 9, 2021.”

City Manager's Report, Item 11.2, May 25, 2021, p. 3 · source document ↗

Every published rate

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

“Residential (MFD) $1.49 sf”

the levying document · source document ↗
Mobile home none per sq ft — $1.08
the line this rate was read from

“Residential (Manufactured Dwelling) $1.08 sf”

the levying document · source document ↗
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Single-family detached this home per sq ft 24 Jul 2021 $1.03

“FIRE DISTRICT IMPACT FEE / New SFD Only & COM New / Additions Comm/Industry / El Dorado County Fire District (Res. 8968- 7/24/21) — Fees calculation based on Square Footage / Residential (SFD) $1.03 sf”

City of Placerville Development Fees / Joint Fee Schedule, updated 12/7/2023, Building Division, p. 1 of 7 · 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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