The record
“The PRM Group also recommends the City adopt a General Plan Maintenance Fee. The City is required to regularly update its General Plan. The City estimates that the cost of the update currently in process will be approximately $3,000,000. The City Council approved a cash advance from the Development Services Fund and directed staff to develop a repayment source. Government Code Section 65040.5(b) permits the imposition of a fee on building permits to recover General Plan updates. The fee recommended by the PRM Group amortizes the cost over a 10-year useful life using a 7-year annual building valuation average.”
“How does the General Plan Maintenance Fee help transform Sacramento? It: Pays for keeping the Vision fresh through regular 5-year updates / Pays for project streamlining through regular 5-year master environmental reviews / Pays for community plans that: focus attention on areas of transformation ... prioritize and fund infrastructure improvements and public facilities ... rezone sites for new development / Pays salaries of five Long Range Planning staff to support efforts above”
“Currently, the General Plan Maintenance Fee is levied on all building permits that are calculated based on building valuation. This includes interior remodels and certain other minor permits.”
2004 (Council meeting of 2004-09-14; establishing report dated 2004-09-01)
“SUBJECT: PROPOSED REVISIONS TO CURRENT PLANNING FEES AND ESTABLISHING A NEW PLANNING TECHNOLOGY AND GENERAL PLAN UPDATE MAINTENANCE FEE ... RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends adoption of the attached resolution that authorizes the following: A. Amends the City of Sacramento Fee and Charge Schedule to: ... 3. Establish a new General Plan Maintenance Fee ... FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF: September 14, 2004 (afternoon)”
at building permit
“ADDITIONAL CHARGES BASED ON VALUATION ... 5. General Plan Fee – $2.60 per $1,000 of valuation (max. $38,200)" under the document title "Fees and Charges Collected on Commercial Building Permits”
City of Sacramento — Community Development Department, the agency that levies it
“Fees and Charges Collected on Commercial Building Permits ... City of Sacramento Community Development ... 300 Richards Blvd., 3rd Floor Sacramento, CA 95811”
Every published rate
| Land use | House size | Basis | Effective | Amount |
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| Single-family detached | this home | per DU | 12 Jul 2026 | $1,183 |
form CDD-0246, "Residential Fee Estimate (New Construction)", Revised 07-12-2026, p. 1 · source document ↗
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| ADU | 1,200 sq ft dwelling ($204,960.00 project valuation) | per DU | — | $533.00 |
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the levying document · source document ↗
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| ADU | 750 sq ft dwelling ($128,100.00 project valuation) | per DU | — | $335.40 |
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| ADU | 749 sq ft dwelling ($127,929.20 project valuation) | per DU | — | $332.80 |
the line this rate was read from
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