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Transportation Development Impact Fee

Levied by City of Sacramento on new development in Sacramento. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected other: for a residential development project, at final inspection or certificate of occupancy, whichever occurs first (Gov. Code 66007) — unless s. 18.56.135.C applies, in which case at issuance of the first building permit.

What one house pays

$2,814

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

Share of Sacramento's total
5%
Total one-time fees here
$60,437
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

by resolution — the code authorises an automatic annual adjustment whose method the council "may specify, by resolution"; no index is named in Article I

Next expected change
1 Jul 2027

The record

Why it exists

“Transportation Development Impact Fee (TDIF) – mitigates the impact of new residents and employees on the citywide transportation network”

Residential Fee Estimate (New Construction), CDD-0246, Revised 07-12-2026, p. 2 "Fee Notes" · source document ↗
Where it applies

“mitigates the impact of new residents and employees on the citywide transportation network”

CDD-0246, Revised 07-12-2026, p. 2 "Fee Notes" · source document ↗
When it is paid

“In accordance with California Government Code section 66007, when a fee is imposed on a residential development project, the fee must be paid on the date of the final inspection or the date the certificate of occupancy is issued, whichever occurs first, unless subsection C applies.”

Sacramento City Code ch. 18.56 Art. I, s. 18.56.135.B "Time for payment of fees" · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Sacramento, the agency that levies it

“The city shall collect the fees and deposit them in the appropria[TRUNCATED AT CAPTURE]”

Sacramento City Code ch. 18.56 Art. I, s. 18.56.135.D · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“Fees previously paid. The amount of a paid fee for which the right to a refund is waived as provided for under section 18.56.135.F and for which no refund is provided under section 18.56.140 will be a credit toward the subsequent imposition of that fee on a development project on the same property”

Sacramento City Code ch. 18.56 Art. I, s. 18.56.125.B.2 "Reduction of fees" · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
this home per DU 12 Jul 2026 $2,814

“Transportation Development Impact Fee (TDIF) ** 2,814.00 2,814.00 2,814.00 2,814.00”

Residential Fee Estimate (New Construction), CDD-0246, Revised 07-12-2026, p. 1, fee table; the four figures are the sheet's 1,000 / 1,500 / 2,000 / 2,500 sq ft dwelling columns, so the fee is flat across dwelling size · 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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