Fire Facilities Impact Fee

“Fire Impact Fee – To provide for the expansion, design, and construction of fire facilities as set forth in the Vacaville Fire Impact Fee Study and the City's Development Fee Program.”

“Use of Fee — The fee will be used to construct new development's fair share portion of fire buildings, as well as acquire fire apparatus and equipment necessitated by new development; to plan, design, and develop fire facilities; and to fund the studies and administration to support the program.”

“The Fire Fee component funds the expansion of fire facilities and acquisition of additional apparatus and equipment necessary to serve new development based on current facility, apparatus, and equipment standards. As noted in Chapter 2 of this Nexus Study, the Fire Fee applies to the DIF Boundary excluding Lagoon Valley.”

2022-06-28 (current fee amounts, as annually adjusted); chapter 11.01 replaced 2025-08-12 by Ordinance No. 2005

“NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Vacaville adopt the Development Impact Fee Nexus Study and fee schedule, included in the nexus study, and approve the VDIF Program to fund improvements needed to accommodate future development, addressing impacts associated with future; and … I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Vacaville, held on the 28th day of June 2022, by the following vote:”

“NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Vacaville adopt the Development Impact Fee Nexus Study and fee schedule, included in the nexus study, and approve the VDIF Program to fund improvements needed to accommodate future development, addressing impacts associated with future; and … I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Vacaville, held on the 28th day of June 2022, by the following vote:”

at building permit

“11.01.080 Timing of payment. A. The fee for each unit of development within a development project shall be paid in full prior to the issuance of a building permit required for that unit of development, unless otherwise authorized by the Mitigation Fee Act. If an Applicant receives a building permit from the City for a unit of development, and the fee has not been paid, the Applicant shall pay the fee in full within thirty (30) days of written notice from the City.”

City of Vacaville, the agency that levies it

“For the City of Vacaville, Development Impact Fees are collected at the time a building permit is issued and are for the purpose of mitigating the impacts caused by new development on certain public facilities and infrastructure. … Separate and unique funds have been established to manage and account for the Development Impact Fees deposited by new development projects for each of the following types of public facilities: Park and Recreation, Greenbelt Preservation, General Facilities, Police, Fire, Traffic, Storm Drain Detention, Storm Drain Conveyance, Sewer, and Water.”

“11.01.090 Exemptions and Exceptions. A. The following development projects are exempt from the requirement to pay Fees, as set forth below: 1. Public projects constructed or financed under this chapter. 2. Projects in the Northeast Growth Area. 3. Reconstruction of, or residential additions to, single-family dwellings, which do not increase the gross floor area. 4. Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) of less than 750 square feet. For ADUs that are 750 square feet or larger, the fee shall be based on the proportion of the square footage of the ADU to the square footage of the primary dwelling unit. 5. Non-residential development projects are exempt from the obligation to pay greenbelt preservation and parks and recreation fees only. 6. A development project shall be exempt from the requirements of this impact fee ordinance if the Applicant provides documentation, to the satisfaction of the Director, of federal, state or local law (including a duly adopted resolution of the city council) which establishes entitlement to the exemption.”

“11.01.110 Fee credits and reimbursements for construction of specified public facilities. A. Where an Applicant has constructed or financed a specified public facility, the Applicant may apply to the City for fee credits or for reimbursement of costs incurred by the Applicant in constructing or financing the specified public facility. The application may be granted where the Applicant (i) constructs the facility, (ii) provides funding for the facility, (iii) dedicates land for the facility, or (d) provides a combination of the above. Any fee credits or reimbursement granted must be the subject of an agreement in accordance with this chapter.”

“BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the updated residential fees will fully take effect on July 1, 2023; until that time, residential builders will have the option of paying the updated fees or the existing fees; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the updated nonresidential fees will be phased in over three years; beginning on July 1, 2023, the fees will increase by 1/3, and with each subsequent July, the fees will go up 1/3 until the updated fees are fully in effect beginning July 1, 2025”