General Facilities Impact Fee

“This Chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority granted by Government Code sections 66000 et seq. (the "Mitigation Fee Act"), Government Code sections 65000 et seq. (the Planning and Zoning Law of the State of California), Government Code section 66477 (the "Quimby Act"), and the general police power of the City of Vacaville (the "City"). Its purpose is to establish fees which will be imposed on new development projects to mitigate the impacts of new development on the City's ability to provide specified public facilities.”

“General facilities include the City Hall campus expansion and the City Corporation Yard. City Hall facilities provide space for the City's civic functions, including City Council and Commission meetings. As the City continues to grow, additional space for civic engagements will be required to provide space for greater audiences and participants. The City Hall campus expansion will increase space for the City Council Chambers, reception and office space, and associated functions. In addition, the City Hall campus expansion project includes additional City Hall parking area needed to provide parking for additional City administrative employees. Corporation Yard facilities provide maintenance facilities, vehicle and equipment storage, fuel supply and work areas for various City maintenance programs and associated operations. The General Facilities Fee funds the improvements of these facilities and the purchase and installation of equipment required to support maintenance operations generated by the need for additional space to serve new development.”

“B. The fees established by this chapter shall apply to all development projects in the jurisdiction of the City and within the Urban Growth Boundary ("UGB") established by the City Council by Resolution No 2008-31 on March 25, 2008, except for development projects within the Northeast Growth Area, as delineated in Figure LU-4 of the 2035 General Plan by the City Council by Resolution No. 2015-074 on August 11, 2015.”

2022-06-28 (current fee amounts); fee category first established 1992

“RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VACAVILLE APPROVING THE 2022 UPDATE TO THE CITY OF VACAVILLE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE, VDIF, NEXUS STUDY, PROGRAM AND FEE SCHEDULE ... 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 ... 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”

Resolution No. 2022-059 (fee amounts); Ordinance No. 2005 (Vacaville Municipal Code ch. 11.01, re-enacted 2025)

“RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VACAVILLE APPROVING THE 2022 UPDATE TO THE CITY OF VACAVILLE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE, VDIF, NEXUS STUDY, PROGRAM AND FEE SCHEDULE ... 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 ... 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”

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”