Police Facilities Impact Fee

“11.01.010 Authority and purpose. 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.”

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

“City Geography Applicability | Fee Program — DIF Boundary (with geographic Variations for certain) fees[5]: Police Fee; General Facilities Fee; Greenbelt Fee; Open Space Fee; Traffic Fee; Drainage Detention Fee; Drainage Conveyance Fee; Sewer Capacity Fee; Water Capacity and Installation Fee || DIF Boundary Excluding Lagoon Valley: Fire Fee … Future development subject to the City's development impact fees will include all development within the existing City limits and Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), excluding development in the Northeast Area (DIF Boundary).”

2022-06-28 (current fee amounts); fee category re-enacted 2025-08-12 by Ord. 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 … 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: AYES: Councilmembers Ritchie, Silva, Stockton, Sullivan, Wylie, Vice Mayor Roberts and Mayor Rowlett”

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

“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 … 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: AYES: Councilmembers Ritchie, Silva, Stockton, Sullivan, Wylie, Vice Mayor Roberts and Mayor Rowlett”

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. … 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”