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Park Acquisition Impact Fee

Levied by City of Visalia on new development in Visalia. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected other: prior to approval of the final subdivision or parcel map; at building permit issuance only where no final map is recorded first.

What one house pays

$2,035

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

Share of Visalia's total
5%
Total one-time fees here
$37,610
Adjustment
Adjusts ENR construction cost index
what the document says

CCPI / ENR-CCI / CPI-U

The record

Why it exists

“This fund includes monies from fees paid by developers in lieu of providing parks and open space.”

City of Visalia Impact Fee Report Fiscal Year 2023-24, "Park & Recreational Facilities Fund - 211 Project Status Report (FY 23/24)", report p. 15, "Fund Description" · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Funds are to be used only for open space acquisition and providing park and other recreational facilities.”

City of Visalia Impact Fee Report Fiscal Year 2023-24, "Park & Recreational Facilities Fund - 211 Project Status Report (FY 23/24)", report p. 15, "Fund Description" · source document ↗
When it is paid

“The Acquisition Fee shall be paid on each allowable dwelling unit prior to the approval of the final subdivision or parcel map.”

City of Visalia Rates & Fees FY 2025-26, p. 35, "PARK ACQUISITION & DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES", NOTE · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Visalia, the agency that levies it

“City of Visalia / IMPACT FEE REPORT / Fiscal Year 2023-24”

City of Visalia Impact Fee Report Fiscal Year 2023-24, cover page · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“Prior Vested Tentative Maps and Projects with existing Reimbursement Agreements will continue to be assessed per Resolution 08-32.”

City of Visalia Rates & Fees FY 2025-26, p. 35, "PARK ACQUISITION & DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES" · source document ↗
How it changes

“Adjustments to Impact Fees are effective 60 days after the date of the Public Hearing in which the new rates were adopted.”

City of Visalia Rates & Fees FY 2025-26, "Rates & Fees Administrative Policy and Procedures", p. 2, EFFECTIVE DATES item 2 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
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Single-family detached this home per DU 1 Jul 2025 $2,035

“Single-Family Per Unit $ 2,035.00" (column heading "ACQUISITION")”

City of Visalia Rates & Fees FY 2025-26, p. 35, "PARK ACQUISITION & DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES" · source document ↗
none
Multi-family none per DU — $1,791
the line this rate was read from

“Multi-Family Per Unit $ 1,791.00" (column heading "ACQUISITION")”

the levying document · source document ↗
Mobile home none per DU — $1,395
the line this rate was read from

“Mobile Home Per Unit $ 1,395.00" (column heading "ACQUISITION")”

the levying document · 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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