CITY OF CUPERTINO
Resolution 25-XXX
Fees Effective July 6, 2025
Schedule B - Engineering
Unit FY 2024-25 Fee FY 2025-26 Proposed
Fee YOY $ ▲ YOY % ▲
Each $608 $667 $58.88 9.7%
Each $420 $461 $40.73 9.7%
Each $1,068 $1,172 $103.48 9.7%
Each Double the permit costDouble the permit cost
Each $2,217 $2,432 $214.83 9.7%
Each $1,747 $1,916 $169.25 9.7%
Each $3,551 $3,895 $344.03 9.7%
Each/% of Project 5% of Project Costs and/or
$257 per inspection
5% of Project Costs and/or
$282 per inspection $25.00 9.7%
Per Permit $528 $579 $51.18 9.7%
Each No Charge No Charge
Each $1,352 $1,483 $130.97 9.7%
Each/% of Improv.Greater of $4891 or 6% of
cost of improvement
Greater of $5365 or 6% of
cost of improvement$474.00 9.7%
Each $8,383 $9,195 $812.21 9.7%
Each $13,687 $15,013 $1,326.03 9.7%
Each $1,302 $1,428 $126.15 9.7%
Per Hour $318 $349 $31.00 9.7%
Per Hour $318 $349 $31.00 9.7%
Each/% of Improv.Greater of $5655 or 5% of
cost of improvement
Greater of $6203 or 5% of
cost of improvement$548.00 9.7%
Each/% of Improv.Greater of $10729 or 5%
of cost of improvement
Greater of $11768 or 5%
of cost of improvement$1,039.00 9.7%
Each $1,589 $1,743 $153.95 9.7%
Per Hour $190 $208 $18.40 9.7%
Each *Cost of review + City
Administrative Fee
*Cost of review + City
Administrative Fee
Each $636 $697 $61.57 9.7%
Each $3,522 $3,863 $341.18 9.7%
Each $2,177 $2,388 $210.91 9.7%
Each $2,177 $2,388 $210.91 9.7%
Each $4,216 $4,624 $408.43 9.7%
Per Unit $6,797 $6,797 $0.00 0.0%
Per Unit $4,215 $4,215 $0.00 0.0%
Per s.f. $10.94 $10.94 $0.00 0.0%
Per s.f. $19.15 $19.15 $0.00 0.0%
Per Room $3,728 $3,728 $0.00 0.0%
Per trip $6,862 $6,862 $0.00 0.0%
Each $16 $16 $0.00 0.0%
Each $90 $90 $0.00 0.0%
Per Hour $318 $349 $30.83 9.7%
- Stand Alone Building Permit Review
- Hotel
- Other (per PM trip)
Transportation Permit (State Regulated Fee)
- Single
- Annual Utility Company
- Additional Engineering Investigation or Coordination
Transportation Impact Fee
- Single Family
- Multi-Family
(Includes apartments, condos, and townhomes)
- Retail
- Office
Public Works Confirmation
Annexation (plus County filing fee)
Certificates of Compliance
- Initial Review
- Finalize Certificates
Lot Line Adjustment
- Residential
- Commercial
Planning Application Review
VMT Monitoring Fee
Professional Services 3rd Party Consultant Review
*Per Outside Agency Review/Services on Schedule A - General - Tract Map (> 4 lots)
Plan Check and Inspection
Additional Plan Review - 3 or more reviews
Revisions to Plans and Permits
Review of Public/Private Improvement Plans:
- 10,000 s.f or greater
Parcel Map/Tract Map (Map Checking Fee)
- Parcel Map (1-4 lots)
- Small Cell Facility Encroachment Permit
Street Cuts Miscellaneous
- Minor Street Cuts
- Major Street Cuts
- Special Major Permit (projects in excess of $30,000 or over 15 working days) Permit Extension
FEE DESCRIPTION
Encroachment Permits
- Minor Encroachment Permits (Local Streets)
- Minor Encroachment Permits (Utility)
- Major Encroachment Permits (Arterials and Collectors) - Work without Permit
Crane Lift
Grading permit
- <10,000 s.f. lot
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Resolution 25-XXX
Fees Effective July 6, 2025
Schedule B - Engineering
Unit FY 2024-25 Proposed
Fee
FY 2025-26 Proposed
Fee YOY $ ▲ YOY % ▲
Each $738 $809 $71.47 9.7%
Deposit $4,571 $5,014 $442.87 9.7%
Each No Charge No Charge
Each $3,200 $3,510 $310.02 9.7%
Each $4,980 $5,462 $482.48 9.7%
Each $2,597 $2,848 $251.58 9.7%
Each $1,610 $1,766 $156.00 9.7%
Each $1,125 $1,234 $108.96 9.7%
Each $300 $329 $29.10 9.7%
Each $1,411 $1,548 $136.74 9.7%
Each $1,149 $1,260 $111.33 9.7%
Each No Charge No Charge
Each $466 $511 $45.17 9.7%
Dwelling unit $4,707 $4,669 -$37.18 -0.8%
Per acre $6,389 $6,339 -$50.48 -0.8%
Per acre and $4,584 $4,548 -$36.21 -0.8%
Per unit $347 $345 -$2.74 -0.8%
Per acre $12,344 $12,246 -$97.51 -0.8%
Per acre $4,704 $4,666 -$37.16 -0.8%
Per acre $2,375 $2,357 -$18.77 -0.8%
No charge No charge
Each $434 $476 $42.00 9.7%
Each $158 $173 $15.28 9.7%
Each $315 $346 $30.55 9.7%
Each $2,217 $2,432 $214.81 9.7%
Hour $291 $319 $28.20 9.7%
Per Permit 5.8% 5.8%Technology Fee
Single Family
Multi-Family
Storm Management Plan Fee
Public Works Staff Time
Public Facility Uses
Stormwater Permit Inspections - Commercial
Initial Inspection
Re-Inspection for Violations
Plan Review Fee
*Maximum chargeable dwelling units of 20 units per acre.
Commercial and Industrial
Public Educational Uses
Low-Density Residential (Less than one dwelling unit per acre hillside zoning only) Single-Family Residential greater than one dwelling unit per acre and less than 5.2 dwelling units per acre
Multiple Family greater than 5.2 dwelling units per acre - Implementation phase
- Permit Parking Bi-annual Fee
Streamside Permit
Master Storm Drain Area Fees:
Certificate of Correction
Floodplain Evaluation/Elevation Certificate Review
Permit Parking Study
- Application Phase
- Summary Vacation
- Full Vacation
Rural/Semi-Rural Classification Application
- Application Phase
- Implementation phase
FEE DESCRIPTION
Banners
- Large Banners Across Stevens Creek Boulevard
Special Events/Parades
Block Party
Vacation of Public Street ROW/PUE
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Resolution 25-XXX
Fees Effective July 6, 2025
Schedule B - Engineering
Unit FY 2024-25 Proposed
Fee
FY 2025-26 Proposed
Fee YOY $ ▲ YOY % ▲
$105,000/DU $105,000/DU $0.00 0.0%
$60,000/DU $60,000/DU $0.00 0.0%
$60,000/DU $60,000/DU $0.00 0.0%
$54,000/DU $54,000/DU $0.00 0.0%
$30,000/DU $30,000/DU $0.00 0.0%
$15,000 or proportional
to the size of the main
DU, whichever is less
$15,000 or proportional
to the size of the main
DU, whichever is less
$0.00 0.0%
Each $513 $562 $49.66 9.7%
Each Actual costs Actual costs
PUBLIC TREE DAMAGE OR REMOVAL FEE SCHEDULE:
This fee schedule is defined in Chapter 14.12 and establishes the fee to be paid to the City for damage to and/or removal of public trees.
Repeat offenders, intentional actors and professionals, as defined in Chapter 14.12, shall be subject to the following fees:
Public Tree Damage Fee:
Public Tree Removal Fee:
FEE = UNMODIFIED TREE VALUE x SPECIES RATING x CONDITION RATING For inputs, use the following values:
UNMODIFIED TREE Refer to Unmodified Tree Value Table
SPECIES RATING Refer to Species Rating Table
CONDITION RATING Good = 1.00, Fair = 0.75, Poor = 0.50
The fee for trees less than 4 inches in diameter shall not be reduced by species or condition rating. 1st time offenders, as defined in Chapter 14.12, shall be subject to a fee of 10% of the Public Tree Damage Fee or 10% of the Public Tree Removal Fee as defined below or $600, whichever is higher, per public tree damaged and/or removed. No additional costs, such as stump removal, trimming, or replanting will apply. $100 per cumulative diameter inch of branch or root plus, if any, the actual costs incurred for immediate corrective pruning plus, if any, the calculated costs for future corrective pruning, as may be required to maintain the health of the tree.
The fee for each tree removed shall be based upon the unmodified value of the tree removed (based upon diameter), multiplied by the species rating, multiplied by the condition rating.
Trees larger than 40” shall have the fee determined by the most recent edition of the 'Guide for Plant Appraisal', published by the Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers, using the trunk formula method.
* Park Land Dedication Fees are calculated per Municipal Code section 13.08. On an annual basis, Public Works Department updates the fair market value of land based on appraised values of land sales. ** ADU Park Land Dedication Fee is based on the density of the property per Municipal Code section 13.08, or proportionally to the size of the main dwelling unit as stipulated by State ADU mandates.
New Public Tree Cost Schedule:
Public Tree Planting Cost:
24" Street Tree
36" Street Tree or Larger
0 - 5
5 - 10
10 - 20
20+
Senior Citizen Housing Dev.
ADU 750 SF or more**
FEE DESCRIPTION
Park Land Dedication In-Lieu Fee*
Density of Dwelling Units/Ac
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Resolution 25-XXX
Fees Effective July 6, 2025
Schedule B - Engineering
No additional costs, such as stump removal, trimming or replanting will apply.
Unmodified Tree Value Table:
Tree size (diameter of trunk)
1” to 2” $348
2” to 3” $348
3” to 4” $1,039
4” to 5” $1,039
5” to 6” $1,404
6” to 7” $1,851
7” to 8” $2,378
8” to 9” $2,987
9” to 10” $3,677
10” to 11” $4,449
11” to 12” $5,301
12” to 13” $6,235
13” to 14” $7,249
14” to 15” $8,345
15” to 16” $9,522
16” to 17” $10,780
17” to 18” $12,120
18” to 19” $13,540
19” to 20” $15,042
20” to 21” $16,625
21” to 22” $18,290
22” to 23” $20,036
23” to 24” $21,862
24” to 25” $23,769
25” to 26” $25,758
26” to 27” $27,829
27” to 28” $29,980
28” to 29” $32,212
29” to 30” $34,527
30” to 31” $36,920
31” to 32” $39,396
32” to 33” $41,954
33” to 34” $44,593
34” to 35” $47,312
35” to 36” $50,113
36” to 37” $52,995
37” to 38” $55,958
38” to 39” $59,003
39” to 40” $62,128
Measurement shall be measured 4.5 feet above the ground level and rounded down to the nearest whole inch.
If the tree is multi-trunk, use 1.5 times the diameter of the largest trunk to determine fee.
If the tree is removed to the ground, tree inventory data will be used to determine the trunk diameter.
If there is tree damage 4-5 feet above the ground, trunk diameter is to be measured 1 foot above ground level and 1 inch is to be subtracted from the diameter to determine fee.
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Resolution 25-XXX
Fees Effective July 6, 2025
Schedule B - Engineering
Common Name Species Rating%
Acacia ACACIA 60
Blackwoodacaia ACACIA MELANOXYLON 60
Trident maple ACER BUERGERIANUM 90
Big leaf maple ACER MACROPHYLLUM** 100
Japanese maple ACER PALMATUM 90
Red maple ACER REBRUM 70
Silver maple ACER SACCHARINUM 80
California buckeye AESCULUS CALIFORNICA** 100
Red hoursechesnut AESCULUS X CARNEA 90
Tree of heaven AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA 0
Silk tree ALBIZIA JULIBRISSIN 50
Black Alder ALNUS GLUTINOSA 80
Strawberry madrone ARBUTUS MARINA 90
Madrone ARBUTUS MENZIESII 100
Hong Kong orchid BAUHINIA BLAKEANA 75
Birch BETULA ALBA 60
Incense cedar CALOCEDRUS DECURRENS 80
Horsetail tree CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA 75
Blue atlas cedar CEDRUS ATLANTICA** 100
Deodora cedar CEDRUS DEODARA** 100
Chinese hackberry CELTUS SINENSIS 65
Carob tree CERATONIA SILIQUA 70
Redbud(eastern) CERCIS CANADENSIS 75
Camphor tree CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA 70
Citrus CITRUS SP 40
English hawthorn CRATAEGUS LAEVIGATA 70
Cypress CUPRESSACEAE 80
Italian cypress CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIREN 80
Japanese persimmon DIOSPYROS KAKI 40
Loquat ERIOBOTRYA DEFLEXA 60
Blue gum tree EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS 70
Eucalyptus EUCALYPTUS SP 60
Misson fig FICUS CARICA 40
Autumn purple ash FRAXINUS AMERICANA 80
Raywood ash FRAXINUS ANGUSTIFOLIA 'RAYWOOD' 80
Moraine ash FRAXINUS HOLOTRICHA 80
Shamel ash FRAXINUS UHDEI 80
Modesto ash FRAXINUS VELUTINA 'MODESTO' 80
Australian willow GEIJERA PARVIFOLIA 80
Maidenhair GINKO BILOBA 80
Honey locust GLEDITSIA TRIACANTHOS 70
Silk oak tree GREVILLEA ROBUSTA 70
English holly ILLEX AQUIFOLIUM 40
Jacaranda JACARANDA MIMMOSIFOLIA 70
Walnut JUGLANS 70
Species Rating Table
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Resolution 25-XXX
Fees Effective July 6, 2025
Schedule B - Engineering
Common Name Species Rating%
Black walnut JUGLANS HINDSII 70
Chinese flame tree KOELREUTERIA BIPINNATA 80
Muskogee crape myrtle LAGERSTROMIA 'MUSKOGEE' 80
Nanchez crape myrtle LAGERSTROMIA 'NANCHEZ' 80
Tuscarora crape myrtle LAGERSTROMIA 'TUSCARORA' 80
Sweet bay LAURUS NOBILIS 80
Japanese privit LIGUSTRUM JAPONICUM 30
American sweetgum LIQUIDAMBER STYRACIFLUA 40
Tulip tree LIRIODENDRON 60
Brisbane box tree LOPHOSTEMON CONFERTUS 90
Magnolia MAGNOLIA GRANDIFOLIA RUSSET 75
Magnolia (dwarf) MAGNOLIA GRANDIFOLIA ST MARY 75
Saucer magnolia MAGNOLIA SOLINGIANA 75
Crabapple tree MALUS FLORIBUNDA 90
Apple MALUS SP 40
Mayten tree MAYTENUS 70
Malaleuca(broad leaf) MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRA 60
Malaleuca(narrow leaf) MELALEUCA LINARIFOLIA 60
Dawn redwood METASAQUOIA GLYPTOSTROBOIDES 100
Fruitless mulberry MORUS ALBA 40
Black mulberry MORUS NIGRA 40
Myoprum MYOPORUM LAETUM 70
Oleander tree NERIUM OLEANDER 40
Olive OLEA EUROPAEA 70
Devilwood OSMANTHUS AMERICANUS 0
Palm PALM* 40
Avocado PERSEA AMERICANA 60
Red leaf photinia PHOTINIA GLABRA 60
Spruce PICEA 80
Colorado spruce PICEA PUNGENS 80
Colorado blue spruce PICEA PUNGENS 'GLAUCA' 80
Italian stone pine PINUS PINEA 90
Pine PINUS SP 30
Chinese pistacio PISTACIA CHINENSIS 80
Lemonwood tree PITTOSPORUM EUGENIOIDES 40
Japanese cheesewood PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA 40
London plane 'colombiana' PLATANUS COLUMBIANA 95
Western Sycamore PLATANUS RACEMOSA** 100
London plane 'bloodgood' PLATANUS X HISPANICA 'BLOODGOOD' 95 Yew pine PODOCURPUS MACROPHYLLUS 75
Poplar POPULUS 60
Flowering cherry PRUNUS AKEBONO 80
Wild Plum PRUNUS AMARACANA 40
Almond tree PRUNUS ALMOND 50
Apricot tree PRUNUS APRICOT 40
Species Rating Table
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Resolution 25-XXX
Fees Effective July 6, 2025
Schedule B - Engineering
Common Name Species Rating%
Fruiting cherry PRUNUS AVIUM 0
Carolina cherry PRUNUS CAROLINIANA 60
Purple leaf plum PRUNUS CERASFERA KRAUTER VESUVIUS 70
Peach tree PRUNUS PERSICA 40
Douglas fir PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII 80
Guava PSIDIUM GUAJAVA 40
Pomegranate PUNICA GRANATUM 40
Aristocrat Flowering pear treePYRUS CALLERYANA 'ARISTOCRAT' 75 Bradford flowering pear PYRUS CALLERYANA 'BRADFORD' 75
Chanticleer flowering pear PYRUS CALLERYANA 'CHANTICLEER' 75 Evergreen flowering pear PYRUS KAWAKAMII 75
Asian pear PYRUS PYRIFOLIA 40
Oak QUERCUS 90
Coast live oak QUERCUS AGRIFOLIA** 100
White oak QUERCUS ALBA 90
Texas red oak QUERCUS BUCKEYI 90
Sierra oak QUERCUS CAMBII 90
Blue oak QUERCUS DOUGLASII** 100
Forest green oak QUERCUS FRAINETTO 90
Holly oak QUERCUS ILEX 90
Black oak QUERCUS KELLOGGII** 100
Valley oak QUERCUS LOBATA** 100
Red oak QUERCUS SUBER 90
Cork oak QUERCUS SUBER 90
Southern live oak QUERCUS VIRGINIANA 100
Interior live oak QUERCUS WISLIZENI** 100
African sumac RHUS LANCIA 70
Weeping willow SALIX BABYLONICA 40
Wild willow SALIX SCOULERIANA 0
California pepper tree SCHINUS MOLE 40
Brazilian pepper tree SCHINUS TEREBINTHEFOLIUS 40
Coast redwood SEQUIOA SEMPRIVIRONS 95
Giant sequioa SEQUOIADENDRON GIGANTEUM 80
Japanese pogoda SOPHORIA JAPONICA 70
Chinese tallow TRIADICA SEBIFERA 50
Water gum TRISTANIA LAURINA 70
Bosque chinese elm ULMAS PARVIFOLIA 'BOSQUE' 90
Chinese elm ULMUS PARVIFOLIA 70
Siberian elm ULMUS PUMILA 60
Bay laurel UMBELLULARIA CALIFORNICA** 100
Mexican fan palm WASHINGTON ROBUSTA 0
Spanish dagger yucca YUCCA GLORIOSA 0
Zelkova ZELKOVA SERRATA 65
*All palms on Palm Avenue are protected heritage trees and will be rated @ 100% **Protected tree species
Species Rating Table