1 Development Impact Fee
Annual and Five- Year Report
for
Period Ending
June 30, 2025
Report Date: November 18, 2025 (DRAFT)
Acceptance of Report by Fremont City Council: December 9, 2025 (PROPOSED)
2 Development Impact Fee Annual and Five-Year Report
Table of Contents
Overview and Legal Requirements for Development Impact Fee Reporting ......................... 3 Capital Facilities Fee..................................................................................................................... 5 Fire Facilities Fee .......................................................................................................................... 9 Traffic Impact Fee ...................................................................................................................... 12 Parkland Fee................................................................................................................................ 17 Park Facilities Fee ....................................................................................................................... 22 Comprehensive List of Development Impact Fees Effective July 1, 2024 ............................. 27
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3 Overview and Legal Requirements for Development Impact Fee Reporting
This report fulfills the annual and five-year reporting requirements set forth in the Mitigation Fee Act (California Government Code Section 66000 et seq.) with respect to the City of Fremont’s Development Impact Fees.
The City has five Development Impact Fees:
• Capital Facilities Fee (Fund 535)
• Fire Facilities Fee (Fund 544)
• Traffic Impact Fee (Fund 531)
• Parkland Fee (Fund 542)
• Park Facilities Fee (Funds 533, 540)
The City has established and maintains separate funds for each of these five fees. When a developer pays a development impact fee, the payment is credited to the appropriate fund.
Interest earned on the money in a fund is credited to that fund. Each fund is available only for the purpose for which its associated development impact fee was charged, and expenditures cannot be made from a fund for any other purpose.
Annual Report
In accordance with the requirements of Government Code Sec. 66006(b)(1), the following information is provided in the annual report for each development impact fee fund for Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as “FY2024/25” or “this fiscal year”).
(A) A brief description of the type of fee in the fund. (B) The rate of the fee.
(C) The beginning and ending balance in the fund for the fiscal year. (D) The amount of fees collected, and interest earned during the fiscal year. (E) An identification of each public improvement on which fees were expended during the fiscal year and the amount of the expenditures on each improvement, including the total percentage of the cost of the public improvement that was funded with fees. (F) (i) An identification of an approximate date by which the construction of the public improvement will commence if the local agency determines that sufficient funds have been collected to complete financing on an incomplete public improvement, as identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 66001, and the public improvement remains incomplete. (ii) An identification of each public improvement identified in a previous report pursuant to clause (i) and whether construction began on the approximate date noted in the previous report. (iii) For a project identified pursuant to clause (ii) for which construction did not commence by the approximate date provided in the previous report, the reason for the delay and a revised approximate date that the local agency will commence construction.
(G) A description of each interfund transfer or loan made from the account or fund, including the public improvement on which the transferred or loaned fees will be expended, and, in the case of an interfund loan, the date on which the loan will be repaid, and the rate of interest that the account or funds will receive on the loan. (H) The amount of refunds made [as pursuant to Government Code Section 66001(e)] due to
4 sufficient funds being collected to complete financing on incomplete public improvements, and the amount of reallocation of funds made [as pursuant to Government Code Section 66001(f)] due to administrative costs of refunding unexpended revenues exceeding the amount to be refunded. For any refunds made, the number of persons or entities identified to receive those refunds.
Note that, during FY2024/25, no refunds under Government Code Section 66001(e) or allocations under Government Code Section 66001(f) were made in connection with any of the development impact fee accounts.
Five-Year Report
The City provides the following information in the five-year report for each development impact fee fund in accordance with Government Code Sec. 66001(d)(1), which requires that, for the fifth fiscal year following the first deposit of any impact fee revenue into an account or fund as required by Section 66006 (b), and every five years thereafter, the local agency shall make the following findings for any fee revenue that remains unexpended, whether committed or uncommitted:
(A) Identify the purpose to which the fee is to be put. (B) Demonstrate a reasonable relationship between the fee and the purpose for which it is charged.
(C) Identify all sources and amounts of funding anticipated to complete financing in incomplete improvements identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Government Code section 66001.
(D) Designate the approximate dates on which the funding referred to in (C) is expected to be deposited into the appropriate account or fund.
All projections regarding future use of City funds for public improvements are made with reference to the most recent Capital Improvement Program of the City adopted by the City Council on June 10, 2025, as amended and updated from time to time. The fee amounts for each of the five impact fee programs are included under each fee program, and a comprehensive list of development impact fees effective July 1, 2024, is included at the end of the combined report. All fees are administered pursuant to Chapter 18.290 of the Fremont Municipal Code.
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5 Capital Facilities Fee
I. Annual Information
A. Brief Description of the Fee: The Capital Facilities Fee funds the capital facilities needed to serve new development, including city administration, police, animal shelter, and library facilities.
B. Fee Rate: The current base fee rate was established by the City Council on June 1, 2021, and is adjusted annually to account for inflationary changes on capital construction costs.
The rate of the fee effective July 1, 2024, is set forth below:
Land Use
Capital
Facilities
0 bedrooms (studios) $1,626
1 bedroom $2,199
2 bedrooms $3,267
3 bedrooms $4,181
4 bedrooms $4,906
>4 per bedroom $971
Office (KSF) $1,269
Retail/Service (KSF) $754
Warehouse (KSF) $543
Light Industrial (KSF) $424
Manufacturing (KSF) $772
Research & Development (KSF) $978
Business Park (KSF) See Note 5
Convalescent Home/Nursing Home (KSF) $424
Assisted Living/Congregate Care Facility
(KSF) $424
Hospital (KSF) $424
Religious Facility (KSF) $1,093
Schools, all (K-12) (KSF) $1,093
School, Vocation/Trade/Collegian (KSF) $1,093
Hotel/Motel (Room) $241
Note 5. For uses paying the Traffic fee as a Business Park, the most applicable Capital Facilities and Fire Facilities fees would also apply (e.g., office, manufacturing).
C. Fund Balance in FY2024/25 as of the following dates:
Beginning Balance (July 1, 2024): $ 1,121,714
Ending Balance (June 30, 2025): $ 998,657
D. Fees Collected and Interest Earned in FY2024/25:
Fees Collected: $ 806,888
Interest Earned: $ 71,364
6 E. Public Improvements on Which Fees Were Expended this Fiscal Year, Amount Expended, and Total Percentage of Costs Funded with Fees: During FY2024/25, $1,310 was used to support the administrative costs associated with the Capital Facilities Fee program.
Capital Facilities Impact Fees
through June 30, 2025
Name of Project
Amount of
Impact Fee
Expensed in
FY24/25
Amount of
Fee Proceeds
in Project
Total Project
Appropriation
%
of Project Funded from Fee:
Amount of Fee Proceeds /
Total Project Cost Funded
Development Impact Fee Review 1,310 N/A N/A N/A (Administrative) Debt Payments* (see note below) 1,000,000 24,095,000 N/A N/A TOTAL $1,001,310 $24,095,000
*Debt Payments, as noted in the table above, are associated with the 2019 Lease Revenue Bonds.
This debt issue refinanced previously issued debt that funded the following facilities that were designed to accommodate future development: city hall, police administration center, police detention facility, maintenance center, development services center, family resource center, and animal shelter.
F. Public Improvements that have Achieved Full Financing, Remain Incomplete, and the Projected Construction Start Date (as of November 2025): N/A
G. Interfund Activities: During FY2024/25, there were no interfund loans. The amount of $1,000,000 was transferred to the General Fund to pay a portion of the debt service on the City’s 2019 Lease Revenue Bonds (see note in Section E above). The amount of debt service funded by the interfund transfer did not exceed the proportion of project cost (principal and interest) that is allocable to new/future development.
II. Five-Year Information
The Capital Facilities Fee fund has approximately $998,657 in funds that remain unexpended.
With respect to that portion of the fund remaining unexpended, the following information is provided as required by Government Code Section 66001(d)(1):
A. Fee Purpose: The purpose of the Capital Facilities Impact Fee is to fund the capital facilities needed to serve new development. In this analysis, capital facilities include city administration, police, animal shelter and library facilities. The maximum justified impact fee presented was determined based on the existing inventory standard. The fee is used to fund the acquisition, construction and improvement of capital facilities (including vehicles and equipment with a life of more than five year) that expand the City’s capacity to provide new development administration, police, animal shelter, maintenance, development services, human services, library facilities and information technology and communications infrastructure to meet the needs of new development in the City through 2035.
Fee revenues are used to help fund the design and construction of new facilities, amenities and related administrative costs. Fees are also used to continue to pay down new development’s unpaid share of debt-financed capital facilities (i.e., city administration,
7 police, animal shelter and library facilities). As of June 30, 2025, $24,095,000 of the fees have been used for this purpose, with approximately $6.7 million of unpaid principal and interest remaining.
The City has been accumulating Capital Facilities Fees to pay for the acquisition of the new Age Well Center in Warm Springs. From FY2021/22 through FY2023/24, $3,365,421 of Capital Facilities Fees were used to pay for a portion of the acquisition cost. In September 2025, the City and the developer agreed to a discounted prepayment of the remaining acquisition cost, and that payment was made from the Capital Improvement Fund, eliminating any future burden on Capital Facilities Fees.
B. Relationship Between the Fee and Fee Purpose: The purpose of the fee remains to fund capital facilities that serve new development, and the balance of $998,657 that remains unexpended in the capital facilities fee fund ( Fund 535) as of June 30, 2025 will continue to be used for that purpose. The City’s planned use of the current fee balance and the need to accumulate additional funds for future capital projects, as discussed above, demonstrates a reasonable relationship between the Capital Facilities Fee and the purpose for which it is collected. The maximum justified impact fee presented was determined based on the existing inventory standard and its use to fund capital facilities is supported by the 2021 nexus studies showing the reasonable relationship between new development and the impact fee funding the necessary facilities.
For information on the fee calculation methodology and a list of planned facilities, see Table A.3 of the Capital Facilities Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021. Background information is also provided in the Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report, May 17, 2021. Both reports were prepared by Willdan Financial Services and are available at:
https://www.fremont.gov/government/departments/community-development/planning- building-permit-services/fees
C. Sources and Amounts of Funding Anticipated to Complete Financing in Incomplete Projects/Improvements: The Capital Facilities Fee paid by new development constitutes an important source of funding for expanding the City’s existing facilities and constructing new facilities needed to serve new development. As discussed above, additional impact fee revenue is needed to augment the existing fund balance of $998,657 in order to pay new development’s unpaid share of debt-financed capital facilities already provided. Additional fee revenue is also needed to pay for the construction of other facilities identified below and in the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) list, which will be obtained over time. The fee revenue may need to be supplemented with funding from the General Fund or other sources or financed otherwise.
To maintain the current level of service (assuming continuing development activity), the City will need to provide additional facilities in future years. These include, for example, a new community center in Central Park and expanding the police administration building, the City’s fiber communications infrastructure, and the main library, as well as constructing a new branch library in Warm Springs and a new community center in North Fremont. The combined estimated cost of these projects is over $100 million.
8 D. Timing: When Anticipated Funding is Expected to be Deposited: The City collects funds from new development as it occurs. It is not possible to predict in the immediate short term how many development projects will occur and the timing of such projects. Reference is made to the following reports for projections of development to occur over the long-term horizon:
• Capital Facilities Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021 • Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report May 17, 2021
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9 Fire Facilities Fee
I. Annual Information
A. Brief Description of the Fee: The Fire Facilities Fee is assessed on new residential, commercial, and industrial development to pay for its proportionate share of land and construction costs for fire stations and the acquisition cost of fire apparatus and equipment that will be needed to provide adequate fire protection and emergency services for new development through 2035.
B. Fee Rate: The current base fee rate was established by the City Council on June 1, 2021, and is adjusted annually to account for inflationary changes on capital construction costs.
The rate of the fee effective July 1, 2024, is set forth below:
Land Use
Fire
Facilities
0 bedrooms (studios) $305
1 bedroom $413
2 bedrooms $613
3 bedrooms $785
4 bedrooms $920
>4 per bedroom $182
Office (KSF) $752
Retail/Service (KSF) $447
Warehouse (KSF) $449
Light Industrial (KSF) $251
Manufacturing (KSF) $458
Research & Development (KSF) $581
Business Park (KSF) See Note 5
Convalescent Home/Nursing Home (KSF) $251
Assisted Living/Congregate Care Facility
(KSF) $251
Hospital (KSF) $251
Religious Facility (KSF) $649
Schools, all (K-12) (KSF) $649
School, Vocation/Trade/Collegian (KSF) $649
Hotel/Motel (Room) $143
Note 5. For uses paying the Traffic fee as a Business Park, the most applicable Capital Facilities and Fire Facilities fees would also apply (e.g., office, manufacturing).
C. Fund Balance in FY2024/25 as of the following dates:
Beginning Balance (July 1, 2024): $ 1,176,626
Ending Balance (June 30, 2025): $ 1,407,397
D. Fees Collected and Interest Earned in FY2024/25:
Fees Collected: $ 272,948
Interest Earned: $ 72,524
10 E. Public Improvements on Which Fees Were Expended this Fiscal Year, Amount Expended, and Total Percentage of Costs Funded with Fees: During FY2024/25, $114,447 in fees were used to purchase fire equipment and $255 was used to support the administrative costs associated with this fee program.
Fire Facilities Impact Fees
through June 30, 2025
Name of Project
Amount of
Impact Fee
Expensed in
FY24/25
Amount of
Fee Proceeds
in Project
Total Project
Appropriation
%
of Project Funded from Fee:
Amount of Fee Proceeds /
Total Project Cost Funded
Fire Equipment 114,447 114,447 114,447 100%
Development Impact Fee Review 255 N/A N/A N/A (Administrative) TOTAL $114,702 $114,447 $114,447
F. Public Improvements that have Achieved Full Financing, Remain Incomplete, and the Projected Construction Start Date (as of November 2025): Sufficient funds have not been collected to complete financing on public improvements that were identified at the time the fee was imposed, which remain incomplete at this time.
G. Interfund Activities: There were no interfund loans or transfers during FY2024/25.
II. Five-Year Information
The Fire Facilities Fee fund has approximately $1,407,397 in funds that remain unexpended.
With respect to that portion of the fund remaining unexpended, the following information is provided every five years, as required by Government Code Section 66001(d):
A. Fee Purpose: The purpose of the fire facilities impact fee is to fund the fire facilities needed to serve new development. Fremont currently provides fire protection services from 11 fire stations. The maximum justified impact fee is presented based on the existing facilities standard of fire facilities per capita.
B. Relationship Between the Fee and Fee Purpose: The purpose of the fee remains to fund fire facilities that serve new development , and the balance $1,407,397 that remains unexpended in the Fire Facilities Fee Fund (Fund 544) as of June 30, 2025, plus any additional funds collected, will continue to be used for that purpose. For example, the City needs to accumulate funds for an additional engine company and a fire station expansion. Thus, the City’s planned use of the current fee balance and the need to accumulate additional funds for future fire facility projects demonstrates a reasonable relationship between the fee and the purpose for which it is collected. The maximum justified impact fee presented was determined based on the existing inventory standard, and its use to fund fire facilities is supported by the 2021 nexus studies showing the reasonable relationship between new development and the impact fee funding the necessary facilities.
To best accommodate future growth, as recommended by the Standards of Coverage Assessment by Citygate Associates, LLC, dated March 23, 2020, the City added a new fourteenth fire company. The cost of acquiring the additional fire truck and the equipment needed to activate the new company over the past three years was $2,539,692. Additionally,
11 in prior years Fire Facilities Fees were used to pay down new development’s unpaid share of debt-financed fire facilities. As of June 30, 2025, $1,812,258 of Fire Facilities Fees have been used for this purpose, and approximately $9.6 million of unpaid principal and interest remains outstanding.
For further information on the fee calculation methodology and the planned fire facilities, see Fire Facilities Impact Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021, and the Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report, May 17, 2021, prepared by Willdan Financial Services, report available: https://www.fremont.gov/government/departments/community- development/planning-building-permit-services/fees
C. Sources and Amounts of Funding Anticipated to Complete Financing in Incomplete Projects/Improvements: The Fire Facilities Fee paid by new development constitutes the primary source of funding for acquisition of apparatus and equipment and new construction related to expansion of the City’s fire protection system. Fire Department staff have determined an additional new engine company will be needed in the future to maintain the current level of service and will require expansion of the existing Fire Station 5. The cost of the expansion is estimated at $4.5 million, and the cost of the new fire apparatus and equipment needed to activate the new engine company is estimated at $1.8 million.
As discussed above, the existing fund balance of $1,407,397 combined with Fire Facilities Fee paid in future years will be sufficient to pay financing costs of existing facilities, expand an existing fire station, and activate a new engine company. The fees may need to be supplemented with general funds or other funding sources as necessary.
D. Timing: When Anticipated Funding is Expected to be Deposited: The City collects funds from new development as it occurs. It is not possible to predict in the immediate short term how many development projects will occur and the timing of such projects. Reference is made to the following reports for projections of development to occur over the long-term horizon:
• Fire Facilities Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021
• Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report May 17, 2021 • Standards of Coverage Assessment, March 23, 2020
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12 Traffic Impact Fee
I. Annual Information
A. Brief Description of the Fee: The Traffic Impact Fee is assessed on new development for its proportionate share of the costs of traffic improvements on the citywide transportation system attributable to increased trips generated by new development through 2035.
B. Fee Rate: The current base fee rate was established by the City Council on June 1, 2021, and is adjusted annually to account for inflationary changes on capital construction costs.
The rate of the fee effective July 1, 2024, is set forth below:
Land Use Traffic
0 bedrooms (studios) $2,836
1 bedroom $2,836
2 bedrooms $3,169
3 bedrooms $3,169
4 bedrooms $4,824
4>4 per bedroom See Note 4
Office (KSF) $7,046
Retail/Service (KSF) $9,648
Warehouse (KSF) $4,171
Light Industrial (KSF) $5,107
Manufacturing (KSF) $3,546
Research & Development (KSF) $5,060
Business Park (KSF) $5,959
Convalescent Home/Nursing Home (KSF) $4,776
Assisted Living/Congregate Care Facility
(KSF) $947
Hospital (KSF) $5,435
Religious Facility (KSF) $4,446
Schools, all (K-12) (KSF) $10,025
School, Vocation/Trade/Collegian (KSF) $12,484
Hotel/Motel (Room) $2,885
4. Under the Traffic fee, residential units with more than four bedrooms pay the fee applicable to a 4-bedroom unit.
C. Fund Balance in FY2024/25 as of the following dates:
Beginning Balance (July 1, 2024): $ 8,609,937
Ending Balance (June 30, 2025): $ 8,748,202
D. Fees Collected and Interest Earned in FY2024/25:
Fees Collected: $ 1,736,154
Interest Earned: $ 501,124
13 E. Public Improvements on Which Fees Were Expended this Fiscal Year, Amount Expended, and Total Percentage of Costs Funded with Fees: Fee proceeds were expended on 22 public improvement projects and active transportation improvement programs during FY2024/25, as noted in the charts below. Net expenditure in the amount of $2,099,013 was expensed to this fund during this fiscal year. The projects, the cost per project, and the percentage of costs paid by fees are included in the chart below, including information on fully funded projects and their projected construction commencement da tes (see also Sect ion F for construction schedule information):
Traffic Impact Fees
through June 30, 2025
Name of Project
Amount of
Impact Fee
Expensed
in FY24/25
Amount of
Fee
Proceeds
in Project*
Total Project
Appropriation*
% of Project
Funded from Fee:
Amount of Fee
Proceeds /
Total Project Cost
Funded Construction Status
Traffic Improvement
Program (formally Traffic
Signal Various Locations)
559,092
4,625,429
5,904,177 78%
Ongoing program (see notes
below)
Washington R/R Grade
Separation 1,169
180,000
1,557,558 12%
Project completed in 2010;
Ongoing work for HazMat
monitoring
Pavement Maintenance 80,000
80,000 N/A 0%
Project completed in 2024
(scope included bikeway
improvements)
Capital Improvement
Program (CIP) Preparation
93,407 N/A N/A N/A N/A (Administrative)
Development Impact Fee
Review
1,231 N/A N/A N/A N/A (Administrative)
Mowry/State Intersection
Improvements
815
521,146 529,146 98%
TBD (pending full construction
funding plan)
Bike/Pedestrian Bridge over
I880 200,780 1,677,175 8,186,489 20% TBD (pending full construction
funding plan)
Traffic Signal Install
Mission/Sullivan 67,626 950,000 1,150,000 83% See Section F Traffic Signal Upgrade &
Modernization 299,827
2,766,383
3,709,758 75%
Ongoing program (see notes
below)
Grimmer Blvd (Fremont to
PPP) 229,201
1,200,000
4,200,000 29% Construction in 2027
Measure BB Projects (City
Staff participation)
163,298
784,111
5,357,109 15%
On-going program (see notes
below)
Pedestrian Improvements
5,495
385,326
2,169,648 18%
Ongoing program (see notes
below)
State Route 262 Cross
Connector
2,393
100,000
200,000 50%
N/A (project planning work
only)
Sabercat Trail Extension
Project (Phase I)
60,274 657,000
6,568,000 10% Construction in 2027
I680 Interchange
Modernization 30,038
450,000
8,597,499 5%
TBD (pending full construction
funding plan)
Decoto Rd Complete Street
& Transit Priority
4,452
748,233
1,914,933 39%
TBD (pending full construction
funding plan)
Dumbarton Bridge to Quarry
Lakes Trail – Segment A 18,334
300,000
3,778,000 8%
TBD (pending full construction
funding plan)
Walnut Ave/Liberty
Protected Intersection
10,652 890,974
2,167,598 41% Project completed in May 2024
Bike & Pedestrian Planning
Studies 38,051
100,000
500,000 20%
Ongoing program (see notes
below)
Fremont Blvd/Country
Intersection Improvements 9,135 50,000
2,451,679 2%
Project completed September
2025
Centerville RR Corridor
Safety Enhancement 30564
174,669
880,525 20%
TBD (pending full construction
funding plan)
Fremont/Walnut Bikeway
Project
193,180
300,000
4,772,000 6%
Construction has started;
contract approved May 6, 2025
TOTAL
$2,099,013
$42,397,157 $250,341,741
14 *Amount of Fee Proceeds in Project and Total Project Appropriation is the cumulative total funding appropriated since the start of the project.
Planning or Program Activities Information during FY 2024/25 is provided below:
Name of Program or
Planning Activity
Notes
Traffic Improvement Program
(formally Traffic Signal
Various Locations)
(PWC7953)
1) Installation of enhanced traffic signal equipment, including new signal controllers, video detection cameras, CCTV traffic monitoring cameras, and touchless pedestrian push buttons. (Citywide)
2) On-going monitoring, adjustment, data collection, and performance measure of traffic signal coordination timing along previously implemented corridors along Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont Boulevard, Stevenson Boulevard, Mowry Avenue, and Warm Springs Boulevard. Expand signal coordination timing along Washington Boulevard and Fremont Boulevard south of Washington Boulevard intersection.
3) Provided funding to construct separated bikeway and protected intersection improvements in the Downtown Area through the City’s Fremont/Country Drive Intersection Improvement project and the Walnut Avenue Phase II Bikeway Project (currently under construction).
Bikeway & Pedestrian
Improvements Program
(PWC8874 and PWC8944)
1) Enhanced separated bikeway devices with tuff curbs along Stevenson Boulevard, Paseo Padre Parkway, and Grimmer Boulevard. Replaced existing damaged K71 bollards and other bike lane separation devices along various arterial roadways. Installed precast concrete curbs along separated bikeway near the Fremont Boulevard/Stevenson Boulevard intersections. 2) Finalized design of parking protected bikeway along Civic Center Drive and bi-directional cycle track along Country Drive near Washington High School. 3) Expanded curb extension treatments at various residential intersections adjacent to various K-12 schools in the City as part of the City’s Safe Routes to School program.
Traffic Signals: Upgrades &
Modernization (PWC8931)
1) On-going design work of a new Traffic Management Center at the City Development Services Center office.
2) Began design of expansion of new traffic signal fiber communication along Paseo Padre Parkway and Washington Boulevard to connect to signals in the Mission San Jose District.
3) Completed design of new fiber redundancy ring utilizing Caltrans fiber network along I-880 corridor to support the City’s Fiber Master Plan implementation. Obtained Caltrans encroachment permit for the project construction. Awarded project construction contract in September 2025.
Pedestrian Improvement
Program (PWC8944)
The 2024 Pedestrian Crossing Enhancement Project (PWC9078) has started construction. Contract was awarded in November 2025. Fee funds providing local matching funds for the secured Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant for the project, with the HSIP grant paying for the majority of the design staff cost. The project will implement enhanced pedestrian crossings with pedestrian actuated beacons at Fremont Boulevard/Clough Avenue, Fremont Boulevard/Papazian Way, Fremont Boulevard/Adams Avenue, Fremont Boulevard/Crestwood Street, Fremont Boulevard/Michael Avenue, Fremont Boulevard/Doane Street, Paseo Padre Parkway/Dorne Place, and Paseo Padre Parkway/Mento Drive intersections.
Bike and Pedestrian Planning
Studies (PWC9049)
Completed development of a new Citywide Active Transportation Plan (ATP). ATP was adopted by City Council in May 2025.
Measure BB Projects (City
Staff participation)
(PWC8933)
Funds City staff time to participate in various ongoing regional transportation and land use planning efforts as required by the Alameda Countywide Congestion Management Program (managed by ACTC) and the Bay Area Regional Transportation Program (managed by MTC). Also funds city staff time to supplement the design and construction of ACTC and Measure BB grant funded projects.
15 Pavement Maintenance
Program
Installation of new bike lanes, bike lane separation devices, and other pedestrian crossing enhancements that are implemented through the City’s pavement maintenance and rehabilitation projects. Fee funds are only used to procure and install the various bikeway and pedestrian related improvements.
F. Public Improvements that have Achieved Full Financing, Remain Incomplete, and the Projected Construction Start Date (as of November 2025): Sufficient funds have been collected to complete financing on one outstanding project. This project and the anticipated construction commencement date is listed below:
Project Name Anticipated Construction
Start Date
Mission / Sullivan Traffic Signal (PWC8930) January 2026
Project with Revised Construction Schedule: The following information provides a list of projects experiencing schedule delays since previously reported, the reason for delay, and the revised schedule for commencement of construction:
• Mission / Sullivan Traffic Signal – Additional time has been required to obtain timely plan reviews and permits from Caltrans related to project features located along Mission Boulevard (State Route 238). Anticipated construction start date is now January 2026.
G. Interfund Activities: There were no interfund loans or transfers during FY2024/25.
II. Five-Year Information
The Traffic Impact Fee account has approximately $8,748,202 in funds that remain unexpended and for which the following information is provided.
A. Fee Purpose: The purpose of the Traffic Impact Fee is to fund the traffic facilities needed to serve new development through 2035. The maximum justified impact fee is presented based on the existing facilities standard of traffic facilities per PM peak hour trip. PM peak hour trips are defined as trips generated during the hour of highest volume of traffic entering and exiting a development site during the PM on a weekday.
Traffic Impact Fees are used to fund the transportation facilities needed to manage traffic growth along the City roadway network as a result of new developments and City growth.
Improvements may take on the form of operational improvements (e.g., traffic signal modernization and timing coordination) to improve traffic flow efficiency as well as active transportation improvements (e.g., bike and pedestrian improvements) to encourage alternative transportation modes instead of single occupancy vehicle driving.
B. Relationship Between the Fee and Fee Purpose: As of June 30, 2025, there was $8,748,202 of fee proceeds in the Traffic Impact Fees fund. The need for Traffic Impact Fees to construct the City’s traffic improvements for serving new development has not been fully filled. The money is needed to support ongoing citywide traffic improvement projects.
16 The Traffic Impact Fee account balance continues to be required to fund new development’s share of transportation facilities and improvements to accommodate demands on the City’s infrastructure. Anticipated development cumulatively will generate a substantial increase over existing levels of traffic. This increase in traffic will result in traffic volumes that exceed the capacity of the existing citywide circulation system. The City’s use of the fee balance to fund projects, as identified in the Traffic Impact Fees Technical Study, and to be programmed in the Capital Improvement Program, demonstrates that a reasonable relationship exists between the Traffic Impact Fee and purpose for which they were collected.
For further information on the fee calculation methodology, please refer to the Traffic Impact Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021, and the Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report, May 17, 2021, prepared by Willdan Financial Service, report available: https://www.fremont.gov/government/departments/community- development/planning-building-permit-services/fees.
C. Sources and Amounts of Funding Anticipated to Complete Financing in Incomplete Projects/Improvements: It is important to note that the Traffic Impact Fee paid by new development contributes only a portion of the funding required to complete projects. Staff proactively seek grant opportunities to offset the expense of traffic mitigation projects. Of the $8.7 million in fund balance, a total of $5.5 million represents appropriations to current active projects in the design or construction phase or projects that require further funding. The remaining $3.2 million will be programmed through updates to the Capital Improvement Program.
D. Timing: When Anticipated Funding is Expected to be Deposited: The City collects funds from new development as it occurs. It is not possible to predict in the immediate short term how many development projects will occur and the timing of such projects.
Reference is made to the following reports for projections of development to occur over the long-term horizon.
• Traffic Impact Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021
• Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report May 17, 2021.
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17 Parkland Fee
I. Annual Information
A. Brief Description of the Fee: The Parkland Fee is levied on all new residential development to pay for new development’s share of the cost of acquiring land and preparing it for park development through 2035. The fee is based on the per-acre cost of maintaining the existing standard of parkland in Fremont at the proportion of 5 .0 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents. This is a long-standing standard, predating the Parks and Recreation Element of the City’s General Plan.
The General Plan (adopted in 2011) identifies the trend of future growth to be denser due to the limited availability of vacant land , which coupled with the trend of compact, vertical housing without private backyards , is expected to compound the demand for new parkland.
In addition to maintaining or exceeding the parkland 5 acres per 1,000 residents ratio, the 2022 Parks and Recreation Master Plan’s Land Acquisition Manual further expands the City’s parkland acquisition goal to prioritize equitable access to parks and recreational amenities within a 10-minute walking distance from all n eighborhoods, with a focus on currently underserved areas of the city.
B. Fee Rate: The current base fee rate was established by the City Council on June 1, 2021, and is adjusted annually to account for inflationary changes on capital construction costs. The rate of the fee effective July 1, 2024, per dwelling unit, based on the number of bedrooms in the dwelling unit, is set forth below:
Land Use Parkland
0 bedrooms (studios) $5,786
1 bedroom $8,965
2 bedrooms $12,328
3 bedrooms $15,097
4 bedrooms $18,869
>4 per bedroom $3,478
C. Fund Balance in FY2024/25 as of the following dates:
Beginning Balance (July 1, 2024): $ 69,386,225
Ending Balance (June 30, 2025): $ 73,827,698
D. Fees Collected and Interest Earned in FY2024/25:
Fees Collected: $ 1,508,508
Interest Earned: $ 3,906,601
E. Public Improvements on Which Fees Were Expended this Fiscal Year, Amount Expended, and Total Percentage of Costs Funded with Fees:
In FY2024/25, Parkland Fee funds were expended for parkland purchase and related fees, and program and administrative support. 1.1 acres of parkland were purchased in the
18 Irvington area which is identified as being park deficient. The City also secured a service agreement for $1,000,000 over five years with a specialized real estate consultant to assess the Fremont real estate market, locate and map viable parkland, and evaluate potential parkland purchase opportunities and park expansion feasibility at various locations. Net expenditure in the amount of $973,636 (see table below) was expensed to this fund during this fiscal year.
Additionally, funds and resources were expended this fiscal year to evaluate potential parkland sites and parcels in multiple neighborhoods (Cabrillo, Glenmoor, Central/Downtown, Irvington, Grimmer, and South Fremont) regarding availability, cost, environmental hazards, and compliance with the City’s Park development standards. Nine properties are actively being considered for acquisition that represent more than 20 acres for new parkland.
Parkland Impact Fees
through June 30, 2025
Name of Project
Amount of
Impact Fee
Expensed in
FY24/25
Amount of Fee
Proceeds in
Project*
Total Project
Appropriation*
%
of Project Funded from Fee:
Amount of Fee Proceeds /
Total Project Cost Funded
Park Land Acquisition
$839,545
$3,733,000
$3,857,092
97%
Development Impact Fee Review 3,434 N/A N/A N/A (Administrative) Parkland Acq Admin Support 130,656 N/A N/A N/A (Administrative) TOTAL $973,636 $3,733,000 $3,857,092
* Amount of Fee Proceeds in Project and Total Project Appropriation is the cumulative total funding appropriated since the start of the project.
F. Public Improvements that have Achieved Full Financing, Remain Incomplete, and the Projected Construction Start Date (as of November 2025): Not applicable. The Parkland Fee program addresses land acquisition and not public improvements. The financing of park construction projects using development impact fees is addressed through the Park Facilities Fee program. As noted above, nine properties are under evaluation for parkland acquisition, pending completion of further feasibility studies and cost analyses. The approximate date for funding and acquiring parkland will be determined, at the discretion of the City Council, when the required studies are finalized and the City determines whether full financing has been achieved.
G. Interfund Activities: There were no interfund loans or transfers in FY2024/25.
II. Five-Year Information
The Parkland Fee account has approximately $73,827,698 in funds that remain unexpended.
With respect to that portion of the account remaining unexpended, the following information is provided:
A. Fee Purpose: The purpose of the Parkland Fee is to fund the acquisition and preparation of parkland for future park development needed to serve new development through 2035. The maximum justified impact fees in this report are presented based on the existing standard of parkland per capita, 5.0 acres per 1,000 residents.
19 B. Relationship Between the Fee and Fee Purpose: As of June 30, 2025, there were $73,827,698 of fee proceeds in the Parkland Fee fund. The need for parkland to maintain the City’s existing parkland acreage standard (and parkland needs) for serving new development has not been fully realized. Funds are needed to purchase new parkland and prepare it for future park development. The City continually seeks to identify available parcels of land that can be purchased for a prudent price, are available for purchase, and will meet the City’s parkland needs.
In 2021, it was estimated that 86 acres of parkland, at a cost of $2.5 million per acre, for a total of $215 million, were needed to address the City’s adopted parkland standards (Source:
Parkland and Park Facilities Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021). Due to cost escalation, prices per acre continue to increase annually, and the total amount needed to purchase 86 acres of parkland and prepare the parcels for development is significantly greater than the $73,827,698 remaining balance as of June 30, 2025, Ending Balance.
The Parkland Fee funds the acquisition and preparation of parkland throughout the City, and specifically, in geographical areas of Fremont where parks are non-existent and/or are insufficient to serve community recreational needs, consistent with City policies and objectives focused on addressing citywide park equity (see March 2022 Parks and Recreation Master Plan). The areas with the highest need for parks are densely residential areas with little or no open space remaining. The exhibit below shows the areas of the City which have a deficiency in park resources.
EXHIBIT 1 – City of Fremont Areas Considered Park Deficient
20 In FY2024-25, the City acquired one property (1.1 acres) for new parkland and nine other properties are being considered for acquisition and parkland preparation, representing an additional parkland acreage of more than 20 acres (see Table 1 below).
Table 1 – Committed/Active Parkland Acquisition Efforts
Area of City Priority Designation Based
on Level of Park Deficiency
Number of
Properties
Size
Cabrillo Very high 1 2 to 5 acres
Irvington Very high 1 5 to 10 acres
South Fremont Moderate 7 10 to 15 acres
To support the park system as described in the City’s General Plan, a Neighborhood Park should be between 2 and 10 acres in size, and a Community Park should be greater than 10 acres in size. The City has found that land in high priority locations is in very short supply, increasing the cost of available land. Furthermore, most land in priority locations is either 1) already developed and would require funds for demolition to prepare the land for a park, and/or 2) is contaminated and would require significant funds for remediation before a park can be developed.
As reported in the Annual Information under Parkland Acquisition, nine properties are under evaluation for parkland acquisition in several priority areas of the City. Feasibility studies and cost analyses are being conducted for these sites and fee proceeds have been committed to these projects.
The City continues to pursue purchasing options and opportunities as they arise, and to evaluate anticipated cost of acquisition and development to determine whether sufficient funds have been collected to complete financing for each specific project, consistent with the City’s General Plan, the March 2022 Parks and Recreation Master Plan, and the City’s parkland needs. It is anticipated that the cost of acquiring parkland will be funded by impact fees.
The City’s planned use of the current fee balance and the need to accumulate additional funds for future parkland acquisition and preparation, as discussed above, demonstrates a reasonable relationship between the Parkland Fee and the purpose for which it is collected.
The maximum justified impact fee presented was determined based on the existing inventory standard, and its use to fund parkland acquisition is supported by the 2021 nexus studies showing the reasonable relationship between new development and the impact fee
21 funding the necessary parkland acquisition and preparation costs.
The fee has been designed so that each new residential development pays for only the cost of increasing the citywide supply of parkland to meet the needs of that development. Fee proceeds are not used to fund costs attributable to existing facilities.
For further information on the fee calculation methodology, please refer to the Parkland and Park Facilities Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021, and the Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report, May 17, 2021, prepared by Willdan Financial Services, report available: https://www.fremont.gov/government/departments/community- development/planning-building-permit-services/fees.
C. Sources and Amounts of Funding Anticipated to Complete Financing in Incomplete Projects/Improvements: The City’s total amount of parkland needed by year 2035 is 1,316 acres, or 86 acres more than what existed in 2021, and having a cost of $216 million to acquire 86 new acres (Source: Parkland and Park Facilities Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021.) Financing to complete the needed parkland acquisition by 2035 will require continued use of Parkland Impact Fees, as well as other sources.
D. Timing: When Anticipated Funding is Expected to be Deposited: The City collects funds from new development as it occurs. It is not possible to predict in the immediate short term how many development projects will occur and the timing of such projects. Reference is made to the following reports for projections of development to occur over the long-term horizon.
• Parkland and Park Facilities Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021 • Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report May 17, 2021.
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22 Park Facilities Fee
I. Annual Information
A. Brief Description of the Fee: The fee is based on the per-acre cost of maintaining the existing standard of park facilities in Fremont at the proportion of 5.0 acres of park facilities per 1,000 residents through 2035. This is a long-standing standard, predating the Parks and Recreation Element of the City’s General Plan (adopted 2011). In addition to maintaining or exceeding the park facilities 5 acres per 1,000 residents ratio, the 2022 Parks and Recreation Master Plan’s Land Acquisition Manual further expands the City’s park facilities acquisition goal to prioritize equitable access to parks and recreational amenities within a 10-minute walking distance from all neighborhoods, with a focus on currently underserved areas of the city.
B. Fee Rate: The fee is levied to fund construction of park facilities that are needed to serve new residential development. The current base fee rate was established by the City Council on June 1, 2021, 2021, and is adjusted annually to account for inflationary changes on capital construction costs.
The rate of the fee effective July 1, 2024, per dwelling unit, based on the number of bedrooms in the dwelling unit, is set forth below:
Land Use
Park
Facilities
0 bedrooms (studios) $6,878
1 bedroom $10,316
2 bedrooms $14,443
3 bedrooms $17,882
4 bedrooms $22,008
>4 per bedroom $4,126
C. Fund Balance in FY2024/25 as of the following dates:
Beginning Balance (July 1, 2024): $ 49,478,304
Ending Balance (June 30, 2025): $ 46,198,621
D. Fees Collected and Interest Earned in FY2024/25:
Fees Collected: $ 1,722,981
Interest Earned: $ 2,634,880
E. Public Improvements on Which Fees Were Expended this Fiscal Year, Amount Expended, and Total Percentage of Costs Funded with Fees: Fee proceeds were expended on 26 public improvement and administrative programs during FY2024/25.
Net expenditure in the amount of $7,637,544 was expensed to this fund during this fiscal year. The projects, the cost per project, and the percentage of costs paid by fees are included in the chart below, including information on fully funded projects and their projected construction commencement dates (see also Section F for construction
23 schedule information):
Park Facilities Impact Fees
through June 30, 2025
Name of Project
Amount of
Impact Fee
Expensed
in
FY24/25
Amount of
Fee Proceeds
in Project*
Total Project
Appropriation*
%
of Project
Funded from
Fee:
Amount of Fee
Proceeds /
Total Project
Cost Funded Construction Status
CIP-Emerging Projects
Reserve 15,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A (Administrative)
Park Planning 277,962 N/A N/A N/A N/A (Administrative) Development Impact Fee
Review 3,762 N/A N/A N/A N/A (Administrative)
Centerville Community Park
Improvements 1,919,124 12,079,829 13,129,948 92% See Section F
Dusterberry Park
Development
7,796 5,645,536 9,645,536 59%
Project completed June
2023
Security for Parks (Bollards
and New Fencing) 848 286,000 286,000 100% Ongoing program (see
notes below)
Palm Ave Park 232,244 19,100,000 19,100,000 100% See Section F Cal Nursery Master Plan 2,799,181 20,596,652 23,264,563 89% Ongoing program (see
notes below)
Municipal Parcel Startup
Design – Pacific Commons 52,586 1,500,000 10,668,970 14% See Section F
Central Pk Trail/Loop
Parking Lot (1,895) N/A N/A N/A
N/A
(Accounting Adjustment)
Cent Pk Boat Dock/Babbling
Brook 249 218,000 236,000 92% Phase 1 study complete;
Phase 2 pending full
construction funding
plan.
Shoreline Stabilization at
Lake Elizabeth 58,583 177,000 524,728 34% Project planning
completed (see notes
below)
Update Parks & Rec Master
Plan Doc 537 1,167,322 1,167,322 100% Project completed
March 2022
Central Pk All Incl Exercise
Equip 937,036 1,147,000 1,167,000 98%
Project completed
September 2025
Central Pk Cricket Field
Shade 136,405 166,000 166,000 100% Project completed
December 2024
Central Pk Path East
Meadow 695,470 1,235,000 1,235,000 100% Project completed
September 2025
Central Pk Stevenson to
Lake ACFC 85,239 1,170,000 1,170,000 100% See Section F
Central Pk Path FCC to
Lions Picnic 39,787 383,800 383,800 100% Project completed June
2024
Central Pk Mammoth Picnic
Area Upgrade
994 559,308 645,308 87%
Project completed Oct,
2023
Northgate Comm Park
Close Roof Arbor 5,230 89,000 89,000 100% Construction has
started; contract
approved March 2025
Buena Vista Loop Trail 7,383 750,000 750,000 100% See Section F Sylvester Harvey Comm Pk
Loop Trail 16,576 1,817,379 2,367,379 77% Project completed in
May 2024
Hetch Hetchy Bike/Ped Trail
Warms Springs/Irvington
523 1,400,000 1,400,000 100%
TBD (pending full
construction funding
plan)
Pickle Ball Ct Conv
Throughout Parks 40,801 750,000 900,000 83% Completed April 2024
Patterson Ranch Dog Park 42,543 660,000 660,000 100% See Section F Vallejo Mill Dog
Park/Pickleball 263,570 2,464,233 3,164,233 78% Construction has
started; contract
approved November
24 2023. Delayed due to
expanded environmental
process
TOTAL $7,637,544 $94,441,596 $129,951,914
*Amount of Fee Proceeds in Project and Total Project Appropriation is the cumulative total funding appropriated since the start of the project.
Planning or Program Activities Information during FY2024/25 is provided below:
Name of Program or Planning
Activity
Notes
California Nursery Master Plan
and Implementation
(PWC8837)
This program provides for a multi-year set of projects at the California Nursery Historical Park in accordance with a master plan adopted in 2017. Past work completed at the California Nursery Historical Park site prior to FY24-25 has included an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), California Nursery Historical Park Master Plan document, Backbone Infrastructure, Interpretive Signage, and Adobe House restroom renovation. In FY2024/25, work was completed on a new Entry Plaza Rose Garden and construction of a new restroom building is scheduled for completion in Spring 2026. A future project will renovate the President’s House building.
Security for Parks (Bollards and
New Fencing) (PWC8671)
This program addresses emerging issues related to the security of City parks. In FY2024/25 work was completed to provide security fencing at the future Vallejo Mill Historical Park site.
Shoreline Stabilization at Lake
Elizabeth (PWC8897)
In FY24-25, planning work was completed for the stabilization of the Lake Elizabeth shoreline. Future near-term efforts will be refocused to managing water quality issues as part of the Lake Elizabeth Renovation Management project (PWC9130)
F. Public Improvements that have Achieved Full Financing, Remain Incomplete, and the Projected Construction Start Date (as of November 2025): Sufficient funds have been collected to complete financing on seven outstanding projects. These projects and the anticipated construction/ commencement dates are listed below. It is noted that the City is prioritizing timely delivery for a set of “large” projects that provide significant new park facilities and improvements to the community. These “large” projects* have Impact Fee contributions in a cumulative amount of $ 46.8 million and include the following projects:
Centerville Community Park ($12.1 million), Central Park North Lakeside Development ($5.0 million), Palm Avenue Community Park ($19.1 million) and Pacific Commons Phase I ($10.6 million).
Project Name Anticipated Construction Start
Date
Centerville Community Park Improvements*
(Expands existing park by 10 acres)
Summer 2026
Central Park North Lakeside Development*
(Being implemented with new Central Park Community Center Project)
Spring 2026
Palm Avenue Park*
(Phase I, building demolition; Phase II, new 12-acre park) Phase I: Early 2026
Phase II: Fall 2027
25 Patterson Ranch Dog Park Summer 2026
Buena Vista Loop Trail and Well Upgrade Summer 2026
Central Park Path Stevenson to Lake ACFC Summer 2026
Pacific Commons (Municipal Parcel) Sports Park Phase I* Spring 2027
Projects with Revised Construction Schedules: The following information identifies projects experiencing schedule delays since previously reported, the reason for delay, and the revised schedule for commencement of construction.
• In 2025, new housing development activity in Fremont remained low due primarily to high interest rates. This resulted in the lowering of estimated future revenue for Fremont’s Development Impact Fees, which affected the Parks Capital Improvement Program by $3.5 million. The following “small” projects have been rescheduled by one- year due to a delayed availability of funding: Buena Vista Loop Trail and Well Upgrade, and Central Park Path Stevenson to Lake ACFC. Additionally, the Patterson Ranch Dog Park project has been delayed due to the unanticipated need for supplemental environmental clearance. The new schedule for starting construction for each of these projects is Summer 2026.
G. Interfund Activities: There were no interfund loans or transfers during FY2024/25.
II. Five-Year Information
The Park Facilities Fee account has approximately $46,198,621 in funds that remain unexpended. With respect to that portion of the account remaining unexpended, the City provides the following information:
A. Fee Purpose: The purpose of the Park Facilities Fees is to fund the development of park facilities needed to offset the effects of new development. The maximum justified impact fees in this report are presented based on the existing standard of park facilities per capita through 2035.
The fee is levied to fund construction of park facilities that are needed to serve new residential development. The fee is based on the per-acre cost of maintaining the existing standard of park facilities in Fremont at the proportion of 5.0 acres of park facilities per 1,000 residents. This is a long-standing standard, predating the Parks and Recreation Element of the City’s General Plan (adopted in 2011). In addition to maintaining or exceeding the park facilities 5:1 ratio, the 2022 Parks and Recreation Master Plan’s Land Acquisition Manual further expands the City’s park facilities acquisition goal to prioritize equitable access to parks and recreational amenities within a 10-minute walking distance from all neighborhoods, with a focus on currently underserved areas of the city.
B. Relationship Between the Fee and Fee Purpose: As of June 30, 2025, there were $46,198,621 of fee proceeds in the Park Facilities fund (Fund 540). The purpose of the unexpended Park Facilities Impact fee amount remains to support citywide projects that are necessary to accommodate citywide park impacts due to new development. The available fees have been appropriated through the Park CIP to active projects in the design or construction phase or projects that require further funding. It is noted that four new “large”
26 park projects are now under design and are planned to start construction within the next two years. Cumulatively, these projects have a cost of $46.8 million. These projects include the Centerville Community Park Expansion, Central Park North Lakeside Development, Palm Avenue Community Park, and Pacific Commons Sports Park (Phase 1). Other projects programmed in the Park CIP over the next five years include the Hetch Hetchy Trail and Rix Park Expansion, along with various improvements that expand or enhance use of existing parks, such as adding cricket batting cages, new dog parks and pickleball courts, park security improvements, ADA upgrades, and installing park benches.
The Park Facilities Impact Fee account balance continues to be required to fund new development’s share of park facilities and improvements to accommodate demands on the citywide park system. Anticipated development cumulatively will generate a substantial increase over existing levels of park usership. This increase in use will result in a burden to the existing park system. The City’s use of the fee balance to fund projects as identified in the Park Facilities Fees Technical Study and as programmed in the CIP demonstrates that a reasonable relationship exists between the Park Facilities Fee and the purpose for which they were collected.
For further information on the fee calculation methodology, see Parkland and Park Facilities Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021, and the Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report, May 17, 2021, prepared by Willdan Financial Services, report available:https://www.fremont.gov/government/departments/community- development/planning-building-permit-services/fees
C. Sources and Amounts of Funding Anticipated to Complete Financing in Incomplete Projects/Improvements: The City’s total amount of developed parkland needed by year 2035 is 1,316 acres, or 139 acres more than what existed in 2021, and having an estimated cost exceeding $218 million (Source: Parkland and Park Facilities Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021.) Financing to construct the park development needs by 2035 will require continued use of Park Facilities Impact Fees, as well as other sources.
As noted in Section B above, the City has a complete financing plan for four new “large” park projects are now under design and are planned to start construction within the next two years. Cumulatively, these projects have a cost of $46.8 million. These projects include the Centerville Community Park Expansion, Central Park North Lakeside Development, Palm Avenue Community Park, and Pacific Commons Sports Park (Phase 1).
D. Timing: When Anticipated Funding is Expected to be Deposited: The City collects funds from new development as it occurs. It is not possible to predict in the immediate short term how many development projects will occur and the timing of such projects. Reference is made to the following reports for projections of development to occur over the long-term horizon.
• Parkland and Park Facilities Fee Technical Report, May 17, 2021 • Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Background Report May 17, 2021.
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27 Attachment
Comprehensive List of Development Impact Fees Effective July 1, 2024
Land Use
Capital
Facilities
Fire
Facilities Traffic Parkland
Park
Facilities
0 bedrooms (studios) $1,626 $305 $2,836 $5,786 $6,878
1 bedroom $2,199 $413 $2,836 $8,965 $10,316
2 bedrooms $3,267 $613 $3,169 $12,328 $14,443
3 bedrooms $4,181 $785 $3,169 $15,097 $17,882
4 bedrooms $4,906 $920 $4,824 $18,869 $22,008
>4 per bedroom $971 $182 See Note 4 $3,478 $4,126
Office (KSF) $1,269 $752 $7,046 --- ---
Retail/Service (KSF) $754 $447 $9,648 --- ---
Warehouse (KSF) $543 $449 $4,171 --- ---
Light Industrial (KSF) $424 $251 $5,107 --- ---
Manufacturing (KSF) $772 $458 $3,546 --- ---
Research & Development (KSF) $978 $581 $5,060 --- ---
Business Park (KSF)
See Note
5 See Note
5 $5,959 --- ---
Convalescent Home/Nursing
Home (KSF) $424 $251 $4,776 --- ---
Assisted Living/Congregate Care
Facility (KSF) $424 $251 $947 --- ---
Hospital (KSF) $424 $251 $5,435 --- ---
Religious Facility (KSF) $1,093 $649 $4,446 --- ---
Schools, all (K-12) (KSF) $1,093 $649 $10,025 --- ---
School,
Vocation/Trade/Collegian (KSF) $1,093 $649 $12,484 --- --- Hotel/Motel (Room) $241 $143 $2,885 --- ---
Other Use Not Listed Determined based on similar use
Notes:
1. Definitions application to land use categories from the Comprehensive Development Impact Fee Update Background Technical Report shall be used in applying the fees above.
2. Residential uses pay all five fees listed above.
3. Non-residential uses pay three fees, being: Capital Facilities; Fire Facilities; and Traffic fees.
4. Under the Traffic fee, residential units with more than four bedrooms pay the fee applicable to a 4-bedroom unit.
5. For uses paying the Traffic fee as a Business Park, the most applicable Capital Facilities and Fire Facilities fees would also apply (e.g., office, manufacturing).
6. Any qualifying project with deed-restricted affordable housing units shall pay Traffic, Parkland, and Park Facilities Fee, at a rate that is 50% of the rate showing above. Capital Facilities and Fire Facilities Fees shall be paid at the full rate shown above.