RESOLUTION 26-4923
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN UPDATE TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE AND AMENDING THE CITY’S FEE SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27 WHEREAS, on October 6, 1998, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 98-612 establishing and imposing a Public Facilities Development Impact Fee ("DIF"); and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 98-612 set forth the initial public facilities development impact fee schedule; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the DIF is to ensure that new development mitigates the impact of new development on the City's public facilities and essential services; and WHEREAS, Murrieta Municipal Code section 16.36 provides that the amount of the DIF shall be established by resolution; and WHEREAS, the Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code sections 66000 et seq.) requires that a city that increases the DIF must establish that there is a reasonable relationship between the specific amount of the fee imposed as a condition of approval and the cost of the public facility attributable to that project; and WHEREAS, the City engaged Willdan Financial Services to conduct a Master Facility Plan Update and Development Impact Fee Calculation study ("DIF Study") completed in 2024 to meet the requirements of the Mitigation Fee Act; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the DIF Study and supporting data and finds that it provides a reasonable basis for the fees adopted herein; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 24-4733, establishing annual updates to the Public Facilities Development Impact Fee Schedule based on the California Construction Cost Index (CCCI), using the January-to-January change or four percent (4%), whichever is lower; and WHEREAS, the CCCI change in index from January-to-January is 2.5%, and the proposed update reflects that adjustment; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was duly noticed for the City Council meeting of April 7, 2026, by publishing the notice in "The Press-Enterprise" newspaper on March 23, 2026, in accordance with Government Code section 66016; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the information and public testimony presented in the public hearing, the proposed documents, and the staff report, all of which are included in the public record and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the revenues derived from the DIF will be used to fund public facilities and improvements necessitated by new development, consistent with the Mitigation Fee Act; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the updated DIF is reasonably related to the impacts of development and the cost of public facilities attributable to such development.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
That the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Public Facilities Development Impact Fee Schedule, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby adopted and shall replace the Public Facilities Development impact fee schedule previously adopted by Resolution No. 25-4827 on April 15, 2025.
However, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Downtown Development Impact Fee Reduction Program established by Resolution No. 18-3910 and the Tiered Development Impact Fee for Commercial Lodging Program established by Resolution No. 25-4869 shall remain in full force and effect.
That the fees adopted by this Resolution shall become effective sixty (60) days following adoption, pursuant to Government Code section 66017.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 7th day of April 2026.
Jon Levell, Mayor
ATTEST:
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Tiffany J. Israel, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )§ CITY OF MURRIETA ) I, Cristal McDonald, City Clerk of the City of Murrieta, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 26-4923 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Murrieta at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 7th day of April 2026, and was signed by the Mayor of the said City, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
Fiscal Year 2026/27 Public Facilities Development Impact Fee Schedule Resolution No. 26-4923