Memo
Date: August 25, 2025
To: Laetitia Galeazzi and Ann James, City of Pleasant Hill From: Julie Morgan and Bruno Lertora, Fehr & Peers
Subject: Summary of Traffic Impact Fees in Neighboring Jurisdictions As part of the process to update the City of Pleasant Hill Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) program, staff requested a summary of transportation impact fees collected by other jurisdictions in the general vicinity. The following table presents the data collected and compares it to the existing and potential future Pleasant Hill TIF amounts. Information on fees in other jurisdictions was gathered from the current fee schedules available on each jurisdiction’s website. Jurisdictions impose development impact fees for a wide range of purposes; the fees shown here are those charged specifically for transportation purposes.
Table 1. Traffic Impact Fees in Pleasant Hill and Nearby Jurisdictions Municipality Single-Family
(per Unit)
Multifamily (Per
Unit) Retail (Per KSF1
) Office (Per KSF1)
Pleasant Hill
(Current) $3,879 $3,110 $10,030 $8,527
Pleasant Hill
(Potential Future) $7,405 $5,293 $17,703 $12,139
Concord $3,251 $2,624 $8,810 $7,040
Lamorinda2 $10,015 $7,010 $10,700 $10,700
Martinez $8,356 $6,711 $20,970 $13,390
Pacheco $7,342 $4,479 $10,430 $8,450
Note: The City of Walnut Creek imposes a traffic impact fee for each vehicle trip estimated to be generated by the development during the afternoon peak commute hours. Their fee is $5,267 per PM peak hour trip. 1: KSF = 1,000 Square Feet.
2: The three cities in the Lamorinda area do not have individual city traffic fee programs, and instead rely on the Lamorinda program for their fees.