RESOLUTION NO. _______ (N.C.S.)
RESOLUTION INCREASING CITY DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
FEES BY 2.8% EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026
WHEREAS, California Government Code 66000 and Salinas Municipal Code Sections 9-40 through 9-50 allow for the imposition of development impact fees to mitigate development impacts; and WHEREAS, Section 9-42 (b) of the Salinas Municipal Code allows the development fees to be adjusted annually with the percentage change in accordance with the Engineering New Record (ENR) Construction Cost Index from January 1 to January 1 of the preceding year; and WHEREAS, the ENR Construction Cost Index increased 2.8% during the period from January 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026; and WHEREAS, Revenues and expenditures for development impact fees are managed separately and an annual financial report was presented to City Council; and WHEREAS, City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15378 and 15061(b)(3); and WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was properly noticed and held on April 21, 2026, pursuant to Government Code 66017.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council approves:
The development impact fees established in Section 9-41 (a) of Article V are set as follows:
Public Infrastructure Fee Schedule
Street Tree Fee: $438.00 per tree, one tree per sixty feet of street frontage.
Storm Sewer Trunk Line Fee: $784.00 per bedroom.
$1,470.00 per mobile home.
$9,229.00 per acre (commercial and industrial).
$7,362 per acre (schools).
Sanitary Sewer Trunkline Line Fee: $1.34 per sf of building area (residential). $1.17 per sf of building area (commercial).
$0.59 per sf of building area (industrial).
Traffic Fee: $483.00 per daily trip
$699.00 per daily trip (Future Growth Area)
Public Facilities Impact Fee Schedule
Commercial Fire Impact Fee: $663.00 per 1,000 square feet of floor area Commercial Police Impact Fee: $882.00 per 1,000 square feet of floor area Industrial Fire Impact Fee: $151.00 per 1,000 square feet of floor area Industrial Police Impact Fee: $589.00 per 1,000 square feet of floor area Park Impact Fee: $12,742.00 per single family unit
(West Area Specific Plan) $10,847.00 per multifamily unit Park Impact Fee: $14,111.00 per single family unit
(Central Area Specific Plan) $12,013.00 per multifamily unit Citywide Public Facilities Development Impact Fee Schedule for Residential Development Dwelling Square Footage
Fire
Police
Library
Recreation
Park
Park (Quimby)
SFD Fee Schedule
4000 sf+
3000 sf - 3999 sf
$ 437.00
$ 2,412.00
$ 1,716.00
$ 955.00
$ 8,381.00
$ 9,754.00
2500 sf - 2999 sf
$ 419.00
$ 2,319.00
$ 1,650.00
$ 917.00
$ 8,063.00
$ 9,381.00
2000 sf - 2499 sf
$ 400.00
$ 2,215.00
$ 1,576.00
$ 876.00
$ 7,703.00
$ 8,959.00
1500 sf - 1999 sf
$ 386.00
$ 2,135.00
$ 1,518.00
$ 846.00
$ 7,420.00
$ 8,632.00
1000 sf - 1499 sf
$ 355.00
$ 1,968.00
$ 1,399.00
$ 778.00
$ 6,839.00
$ 7,957.00
750 sf - 999 sf
$ 289.00
$ 1,598.00
$ 1,137.00
$ 633.00
$ 5,555.00
$ 6,464.00
500 sf - 749 sf
$ 237.00
$ 1,309.00
$ 931.00
$ 519.00
$ 4,552.00
$ 5,297.00
< 500 sf
$ 206.00
$ 1,137.00
$ 808.00
$ 450.00
$ 3,951.00
$ 4,596.00
Senior Unit Fee Schedule
4000 sf+
3000 sf - 3999 sf
$ 271.00
$ 1,493.00
$ 1,062.00
$ 591.00
$ 5,194.00
$ 6,044.00
2500 sf - 2999 sf
$ 259.00
$ 1,437.00
$ 1,023.00
$ 568.00
$ 4,993.00
$ 5,810.00
2000 sf - 2499 sf
$ 249.00
$ 1,372.00
$ 977.00
$ 543.00
$ 4,774.00
$ 5,553.00
1500 sf - 1999 sf
$ 240.00
$ 1,321.00
$ 940.00
$ 523.00
$ 4,592.00
$ 5,344.00
1000 sf - 1499 sf
$ 219.00
$ 1,217.00
$ 866.00
$ 482.00
$ 4,232.00
$ 4,922.00
750 sf - 999 sf
$ 180.00
$ 991.00
$ 705.00
$ 393.00
$ 3,449.00
$ 4,012.00
500 sf - 749 sf
$ 147.00
$ 813.00
$ 579.00
$ 321.00
$ 2,827.00
$ 3,290.00
< 500 sf
$ 127.00
$ 704.00
$ 501.00
$ 278.00
$ 2,446.00
$ 2,848.00
The above subject fees will become effective July 1, 2026.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 21st day of April 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
_______________________
Dennis Donohue, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________
Patricia M. Soratos, City Clerk
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