Public Works Agency
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Item # 12
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
December 2, 2025
TOPIC: Annual Development Impact Fee Report for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
AGENDA TITLE
Annual Development Impact Fee Report for Fiscal Year 2024-2025
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive and file the Annual Development Impact Fee Report for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
Following the passage of California Proposition 13 in 1978 which restricted local governments from raising revenue through property taxes, many cities began charging fees on new development to fund public improvements and services related to streets, public utilities, and parks. These fees are commonly known as development impact fees. To ensure these fees were spent in a timely manner and on projects for which they were being collected, the State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1600, known as the Mitigation Fee Act and codified as California Government Code Sections 66000- 66025. The law requires the City to publish an annual report (Exhibit 1) for each fund established to account for development impact fees. The report must include: a brief description of the type of fee, fee amount, beginning and ending balance of the account or fund, amount of fees collected and interest earned, identification of each public improvement on which fees were expended and the amount expended, an estimated date construction will commence, and descriptions of each inter-fund transfer or loan.
The law also requires an annual accounting of development impact fees be made available to the public within 180 days of the end of the City's fiscal year. Additionally, this information must be presented to the City Council at least 15 days after it is made available to the public. The City collects the following development impact fees:
Transportation System Improvement Area, Transit Zoning Code Traffic Impact Mitigation Fair Share, Harbor Specific Plan Mitigation Fair Share, Drainage Assessment Fee, Sewer Connection Fee, Park Acquisition, and Development Fees.
The fees are collected prior to the issuance of building permits for new residential and commercial construction. The impact fees are established by City Council resolution and are deposited into the designated impact fee fund.
Annual Development Impact Fee Report for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 December 2, 2025
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
Fiscal Year 2024-2025 development fee expenditures totaled $4,411,570 and were used for streets improvements, public utilities improvements, and parks improvements.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Annual Development Fee Report for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Submitted By: Rodolfo Rosas, P.E., Acting Executive Director – Public Works Agency Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager