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Vacaville holds study session on updated development impact fees; staff offers project reductions and policy options
Summary
Vacaville hosted a lengthy Sept. 23 study session on updates to its development impact fee program; staff presented a nexus study showing a higher maximum allowable fee but offered project‑level rescoping and policy options that could reduce the developer share.
The Vacaville City Council and staff conducted a detailed study session on Sept. 23 to review a proposed update to the city’s development impact fee (DIF) program. Staff and consultant Economic & Planning Systems presented calculations for the maximum allowable fees under state law and then offered options to reduce the developer share by removing or rescoping a set of large transportation and parks projects.
Why the update: The city’s project cost estimates dated from 2018–2019 and construction and materials costs have risen sharply since then; staff and the consultant said that applying contemporary construction cost indices would raise the fee the city could lawfully charge. The study session presented both the maximum allowable fee under the updated nexus and a series of adjustments that would reduce the developer obligation.
Major proposed scope changes: On the transportation side staff proposed six adjustments to reduce DIF responsibility,…
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