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Roseville council introduces updated public facilities fee after debate over steep increases
Summary
The Roseville City Council voted 4–1 on Nov. 19 to introduce for first reading a municipal code amendment adopting the 2025 Public Facilities Fee Nexus Study, which would rebase development impact fees under AB602 and raise some residential fees by more than 50% to close an estimated $94.5 million funding gap for planned facilities.
The Roseville City Council on Nov. 19 introduced for first reading an ordinance to adopt the city’s 2025 Public Facilities Fee Nexus Study and adjust development impact fees to reflect rising construction costs and a new state rule that requires residential fees to be calculated by building square footage. The motion passed by a 4–1 roll-call vote; a second reading is scheduled for Dec. 17 and, if adopted, the fee changes would take effect 60 days later (staff identified Feb. 16, 2026, as the target effective date).
City staff and the consultant Economic & Planning Systems (EPS) described why the update is needed. Scott Pettengill, the city’s finance director, said state law under the Mitigation Fee Act (Gov. Code §66000) requires fees to be legally defensible and proportional to the impact…
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