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Placer County to revise park impact fee program; staff to move from per-unit to per-square-foot AB 1600 methodology

Placer County Parks, Trails and Open Space Commission · November 21, 2025
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Summary

Staff told the Parks Commission they are updating the county's 20-year-old fee program and nexus study to reflect current construction costs and state requirements: AB 1600/mitigation fees must be applied on an objective basis (staff proposes per-square-foot fees); staff also flagged a $3 million fund balance and possible shift to an annual application process for fee requests.

Placer County planners on Tuesday summarized a forthcoming update to the county's park and recreation impact fee program, including a statutory shift in how AB 1600 mitigation fees will be calculated and administered.

Principal Planner Kyle Smith told the Parks Commission that the county's existing fee program dates to 2004 and uses both Quimby Act fees and AB 1600 mitigation fees collected across 16 fee areas. He said staff contracted Willdan…

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