Board adopts 2026 Natomas Basin mitigation fee increase

May 12, 2026

After a staff presentation, the Sutter County Board adopted a resolution updating the Natomas Basin mitigation fee for 2026; staff said the new annual fee equates to $536 per disturbed acre and the motion passed unanimously following a brief public hearing with no speakers.

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Christina Hassman, the county’s principal planner, presented the proposed update to the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan mitigation fee and described the calculation and reporting process required under the implementation agreement with the conservatory. Hassman said the staff report documents an annual increase for 2026 that "comes out to $536 per disturbed acre of land," and she recommended adoption of the resolution.

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