The record
“WHEREAS, new residential development generates a need for improved public parks and recreational facilities; and WHEREAS, the fee addresses the City of Bakersfield's particular needs for the provision of improved local public parks for new residential development; and”
“6. The fee established by this resolution is for the purposes of developing, improving and/or enhancing public parks and recreation facilities within the City of Bakersfield. 7. The fee shall be used to defray all or a portion of the cost of developing, improving or enhancing of public parks and recreation facilities serving new residential developments. 8. These parks and recreation facilities shall be identified in the capital improvement plan, the Parks Element of the Metropolitan Bakersfield 2016 General Plan, or other comprehensive plans concerning parks.”
“RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING AN ADJUSTED FEE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF PARKS WITHIN THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD (ALL WARDS)”
Ordinance No. 3327
“WHEREAS, the City Council, from time to time, may consider adjustment to the fee schedule to reflect new information affecting the fee, as specified in Ordinance No. 3327; and”
“The Park Development Fee, allowed by Ordinance, is a flat fee assessed to each residential unit built within the North of the River Recreation and Park District and is used for development of park sites. The development fee must be paid to the Land Use Authority at the time the developer obtains a building permit and before a certificate of occupancy can be issued. Development fees cannot be used…”
City of Bakersfield (City Council; Recreation and Parks Department), the agency that levies it
“Land Use Authority | Development Fee | Effective Date … City of Bakersfield | $3,278 per unit | Jan. 1, 2026”
“WHEREAS, the amount of the fee shall be levied as follows, except as specified as exempt in Ordinance No. 3327:”
“14. Such fee as stated above is hereby approved and adopted, effective January 1, 2026 following adoption of this resolution.”
Every published rate
| Land use | Applies to | Basis | Effective | Amount |
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| City of Bakersfield | ||||
| Single-family detached | this home | per DU | 1 Jan 2026 | $3,278 |
Resolution No. 133-2025, adopted 2025-11-05, p.2, recitals; untitled four-line fee list, no column headings, row label "Single Family Dwelling" · source document ↗
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| City of Bakersfield (all wards) | ||||
| Single-family attached | nonethis home | per DU | — | $3,278 |
the levying document · source document ↗
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| Multi-family | nonethis home | per DU | — | $3,278 |
the levying document · source document ↗
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| Mobile home | nonethis home | per DU | — | $3,278 |
the levying document · source document ↗
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1 superseded rate on file for this fee and is not shown: they are kept so a figure quoted from an older schedule can still be traced.