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Public Art In-Lieu Fee

Levied by City of Dublin on new development in Dublin. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected other: prior to issuance of the first building permit in the project (in-lieu election); public art itself must be completed prior to occupancy of the first structure.

This is an in-lieu option, not a charge every house pays. It is what a builder pays INSTEAD of doing something else - building the affordable units, or providing the artwork on site. A builder who does that thing pays none of it, so it is never summed into Dublin's one-time total. It is levied as a percentage of another fee; every published rate is in the table below.

The record

Why it exists

“The adoption of the Public Art Master Plan Update will continue the City of Dublin's commitment to sustaining a healthy public art program by: ... Requiring developers, by ordinance, to provide a set-aside for public art enhancement in private development.”

2020 Public Art Master Plan, Section 1 Introduction, p. 6 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“Public Art Requirements In accordance with Chapter 8.58 of the Dublin Municipal Code, all new non-residential development projects and all new residential development projects in excess of 20 residential units are required to provide public art.”

City of Dublin Community Development Department, "Site Development Review (SDR) Planning Application Submittal Requirements", Rev: 1.2025, p. 1 of 5 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2006

“Dublin drafted its first Public Art Master Plan in 2003 and has successfully worked toward the goals and completed many of the projects outlined in that initial plan. The City adopted a Public Art Master Plan in 2006 that included the creation of a Public Art Ordinance and created the Public Art Fund.”

City of Dublin 2020 Public Art Master Plan, Section 1 Introduction, "Executive Summary", p. 5 · source document ↗
When it is paid

“Pay a Public Art In-lieu Contribution, prior to the issuance of the first building permit in the project, in the amount that results from the product of the building valuation (exclusive of land) as determined by the Building Official at building permit issuance and the percentage indicated below”

City of Dublin, "Public Art Compliance Report", Section 2. Payment In-Lieu of Public Art Project, p. 2 of 2 · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Dublin, the agency that levies it

“To: City of Dublin Community Development Director Cc: City of Dublin Senior Building Official As required by Chapter 8.58 of the Dublin Municipal Code, a Public Art Compliance Report must be submitted in conjunction with new development projects which are subject to Site Development Review.”

City of Dublin, "Public Art Compliance Report", p. 1 of 2 · source document ↗

Every published rate

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
percent 1 Jul 2025 $0.50
the line this rate was read from

“PUBLIC ART IN LIEU FEE — Residential - Project of more than 20 units may make a monetary contribution to the City equal to five-tenths percent (0.5%) of the development project's building valuation (exclusive of land).”

City of Dublin Finance Department, "IMPACT FEES FY 2025-26", effective July 1, 2025, p. 5 of 6, "PUBLIC ART IN LIEU FEE", Residential · source document ↗

About these figures

Quoted, not summarized. Every amount and fact on this page is copied from the official document it links to. If we couldn’t find something in a document, we leave it blank instead of guessing.

Before any discounts. Some fees offer credits, waivers or phase-ins. They’re listed above but not subtracted, because whether you qualify depends on your project.

Check the date. Fees change. This page shows what was in force on the date at the top, with a link to the document that set it, so you can confirm the current amount yourself. How all of this is put together.

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