SEPA Park and Trail Fee

“The purpose of the SEPA Park and Trail Impact Fees Program – Park Fee component is to fund parkland development costs for all parks within SEPA or other park facilities for which SEPA receives credit, all of which are necessary to serve new residential and non-residential development in SEPA. New development in SEPA will increase the service population benefitting from these improvements and, therefore, the need to cover those related costs.”

“Southeast Policy Area (SEPA) | a. Southeast Policy Area Park and Trail Fee: funds park and trail facilities in SEPA.”

“SEPA PARK AND TRAIL FEE PROGRAM | updated 1/1/2026 | Applicable Development: All | Applicable Area: SEPA”

2019-02-13 (nexus studies adopted); effective 2019-04-15

“The Southeast Policy Area (SEPA) fee programs were adopted by the City Council in 2019 when the fee program nexus studies were finalized by the City's contracted consultant, Goodwin Consulting. The current 2019 version of the SEPA fee programs includes three separate Nexus Studies: the SEPA Cost Recovery Fee Program Nexus Study, the SEPA Drainage Fee Program Nexus Study, and the SEPA Park and Trail Fee Program Nexus Study. The City Council adopted these three Nexus Studies on February 13, 2019, and they went into effect on April 15, 2019.”

at building permit

“These development impact fees are due at the time of building permit issuance and may not be paid prior to permit issuance.”

City of Elk Grove, the agency that levies it

“Of the ten plan area fee programs, the Stonelake, Lakeside and Laguna West, East Franklin, and Eastern Elk Grove Park Fee Programs are administered by the City on behalf of the Cosumnes Community Services District. The other plan area fee programs are administered by the City.”

“The City has established various development impact fee programs to facilitate fair-share financing for the cost of public facilities necessitated by new development projects. It has set forth guidelines for the programs in Elk Grove Municipal Code (EGMC) Chapter 16.95. These programs include the Southeast Policy Area Parks and Trails Impact Fee Program (Program). If developers advance the construction of eligible facilities or if they are required to dedicate lands to the City as a condition of development, they may seek reimbursement, typically in the form of fee credits, for the cost of the improvements or the value of the land dedication, subject to certain limitations defined in the Program.”