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TransportationSet by DIF ordinanceCitation Fairfield Municipal Code ch. 25 art. XI, Development Impact Fees, ss. 25.1501-25.1511 (Ord. No. 2013-11 s. 2, as amended by Ord. No. 2022-12)

Traffic Impact Fee (Northeast Area)

Levied by City of Fairfield on new development in Fairfield. Authorized under the Fairfield Municipal Code s. 25.1504, ch. 25 Art. XI, adopted by Ord. No. 2013-11 s. 2. Amount set by City Council resolution; the article states no index. Collected at building permit issuance, by Fairfield Municipal Code s. 25.1506.

What one house pays

$7,623

This fee is not in Fairfield's published figure. This site publishes a home outside any plan area, and this charge applies only in Northeast Area. The amount shown is what it costs a house that is there.

Total one-time fees here
$87,897
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

by resolution

The record

Why it exists

“WHEREAS, the purpose of the Fees, as stated in Ordinance 2013-11, is to impose upon future development projects an equitable share of the cost to mitigate future demand for public facilities created by such projects; and”

City of Fairfield Resolution No. 2022-146, June 21, 2022, second recital, p. 1 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“The City of Fairfield has developed specific capital improvement programs comprised of a listing of development impact fee eligible projects as a basis for the fee calculation.”

Exhibit "A", Revised Report, Citywide Transportation Impact Fee Update, EPS, June 10, 2022, ch. 1 "Update Procedures and Use of Funds", report p. 7 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“"Northeast Area" means that portion of the City shown on the Land Use Plan (Figure 1-2) of the July 2011 Train Station Specific Plan as well as other land within the City that is located east of Clay Bank Road and north of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks.”

Fairfield Municipal Code ch. 25, Art. XI, s. 25.1503 Definitions; ordinance history at that section "(Ord. No. 2013-11, §2; Ord. No. 2022-12, §2.)" · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2013

“WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance 2013-11 to add Article XI to Chapter 25 of the City of Fairfield Municipal Code to codify provisions for impact fees, including the citywide Traffic Impact Fee and various Northeast Area Development Impact Fees (collectively the "Fees"); and”

City of Fairfield Resolution No. 2022-146, passed and adopted June 21, 2022, first recital, p. 1 · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Ordinance No. 2013-11

“WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance 2013-11 to add Article XI to Chapter 25 of the City of Fairfield Municipal Code to codify provisions for impact fees, including the citywide Traffic Impact Fee and various Northeast Area Development Impact Fees (collectively the "Fees"); and”

City of Fairfield Resolution No. 2022-146, passed and adopted June 21, 2022, first recital, p. 1 · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit issuance, by Fairfield Municipal Code s. 25.1506

“Fairfield Municipal Code s. 25.1506, "Payment of fees": "Pursuant to California Government Code Section 66007(b), the City has established reserve accounts and appropriated funds to those accounts ... Therefore, fees required by this article shall be paid at the time of issuance of a building permit for a development."”

Fairfield Municipal Code ch. 25 art. XI, Development Impact Fees, ss. 25.1501-25.1511 (Ord. No. 2013-11 s. 2, as amended by Ord. No. 2022-12) · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Fairfield, Community Development – Building Safety Division | same

“NOTE: The fee schedule mentioned above only includes the fees that are collected with the building permit.”

City of Fairfield, Community Development - Building Safety Division, "DEVELOPMENT FEES — RESIDENTIAL FEES", Effective 7/1/26, Rev. June 16, 2026, closing note, p. 5 of 5 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“a. An applicant for a building permit which involves the demolition of an existing commercial or industrial structure and its replacement with a new commercial or industrial structure shall be entitled to a credit to the amount of the fees required by this article.”

Fairfield Municipal Code s. 25.1507 Credits, subsection a., first sentence · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
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Single-family detached per DU 1 Jul 2026 $7,623
the line this rate was read from

“26 | Traffic Impact | | Heart of Fairfield | Northeast Area | Rest of Fairfield | Single Family | $6,665 | $7,623 | $7,623”

City of Fairfield, Community Development - Building Safety Division, DEVELOPMENT FEES — RESIDENTIAL FEES, Effective 7/1/26, Rev. June 16,2026, item 26, p. 4 of 5 · source document ↗
Northeast Area
Multi-family none per DU — $4,270
the line this rate was read from

“26 | Traffic Impact | | Heart of Fairfield | Northeast Area | Rest of Fairfield | Multi-Family | $3,757 | $4,270 | $4,270”

the levying document · source document ↗
Rest of Fairfield
Multi-family none per DU — $4,270
the line this rate was read from

“26 | Traffic Impact | | Heart of Fairfield | Northeast Area | Rest of Fairfield | Multi-Family | $3,757 | $4,270 | $4,270”

the levying document · source document ↗
Heart of Fairfield
Multi-family none per DU — $3,757
the line this rate was read from

“26 | Traffic Impact | | Heart of Fairfield | Northeast Area | Rest of Fairfield | Multi-Family | $3,757 | $4,270 | $4,270”

the levying document · 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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