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Water Connection (Service Install), Zone II or Zone III

Levied by City of Fairfield — Fairfield municipal utilities (FMU), the water division of the public works department on new development in Fairfield. Collected at building permit.

What one house pays

$3,002

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

Total one-time fees here
$87,897
Adjustment
Adjusts yearly · ENR construction cost index
what the document says

ENR-CCI annual

Next expected change
1 Jul 2027

The record

Why it exists

“In order to fund the construction, maintenance, and operation of the special pump stations and reservoir sites required to serve water to customers located outside of Zone 1, inclusive, the Zone connection charge is hereby established as specified in this article which shall be in addition to all other charges levied by this code. The establishment of this additional connection charge creates no obligation on the part of the city to serve water above the 100-foot maximum elevation of Zone 1.”

FMC s. 22.63 Purpose, Art. X · source document ↗
What it pays for

“to fund the construction, maintenance, and operation of the special pump stations and reservoir sites required to serve water to customers located outside of Zone 1, inclusive”

FMC s. 22.63, Art. X · source document ↗
Where it applies

“FMU shall collect the Zone connection charges for installation of new water services located above the Zone 1 maximum water system service elevation of 100 feet. Connection charges shall be determined based on the water meter capacity, consistent with section 22.31.”

FMC s. 22.64 Zone connection charge, Art. X · source document ↗
Who adopted it

"Ord. No. 2025-13, § 1 (Exh. A)" — the citation carried by every section of the current Chapter 22, including Article X

“Zone connection charges shall, on April 1st of each year, automatically increase or decrease from the amounts then applicable ... (Ord. No. 2025-13, § 1 (Exh. A).)”

Fairfield Municipal Code Ch. 22 WATER, Art. X "Zone Connection Charge Within Pump Zones", s. 22.64; no adoption date printed in the code · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“All installation charges shall be paid prior to installation, or in the case of new construction must be paid before the building permit is issued.”

FMC s. 22.40 Payable prior to installation, etc., Art. V Installation Charges · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Fairfield, Community Development – Building Safety Division (collected with the building permit)

“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 · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“The provisions of this article shall not apply to areas in which prior to January 31, 1979 the Fairfield City Council approved development conditioned upon the formation of an assessment district or provision of a separate water pressure system installed and paid for by the developer to serve elevations between elevations 100 and 200 feet.”

FMC s. 22.65 Exemptions, Art. X · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“If the water service is discontinued or abandoned, no right or refund of connection charges or credit in any manner accrues to the applicant, customer or successor.”

FMC s. 22.20 Title to connections; transfer of service; refunds, Art. III Water Connections – Generally; Article X itself contains no credit or reimbursement provision · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
Rolling Hills
Single-family detached Rolling Hills (additional Zone II water) per DU 1 Jul 2026 $3,002
the line this rate was read from

“17A | Additional Zone II Water for Rolling Hills | $3,002”

DEVELOPMENT FEES – RESIDENTIAL FEES, Effective 7/1/26, Rev. June 16, 2026, p. 3, item 17A; **amount column again unheaded, and the description cell beside $3,002 is BLANK** — the sheet prints no unit, no land use and no meter size for this line · source document ↗
ADU — per DU — $0.00
the line this rate was read from

“17A Additional Zone II Water for Rolling Hills | $0 | per each second dwelling unit”

the levying document · source document ↗
Zone II or Zone III
Single-family detached Zone II or Zone III (above 100 ft. elevation) per DU 1 Jul 2026 $2,273
the line this rate was read from

“17 | Water Connection (Service Install) Zone II or Zone III / Building above 100 ft. | $2,273 | single family & 1st multi-family unit”

DEVELOPMENT FEES – RESIDENTIAL FEES, Effective 7/1/26, Rev. June 16, 2026, p. 3, item 17; **the amount column carries NO column heading** — the only headings printed on that page are the row-label column and an unheaded description column; the page heading above is "RESIDENTIAL FEES (continued)" / "Effective 7/1/26" · source document ↗
Zone II or Zone III (building above 100 ft.)
Multi-family — per DU — $1,364
the line this rate was read from

“17 | Water Connection (Service Install) Zone II or Zone III / Building above 100 ft. | $1,364 | each additional multi-family unit”

the levying document · source document ↗
Senior — per DU — $1,023
the line this rate was read from

“17 | Water Connection (Service Install) Zone II or Zone III / Building above 100 ft. | $1,023 | each additional senior living facility unit”

the levying document · source document ↗
buildings above 100 ft. elevation
ADU — per DU — $0.00
the line this rate was read from

“17 Zone II Water | $0 | per each second dwelling unit | Buildings above 100 ft. elevation”

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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