The record
“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.”
“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”
“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.”
"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).)”
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.”
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.”
“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.”
“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.”
Every published rate
| Land use | Applies to | Basis | Effective | Amount |
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| 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
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 ↗
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| ADU | — | per DU | — | $0.00 |
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the levying document · source document ↗
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| 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
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 ↗
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| Zone II or Zone III (building above 100 ft.) | ||||
| Multi-family | — | per DU | — | $1,364 |
the line this rate was read from
the levying document · source document ↗
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| Senior | — | per DU | — | $1,023 |
the line this rate was read from
the levying document · source document ↗
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| buildings above 100 ft. elevation | ||||
| ADU | — | per DU | — | $0.00 |
the line this rate was read from
the levying document · source document ↗
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