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WaterSet by plan area feeCitation Folsom Municipal Code 3.130 (Ord. 1235, 2015; amd. Ord. 1293, 2019; Ord. 1307, 2020)

On-Site Water (SPIF)

Levied by City of Folsom on new development in Folsom. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. (specific plan area fee). Collected at building permit.

What one house pays

$18,617

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

Total one-time fees here
$69,319
Adjustment
Adjusts yearly · ENR construction cost index · July
what the document says

ENR-CCI annual

Next expected change
1 Jul 2027

The record

Why it exists

“The purpose of this chapter is to establish and impose a specific plan infrastructure fee (SPIF fee) on new development within the Folsom plan area that equitably spreads the burden of public improvements and facilities and distributes the cost of public lands and community parkland to development projects within the Folsom plan area.”

FMC 3.130.020(A), Purpose and findings · source document ↗
What it pays for

“to equitably spread the cost burden of improvements to roadway facilities, sanitary sewer facilities, potable water facilities, recycled water facilities, storm drainage facilities, habitat mitigation...”

FMC 3.130.030(E)(1)(a), infrastructure fee component · source document ↗
Where it applies

“'Folsom plan area' means the property within the city of Folsom located south of Highway 50 within the approved specific plan.”

FMC 3.130.010(R), Definitions · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2015

“(Ord. 1307 §3, 2020; Ord. 1293 §3, 2019; Ord. 1235 §1 (part), 2015)”

Folsom Municipal Code Chapter 3.130, Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan Infrastructure Fee, ordinance history note at end of chapter; current code · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Ordinance No. 1235 (chapter later amended by Ord. No. 1293, 2019 and Ord. No. 1307, 2020)

“(Ord. 1307 §3, 2020; Ord. 1293 §3, 2019; Ord. 1235 §1 (part), 2015)”

Folsom Municipal Code Chapter 3.130, Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan Infrastructure Fee, ordinance history note at end of chapter; current code · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“The infrastructure fee component of the SPIF fee shall be paid at or prior to the issuance of any building permit within the specific plan.”

FMC 3.130.030 · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Folsom, the agency that levies it

“All SPIF fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be accounted for in the appropriate subaccounts of the fund...”

FMC 3.130.050(A) · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“Portions of the Folsom plan area zoned for exempt public facilities are exempt from the SPIF fee unless and until such zoning is changed to private use.”

FMC 3.130.030 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“Fee credits related to improvements or the dedication of public facility lands may be used against either the infrastructure fee component and/or the public lands fee component...”

FMC 3.130.060, Fee reimbursement agreements · source document ↗
How it changes

“The SPIF fee shall be adjusted annually by the administrator, subject to approval of the finance director, on or about July 1st...”

FMC 3.130.030(F) · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

Applies toBasisEffectiveAmount
Folsom Plan Area
SFLD low density per DU 1 Jul 2026 $18,617

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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