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

Water Treatment (set-aside)

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

$1,480

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.”

Folsom Municipal Code ch. 3.130, s. 3.130.020(A) · source document ↗
What it pays for

“"SPIF set-aside component" means the component of the infrastructure fee component to be collected from the first two thousand five hundred residential building permits within the Folsom plan area to fund certain initial water and sewer improvements, the component of the infrastructure fee component to be collected from residential and commercial developments in the Folsom plan area to pay to the city for certain off-site roadway improvements, as well as the component of the infrastructure fee component to be collected from residential and commercial developments in the Folsom plan area to reimburse the city for certain off-site water treatment plant improvements benefiting the Folsom plan area, as determined in accordance with the study and as updated and adjusted annually.”

Folsom Municipal Code ch. 3.130, s. 3.130.010(JJ) · 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.”

Folsom Municipal Code ch. 3.130, s. 3.130.010(R) · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2015 (Ord. 1235; amended Ord. 1293, 2019 and Ord. 1307, 2020)

“H. Any challenge to the SPIF fee shall be made in strict conformance with provisions of Section 3.130.070. (Ord. 1307 § 3, 2020; Ord. 1293 § 3, 2019; Ord. 1235 § 1 (part), 2015)”

Folsom Municipal Code ch. 3.130, s. 3.130.030, closing ordinance history · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Ordinance No. 1235 (1935 codified as FMC ch. 3.130), amended by Ord. 1293 and Ord. 1307

“H. Any challenge to the SPIF fee shall be made in strict conformance with provisions of Section 3.130.070. (Ord. 1307 § 3, 2020; Ord. 1293 § 3, 2019; Ord. 1235 § 1 (part), 2015)”

Folsom Municipal Code ch. 3.130, s. 3.130.030, closing ordinance history · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“(iii) the SPIF set-aside component of the SPIF fee for the purpose of reimbursing the city for certain off-site water treatment plant improvements shall be collected from residential and commercial developments in the Folsom plan area at the time of building permit issuance and paid to the city, as determined in accordance with the study and as updated and adjusted annually.”

Folsom Municipal Code ch. 3.130, s. 3.130.030(E)(1)(c)(iii) · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Folsom, the agency that levies it

“Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary: ... (iii) the SPIF set-aside component of the SPIF fee for the purpose of reimbursing the city for certain off-site water treatment plant improvements shall be collected from residential and commercial developments in the Folsom plan area at the time of building permit issuance and paid to the city”

Folsom Municipal Code ch. 3.130, s. 3.130.030(E)(1)(c) · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“*Fee does not apply to subdivisions that have satisfied the SPIF WTP Set-aside obligation, see page 5 for additional info.”

"Folsom Plan Area Development Impact Fees and Permit Fees", effective 2026-07-01, sheet dated 7/21/2026, page 3, footnote to the residential zoning table · 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, but may not be applied against the parkland fee component or the administrative fee component. Furthermore, with respect to the first two thousand five hundred residential building permits, fee credits may not be applied against the SPIF set-aside component of the infrastructure fee component unless such fee credits relate to the constructing owner's construction of eligible Phase 1 sewer or Phase 1 and Phase 2 water infrastructure, as those terms are defined in the study.”

Folsom Municipal Code ch. 3.130, s. 3.130.060(D) · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
Folsom Plan Area
Single-family detached SFLD low density per DU 1 Jul 2026 $1,480
the line this rate was read from

“Impact Fees for Folsom Plan Area Residential based on Zoning | Zoning | Applied per Unit | SFLD ... 3. SPIF Set-Aside Fees ... O | Water Treatment* | $ 1,480”

"Folsom Plan Area Development Impact Fees and Permit Fees", effective 2026-07-01, sheet dated 7/21/2026, page 3, residential zoning table, section "3. SPIF Set-Aside Fees", row O, column SFLD · source document ↗
Multi-family MLD per unit — $577.00
the line this rate was read from

“3. SPIF Set-Aside Fees ... O | Water Treatment* | ... MLD | $ 577”

the levying document · source document ↗
Multi-family MMD per unit — $477.00
the line this rate was read from

“3. SPIF Set-Aside Fees ... O | Water Treatment* | ... MMD | $ 477”

the levying document · source document ↗
Multi-family MHD per unit — $452.00
the line this rate was read from

“3. SPIF Set-Aside Fees ... O | Water Treatment* | ... MHD | $ 452”

the levying document · source document ↗
Multi-family MU-R per unit — $402.00
the line this rate was read from

“3. SPIF Set-Aside Fees ... O | Water Treatment* | ... MU-R | $ 402”

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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