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Public Facilities Impact Fee - Public Health

Levied by Kern County Board of Supervisors on new development in Kern County (unincorporated). Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected at building permit.

What one house pays

$133

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot — this fee varies by zone, so see the full schedule below.

Share of Kern County (unincorporated)'s total
0%
Total one-time fees here
$31,204
Adjustment
recommended only — periodic adjustment for inflation, no index named, no timing stated, no adopted mechanism

The record

Why it exists

“The purpose of this fee is to ensure that new development funds its fair share of public health facilities. The Department of Public Health Services provides services throughout the County. Thus, the public health impact fee would be charged to new development in both cities and unincorporated areas.”

same study, Ch. 10 "Public Health", opening paragraph, report p. 84 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Chapter 10 -- Public Health: Charged countywide. Fee revenue will fund new health department offices, storage space, and parking facility.”

same study, Ch. 1 "Introduction", section "Organization of the report", report p. 6 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“Public Health | Countywide | [Service Population] Residential ✓ Non-Residential ✓”

same study, Table E.1 "Impact Fee Applicability", Executive Summary, report p. vi · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“Public facilities fees are one-time fees typically paid when a building permit is issued and imposed on development projects by local agencies responsible for regulating land use (cities and counties).”

same study, Ch. 13 "Mitigation Fee Act Findings", opening paragraph, report p. 102 · source document ↗
Who collects it

Kern County Board of Supervisors, the agency that levies it

“The cities could collect the fees on behalf of the County through their building permitting processes and pass the collected fees on to the County. Alternatively, the cities could require that developers pay the fees directly to the County and provide proof of payment as a condition for receiving a city building permit.”

same study, Ch. 12 "Implementation", section "Impact Fee Program Adoption Process", report p. 100 · source document ↗
How it changes

“After adoption there is a mandatory 60-day waiting period before the fees go into effect.”

same study, Ch. 12 "Implementation", section "Impact Fee Program Adoption Process", report p. 100 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
Desert Zone
Single-family detached this homeunverified per DU 1 Jan 2008 $132.66

“Table 10.5: Public Health Facility Impact Fees | column headings: A Cost per Capita | B Density | C=AxB Base Fee | D=0.5%xC Admin. Charge | E=C+D Fee || Residential — Single Family Unit $ 42 3.14 $ 132 $ 0.66 $ 132.66”

Kern County Public Facilities Impact Fee Study, DRAFT, May 18, 2009, Ch. 10 "Public Health", section "Fee Schedule", Table 10.5, report p. 89; footnote 1 to the Density column reads "Persons per dwelling unit or workers per 1,000 square feet", footnote 2 to Base Fee reads "Fee per dwelling unit (residential) or per 1,000 square feet (nonresidential)" · source document ↗
none (countywide)
Multi-family none per DU — $87.44
the line this rate was read from

“Table 10.5: Public Health Facility Impact Fees — Residential — Multi-family Unit 42 2.08 87 0.44 87.44”

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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