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Public Facilities Element (PFE) - Police

Levied by City of Lincoln on new development in Lincoln. Authorized under the Mitigation Fee Act - Gov. Code Sec. 66000 et seq. Collected at building permit.

What one house pays

$866

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot.

Share of Lincoln's total
1%
Total one-time fees here
$69,143
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

“Identify the purpose of the fee. The purpose of the police fee is to fund the fair share portion of police facilities, vehicles, and equipment costs attributable to the impact from new development.”

PFE Fee Program Nexus Study Update, Final Report, August 15 2022, s. X. Police Fee, "Nexus Test", p. 38 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Identify the use of the fee. The police fee will be used to fund the purchase or construction of police station facilities, vehicles, and equipment identified by the City to serve new development. These facilities are identified in Table A-28 of Appendix A.”

PFE Fee Program Nexus Study Update, Final Report, August 15 2022, s. X. Police Fee, "Nexus Test", p. 38 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“PFE Area No. 1 includes undeveloped properties within the existing City and existing development areas such as Twelve Bridges, Village 7, the Lincoln Aircenter, Lincoln 270, as well as other developments that have either began development or are in the pipeline. These developments are in the City's existing PFE Fee Program area.”

PFE Fee Program Nexus Study Update, Final Report, August 15 2022, Executive Summary, "PFE Fee Areas Nos. 1 and 2", p. ii · source document ↗
When it was adopted

1989 (programme-wide; not specific to the Police category)

“WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lincoln has adopted Ordinance No. 517B, imposing and charging Public Facility Fees; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 1989-22 establishing a Public Facilities Fee for new development; and”

Resolution 2022-162, adopted 2022-06-28, opening recitals, p. 1 · source document ↗
Who adopted it

"Resolution 1989-22" (with "Ordinance No. 517B")

“WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lincoln has adopted Ordinance No. 517B, imposing and charging Public Facility Fees; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 1989-22 establishing a Public Facilities Fee for new development; and”

Resolution 2022-162, adopted 2022-06-28, opening recitals, p. 1 · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“Collection of Fees: Fees will normally be paid at the issuance of the building permit for all development. However, residential, commercial and industrial developments may be allowed, at the discretion of the City Manager, to pay specified fees no later than the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, or up to 12 months following the issuance of the building permit, whichever occurs first.”

Appendix E, Lincoln Public Facilities Element Implementation Plan and Policies, adopted by the Lincoln City Council on March 14 2017, s. VII.A.7 under "COMMUNITY FACILITY FEES (Police, Fire, City Administration, Parks, Libraries, Solid Waste)", p. 12 · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Lincoln, the agency that levies it

“Repayment Sources: The City shall collect PFE Fees from all development occurring in the City of Lincoln. Credits generated in the Infrastructure Improvements category shall be repaid from Infrastructure Fees. Credits from Community Facilities shall be repaid with Community Facility Fees, with each fee accounted for separately.”

Appendix E, Implementation Plan and Policies, 2017-03-14, s. IV.C, p. 6 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“FEE CREDITS OR REIMBURSEMENTS — The City may provide fee credits or possibly reimbursements to developers who dedicate land or construct facilities. Fee credits or reimbursements will be based upon estimated costs as shown in an applicable improvement plan, subject to periodic inflation adjustments, except for drainage projects which will be based on the actual cost paid by the developer. Specific information on fee credits and reimbursement is included in the City of Lincoln Public Facilities Element Implementation Plan and Policies which is included in this report in Appendix E.”

PFE Fee Program Nexus Study Update, Final Report, August 15 2022, s. XVI, p. 66 · source document ↗
How it changes

“WHEREAS, the increase in the Public Facilities Element Fee Schedule has been phased in, with 1/3 increase applied on January 1, 2023, 1/3 increase applied not earlier than July 1, 2024, and 1/3 increase applied not earlier than July 1, 2025;”

Resolution 2026-077, adopted 2026-05-26, recitals, p. 1 of 3 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Area 2
this home per EDU 1 Aug 2026 $865.55

“Police | Current Area 2 $862.45 | Proposed Area 2 $865.55”

Resolution 2023-093, passed and adopted May 23 2023, resolved clause 1 and its fee table, column headed "8/1/2023", p. 3 · 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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