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TransportationSet by city fee ordinanceCitation Ch. 16.84

Traffic Mitigation Fee (infill)

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

What one house pays

$13,053

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

Total one-time fees here
$94,316
Adjustment
Adjusts yearly · ENR construction cost index · January
what the document says

annual, each January 1, by the increase in the 20-City Construction Cost Index as reported in Engineering News Record for the twelve-month period ending OCTOBER of the prior year (fee booklet footnote [2]; RCMC 16.84.130 independently requires the adjustment "each year no later than January 15th"). *** ONE SENTENCE ANSWERS BOTH HALVES HERE - the measurement window (October) and the adjustment month (January) are different months and both are stated, so escalation_month is safe to write. ***

Next expected change
1 Jan 2027

The record

Why it exists

“Traffic Mitigation Impact Fee – This development impact fee is a citywide fee imposed on new development in the City to cover the fair share cost of traffic impacts resulting from new development, including program administration.”

City of Rancho Cordova, Development Impact Fee Report, Public Review Draft, Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025, "Description of Development Impact Fee(s)", printed page 5 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“The funds collected will be used for construction of the transportation improvements listed in the Transportation Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Development Impact Fee Program.”

same report, "Description of Development Impact Fee(s)", printed page 5 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“The City requires new development to fund bike grade-separations in the City's Growth Area (east of Sunrise Boulevard). As such, the full cost of the 24 grade separations located in the City's Growth Area would be included in the TDIF Program. The nexus-based allocation of the total cost to construct bike grade-separations in the City's Infill Area (west of Sunrise Boulevard), plus the citywide bike trails in the CIP, is based on the estimated growth in DUEs”

Transportation Development Impact Fee Program Nexus Study Update, DKS Associates, December 2021 FINAL, s. 5.3 Bikeway Improvements, printed p. 26 - the study RCMC 16.84.080(B) incorporates by reference · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“This program allows residential and non-residential developers to defer eligible impact fees normally paid at the time of building permit issuance to the earlier of final inspection, issuance of temporary or final certificate of occupancy, or one-year from the date the fee deferral application was approved.”

same report, "NOTE #2 – DEFERRED IMPACT FEES", printed page 41 · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Rancho Cordova, the agency that levies it

“In May 2008, the City enacted a Temporary Fee Deferral Program for certain development impact fees. This program allows residential and non-residential developers to defer eligible impact fees normally paid at the time of building permit issuance”

same report, "NOTE #2 – DEFERRED IMPACT FEES", printed page 41 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“Upon application by the property owner or his authorized agent, the City may authorize the construction of any transportation facilities, or portions thereof, in order of priority as designated on the priority list for the transportation impact fee program. The developer will then either be reimbursed for these costs from fees collected from other developers, only to the extent the funds are available, or a credit in lieu of all, or a portion of the required transportation impact fee.”

same report, "Description of Development Impact Fee(s)", printed page 5 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
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Single-family detached per DU 1 Jan 2026 $13,053
the line this rate was read from

“Citywide Transportation Development Impact Fee | Area 1* [1,2] | Area 2* [2,3] | Single Family Detached, > 1,200 SF[4] per Unit | $13,052.90 | $21,564.15 | *Includes 3.75% Admin Fee”

City of Rancho Cordova, "Development Related Processes and Fees", LAST UPDATED July 2026, p. 3-3 (Citywide Transportation Development Impact Fee); the Area 1 / Area 2 map is p. 3-4 · source document ↗
Infill Area
Multi-family none per DU — $6,712
the line this rate was read from

“Traffic Mitigation Impact Fees / at June 30, 2025 / Infill Area Growth Area / Residential [1] / Multi-Family 6,711.54 11,921.72”

the levying document · source document ↗
Mobile home none per unit — $5,824
the line this rate was read from

“Traffic Mitigation Impact Fees / at June 30, 2025 / Infill Area Growth Area / Non-Residential / Miscellaneous / Mobile Home Park [5] 5,823.78 9,621.79”

the levying document · source document ↗
Senior Age Restricted - Single Family per DU — $3,798
the line this rate was read from

“Traffic Mitigation Impact Fees / at June 30, 2025 / Infill Area Growth Area / Residential [1] / Age Restricted - Single Family 3,798.02 6,275.27”

the levying document · source document ↗
Senior Age Restricted - Multi Family per DU — $3,292
the line this rate was read from

“Traffic Mitigation Impact Fees / at June 30, 2025 / Infill Area Growth Area / Residential [1] / Age Restricted - Multi Family 3,292.12 5,438.64”

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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