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Any property owner that wishes to build the following will pay Development Impact Fees:

• Any new residential or non-residential development
• Additions and expansions to existing non-residential development
• Additions and expansions to residential developments that paid discounted impact fees
• Additions, expansions and remodels that result in a change of land use

A fee study is typically performed by local governments every 3-5 years to adjust user fees and charges to changing costs and circumstances. The last fee study the City completed was more than five (5) years ago (in 2017).

In California, user fees are required to conform to the statutory requirements of the California Constitution, Proposition 218, and the California Code of Regulations. The law also requires that the City Council adopt fees by either ordinance or resolution. Any fees set higher than the estimated total cost of providing the related services must be approved by a popular vote of two-thirds of voters because the charge would then be considered a tax and not a fee.

In the interim, user fees were adjusted by annual changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and impact fees were adjusted annually by the California Construction Cost Index (CCCI) for impact fees, as the City has been impacted by cost increases and inflationary pressures on labor, materials and supplies. Additionally, in rare cases, additional changes have been made to ensure that cost recoveries were more in line with Council-approved guidelines.

Scope of the User Fee Study

The scope of the User Fee Study encompasses a review and calculation of the user fees listed in the existing Comprehensive Fee Schedule and charged by the following City of San Luis Obispo Departments, as well as any general government fees charged by various departments (copies, recordings, etc).

• Community Development
• Public Works
• Parks & Recreation
• Police
• Fire
• Finance
• City Clerk
• Utilities

Scope of the Impact Fee Study

 The scope of this study encompasses a review and calculation of the development impact fees listed in the Comprehensive Fee Schedule, including:

• Transportation Impact Fees
• Parkland Impact Fees
• Police Impact Fees
• Fire Impact Fees
• Water & Wastewater Impact Fees

The purpose of the study is to develop an updated schedule of fees that accounts for the true costs of providing user-requested services, and updated fees charged to developers to offset the impact of their projects on existing facilities.

The study has two components:

1. User Fee Study: First, it is a review of the City’s existing fees for services excluding Water and Sewer rates (subject to Proposition 218), and Parking and Transit rate-based fees. The study involves multiple Departments and identifies the “reasonable cost” of providing services, as City staff currently provides them, at existing, known, or reasonably anticipated service and staff levels; it then compares the result to the current fee amount to determine whether it’s recovering the full cost of the service provided. The fee study also provides an opportunity to add new fee recommendations or remove outdated fees or services.
2. Impact Fee Nexus Study: Second, it is a review of the City’s adopted development impact fees (AB 1600) for transportation, parks and recreation, police, fire, water and wastewater.

Multiple severe storms struck the City between December 2022 and March 2023. The January 9^th storm was considered the most impactful, with the March 14^th event considered severe as well.