San Ramon Municipal Code Ch. XIV Parkland Impact Fee

Contents: C4-205. - Purpose of provisions. C4-206. - Definitions. C4-207. - General Requirements. C4-208 - Establishment of parkland impact fee. C4-209 - Imposition of parkland impact fee. C4-210. - Exemptions. C4-211. - Payment of fees.

C4-213 through C4-215. - Reserved. (Ord. No. 537, § 2 (Exh. 7), 03/24/2026)

A. The authority to collect the parkland impact fee is provided for under the Mitigation Fee Act (AB 1600, et seq.). This allows the city of San Ramon to adopt a parkland impact fee on new residential development to fund the associated additional costs of acquiring, enhancing, and expanding parkland and the further development of existing parkland caused by the new residential development. For new development that includes a subdivision, the parkland impact fee works with the amended City

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Subdivision Ordinance, which establishes the parkland dedication requirement, in conformance with the Quimby Act. It is the intent and purpose of the city to protect and promote the public health, safety and welfare by acquiring, enhancing, and expanding parkland and the further development of existing parkland caused by the new residential development in the city. Furthermore, it is the intent and purpose of the city that landowners undertaking new residential development pay the associated additional costs of acquiring, enhancing, and expanding parkland and the further development of existing parkland caused by the new residential development and that such costs shall not be and shall not become a responsibility of the city's general fund. (Ord. No. 537, § 2 (Exh. 7), 03/24/2026)

Effective on: 4/23/2026

(Ord. No. 537, § 2 (Exh. 7), 03/24/2026) The following definitions shall apply to provisions of this chapter: Automatic annual adjustment means the automatic annual adjustment of parkland impact fee based on the inflation factors identified by the applicable Nexus Fee Study.

Effective on: 4/23/2026 Development means the uses to which property will be put, the buildings and improvements to be constructed on it, and the construction activities incident thereto, together with the process of obtaining all required land use entitlements.

Effective on: 4/23/2026 Development project means any project undertaken for the purpose of development, exclusive of projects undertaken by or for public agencies, including, without limitation, schools and parks.

Effective on: 4/23/2026 Dwelling unit means any building or portion of a building used or designed for use as a residence by an individual or any group of individuals living together or as a family, excepting therefrom any unit rented or leased for temporary residency for fewer than thirty (30) days, such as a motel or hotel room (which shall be considered a commercial use).

Effective on: 4/23/2026 Fee resolution means any resolution adopted by the city council which implements the provisions of this chapter, including, without limitation, the setting of the amounts of the fee established hereby and the adoption of provisions for credits, reimbursements and deferral relating to the fees.

Effective on: 4/23/2026 Government Code means the Government Code of the State of California and any provision thereof cited in this chapter, as such provision exists as of the date of the enactment of this chapter, or as it may thereafter be amended or renumbered from time to time.

Effective on: 4/23/2026 Nexus Fee Study means the current and applicable Development Impact Fee Justification Study including the other studies, reports, and all supporting data referred to and relied upon in the study to establish applicable fees, which may thereafter be amended, supplemented, or updated from time to time by City Council adoption.

Effective on: 4/23/2026

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Parkland means land used for public recreational purposes to meet the needs of and address the impacts caused by the additional persons residing on a property as a result of new development.

Effective on: 4/23/2026 Parkland may be owned by the city or privately owned and maintained land that is accessible to the public and provides a community benefit to the general public.

Effective on: 4/23/2026 Parkland impact fee means the monetary exaction as defined by subsection (b) of Government Code Section 66000 and shall include, but not be limited to, the fees established pursuant to this chapter.

Effective on: 4/23/2026

A. The parkland impact fee is established to provide funding for the additional costs of acquiring, enhancing, and expanding parkland and the further development of existing parkland caused by new residential development. The parkland impact fee authorized in this chapter shall be assessed upon landowners developing property for any residential use with a new dwelling unit(s) in order to provide all or a portion of the funds which will be necessary to provide parkland required to meet the needs of and address the impacts caused by the additional persons residing on the property as a result of the development. B. Residential development described in sub-section A of this section that includes subdivision shall comply with the requirements of DIVISION C5 Chapter X (Parkland Dedication), as applicable, and shall be used to satisfy Section C5-144 (Calculation of in-lieu fees) of the City of San Ramon Municipal Code. (Ord. No. 537, § 2 (Exh. 7), 03/24/2026)

Effective on: 4/23/2026

A. The city council shall establish by resolution the specific initial and subsequent amounts of the parkland impact fee consistent with the applicable Nexus Fee Study. B. Future parkland impact fees will be subject to the automatic annual adjustment inflation factors as provided for by the applicable Nexus Fee Study. (Ord. No. 537, § 2 (Exh. 7), 03/24/2026)

Effective on: 4/23/2026

A. The parkland impact fee established under this chapter shall be imposed on real property located within the city based upon the following types of development: 1. The construction on the property of a new building or structure containing one or more dwelling units. 2. The construction on the property of alterations or additions to an existing building or structure that adds one or more dwelling units to such existing building or structure. 3. The change in use of an existing building or structure on the property from a previous nonresidential use to a residential use. 4. Applicable subdivision projects, consistent with the provisions of DIVISION C5 (Subdivision Procedures) Chapter X Parkland Dedication, and Section C5-144 (Calculation of in-lieu fees) of the City of San Ramon Municipal Code.

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B. Except as may be expressly provided in this chapter, no building permits or extension of permits relating to the activities described in sub-section A of this section shall be granted unless and until the appropriate parkland impact fee has been paid to the city in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or as required by State law. C. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in subsection A of this section or in any other provision of this chapter, the parkland impact fee established pursuant to this chapter shall apply to any development project that (1) has heretofore received a residential development approval or permit, whether discretionary or nondiscretionary, from the city, where the approval of the same has been conditioned upon payment of a park and recreation facility impact fees; or (2) is subject to a development agreement or other agreement between the landowner and city that requires the payment of a parkland impact fee. (Ord. No. 537, § 2 (Exh. 7), 03/24/2026)

Effective on: 4/23/2026

A. The following shall be exempted from payment of the parkland impact fee established by this chapter: 1. Alterations, renovations, or expansion of an existing residential building or structure where no additional dwelling units are created and the use is not changed. 2. The replacement of a destroyed or partially destroyed or damaged building or structure with a new residential structure. 3. A development project that is the subject of a development agreement executed prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, if the development agreement does not require the payment of a parkland impact fee. 4. An Accessory Dwelling Unit or Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit as defined by California Government Code Section 66313, as amended. (Ord. No. 537, § 2 (Exh. 7), 03/24/2026)

Effective on: 4/23/2026

A. Fees shall be paid proportionately as each building permit is issued to create a dwelling unit. (Ord. No. 537, § 2 (Exh. 7), 03/24/2026)

Effective on: 4/23/2026

A. Fees shall be paid to the city and shall be deposited into the Parkland trust fund ("the parkland fund"), or its successor. Money in the parkland fund, including accrued interest, shall be expended solely for the purpose as established by this chapter. Collected fees shall be appropriated by the local agency for a specific project to serve residents of the development. The local agency shall appropriate such collected fees in a budgetary year within five years upon receipt of payment or within five years after the issuance of building permits on one-half of the dwelling units created by the development, whichever occurs later. B. If such fees are not so committed, these fees shall be distributed and paid to the then recorded owners of the development in the same proportion that the size of their dwelling unit bears to the total area of all dwelling units in the development. C. The city shall report to the city council at least annually on income, expenditures and status of the parkland fund. City of San Ramon, CA | Municipal Code 452

(Ord. No. 537, § 2 (Exh. 7), 03/24/2026)

Effective on: 4/23/2026

C4-213 through C4-215. - Reserved.

(Ord. No. 537, § 2 (Exh. 7), 03/24/2026)

Effective on: 4/23/2026