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1. What are Habitat Plan development fees and how were they developed?

The Mitigation Fee Act, contained in California Government Code Sections 66000 et seq., guides the adoption and collection of development impact fees by local agencies. The act requires local agencies adopting impact fees to show that there is a reasonable relationship (“nexus”) between the type of impacts, the use of fee revenue, and the development projects upon which the fee is imposed.

The Mitigation Fee Act, contained in California Government Code Sections 66000 et seq., guides the adoption and collection of development impact fees by local agencies. The act requires local agencies adopting impact fees to show that there is a reasonable relationship (“nexus”) between the type of impacts, the use of fee revenue, and the development projects upon which the fee is imposed.

Development fees were determined by calculating the share of Habitat Plan costs across several cost categories. Project proponents will receive the benefits of a predictable and consistent approach that will be applied equitably to all impacts. New development will pay a share of the costs of implementing the Habitat Plan.

Development fees may include the land cover fee, endowment fee, plan preparation cost recovery fee, nitrogen deposition fee, serpentine fee, burrowing owl fee, wetland fee, and temporary impact fee. Find additional information on development fees and how they are calculated.