San Ramon To Adopt New Fee Structure Affecting Development, Housing, Parks And More

SAN RAMON, CA — The San Ramon City Council will formally adopt updates to the city’s municipal code that change development-related fees.

Ordinance 537 affects a wide range of fees, including those related to child care, parks and recreation facilities, public art, open space, and affordable housing. The changes are tied to a broader update to the city’s Master Fee Schedule, which adjusts hundreds of fees paid by residents, businesses, and developers for city services and infrastructure.

As part of the broader update, some fees scheduled to change are:

• General Plan Recovery Fee: From 0.53% of building valuation to 0.17%
• Zoning Ordinance Recovery Fee: From 0.16% to 0.13%
• Technology Fee: From 4.6% to 4.74%
• Park & Recreation Facility Impact Fee: Formerly based on type of unit, now $1.39 per square foot of residential development
• Parkland Dedication Fee: Formerly based on appraised land value formula, now $22.63 per square foot
• Open Space Development Impact Fee: From $1141 per single family-unit and $750 per multifamily unit; now $1.18 per square foot
• Office: From $0.61 to $0.17 per square foot
• Hotel: From $0.18 per square foot to $200.13 per guest room
• Single-family fee removed, formerly $1163.36 per unit
• Multifamily fee removed, formerly $626.84 per unit, now 29 cents per square foot

See here for the full fee schedule.

The council introduced the ordinance and held a public hearing March 10. If approved, the new ordinance will take effect 30 days after adoption.

See here for more information, and here for Tuesday's full agenda.