Formerly Public Facilities Fee Reports (AB1600)

Development Impact Fees are a monetary exaction, other than a tax or special assessment, which is charged by a local governmental agency to an applicant in connection with approval of a development project. The purpose of these fees is to defray all or a portion of the cost of public facilities related to the development project. The legal requirements for enactment of a development impact fee program are set forth in Government Code § 66000- 66025 (the "Mitigation Fee Act"), the bulk of which was adopted as 1987's Assembly Bill (AB) 1600 and thus are commonly referred to as "AB 1600 requirements." The publication of the 2009 Development Impact Fee Report (formerly titled Public Facilities Fee Report) was the first time the City prepared one comprehensive document for meeting the reporting requirements of both California Government Code Section 66006(b) and 66001 (d). In prior fiscal years, the City complied with these requirements through the annual submittal of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the Capital Improvement Program and Operating Budgets.