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Park and impact fees for new homes in Desert Hot Springs

Desert Hot Springs's own rules on park and impact fees for new homes, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Desert Hot Springs's code says

Desert Hot Springs code What Desert Hot Springs's code adds
Exemptions
  • Exempt: altering, renovating or expanding an existing building that adds no dwelling units and keeps the same use.
    Applies: Claim the exemption by the building permit application. Commercial or industrial expansions still pay the streets fee.
    § 17.144.110 · code text
    Alterations, renovations, or expansion of an existing building or structure where no additional dwelling units are created and the use is not changed; provided, however, that expansion of an existing commercial or industrial building or structure shall not be exempt from the fee for streets or thoroughfares;
  • Exempt: replacing a destroyed or damaged building with a new one of the same size and use.
    Applies: Unless the developer agreed otherwise in a development agreement or other legally binding agreement.
    § 17.144.110 · code text
    The replacement of a destroyed or partially destroyed or damaged building or structure with a new building or structure of the same size and use, unless otherwise agreed to by the developer in a development agreement or other legally binding agreement.
How the park fee is set
  • The fee is set by the City's Development Impact Fee Schedule; the City Council may revise it by resolution.
    Applies: Park acquisition and development fee, charged when building permits are issued for new development.
    § 17.144.010 · code text
    The amount of each fee shall be the amount listed in the City’s Development Impact Fee Schedule (attached as Exhibit “A” and incorporated in this chapter by this reference).

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Frequently asked questions

What park or impact fees apply to a new home in Desert Hot Springs?

Desert Hot Springs's code: The fee is set by the City's Development Impact Fee Schedule; the City Council may revise it by resolution. (Park acquisition and development fee, charged when building permits are issued for new development.) (§ 17.144.010).

General information, not legal advice.

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