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Park and impact fees for new homes in Sacramento

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

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Exemptions	No fee for altering, renovating or expanding a home if no units are added and the use stays the same. Applies: Development impact fees, unless a later article says otherwise. § 18.56.125 · code text Alteration, renovation, or expansion of an existing residential structure if no additional dwelling units are created and the use is not changed. No fee to replace or repair a building damaged or destroyed within the last 3 years. Applies: Same use and same size or smaller required; development impact fees, unless a later article says otherwise. § 18.56.125 · code text Replacement or repair of a structure or building that is destroyed or damaged within the last three years, provided the new or repaired structure or building is of the same size or less and same use. No fee to alter or renovate, but not expand, a landmark or contributing resource on the Sacramento Register. Applies: Development impact fees, unless a later article says otherwise. § 18.56.125 · code text Alteration or renovation, but not expansion, of a structure or building that is designated under chapter 17.604 as a landmark or contributing resource on the Sacramento Register.

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