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Park and impact fees for new homes in Santa Monica

Santa Monica'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 Santa Monica Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Santa Monica's code says

Santa Monica code What Santa Monica's code adds
How the park fee is set
  • Uses the fee schedule on the payment date; paid in full at occupancy or final inspection, whichever comes last.
    Applies: Parks and Recreation Development Impact Fee; projects with vested rights pay under those rights.
    § 9.67.040 · code text
    The project applicant shall pay fees according to the schedule of fees in place on the date the fees are paid, except that the project applicant for a project that has vested rights under State or local law shall pay the applicable fees in accordance with those vested rights.
  • Amounts set in the code, with an automatic annual adjustment; the City Council may revise them by resolution.
    Applies: Parks and Recreation Development Impact Fee.
    § 9.67.100 · code text
    The amount of the Parks and Recreation development impact fees and the formula for the automatic annual adjustment established by this Chapter may be reviewed and revised periodically by resolution of the City Council.
Fee per home
  • $7,636 per single-unit home.
    Applies: Single-unit projects that add a home.
    § 9.67.040 · code text
    $7,636 per single-unit dwelling unit.
  • $4,138 per studio or 1-bedroom unit.
    Applies: Multi-unit projects that add a home.
    § 9.67.040 · code text
    $4,138 per studio/one-bedroom multi-unit dwelling unit.
  • $6,665 per unit with 2 or more bedrooms.
    Applies: Multi-unit projects that add a home.
    § 9.67.040 · code text
    $6,665 per multi-unit dwelling unit with two or more bedrooms.

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Frequently asked questions

What park or impact fees apply to a new home in Santa Monica?

Santa Monica's code: $7,636 per single-unit home. (Single-unit projects that add a home.) (§ 9.67.040); $4,138 per studio or 1-bedroom unit. (Multi-unit projects that add a home.) (§ 9.67.040).

General information, not legal advice.

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