Impact Fees

To ensure that new development in the city pays its fair share towards funding affordable housing, transportation improvements, and capital facilities, certain developments must pay impact fees as part of their building permit process. Fee amounts are based on the date when a complete Building Permit Application is submitted.

Information for Developers

Impact Fee Informational Letter(DOCX, 157KB)
Letter from City of Oakland sent to developers explaining Impact Fees

Types of Projects Subject to Impact Fees
Outline of project types subject to Impact Fees and fee tables

Reports and Studies

Impact Fee Nexus Studies & Economic Feasibility Study

• Oakland Affordable Housing Impact Fee Nexus Analysis(PDF, 549KB)
• Oakland Transportation and Capital Improvements Impact Fee Nexus Analysis(PDF, 4MB)
• Commercial Development Nexus Fee Analysis for the Jobs-Housing Impact Fee(PDF, 2MB)
• Economic Feasibility Study for Oakland Impact Fee Program(PDF, 1MB)
• Oakland Impact Fee Program California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Compliance(PDF, 297KB)
  This report provides an assessment of the potential applicability of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to the adoption of an Oakland Development Impact Fee Program. This report provides a general assessment of whether impact fees (in broad terms) are subject to CEQA, whether established statutory exemptions pursuant to CEQA apply to the establishment of impact fee programs, and specifically how these general CEQA provisions apply to the Oakland Impact Fee Program.

Codes and Regulations

Forms and Waivers

Please use the forms below to request a reduction or waiver of impact fees. Any questions should be directed to Susan Olson, Administrative Analyst, at impactfees@oaklandca.gov

About

Types of Projects Subject to Impact Fees:

• Affordable Housing Impact Fees
  • New housing units (including single-family, townhome, multi-family, live/work, and work/live units)
• Transportation and Capital Improvements Impact Fees
  • New housing units (including single family, townhome, multi-family, live/work, and work/live units)
  • New nonresidential projects
  • Nonresidential projects with additional floor area
  • Nonresidential projects with a "Change and Intensification of Use"
• Jobs/Housing Impact Fees (for projects that are 25,000 square feet or greater)
  • New nonresidential buildings or additions for office or warehouse projects
  • Nonresidential projects with a "Change and Intensification of Use" to an office or warehouse
  • A nonresidential building that is vacant for a year or more that obtains a building permit for an office or warehouse activity
• School Fees
  • (Residential = $4.08 per sf and Commercial = $0.66 per sf)

For more information on Permit Fees contact the following:

• Planning Permit Fees, contact the Zoning Hotline at (510) 238-3911
• Building Permit Fees, typically a rough estimate is 4 - 6% of the project evaluation, for more detailed information visit the Building Permit Counter at 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Second Floor, Suite 2114, Oakland.
• New meter water fees outlined on EBMUD's website.