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City of San Leandro Page 1-8 Parks Development Impact Fee Study May 14, 2025 In this study, the method used to calculate impact fees is the Existing Inventory Method. That is the same method specified in the Quimby Act for calculation of park land impact fees. Impact Fees for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). As mentioned earlier, recent amendments to Section 65852.2 of the Government Code provide that impact fees may not be imposed on ADUs smaller than 750 square feet. It also establishes the following requirement for impact fees imposed on ADUs of 750 square feet or more: “Any impact fees charged for an accessory dwelling unit of 750 square feet or more shall be charged proportionately in relation to the square footage of the primary dwelling unit .” The proportionality requirement necessitates that impact fees for ADUs must be calculated on a case-by-case basis, so this report does not calculate a schedule of impact fees for ADUs. Although it is not spelled out in Section 65852.2, it seems obvious that when calculating ADU impact fees in cases where the primary unit is a single-family detached unit, the starting point for the proportionality calculation is the fee that would apply to the primary single-family unit. The law also allows for ADUs on lots or parcels where the primary unit is a multi-family unit. In that situation, it seems logical that the ADU impact fee should be proportional to the impact fee that applies to a multi-family unit, but since there may be existing multi-family units of different sizes the responsible agency should use discretion in determining the basis for calculating impact fees for multi-family ADUs. The formula for calculating proportional ADU impact fees would be: Primary unit impact fee X (ADU square feet / Primary unit square feet) One thing that becomes obvious in that formula is that, for an ADU of a particular size, a larger primary unit results in lower impact fees for the ADU. For example, if the ADU is 1,000 square feet and the primary unit is 2,000 square feet, the proportional impact fee for the ADU would be 50% of the impact fee that would apply to the primary unit. But if the primary unit is 1,200 square feet, the impact fee for the same-sized ADU would be 83.33% of the primary unit fee. One advantage of the new requirement that impact fees be based on square footage is that those fees will tend to reduce the inequity created by the proportionality language of Section 65852.2 because the fees that apply to a smaller primary unit will be less than the fees that apply to a larger primary unit. Facilities Addressed in this Study Impact/in-lieu fees for the following types of facilities are addressed in this report:  Park land Acquisition  Park Improvements  Park Maintenance Vehicles and Equipment The next chapter, Chapter 2, contains information on existing and future development used in this study. Chapter 3 presents the impact fee analysis and fee calculations for parks.