AB 602 - Required Reporting Form
AB 602 - City of Redwood City Reporting
Request for Total Amount of Fees and Exactions
California Government Code Section 65940.1 (also known as AB 602) became effective January 1, 2022. This law requires that jurisdictions request development proponents who have received a certificate of occupancy or final inspection to report to the City the total amount of fees and exactions associated with the project. Upon receipt of this information, the City is required to post the information on its website and update it twice per year. The City is not responsible for the accuracy of the information received and posted.
While the City sincerely hopes that all development proponents respond with the information requested for public transparency, the law only obligates the City to request the information. Development proponents are not legally required to respond.
The following definitions in bold text below are excerpted from Government Code Section 65940.1:
“Fee” means a fee or charge described in the Mitigation Fee Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 66010), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 66012), Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 66016), and Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 66020)).
For your assistance in responding, fees include but are not limited to those imposed on development projects to defray the cost of new and additional public facilities needed to serve the development. Common types of fees include impact fees such as Redwood City’s Transportation Impact Fee, Parks Impact Fee for commercial developments and Affordable Housing Impact Fees, water and sewer fees, including connections and capacity charges, and fees imposed for zoning variances, zoning changes, use permits, building inspections, and building permits.
“Exaction” means any of the following:
(i) A construction excise tax.
(ii) A requirement that the housing development project provide public art or an in-lieu payment.
(iii) Dedications of parkland or in-lieu fees imposed pursuant to Section 66477.
(iv) A special tax levied on new housing units pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5).
Please use the following to report your fees and exactions: