State law exempts an Elk Grove ADU of 750 sq ft or less from impact fees. Elk Grove Unified also exempts that size from school fees. The City's Measure A booklet lists a size-based rule above the threshold; the final City fee total needs confirmation.
Last verified 2026-10-18. Rules change; the City of Elk Grove Planning Division has the final word (916-478-2265).
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The City's Measure A table has buckets for ADUs under 750 sq ft and over 750 sq ft. It does not list exactly 750 sq ft in either bucket. The state impact-fee card above covers that size; ask Planning to confirm the City's calculation for the proposed unit.
City of Elk Grove Development Related Fees booklet, Measure A Development Impact FeeElk Grove Unified exempts ADUs of 750 sq ft or less from school developer fees and publishes a residential rate for larger ADUs. The rate in the local fact card is an input to a fee estimate, and the district confirms the final bill. Its published exemption goes beyond the state-law floor shown above.
Elk Grove Unified School District, Development School Impact FeesAsk the City of Elk Grove Planning Division before you rely on these.
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Government Code section 66311.5(c)(1) bars impact fees on an ADU with 750 sq ft of interior livable space or less. The City's Measure A booklet prints under-750 and over-750 buckets, so ask the City to apply the current state-law boundary.
Elk Grove Unified School District exempts ADUs of 750 sq ft or less. Its Facilities and Planning page publishes the larger-unit residential rate shown above; use it for an estimate and confirm the project-specific bill with the district.
No. Government Code section 66311.5(c)(1) addresses impact fees. Elk Grove's fee booklet has separate permit and impact schedules, but the area research did not verify a project-specific permit total; ask the City of Elk Grove Planning Division.
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