The city’s Development Fee Schedule contains all current city fees applicable to development. This includes permitting, inspection, impact fee, and other fees assessed by the city relating to construction and development.
Fee deferral program
The fee deferral program gives developers the option to defer impact fees, also referred to as Public Facilities Fees, but only until the development is ready for its utility release. The purpose is to assist new development by gradually implementing the upfront costs of development in the City of San Marcos.
An application to defer payment of PFF must be completed and approved. As a condition of the deferment, a lien will be recorded on the affected property with the County Recorder for the County of San Diego, in the amount that is deferred and shall be enforceable against successors in interest to Owner.
Grace period
As part of Impact Fees in effect on March 3, 2025, the City Council authorized the ability of “active” applicants to have a 2-year grace period through March 3, 2027, where those projects would be subject to prior Impact Fees.
Fact sheets
Fee Adjustment Fact Sheet - English(PDF, 548KB)
Fee Adjustment Fact Sheet - Spanish(PDF, 546KB)
Public workshop presentations
San Marcos Impact Fee Study Presentation(PDF, 1MB)
San Marcos Admin Fee Study Presentation(PDF, 393KB)
San Marcos Inclusionary Housing In-Lieu Fee Study Presentation(PDF, 267KB)
View fee reports
User Fee Report (PDF, 7MB)
Development Impact Fee Study(PDF, 720KB)
Inclusionary Housing In-Lieu Fee Study(PDF, 2MB)
Implementation policy
Public Facilities Fee and Housing In-Lieu Fee Implementation Policy(PDF, 123KB)