Camarillo, CA Accessory Structures: ADU Impact Fees (2026)

Camarillo imposes a Park Impact Fee on new residential, commercial, office, industrial, and mobile home development to fund parkland and recreational facilities for the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District, under Municipal Code Chapter 16.52. The fee is set by city council resolution on a per-unit basis for housing and a per-square-foot basis for commercial, office, and industrial space, and it is due to the district before the city issues a building permit under Section 16.52.040.

Section 16.52.080 lists exemptions from that fee, and subsection C exempts an accessory dwelling unit outright, with no size or income test attached. The same section also exempts structures owned by a governmental agency, remodeling or expansion of a single-family home that stays single-family, dedicated in-lieu land under Chapter 18.30, and lower-income housing units as defined by Health and Safety Code Section 50079.5. The city council can further modify the fee for moderate-income housing under Health and Safety Code Section 50093(b) if the developer signs an affordability agreement.

This local ADU carve-out sits on top of, not instead of, the statewide protection: California's ADU law, Government Code Section 66310 et seq., already bars cities from charging most impact fees on ADUs under 750 square feet and caps them proportionally above that size, so Camarillo's Section 16.52.080(C) exemption applies regardless of the unit's square footage. Fee credits are also available under Section 16.52.070 for demolished square footage or land dedicated under a turn-key agreement with the district, and unused fees can be refunded under Section 16.52.060 if the building permit expires before construction starts.