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City of San Diego ADU Fees in 2026
We have not published verified fee figures for City of San Diego yet. Our researchers verify every line item against its official source document before publishing — no fee modeled, no fee guessed.
Every figure links to its official source document. Last verified 3 Oct 2026. Fees are re-verified on a rolling schedule (next full pass Dec 2026). Official fee schedule ↗ How we price →
Verification in progress
Our researchers are working through City of San Diego's official fee schedules now. We publish a line item only after we have read the source document — no fee modeled, no fee guessed. Check back soon, or run the calculator for the statewide baseline in the meantime.
Still verifying
Found in official documents, amounts not yet confirmed — listed without figures until verification completes.
- Building permit fees, 800 sq ft worked total (IB-501) — Plan check & permits
- Impact fees newly triggered above 750 sq ft — Impact fees
The 750 sq ft cliff in City of San Diego
At 751 sq ft, the impact fees above total $5,000. At 750 sq ft, state law (Gov. Code §66311.5) sets them to $0. One square foot can be worth $5,000 here — size your ADU accordingly.
What changes on January 1, 2027
Two state laws rewrite parts of this table. SB 1117 (Chapter 809) re-bases covered impact fees for up to two ADUs on only the square footage above 750 — at 800 sq ft, most impact-fee lines shrink to a 50 sq ft basis. School developer fees and water/sewer connection or capacity charges are not covered and do not change. AB 956 (Chapter 791) makes two detached ADUs per single-family lot a ministerial approval. Details: SB 1117 and the 750 sq ft cliff · AB 956: two ADUs on one lot
Common questions
Are impact fees waived for ADUs under 750 sq ft in City of San Diego?
Yes. California law (Gov. Code §66311.5) bars local agencies from charging impact fees on ADUs of 750 square feet or less. That applies in City of San Diego the same as everywhere else in California. At 751 sq ft, the impact fees we have verified for City of San Diego total $5,000 — the cliff is real here.
Where do these City of San Diego ADU fee numbers come from?
Every line item links to the official source document — the city or county fee schedule, the school district's developer-fee resolution, or the utility district's charges — with the date we last verified it. We publish no fee modeled, no fee guessed.
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