Pleasanton ADU Permits: The Sewer Fee That Surprises Every Budget

Pleasanton's DSRSD sewer fee runs $9.75/sq ft for ADUs — about $7,800 on an 800 sq ft build. Here's the full fee stack, the 749 sq ft waiver strategy, and the two process traps to avoid.

The Pleasanton ADU fee that catches every homeowner off guard isn't the building permit. It's the DSRSD sewer connection fee — $9.75 per square foot of ADU . Not a flat rate. Per square foot. On an 800 sq ft ADU, that's $7,800 going to DSRSD before you've installed a single fixture. Add the city's portion at $2.22 per square foot and you're at roughly $9,576 in sewer fees alone . In six years of helping Pleasanton homeowners scope ADU projects, this is the line item that's consistently under budgeted. It doesn't show up in any cost per square foot calculator. Designers don't always include it…