Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 6/3/2025 - 7:00 PM
Category: Public Hearing
Type: Info
Subject: Developer Fee Justification Report and the Proposed Statutory Level 1 Developer Fees (Mrs. Holbert)
:
Enclosure 2025 School Facility Fee Justification Report.ADA
File Attachment:
2025 School Facility Fee Justification Report.ADA.pdf
Summary: This item is for the Board of Education (Board) to hold a public hearing concerning the District’s proposed School Facility Fee Justification Report for Residential, Commercial & Industrial Development Projects, dated May 2025 (Fee Justification Report). The maximum Level 1 developer fees a school district may charge are set by statute. Statutory Level 1 developer fee rates are set by the State Allocation Board (SAB) every two years on even years. In January 2024, the SAB increased the maximum allowable Level 1 developer fee rates for residential development from $4.79 to $5.17 per square foot of assessable space, and on commercial/industrial development from $0.78 to $0.84 per square foot of chargeable covered and enclosed space. In order for the District to charge the new rate, a fee justification study is required to establish that (i) a nexus exists between new development in a school district and the need for school facilities, and (ii) the amount of the Level 1 developer fees imposed on each type of development. District’s fee consultant, School Facility Consultants, prepared the District’s Fee Justification Report, justifying the District’s levy of the maximum Level 1 developer fee rates, as further detailed in the Fee Justification Report. Pursuant to Government Code section 66016(a), prior to the District approving an increase in an existing fee, the Board must hold at least one open and public hearing, during a regularly scheduled meeting, at which oral or written presentations may be made.
Funding: No financial impact.
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing on the proposed Fee Justification Report and Level 1 fee rates and receive any oral or written presentations.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Desiree Wise - Facilities & Maintenance Supervisor
Signed By:
Joe Patty - Director III, Maintenance & Operations
Signed By:
Edith Holbert - Executive Director of Operations
Signed By:
Neil Young - Superintendent