Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Developer Fees topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board raises school facilities impact fees to state maximum after public hearing
Summary
Following a public hearing and consultant presentation, the board raised SFUSD school facilities impact fees to the state maximum (residential to $3.79/sf; commercial/industrial to $0.61/sf), citing a Cooperative Strategies justification study and noting the change represents roughly an 8% increase in fee level.
The San Francisco Board of Education held a public hearing May 22 and adopted a resolution to raise school‑facilities developer impact fees to the state maximums recommended in a justification study by Cooperative Strategies (dated 05/01/2018).
District staff and the consultant presented the methodology and recommended new fee levels: residential fees would move from $3.48 per square foot to $3.79 per square foot and commercial/industrial fees from $0.56 to $0.61 per square foot. The consultant explained the adjustment would represent roughly an 8–8.5% increase in fee levels; actual revenue depends on future development volume.
Board members asked whether the district could legally charge above the state maximum (the consultant explained alternative fee mechanisms exist but were not viable for SFUSD under the formula criteria), and about conditions that could lower future fees (enrollment declines, fewer children per housing unit, lower development levels). The board adopted the resolution by roll call; staff said the new schedule would take effect within 60 days.
The vote implements the consultant’s recommended fee schedule and directs staff to notify relevant planning and development partners per statutory notice requirements.
