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Martinez Unified adopts revised developer fee schedule after nexus study
Summary
Trustees approved a Wolpert-commissioned nexus study and adopted a reduced developer fee schedule (proposed $3.07/sq ft for single-family and $1.98/sq ft for multifamily) to fund facility modernization; the board also discussed how fees are collected and tracked in Fund 40.
The Martinez Unified School District Board of Education approved a developer-fee nexus study and adopted a revised fee schedule on Nov. 18 intended to help fund modernization of district facilities.
Andy Cannon, presenting the Wolpert study commissioned by the district, said projected housing in district attendance boundaries could yield almost 2,000 new homes by the study horizon and that the study estimated a need of roughly $10.3 million to modernize facilities. "So the fees within this study allude to the need for modernization of our current facilities," Cannon told trustees.
Following the board's review of the nexus study, trustees considered a proposed rate schedule. Cannon outlined the proposed rates: $3.07 per square foot for single-family detached homes and a reduced $1.98 per square foot for multifamily units; various commercial and industrial categories were listed in the proposed schedule. Cannon said the district previously charged about $4.79 per square foot for single-family detached homes and the new schedule represents approximately a 40–45% decrease from that earlier rate.
Cannon described the administrative process for fee collection: developers and homeowners pay fees to the city at permit time, the city forwards the district portion and the district verifies and records the fees. He said developer-fee receipts are tracked in Fund 40 and that the board will review annual and five-year reports at the December meeting.
The board voted to adopt the nexus study and then to adopt Resolution 2025-512 to implement the new fee schedule; the votes were conducted on the record and the motions passed. Trustees discussed whether the district would charge itself if it were to develop surplus district land for housing and Cannon said he would research the mechanics and report back to the board.
