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Newport‑Mesa board adopts higher level‑1 developer fees after staff study
Summary
Board approved Resolution 14‑4‑25 to adopt statutory level‑1 developer fees: proposed residential fee of $5.17 per sq. ft. and commercial $0.84; staff said calculated district impact is $7.79 per sq. ft., and current fees were the lowest in the county.
The Newport‑Mesa Unified School District board voted unanimously to adopt a fee justification study and raise statutory level‑1 developer fees after a staff presentation explaining the methodology and local impacts.
District staff presented a fee justification study that estimated the cost of facility impacts from new development at $7.79 per square foot and recommended adopting the state’s statutory level‑1 developer fees. Mr. Trader noted the district’s current residential fee was $1.84 per square foot while the…
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