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Board adopts level‑1 developer fees after downtown developer objects to methodology
Summary
After a public hearing in which a downtown developer objected to the fee calculation, the NVUSD board adopted Resolution 206‑10 to set statutory (level‑1) developer fees at $5.38/sq ft residential and $0.87/sq ft commercial; the developer requested continuation and staff defended the King & Associates justification.
The Napa Valley Unified School District Board of Education adopted Resolution 206‑10 on Tuesday to set statutory (level‑1) developer fees at $5.38 per square foot for residential projects and $0.87 per square foot for commercial projects.
At the public hearing, Cameron Klotz, a developer working on a mixed‑use downtown project, said his counsel submitted a protest and requested the board continue the item. Klotz said staff had applied a 2024 justification study to his project and that the packet before the board included a substantially larger facilities total than prior studies—he cited a jump from roughly $300 million in previous studies to $778 million in the 2026 materials and asked staff to validate several underlying assumptions.
King & Associates, the consultant who prepared the justification study, presented the findings and said the district’s methodology supports setting the statutory level‑1 fee consistent with the State Allocation Board’s maximum; staff recommended adoption of the level‑1 fee. The board discussed the hearing, then adopted the resolution by roll call vote.
Why it matters: Developer fees are a key local funding source for school facility modernization. The developer’s protest raised questions about methodology and assumptions that could affect future large projects’ cost expectations and dispute risk. Staff said the study satisfies legal tests under the Education Code and Government Code provisions cited in the presentation.
Vote: The resolution passed by roll call at the meeting (all voting trustees recorded “Aye”).
What speakers said (representative quotes): Cameron Klotz asked trustees to “continue” the item and directed them to a protest letter disputing fee assumptions. Staff from King & Associates explained the statutory framework and recommended adoption of the minimum level‑1 fee.
What’s next: The district adopted the statutory rate; the developer may pursue administrative protest or legal remedies if he continues to dispute the fee’s application to his specific project.
