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Antioch Unified board adopts resolution to implement state‑maximum developer fees
Summary
After a consultant presentation, the Antioch Unified School District board unanimously adopted a resolution to implement the state’s current level‑one school facility fee rates (effective 60 days after adoption), citing modernization needs and projected student yield from new housing.
The Antioch Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously Sept. 11 to adopt a resolution implementing level‑one developer fees at the state allocation board’s current rates after hearing a consultant’s justification study.
Consultant Ken Reynolds told the board the state adjusted rates in January 2024 to $517 per residential dwelling unit (per statutory calculation) and $0.84 per square foot for commercial/industrial projects. Reynolds said the district’s study used local student‑yield rates, projected square footage of new homes, and identified planned modernization and new construction needs; the analysis found the district was justified to collect the state maximum for residential fees and the $0.84 commercial rate (with a reduced rate for self‑storage projects). He estimated roughly $1 million per year in developer‑fee revenue under current construction projections but stressed the projection depends on future construction activity.
Board members pressed staff and the consultant on how planned uses were selected. Josh Ebarer, acting director of maintenance, operations and facilities, said sites listed in the report (including John Muir, Orchard Park and Deer Valley area schools) were chosen because they are nearest to anticipated new development and have modernization or capacity needs tied to projected TK and elementary growth; he noted that listing planned uses in a study does not legally limit the district from using fees on other allowable projects if priorities change.
After public comment and the Q&A, the board adopted the staff resolution to increase statutory level‑one facility fees; the resolution will take effect 60 days after adoption (the consultant indicated that would be Nov. 10). The roll call vote was recorded as Trustee Lean: yes; Trustee Lewis: yes; Vice President Roacha: yes; President Hernandez: yes.
The board packet indicated the study updates assumptions and recommended repeating the study every two to four years. The consultant also noted that fee rate adjustments by the state are considered by the State Allocation Board biannually and the next adjustment will be considered in January 2026.
