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ABC Unified board adopts higher developer fees to fund school facilities
Summary
The ABC Unified School Board adopted Resolution 24-16 to raise statutory school impact fees for new development, increasing the recommended residential fee to $517 per unit and the commercial rate to $0.84 per square foot; staff said the change follows a consultant justification study and will take effect after the statutory notice period.
The ABC Unified School District board voted Feb. 4 to adopt Resolution 24-16, increasing the district’s statutory developer fees. Staff said a consultant-commissioned justification study supported raising the residential fee from $408 to $517 per unit and the commercial/industrial rate from $0.66 to $0.84 per square foot under Education Code section 17620.
Mr. Wi (staff presenter) told the board the state allocation board approves a new maximum rate biennially and the district’s study showed the higher rate was supportable. "The new rate will be effective 30 days after tonight," a staff member said. There was no public comment on the item; the board approved the resolution by voice vote with the motion called and recorded as passing unanimously.
During board questions, trustees asked whether nonprofit or special-use facilities were treated differently (staff said those uses are handled under separate rules) and the presenter said the district’s five-year average of developer fees collected has been about $500,000 annually, varying with construction activity.
The resolution will be implemented following required notices to surrounding jurisdictions and a 30-day waiting period before the new rates take effect. The board did not alter the consultant’s recommended rates during the meeting.
