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Glendora Unified board adopts study and raises developer fees to state maximums
Summary
The Glendora Unified School District board approved Resolution 24‑25‑14 and a developer fee justification study, authorizing residential school facility fees to rise to $5.17 per sq. ft. and commercial/industrial fees to $0.84 per sq. ft.; staff said increased fees are projected to boost facility funding that has lagged since the district's last 2014 study.
The Glendora Unified School District board on April 28 adopted Resolution 24‑25‑14 and a developer fee justification study recommending increases to the district’s statutory school facility fees.
Assistant Superintendent Janette Walszac told trustees the 2024 study shows the district is justified in adopting the current maximum level set by the State Allocation Board: $5.17 per square foot for residential construction, up from $3.36, and $0.84 per square foot for commercial and industrial construction, up from $0.54. Walszac said the study estimates the district lacks sufficient fee revenue to meet facility needs tied to new development and cited eligible uses including new construction and modernization.
Trustees asked staff for revenue context. Walszac said recent annual fee collections have ranged from about $250,000–$350,000 in typical years and approached $500,000 in years with more new development, and that raising fees will “definitely help the district with some of the projects to help some of our facility needs.”
The board moved and passed the resolution by voice vote. A notice of exemption under CEQA (Education Code 17621) will be filed as part of the action.
What happens next: District staff will update fee schedules and monitor collections; any revenue projections will depend on local development activity. The justification study and the board action do not themselves obligate the district to specific projects; funds collected must be used for statutorily eligible facilities work.
Sources: Presentation and discussion by Janette Walszac, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services; Board action adopted April 28, 2025.
