Lammersville board approves developer fee increase after public hearing

The Lammersville Joint Unified School District board opened a public hearing on a developer fee justification study and voted to approve the study and an accompanying order to increase level‑1 developer fees for residential projects and to levy fees on commercial and industrial development to fund school construction and reconstruction.

“Items b, c, d, and e are all connected. In a nutshell, the board is going through the final steps of the process to raise developer fees, which will bring more money into the school district for facilities‑related costs,” a staff member told the board during the hearing.

Trustees asked staff whether the district could immediately set fees at the statutory maximum and were told the district must pay a consultant to perform the required justification analysis before pursuing the maximum. Trustees approved the fee justification study and then adopted governing board Resolution 25‑26‑18 to increase Level‑1 developer fees and to levy commercial and industrial fees; the motion passed on a roll call with trustees Lisa Boulet, Benita Daniel, Samik Modi, Stephanie Olsen and David Pambo recorded as voting aye.

Board members discussed the cadence for future studies and noted that if the state’s statutory maximums change in later years the district will need a new study to adjust fees. The board also completed a short procedural annexation/ordinance step later in the meeting to ensure an omitted parcel could be included in a CFD to collect Mello‑Roos funds for facilities.

The approvals authorize staff to proceed with implementation steps outlined in the staff reports, including consultant engagement and notices required by law.