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School Facilities Fee (Level 1) - Bakersfield City SD

Levied by Bakersfield City School District on new development in Bakersfield. Authorized under the Ed. Code Sec. 17620; Gov. Code Sec. 65995 et seq. (statutory school facilities fee).

What one house pays

$6,720

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot.

Share of Bakersfield's total
14%
Total one-time fees here
$47,890
Adjustment
Not recorded

The record

Why it exists

“In reference to Government Code section 66001(d)(1), and with respect only to that portion of the Fund remaining unexpended at the end of the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year, the purpose of the fees is to finance the construction or reconstruction of school facilities necessary to reduce overcrowding caused by the development on which the fees were levied, which facilities are more specifically identified in Exhibit B;”

same resolution, December 16, 2025, s. 3.C · source document ↗
What it pays for

“With respect to the unexpended portion of the Fund at the end of the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year, the fees will be used to finance the construction or reconstruction of school facilities necessary to reduce overcrowding caused by development. These projects specifically include: Expansion and modernization of Lincoln Jr. High – Funds to be allocated are $250,000 – Completion through 2025/26. Transitional Kindergarten Expansion of Martin Luther King and Dr. and Douglas K. Fletcher – Funds to be allocated are $55,600 and $2,052,683 respectively. Both to be completed by 2026/27. Increase classroom space of Dr. Juliet Thorner – Funds to be allocated for portable classrooms are $1,000,000 – Completion through 2027/28.”

Exhibit B to the December 16, 2025 resolution, para. A · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2024-08-27 (date of the most recent fee-levying resolution named by the District; no resolution number is stated)

“This District has levied school facilities fees pursuant to various resolutions, the most recent of which is dated August 27, 2024, and is referred to herein as the "School Facilities Fee Resolution" and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Resolution. These resolutions were adopted under the authority of Education Code section 17620.”

Resolution of the Governing Board of the Bakersfield School District Regarding Annual Accounting of Development Fees for 2024-25 Fiscal Year, Fund 25: Capital Facilities Fund, adopted December 16, 2025, s. 1.A · source document ↗
Who adopted it

"School Facilities Fee Resolution" dated August 27, 2024 — number NOT STATED in any retrievable document

“This District has levied school facilities fees pursuant to various resolutions, the most recent of which is dated August 27, 2024, and is referred to herein as the "School Facilities Fee Resolution" and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Resolution. These resolutions were adopted under the authority of Education Code section 17620.”

Resolution of the Governing Board of the Bakersfield School District Regarding Annual Accounting of Development Fees for 2024-25 Fiscal Year, Fund 25: Capital Facilities Fund, adopted December 16, 2025, s. 1.A · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“but subject to the district's determination that a particular project is exempt from all or part of these fees.”

Exhibit A to the December 16, 2025 resolution, para. B, Level I Fees · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“In reference to the last sentence of Government Code section 66001(d), because all of the findings required by that subdivision have been made in connection with the fees that were levied in paragraphs C-F above, the District is not required to refund any moneys in the Fund as provided in Government Code section 66001(e).”

December 16, 2025 resolution, s. 3.G · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Bakersfield City SD
this home per sq ft — $3.36

“For BCSD, the residential fees were $3.36 per square foot and $1.81 per square foot for Kern High School District.”

Resolution of the Governing Board of the Bakersfield School District Regarding Annual Accounting of Development Fees for 2024-25 Fiscal Year, adopted December 16, 2025, Exhibit A para. B "The amount of the fee", Level I Fees · source document ↗

1 superseded rate on file for this fee and is not shown: they are kept so a figure quoted from an older schedule can still be traced.

About these figures

Quoted, not summarized. Every amount and fact on this page is copied from the official document it links to. If we couldn’t find something in a document, we leave it blank instead of guessing.

Before any discounts. Some fees offer credits, waivers or phase-ins. They’re listed above but not subtracted, because whether you qualify depends on your project.

Check the date. Fees change. This page shows what was in force on the date at the top, with a link to the document that set it, so you can confirm the current amount yourself. How all of this is put together.

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