The record
“The fee is levied based on the square footage of residential and commercial/industrial building. Below are the district fees, which include both the elementary and high school districts rates:”
“School fees collected are to be used for the construction and/or re-construction of school facilities. The fees can be used for the remodeling of existing school facilities to add new classrooms and technology infrastructure.”
“El Dorado County Office of Education (EDCOE) collects developer fees associated with building permits for all districts in the county with the exception of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District.”
1987-01-01 (statutory origin; no district adopting instrument retrievable for eight of the nine districts)
“On January 1, 1987, AB 2926 enacted Government Code sections 65995 and 53080, which authorizes school districts to levy a developer fee on new construction, for the purpose of paying their required share of school building construction.”
Assembly Bill 2926 (Gov. Code §§ 65995 and 53080), effective January 1, 1987
“On January 1, 1987, AB 2926 enacted Government Code sections 65995 and 53080, which authorizes school districts to levy a developer fee on new construction, for the purpose of paying their required share of school building construction.”
at building permit — specifically at permit ISSUANCE, not at application
“School District Impact Fees are collected by El Dorado County Development Services at permit issuance. They are then disbursed and managed by El Dorado County Office of Education for each district.”
“School fees are collected by the El Dorado County Building Services. Please provide a separate check for school fees made payable to El Dorado County Office of Education (EDCOE).”
“Additions - under 500 s.f. that are attached to an existing dwelling will not be assessed a school fee.”
“the District shall identify, within 180 days of the determination that sufficient funds have been collected, an approximate date by which the construction of the public improvement will be commenced, or shall refund to the then current record owner or owners of the lots or units, as identified on the last equalized assessment roll, of the development project or projects on a prorated basis, the unexpended portion of the fee, and any interest accrued thereon.”
“The fee, if approved by the Governing Board, will become effective 60 days after the proposed adoption of the resolution levying such fee by the Governing Board.”
Every published rate
Every rate below applies to residential.
| Rate | Basis | Effective | Amount |
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| Latrobe | |||
| unverified | per sq ft | 1 Jan 2026 | $5.17 |
the line this rate was read from
El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", undated, table "Residential Fees for New Construction", columns "School District Name" / "Fee Per S. F. of Dwelling Area" · source document ↗
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| Lake Tahoe USD | |||
| unverified | per sq ft | 1 Jan 2026 | $4.79 |
the line this rate was read from
El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", undated, table "Residential Fees for New Construction", columns "School District Name" / "Fee Per S. F. of Dwelling Area" · source document ↗
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| Pioneer | |||
| unverified | per sq ft | 1 Jan 2026 | $4.51 |
the line this rate was read from
El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", undated, table "Residential Fees for New Construction", columns "School District Name" / "Fee Per S. F. of Dwelling Area" · source document ↗
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| Silver Fork | |||
| unverified | per sq ft | 1 Jan 2026 | $3.71 |
the line this rate was read from
El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", undated, table "Residential Fees for New Construction", columns "School District Name" / "Fee Per S. F. of Dwelling Area" · source document ↗
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| Camino | |||
| unverified | per sq ft | 1 Jan 2026 | $3.64 |
the line this rate was read from
El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", undated, table "Residential Fees for New Construction", columns "School District Name" / "Fee Per S. F. of Dwelling Area" · source document ↗
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| Mother Lode | |||
| unverified | per sq ft | 1 Jan 2026 | $3.64 |
the line this rate was read from
El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", undated, table "Residential Fees for New Construction", columns "School District Name" / "Fee Per S. F. of Dwelling Area" · source document ↗
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| Pollock Pines | |||
| unverified | per sq ft | 1 Jan 2026 | $3.64 |
the line this rate was read from
El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", undated, table "Residential Fees for New Construction", columns "School District Name" / "Fee Per S. F. of Dwelling Area" · source document ↗
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| Gold Trail | |||
| unverified | per sq ft | 1 Jan 2026 | $3.40 |
the line this rate was read from
El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", undated, table "Residential Fees for New Construction", columns "School District Name" / "Fee Per S. F. of Dwelling Area" · source document ↗
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| Omo Ranch | |||
| unverified | per sq ft | 1 Jan 2026 | $1.59 |
the line this rate was read from
El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", undated, table "Residential Fees for New Construction", columns "School District Name" / "Fee Per S. F. of Dwelling Area" · source document ↗
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