School Facilities Fee - Travis Unified School District

“The adoption of the SFNA and Report and the establishment of the fees are necessary to fund the construction of school facilities necessary to accommodate the growth from new development and maintain current levels of educational services in the District.”

“State law requires school districts to expend developer fees solely for the purpose for which the fee was collected, which is construction or reconstruction of school facilities”

“The Travis Unified School District currently serves K-12 students in an area encompassing portions of the City of Fairfield (including Travis Air Force Base), the southern portion of the City of Vacaville, and some unincorporated areas of Solano County.”

2024-05-05 and 2024-05-14 (most recent adopting actions found; the fee programme itself is statutory, Ed. Code § 17620)

“As approved by the Travis Unified School District Governing Board on May 5 and 14, 2024 - Level 1 Developer Fees are: Residential: $5.17 Commercial: $0.84/sq ft Retail Self-Storage Construction: $0.43/sq ft”

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“Fees are collected at the time the building permit is obtained from the city or the county. As part of the process the District prepares a document called a 'certificate of compliance', that it issues to a fee payer.”

“Step 1 Obtain a stamped/signed form or official documentation and signature from the city agency office showing verification of the square footage of each plan. City of Fairfield Department of Community Development Building & Fire Safety Division ... Step 3 Call the Business & Operations Department at (707) 437-4604 x 1227 to set up an appointment. Bring the Application for Payment of School Developer Fees form, the city verification documents, and fees to the Business & Operations Department at the District Office.”

“Senior Citizen Housing: California Government Code Sections 65995.1 and 65995.2 provide that school districts may only charge the Commercial/Industrial Fee for qualified senior citizen housing ... Church and Religious Organizations: Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65995(d), school districts may not levy developer fees on any facility used exclusively for religious purposes and exempt from property taxation under California law. Private Full-Time Day School ... Government Agencies. Residential Additions Less than 500 Square Feet. Reconstruction of a Structure Destroyed in a Disaster: The reconstruction of a structure destroyed as a result of a disaster is exempted from developer fees.”

“The District should impose and levy a Level 2 Fee at the rate of $6.99 per square foot for all new residential development, except for any residential development that is paying mitigation of facility impacts through a developer mitigation agreement, Mello-Roos tax, or other special tax”