School Facilities Fee (Level 1) - Castaic Union SD

“The Board of the School District will levy and collect school fees on new residential and commercial/industrial development to obtain funds for the construction and/or reconstruction of school facilities to accommodate students generated as a result of such development.”

“The School District has determined that revenues collected from Applicable School Fees imposed on residential and commercial/industrial developments will be used for the following purposes: i. Reconstruction and/or refurbishment of school facilities required to accommodate students generated by new residential and commercial/industrial development in areas of the School District where school facilities are needed; ii. Reconstruction and/or refurbishment of administrative and operations facilities required in response to new student growth from new development; iii. Acquisition or lease of property for unhoused students generated from new development; iv. Purchase or lease of interim and/or temporary school facilities in order to accommodate student capacity demands; v. Costs associated with the administration, collection, and justification for the Applicable School Fees; vi. Provide local funding that may be required if the School District applies for State funding through SB 50.”

“The School District serves areas within the City of Santa Clarita and portions of unincorporated Los Angeles County, and provides education for transitional kindergarten (TK) through eighth (8th) grade.”

Castaic Union School District, the agency that levies it

“All school fees can be paid in-person at 28131 Livingston Ave., Valencia CA 93155 We currently only accept check, cashier's check, or Money Orders.”

“The School District has entered into mitigation agreements with certain property owners and/or developers, whereby the terms of the mitigation agreements require mitigation payments in lieu of paying School Fees ("Mitigated"). ... Any property owners and/or developers that have not entered into a mitigation agreement or included in a Community Facilities District ("CFD") are subject to the payment of School Fees ("Unmitigated").”

“School fees authorized pursuant to Education Code Section 17620 and Government Code Sections 65995 et seq. shall be levied by the School District on new construction resulting from Redevelopment projects, if there is a nexus between the School Fees being imposed and the impact of new construction on school facilities, after the impact of pre-existing development has been taken into consideration. ... In the case where there is a partial redevelopment, or an addition to an existing development, the Applicable School Fee should be calculated on a basis of the marginal assessable space increase multiplied by the maximum Applicable School Fee for the assessable space.”