School Facilities Fee (Level 1)

“As a means to fund school facilities needed as a result of development. Government Code § 65995, Education Code § 17620 and Assembly Bill 2926, also known as the "1986 School Facilities Legislation," granted school districts the right to levy fees to offset the impacts of school facilities from new residential and commercial industrial developments.”

“The purpose of the Reportable Fees imposed and collected on new residential and commercial/industrial development within the District during fiscal year 2024-2025 was to fund the additional grade K-12 School Facilities required to serve the grade K-12 Project Students generated by new development within the District. Specifically, the Reportable Fees will be used for the construction and/or acquisition of additional School Facilities, remodeling of existing School Facilities to add additional classrooms and technology, as well as acquiring and installing additional relocatable classrooms to accommodate Project Students.”

“Section 1.1. PURPOSE AND INTENT. This ordinance is adopted to implement school facilities land dedication and fee requirements in the unincorporated area of the County of Riverside, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4.7 (65970 et. seq.) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.”

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“Section 5.9. FEE PAYMENT. a. If the payment of a fee is required, it shall be paid to the affected school district at the time the building permit is issued, unless payment is made earlier pursuant to agreement between the developer and the school district.”

“Step 2: Visit the District — Bring the authorized letter to the District. Pay the assessed fee (cash, check, or money order only – debit and credit cards are not accepted) and obtain a Certificate of Compliance. The date of your payment determines the assessed rate. Please contact the District to verify the current rates.”

“Pursuant to Government Code 65995 fees cannot be levied on a facility that is used exclusively for religious worship, owned and occupied by state, federal, or local government, or is used exclusively as a private full-time day school as described in Education Code Section 48222. If you are replacing a structure destroyed by a disaster, you may also be exempt from fees.”

“Disaster reconstruction: Education Code § 17626(a) defines a disaster as "a fire, earthquake, landslide, mudslide, flood, tidal wave, or other unforeseen event that produces material damage or loss." Any structure that is damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster is entitled to a demolition credit against reconstruction, so long as the rebuilt square footage does not exceed the structure's original square footage.”