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SchoolsSet by school feeCitation Ed Code 17620

School Facilities Fee (Level 1) - Buckeye Union SD + El Dorado Union HSD (combined)

Levied by Buckeye Union School District (K-8 share) and El Dorado Union High School District (9-12 share) on new development in El Dorado County (unincorporated). Authorized under the Ed. Code Sec. 17620; Gov. Code Sec. 65995 et seq. (statutory school facilities fee). Collected at building permit.

What one house pays

$7,080

This fee is not in El Dorado County (unincorporated)'s published figure. This site publishes a home outside any plan area, and this charge applies only in Buckeye USD. The amount shown is what it costs a house that is there.

Total one-time fees here
$114,005
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

by resolution — the amount is set by the Governing Board's own adoption; no index, escalator or automatic adjustment appears in any instrument retrieved

The record

Why it exists

“The purpose of the Reportable Fees imposed and collected on new residential, commercial and industrial development within the District is to fund additional School and support Facilities required to serve the students of the District generated by this new development within the District.”

Buckeye Union School District Board Packet, 2025-10-01, Attachment "A", II. PROPOSED FIVE-YEAR FINDINGS, A, packet p. 40 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“According to Education Code Section 17620-17626, the Reportable Fees will be used to pay for the construction and/or acquisition of additional School and support Facilities, remodeling existing School Facilities to add additional classrooms and technology, as well as acquiring and installing additional portable classrooms, SFNA studies, justification studies, and 3% for administration costs.”

Buckeye Union School District Board Packet, 2025-10-01, Attachment "A", II.A, packet pp. 40-41 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“The following map shows the extent of the areas for which development fees are applicable to the El Dorado Union High School District.”

El Dorado Union High School District, 2022 Developer Fee Justification Study, March 2022, "District Map", study p. 16 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

1987-01-01 (statutory origin; no district adopting instrument retrievable)

“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. The fee is levied based on the square footage of residential and commercial/industrial building.”

El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", page carries no date, opening paragraphs · source document ↗
Who adopted it

AB 2926 (enacting Gov. Code §§ 65995 and 53080) | district resolution NOT FOUND

“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. The fee is levied based on the square footage of residential and commercial/industrial building.”

El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", page carries no date, opening paragraphs · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“Fees are collected immediately prior to the time of the issuance of a building permit by the city or the County.”

El Dorado Union High School District, 2022 Developer Fee Justification Study, March 2022, "Background", study p. 2 · source document ↗
Who collects it

El Dorado County Office of Education / El Dorado County Building Services

“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).”

El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", undated, closing line beneath the fee table · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“Additions - under 500 s.f. that are attached to an existing dwelling will not be assessed a school fee.”

El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", undated, note below the residential fee table · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to residential.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Buckeye Union SD
unverified per sq ft — $3.54
the line this rate was read from

“Buckeye $3.54”

El Dorado County Office of Education, "Developer Fees", undated; table headed "Residential Fees for New Construction", columns "School District Name" and "Fee Per S. F. of Dwelling Area"; preamble to the table reads "Below are the district fees, which include both the elementary and high school districts rates:" · source document ↗

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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