School Facilities Fee (Level 1) - Los Angeles USD

“Education Code Section 17620 allows school districts to assess fees on new residential and commercial construction within their respective boundaries. These fees can be collected without special city or county approval, to fund the construction of school facilities necessitated by the impact of residential and commercial development activity. In addition, these fees can also be used to fund the reconstruction of school facilities to accommodate students generated from new development projects.”

“Impact fees assessed upon residential, commercial, or industrial development projects located within District boundaries are used to provide funds for construction and reconstruction of school facilities to accommodate students generated from new development projects.”

“The Capital Facilities Fund is used to account for resources received from school impact fees assessed upon residential and commercial/industrial construction or reconstruction projects located within the boundaries of Los Angeles Unified School District (the "District") in order to provide funds to help relieve overcrowded conditions at District schools.”

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

“As a condition of issuing building permits for construction or developments in the City of Los Angeles, the District has a contract with the city to collect impact fees. The City of Los Angeles remits the collections to the District monthly. The District's Impact Fee Program Office collects impact fees for construction projects outside the city of Los Angeles but within the District's boundaries.”

“6. Natural Disaster Replacement (Ed. Code section 17626) a. The rebuilding of a home damaged by a natural disaster, such as fire, flood, earthquake, landslide, mudslide, or tidal wave, is exempt up to the original square footage.”

“4. Demolition (Voluntary) (Ed. Code section 17620(a)(1)(A) and (C)) a. Impact fees are applicable only to the total resulting increase in assessable space for residential developments and chargeable and enclosed space for commercial/industrial redevelopments. b. No demolition credit or partial refund for the demolition of exempt structures (i.e., garages, detached storage, etc.).”

“The new rate becomes effective, and can be levied, sixty (60) days after the resolution has been adopted.”