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SchoolsSet by school feeCitation Ed Code 17620; GVUSD Res. No. 2023-24-14 (2024-04-09)

School Facilities Fee (Level 1) - Golden Valley USD

Levied by Golden Valley Unified School District on new development in Madera 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

$10,340

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot.

Share of Madera County (unincorporated)'s total
26%
Total one-time fees here
$39,700
Adjustment
Does not adjust
what the document says

none - by board resolution only, effective 60 days after adoption

The record

Why it exists

“The purpose of the fees is to provide adequate school facilities for the students of the District who will be generated by residential and commercial/industrial development in the District.”

Resolution No. 2023-24-14, 2024-04-09, finding 2 — PDF p.2 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“The fees are to be used to finance the construction and reconstruction of school facilities.”

Resolution No. 2023-24-14, 2024-04-09, finding 3 — PDF p.2 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“The following map shows the extent of the areas for which development fees are applicable to the Golden Valley Unified School District.”

2024 Developer Fee Justification Study, March 2024, "District Map", study p.16 — PDF p.24 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2024-04-09

“This Resolution is adopted this 9th day of April, 2024 by the following vote: AYES: 4 NOES: 0 ABSTENTIONS: 0 ABSENT: 1”

Golden Valley USD Resolution No. 2023-24-14, "THE ADOPTION OF A FEE JUSTIFICATION STUDY AND THE INCREASE IN SCHOOL FACILITIES FEES", adopted 2024-04-09, signature page — PDF p.5 · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Resolution No. 2023-24-14

“This Resolution is adopted this 9th day of April, 2024 by the following vote: AYES: 4 NOES: 0 ABSTENTIONS: 0 ABSENT: 1”

Golden Valley USD Resolution No. 2023-24-14, "THE ADOPTION OF A FEE JUSTIFICATION STUDY AND THE INCREASE IN SCHOOL FACILITIES FEES", adopted 2024-04-09, signature page — PDF p.5 · 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.”

2024 Developer Fee Justification Study, March 2024, "Background", study p.2 — PDF p.10 · source document ↗
Who collects it

Golden Valley Unified School District, the agency that levies it

“The Golden Valley Unified School District certifies that the applicant has paid a school developer fee of:”

Golden Valley USD "Developer Fee Requirements Certification of Compliance" worksheet, undated on its face · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“Education Code allows for an exemption from development impacts fees for any additions to existing residential structures that are 500 square feet or less.”

2024 Developer Fee Justification Study, March 2024, "Impact of Other Residential Development", study p.12 — PDF p.20 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“The project would only pay for the development impact fees for the net increase in assessable space generated by the development project.”

2024 Developer Fee Justification Study, March 2024, "Impact of Other Residential Development", study p.12 — PDF p.20 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Land useApplies toBasisEffectiveAmount
Golden Valley USD
Residential this home per sq ft 8 Jun 2024 $5.17

“AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that since the Study justifies fees at or in excess of the allowable limits, the District hereby increases fees on residential development to $5.17 per square foot, and fees on commercial/industrial developments to $0.84 per square foot, in accordance with Education Code sections 17620, et seq., and Government Code sections 65995, et seq., except for Rental Self Storage facilities in which a fee of $0.05 per square foot is justified.”

Resolution No. 2023-24-14, adopted 2024-04-09, operative resolved clause — PDF p.3 · source document ↗
Commercial/industrial — per sq ft — $0.84
the line this rate was read from

“the District hereby increases fees on residential development to $5.17 per square foot, and fees on commercial/industrial developments to $0.84 per square foot”

the levying document · source document ↗
Rental self storage — per sq ft — $0.05
the line this rate was read from

“except for Rental Self Storage facilities in which a fee of $0.05 per square foot is justified.”

the levying document · 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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