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School Facilities Fee (Level 1) - Merced Union HSD

Levied by Merced Union High School District (Board of Trustees) on new development in Merced. 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

$3,580

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

Share of Merced's total
8%
Total one-time fees here
$45,721
Adjustment
Adjusts every two years · ENR construction cost index
what the document says

biennial State Allocation Board Class B construction cost index adjustment, permissive — the statute authorises the increase and the Board must adopt it by resolution; the instrument names no automatic self-adjusting clause

Next expected change
1 Jul 2028

The record

Why it exists

“The purpose of the fees increased by this Resolution is to fund the construction or reconstruction of school facilities”

Resolution No. 15-21, adopted 2022-05-11, s. 3.a, p.2 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“These increased fees will be used to fund the construction or reconstruction of school facilities needed to provide facilities for students generated by new development in the District. Said fees will not be used for regular maintenance and routine repair, asbestos work other than that incidental to regular construction and reconstruction, and deferred maintenance as described in Education Code Section 17582”

Resolution No. 15-21, adopted 2022-05-11, s. 3.b, p.2 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“The Resolution to be considered, if adopted, would adopt the school facilities fees to be imposed on residential and commercial/industrial development within the boundaries of the District for the purpose of funding the construction or reconstruction of school facilities.”

Merced Union High School District, "Notice of Public Hearing on: School Facilities Fees", hearing 2026-05-13, para. 1 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

1987-02-11 (first imposition; recited, no instrument number given)

“WHEREAS, on February 11, 1987, May 12, 1987, March 23, 1988, March 29, 1989, April 29, 1992, April 13, 1994, April 17, 1996, June 10, 1998, June 28, 2000, August 21, 2002, June 23, 2004, June 28, 2006 and May 28, 2008, January 25, 2012, January 22, 2014, April 15, 2015, May 10, 2017, June 13, 2018, and June 10, 2020, the Board of Trustees of the Merced Union High School District adopted resolutions imposing or increasing fees on residential, industrial and commercial development to finance the construction or reconstruction of school facilities”

Resolution No. 15-21, "Increase in Level 1 Development Fees", adopted 2022-05-11, first WHEREAS, p.1 · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“The fees imposed pursuant to this Resolution are not subject to the restriction contained in subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 66007, and no building permit shall be issued for any development absent certification of compliance by the development project with the fee imposed pursuant to this Resolution.”

Resolution No. 15-21, adopted 2022-05-11, s. 3.g, p.2 · source document ↗
Who collects it

Merced Union High School District (Board of Trustees), the agency that levies it

“The Superintendent is directed to mail a copy of this Resolution and all supporting documents to the County of Merced and all cities within the boundaries of the District notifying them of this increase in fees and requesting that said agencies issue no building permit for any development absent certification from the District that the above fees have been paid.”

Resolution No. 15-21, adopted 2022-05-11, s. 4, p.2 · source document ↗
How it changes

“The fee increase on residential and industrial/commercial development shall take effect on July 11, 2022, sixty (60) days after the adoption of this Resolution”

Resolution No. 15-21, adopted 2022-05-11, s. 2, p.2 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to residential.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Merced Union HSD
this home per sq ft 12 Jul 2026 $1.79

“If increased to the allowable maximum, the District would receive one-third of the fees, which would be $1.79 per square foot for residential development”

MUHSD, "Notice of Public Hearing on: School Facilities Fees", hearing 2026-05-13, para. 3 · 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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