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SchoolsSet by school feeCitation Ed Code 17620; PUSD Resolution No. 22/23:14 (2023-01-17)

School Facilities Fee (Level 1) - Paradise USD

Levied by Paradise Unified School District on new development in Paradise. 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

$9,580

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

Share of Paradise's total
85%
Total one-time fees here
$11,220
Adjustment
Adjusts another named index
what the document says

not stated

The record

Why it exists

“Developer fees are intended to be used for the construction and reconstruction of school facilities to accommodate impacts from new development. Developer fees are not intended for general revenue purposes.”

same report, "INTRODUCTION", p.2 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Specifically, the Reportable Fees will be used for the construction, expansion, and/ or acquisition of additional School Facilities, furnishing and equipping such facilities, as well as acquiring and installing additional portable classrooms to accommodate students.”

same report, Section B item I "Identification of the Purpose to which the Reportable Fees are to be Expended", p.6 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“The purpose of the Reportable Fees imposed and collected on new residential and commercial/industrial development within the School District was to fund the additional school facilities required to serve students generated by new development within the School District.”

same report, Section B item I, p.6 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2023-01-17

“The Statutory School Fees for the period between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 were established by the Board of the School District on January 17, 2023 by Resolution No 22/23:14. This resolution adopted the Statutory School Fees for new residential and commercial/industrial development based on the reports titled "Residential and Commercial/Industrial Development School Fee Justification Study" ("Study"), dated January 17, 2023.”

Paradise Unified School District, "Developer Fees: Annual and Five-Year Reports", December 10, 2024, Section A, item II "Amount of the Reportable Fees", p.3 · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Resolution No 22/23:14

“The Statutory School Fees for the period between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 were established by the Board of the School District on January 17, 2023 by Resolution No 22/23:14. This resolution adopted the Statutory School Fees for new residential and commercial/industrial development based on the reports titled "Residential and Commercial/Industrial Development School Fee Justification Study" ("Study"), dated January 17, 2023.”

Paradise Unified School District, "Developer Fees: Annual and Five-Year Reports", December 10, 2024, Section A, item II "Amount of the Reportable Fees", p.3 · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“PERMIT ISSUANCE FEES: ... School Assessment Fee $4.79 /sq ft; fees paid to PUSD”

Town of Paradise Community Development Department, "ESTIMATE OF BUILDING PERMIT & ASSOCIATED FEES FOR NEW 2000 SQ FT HOME WITH 480 SQ FT ATTACHED GARAGE — Built on vacant, never developed lot", filename dated 4.5.23, "PERMIT ISSUANCE FEES" block · source document ↗
Who collects it

“Statutory School Fees are collected by the School District, pursuant to Education Code Section 17620 and Government Code Section 65995, from new residential and commercial/industrial development.”

same report, Section A item I, p.3 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to residential.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Paradise USD
this homeunverified per sq ft 1 Jul 2023 $4.79

“Table 1. Statutory School Fee Amounts | Item | Effective Dates (for FY 2023-2024) | Fee Amount (Per Square Foot) | Residential | July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 | $4.79”

Paradise Unified School District, "Developer Fees: Annual and Five-Year Reports", December 10, 2024, Section A item II, Table 1, p.4 · 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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