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SchoolsSet by school feeCitation Ed Code 17620

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

Levied by Placerville Union School District and El Dorado Union High School District (the published "Placerville" rate is the two districts' combined rate) 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

$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 El Dorado County (unincorporated)'s total
9%
Total one-time fees here
$114,005
Adjustment
Not recorded

The record

Why it exists

“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.”

EDCOE, "Developer Fees", page body, undated; read from archived copy sources/0e/0ed62c313823250f3e2ec56fb14b9c7f936adedb15b68e44ae4fdc261c96c3e5.html · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Benefit Nexus: The developer fees to be collected by the El Dorado Union High School District will be used for the provision of additional and reconstructed or modernized school facilities. This will benefit the students to be generated by new development by providing them with adequate educational school facilities.”

El Dorado Union High School District, 2022 Developer Fee Justification Study, March 2022, Conclusion, p. 17 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“Education Code Education Code Section 17620 allows school districts to assess fees on new residential and commercial construction within their respective boundaries.”

El Dorado Union High School District, 2022 Developer Fee Justification Study, March 2022, Background, p. 2 · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“Other Agency & Development Fees Due At Permit Issuance ... School District Fees (based on date of permit issuance, not date of permit application)”

El Dorado County Planning & Building Department, "Residential Permit Fee Worksheet - West Slope", Effective 12/01/2022, REVISED: 12/1/2022, second table · source document ↗
Who collects it

“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).”

EDCOE, "Developer Fees", page body, undated · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“Additions - under 500 s.f. that are attached to an existing dwelling will not be assessed a school fee. Dwelling space of any size added to an accessory building will be subject to school fees.”

EDCOE, "Developer Fees", page body, undated · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to residential.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Placerville Union SD
this homeunverified per sq ft — $5.17

“Residential Fees for New Construction | School District Name | Fee Per S. F. of Dwelling Area | ... | Placerville | $5.17”

EDCOE, "Developer Fees", residential fee table, page carries NO date; quoted from the archived byte-for-byte copy sources/0e/0ed62c313823250f3e2ec56fb14b9c7f936adedb15b68e44ae4fdc261c96c3e5.html · 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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