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School Facilities Fee (Level 1) - Hanford Elementary SD

Levied by Hanford Elementary School District on new development in Hanford. Collected at building permit.

What one house pays

$6,460

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

Share of Hanford's total
24%
Total one-time fees here
$27,505
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

by resolution — the District adopts an increase by resolution after a noticed public hearing on a justification study; no automatic index is stated for the District's own fee

The record

Why it exists

“2. 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. 25-26, 2026-03-25, "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED ... the Board makes the following findings" no. 2, packet p. 173 · source document ↗
What it pays for

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

Resolution No. 25-26, 2026-03-25, findings no. 3, packet p. 173 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“WHEREAS the Hanford Elementary School District ("District") by agreement with the high school district[s] sharing geographical territory with the District ("Fee-Sharing Agreement"), may levy 60 % of the total fees permitted pursuant to Government Code Section 65995 for development in areas in which the District provides school services.”

Resolution No. 25-26, 2026-03-25, third recital, packet p. 171 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2026-03-25

“This Resolution is adopted this 25th day of March, 2026 by the following vote: AYES:________________ NOES:________________ ABSTENTIONS: ________________ ABSENT: ________________ ______________________________ Clerk of the Governing Board”

HESD Regular Board Meeting Agenda packet 3-25-26, Resolution No. 25-26 "THE INCREASE IN LEVEL 1 SCHOOL FACILITIES FEES AND ADOPTION OF CEQA NOTICE OF EXEMPTION", packet p. 176, final adoption clause — vote lines BLANK in this pre-meeting copy · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Resolution No. 25-26

“This Resolution is adopted this 25th day of March, 2026 by the following vote: AYES:________________ NOES:________________ ABSTENTIONS: ________________ ABSENT: ________________ ______________________________ Clerk of the Governing Board”

HESD Regular Board Meeting Agenda packet 3-25-26, Resolution No. 25-26 "THE INCREASE IN LEVEL 1 SCHOOL FACILITIES FEES AND ADOPTION OF CEQA NOTICE OF EXEMPTION", packet p. 176, final adoption clause — vote lines BLANK in this pre-meeting copy · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“Said notice shall specify that collection of the fees is not subject to the restriction set forth in Government Code section 66007, subdivision (a) but, pursuant to subdivision (b) of that statute, the fees are to be collected prior to issuance of building permits.”

Resolution No. 25-26, 2026-03-25, notice-to-cities-and-counties resolving clause, packet p. 175 · source document ↗
Who collects it

cities and counties with jurisdiction over the territory of the District, by permit certification

“AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Superintendent of the District, or his or her designee, shall give notice of the Board's action herein to all cities and counties with jurisdiction over the territory of the District in accordance with the requirements of Education Code section 17620 and 17621, requesting that no building permits (or, for manufactured homes and mobile homes, certificates of occupancy) be issued on or after the date which is sixty (60) days after the date of this Resolution, without certification from the District that the fee specified herein have been paid.”

Resolution No. 25-26, 2026-03-25, packet p. 175 · source document ↗
Who is exempt

“AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board hereby finds that the increase in fees hereunder is statutorily exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Education Code section 17621.”

Resolution No. 25-26, 2026-03-25, packet p. 176 · 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, February 2024, "Impact of Other Residential Development", p. 15 · source document ↗
How it changes

“AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the increase in fees shall take effect June 1, 2026.”

Resolution No. 25-26, 2026-03-25, packet p. 175 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Hanford Elementary SD
this home per sq ft 1 Jun 2026 $3.23

“WHEREAS based upon the Fee-Sharing Agreement and in accordance with the increased level of fees permitted by the SAB pursuant to Government Code section 65995, the District may levy the following fees, which represent a percentage of the SAB Authorized Fee Amounts 1. $3.23 per square foot of residential development (60% of $5.38).”

Resolution No. 25-26, 2026-03-25, fifth recital, packet p. 172 · 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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