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School Facilities Fee (Level 1) - Hanford Joint Union HSD

Levied by Hanford Joint Union High School District on new development in Hanford. 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

$4,300

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
16%
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 after the State Allocation Board raises the Level 1 maximum; the instrument names no index and no automatic adjustment

The record

Why it exists

“2. The purpose of the fee 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 26-02, adopted 2026-03-24, resolved cl. 2, resolution p. 2 / PDF p. 138 · source document ↗
What it pays for

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

Resolution 26-02, adopted 2026-03-24, resolved cl. 3, resolution p. 2 / PDF p. 138 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“WHEREAS, Education Code section 17620 authorizes school districts to levy a fee, charge or dedication against any new construction within its boundaries for the purpose of funding the construction or reconstruction of school facilities and to impose certain fees thereon”

Resolution 26-02, adopted 2026-03-24, first recital, resolution p. 1 / PDF p. 137 · source document ↗
When it was adopted

2026-03-24

“PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of March 2026, by the Governing Board of the Hanford Joint Union High School District of Kings County, California, by the following vote:”

HJUHSD Board Packet 03-24-2026, Financial Report #5, Resolution 26-02 "In the Matter of Increasing the Level 1 Development Fees for Residential and Commercial or Industrial Development", signature page, resolution p. 4 / PDF p. 140 · source document ↗
Who adopted it

Resolution 26-02

“PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of March 2026, by the Governing Board of the Hanford Joint Union High School District of Kings County, California, by the following vote:”

HJUHSD Board Packet 03-24-2026, Financial Report #5, Resolution 26-02 "In the Matter of Increasing the Level 1 Development Fees for Residential and Commercial or Industrial Development", signature page, resolution p. 4 / PDF p. 140 · source document ↗
When it is paid

at building permit

“WHEREAS, the District Board is collecting the fee prior to issuance of building permits and not with the restriction as allowed in subdivision (a) of Section 66007 of the Government Code to defer fee collection to time of occupancy.”

Resolution 26-02, adopted 2026-03-24, recital, resolution p. 2 / PDF p. 138 · source document ↗
Who collects it

City of Hanford / County of Kings gate the building permit; the District certifies payment

“AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Superintendent of the District, or his 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 sections 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 fees specified herein have been paid.”

Resolution 26-02, adopted 2026-03-24, resolution p. 3 / PDF p. 139 · source document ↗
How it changes

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

Resolution 26-02, adopted 2026-03-24, resolution p. 3 / PDF p. 139 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Hanford Joint Union HSD
this home per sq ft 1 Jun 2026 $2.15

“1. $2.15 per square foot of residential development (40 percent of $5.38)”

Resolution 26-02, adopted 2026-03-24, "AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that since the Study justifies fees in excess of the allowable limits, the District ... hereby increases fees to the following amounts:", resolution p. 3 / PDF p. 139 · source document ↗

1 superseded rate on file for this fee and is not shown: they are kept so a figure quoted from an older schedule can still be traced.

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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