School Facilities Fee (Level 1) - Tulare City SD + Tulare Joint Union HSD (billed jointly, collected by TCSD)

“In 1986, the California Legislature authorized school districts to levy school impact or developer fees on residential and commercial/industrial development to fund the construction or reconstruction of school facilities. The basis of the school facilities legislation is the relationship between new development and the impact on school districts' ability to provide adequate school facilities for the student population that new development generates. The authority for the District's assessment of developer fees is outlined in Education Code Section 17620 under Government Code 65995.”

“Benefit Nexus: The developer fees to be collected by the Tulare City 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. ... The Districts list of proposed projects include: New School KCOK, New School Cottonwood, Property for new school west side of town, Roosevelt wing for Classrooms, Roosevelt Cafeteria, Roosevelt Admin Building, Los Tules Restroom Facility Addition, Wilson Portable Replacement project, and Live Oak Gym Modernization/Locker expansion.”

“Education Code Section 17620 allows school districts to assess fees on new residential and commercial construction within their respective boundaries. These fees can be collected without special city or county approval, to fund the construction of new school facilities necessitated by the impact of residential and commercial development activity.”

2026-05-12

“A motion was made by Mr. Epps, seconded by Mr. Grissom, to approve Resolution No. 2025/2026-26, Adoption of a Fee Justification Study and Increase in School Facilities Fees and Adoption of CEQA Notice of Exemption as presented. Ayes: Epps, Grissom, Janes, Enriquez, Segura Moraza Noes: None”

Resolution No. 2025/2026-26 (Tulare City School District Governing Board)

“A motion was made by Mr. Epps, seconded by Mr. Grissom, to approve Resolution No. 2025/2026-26, Adoption of a Fee Justification Study and Increase in School Facilities Fees and Adoption of CEQA Notice of Exemption as presented. Ayes: Epps, Grissom, Janes, Enriquez, Segura Moraza Noes: None”

at building permit

“Fees are collected immediately prior to the time of the issuance of a building permit by the City or the County.”

Tulare City School District

“* Please Note: Tulare City School District collects fees for both Tulare City School District and Tulare Joint Union High School District. The Tulare Joint Union High School District Commercial Storage Facility Rate is—$0.20 per square foot.”

“4. The project described above is exempt from developer fees for the following reasons: ... B. The project is a fully exempt manufactured home or mobile. ... D. The project is subject to the limits and conditions applicable to commercial or industrial as senior citizen housing or a facility for the elderly. E. The project is a fully exempt facility [used exclusively for religious purposes, full-time private school, or government-owned facility.] ... G. The project is fully exempt as agricultural migrant worker housing owned by the state. H. The project is exempt TO THE EXTENT of the assessable space of construction to make existing residence more accessible to disabled person.”

“A. The project is exempt TO THE EXTENT IT REPLACES square footage of a prior existing permanent residential, commercial or industrial structure (other than manufactured house/mobile home): Square footage of previous structure: ______ Assessable space (residential) ______ Covered and enclosed space (commercial/industrial) [NOTE: FEES ARE PAYABLE FOR EXCESS ASSESSABLE SPACE IN THE CASE OF RESIDENTIAL, AND FOR EXCESS COVERED AND ENCLOSED SPACE IN THE CASE OF COMMERICAL/INDUSTRIAL.] ... C. The project is a permanent residential structure exempt TO THE EXTENT of the fees paid for a prior existing manufactured home or mobile home which it replaces on the same lot. $______ fees previously paid.”