Annual Adjustment to SFP Grants and Developer Fee History

Annual Adjustment for Tentative Map Extension

Per Government Code (GC) Section 66452.6(a)(2), the monetary threshold amount that triggers an extension to the expiration of approved or conditional approved tentative maps is adjusted annually. The threshold amount, originally stipulated in GC Section 66454.6(a)(2), commenced on January 1, 2012 at $236,790 and is increased annually by the rate of change from the same SAB approved Class B Construction Cost Index used to determine the annual adjustment to the per-unhoused pupil grants. The following is a table showing the historical yearly rate of change (effective March 1 of each year) along with links to the reports approved by the SAB.

Biennial Adjustment to the Maximum Level 1 Developer Fee

EC Section 17620(a)(1) states that "The governing board of any school district is authorized to levy a fee, charge, dedication, or other requirement against any construction within the boundaries of the district, for the purpose of funding the construction or reconstruction of school facilities, subject to any limitations set forth in Chapter 4.9 (commencing with Section 65995) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code." Therefore, school districts are allowed to impose fees, commonly known as Level 1 Developer Fees, for development projects that are within their boundaries. The maximum allowable amount of developer fees is adjusted, per GC Section 65995(b)(3) every two years beginning in 2000 based on the change in the statewide cost index for class B construction. The following is a table showing the historical yearly rate of change, from the inception of the School Facility Program in 1998, along with links to the reports approved by the SAB.

***Initial source data from RS Means were incorrect. The 2016 biennial Level 1 adjustments were revised to reflect the corrected increase of 3.59%.
**The SAB adopted the RS Means Construction Cost Index on a permanent basis for all future Level 1 Developer Fee adjustments.
*The SAB made a decision that there would be no changes to the developer fee rate as the index had decreased. The residential fee remained the same at $2.97.

Note: Assembly Bill 185 (2022) amended Government Code Section 65995.7. If the criteria to levy Level 3 Developer Fees has been met, OPSC will update this website with information on the date the criteria has been met, as well as the date that either funds are transferred to the program for apportionment of new construction projects or the date the apportionments for new construction has resumed.