Developer Fees

Developer Fees Payments accepted by Appointment ONLY

Phone : (909) 388-6100

Fax : (909) 885-9991

Hours

Monday - Friday

8 : 00 a.m. - 4 : 30 p.m.

Education Code Section 17620(a)(1) authorizes the governing board of any school district to levy a fee, charge, dedication, or other requirements against any construction within the boundaries of a district to fund the construction or reconstruction of school facilities. Developer fees are a type of statutory fee levied on residential and / or commercial / industrial construction, which helps to minimize the impact of the construction on school facilities.

Effective July 8th 2024, residential developer fees are $5.17 per square foot of habitable area for all residential construction and $0.84 per square foot for all commercial and industrial construction. Rental self-storage creates a school facility cost of $0.46. All fees are calculated per square foot of assessable space determined by the local building department for all commercial / industrial and residential construction. Fees are due before the issuance of a building permit.

Residential projects (new construction, additions and ADUs) that total 500 square feet or less are exempt from school fees, per Education Code, Section 17620.

For your convenience, we have assembled a handbook of developer fee information. Please refer to our Board Policy for the most up-to-date information.

The School Facility Fee Justification Study is prepared and presented to the board for adoption annually.

This School Facility Fee Justification Report for Residential and Commercial / Industrial Development has been prepared to demonstrate that the expected facilities costs to be incurred by the district to house students to be generated from new residential and commercial / industrial development is at least equal to the district's share of the statutory school fees (Level I) approved by the State of California.

Annual and 5-Year Accounting Reports are prepared annually. Please see below for the current annual and 5-year reports :

The San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) is proud to partner with Facilitron to provide an easy-to-use online portal for registering and paying developer (school impact) fees. You can now register your project and pay developer fees from anywhere. Please follow this link to use the developer fees online portal :

This new portal allows you to create and submit projects, upload forms and information, calculate fees, and conveniently pay online by credit card, ACH (electronic check) transaction, or by mailing in a paper check.

Once submitted, paid fees will be verified by the school district staff and Certificates of Compliance (COC) can be issued.

SBCUSD will continue to accept requests during office hours at the Facilities Planning & Development Department located at 956 West 9th Street San Bernardino, CA 92411. If you'd like to schedule an appointment, please follow the below link :

School Locator Map

The Developer Fee Locator should be utilized prior to making an appointment to determine if your property falls under the jurisdiction of San Bernardino City Unified School District or a neighboring school district. SBCUSD cannot accept payments or provide permit clearance for other school districts.

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