Government Code Section 65995 and California Education Code Section 17620 allow school districts to levy fees on residential and/or commercial/industrial projects within a school district's boundaries. The State Allocation Board (SAB) sets the per-square-foot Level 1 school impact fees every two years.
Impact fees, also known as school impact fees or developer fees, within the Los Angeles Unified School District are collected by two offices: Los Angeles Unified School District (the District) and the City of Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety (LADBS). District staff collect impact fees on residential and commercial/industrial development projects that are within the District’s boundaries but outside the City of Los Angeles. The District entered into a contract with the City of Los Angeles to collect impact fees from owners/developers as a condition of the issuance of a building permit for developments within the City of Los Angeles.
