Lake Tahoe Unified School District seeks developer fee increase

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) is seeking a increase of developer fees that go to the district from $2.24 per square foot to $3.20 per square foot. They plan to use the increase in revenue to support its program to reconstruct existing facilities, funds that are needed due to rising costs in South Lake Tahoe.

The current fee structure has been in place since 2013. It is calculated on all living area space when a building permit is issued by the City of South Lake Tahoe or El Dorado County, depending on where the home falls within the LTUSD boundaries.

To discuss the change there is a public meeting on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 during the regularly scheduled board meeting. It will be held virtually starting at 6:00 p.m. (for information on how to participate, click here).

This is the public's opportunity to comment.

The resolution affirming the District's position:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Government Code Section 65995, et seq. and Education Code Section 17620, et seq., on January 12, 2021 the Lake Tahoe Unified School District will hold a public hearing to consider a resolution adopting and implementing an increase in the school facility fee levied upon residential development (referred to as “developer fees”) within the boundaries of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District.

The Public Hearing of the District, to be held January 12, 2021 will begin at 6:00 p.m. as soon thereafter as practical, via livestream. The link for the livestream will be available on the District’s website. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, there will be no physical meeting location open to the public to attend the Public Hearing. The proposed resolution would increase the developer fee for residential construction from a current fee of $2.24 per square foot to $3.20 per square foot.

The Lake Tahoe Unified School District has conducted a study in 2013 to determine 1) How there is a reasonable relationship between the fee use and the type of development project on which the fee is imposed, and;
2) How there is a reasonable relationship between the need for the public facilities for which the fee will be used and the type of development project on which the fee is imposed.

A copy of the study is available at the Education Center, 1021 Al Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 on or after January 1, 2021. The Education center is open for business between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm weekdays, except holidays. If any individual requires reasonable accommodations to submit a comment, is unable to submit a comment via email, or desires to submit an oral comment, please contact Shannon Chandler at (530) 541-2850 ext. 1025 or email her at schandler@ltusd.org.

Questions and/or comments should be directed to Andrea Salazar (530) 541-2850, ext. 1039.