Developer Fees

Developer fees are charged to developers to cover public costs associated with private development. These fees are charged by cities, counties and special districts. By law, the school district must keep developer fees in a separate account. School districts are continually engaged in construction and/or improving capital facilities throughout their districts. Districts may use various sources of funds for these capital facility projects, including developer fees, state program funds, redevelopment funds, certificates of participation, sale of capital assets, and mitigation measures.

SHUSD’s Board-approved Facilities Master Plan identifies numerous modernization projects across the District’s school sites along with their costs. Among the work identified are modernization of classroom facilities and science labs, college/career readiness improvements, student safety upgrades to facilities and technology, high school auditorium, safer playing fields; and improving energy efficiency/conservation. In addition to the many needs identified in the Facilities Master Plan, the District is undertaking work to provide adequate housing for students enrolling in the Universal Transitional Kindergarten program mandated with the passage of AB 130 in July of 2021. Providing these up-to-date classrooms, ancillary facilities, and accessibility upgrades is an essential component of preparing students to succeed in a competitive economy and of being able to maintain the equivalent existing level of service for the next 20 years.

For questions regarding Developer Fees, please contact:

Brad Efishoff
Senior Accounting Technician
befishoff@sthelenaunified.org
Phone: (707) 967-2703
Fax: (707) 968-9310

• Residential Fee: $5.38 / sq foot
• Commercial Fee: $0.87 / sq foot
• Checks or Money Orders (payable to SHUSD)

Developer Fees Online Portal

St. Helena Unified School District (SHUSD) 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 new portal: Developer Fee Payment 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 to Facilitron. Once submitted, paid fees will be verified by the school district staff and Certificates of Compliance (COC) can be issued.

Alternatively, SHUSD will continue to accept requests during office hours. You can visit our District Office located at 465 Main Street in St. Helena, CA. Our hours of operation for processing school fees are Monday through Friday 8 am – 4 pm excluding holidays.