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Developer Fee Justification Studies have been prepared and adopted by the SSSD, the
SUSD, and the HUHSD. All three districts currently collect Level II fees. The SSSD collects
$3.40 per sq.ft. of residential development. The SUSD and HUHSD fees are $3.84 and $2.73 per
sq.ft. of residential development, respectively. In certain instances, mitigation agreements and
community facilities districts (CFDs) are also used by the districts to help secure school
construction funding. SB 50 states that the maximum fee amounts (i.e., Level I or Level II fees)
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are “deemed to provide full and complete school facilities mitigation” for purposes of CEQA.

Other funding sources for the districts include Proposition 47 and local bond measures,
Measure V and Measure E. Proposition 47, approved in November 2002, established
$13.5 billion in 2002 and 2004 for state school facilities bond construction funding. Measure V,
approved in 2001, provides $158 million in school bonds to allow the HUHSD to build new
schools and renovate older campuses in the District. Local bond proceeds and developer fees are
expected to provide funding for construction and modernization of HUHSD facilities identified
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in the District’s 10-year facility plan. Measure E, approved in June of 2002, provides additional
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funding for several construction and improvement projects within the SUSD. These projects are
identified in the SUSD’s Facility Master Plan. No recent local bond measures have been
approved for the SSSD.

(2) Interdistrict Transfers

Students who reside in one district may choose to attend school in another district by
applying for an interdistrict permit from the receiving school district, per Education Code
Sections 46600-46611 and 48300-48315. Such an agreement may be considered for approval by
the receiving district if the parent works within the district, if a sibling attends a school within the
district, if the family will be moving into the district, or based on other considerations accepted
by the district. Interdistrict permits are granted for one year only and therefore, must be renewed
annually.

(3) Site Selection

The criteria for development of a school site are contained in the California Code of
Regulations, Title 5, commencing with Section 14001 and the Guide to School Site Analysis and
Development (California Department of Education, School Facilities Planning Division,
2000 Edition). Such considerations for the suitability of a school site include the following:

5 California Government Code, Section 65996(b).
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Website, http://www.hart.k12.ca.us/news/Publications/bond.htm.
7 Website, http://www.saugus.k12.ca.us/home.

County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning Skyline Ranch Project
PCR Services Corporation July 2009

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