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Perspective

Jul. 23, 2011

Mitigation of school-related environmental impacts

Payment of the statutory development fee under SB 50 does not exempt developers from analyzing school-related environmental impacts. By Megan Macy and Harold Freiman of Lozano Smith


By Megan Macy and Harold Freiman


Since Senate Bill 50 (SB 50) went into effect in 1999, overhauling California law regarding school impact fees, developers have battled with cash-strapped school districts over the costs of providing student housing and mitigating other school-related environmental impacts caused by new development. Developers claim that payment of the statutory development fee required by SB 50 constitutes full mitigation of all school-related en...

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