When it comes to calculating school developer fees, covered walkways are off-limits.
A CAA-sponsored bill signed into law this week removes any ambiguity on the matter.
Assemblyman Tom Daly
The law already says that walkways in apartment complexes – not being livable spaces like apartments themselves – can’t be assessed for the purpose of school developer fees.
But in some jurisdictions, as more builders have opted to cover walkways, they’ve incurred developer fees.
While walkway covers protect people from the elements, they’re not livable spaces and aren’t assessable, clarifies AB 715 by Assemblyman Tom Daly, D-Anaheim.
CAA sponsored this bill to make sure developers of apartment complexes aren’t mistakenly charged for these overhangs in the future.