Developer Fees/School Impact Fees 

Government Code Section 65995 and California Education Code Section 17620 allow school districts to levy fees on residential and/or commercial/industrial projects within a school district's boundaries. The fees are as follows: 

Residential Construction 
$1.80 per square foot of habitable space of new residential construction or additions of 500 square feet or more. No developer fees are due if the construction/addition is 499 square feet or less

Commercial/Industrial Construction 
$0.29 per square foot of any amount of chargeable covered and enclosed space of commercial/industrial construction

Developer Fees Request by Email 

We accept developer fee requests via email at esanchez@nsd.us and accept mail-in checks.  Please click here to complete and print National School District's (NSD) Certificate of Compliance.  Please send the completed form and a copy of the city/county Certificate of Compliance School Fees Form to esanchez@nsd.us.

Please mail payments to the address below:

National School District 
Attn: Business Services Department
1500 N Avenue 
National City, CA 91950 

Check payments must be made payable to National School District and must include an email address, phone number, and project number. We do not accept credit card payments.

Once payment is received via U.S. Mail, we will email your Certificate of Compliance (COC) and NSD's Certificate of Compliance to the email you provide.

If you would like to pay in person, please complete the steps above and email all forms to esanchez@nsd.us. We will notify you via email when your payment has been received and to pick up the completed forms. 

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