The answer is yes.

Declining enrollment doesn’t automatically prevent a district from collecting or increasing developer fees.

What matters is whether new residential development creates additional student enrollment and facility impacts. Even if district-wide enrollment is trending downward, new housing can generate students in specific attendance areas or grade levels that require additional classroom capacity or facility improvements.

A Developer Fee Justification Study evaluates housing growth, student generation rates, facility capacity, and future needs to determine whether developer fees can still be supported.

King helps districts navigate this analysis with clear, data-driven studies that support informed planning and decision-making.

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