Seeking to transform developer fee management
across the U.S., Facilitron launches new innovative online portal
with California's 2nd largest
school district, San Diego Unified
LOS
GATOS, Calif., June 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing to innovate and
expand the capabilities of its data-driven facility management
platform, Facilitron has announced the launch of a new portal
to streamline and transform the developer fee compliance process.
Benefitting both developers and administrators, Facilitron
DevFees™ promises enhanced efficiency, transparency and
accessibility, minimizing wasted manual effort and ensuring timely
and accurate fee collection and permitting.
Also known as impact fees, developer fees are one-time charges
expensed to developers to help fund capital improvements associated
with community growth. Though these fees often focus on funding
infrastructure improvements such as roads or wastewater treatment,
in some states schools also benefit from developer fees levied by
governments on their behalf to finance the construction or
renovation of school facilities required to meet education
demands. These fees, which may be paid directly to the school
districts themselves, are an important source of funding for school
facilities.
Though districts must conduct periodic justification studies to
receive the funding, Facilitron estimates that school districts in
California alone could collect
well over $2-billion in developer
fees based on Level 1 mitigation rates for residential and
commercial development in 2024.
The fee collection and permitting process itself, however, is
exceedingly time-consuming and burdensome for both school districts
and developers. School districts are required to staff an office
with published hours of operation for receiving and processing
applications, and developers, who may include do-it-yourself
homeowners unfamiliar with the permitting process, must physically
travel to this location at the appointed hours to submit an
application and receive an estimate of cost. If a payment is not
made upon receipt of the estimate, then the applicant may be
required to return to the location at another time to make a
payment.
Faced with these issues, California's 2nd largest school district and
longtime partner for its facility rentals, San Diego Unified
approached Facilitron about developing a new one-of-a-kind
solution which would enhance the platform and revamp its
school impact fee management.
"Initial reaction from both school district administrators and
community developers has been very positive," says Facilitron CEO
Jeff Benjamin. "Since our launch in
January, we've already had hundreds of compliance certificates
issued and over a thousand applications processed."
Facilitron's easy-to-use online portal enables developers and
administrators to more quickly and efficiently register development
projects, collect fees and issue compliance certificates.
Facilitron's solution allows developers to easily create and submit
project details from anywhere by mobile phone or laptop.
Facilitron's AI-powered application review analyzes project details
and alerts applicants and administrators if any issues are detected
with the submitted materials. Built-in tools accurately calculate
fees based on uploaded specifications, and developers can securely
pay fees online rather than in-person. Once fees are processed,
administrators can verify and approve applications and instantly
issue compliance and permitting documents.
"We now look forward to expanding this new product launch to
schools and cities across the country," Benjamin continued. "We're
also exploring how its capabilities can benefit fee management and
collection in other industries."
About Facilitron:
Headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Facilitron is a
comprehensive and data-driven facilities management platform and
public spaces rental marketplace with a mission to help operators
like schools and cities meet community space rental needs in a more
effective way. By integrating work orders, facility use scheduling
and the leasing process of facilities and public/private spaces
into one singular system-of-record, Facilitron allows operators
like public schools to showcase and monetize their spaces, keeping
them safe and secure while also funding their upkeep, maintenance
and staffing. As the world's largest public spaces marketplace,
with more than 10,000 schools across 31 states and billions of
square feet of facility space on its platform, Facilitron has
processed and supported millions of community events since its
founding in 2014. Beyond simply providing software and marketplace
capabilities, Facilitron provides its partners with valuable
business and financial services and serves as an advisory partner
to train and support administrators and develop customized facility
management programs, generating millions of dollars in additional
revenue for the schools and other public space operators while
better serving community needs.
For more information visit: facilitron.com
Contact: Mercer Brockenbrough
(706) 540-6258
mercer@facilitron.com
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