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r <br /> 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 5, 1995 <br /> Agenda Abstract <br /> Item # Y—A <br /> SUBJECT: PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPACT FEES <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC DARING: Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Planning Director X2592 <br /> Summary Sheet - Impact Fee Calculation <br /> Building Permit Data PHONE NUMBERS: <br /> DRAFT 5/25/95 Public Hearing Minutes Hillsborough 732.8181 <br /> Written Comments, and Petitions Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider a proposed increase in the public school impact fee from $750 to <br /> $1,500. <br /> BACKGROUND: On May 25, 1995, a public hearing was conducted on a proposed amendment to <br /> the Educational Facilities Impact Fee Ordinance. The proposed amendment to <br /> Section 3(School Impact Fees Imposed on New Residential Dwelling Units)would <br /> increase the amount of the public school impact fee from $750 to $1,500. The <br /> proposal was based on an updated Technical Report which indicated that the <br /> maximum allowable fee in both school districts was approximately $1,900 (see <br /> attached Summary Sheet). <br /> Public Comment. Comments received at the public hearing are summarized <br /> below: <br /> • Existing residents shouldn't have to pay, particularly when moving from <br /> an existing house to a newly constructed home. <br /> • New schools should be financed with bonds,utilizing the tax base instead <br /> of impact fees. Economic development should be encouraged as a means <br /> of increasing the tax base. <br /> • The Technical Report should be revised, with particular emphasis given <br /> to the use of up-to-date data; e.g., public school age children per <br /> household, housing values, etc. <br /> • Need to address the issue of affordable housing,particularly through the <br /> use of a sliding scale of fees. Otherwise, fee is regressive, and lower- <br /> income people will be hurt. <br /> • Need to develop uniform school construction standards, encouraging <br /> School Boards to design/construct more modest schools. <br /> • Growth in school systems should be considered; e.g., where is it coming <br /> from? <br />