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Attachment 3 <br /> 7 <br /> PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br /> Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br /> Administration 131 W. Margaret Lane <br /> (919) 245-2575 Suite 201 <br /> (919) 644-3002 (FAX) ORANGE COUNTY P. O. Box 8181 <br /> www.orangecountync.gov NOR I I I CAROLINA Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> • tkl <br /> ' ray <br /> ,I��®�� �4o� _ Ii, ! iii°1�: ; ti: <br /> TO: Board of County Commissioners <br /> FROM: Craig N. Benedict, Planning Director <br /> Ashley Moncado, Special Projects Planner <br /> DATE: April 20, 2016 <br /> RE: Response to Orange County Schools' Comments Regarding the 2016 <br /> SAPFOTAC Annual Report <br /> On February 2, 2016 Orange County Schools (OCS) provided comments (Attachment <br /> 4) to Orange County Planning staff regarding the 2016 SAPFOTAC Annual Report. <br /> OCS requested follow up from Orange County staff regarding specific comments, which <br /> are provided below. <br /> Student Generation Rates (SGR) <br /> At the January 2014 SAPFO Technical Advisory Committee meeting, committee <br /> members discussed the increased number of students generated in both school districts <br /> from new development, particularly multifamily housing. The SAPFOTAC recommended <br /> further evaluation of the adopted Student Generation Rates and the impacts the number <br /> of bedrooms a particular housing type may have on student generation rates. New rates <br /> from the 2014 Student Generation Rates for Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill- <br /> Carrboro School District Report are based on an analysis of recently built units from <br /> January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2013. The SAPFOTAC reviewed and discussed the <br /> most recent student generation rate analysis included in the 2014 TischlerBise report. <br /> The student generation rates were approved as the standard for the SAPFO and CAPS <br /> system by the BOCC on May 19, 2015 as part of the 2015 SAPFOTAC Annual Report. <br /> Student generation rates for CHCCS and OCS are available for review on page 44 of <br /> the 2016 SAPFOTAC Report. These rates are annually reviewed by the SAPFOTAC in <br /> January. The existing student generation rates will remain intact until a new study is <br /> warranted and recommended by the SAPFOTAC. <br /> CAPS for the City of Mebane and the Town of Hillsborough <br /> Currently, the Town of Hillsborough is a party the SAPFO process and does require <br /> CAPS to be issued prior to development approvals. The City of Mebane is not a party to <br /> the SAPFO agreement and therefore does not require that CAPS be issued prior to <br /> development approvals. Though the City of Mebane does not request CAPS from OCS <br /> as part of their process, students from new residential development are accounted for <br /> and included in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) needs assessment and student <br /> projection phase of the SAPFO process. This is when actual enrollment from new <br /> development and existing housing is counted. Orange County Planning staff continues <br /> to work with the City of Mebane to become a party to the SAPFO agreement. <br />