Orange County NC Website
7 <br /> Additional Significant Findings <br /> ✓ In the years between 1995-2000, 399 new units of affordable housing were <br /> produced in Orange County. The total cost of producing this housing was <br /> $26,507,157. Of that total, $2,495,026 or 9% was provided by locally controlled <br /> funding sources. <br /> ✓ With one exception, non-profit providers completed all of the affordable housing <br /> projects created and renovated between 1995 and 2000. <br /> ✓ There is not currently any duplication of services among non-profit providers. Each <br /> provider fills a niche in the affordable housing market. <br /> ✓ Agencies that receive funding from a variety of sources and which incorporate <br /> donations and volunteerism into their programs require less per unit funding and <br /> produce units at a lower cost than agencies that rely exclusively on county and <br /> local government funding. <br /> ✓ The focus group study of clients conducted at three local housing facilities by the <br /> Inventory/Needs Subcommittee confirmed the affordable housing need data <br /> contained in this report. <br /> ✓ The Educational Impact Fee that is collected for all new residential construction <br /> in the County poses a potential barrier to affordable housing development. The <br /> revenue generated from the fee is used to finance a portion of the cost of new <br /> public school space created by new residential growth. Presently, the fee is $3,000 <br /> in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District and $750 in the Orange County School <br /> District. To address this concern, the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> adopted a Impact Fee Reimbursement Policy that provides funds to reimburse non- <br /> profit housing developers that construct affordable housing for low-income families. <br /> For-profit developers or individuals are not eligible for fee reimbursement under the <br /> current policy. <br />