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30 <br /> CHCCS School Impact Fee Report(DRAFT) <br /> Appendix A: Demographic Data <br /> OVERVIEW <br /> As part of our Work Scope, TischlerBise has prepared documentation on demographic data and <br /> development projections used in the Schools Impact Fee Studies. Two studies have been conducted for <br /> Orange County: (1)OCS and (2)CHCCS.This Appendix covers both school systems in the County,while the <br /> body of the report reflects CHCCS only. (The OCS report is issued under separate cover.)The demographic <br /> data estimates for the school year 2006-2007 are used in the fee calculations. <br /> Impact fees can be defined as new growth's fair share of the cost to provide necessary capital facilities. <br /> Fee revenue must be used for capacity expansions and cannot be used for operations or maintenance <br /> costs. In determining the reasonableness of these one-time fees, the fee must meet three requirements: <br /> (1) Impact / Need: The needed capital facilities are a consequence of new development; (2) <br /> Proportionality: Fees represent a proportionate share of the cost;and(3) Benefit: Revenues are managed <br /> and expended in such a way that new development receives a substantial benefit.The demographic data <br /> and analysis provided in this section provide the foundation to meet the first two requirements listed <br /> above. <br /> The development projections are used to establish a need for future infrastructure due to growth as well <br /> as to have an understanding of the possible future pace of service demands, revenues from impact fees, <br /> and projected capital expenditures.To the extent development slows or accelerates,there will be virtually <br /> no effect on the fee amount. <br /> Please note that calculations throughout are based on an analysis that was conducted using Excel <br /> software. Results are discussed using whole numbers or one- to three-digit places, which represent <br /> rounded figures. However, the analysis itself uses figures carried to their ultimate decimal places; <br /> therefore the sums and products generated in the analysis may not equal the sum or product if the reader <br /> replicates the calculation with the factors shown in the report(due to the rounding of figures shown, not <br /> in the analysis). <br /> POPULATION I <br /> To provide context for public school student enrollment growth in Orange County, the following section <br /> provides information on population and housing growth in the county. The total population residing in <br /> housing units in the county in 2010, according to the U.S. Census (corrected), was 124,244. In addition, <br /> 9,557 persons were estimated to reside in group quarters. When added together, the total estimated <br /> county population in 2010 was 133,801 (up from 115,531 in 2000, an increase of 18,270 residents over <br /> ten years).The estimated number of housing units in the county in 2010 was 55,597, an increase of 7,891 <br /> housing units since 2000. <br /> 23 <br />