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44 <br /> CHCCS School Impact Fee Report(DRAFT) <br /> Note: Only Title VI(Orange County Impact Fees) is shown. <br /> GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 1987 SESSION <br /> CHAPTER 460 <br /> HOUSE BILL 917 <br /> AN ACT MAKING SUNDRY AMENDMENTS CONCERNING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN <br /> ORANGE AND CHATHAM COUNTIES. <br /> TITLE VI. ORANGE COUNTY IMPACT FEES. <br /> Sec. 17. G.S. 153A-331 is amended by identifying the existing provisions as subsection (a) <br /> and by adding new subsections to read: <br /> "(b) Impact Fees Authorized. <br /> (1) Orange County may provide by ordinance for a system of impact fees to be paid by <br /> developers to help defray the costs to the County of constructing certain capital <br /> improvements,the need for which is created in substantial part by the new development <br /> that takes place within the County. <br /> (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term capital improvements includes the acquisition <br /> of land for open space and greenways, capital improvements to public streets, schools, <br /> bridges, sidewalks, bikeways, on and off street surface water drainage ditches,pipes, <br /> culverts, other drainage facilities, water and sewer facilities and public recreation <br /> facilities. <br /> (3) An ordinance adopted under this subsection may be made applicable to all development <br /> that occurs within the County. <br /> (c) Amount of Fees. In establishing the amount of any impact fee, the County shall endeavor to <br /> approach the objective of having every development contribute to a capital improvements fund an amount <br /> of revenue that bears a reasonable relationship to that development's fair share of the costs of the capital <br /> improvements that are needed in part because of that development. In fulfilling this objective, the County <br /> shall, among other steps and actions: <br /> (1) Estimate the total cost of improvements by category (e.g., streets, sidewalks, drainage <br /> ways, etc.)that will be needed to provide in a reasonable manner for the public health, <br /> safety and welfare of persons residing within the County during a reasonable planning <br /> period not to exceed 20 years. The Board of County Commissioners may divide the <br /> County into two or more districts and estimate the costs of needed improvements <br /> within each district. These estimates shall be periodically reviewed and updated and <br /> the planning period used may be changed from time to time. <br /> (2) Establish a percentage of the total costs of each category of improvement that, in <br /> keeping with the objective set forth above, should fairly be borne by those paying the <br /> impact fee. <br /> (3) Establish a formula that fairly and objectively apportions the total costs that are to be <br /> borne by those paying impact fees among various types of developments. By way of <br /> illustration without limitation: <br /> a. In the case of street improvements,the impact fee may be related to the number <br /> of trips per day generated by different types of uses according to recognized <br /> estimates; <br /> 37 <br />