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59 <br /> OCS Schools Impact Fee Report(DRAFT) <br /> Orange County • • • . Overview <br /> The County has seen significant residential growth over the past several years and with it increased <br /> enrollment. Growth is expected to continue in the future. Appendix A provides detail on land use and <br /> demographic assumptions and projections. To ensure that OCS have adequate capacity to accommodate <br /> growth,Orange County is considering implementation of updated impact fees for schools.The County has <br /> been granted authority by the State to implement impact fees for schools.'The purpose of the legislation <br /> is to"help defray the costs to the County of constructing certain capital improvements,the need for which <br /> is created in substantial part by the new development that takes place within the County."' <br /> Orange County is served by two school systems, OCS and CHCCS. TischlerBise analyzed and calculated <br /> school impact fees for each school system. This report details the results of the OCS impact fees. The <br /> report on the other school system is issued under separate cover. The reports comply with relevant <br /> requirements for calculation of impact fees. <br /> OCS impact fees are derived using the incremental approach. This approach determines current LOS <br /> standards for school buildings (elementary, middle,and high), portable classrooms, support facilities, and <br /> buses. Land for school sites is not a component of the fee,since the draft 2016 Orange County, NCSchools <br /> Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance Annual Report indicates "renovation and expansion to existing <br /> facilities may delay construction of new schools further into the future."'Therefore, new land acquisition <br /> is not required at this time. LOS standards are derived using the adopted standards per the County's <br /> Schools Adequate Public Facility Ordinance (SAPFO) and are expressed as follows: <br /> • School buildings: Square feet per student by type of school, <br /> • Portable classrooms: Classrooms per student by type of school; <br /> • Support facilities: Square feet per student; and <br /> • Buses/other vehicles: Number of vehicles per student <br /> A credit is included in the impact fee to account for outstanding debt on OCS improvements. Further detail <br /> on the approach, LOS, costs, and credits is provided in the body of this report. <br /> 4 S.L.1987-460("An Act Making Sundry Amendments Concerning Local Governments In Orange And Chatham Counties,Title VI: <br /> Orange County Impact Fees"). In addition to schools, other community service facility categories are allowed such as: the <br /> acquisition of land for open space and greenways,capital improvements to public streets,bridges,sidewalks,bikeways,on-and <br /> off-street surface water drainage ditches,pipes,culverts,other drainage facilities,water and sewer facilities and public recreation <br /> facilities.(See Appendix B for a copy of the applicable section of the Act.) <br /> 5 Ibid,Sec.17(b)(1). <br /> 6 SAPFOTAC,2016 Orange County,NC Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance(draft),p.iii. <br /> 8 <br />