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63 <br /> OCS Schools Impact Fee Report(DRAFT) <br /> BUILDING LEVEL OF SERVICE <br /> This section provides current inventories of elementary, middle, and high schools in the OCS system.The <br /> data contained in these tables are used to determine infrastructure standards for school buildings and <br /> sites on which the impact fees are based. The draft 2016 Orange County, NC Schools Adequate Public <br /> Facility Ordinance Annual Report provides current adopted LOS by school type that are used for the impact <br /> fee study. LOS means the amount of students that can be accommodated at a certain school system level. <br /> Figure 5 provides the adopted LOS standards. <br /> Figure S. LOS Standards: OCS <br /> LEVEL OF â€ĒD <br /> Elementary(K-5) 105% <br /> Middle(6-8) 107% <br /> High(9-12) 110% <br /> Source:Orange County,NC,Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance Annual Report 2016(Draft) <br /> C 005 Flmmeni°nry School <br /> The inventory and current LOS for OCS elementary schools are shown below in Figure 6. As indicated <br /> below, elementary school buildings have a total of 530,612 square feet of floor area and six portable <br /> classrooms. Total enrollment in all elementary schools is 3,318. LOS factors for OCS elementary schools <br /> are also shown in Figure 6. The adopted LOS standards (based on 105 percent capacity) for school <br /> buildings and portables are shown highlighted in the figure below. As shown, the LOS factors on which <br /> the impact fees are based are 136.80 square feet and 0.0015 portable classrooms per student. It should <br /> be noted that the capacity figures reflect mandated reduced class size for Grades K-3 from 1:23 to 1:21, <br /> reflecting actual current LOS and the standards by which new schools will be planned and built. <br /> Figure 6. OCS Elementary Schools <br /> SCHOOLS ELEMENTARY <br /> Inventory,Enrollment,and Levels of Service Building SYIS-16 <br /> Facility Square Feet Membership Ill <br /> Cameron Park Elementary 70,812 2 609 S6S 108% <br /> Central Elementary 61,382 0 319 4SS 70% <br /> Efland Cheeks Elementary 65,084 0 428 497 86% <br /> Grady Brown Elementary 75,016 1 486 S44 89% <br /> Hillsborough Elementary 72,872 0 466 471 99% <br /> New Hope Elementary 100,164 2 621 S86 106% <br /> Pathways Elementary 85,282 1 389 S76 68% <br /> Elementary School Levels of Service Demand Units(Students) Building SF Portables <br /> LOS per Student based on Current Enrollment 3,318 159.92 0.0018 <br /> LOS per Student based on Capacity 3,694 143.64 0.0016 <br /> [11 SAPFO Capture Date Membership,Nov.13,2015 <br /> Source:Orange County,OCS <br /> 12 <br />