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1 <br /> Adopted 8/17/93 <br /> Draft Revision 8/10/94 <br /> ANALYSIS OF IMPACTS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT <br /> GOAL: PROMOTE EFFECTIVE LONG RANGE PLANNING BY DEVELOPING A SET OF IMPACT <br /> STATEMENTS TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ON THE <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SERVICE RESOURCES OF THE COUNTY <br /> STATUS REPORT. <br /> This>initiaative represents the continuation of an objective:included among the <br /> Commissioners'.goals for FY 1992;93 The revised Plan of Action reflects an extended tune <br /> period within which to complete work on this goal The extension is due primarily to the <br /> amount of staff'trine requi red to address issues such as rural.cb miter/open space strategies, . <br /> economic development district proposals,utility service areas, a'farmland preservation <br /> proposal,and preparation oP a historic preservation plsn.Anothear reason is>the resignation <br /> of the Planner II/Special Prjects and the need to recruit;another person to fill the posit ion <br /> A final,reason for the extended tune scheduleis theneed to involve the Board of <br /> Commissioners at specific"checkpoints"to inure that the direction of staff and/or Advisory <br /> Board work is consistent-with the Board's goal.These"checkpoints"are identified in the Flan . <br /> of.A�c iion;as "work sessions"consisting of one of the followings <br /> 1. A+scheduled bi-monthly work sermon of the Commissioners; or <br /> 2. A scheduled meeting of the Commissioners at which a"R.eport"would be presented, <br /> 3 A nailed meeting of the Commissioners;for the purpose of discussing the goal,or <br /> flf30 <br /> BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES <br /> • <br /> During FY 1990-91,spreadsheet templates were developed as part of staff graduate work to assess the fiscal impact <br /> of growth on the operating budget of the County. The templates used "per capita" and "proportional valuation" <br /> approaches to predict the tax base, revenues, and operating expenditures generated by new residential and <br /> non-residential development, respectively. As one of its goals for FY 1991-92, the Board of Commissioners asked <br /> that the"per capita"template be finalized and used to provide information about residential development projects <br /> submitted to the County for approval. In addition, the Commissioners asked that other templates or impact <br /> analysis models be developed with which to address the following: <br /> A. The extent to which new development utilizes the capacity of existing roads, utilities, parks, and other <br /> facilities; <br /> B. The extent to which new development utilizes the capacity of existing schools and generates the need for <br /> new schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Orange County School Districts; and <br /> C. The projected capital costs associated with the infrastructure and facility needs generated by new <br /> development. <br /> Rather than create three separate spreadsheets or impact statements, the completed fiscal impact spreadsheets <br /> are to be expanded to address all three objectives.Work has commenced on revising the"per capita" template to <br /> predict a full range of impacts, including, but not limited to, the following: <br /> Dwelling Units Total Population <br /> School Age Population County/School Employees <br /> Tax Base Facility Needs <br /> Operating Expenditures Infrastructure Demands <br />