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6 <br /> Town of Chapel Hill's Planning Department) attended the public information meeting. This topic <br /> was also discussed at the September 29 Joint BOCC/School Boards meeting. Staff from <br /> TischlerBise was in attendance at both of these meetings. <br /> At the September 6 BOCC meeting, the proposed schedule indicated that updated fee levels <br /> could potentially be adopted after the conclusion of the October 4 public hearing. Due to agenda <br /> preparation constraints, staff is recommending that adoption consideration occur at the October <br /> 18, 2016 BOCC meeting. <br /> Perdita Holtz, Planning Department, made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 2016 School Impact Fee Studies <br /> Public Hearing <br /> October 4, 2016 <br /> Overview <br /> • School Impact Fees <br /> o Enabling legislation in 1987 <br /> o Fees first adopted in 1993 <br /> o Help defray the public costs of new residential development <br /> • Represent new growth's fair share of the cost for capital facility needs <br /> o Used to provide greater student capacity (e.g., new or expanded school <br /> buildings) <br /> • Cannot be used to fund operations or repairs of existing facilities <br /> • Updated technical studies done every few years to ensure the fees remain proportional <br /> to the actual impacts caused <br /> • Most recent studies (one for each school district) completed in summer 2016 <br /> • Over the years, types of housing has become more refined <br /> o Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and digital data make this possible <br /> Refined Housing Type Categories <br /> • 1993—fee charged per dwelling, regardless of type <br /> • Each technical study has refined housing types a bit more <br /> o Single-family &All Other <br /> o Single-family, Manufactured Homes, All Other <br /> o Single-family Detached, Single-family Attached, Multi-family, Manufactured <br /> Homes <br /> • Current study disaggregated data down to number of bedrooms per unit (SFD, SFA, MF) <br /> o Calculations for smaller-sized single-family detached (<800 square feet) <br /> o Age-Restricted Units <br /> 2016 Study <br /> Full studies available on website: <br /> http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/planning and inspections/current interest proje <br /> cts.php <br /> • Consultant presented methodology at September 6 and 29 meetings <br /> Basic Methodology <br /> • Calculate Student Generation Rates <br /> • Calculate Current Level of Service <br />