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15 • Lower Fees • Small Homes (<800 square foot detached) • Major decrease • SFD, 0-3 bedrooms • Decrease in year 1 • modest increase in year 2 • Year 3 increase more • SFA, 0-2 bedrooms • Decrease in years 1 and 2 • Year 3 increase • Age-restricted units; major decrease Some Possible Anecdotal Conclusions from the Study Results • Pre-recession, fewer families were living in multi-family and single-family attached units. • In the recent past, the number of new multi-family and single-family attached units has increased faster than the numbers of other units • Families are moving into these new units at a greater rate than families are moving into single-family units • Slower family empty nester conversions • New lower bedroom count multi-family units in the CHCCS district have been heavily marketed to UNC students. • Less land for Single Family Detached so families are choosing other 3 bedroom housing types Recommendation for Tonight • Receive a presentation by staff. • Discuss the topic as desired. • Authorize finalization of the school impact fee study reports by the consultant (TischlerBise). • Adopt one of the proposed Ordinances as follows: • Attachment 2 if impact fees are to be charged by bedroom counts, if applicable, for each housing type. • Attachment 3 of impact fees are to be charged using the calculated average for each housing type. • Additionally, the BOCC can choose to adopt different MSIF percentage levels from those listed in the ordinances and/or a different phasing timeline. Commissioner Price said she is having difficulty with the justification of the bedroom chart within the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School (CHCCS). Craig Benedict said it has been found through, the majority of the numbers analyzed, that the higher the bedroom count, the more children there are living in the home. He said it is not as simple as looking at one facility at a time. Commissioner Price said the other area she has concerns with is that the type of home increases the fees; such as going from a single family detached to a multi-family home. Craig Benedict said renters do not pay impact fees. He said the fee falls on the owners of the building, and is usually spread over a period of time. Commissioner Price said her concern is that the fee is probably passed on to the renter in the form of higher rent.