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13 <br /> • The sole difference between the two Ordinances is the Schedule of Public School <br /> Impact Fees in Section 30-33, reflecting the information in the above bullets. <br /> The adopting Ordinance for both options contains language clarifying building permit <br /> application deadlines and by when a building permit would have to be issued in order to pay <br /> the 2016 fee levels (this is relevant for housing unit types that had a lower 2016 fee). This <br /> language is included to ensure that genuine projects are given ample time to go through the <br /> normal permitting process (which can include required revisions prior to permit issuance) while <br /> discouraging premature applications containing inadequate information but which are <br /> submitting for the purpose of beating fee increase deadlines. <br /> The version of the Ordinance presented at the October 18 BOCC meeting allowed 120 days to <br /> obtain a building permit. As a result of stakeholder comments, this timeframe has been <br /> extended to 180 days. Additionally, in response to stakeholder comments, staff has added <br /> language to allow projects that have an approved Zoning Compliance Permit by January 1, <br /> 2017 and which apply for and receive building permits in the prescribed timeframes be <br /> permitted to pay the 2016 impact fee levels (this clause is relevant primarily to large multi- <br /> family projects). <br /> At the request of the Town, Orange County Planning staff made a presentation to the Chapel <br /> Hill Town Council on October 10, 2016. Comments made were primarily related to the effect of <br /> impact fees on housing affordability. Planning staff also presented to the Town of Carrboro's <br /> Board of Aldermen on October 25, 2016. Comments at Carrboro's meeting included: <br /> • Concern over the effect of the impact fees on housing affordability, including the idea <br /> that impact fees increase the resale prices (or rents) of existing housing. <br /> • Concern that an existing house could be demolished and replaced with a larger, more <br /> expensive house and no additional impact fees would be required. This also relates to <br /> concern about the potential negative impact on existing, more affordable <br /> neighborhoods. <br /> • Concern over social justice issues and equitability and the ideas that the old and new <br /> "formulas" should be better contextualized and how the affordability question manifests <br /> itself. <br /> • The idea that schools should be supported in a different way. <br /> Meeting materials and videos of these meetings are available on the Towns' websites. <br /> It should be noted that the adopted percentage of MSIF must be the same for all housing types <br /> (e.g., fees cannot be adopted at 40% MSIF for one housing type and 60% MSIF for a different <br /> housing type). <br /> Since 1995, Orange County has offered an impact fee reimbursement program for school <br /> impact fees paid on affordable housing units. From FY2009-10 through FY2015-16, $606,318 <br /> in collected impact fees was reimbursed for the 77 affordable single-family housing units and <br /> one apartment building containing 6 affordable multi-family units constructed in that time <br /> period. <br /> Craig Benedict, Planning Director, made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 2016 School Impact Fee Update <br />