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ARTICLE II. - EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IMPACT FEE <br /> Sec. 30-31. - Legislative findings. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners makes the following legislative findings: <br /> (1) Orange County public school facilities are vital to the health, safety, welfare, and economic <br /> prosperity of Orange County; <br /> (2) That public school facilities in Orange County must be expanded in order to maintain current <br /> levels of service if new development is to be accommodated without decreasing current levels <br /> of service; <br /> (3) To finance the expansion of the public school facilities in Orange County necessary to maintain <br /> current levels of service while accommodating new residential growth, several methods of <br /> finance will be employed, one of which will require new residential development to pay an <br /> appropriate share of the reasonably anticipated new educational facilities in the form of school <br /> impact fees; and <br /> (4) These school impact fees will provide, in a reasonable manner, for the public health, safety, and <br /> welfare of persons residing within Orange County by providing a portion of the costs of new <br /> school facilities which bears a relationship to the benefits of the new school facilities to the new <br /> residential growth in Orange County. <br /> Sec. 30-32. -Definitions. <br /> For the purposes of this Ordinance, the following terms shall have the following definitions: <br /> Accessory Dwelling Unit. A dwelling unit located on the same lot as another dwelling unit and <br /> recognized as an accessory use by the local zoning code. <br /> Certificate of Occupancy. A certificate issued by Orange County or a municipality located therein <br /> allowing the occupancy or use of a dwelling unit and certifying that the building or structure has been <br /> constructed and will be used in compliance with all applicable codes and ordinances. <br /> Dwelling Unit. A room or group of rooms forming a single independent habitable unit with facilities <br /> used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating by one family. Types of dwelling <br /> units include Manufactured Homes, Multifamily, Single Family Attached, and Single Family Detached. <br /> Each dwelling type may be Age Restricted or not. <br /> Dwelling Unit, Age Restricted Unit. A dwelling unit, regardless of type (detached, attached, multi- <br /> family, etc.), located in a development that restricts the number of units with occupants aged under 55 <br /> years old and whereby the age restriction is achieved by deed restrictions, homeowners association <br /> documents, and/or restrictive covenants. <br /> Dwelling Unit, Manufactured Home. A dwelling unit built in a factory in accordance with the federal <br /> Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, commonly referred to as the 'HUD' Code. <br /> Dwelling Unit, Multifamily. A group of dwelling units which share a common floor-to-ceiling wall or <br /> share the wall of an attached garage or porch with an adjacent dwelling, but not otherwise defined as a <br /> Single Family Attached Dwelling Unit. <br /> Dwelling Unit, Single Family Attached. A group of dwelling units which share a common floor-to- <br /> ceiling wall or share the wall of an attached garage or porch with an adjacent dwelling and in which all <br /> units have a ground-floor living space. Units located above ground floor non-residential (i.e. retail or <br /> office) uses are not included in this definition. <br /> Dwelling Unit, Single Family Detached. . A dwelling unit which is neither a Manufactured Home <br /> Dwelling Unit, Accessory Dwelling Unit, or attached to other dwelling units (as with Multifamily or Single <br /> Family Attached). <br /> Page 1 <br />