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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 26, 2001 <br />~i~ <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. C 4 <br />SUBJECT: Public School Impact Fees <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Draft Tischler &~ Associates Report Craig Benedict, ext 2592 <br />Legal Ad Notice <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 9fi8-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To conduct a public hearing on a report on the calculation of maximum permissible <br />public school impact fees that consider differentiated fees based on housing type. <br />BACKGROUND: The Orange County Educational Facilities Impact Fee Ordinance was <br />adopted on June 7, 1993, and impact fees were set at $750 per newly constructed residential <br />dwelling unit (regardless of type) for both the Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro School <br />Districts. The ordinance has been amended several times since 1993 and impact fees are <br />currently $750 for the Orange County School District and $3,000 for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br />School District. <br />A concern voiced at past public hearings was that different housing types (e.g. apartments vs. <br />single family homes) generated students at varying rates and that impact fees should be <br />proportional to the demand created rather than across-the-board. A recent technical study <br />prepared by Tischler & Associates has been drafted to determine a maximum supportable <br />impact fee per housing unit for each school district, taking into consideration different types of <br />housing units. That report will serve as the basis for an evaluation of impact fees for both the <br />Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro school systems and of possible changes to the <br />current fees. Paul Tischler of Tischler and Associates and Planning Director Craig Benedict <br />presented preliminary findings of the~Tischler ~ Associates report at the February 8 Schools <br />and Land Use Councils meeting. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact associated with the presentation of <br />this report at the public hearing. Adoption of higher impact fees at some point in the future <br />could help reduce the amount of funding from other sources needed for canstructian of school <br />facilities. <br />a•\rraia\ahctrartc\imnartfwacahctrart rlnt\7 74_(11\oh <br />