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,_ ; . .. , . g Page11~ Crai Bene ict - O Sch ee.doc ~~~ Schaal Impact Fees Orange County. North Carolina Public School Impac# Fees The recommended public school impact fees are based on local data and existing level of service standards. These factors are explained in the following paragraphs and tables. Building and Site Area Standards Figures 6 and 7 provide inventories of existing public schools in Orange County. The data contained in these tables are used to derive LOS standards for school sites, buildings and relocatable classrooms. The LOS standards are then used to determine capital costs per student in the impact fee calculations. Based on TA's experience, jurisdictions usually conclude that it is better to adopt impact fees based on current standards rather than desired levels of service. The latter approach creates existing deficiencies that must be corrected in a reasonable time frame from non-impact fee funding. An inventory of Orange County District schools is shown in Figure 6. Elementary school buildings have 401,254 square feet of floor area accommodating an elementary ADM of 3,078 students. Dividing the total building area by the number of students yields a standard of 130 square feet of school building per elementary student. The average elementary school site in the Orange County District is 21 acres. Also, the average elementary school has only one relocatable classroom, or mobile unit. Middle school buildings have 244,970 square feet of floor area accommodating an ADM of 1,504 students. Dividing the total building area by the number of students yields a standard of 163 square feet of school building per middle school student. The average middle school site in the Orange County District is 46 acres. Also, the average middle school has four relocatable classrooms, or mobile units. 11