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MEMORANDUM TO: JOHN M. LINK, JR., COUNTY MANAGER FROM: CRAIG N. BENEDICT, PLANNING DIRECTOR DATE: March 22, 2001 Subject: PUBLIC SCHOOLS IMPACT FEES PURPOSE: To discuss a consultant (Paul Tischler and Associates) report on the calculation of maximum permissible public school impact fees that consider differentiated fees based on housing type. _ . BACKGROUND: The Orange County Educational Facilities Impact Fee Ordinance was adopted on June 7, 1993, and impact fees were set at $750 per newly constructed residential dwelling unit (regardless of type) for both the Orange County and Chapel Hill - Carrboro School Districts. The ordinance has been amended several times since 1993 and impact. fees are currently $750 for the Orange County School District and $3,000 for the Chapel Hill - Carrboro School District. A concern voiced at past public hearings was that different housing types (e.g. apartments vs. single family homes) generated students at varying rates and that impact fees should be proportional to the demand created rather than across- the - board. A recent technical study prepared by Tischler & Associates has been drafted to determine a maximum supportable impact fee per housing unit for each school district, taking into consideration different types of housing units. That report will serve as the basis for an evaluation of impact fees for both the Orange County and Chapel Hill - Carrboro school systems and of possible changes to the current fees. Paul Tischler of Tischler and Associates and Planning Director Craig Benedict presented preliminary findings of the Tischler & Associates report at the February 8 Schools and Land Use Councils meeting and at a February 12 Public Hearing. ATTACHMENTS: See Legal Ad Notice. See also 5 -page excerpt of 50 -page report. g: \craig\ abstracts \impactfeesmemo.dot \3 -22 \jb