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1; 1 design manual addresses the mixture of uses and compatible public facilities. He said that there 2 should be a generalized overview in the manual of the capacity concept for the transportation network 3 in the area. Affordable housing will also be addressed in the generalized overview. 4 Commissioner Jacobs said that the issue has been raised about limiting the size of 5 big-box retail to control the overall traffic impacts. Craig Benedict said that when discussing this topic 6 in the EDD Task Force, it was the general consensus that this is something that the County needs to 7 be sensitive about so as not to hurt the downtown area of Hillsborough. 8 Commissioner Jacobs said that some of the uses indicate that there will be no drive- 9 through facilities in the Hillsborough EDD. Craig Benedict said that the intent was to not have drive- lo through facilities. 11 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 67 and the linear office district. He 12 made several notations, which Craig Benedict will take into consideration in editing the manual. The 13 issues included vehicular connectivity, open space connectivity, and setbacks and buffers. 14 Commissioner Gordon will write down additional comments and submit them to Craig 15 Benedict before the Planning Board meeting in April. 16 17 MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to 1s refer the Comprehensive Plan Text and Map Amendments (items C, 1-3) to the Planning Board for a 19 recommendation to be returned to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners for zo consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at the Board of Commissioners April 17, 2001 zl meeting. 22 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 23 24 4. PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPACT FEE 25 The County Commissioners heard a report from the consultant, Mr. Paul Tischler, on the 26 calculation of maximum permissible public school impact fees that consider differentiated fees based 27 on housing type. After the report, public comment was received on the amount of the im act fee and 28 an hin related thereto. At the conclusion of the public comment period, the County Commissioners z9 considered referring the report to the administration for a recommendation on whether the impact 3o fees should be changed or not, and if so, to what amounts. That recommendation is to come back to 31 the Board as the Board decidi?s in the context of the Board's deliberation leading to the adoption of 32 the July 1, 2001 budget. 33 Planning Director Craig Benedict made introductory remarks. He said that the public 34 school impact fee for Orange County is unique. In 1987, the North Carolina legislature gave Orange 35 County the opportunity to assess impact fees. Impact fees are used to receive additional revenue to 36 help offset the capital casts of certain types of facilities. In 1993 the first Impact Fee was enacted in 37 Orange County. This fee was set at $750.00 for both school systems. Over the last few years, 38 Chapel Hill-Carrbor0 City School District has increased the impact fee for their district from $750 to 39 $1,500 to $3,000. This is a regular analysis that the County is doing. As part of this mechanism to 4o reevaluate the student generation rate and the casts of providing schools, the County also wanted to 41 look at the amount of students that were being generated and added to the two school systems. The 42 two school systems are being evaluated independently because there are different growth rates. 43 Overall, there has been a lot of work during the last three years to determine the level of service 44 standards. The County chose to hire a consultant, Paul Tischler and Associates, to conduct the 45 school impact fee study. 46 47 uestions from the Oran a Coun Commissioners and members of the Plannin Board 4s In answer to a question from Commissioner Gordon, Craig Benedict said that if there were 49 not an impact fee the property tax rate for existing properties would likely be higher. In brief, the 50 impact fee is having new growth pay far school capital needs associated with that growth. Also, 51 impact fees are not used for renovations of existing schools.