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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 25, 2001 <br />Action Agen a <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Amendment to Orange County Educational Facilities_Impact Fee Ordinance <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />^ Section 3 -Orange County Educational <br />Facilities Impact Fee Ordinance. <br />^ 2/20/01 OCS Letter Re: Impact Fee <br />Recommendations <br />^ Impact Fee Percentage Tables <br />^ Table: Impact Fee Analysis - OCS <br />^ Table: Impact Fee - CHCCS <br />INFQRMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, ext 2592 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 9fi8-4501 <br />Durham fi88-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2p31 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a proposed amendment to the Orange County Educational Facilities <br />Impact Fee Ordinance. <br />BACKGROUND: A public hearing was held February 26, 2001 to present the findings of a <br />technical study prepared by Tischler & Associates to determine a maximum supportable impact <br />fee per housing unit. The study addressed both the Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br />School Districts and also took into account different types of housing. Present impact fees are <br />$750 in the Orange County District and $3,000 in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro District based on <br />amendments to the ordinance adopted on June 3, 199fi. The Tischler findings concerning <br />maximum supportable impact fees were as follows: <br />Housin T e Oran a Coun District Cha el Hill Carrboro District <br />Sin le Famil. Detached $5,364 $7,345 <br />All Other Residential $2,539 $3,298 <br />The Orange County School Board submitted a letter requesting that impact fee amounts be set <br />at $3,000 for single family homes and $1,400 for all other residential units. The Chapel Hill- <br />Carrboro School Board, at a Joint School Board meeting on March 28, 2001, suggested <br />assessing the maximum supportable impact fees of $7,345 for single family homes and $3,298 <br />for all other residential units. This item was discussed at the June 12 and June 21 BOCC <br />budget work sessions. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Budget Director has prepared "Impact Fee Analysis" tables for both <br />school systems. These tables reflect estimates of additional revenue (beyond that already <br />programmed in the 10 year CIP, as Hated on the bottom line of each table) that might be <br />