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13 <br /> 1 Slide #11 <br /> Fee Study Review — Erosion Control <br /> Fee Recovery %* Net Cost to County* <br /> 138% ($344,805) <br /> Fee Services Provided: <br /> Reviews, approves, inspects, administers and enforces Federal, State and County Erosion and <br /> Sedimentation Control requirements throughout the County(including Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Mebane and <br /> Hillsborough). It also regulates stream buffers and development activity within the 100-year floodplain <br /> throughout Orange County's Planning Jurisdiction. <br /> Considerations for Fee Recovery <br /> Peer Comparison: County is above peers. <br /> Fees for large subdivisions and industrial projects cover multiple years of staff work. <br /> - 'In FY 25 staff received fees that will count towards staff time that will occur in FY 26 and FY 27. <br /> Demand Impact: high fees and high costs to developers to provide erosion control dampens demand for <br /> subdivisions and economic development projects. <br /> „ ORoNGECOUNTY <br /> CAROLINA <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Kirk Vaughn noted that while the county looks at the fees individually, the user experiences <br /> 4 them as a whole package and does not consider if one is high vs. one that is low. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Slide #12 <br /> Fee Study Review — Inspections <br /> Fee Recovery% Net Cost . County <br /> 50% $1,007,974 <br /> Fee Services Provided: <br /> The building inspections division receives, processes,and issues building construction permits.This division verifies <br /> compliance with the mandated NC State Building Code by conducting inspections during construction of building, structures, <br /> mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.County provides services for Town of Hillsborough and Unincorporated Orange <br /> County. <br /> Volume in FY 25 was notably low and FY 26 is already outperforming historic norms in terms of permit volume and revenue. <br /> Positions that were held vacant and defunded in FY 25 were included in the MGT model. <br /> Considerations for Fee Recovery <br /> Demand Impact:while demand is impacted by market forces, high fees and high costs for new development can reduce <br /> demand. <br /> Strategic Alignment: Housing for All Obj.5—Review County ordinances, policies, agreements, and the regulatory <br /> processes to streamline practices, and increase opportunities and reduce barriers to construct housing. <br /> Cost to Taxpayer: lower subsidy levels mean that taxpayers across the county are subsidizing inspections for construction <br /> in only parts of the county. <br /> Opportunity Cost of Subsidy:State law requires a certain timeframe of responsiveness, funding that is rogram <br /> could be used to increase staff and meet responsiveness requirements. ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 12 NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 7 <br /> 8 <br /> 9 <br />