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Fiscal; Economic $c Planning Consuitatits <br />47U1 SANG;AMORE ROAt7 1 SUITE 5240 ! BE'fHE5DA; MD 20816 <br />Tc 800:42A.a3'1.8;t F: 301;320;At360 <br />80 ANNANDALE ROAD 1 PASADENA, CA 97 10.5-1404 <br />Te, 818,79.0:6,1, 70: F F:.818:740cb235 <br />W W VJ.TI5CHLERtiiSE:CONS <br />TischlerBise was retained by Orange County, North Carolina, to calculate impact fees for public <br />schools to meet the demands generated by new residential development for school facilities in <br />the County. The County has been granted authority by the State to implement impact fees for <br />Schools.i The purpose of the legislation is to "help defray the costs to the County of constructing <br />certain capital improvements, the need for which is created in substantial part by the new <br />development that takes place within the County."2 <br />Impact fees are one-time payments used to defray the cost impacts of school facilities necessary <br />to accommodate new development. The payment amount represents new growth's fair share of <br />capital facility needs. TischlerBise evaluated possible. methodologies and documented <br />appropriate demand indicators by type of development for the fee amounts. Specific capital <br />costs have been identified using local data and current dollars. Level of Service (LOS) standards <br />and cost factors are presented in this report and are the basis for the calculations. It should be <br />noted that although growth affects both. capital and operating expenses incurred by schools, the <br />Impact Fee analysis addresses new development's impact on capital facilities only. It is further <br />limited to capital improvements that provide additional capacity as opposed to maintenance or <br />rehabilitation. <br />Orange County is served by two school systems, Orange County Schools and Chapel Hill- <br />Carrboro City Schools. TischlerBise analyzed and calculated School Impact Fees for each school <br />system. This report details the results of the Orange County Schools Impact Fees. The Chapel <br />Hill-Carrboro report is issued under separate cover. <br />1 S.L. 1987-460 ("An Act Making Sundry Amendments Concerning Local Governments In Orange And Chatham <br />Counties, Title VI: Orange County Impact Fees"). In addition to schools, other community service facility categories <br />aze allowed such as: the acquisition of land for open space and greenways, capital improvements to public streets, <br />bridges, sidewalks, bikeways, on and off street surface water drainage ditches, pipes, culverts, other drainage <br />facilities, water and sewer facilities and public recreation facilities. (See Appendix B for a copy of the applicable <br />section of the Act.) <br />z Ibid, Sec 17 (b) (1). <br />• Fiscal Impact Analysis - Impacfi Fees • Revenue-Strategies• EconomiclmpactAnalysis • Fiscaf5oftvi+are, <br />