30.66C.045 Impact fee calculation formula.
(1) General. The formula in this section provides the basis for the impact fee schedule for each district serving the county. District capital facilities plans shall include a calculation of its proposed impact fee schedule, by dwelling unit type as provided in SCC 30.66C.100(1), utilizing this formula. In addition, a detailed listing and description of the various data and factors needed to support the fee calculation is included herein.
(2) Determination of projected school capacity needs. Each district shall determine, as part of its capital facilities plan, projected school capacity needs for the current year and for not less than the succeeding five-year period. The capital facilities plan shall also include estimated capital costs for the additional capacity needs, and those costs provide the basis for the impact fee calculations set forth in this section.
(3) Cost calculation by element. The fees shall be calculated on a "per dwelling unit" basis, by "dwelling unit type" as set forth below.
(a) Site acquisition cost element.
The above calculation shall be made for each of the identified grade levels (e.g. elementary, middle, junior high and/or senior high). The totals shall then be added with the result being the "Total Site Acquisition Cost Element" for purposes of the final school impact fee calculation below.
(b) School construction cost element.
The above calculation shall be made for each of the identified grade levels (e.g. elementary, middle, junior high and/or senior high). The totals shall then be added and multiplied by the square footage of permanent facilities divided by the total square footage of school facilities, with the result being the "Total School Construction Cost Element" for purposes of the final school impact fee calculation below.
(c) Relocatable facilities (portables) cost element.
The above calculation shall be made for each of the identified grade levels (e.g. elementary, middle, junior high and/or senior high). The totals shall then be added and multiplied by the square footage of relocatable facilities divided by the total square footage of school facilities, with the result being the "Total Relocatable Facilities Cost Element" for purposes of the final school impact fee calculation below.
(4) Credits against cost calculation - mandatory. The following monetary credits shall be deducted from the calculated cost elements defined above for purposes of calculating the final school impact fee below.
(a) State match credit.
The above calculation shall be made for each of the identified grade levels (e.g. elementary, middle, junior high and/or senior high). The totals shall then be added with the result being the "Total State Match Credit" for purposes of the final school impact fee calculation below.
(b) Tax payment credit.
(5) Adjustments against cost calculation - elective by district. Recognizing that the availability of other sources of public funds varies among districts, each district may provide an additional credit against school impact fees which the district determines will provide the best balance in system improvement funding within the district, between school impact fees and other sources of local public funds available to the district. This adjustment may reduce, but may not increase, the school impact fee from the amount determined by application of the elements identified above. The adjustment, if any, applied by the district shall be specified within the district’s capital facilities plan adopted by the county.
(6) Calculation of total impact fee.
(a) The total school impact fee, per dwelling unit, assessed on a development activity shall be the sum of:
Total Site Acquisition Cost Element
Total School Construction Cost Element
Total Relocatable Facilities Cost Element minus the sum of:
Total State Match Credit
Total Tax Payment Credit
Elective Adjustment by District expressed in Total Dollars per Dwelling Unit, by Dwelling Unit Type.
(b) The total school impact fee obligation for each development activity pursuant to the school impact fee schedule of this ordinance shall be calculated as follows:
Number of Dwelling Units, by Dwelling Unit Type multiplied by School Impact Fee for Each Dwelling Unit Type less the value of any in-kind contributions proposed by the school developer and accepted by the school district, as provided in SCC 30.66C.150. (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003; Amended by Ord. 15-005, Mar. 18, 2015, Eff date Apr. 2, 2015).