The following criteria shall govern the calculation of the school development impact fee.
(A) Service area requirement and population ratio.
(1) The school development impact fee shall be calculated based on the amount of land that would be required for a school site in light of the ultimate number of students to be generated by the residential development.
(2) The school development impact fee requirement shall be determined by obtaining the product of the following:
(a) Estimated number of students to be generated by the residential development within each school classification, as derived from the most current version of the Table of Estimated Ultimate Population Per Dwelling Unit; over
(b) The maximum recommended number of students to be served in each such school classification as established in this section; times
(c) The recommended number of acres for a school site of each school classification as established in this section.
(3) The product thereof shall be the acres of land deemed needed to have sufficient school site land to serve the estimated increased number of students in each such school classification. The school site development impact fee shall be the cash amount equal to the product of the number of acres required for school site times the fair market value of land per acre established in this subchapter. As of the date of adoption of this section (July 20, 2006), the fair market value of land per acre has been established as $832,500.
(B) School classification and size of school site. School classifications and the size of school building sites within the city shall be determined in accordance with the following criteria (based on the fair market value as of the date of adoption of this section (July 20, 2006)):
School Classification by Grade | Capacity | Acres |
Elementary or grade K—4 | 450 | 5 |
Middle or grades 5—8 | 1,260 | 22 |
High school or grades 9—12 | 1500 | 50 |
(C) School site development impact fee.
(1) For purposes of this division (C), the elementary/junior high school development impact fee shall be the greater of $9,157 per dwelling unit or the amount set forth in the city’s annual fee ordinance.
(2) For purposes of this division (C), the high school development impact fee shall be the greater of $9,990 per dwelling unit or the amount set forth in the city’s annual fee ordinance.
4 BR SF Detached | |
Elementary | .530/450 x 5 = .0058 |
Junior high school | .298/1,260 x 22 = .0052 |
Elementary/Jr. High Fee (Combined) | .011 x ($832,500) |
High school | .360/1,500 x 50 = .012 |
High School Fee | .012 x ($832,500) |
(D) Location. Where land in lieu of development impact fees is requested, or required pursuant to § 150.527, the Comprehensive Plan and the standards adopted by the affected school district shall be used as guidelines in locating sites.
(Ord. 06-42, passed 7-20-2006; Ord. 2009-28, passed 9-21-2009)