In this Article all terms defined in Section 52-39 have the same meanings, and the following terms have the following meanings:
Cost of a student seat means the construction cost of a school, not including the cost of land acquisition, divided by the program capacity of the school.
Development impact tax for public school improvements means a tax imposed to defray a portion of the costs associated with public school improvements that are necessary to accommodate the enrollment generated by the development.
High-rise unit means any dwelling unit located in a multifamily residential or mixed-use building that is taller than 4 stories, and any 1-bedroom garden apartment.
Public school improvement means any capital project of the Montgomery County Public Schools that adds to the number of teaching stations in a public school.
School service area means the geographically defined attendance area for an individual school. (2003 L.M.C., ch. 26, § 1; 2016 L.M.C., ch. 7, § 2; 2016 L.M.C., ch. 36, §1; 2020 L.M.C., ch. 37, § 1.)
Editor’s note—2018 L.M.C., ch. 18, § 1, states: Sec. 2. Effective date; Transition. This Act takes effect on March 1, 2017. The amendments to the development impact tax for transportation improvements and the development impact tax for public school improvements added by Section 1 of this Act, must apply to any application for a building permit filed on or after March 1, 2017. If a property owner is required to pay the development impact tax rates for transportation or public school improvements that take effect on March 1, 2017, the Director of Finance:
(a) must not require the payment of a transportation mitigation payment or a school facilities payment for the same development; and
(b) must refund the payment or give the property owner a credit against the development impact tax for transportation due for the development in the amount of any transportation mitigation payment made for the same development prior to March 1, 2017.
2018 L.M.C., ch. 18, § 2 states: Expedited Effective Date. .... This Act takes effect on the date on which it becomes law and must apply to any transportation mitigation payment made on or after November 29, 2016.
2016 L.M.C., ch. 36, § 2, states: Effective date; Transition. This Act takes effect on March 1, 2017. The amendments to the development impact tax for transportation improvements and the development impact tax for public school improvements added by Section 1 of this Act, must apply to any application for a building permit filed on or after March 1, 2017. Any property owner who is required to pay the development impact tax rates for transportation or public school improvements that take effect on March 1, 2017 must not be required to pay a transportation mitigation payment or a school facilities payment.