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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: November 1, 1995
SUBJECT: Impact Fee Policy for Housing Non-Profit Agencies
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DEPARTMENT: Housing/Comm. Dev. PUBLIC HEARING YES NO _x_
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ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT
Policy Statement Tara L. Fikes, x 2490
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Mebane 227-2031
Durham 688-7331
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PURPOSE: To approve an Impact Fee Policy for Housing Non-Profit
Agencies.
BACKGROUND: Since enactment of the County Impact Fee Ordinance, both
Habitat for Humanity and Orange Community Housing Corporation have
requested funds from the County to pay applicable impact fees for housing
developed for low and moderate income persons.
In December 1994, the Board of Commissioners agreed to provide such
funding to Habitat for Humanity. Since that time, the Orange Community
Housing Corporation has asked for similar funding. In order to process
these type of requests, an Administrative Policy has been developed and
is being submitted for your review and approval.
The effective date for the proposed _policy is the beginning of the
current fiscal year - July 1, 1995. There is approximately $12,064
available in the current year budget for impact fee
reimbursements/appropriations.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Manager recommends adoption of the Impact Fee Policy for Housing Non-
Profit Agencies.
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PROPOSED POLICY FOR IMPACT FEE REIMBURSEMENT
Eligibility Criteria: Any 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization which develops single
family housing for first-time homebuyers with incomes at or below 80% of the HUD
published area median income for the Raleigh/Durham MSA.
Procedure:
1. Written request should be submitted to the Orange County Housing and
Community Development Department not more than sixty (60) days prior to
anticipated date building permit will be obtained. The request should include a
description of the anticipated beneficiary (homeowner), a detailed individual
house construction budget and an estimated completion date.
If funding is unavailable in the current fiscal year budget, the Housing and
Community Development Director will notify the non-profit organization at this
time and no further review will take place until funds are identified for this
purpose.
2. Requests will be reviewed within 15 working days and the Housing and
Community Development Director will make a recommendation to the County
Manager for his review and approval.
3. The final decision will be conveyed to the applicant in writing by the Manager
within 15 working days after the recommendation is received.
4. If the recommendation is favorable, funds will be distributed to the non-profit
organization after the impact fee has been paid by the requesting agency.
5. The Housing and Community Development Director will communicate the
decision to the Planning Department and the Finance Department.
6. The non-profit organization is responsible for providing written documentation of
impact fee payment to the Housing and Community Development Department.
After notification, the Finance Department will be asked within five working days
to prepare a check for the organization.
7. All funding recommendations will be good for a period of six months from the
date of approval. If the building permit is not obtained within that time period,
the organization must reapply for funding.
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