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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WORK SESSION
AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: February 18,2002
Acoon Agenda
tern No. a
SUBJECT: Payment-In-Lieu(PIL)Status Repcl
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING (YIN) �o
ATTAGHMENT(B): None INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig N. Benedict,ext.25a2
Babe Stencil,Sit Bob Jones, em. 2661
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillaborough 7326181
Chapel Hill AWASH
Domain 6884331
Mebane (336)22]-0031
PURPOSE: To hear a brief repoononthe status of the PlL regulation as it relates to its present
standards of dedication of land for public sites or payment-In-lust of dedication
atlon.
BACKGROUND: Section IV-B-7 of the Subdivision code entitled"Sites for Public Uses' requires
that anyone who subdivides land shall dedicate a portion of the properly or make a"payment-in-
lieu"for recreation purposes.
Presently the code stardom includes:
Dedicate
1157 sure per lot quality land
1120 acre per of environmentally constrained land
These standards are employed if the Recreation 8 Parks Advisory Board/ER08 determines that
the subdivision area has public site suitability for dedication. However,this portion of the bothered
has been rarely used because even a 100-unit site would only require 1.75 acre dedication (100
units times 1/57 acre)which is small and chains nor in central area service. Environmental land
dedications could total s awes(100 units times 1120 acre).
Presently there is not a clear mechanism that it a parts protect is a prospective recreation site and
dedication requires a small dedication, haw can adjacent additional purchases be accommodated
to achieve a functional threshold size site
If dedication is not warranted
PIL occurs
$622,00 per lot R community pat area
2
$455,00 per lot if district park area
When a combination of dedication and payerm iMieu occurs the subdivider is created equivalent
to 10 0001acre.
A consultant, Tischler and Associates,was hired to evaluate the standards of Ne existing code and
work with Planning Director Craig Benedict, ERCD Director David Stanch and Commissioner Barry
Jacobs to update the code provision if warranted through an analysts of existing and proposed park
conditions.
Initial evaluations that occurred last year noted the need to include the positive impact of the
reatioNOpen space search of the bond as an Indicator of future conditions [i.e. higher Levels of
Service ILOS7t. That inclusion accordingly would not occur until Ne bond passed. Additional
demands of Ne PIL research Include:
1. How much money will be spent?
2. What w0l it be spent on(I a active feollities,active or open space land purchases)?
3. Where is It to be spent to examine service districas
The fmmewcrk of developing the answers to these issues have been included in recent BOCC
work sessions,so staff is trying to Input this new information into the code provision analysis of
future LOS standards.
As an added research element, staff Is investigating the use and value of existing or future joint
schoollpark facilities so their value can be mduded In the calculation.
In summary, whatever standard the seems can achieve by value of its fiscal commitments,tthi the
subdividerldevelopment community can be held to a similar alandndi At this time,the consultant
has not had enough Information to determine IT the existing dedication or PIL Is high or law.
Staff expects to bring this To Public Hearing In late May 2002.
FINANCIALIMPACT: Noneatthistime.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report for
information only at this time.