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VII. SCHOOL IMPACT FEES <br /> The GMA authorizes jurisdictions to collect impact fees to supplement funding of additional <br /> public facilities needed to accommodate new development. Impact fees cannot be used for the <br /> operation, maintenance, repair, alteration, or replacement of existing capital facilities used to <br /> meet existing service demands or for the construction of new capital facilities used to remedy <br /> existing deficiencies. <br /> School Impact Fees <br /> The Snohomish County General Policy Plan sets certain conditions for school districts wishing <br /> to assess impact fees: <br /> The District must provide support data including an explanation of the calculation <br /> methodology, a description of key variables and their computation, and definitions and <br /> sources of data for all inputs into the fee calculation. <br /> Such data must be accurate, reliable and statistically valid. <br /> Data must accurately reflect projected costs in the Six-Year Financing Plan. <br /> Data in the proposed impact fee schedule must reflect expected student generation rates <br /> from the following residential unit types: <br /> 1) single family, and <br /> 2) multi-family/2-bedroom or more. <br /> (In the past,the District calculated student generation rates for multi-family/studio or I bedroom units,but their impact on <br /> growth is negligible.) <br /> The Snohomish County impact fee program requires school districts to prepare and adopt Capital <br /> Facilities Plans meeting the specifications of the GMA. Impact fees are calculated in accordance <br /> with the formula, which are based on projected school facility costs necessitated by new growth <br /> and are contained in the District's CFP. <br /> Methodology and Variables Used to Calculate School Impact Fees <br /> Impact fees have been calculated utilizing the formula in the Snohomish County Impact Fee <br /> Ordinance. The resulting figures are based on the District's cost per dwelling unit to purchase <br /> land for school sites,make site improvements, construct schools and purchase/install relocatable <br /> facilities (portables) that add capacity needed to serve new development. As required under the <br /> GMA, credits have also been applied in the formula to account for State Match Funds to be <br /> reimbursed to the District and projected future property taxes to be paid by the dwelling unit. <br /> Site Acquisition Cost Element <br /> 1. Site Size- acreage needed to accommodate each planned improvement. <br /> 2. Average Land Cost Per Acre -based on estimates of land costs within the District. <br /> 18 <br />