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• • In a draft report issued in January 2014, the Consultant updated impact fee data and calculations, and developed updated impact fee schedules. In response to the directive to reduce non-residential impact fees, the Consultant applied its "Affordable Growth" methodology to the fee calculations, a methodology that considers the effects of various rates of growth on the County's ability to subsidize impact fees from other funding sources while adequately maintaining levels of service. On January 22, 2014, staff presented the draft report to the Board and also presented_its own scenario (the "Staff Scenario") that builds upon the Affordable Growth methodology by further reducing a number of fees. Following the January public workshop, staff conducted eight workshops with interested groups and organizations including two municipalities, and received considerable positive feedback with respect to the proposed Affordable Growth/Staff Scenario approach and resulting reductions in non-residential impact fees. On March 11, 2014, the Board authorized staff to initiate the process of adopting the updated non-residential impact fee rates in advance of the updated, final impact fee rates for residential uses. The ordinance adopting the non-residential impact fee schedule was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on April 22, 2014 and went into effect. Currently, the "old" residential impact fee rates remain in effect. On June 11, 2014, the Board conducted a residential impact fee public workshop (see attachment 1). At that workshop, the Board indicated support for including a new rate for automated warehouses, keeping the "less than 1,500 sq. ft." category for single family units, clarifying the process for impact fee related appeals and individual assessments, and eliminating or reducing certain impact fee related review fees. Contained in the draft residential impact fee schedule was a recommendation to retain a fee for public education facilities (school impact fees). Noting that educational facility construction was the responsibility of the School Board, the BCC requested that the School Board confirm its continued need and interest in collecting school impact fees. Subsequently, on September 11, 2014, the School Board conducted a special business meeting and public workshop and confirmed by a 5-0 vote its continued interest in collecting the public education facility impact fee (see attachments 2 and 3). Recently, the Consultant issued the Indian River County Impact Fee Update Study Final Report dated September 26, 2014. That technical report was revised to include the final (recommended) residential fee schedules, including school impact fees, based on the Affordable Growth/Staff Scenario methodology. At the BCC's request, the report and proposed impact fee schedules also contain one new non-residential land use category. That category is High Cube (Automated) Warehouse (ITE Land Use Code 152). The Executive Summary of the final report is attached to this staff report (see attachment 4). The full report can be accessed at http://www.irccdd.com/Applications/Impact Fee/index.html The final report, impact fee ordinance modifications, proposed impact fee schedules, and a resolution eliminating and reducing certain impact fee -related application review fees are attached for the Board's review and approval. ANALYSIS In accordance with State Law, a public hearing must be conducted in order to update the Indian River County Impact Fee Ordinance and put the new residential impact fee schedules for the unincorporated county and municipalities into effect. Staff has complied with the advertising requirements for the public hearing and also provided a 30 -day notice to each municipality as required by each county/municipality impact fee interlocal agreement. The proposed ordinance (see attachment 5) contains impact fee schedules for residential and non- residential uses. Those Schedules include the automated warehouse use category and the "less than 1,500 sq. ft." single family category. Also included in the ordinance are modifications to the impact fee ordinance (Title X), which include changes to the adopted impact fee level of service standards for each fee category. Finally, staff incorporated a number of administrative and other changes into the impact fee ordinance. Those changes are discussed in turn below. F:\Community Development\Impact Fee \2014- IF Study\BCC staff report for adopting non-residential IFs October 1 4.doc 2 95