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April 21, 2008 (Regular Meeting) Page 799 Capacity 2 Yrs 5 Yrs Weddington Hills Elementary 11 11 11 Concord Middle School 195 195 195 Concord High School 969 989 989 This table assumes that no redistricting occurs either before or after the new schools planned or under construction are opened. Adequacy Determination As illustrated above, adequate school capacity does not exist currently for this apartment project nor does it exist at the two year and five year review levels for the elementary school. (Note that according to Section 15-11, Number 4, of the APFO, "...future available capacity must be "...equal to or greater than the projected enrollment that will be produced by the proposed development for all school types," notjust one or two.) Recommendation Based on the direction of the Board of Commissioners, until changes are implemented in the ordinance, staff proposes the following: 1. The applicant is proposing the following phasing schedule: In calendar year 2008, no more than 8 multi-family apartment units permitted; In calendar year 2009, no more than 11 multi-family apartment units permitted; In calendar year 2010, no more than 11 multi-family apartment units permitted; In calendar year 2011, no more than 11 multi-family apartment units permitted; In calendar year 2012, no more than 11 multi-family apartment units permitted; In calendar year 2013, no more than 116 multi-family apartment units permitted. 2. Mitigation of the pro-rata share of the cost of planned capacity, which equals $9,153.00 per multi-family residential apartment unit, payable prior to building permitting. Ms. Watts also stated the availability of Mark McCormick to respond to questions. Commissioner Carruth commented on the uniqueness of the situation-being the first time when all the capacity numbers are a positive number. He also confirmed with Ms. Watts that after the students generated from this development are factored into the equation, there is no capacity. Commissioner Carruth also inquired about the number of apartment units contained in each building. Ms. Watts advised that Mr. McCormick is more knowledgeable on the specifics of the site plan for Mardan X. Mark McCormick,. with B.J. McCormick Contracting, Inc., reported there are 168 units proposed on the site with some of the buildings containing 12 units and others housing 24 units. He also stated the proposed phasing schedule is not conducive to this type of construction and presented the. following build-out schedule for consideration: 120 units in 2008 and 96 units in 2009. Dan McCormick, with B.J. McCormick Contracting, Inc., also came forward and addressed the Board. He said in the big picture there are approximately 600 available seats in this school district and that the purpose of the law is to build where there are adequate facilities. He said a total of 46 students will go to the elementary school, middle or high school; not just the elementary school. He said this area was picked and property purchased because it has adequate capacity. Based on preliminary conversations with Cabarrus County staff, he said he was under the impression there was adequate capacity; otherwise he would not have purchased the property. He said it was determined that the facilities are not adequate after the property was purchased. He also commented on "being stuck" with property that cannot be developed and the unfeasibility of building an apartment complex over a five or six-year period.