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12 <br />1.3 SDC Schedule <br />Once the aggregate growth cost basis has been determined, the next step in the methodology is <br />to determine how the SDCs will be assessed to individual developments. <br />The SDC for an individual development is based on the cost per unit for each development type <br />and the number of units attributable to a particular development. This section presents the unit <br />costs and assumed units by development type. <br />1.3.1 Unit Costs <br />The improvement and reimbursement fee cost bases are allocated to each development category <br />based on share of equivalent population (from Table E-1). The costs are then divided by the <br />number of growth units over the planning period (also from Table E-1) to determine the costs <br />per unit, as shown in Table E-10. <br />Table E-10 <br />SDC Unit Costs by Development Category <br />Growth <br />Costs1 Units $/Unit <br />Improvement Fee <br />Residential $72,964,626 40,520 $1,801 <br />Overnight Visitors $1,270,535 1,604 $792 <br />Employees $13,043,099 36,688 $356 <br />Total $87,278,261 <br />Reimbursement Fee <br />Growth Costs <br />Residential $25,162,757 40,520 $621 <br />Overnight Visitors $438,160 1,604 $273 <br />Employees $4,498,075 36,688 $123 <br />Total $30,098,992 <br />Total $117,377,253 <br />Residential $2,422 <br />Overnight Visitors $1,066 <br />Employees $478 <br />1 Allocations reflect share of equivalent population (Table E-1). <br />1.3.2 Development Unit Assumptions <br />SDCs are assessed to different development types based on the estimated number of people <br />(residents, employees, or overnight visitors) per unit. This section summarizes occupancy <br />assumptions for each category. The SDC schedule is presented in Appendix F of the City’s SDC <br />methodology documents. <br />1.3.2.1 Single Family Residential <br />Local and regional data show that the typical household size (i.e., people per dwelling unit) <br />varies by the size of the housing unit (as measured by number of bedrooms and quantity of <br />living space). To develop single family occupancy assumptions by house size for the SDC <br />methodology, a logarithmic regression analysis was used3. First, U.S. Census data, specifically, <br />3 A logarithmic relationship assumes that the rate of change (or number of people) increases initially, but then levels off once the <br />dwelling reaches a certain size. January 21, 2020, Public Hearing – Item 1Page 111