FIAM USER GUIDE COVER II - Fiscal Impact Analysis Model - OKI

Fiscal Impact Analysis Model
User Guide
Data Entry
For each applicable future land use enter the following data:
• Number of Units: In the case of agricultural uses, input the number of
proposed farms. Information for residential uses on agricultural property should
be input under the Estate Residential category. One unit should be input in the
Estate Residential category for each housing unit. For residential uses, enter
the proposed number of housing units. For multi-family residential, include each
attached unit in this total. For commercial, education and government, and
religious uses, enter the proposed number of businesses or institutions. For
parks, cemeteries and other uses enter the number of associated parcels.
This data should be entered as shown on the development proposal, or as
available from the developer or estimated based on density of a land use
scenario.
• Gross Square Feet (of Improvements): Enter the gross square footage of the
building improvements proposed on the site for each associated land use
category. In the case of agricultural uses, input the square footage of each
housing unit into the Estate Residential Category. No deductions should be
made for utility spaces, elevator shafts, etc. For each land use, this number
should include the total square footage, not an average or the size of one unit.
This data should be entered as shown on the development proposal or as
available from the developer. Another source for estimates on typical square
footage of non-residential uses is the Planner’s Estimating Guide by Arthur
Nelson, published by APA Planners Press in 2004.
• Assessed/Market Value: Enter the total market value of the land and
improvements within each associated proposed land use category. For each
land use, this number should include the total market value, not an average or
the price of one single unit. If this number is not available from the development
plan, you may be able to look up data from the assessor, auditor or PVA on a
similar existing site and adjust the total market value to account for differences
such as size. If you are not familiar with a similar existing site, you may wish to
ask the developer to identify a comparable development elsewhere. Be careful,
however, of differences in market value between similar properties in different
locations. In the case of agricultural uses, input the estimated value of each
housing unit into the Estate Residential Category.
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