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3 J Final Report • effect of new development would be to increase the percentage 01 the assessment whether or not these sophisticated services are used . ( 6 ) While the commercial shopping center is pro- jected to have a higher service r"oe, t than the strip commercial , depending on the type of busi- nes activity conducted , these costs could vary greatly. Certain types of business obviously will require greater municipal service than others . This may be partially compensated for through the permit or licensing process . ( 7 ) Certain system wide ( residential ;Ind nonresi- dential ) capitol outlay may be necessary with any type of additional development . For exam- ple , the current water delivery system may not he able to ahsorI addii connl user;; of any magr,— nitude . This analysis has not considered the cost effect of building a new well or storage system. B . Service Costs : School District • 1980-81 operating . costs per YU for the Mounds View school dis- trict averaged $2 , 074 . In addition , capital outlay ( $85) ane debt service ( $ 127 ) increase the cost per PU to $2 , 286 . As Appendix C indicates , the residential developments generate varying projections for expected school populations . These estimates will tend to be somewhat conservative due to the lack of data available to estimate age categories of projected school populations . Table 8 combines regional data from Appen- dix C with specific operating , capital outlay and debt service costs for the Mounds View school district in order to deter- mine an approximate cost to service the projectea school pop- ulations . The costs estimated in Table 8 would likely be lib- eral . This may compensate somewhat for the conservative pupil unit estimates . The projected service costs listed in Table 8 must be viewed with the understanding that they are based on 1980-81 averages for current services . Additional school populations could have a minimal cost effect depending upon the circumstances of the district . For example , if current staffing ratios are such that additional pupils could be absorbed into existing classes throughout the system , school district costs would be minimizec . However , if the addition of 256 students would overcrowd an • already crowded system , forcing expenditures on additional • staff , supplies and perhaps buildings , the effect of develop- ment on the cost of delivery of services would far exceed the • estimates given in Table 8 . In order to determine the exact 410 cost per additional pupil unit , a detailed case study of the Mounds View school system would have to be undertaken.