Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1757 Public School Facilities Element — reading text

projected needs for schools. Policy 1. 3. 2. 6 -Reduce hazardous walkino conditions consistent with Florida' s safe ways to school prooram. The City. in coordination with the School Board. shall coordinate with the TPO Lono Ranoe Transportation Plans to ensure fundino for safe access to schools includino: development of sidewalk inventories and list of priority projects coordinated with the School Board recommendations and assurino these recommendations are addressed over the plannino period. Policy 1.3. 2. 7 -- The City and School Board will jointly determine the need for and timino of on- site and off-site improvements ( includino water. sewer. roads and drainaoe) necessary to support each new school or the proposed renovation. expansion or closure of an existino school. and will enter into a written aoreement as to the timino. location. and the party or parties responsible for constructino. operatino and maintainino the reQuired improvements. Policy 1.3. 2. 8 -- The City and the School Board will work to find opportunities to collaborate on transit and bus routes to better serve citizens and students includinQ providinc bus stops near proposed school sites durino the final approval process. OBJECTIVE 1.3. 3 -- SUSTAINABLE DESIGN ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. Page 5 of 18 1757  Policy 1. 3. 3. 1 -- Coordinate with the School Board to continue to permit the shared- use and co- location of school sites and City facilities with similar facility needs. accordino to the Interlocal Aoreement for Public School Facility Plannina for Fort Walton Beach. Florida. as it may be amended. Coordinate in the location. phasina. and desion of future school sites to enhance the potential of schools as public recreation areas. Policy 1. 3. 3. 2 -- Encouraoe the School Board to use sustainable desian and performance standards. such as usina eneray efficient and recycled materials. to reduce lifetime costs. Policy 1. 3. 3. 3 -- Continue to coordinate efforts to build new school facilities. and facility rehabilitation and eXDansions. to be desioned to serve as and provide emeraency shelters as reauired by Section 163. 3177. Florida Statutes. Fort Walton Beach will continue to fulfill the reQuirements of Section 1013. 372. Florida Statutes. such that as appropriate new educational facilities will serve as public shelters for emeroency manaaement purposes and shall coordinate with the School Board reaardina emeraency preparedness issues and plans. OBJECTIVE 1.3. 4 -- SCHOOL CAPACITY IT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF FORT WALTON BEACH TO COORDINATE PETITIONS FOR CHANGES TO FUTURE LAND USE. ZONING. FINAL SUBDIVISION PLATS AND SITE PLANS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND RESIDENTIAL MIXED- USE DEVELOPMENT WITH ADEQUATE SCHOOL CAPACITY AND TO CORRECT ANY DEFICIENCIES AND PROVIDING FOR ANTICIPATED NEEDS AND ENSURE ADOPTED LOS STANDARDS ARE MET IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 5 - YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEDULE. THIS OBJECTIVE WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED RECOGNIZING THE SCHOOL BOARD' S STATUTORY AND CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF FREE AND ADEQUATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND THE CITY'S AUTHORITY FOR LAND USE. INCLUDING THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE OR DENY PETITIONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS. RE- ZONINGS OR FINAL SUBDIVISION PLATS AND SITE PLANS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND RESIDENTIAL MIXED- USE THAT GENERATE STUDENTS AND IMPACT THE OKALOOSA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Policy 1.3. 4.1 -- Coordinate anticipated student arowth based on future land use map projections of housino units with the School Board' s lono ranae facilities needs over the 5- year. 10- year and 20- Year periods and adeauate provision of available land in coordination with the adopted future land use map. Page 6 of 18 1757 Policy 1. 3. 4. 2 -- Consider School Board comments and findinos on the availability of adeauate school capacity when considerina the decision to approve Comprehensive Plan amendments and other land use decisions as provided for in section 163. 3177(6)( a). Florida Statutes. durino the public hearino process at the LPA throuah the ex officio participation by the School Board and the durina the technical review committee approval process for final subdivision plat and site plan approval. as appropriate. Policy 1.3. 4. 3 -- Give priority consideration to petitions for land use and zonina chanoes and final subdivision plats and site plans for residential and residential mixed- use development approvals in areas with adeauate school capacity or where school sites are adeauate to serve potential orowth or have had potential sites donated to or set aside for purchase by the School Board at raw land ( pre- development approval) prices as reflected in a written aoreement approved by the School Board. Policy 1. 3. 4.4 -- Where capacity will not be available to serve students from the property seekino a land use chanae. the City will coordinate with the School Board to ensure adeQuate capacity is planned and funded in the concurrency service area ( CSA) of the assianed school or in an adiacent CSA. Where feasible. in coniunction with the plan amendment early dedications of school sites shall be encouraoed. To ensure adeauate capacity is planned and funded. the School Board' s lono- ranae facilities plan over the 5- year. 10- Year and 20- Year periods shall be amended to reflect the needs created by the land use plan amendment. Policy 1. 3. 4. 5 -- In reviewina petitions for future land use. rezonino. or final subdivision plats and site plans for residential and residential mixed- use development. which may affect student enrollment or school facilities. the City will consider the followina issues: 1. Providino school sites and facilities within planned neiahborhoods: 2. Insurina the compatibility of land uses adiacent to existina schools and reserved school sites: 3. The co- location of parks. recreation and community facilities with school sites: 4. The linkaae of schools. parks. libraries and other public facilities with bikeways. trails. and sidewalks: 5. Ensurino the development of traffic circulation plans to serve schools and the surroundino neiohborhood: 6. Developer provided off-site sionalization. sionaae. access improvements and sidewalks to serve affected school facilities: Page 7 of 18 1757  7. The inclusion of school bus stops and turnarounds in new residential and residential mixed- use developments: 8. Encouraoino the private sector to identify and implement creative solutions to developina adeauate school facilities in residential developments: 9. School Board comments and findinas of available school capacity: 10. Available school capacity or planned improvements to increase school capacity: and. 11 . Whether the proposed location is consistent with accepted policies of the School Board and as set forth in the State reauirements for Educational Facilities reaardino standards for sitino. desion and plannino for school facilities. OBJECTIVE 1. 3. 5 - IMPLEMENT SCHOOL CONCURRENCY MANAGE THE TIMING OF RESIDENTIAL AND RESIDENTIAL MIXED- USE DEVELOPMENTS TO GENERATE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS SO AS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE SCHOOL CAPACITY IS AVAILABLE CONSISTENT WITH ADOPTED LEVEL OF SERVICE STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. Policy 1. 3. 5. 1 -- Consistent with the Interlocal Aareement. the City and School Board aoree to the followino standards for school concurrency in Okaloosa County: 1. Level of Service Standard: Consistent with the Interlocal Aareement. the uniform. district-wide level- of-service standards are set as follows: TYPE OF LEVEL OF SERVICE SCHOOL Elementary 100% of the Department of Education ( DOE) permanent capacity 100% of DOE 100% of DOE 100% of DOE Potential amendments to the level of service standards shall be considered at least annually at one of the reauired staff workino aroup meetinas to take place no later than April 15th of each year. If the School Page 8 of 18 1757  Board proposes an amendment. it shall be accomplished by the execution of an amendment to the Interlocal Acreement by all parties and the adoption of amendments to the Comprehensive Plans. The amended level of service shall not be effective until all plan amendments are effective and the amended Interlocal Aoreement is fully executed. No level of service shall be amended without a showinc that the amended level of service is financially feasible. supported by adeauate data and analysis. and can be achieved and maintained within the period covered by the first five-years of the Work Plan. After the first 5- year schedule of capital improvements. capacity shall be maintained for subseauent 5- year schedules of capital improvements and add a new fifth Year. updatinc the public schools facility prooram to coordinate with the 5- year district work plan ( October 1) and the financial feasibility of the capital improvements procram ( December 1 ). 2. Concurrency Service Areas: The concurrency service areas shall be as shown in Map PSFE A and alion with the hioh school attendance zones. In each Concurrency Service Area the proposed project must meet school concurrency for the primary. intermediate and secondary school levels within the school attendance zones where the project is located. Potential amendments to the concurrency service areas shall be considered annually at the staff workinc croup meetinc to take place each year no later than April 15th. If the School Board proposes an amendment. it shall be accomplished by the execution of an amendment to the Interlocal Aareement by all parties and the adoption of amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. The amended concurrency service area shall not be effective until all plan amendments and the amended Interlocal Acreement is fully executed. No concurrency service area shall be amended without a showinc that the amended concurrency service area boundaries are financially feasible and that the LOS will be achieved and maintained for the 5- year period. 3. Maximizina Concurrency Service Areas: Concurrency service areas shall maximize capacity utilization. takino into account transportation costs. limitino maximum student travel times. the effect of court- approved deseoreoation plans. achievino social- economic. racial and cultural diversity obiectives. and other relevant factors as determined by the state standards on