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

adequate school capacity and to correct any deficiencies and providing for anticipated needs and insure adopted LOS standards are met in conjunction with the 5- year capital improvement schedule. This goal 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 County' s authority for land use, including the authority to Okaloosa County Goals Policies and Objectives 7 September 31, 2007 Public School Facilities Element Deliverable 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 PS- 1. 4. 1: The County shall coordinate anticipated students growth based on future land use map projections of housing units with the School Board' s long range facilities needs over the 5- year, 10- year and 20- year periods and adequate provision of available land in coordination with the adopted future land use map. Policy PS- 1. 4. 2: The County shall take into consideration the School Board comments and findings on the availability of adequate school capacity when considering the decision to approve Comprehensive Plan amendments and other land use decisions as provided for in section 163. 3177( 6)( a), Florida Statutes, during the public hearing process at the LPA through the ex officio participation by the School Board and the during the technical review committee approval process for final subdivision plat and site plan approval, as appropriate. Policy PS- 1. 4. 3: The County shall give priority consideration to petitions for land use and zoning changes and final subdivision plats and site plans for residential and residential mixed- use development approvals in areas with adequate school capacity or where school sites are adequate to serve potential growth 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 agreement approved by the School Board. Policy PS- 1. 4. 4: Where capacity will not be available to serve students from the property seeking a land use change, the County will coordinate with the School Board to ensure adequate capacity is planned and funded in the concurrency service area of the assigned school or in an adjacent CSA. Where feasible, in conjunction with the plan amendment early dedications of school sites shall be encouraged. To ensure adequate capacity is planned and funded, the School Board' s long- range 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 PS- 1. 4. 5: In reviewing petitions for future land use, rezoning, or final subdivision plats and site plans for residential and residential mixed- use development, which may affect student enrollment or school facilities, the County will consider the following issues: 1. Providing school sites and facilities within planned neighborhoods; 2. Insuring the compatibility of land uses adjacent to existing schools and reserved school sites; Okaloosa County Goals Policies and Objectives 8 September 31 , 2007 Public School Facilities Element Deliverable  3. The co- location of parks, recreation and community facilities with school sites ( consistent with Policy 10. 18 of the Okaloosa County Future Land Use Element); 4. The linkage of schools, parks, libraries and other public facilities with bikeways, trails, and sidewalks; 5. Insuring the development of traffic circulation plans to serve schools and the surrounding neighborhood; 6. Developer provided off-site signalization, signage, access improvements and sidewalks to serve affected school facilities; 7. The inclusion of school bus stops and turnarounds in new residential and residential mixed- use developments; 8. Encouraging the private sector to identify and implement creative solutions to developing adequate school facilities in residential developments; 9. School Board comments and findings 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 requirements for Educational Facilities regarding standards for siting, design and planning for school facilities. Objective PS- 1. 5: Implement School Concurrency Manage the timing of residential and residential mixed use developments that are probable to generate public school students so as to assure adequate school capacity is available consistent with adopted level of service standards for public school facilities. Policy PS- 1. 5. 1: Consistent with the Interlocal Agreement, the County and School Board agree to the following standards for school concurrency in Okaloosa County: 1. Level of Service Standard: Consistent with the Interlocal Agreement, the uniform, district-wide level- of-service standards are set as follows: Okaloosa County Goals Policies and Objectives 9 September 31, 2007 Public School Facilities Element Deliverable  TYPE OF LEVEL OF SERVICE SCHOOL Elementary 100% of the Department of Education ( DOE) permanent capacity Middle 100% of DOE permanent capacity High 100% of DOE permanent capacity Special purpose 100% of DOE permanent capacity Potential amendments to the level of service standards shall be considered at least annually at one of the required staff working group meetings to take place no later than April 15th of each year. If the School Board proposes an amendment, it shall be accomplished by the execution of an amendment to the Interlocal Agreement 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 Agreement is fully executed. No level of service shall be amended without a showing that the amended level of service is financially feasible, supported by adequate 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 subsequent 5- year schedules of capital improvements and add a new fifth year, updating the public schools facility program to coordinate with the 5- year district work plan ( October 1) and the financial feasibility of the capital improvements program ( December 1). 2. Concurrency Service Areas: The concurrency service areas shall be as shown in Map PSFE A and align with the high 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 working group meeting 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 Agreement 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 Agreement is fully executed. No concurrency service area shall be amended without a showing 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. Maximizing Concurrency Service Areas: Concurrency service areas shall maximize capacity utilization, taking into account transportation Okaloosa County Goals Policies and Objectives 10 September 31 , 2007 Public School Facilities Element Deliverable  costs, limiting maximum student travel times, the effect of court- approved desegregation plans, achieving social- economic, racial and cultural diversity objectives, and other relevant factors as determined by the state standards on maximization of capacity. Other considerations for amending concurrency service areas may include safe access ( including factors such as the presence of sidewalks, bicycle paths, turn lanes and signalization, general walkability), diversity and geographic or man- made constraints to travel. The types of adjustments to school operations that will be considered in the County shall be determined by the state standards on maximization of capacity. 4. Student Generation Rates: Consistent with the Interlocal Agreement, the School Board staff, working with the County staff and Municipal staffs, will develop and apply student generation multipliers for residential units by type and projected price for schools of each type, considering past trends in student enrollment in order to project school enrollment. The student generation rates shall be determined by the School Board in accordance with professionally accepted methodologies, shall be reviewed at least every two years and changed, as necessary. These changes shall be adopted into the County Comprehensive Plan. 5. School Capacity and Enrollment: The Department of Education permanent Florida Inventory of School Houses ( FISH) capacity is adopted as the uniform methodology to determine the capacity of each school. S Relocatables are not considered permanent capacity. School enrollment shall be based on the annual enrollment of each school based on actual counts reported to the Department of Education in October of each year in order to formulate the Capital Outlay Full Time Equivalent ( COFTE) standards. 6. Concurrency Availability Standard: The County shall amend the concurrency management systems in its land development regulations to require that annual monitoring reports provided to their governing body' s shall cover schools as well as other concurrency facilities, all proposed residential units be reviewed for school concurrency at the time of final subdivision plat or site plan review: County shall not deny a final subdivision plat or site plan for residential and residential mixed- use development