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HomeMy WebLinkAbout15 - Comp Plan_Public School Facilities Element_Tab 15_01/14/2010 VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT Goal: 1.0.0 It is a Goal of the Village to provide for future availability of public school facilities consistent with the adopted level of service standard. This goal shall be accomplished recognizing the constitutional obligation of the school district to provide a uniform system of free public schools on a countywide basis. Obiective: 1.1.0 To ensure that the capacity of schools is sufficient to support student growth at the adopted level of service standard for each year of the five -year planning period and through the long term planning period. Policy: 1.1.1 The LOS standard is the school's utilization, which is defined as the enrollment as a percentage of school student capacity based upon the Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH). The level of service (LOS) standard shall be established for all schools of each type within the School District as 110 percent utilization, measured as the average for all schools of each type within each Concurrency Service Area. No individual school shall be allowed to operate in excess of 110% utilization, unless the school is the subject of a School Capacity Study (SCS) undertaken by the School District, working with the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) which determines that the school can operate in excess of 110% utilization. The SCS shall be required if a school in the first FTE student count reaches 108% or higher capacity. As a result of an SCS, an individual school may operate at up to 120% utilization. Upon determination by TAG, if a school is planned and under contract or construction which will relieve capacity of an existing school, the existing school shall be allowed to exceed the 120% maximum utilization for a period not to exceed 2 years. The former is intended to prevent the movement of students more than once. Policy: 1.1.2 If, as a result of a School Capacity Study (SCS), a determination is made that a school will exceed 120% utilization or cannot operate in excess of 110% utilization, then the School District shall correct the failure of that school to be operating 82 within the adopted LOS through 1) program adjustments, 2) attendance boundary adjustments, or 3) modifications to the Capital Facilities Program to add additional capacity. If, as a result of the SCS a determination is made that the school will exceed 110% and can operate within adopted guidelines, the identified school may operate at up to 120% utilization. If as a result of one or more School Capacity Studies that demonstrate that the schools of a particular type can operate at a higher standard than the 110% utilization standard of the CSA, the Comprehensive Plan will be amended to reflect the new LOS for that school type in that CSA. Coordinate planning with the School District regarding population projections, school siting, projections of development and redevelopment for the coming year, infrastructure required to support public school facilities, and amendments to future land use plan elements consistent with the requirements of the Interlocal Agreement. Policy: 1.1.3 The School Capacity Study (SCS) shall determine if the growth rate, causing the enrollment to exceed 110 percent of capacity, is temporary or reflects an ongoing trend affecting the LOS for the 5 year planning period. The study shall include data which shows the extent of the exceedance attributable to both existing and new development. Notification shall be provided to the local government within whose jurisdiction the study takes place. At a minimum, the study shall consider: • Demographics in the school's Concurrency Service Area (CSA); • Student population trends; • Real estate trends (e.g. development and redevelopment); • Teacher /student ratios; and • Core facility capacity. Policy: 1.1.4 Concurrency Service Areas (CSA) shall be established on a less than district -wide basis, in accordance with the following: 1. The criteria for Concurrency Service Areas shall be: 83 S_ k- Palm Beach County is divided into twenty -one CSAs. Each CSA boundary shall be delineated considering the following criteria and shall be consistent with provisions in the Interlocal Agreement: a. School locations, student transporting times, and future land uses in the area. b. Section lines, major traffic -ways, natural barriers and county boundaries. 2. Each CSA shall demonstrate that: a. Adopted level of service standards will be achieved and maintained for each year of the five -year planning period; and b. Utilization of school capacity is maximized to the greatest extent possible, taking into account transportation costs, court approved desegregation plans and other relevant factors. 3. Consistent with s.163.3180(13)(c)2.,F.S., changes to the CSA boundaries shall be made only by amendment to the PSFE and shall be exempt from the limitation on the frequency of plan amendments, Any proposed change to CSA boundaries shall require a demonstration by the School District that the requirements of 2 (a) and (b), above, are met. Policy_ 1.1.5 The Village shall consider as committed and existing, the public school capacity which is projected to be in place or under construction in the first three years of the School District's most recently adopted Five Year Plan, as adopted by reference into this Plan, when analyzing the availability of school capacity and making level of service compliance determinations. Policy: 1.1.6 The Village shall amend the Capital Improvements Schedule of the Capital Improvement Element when committed facility capacity is eliminated, deferred or delayed to ensure consistency with the School District Five Year Plan. 84 Policy: 1.1.7 The Village shall suspend or terminate its application of School concurrency upon the occurrence and for the duration of the following conditions: 1. School concurrency shall be suspended in all CSAs upon the occurrence and for the duration of the following conditions: a. The occurrence of an "Act of God ", or; b. The School Board does not adopt an update to its Capital Facilities Plan by September 15th of each year, or; c. The School District's adopted update to its Capital Facilities Program Plan does not add enough FISH capacity to meet projected growth in demand for permanent student stations at the adopted level of service standard for each CSA and ensures that no school of any type exceeds the maximum utilization standard in any CSA, or; d. The School District Capital Facilities Plan is determined to be financially infeasible as determined by the State Department of Education, or as defined by the issuance of a Notice of Intent to Find an Amendment to a Capital Improvement Element not in compliance as not being financially feasible, by the Department of Community Affairs, or; e. by a court action or final administrative action, or; f. If concurrency is suspended in one -third or more of the CSAs pursuant to 2. below. 2. School Concurrency shall be suspended within a particular CSA upon the occurrence and for the duration for the following conditions: a. Where an individual school in a particular CSA is twelve or more months behind the schedule set forth in the School District Capital 85 Facilities Plan, concurrency will be suspended within that CSA and the adjacent CSAs for that type of school, or; b. The School District does not maximize utilization of school capacity, allowing a particular CSA or an individual school to exceed the adopted Level of Service (LOS) standard, or; c. Where the School Board materially amends the first 3 years of the Capital Facilities Plan and that amendment causes the Level of Service to be exceeded for that type of school within a CSA, concurrency will be suspended within that CSA and the adjacent CSAs only for that type of school. 3. The Village shall maintain records identifying all Concurrency Service Areas in which the School District has notified the Village that the application of concurrency has been suspended. 4. Once suspended, for any of the above reasons, concurrency shall be reinstated once the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) determines the condition that caused the suspension has been remedied or the Level of Service for that year for the affected CSAs have been achieved. 5. If a Program Evaluation Report recommends that concurrency be suspended because the program is not working as planned, concurrency may be suspended upon the concurrence of 33% of the PARTIES signatories of the "Palm Beach County Interlocal Agreement with Municipalities of Palm Beach County and the School District of Palm Beach County to establish Public School Concurrency". 6. Upon termination of the Interlocal Agreement the Village shall initiate a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to terminate school concurrency. 86 r JA Goal: 2.0.0 It is the Goal of the Village to maintain and enhance joint planning processes and procedures for coordination of public education facilities for planning and decision - making regarding population projections, public school siting, and the development of public education facilities concurrent with residential development and other services. Objective: 2.1.0 To establish a process of coordination and collaboration between the Village, the County, other local governments, and the School District in the planning and siting of public school facilities in coordination with planned infrastructure and public facilities. Policy: 2.1.1 The Village shall coordinate and provide for expedited review of development proposals with the School District during the development review process to ensure integration of public school facilities with surrounding land uses and the compatibility of uses with schools. Policy: 2.1.2 There shall be no significant environmental conditions and significant historical resources on a proposed site that cannot be mitigated or otherwise preclude development of the site for a public educational facility. Policy: 2.1.3 The proposed site shall be suitable or adaptable for development in accordance with applicable water management standards, and shall not be in conflict with the adopted or officially accepted plans of the South Florida Water Management District, or any applicable Stormwater Utility or Drainage District. Policy: 2.1.4 The proposed location shall comply with the provisions of the Coastal Management Element of the comprehensive plan, if applicable to the site. Policy: 2.1.5 The Village shall encourage the location of schools proximate to urban residential areas by: • Assisting the School District in identifying funding and /or construction opportunities (including developer participation or capital budget expenditures) for sidewalks, traffic signalization, access, water, sewer, drainage and other infrastructure improvements; 87 • Providing for the review for all school sites as indicated in Policy 2.1.1 above, and; • Considering schools as an allowable use within all urban residential land use categories. Policy: 2.1.6 The Village shall coordinate with the School District for the collocation of public facilities, such as parks, libraries, and community centers with schools, to the extent possible, as sites for these public facilities and schools are chosen and development plans prepared. Obiective: 3.1.0 To establish and maintain a cooperative relationship with the School District, the County and other municipalities in coordinating land use planning with development of public school facilities which are proximate to existing or proposed residential areas they will serve and which serve as community focal points. Policy: 3.1.1 The Village shall abide by the "Palm Beach County Interlocal Agreement with Municipalities of Palm Beach County and the School District of Palm Beach County to establish Public School Concurrency ", which was fully executed by the parties involved and recorded with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Palm Beach County on January 25, 2001, consistent with ss.163.3177(6)(h)1. and 2. F.S. and 163.3180 F.S. Policy: 3.1.2 The Village of Tequesta supports the concept of a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) as established by the County, participating local governments, and the School District. The five member TAG will be comprised of a Certified Public Accountant, a General Contractor, a Demographer, a Business Person, and a Planner, nominated by their respective associations as indicated in the Interlocal Agreement to establish Public School Concurrency. The Technical Advisory Group shall review and make recommendations including but not limited to the following: • The Capital Facilities Plan; • The Ten and Twenty Year work programs; • Schools that trigger a School Capacity Study; 88 • Concurrency Service Areas boundaries; • School District Management Reports and • Operation and effectiveness of the Concurrency Program; • Program Evaluation Reports. Policy: 3.1.3 As requested, the Village shall provide the County and School District with annual information needed to maintain school concurrency, including information required for the School District to establish: • School siting criteria; • Level of service update and maintenance • Joint approval of the public school capital facilities program; • Concurrency service area criteria and standards; and • School utilization. Policy: 3.1.4 The Village shall advise the School District of a proposed public school site's consistency with the Comprehensive Plan and land development regulations, including the availability of necessary public infrastructure to support the development of the site. Polio 3.1.5 The Village shall provide opportunity for the School District to comment on comprehensive plan amendments, rezonings, and other land -use decisions which may be projected to impact on the Public Schools Facilities Plan. Policy: 3.1.6 The Village shall coordinate with the County, local municipalities, and the School District on emergency preparedness issues which may include consideration of: • Design and /or retrofit of public schools as emergency shelters 89 • Enhancing public awareness of evacuation zones, shelter locations, and evacuation routes; • Designation of sites other than public schools as long term shelters, to allow schools to resume normal operations following emergency events. Policy: 3.1.7 The Village hereby adopts by reference the School District of Palm Beach County FY 2009 — 2013 Plan & Capital Budget, adopted on September 10, 2008, and which shall be updated annually by an amendment. Policy: 3.1.8 The Village shall provide the School District with its Comprehensive Plan, along with the five -year Land Use and population projections, to facilitate development of school enrollment projections and shall annually update this information. The Village shall coordinate its Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Map with the School District's long range facilities maps to ensure consistency and compatibility with the provisions of this Element. Objective: 4.1.0 To cooperate with the joint process of coordination and collaboration between the Village, the County, other local governments and the School District in the planning and decision making on population projections. Policy: 4.1.1 The Village commits to working with the County and School District and the municipalities to improve this methodology and enhance coordination with the plans of the School District, the County, and other local governments. Population and student enrollment projections shall be revised annually to ensure that new residential development and redevelopment information provided by the municipalities and the County as well as changing demographic conditions are reflected in the updated projections. The revised projections and the variables utilized in making the projections shall be reviewed by all signatories through the Intergovernmental Plan Amendment Review Committee (IPARC). Projections shall be especially revisited and refined with the results of the 2000 Census. The responsibilities of local governments and the School District on population projections are described in Section VIII -B of the Interlocal Agreement. 90 Policy: 4.1.2 The Village shall coordinate with the County's efforts to convert the BEBR projections into both existing and new residential units and disaggregate these units throughout incorporated and unincorporated Palm Beach County into each CSA, using BEBR's annual estimates by municipality, persons - per - household figures, historic growth rates and development potential considering the adopted Future Land Use maps of all local government Comprehensive Plans. These projections are shown in Exhibit E of the Interlocal Agreement as "Projected Units Table" which shall be amended annually and provided to the School District. 91