Hillsborough County Public School Siting - PowerPoint Presentation

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Hillsborough County Public School Siting

MPO

School Transportation Working Group

8.24.2016Slide2

School Siting w/in Urban Service Area (USA) Considerations

Public schools shall be permitted in

all zoning districts, with the exception of Manufacturing and Airport Zoning Districts

Student populationSufficiently sized school sites to accommodate the required parking and circulation of vehicles;Availability of public facilities and services, including transportation facilities concurrent to support the proposed school;

Safe access from neighborhoods to schools, including the implementation of the Safe Paths to Schools (FDOT) programPublic buildings and grounds (especially for purposes of collocating, parks, libraries, community centers, public safety facilities and other appropriate related facilities) and their impacts

Location of elementary school sites proximate to and

within walking distance of the residential

neighborhoods they are intended to serve, encouraging the use of elementary schools as focal points for neighborhoods;

Middle and high schools should be

conveniently located to the residential neighborhoods

they are intended to be served, with

access to major roads

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School Siting w/in the Rural Service Area

Location of schools may be considered in all rural land use plan categories within the Rural Service Area, except heavy industrial and natural preservation, only upon demonstrated need

to predominantly serve students in the

rural area. Slide4

Rezoning Process Requirements

Step 1: Pre-submittal Meeting &

The type of school (elementary, middle or high school)

Aerial photograph depicting the school site boundaries, surrounding land uses and roadways within the areaSite acreageTentative attendance boundaryNumber of students to be accommodated by the school

Proposed construction schedule and opening date of school Conceptual Site Plan Tentative Attendance BoundaryA Transportation Study for the proposed school prepared in accordance with professionally accepted methodology and signed and sealed by a Professional Engineer.Step 2: Neighborhood Meeting

Meeting required 60 bays prior to acquisition or lease (applies only when no zoning required)

Surrounding property owner notification process

Evidence of the neighborhood meeting, consisting of a meeting summary, attendance record, and comment sheets shall be submitted within 25 days following the meeting

Step 3: School Facilities Location Review Procedures

Requires a determination of consistency from Planning Commission and Local JurisdictionSlide5

Other Siting Informational Sharing Opportunities

Annual Five Year Facilities Work Plan

Notification process required for local jurisdictional and Planning Commission Input

Approved by School Board County Coordination MeetingsConcurrency ReviewsSlide6

Attendance Boundary Changes

Considerations

Future Growth and Capacity

TransportationSubdivision Integrity – to the greatest extent possible, maintain neighborhoods and subdivisions in within one attendance boundaryFeeder PatternsPlanning Integrity – consider long term school construction plans to provide stability to areas impacted, to greatest extent possibleSocioeconomic BalanceProcess StepsInternal Stakeholder MeetingsReview Data and Scenarios

Community OutreachParent meetings, press releases, website information, comment sheets, boundary information line, target community groups, parent link callsSchool Board Consideration