It is the purpose of this article to achieve and maintain the following:
(a) Without interference with educational programs and activities or unless precluded by lease conditions between the board of education and private tenants under joint occupancy or similar arrangements, maximum utilization of gyms, playing fields, classrooms and other facilities of the Montgomery County public schools by public and nonpublic agencies, community groups and citizens generally throughout the county, toward the end that these public facilities serve the public on a year-round basis;
(b) Availability to actual and potential users of comprehensive and current information as to community activities and programs being conducted in school facilities and the conditions under which such facilities may be made available;
(c) Allocation and scheduling of facility space among users on an equitable basis;
(d) Improvement of coordination among common services utilizing school facilities;
(e) Identification of new and expanded facility use possibilities;
(f) Establishment of regulations for use, including fee schedules, replacement or repayment for damage to facilities and equipment and other necessary conditions for use; and
(g) Full consideration of community use factors in planning the construction or renovation of school facilities.
(h) It is the further purpose of this article to provide for maximum flexibility to communities and individual schools in the development of program activities in response to particular community needs. (1979 L.M.C., ch. 19, § 2.)