A. Criteria For Dedication Of School Site: The number of students to be generated by a subdivision or planned development shall bear directly upon the amount of land required to be dedicated for school sites. The land dedication requirement shall be determined by obtaining the ratio of:
1. The estimated number of children to be generated by the subdivision or planned development in each school classification as determined by reference to section 14-6-5, "Table Of Estimated Ultimate Population Per Dwelling Unit", of this division; over the
2. Maximum recommended number of students to be served according to each school classification site as stated herein, and then applying such ratio to the said;
3. Minimum recommended number of acres for a school site of each school classification as stated herein.
The product thereof shall be the acres of land deemed needed to have sufficient land for school sites to serve the estimated increased children in each such school classification.
B. School Classification And Size Of School Site: School classification and size of school sites within the county shall be determined in accordance with the following criteria:
Classification By Grade | Minimum Acres Of Land Per School Site |
Elementary Grades K - 5 | 5 acres plus 1 additional acre for each 100 pupils of predicted ultimate enrollment |
Junior high Grades 6 - 8 | 20 acres plus 1 additional acre for each 100 pupils of predicted ultimate enrollment |
High school Grades 9 - 12 | 30 acres plus 1 additional acre for each 100 pupils of predicted ultimate enrollment |
The school board of each school district may file, with the county clerk from time to time, a declaration of predicted ultimate enrollment for each type of school site classification to be used for the calculations required by this division. In the event no declaration is filed by an affected school district, the following predicted ultimate enrollment numbers shall be used for the calculations required by this division:
Classification | Maximum Number Of Students For Each Classification |
Elementary | 400 |
Junior high | 500 |
High school | 1,000 |
C. Location: The comprehensive school plan, county plan and/or the standards adopted by the affected school district shall be used as guidelines in locating sites. Additional guidelines which may be considered in locating sites include, but are not limited to, centrality of location within proposed development, size of subdivision, proximity of site to other schools, parks and municipal services, topography, geology, soils and shape of site, accessibility of site, safety, and other environmental and use conditions. (Res., 6-22-2006)