(A) Requirement and population ratio.
(1) The ultimate number of students to be generated by a subdivision, planned unit development or mobile home park shall bear directly upon the amount of land required to be dedicated for school sites.
(2) The land dedication requirement shall be determined by obtaining the ratio of the estimated children to be served in each school classification as determined in accordance with the data for the estimated number of children entering school per type of dwelling unit seen in the latest edition of the State School Consulting Service Reports over the maximum recommended number of acres of land needed to have sufficient land for school sites to serve the estimated increased number of children in each school classification. The recommended number of acres of land needed for school sites is obtained from Recommendations For Elementary and High School Spaces, published by the State of Illinois, Springfield, Illinois.
(3) If cash contribution is required, the following formula shall be used: cost of a square of land as determined in accordance with § 160.03(B) hereof multiplied by the number of square feet per pupil per school classification as determined in accordance with division (B) below hereof equals the cost per child.
(B) School classification and size of school site.
(1) School classifications and size of school sites within the county shall be determined in accordance with the following criteria:
School Classification by Grades | Maximum Number of Students for each Minimum School Classification | Number of Acres of Land for each School Site of Classification |
Elementary schools | 600 students | 11 acres |
Junior high schools | 900 students | 29 acres |
Senior high schools | 1,500 students | 45 acres |
(2) The comprehensive school plan and/or the standards adopted by the affected school district shall be used as a guideline in locating sites.
(Ord. passed 7-18-1973; Ord. passed 9-11-1973; Ord. passed 9-19-1973; Ord. passed 5-25-1993; Ord. passed 1-16-1997)