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Section III <br />B. Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance <br />Certificate of Adequate Public Schools (CAPS) <br />Update (Process 2) <br />57 <br />Timeframe: The CAPS system is updated approximately November 15 of each year when the <br />school districts report actual membership and `pre - certified' capacity, whether it is CIP <br />associated or prior `joint action' agreement. `Joint action' determinations of changes in capacity <br />due to State rules or other non - construction related items are anticipated to be done prior to the <br />November 15 capacity and membership reporting date. This update may reflect the Board of <br />County Commissioners action on the earlier year Capital Investment Plan (CIP) as it affects <br />capacity and addition of new actual fall membership. The Schools Adequate Public Facilities <br />Ordinance Certificate of Adequate Public Schools (CAPS) stays in effect until the following year <br />— (e.g.: November 15, 2005 to November 14, 2006). <br />New development is originally logged for a certain year. As the CAPS system is updated, each <br />CAPS projection year is `absorbed' by the actual estimate of a given year. Later year CAPS <br />projections of the same development remain in the future year CAPS system accordingly. For <br />example, if a 50 -lot subdivision is issued a CAPS, 15 lots may be assigned to "Year 1," 10 lots to <br />"Year 2," 10 lots to "Year 3," 10 lots to "Year 4," and 5 lots to "Year 5." When "Year 1" is <br />updated, the students generated from the 15 lots are absorbed by the actual estimate. The <br />students generated in "Years 2, 3, 4, and 5" are held in the CAPS system and added to the <br />appropriate year when the CAPS system is updated. <br />As was discussed in Section II.C, The City of Mebane is not a party to the SAPFO and does not <br />require that CAPS be issued prior to approving development activities. However, residential <br />development within the Orange County portion of Mebane has increased dramatically prior to <br />2009 but has slowed considerably due to the current economic climate. Currently, there are <br />approximately 1,000 approved by undeveloped residential lots in portion of Mebane that lies <br />within Orange County. Increasing development within this area of the county has the potential <br />to encumber a significant portion of the available capacity within the Orange County School <br />45 <br />