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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 /> 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 504ot subdivision is issued a CAPS , 15 lots may be assigned to "Year l , " 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 /> issue CAPS . However, residential development within the Orange County portion of Mebane <br /> has increased dramatically in the last two years and over 1 , 000 residential lots are currently <br /> undeveloped . Increasing development within this area of the county has the potential to <br /> encumber a significant portion of the available capacity within the Orange County School <br /> District . <br /> 57 <br />