Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
burdens. Finally, these studies must be presented to the public for comment <br />before projects move forward. If they are presented only to the superintendent <br />anal school facilities committee, their use is limited. <br />8. Reexamine exemptions given to local school districts from local planning, zoning, <br />and growth management laws. <br />9. Work to ensure that a minimum of 50% of the students can walk or bike to school <br />in cities, towns, and suburbs. Promote safe-routes-to-school legislation in the <br />states. <br />10. When a historic school cannot be preserved and reused, school districts and/or <br />local governments should implement plans for the building's adaptive use or <br />replacement so that it does not become a source of blight in the neighborhood. <br />11: ~ Promote "smart codes" legislation to encourage the rehabilitatian and <br />modernization of historic schools as well as other still serviceable buildings. <br />12. Provide education and training in school renovation techniques and options for <br />school facility planners, contractors, private consultants, architects, school board <br />members, municipal officials and others. <br /> <br />50 <br />