Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
Approved by Schools and Land Use Councils 11/14/01; <br /> Draft completed by staff 2/8/02 <br /> (i) The accuracy of the methodology and projected growth rate then <br /> in use in projecting school membership for the current school <br /> year; <br /> (ii) The accuracy of the student generation rate then in use in <br /> predicting the number of students at each level actually generated <br /> by each new housing type; <br /> (iii) Approval of and issuance of CAPS for residential developments <br /> that, individually or collectively, are of sufficient magnitude to <br /> alter the previously agreed upon school membership growth <br /> projections; or <br /> (iv) Other trends and factors tending to alter the previously agreed <br /> upon projected growth rates. <br /> If any such change is made in the projected growth rate, the methodology <br /> for determining this rate, or the student generation rate, the Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners shall inform the other parties to this <br /> Memorandum prior to February 1St in any year in which such change is <br /> intended to become effective what change was made and why it was <br /> necessary. <br /> e. The Orange County Board of Commissioners shall provide a copy of the <br /> updated CIP to each of the parties to the Memorandum as soon as it is <br /> revised, annually or otherwise. <br /> Section 2. The towns and the county will adopt amendments to their respective ordinances, <br /> in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, to coordinate the approval <br /> of residential developments within the School District with the adequacy of <br /> existing and proposed school facilities. <br /> Section 3. The following process shall be followed by the School District to receive and take <br /> action upon applications for Certificates of Adequacy of Public School Facilities <br /> ("CAPS") submitted by persons who are required by an implementing ordinance <br /> conceptually similar to that attached as Exhibit A to have such certificates before <br /> the development permission they have received from the town or county becomes <br /> effective. <br /> a. On February 15th of each year, the School District shall calculate the <br /> building capacity of each school level and the school membership of each <br /> school level as of November 15th of the previous year. Also on February <br /> 15th of each year, the School District shall calculate the anticipated school <br /> membership for each school level and the anticipated building capacity for <br /> each school level as of November 15th in each of the following ten years. <br /> These calculations shall be made in accordance with the provisions of <br /> Section 1 and also in accordance with the remaining provisions of this <br /> section. <br /> g:\craig\saDf6\mou-fina1 3 <br />