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DRAFT Re~~ ised 9,-`07100 Possible Solution Environmental Factor°s - A school system is to pay particular attention to the physical environment surrounding the site and new facility. + In order to avoid future flood hazards, a facility should not be located in close proximity to wetlands, stream buffers, or in a flood plain. Facility siting should also avoid other physical factors that create either additional construction or longer-term maintenance problems, or other unfavorable enviroiunental impacts. + Once a system acquires a site and before grading begins, each school system receives State approval of its erosion control plan and additional County review to ensure that unnecessary cutting of trees or clearing of land does not occur. Adequate natural buflers are to be left intact with existing trees, or replanted if the areas are disturbed during constttiiction. Special attention should be paid to "specimen" trees as outlined in the County land development code. Roacl and Utility Requirements - l~lajor elements for a system to consider in siting a new facility relate to infrastructure requirements by a Town or other public utility. In some recent instances, the systems have been required to provide costly infrastYucture such as sidewalks and road improvements. These elements greatly inflate construction costs of new facilities. As a system begins initial planning, there should be a joint meeting between elected Town, County and Education officials to discuss particular requirements that all parties expect of other project partners. Concern: CHGCS has a 3. Building Design Standards concern with the "detailed cost comparison analysis"; As a school system selects a particular facility design, it is important that they feel this would add to the most cost-effective design alternative be pursued. Historically in the cost of the project and Orange County, new school buildings have been designed uniquely for may not be able to be provided until the architect each particular project. The Board of Commissioners encourages has proceeded far into the systems to pursue non-traditional, or prototype, designs that can be project replicated for use on more than one project. Should a system choose a unique design, it is to provide a detailed cost cotnparison analysis and Perhaps this needs further justification in ~i-~riting of ~~~hy that particular approach was chosen o ~ discussion to address a prototype design. Commissioner concerns that using prototype signs is one area «here 4. Construction Standards school systems could Over the past fe~v years, the County has given special attention to defining construction standards for each school level -elementary, middle and high schools. The standards provide a Page 3 of 7 Policy on Planning and Funding School Capital Projects