§ 38-1757. Coordination of planning.

(a)

Joint county and school board planning and design of neighborhoods and communities served by existing and proposed neighborhood schools are encouraged.

(1)

The county's planning division and parks and recreation division staff shall be authorized to participate as ex-officio members of school board review committees charged with reviewing and recommending school site acquisition to the school board.

(2)

School board planning staff, local school advisory committees and neighborhood associations shall be joint participants in county programs for developing neighborhood and community based plans.

(3)

School board planning staff shall be authorized to participate as non-voting members of the development review committee (DRC) and, consistent with section 30-34(a)(4), the county's planning and zoning commission.

(4)

County staff shall be authorized to participate as non-voting members of the OCPS advance planning committee.

(b)

The county and the school board shall share information on a routine basis to facilitate planning and design of schools pursuant to the terms of the First Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement for Public School Facility Planning and Implementation of Concurrency, by and among the county, the school board and the various municipalities within the county, executed by the county on August 6, 2011, and by the school board on March 11, 2011, and as it may be further amended from time to time (the "Interlocal Agreement").

(c)

For purposes of coordinating planning efforts, the county shall periodically provide the school board with an updated bikeway/pedestrian plan for student access for each school in the county that shows all improvements needed to serve students within two (2) miles of all existing and proposed school sites and a schedule for construction of such projects.

(Ord. No. 96-31, § 2, 10-8-96; Ord. No. 2017-06 , § 1, 4-25-17)