§ 6.02.09. Public School Facilities Level of Service (LOS) Requirements

A.

The LOS for public school facilities varies by type of school. The LOS for elementary and middle schools is 95 percent of the Concurrency Service Area (CSA) Enrollment/ Florida Inventory of School Houses (FISH) Capacity and the LOS for high schools is 100 percent of the CSA Enrollment/ FISH Capacity .

B.

The LOS standard for public school facilities will be achieved and maintained if any one of the following is met:

1.

The necessary facilities and services are in place at the time a final site development plan or final subdivision plat is approved; or

2.

The necessary facilities and services are under construction or the contract for such facilities and services has been awarded, accepted, and duly executed by all parties, at the time a final site development plan or final subdivision plat is approved; or

3.

The necessary facilities and services are found in the first, second or third year of the School District of Collier County's financially feasible Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan, as identified in CIE Policy 4.2, and as formally adopted by the School Board between July 1 and October 1 each year, and as adopted by reference each year by December 1 ^st , at the time a final site development plan or final subdivision plat is approved; or

4.

The necessary facilities and services are the subject of a binding commitment with the developer to contribute proportionate share funding as provided for in Policy 2.4 of the Public School Facilities Element, if applicable, or to construct the needed facilities.

C.

The determination of public facility adequacy for school facilities shall occur only after the School District has issued a School Capacity Availability Determination Letter (SCADL) verifying available capacity to serve the development .

(Ord. No. 10-23, § 3.LL)