1. MPO School Transportation Working Group 2.28.2018
Hillsborough County Interlocal Agreement for School Facilities Planning, Siting and Concurrency
MPO School Transportation Working Group

2. ILA Components Coordination and Sharing of Information
Planning Process
School Siting
School Concurrency

3. Coordination and Sharing of Information & Planning Process
Development Reviews
Residential Comp Plan, Rezoning, Preliminary Plats
Educational Plant Survey
Five Year District Educational Facilities Plan
Co-Location & Shared Use
Comprehensive Plan Updates
Public School Facilities Element
Capital Improvements Element
Intergovernmental Coordination Element
General Data
Population Projections
Development Pace & Occupancy

4. Example: Information Sharing Opportunities
Annual Five Year Facilities Work Plan
Notification process required for local jurisdictional and Planning Commission Input
Approved by School Board

5. School Siting w/in Urban Service Area (USA) Considerations
Public schools shall be permitted in all zoning districts, with the exception of Manufacturing and Airport Zoning Districts
Student population
Sufficiently sized school sites to accommodate the required parking and circulation of vehicles;
Availability of public facilities and services, including transportation facilities concurrent to support the proposed school;
Location of elementary school sites proximate to and within walking distance of the residential neighborhoods they are intended to serve, encouraging the use of elementary schools as focal points for neighborhoods;
Middle and high schools should be conveniently located to the residential neighborhoods they are intended to be served, with access to major roads;
Safe access from neighborhoods to schools, including the implementation of the Safe Paths to Schools (FDOT) program
Public buildings and grounds (especially for purposes of collocating, parks, libraries, community centers, public safety facilities and other appropriate related facilities) and their impacts

6. School Siting w/in the Rural Service Area
Location of schools may be considered in all rural land use plan categories within the Rural Service Area, except heavy industrial and natural preservation, only upon demonstrated need to predominantly serve students in the rural area.

7. Rezoning Process Requirements
Step 1: Pre-submittal Meeting &
Step 2: Neighborhood Meeting
Step 3: School Facilities Location Review Procedures
The type of school (elementary, middle or high school)
Aerial photograph depicting the school site boundaries, surrounding land uses and roadways within the area
Site acreage
Tentative attendance boundary
Number of students to be accommodated by the school
Proposed construction schedule and opening date of school
Conceptual Site Plan
Tentative Attendance Boundary
A Transportation Study for the proposed school prepared in accordance with professionally accepted methodology and signed and sealed by a Professional Engineer.
Meeting required 60 bays prior to acquisition or lease (applies only when no zoning required)
Surrounding property owner notification process
Evidence of the neighborhood meeting, consisting of a meeting summary, attendance record, and comment sheets shall be submitted within 25 days following the meeting
Requires a determination of consistency from Planning Commission and Local Jurisdiction

8. School Concurrency Level of Service (LOS)
School Concurrency Service Areas
Applicability and Capacity Determination
Mitigation Alternatives
Amendments to Concurrency Components

9. Planning Commission’s Role in Siting
The Planning Commission is one of many agencies/departments that provides input into the process. Other agencies and departments incorporated into the process include:
Development Services
Conservation and Environmental Lands Management
Water/Waste Water
Environmental Protection Commission
Transportation
These departments review the proposed school site for consistency with Section with the ILA, as outlined on the next slide.

10. Planning Commission’s Role in Siting
Section states certain considerations be evaluated in the location of new school facilities. These considerations are:
Elementary schools be located within walking distance, preferably within neighborhoods to be served
High schools to be located conveniently to the residential community to be served, with access to major roads
Compatibility with surrounding area
Adequate site size to accommodate parking and circulation
Adequate public facilities
Environmental Constraints
Archaeological or Historical Sites
Current and projected levels of CSA
Flood zone/Floodway/Coastal High Hazard Area
Determination of need/timing of onsite and offsite improvements/public facilities – parties responsible for such
Nearby airports
Nearby treatment plants/landfills

11. Planning Commission’s Role in Siting
Planning Commission reviews for consistency with the Comprehensive Plan.
Either through the review process as outlined in the ILA, OR through the rezoning (Planned Development)process

12. Planning Commission’s Role in Siting
In either process, the same items are reviewed to determine consistency with the plan. These items include:
PLUS Narratives describing:
School description (Type of school, proposed enrollment)
Future Land Use and Zoning
Location/Aerial/Future Land Use/Zoning Maps
Findings of the Proposed Transportation Study
Existing Environmental Conditions
Wastewater/Potable Water Availability
Conceptual Site Plan
Flood zones and wetlands
Surrounding Schools
Proximity to airports/water plants, industrial zonings and uses, and landfills
Tentative Attendance Boundary
Transportation Study