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Review and Acceptance of the 2023 Annual Report on the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) from the Technical Advisory Committee
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to request that the Town Council review and accept the 2023 Annual Report on the SAPFO. The Orange County Board of Commissioners has referred the 2023 draft report for review. A resolution for the Council's use has been prepared.
Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning
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.Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Trish McGuire, Planning Director, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov, 919-918-7327
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
The Town of Carrboro entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Town of Chapel Hill, and Orange County in July 2003. The MOU participants committed to developing a capital improvement plan for the construction of schools so that overall school membership did not exceed specified levels of building capacity. The Towns also established requirements for certificates of adequate schools as part of residential developments that required special use permits. Racial equity pocket questions are included as Attachment E.
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The Orange County Board of County Commissioners has referred the 2023 Draft Annual Technical Advisory Report on the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) for review. A letter from Commission Chair Jamezetta Bedford with an executive summary is attached (Attachment B).
The SAPFO applies to both the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School system and the Orange County School system.
The full report is attached (Attachment C) and may also be found on Orange County's Planning Department website at the following link: https://www.orangecountync.gov/3031/Long-Range-Comprehensive-Planning. Annual reporting requirements of the SAPFO are spelled out in Section 1D of the Memorandum of Unders...
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