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Comprehensive Plan Public School Facilities Element <br />GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES <br />PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ELEMENT GOAL <br />Indian River County shall have a public school system that offers a high quality <br />educational environment, provides accessibility for all of its students, and ensures <br />adequate school capacity to accommodate enrollment demand. <br />OBJECTIVE 1: ADEQUATE SCHOOL FACILITIES <br />Throughout the planning period (2010 — 2030), there will be no deficiencies within the <br />Indian River County public school system. <br />POLICY 1.1: The County hereby adopts the LOS standards for public schools at 100% of <br />FISH permanent capacity. <br />POLICY 1.2: The County hereby adopts the School Board's current public school <br />attendance boundaries as the School Service Areas (SSA). The SSAs exclude magnet <br />and charter schools. <br />POLICY 1.3: The County and the School District, shall utilize the following procedures <br />for modifying SSAs: <br />a. The School District will transmit a proposed SSA modification with data and <br />analysis to support the change to the Cities, the County, and the Staff Working <br />Group (SWG). Any proposed change to the SSAs shall require a demonstration <br />that the change complies with the public school LOS standard, and that <br />transportation costs, court approved desegregation plans, and other factors have <br />been taken into account to ensure the maximum utilization of school capacity to <br />the greatest extent possible. <br />b. The SWG will review the proposed modification and send their comments to the <br />School District within 45 days of receipt of the proposed change. <br />c. The modification of the SSAs shall be effective upon adoption by the School <br />Board. <br />OBJECTIVE 2: SCHOOL CONCURRENCY REVIEW <br />Through the time plan horizon, there will be adequate school facility capacity within the <br />Indian River County public school system to accommodate projected development at the <br />adopted level of service. <br />POLICY 2.1: The County shall not approve any non-exempt residential development <br />application for comprehensive plan amendments, rezonings, conceptual plans, <br />Community Development Department Indian River County <br />34 <br />