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March 10, 2008 (Work Session) Page 742 on +/- 90 acres located at the intersection of NC Highway 73 and Crestmont Road in unincorporated Cabarrus County. School Capacity Review Burnt Mill subdivision will produce 14 students. The schools impacted by the subdivision are W.M. Irvin Elementary School, Concord Middle School and Concord High School. The County's Capital Improvements Plan (CI P) includes construction of an A.T. Allen Elementary replacement in 2009. The following table indicates available and planned school capacity, based on current conditions and the CIP: School Current Available Capacity Planned Capacity 2 Yrs Planned Capacity 5 Yrs W.M. Irvin Elementary -62 163 163 Concord Middle School 172 172 172 Concord High School 469 469 469 This table assumes that no redistricting occurs either before or after the new schools planned or under construction are opened. Adequacy Determination As illustrated above, adequate school capacity does not exist currently, however it does exist for this subdivision at the two year and five year review levels. (Note that according to Section 15-11, Number 4, of the APFO, "...future available capacity must be "...equal to or greater than the projected enrollment that will be produced by the proposed development for all school types," not just one or two.) Recommendation In view of the adequacy determination based on Chapter 15 of the Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance, staff recommends that this application for a reservation of capacity be approved with conditions relating to phasing or mitigation, and the applicant shall be permitted to proceed through the development approval process. The applicant has proposed the following build out schedule: In 2008, no more In 2009, no more In 2010, no more In 2011, no more In 2012, no more In 2013, no more than 2 than 3 than 5 than 6 than 6 than 3 single-family residential single-family residential single-family residential single-family residential single-family residential single-family residential lots platted; lots platted; lots platted; lots platted; lots platted; lots platted, Based on Section 15-11, Number 6, of the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance, the granting of a Reservation of Capacity Certificate is recommended, subject to the following: 1. The Board approves or requests modification of the build out schedule proposed by the applicant. 2. Mitigation of the pro-ratashare of the cost of planned capacity, which equals $8,617.00 per single-family residential lot, payable at Final Platting. Ms. Morris responded to questions from the Board related to the change in planned capacity as previously reported at the February work session. She explained the change was due to redistricting of school seats. UPON MOTION of Vice Chairman Juba, seconded by Commissioner Carruth with Chairman White, Vice Chairman Juba and Commissioners Carruth and Privette voting for and Commissioner Mynatt abstaining, the Board voted to place the Reservation of Capacity Certificate for the Burnt Mill subdivision on the March 29, 2008 Agenda as a New Business item. Since the Burnt Mill project falls within the moratorium area, Mr. McCarty asked to have the one-year period start when the moratorium is over so he would know which development rules to follow.