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Louisburg,
NC, June 23, 2006:
Franklin County Commissioners have adopted an innovative land use
planning tool designed to help channel growth and prevent overcrowding
at Franklin County schools. On June 19, 2006, the Board voted 6-1
in favor of the Adequate Public Schools Ordinance (APSO) designed
to tie the pace of residential development to the ability of the
County to provide adequate public school facilities to support such
development.
Each applicant
for a residential building permit in Franklin County, effective
July 1 of this year, will be required to obtain a Certificate of
Adequate Public School Facility (CAPS) prior to receiving a building
permit. CAPS will only be granted if the elementary, middle, and
high schools serving the area where the permit is requested have
adequate capacity, defined as 100% or less of school facility capacity
as defined by the State Department of Public Instruction.
If a school is
over capacity in the attendance district where the proposed home
will be located, the permit applicant will be granted the building
permit when adequate school facilities are available, as specified
in School Board’s Long Range Facility Plan. If the developer wishes
to proceed with building in advance of the provision of adequate
school facilities by the County, they may pay an Advancement of
Capacity (AOC) payment that partially offsets the capital costs
of building new school capacity. Properties in existing subdivisions
have 12 months to apply for a building permit before the APSO becomes
applicable to them.
Franklin County
is the 9th fastest growing County in the State, and approved
over 1,200 residential subdivision lots in 2005.
For additional
information on the Adequate Public Schools Ordinance, contact Franklin
County Planning and Inspections Director Pat Young at (919) 496-2909
or visit www.co.franklin.nc.us.
Franklin County
Government is committed to effective and innovative public services
for all Franklin County citizens and businesses.
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