California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 1 - California Department of Education › Chapter 13 - School Facilities and Equipment › Subchapter 1 - School Housing › Article 2 - School Sites › Section 14011 - Procedures for Site Acquisition - State-Funded School Districts

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A state-funded school district is defined as a school
						district having a project funded under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section
						17070.10) of the Education Code. A
						state-funded school district, before acquiring title to real property for
						school use, shall obtain written approval from the California Department of
						Education using the following procedures:
(a) Request a preliminary conference with a
					 consultant from the School Facilities Planning Division and in consultation
					 review and evaluate sites under final consideration.
(b) Contact the School Facilities Planning
					 Division of the California Department of Education to obtain a "School
					 Facilities Planning Division Field Site Review," form SFPD 4.0, published by
					 the California Department of Education, as last amended in December 1999 and
					 incorporated into this section by reference, in toto, which lists the site
					 options in order of merit according to the site selection standards delineated
					 in Section 14010.
(c) Prepare a statement of policies as
					 delineated on the "School Facilities Planning Division School Site Report,"
					 form SFPD 4.02, as last amended in December 1999 and incorporated into this
					 section by reference, in toto, covering the range and organization of grades to
					 be served, the transportation of pupils, and the ultimate maximum pupil
					 enrollment to be housed on the site. Prepare a statement showing how the site
					 is appropriate in size as justified by the school district's Facilities Master
					 Plan, including acreage increases above the California Department of Education
					 recommendation made to compensate for off-site mitigation. A school district
					 may choose, in place of a master plan, a developer fee justification document
					 or a five-year plan if it addresses enrollment projections, needed schools, and
					 site sizes.
(d) Prepare maps
					 showing present and proposed school sites, significant roads or highways,
					 unsanitary or hazardous installations, such as airports or industries and the
					 indicated boundary of the pupil attendance area to be served as delineated on
					 form SFPD 4.02.
(e) Meet with
					 appropriate local government, recreation, and park authorities to consider
					 possible joint use of the grounds and buildings and to coordinate the design to
					 benefit the intended users as required by Education Code Section
					 35275.
(f) Give written notice to the local planning
					 agency having jurisdiction to review the proposed school site or addition to an
					 existing school site and request a written report from the local planning
					 agency of the investigations and recommendations for each proposed site with
					 respect to conformity with the adopted general plan as required by Public
					 Resources Code Section
					 21151.2
					 and Government Code Section
					 65402.
(g) Comply with Education Code Sections
					 17212 and
					 17212.5,
					 with particular emphasis upon an engineering investigation made of the site to
					 preclude locating the school on terrain that may be potentially hazardous:
(1) The geological and soils engineering
					 study shall address all of the following:
(A)
					 Nature of the site including a discussion of liquefaction, subsidence or
					 expansive soils, slope, stability, dam or flood inundation and street
					 flooding.
(B) Whether the site is
					 located within a special study zone as defined in Education Code Section
					 17212.
(C) Potential for earthquake or other
					 geological hazard damage.
(D)
					 Whether the site is situated on or near a pressure ridge, geological fault or
					 fault trace that may rupture during the life of the school building and the
					 student risk factor.
(E) Economic
					 feasibility of the construction effort to make the school building safe for
					 occupancy.