FEE – Site Acquisition

School sites shall be acquired as need is evidenced by development and population.
  1. Selection Sites shall be selected on the basis of availability, proximity to development or population center.
  2. Acquisition Sites may be acquired by donation, by developer through the county planning office, by negotiated purchase or by condemnation proceedings. Under statutory provisions, either land or cash in lieu of land shall be allocated for the use of the school district from developers. In each instance of an increase in student enrollment resulting from the subdivision or subdivision and development of any area within the school district, city planning officials and/or commissioners shall be informed of the sites and land areas for schools reasonably necessary to serve the proposed subdivision and that the developer shall be required to make reservation and dedication of such site and land area for acquisition for the purposes of the district or to pay such sums as may be required in lieu thereof.
  3. Land use Sites shall be of sufficient size to provide adequate space for buildings with provision for building expansion, parking areas, playgrounds and playing fields. Acceptable sites shall be 60 acres for a high school, 25 acres for a middle school and 10 acres for an elementary school.
Adopted September 5, 1967 Revised February 11, 1974
Legal References: C.R.S. 22‑32‑110(1)(a),(b),(l),(y)
C.R.S. 22‑32‑111
Adoption Date: September 05, 1967 Last Revised: February 11, 1974
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