Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Section 000.204 - CALCULATIONS
000.204.010 Criteria for Determining School Site.

The following criteria shall govern the calculation of school site:

A. Requirement and Population Ratio. The ultimate estimated number of students to be generated by the residential subdivision or development shall be the relevant demand unit, and shall be directly related to the amount of land required for a school site. The school site requirement shall be determined by obtaining the product of the following: (1) estimated number of students to be served in each school classification divided by the (2) maximum recommended number of students to be served in each such school classification as established in this Ordinance multiplied by the (3) recommended number of acres for a school site of each school classification as established in this Ordinance. The product thereof shall be the acres of land deemed needed to have sufficient school site land to serve the estimated increased number of students in each such school classification. The school site cash fee shall be the dollar amount equal to the product of the number of acres required for school site times the fair market value of land per acre established in this Ordinance.

B. School Classification and Size of School Site. School classifications and the size of school sites within the Village shall be determined in accordance with the following criteria:

Appendix 3

Table 3 Information Sources

Municipal Ordinances referenced:

Carpentersville
http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/carpentersville/

Elgin
http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/IL/Elgin/index.htm

Grayslake
http://www.villageofgrayslake.com/pdf/Village%20Code/Title%2016-%20Subdivisions.pdf

Joliet
http://www.cityofjoliet.info/City-Government/documents/SUBREGS040406.pdf

Manhattan
http://sterling.webiness.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=358

Matteson
http://www.villageofmatteson.org/departments/villageclerk/pdf/Ordinances/Ordinances/155.PDF
New Lenox
http://www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?pid=14158&sid=13

Oswego
http://www.oswegoil.org/building-zoning/zoning-ordinance.pdf

Palatine
http://www.palatine.il.us/publications/Village%20Code/Appendix%20B.pdf

St. Charles
http://www.ci.st-charles.il.us/codebook/title-16/T16-CH32.html#110

Appendix 4

Table 4 Information Sources

• Neuqua Valley High School
• Indian Prairie School District #204
• Northside College Preparatory (Chicago)
• National School Boards Association 2001 http://www.learningbydesign.biz/2001/projects/northside.pdf
• Plainfield South High School
• Healy Snyder Bender & Associates
  http://www.isbe.state.il.us/construction/pdf/Plainfield202.pdf
• Bolingbrook High School
• School Planning and Management and College Planning and Management Education Design
  http://educationdesignshowcase.com/view.esiml?pid=42&lastsearch=grade%255Fid%3D7%26page%3D3
• South Elgin High School
• School Planning and Management and College Planning and Management Education Design Showcase
  http://educationdesignshowcase.com/view.esiml?pid=66&lastsearch=grade%255Fid%3D7%26page%3D4
• Oswego East High School
• Kluber, Skahan + Associates
  http://www.learningbydesign.biz/2004/projects/oswego-east.pdf
  Little Village High School (Chicago)
• Architects OWP/P
  http://www.owpp.com/content.cfm/little_village_high_school
• Metea Valley**
• Indian Praire School District 204
  http://www.ipsd.org/Uploads/news_17332_1.pdf

** Currently under construction

Acknowledgments: CMAP would like to thank Jimm Dispensa, director of school demographics and planning for Chicago Public Schools, Clifford Bender A.I.A. from Healy, Bender & Associates, and Dr. John Harper, Superintendent for Plainfield Community Consolidated School District #202 for their valuable insights.

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