§302A-1604 - Designation of school impact districts.

     [§302A-1604]  Designation of school impact districts.  (a)  The board shall designate a school impact district for school impact fees only after holding at least one public hearing in the area proposed for the school impact district.  The written analysis, prepared in accordance with subsection (b), shall be made available to the public at least thirty days prior to the public hearing.  Notice of the public hearing shall be made as provided in section 1‑28.5.  The notice shall include a map of the proposed school impact district and the date, time, and place of the public hearing.

     (b)  Prior to the designation of a school impact district, the department shall prepare a written analysis that contains the following:

     (1)  A map and legend describing the boundaries of the area, which may range from one school to one or more high school complexes; and

     (2)  Analysis to support the need to construct new or expand existing school facilities in the area within the next twenty-five years to accommodate projected growth in the area based on various state and county land use, demographics, growth, density, and other applicable plans. [L 2007, c 245, pt of §2]