Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. A school
district shall ensure a school site has safe access, parking, drainage, and
security to accommodate a school facility that complies with:
1. The minimum gross square footage
requirements established in A.R.S. §
41-5711(C), for
the number of students at the school facility; and
2. This Chapter.
B. A school site provides safe access by
having:
1. A student drop-off area;
and
2. A pedestrian pathway that
allows students to enter the school facility through a designated point of
entry without crossing vehicular traffic or by crossing vehicular traffic at a
designated crosswalk.
C.
A school site provides adequate parking by having an all-weather surface area
large enough to accommodate one parking space per staff FTE and one visitor
parking space per 100 students. A school site that is unable to provide
adequate parking may have the sufficiency of parking at the school site
determined by the Board using the following criteria:
1. Availability of street parking around the
school facility;
2. Availability of
any nearby parking lots;
3.
Availability of public transit;
4.
Number of staff who drive to work on a daily basis; and
5. The average number of visitors on a daily
basis.
D. A school site
provides adequate drainage if the school site is prepared in a manner
consistent with the drainage and floodplain management standards of the
jurisdiction in which the school site is located.
E. A school site provides adequate security
if:
1. There is a fenced or walled, outdoor,
play or physical education area for preschool children with disabilities and
students in kindergarten through grade six. A school site that is unable to
provide adequate security may have the sufficiency of security at the school
site determined by the Board using the following criteria:
a. Amount of vehicular
traffic near the school site;
b. Existence of
hazardous or natural barriers on or near the school site;
c. The
amount of animal nuisance near the school site; and
d. Visibility of the
outdoor, play or physical education area; and
2. The emergency response plan required under
A.R.S. §
15-341(A) has
been developed.
