TO:

Fairfax County Department of Planning & Zoning

Zoning Evaluation Division

 

 

FROM:

Gary Chevalier, Director

Office of Facilities Planning Services

Fairfax County Public Schools

 

 

SUBJECT:

Schools Impact Analysis

Zoning Application RZ 2005-MV-031

Planning Unit 1821

 

 

DATE:

November 9, 2005

 

 

MAP:

107-4 ((6)) 1, 2, 3; 107-4 ((1)) 40A         

 

 

ACREAGE:

8.74 acres

 

 

REQUEST:

Rezone from R-1 to R-8 in order to develop 69 single family attached (townhouse) units at a density of 7.89 du/ac

 

 

 

The following information is submitted in response to your request for a school impact analysis for the rezoning application referenced above.

 

I.                     Schools that serve this property, their current total memberships, net operating capacities, and five year projections are as follows:

 

School Name and Number

Grade Level

9/30/05 Capacity

9/30/05 Membership

2006-2007 Membership

Memb/Cap Difference
2006-2007

2010-2011 Membership

Memb/Cap Difference
2010-2011

Lorton Station 1343

K-6

704

959

1029

-325

1168

-464

South County 8422

7-8

800

1023

1068

-268

1085

-285

South County 8420

9-12

1700

1422

1938

-239

2259

-559

 

II.                 The proposed application could increase or reduce projected student membership as shown in the following analysis:

 

School Level (by Grade)

Unit Type

Proposed Zoning

R-8

Unit Type

Existing Zoning

R-1

Student Increase/Decrease

Total Students

 

 

Units

Ratio

Students

 

Units

Ratio

Students

 

 

K-6

SFA

69

x.210

14

SFD

8

x.244

1

13

14

7-8

SFA

69

x.053

3

SFD

8

x.070

0

3

3

9-12

SFA

69

x.109

7

SFD

8

x.159

1

6

7

 

Comments:  Based on the approved proffer guidelines, the students generated by this application would justify a $165,000 proffer for schools (22 students x $7,500 per student). The foregoing information does not take into account the potential impacts of pending or future proposals that could affect the same schools. 

 

Source:

FY 2007-2011, Facilities Planning Services Office Preliminary Enrollment Projections

Note:

Five-year projections are those currently available and will be updated yearly. School attendance areas are subject to yearly review.