Sentences with phrase «charter zoning exemption»

It does not provide a provision for a local board to deny a charter zoning exemption on the basis of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and does not require the charter to go through the CEQA process.

The California Charter School Association is attempting to lobby a new bill through the state legislature that would require school districts to approve charter zoning exemptions, even if the charter school was a danger to the environment or surrounding community.

Not exact matches

While districts can exercise zoning exemptions to re-classify commercial properties as schools, charters can not.

Allowing charter schools to access the zoning exemptions that districts use to turn commercial facilities into schools would also open up more options.

The judge ruled that local school districts (like San Jose Unified) and local municipalities have the right to provide a zoning exemption to charter schools, but county offices of education do not.

But most importantly, this bill could bankrupt local school districts that would be required to pay for the CEQA analysis, and face huge legal liabilities if they were sued under the CEQA act; the districts — not the charters — could be liable as the zoning exemption approval agency.

The bill would require local districts to approve zoning exemptions for charters within 60 days if 1) the charter is in the district, 2) the charter has a lease, and 3) the charter pays a reasonable fee, not to exceed $ 500, 4) the charter does not endanger the health & safety of the charter's students.

The proposed legislation would explicitly allow county offices of education to approve charter school zoning exemptions, something that according to the judge is not currently legal.

State law doesn't allow the Santa Clara County Board of Education to grant a zoning exemption to a San Jose charter.