18A.43.020 Location Standards.
A. New educational facilities (not exempted by PCC 18A.05.025 C.) may be allowed through Chapter 18A.17 PCC, Use Category and Use Type Tables, in the rural area through a Conditional Use Permit subject to the following conditions:
1. The location of the proposed facility meets Comprehensive Plan policies addressing schools outside of the urban growth area;
2. The proposed facility is harmonious with the existing rural character of the area; and
3. The school district has made a finding that the new school is necessary to accommodate the district's need, which cannot otherwise be reasonably accommodated on an existing site.
B. Replacement, expansion, and/or modernization of existing schools or placement of portable classrooms are permitted outright with applicable permits.