2021.09.20 ORD 2021-507 Adequate Public Facilities

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Ordinance 2021-507 Adequate Public Facilities Page 2 of 3 alignment, configuration, site distance and surface condition that an increase in traffic volume generated by the proposed subdivision would create a hazard to public safety and general welfare, or seriously aggravate an already hazardous condition, or when said roads are inadequate for the intended use and the proposal does not include developer -supplied improvements adequate to defray the costs of upgrading those roads. 2. The traffic volume generated by the proposed subdivision or property line adjustments would create unreasonable road or highway congestion or unsafe conditions on roads or highways existing at the time of the application or proposed for completion within the next two years. d. Lack of adequate waste disposal systems. A proposed subdivision or property line adjustment shall be deemed to lack adequate waste disposal systems if in subdivisions for which sewer lines are proposed, there is inadequate sewer capacity in the present system to support the subdivision if developed to its maximum permissible density after reasonable sewer capacity is reserved for schools, planned public facilities, and commercial and industrial development projected for the next five years; or if in subdivisions where sewer lines are neither available nor proposed, there is inadequate on -site sewer capacity potential to support the subdivision if developed to the maximum permissible density indicated in any governing planning document or ordinance or amendments thereto. e. Inconsistency with comprehensive plan. Subdivisions and property line adjustments that do not follow planned public improvement corridors or that do not constitute an infilling of development shall be deemed inconsistent with the city's growth strategies as outlined in the comprehensive plan. f. City service capacity. A proposed subdivision or property line adjustment shall be determined to lack necessary city service capacity when services such as recreational facilities, police and fire protection, and other city services, which must be provided at public expense, cannot reasonably be provided for within the next two years. g. Inconsistency with capital improvement plans. A proposed subdivision or property line adjustment shall be deemed inconsistent with capital improvement plans when improvements and/or services necessary to accommodate the proposed subdivision have not been programmed in applicable capital improvement plans. The city council may -waive this criterion when it can be demonstrated that a revision to capital improvement programs can be accommodated. (2) Burden of establishing adequacy. The burden shall be upon the applicant to show that the proposed subdivision, development, or and property line adjustment has adequate public facilities and is not premature. 2