(A) When a substandard street is used to access a subdivision, the City Council shall consider the two options below for improving the street(s) and choose the option that in its estimation is most likely to result in:
(1) Improved safety and efficiency along the road(s); and
(2) Equitable distribution of the costs related to the extension of capital facilities.
(B) The most obvious travel route(s) due to convenience and destinations shall be used for determining traffic flows and counts.
(1) Option 1 (generally for major subdivisions, but may be applied to minors).
(a) Where a subdivision is accessed by a substandard street, the subdivider shall be required to contribute to the local jurisdiction an amount equal to the proportional share of the improvements necessary to bring said street(s) up to city standards, or the standards for the relevant functional classification as identified in these subdivision regulations.
(b) The cost of improvements shall be determined by a state licensed consulting engineer who shall identify the street deficiencies and estimate materials, labor and other cost items necessary to bring the street(s) to the determined standard. Costs of the engineering services shall be borne by the subdivider.
(c) The subdivider’s proportional cost shall be found by adding current traffic counts (average daily trips or ADT) from the street(s) to the projected traffic to be generated by the subdivision, then dividing the projected subdivision traffic count by the total. (See example below.)
1. Traffic counts shall be determined by recent counts by the jurisdiction, if available, or by an independent agent to collect traffic count data over a one week period and may be required to be adjusted for seasonal fluctuations.
2. The independent agent shall be selected with approval from the Administrator and Public Works Department.
3. Costs are to be paid by the subdivider.
4. Traffic count location(s) shall be determined by the Administrator and Public Works Department.
(d) As determined by the City Council, the subdivider’s funds will either:
1. Be deposited into an account held by the city in a dedicated fund for the street improvements and will be used only for improvements to the substandard street(s); or
2. The subdivider will use the funds to make the specified improvements to the substandard street(s) prior to final plat filing or under a public improvements agreement.
Example | |
Current ADT on first street | 500 |
Projected ADT increase from subdivision | + 250 |
Total current and projected ADT | 750 |
250 ÷ 750 = 0.33: Therefore, the subdivider is responsible for 33% of the cost of bringing first street up to city standards | |
(2) Option 2 (generally for minor subdivisions, but may be applied to majors). Where a subdivision is accessed by a substandard public street, as a condition of plat approval, the City Council may require the future lot owners to waive their right to protest the formation of a special improvement district related to access and related drainage improvements that will benefit the future owners.
(Prior Code, § 11.02.060.100) (Ord. 151, passed 6-20-2016)