10-6-1: PURPOSE:
Residential development projected over the next several years will have a significant impact on the village, its police department, department of public works, and its infrastructure; the Waterman fire protection district; the Clinton Township public library district; and the Indian Creek school district which provides education to the community students. This development will cause a greatly increased demand for services and facilities provided by these entities. The developers of new subdivisions and residents thereof will require the services of these entities prior to the time that tax revenues are generated by said subdivisions. The development projected will result in the disappearance of land available for schools and parks, and the price of the remaining land will, in all probability, increase faster than the borrowing capacity of the various taxing bodies responsible for providing these services. It is essential to the health, welfare and safety of Waterman that:
   A.   Adequate land and facilities are available to provide village, educational, library, recreational and fire protection services.
   B.   School sites be provided within the village in accordance with the criteria hereinafter set forth, which are consistent with the minimum school site recommendations heretofore issued by Indian Creek school district and that funds be provided to the village to defray a portion of the cost of new school construction.
   C.   Park sites be provided within the village in accordance with the standards hereinafter set forth, which are consistent with the criteria for park land requirements as recommended by the village board of trustees.
   D.   Funds be provided to the village to help defray the increased cost of providing village services and fire protection in areas which are in the process of development with a high potential for theft and vandalism, unfinished streets that cause extraordinary wear and tear to emergency vehicles, and increased patrol requirements that will strain the police department's manpower and vehicular resources.
   E.   The combining of school sites with park sites to provide the maximum in educational and recreational services and facilities should be encouraged. (1999 Code § 10.05.01)