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_ M M is one of equity: the landowners on one side of a roadway must dedicate substantial amounts of land for right-of-way, while landowners on the other side have no responsibility for dedicating right-of-way. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS: Alternatives for Satisfvina Riaht-of-wav Needs The alternative policies described herein are possible means of achieving the following objectives: 1) Implementation of the Thoroughfare Plan, thereby adequately providing for planned growth as mandated and outlined in the Comprehensive Plan. 2) Coordination with Drainage District plans, as part of the County's inter -governmental coordination policy and in recognition of the long-standing public purposes of the Drainage District. 3) Effective timing of dedication and acquisition, wherein rights-of-way are dedicated and acquired prior to allowing construction that may later impede right-of-way acquisition, and prior to increases in land value. 4) Utilization of existing rights-of-way and facilities, to ensure the use of what has already been dedicated and acquired and to continue the existing pattern of right-of-way alignment. 5) Expansion costs to be borne mostly by new development, ensuring that the County's policy of having new development "pay for itself" is implemented. Facilitation of. cost-effective improvements, whereby less expensive methods of construction can be used, such as utilization of swale drainage. 7) Equitable distribution of the dedication/acquisition burden among property owners, to ensure that the costs and benefits of public dedications and improvements are balanced between property owners on both sides of the thoroughfare. A. Policies Using Present Right -of -Way Alignment Policy ALTERNATIVE #1 Continue the present policy of acquiring all additional right-of-way from the side opposite the canal, via dedication to the County' -at the time of development approval. For projects requiring site plan approval, the right-of-way is dedicated via the recording of a deed prior to the issuance of a C.O. for the project. For subdivisions, the right-of-way portion to be dedicated is described and shown on the plat, becoming effective upon the recordation of the plat. ALTERNATIVE #2 Continue the present policy of acquiring all additional right-of-way from the side opposite the canal and compensate the land owner for substantial dedications. Credit towards traffic impact fees, if adopted, would be the source of compensation. Thus, the County would continue its present alignment policy, taking advantage of all the previous dedications made under the present policy, but would mitigate equity and fairness problems by compensating developers dedicating "an extra share" of right-of-way. 13 OCT 311985BooK 62 Fr��F 5"`