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-I OCT 31 1985 BOOK 62. PAcF 606 Planner Stan Boling explained that the County's present policy for acquiring right-of-way has resulted in some inequity for owners of property fronting on roads adjacent _ to canals, and explained that staff's recommendation of Alternative #2 as future policy is tied to the County adopting a road impact fee ordinance. Commissioner Scurlock pointed out that the impact fee ordinance is structured so that owners will receive credit against their impact fees for both sides of the road, so to speak, and if it is never developed, they would never pay. Director Davis cautioned that the impact fee will fund only those roads included in the capital improvement program. There are situations where the in the next 20 years the traffic study has indicated that some secondary roads need to be widened. He believed that the County should secure the right-of-way for those roads. This will involve 9 connector roadways, residential streets and some connectors that are not a part of the road improvement program. Chairman Lyons believed a good way to solve those problems would be to take the first dedication and then consider the next piece of right-of-way before we start the setbacks. If we never have to take it, fine, but it is there if we do. In other words, that would be considered reserved right-of-way, which is not to be dedicated, but an additional setback. Director Davis agreed that was a viable solution, and Chairman Lyons felt that the main thing we need to know is that we.will be able to widen those roads when the time comes. Mr. Boling explained that this problem came up with regard to Old Sugar Mill Estates on 12th Street where we have to decide whether or not to take all the right-of-way from the north side of the road. Staff considered all the 20 a � �