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I BOOK `62 PArF 622 -Special Assessment District The last financing alternative is essentially a variation of the forced petition financing mechanism. A special assessment district would involve identification of the beneficiaries of a project and assessment of the costs among those determined to benefit. Unlike the forced petition, however, those assessed by the special assessment district alternative may include more than property owners having lots on the road to be improved. Basically, the special assessment district includes all of the advantages and disadvantages associated with the forced petition road paving financing alternative. In analyzing the various components of the road paving issue and the alternatives associated with .each component, it becomes evident that one simple solution will not suffice for all situations. Instead, a policy that differentiates among various situations and addresses different conditions must be developed. By implementing such a policy based upon specific guidelines, the County can accomplish its objectives of ensuring adequate infrastructure for proposed development projects, ensuring that new growth and development pays its way, and ensuring fairness and equity in assigning infrastructure improvement costs. PROPOSAL The staff proposes that the Board of County Commissioners establish a road paving policy applicable to all new ,development. This policy should be comparable to the existing road paving policy implemented by the staff. The County's road paving policy should assign responsibility to the developer but differentiate between large and small scale projects, between projects located close to and those located a substantial distance from a paved road, and betweem primary access roads and abutting roads not used for access. In all cases, paving should be required of the developer. However, these characteristics should be used to determine whether paving is required before project CO or whether a share of the paving costs should be escrowed by the developer. The proposed road paving policy is detailed in Figure 1. As structured, this policy specifies the requirements to be met by the developer for projects having various characteristics. To implement this policy, the staff proposes that the County's Site Plan Review and Approval Procedures be amended to incorporate these provisions. RECOMMENDATION The staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners and the Planning and zoning Commission endorse the proposed road paving policy and direct the staff to amend Section 23.D.3, Paved Road Requirements (Reserved), of the Site Plan Review And Approval Section.of the Zoning Code,to incorporate the proposed policy. 36