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TO: The Honorable Members of DATE: May 6, 1986 FILE: the Board of County Commissioners DIVISION HEAD CONCURRENCE: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE Ile ZONING CODE ESTABLISIiING Robert M. KealtVing, CP ----SUBJECT: SECTION 23.3 (d) (3) : PAVING Planning & Development Director REQUIREMENTS Through: Michael K. Miller Chief, Current Development FROM: Stan soling , J. 6• REFERENCES: Barkett Staff Planner STAN3 It is requested that ,the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of May 21, 1986. DESCRIPTION & CONDITIONS: The County site plan ordinance currently addresses road paving in a general manner by setting minimum pavement width standards and requiring street improvements that meet those standards. However, more specific requirements are needed that address the nature and timing of road improvements based upon type of development and road impact, type of road, and differences between roads accessing and abutting project sites. The need for paved "access improve- ments is apparent: increased traffic on unpaved roads increases maintenance costs, decreases the road's traffic utility, and exacerbates road drainage problems and problems in maintaining road drainage improvements. Generally, because of their impact on roads, the County has required larger developments to provide off-site paving. The treatment of smaller developments has often been to require some sort of escrowing or bonding for future road paving. It has clearly been the. intent and goal of the County, as stated in the Comprehensive Plan, to ensure that adequate road improve- ments are provided to developments. However, there is a need to formally establish, by ordinance, site plan paving requirements that relate to the impact a development will have on roads and that address cumulative impacts of small developments. At their regular meeting of April 24, 1986, the Planning & Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners adopt the ordinance. proposed by staff, with some amendments. These Planning & Zoning Commission amendments have been incorporated into the ordinance as attached to.this report. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS: At the October 31, 1985 joint meeting between the Board of County Commissioners and the Board of County Commissioners, the Boards asked staff to draft a specific proposal addressing road paving requirements. Based upon the discussion at the October 31st meeting and subsequent staff input, the proposed paving requirement section of the zoning code establishes paving require- ments and assigns paving -responsibility. The ordinance applies road paving requirements to major site plan projects only, and therefore does not require road paving pro- visions from minor .site plan projects. Such minor site plan projects would include small additions, duplexes, and siting of mobile homes. All major site plan projects utilizing private roads would be required to pave the private road. Public local roads, which the County can control and plan for, would either be paved (for large projects or accumulation of small projects) or funds would be escrowed for future paving (small projects). The 59 MAY 2 11986 BOOK 64 F,A,,,E516