§ 9-68.080. Offsite Improvements

A.

Offsite improvements with dedication of land. If a subdivider is required to dedicate land in compliance with Section 9-68.060, and any property line of the land to be dedicated abuts any street right-of-way, the subdivider shall be required by a condition of Tentative Map approval to improve the street frontages at the time of Final Tract Map or Final Parcel Map approval, with curbs, gutters, sidewalks, drainage facilities, lights, matching pavement, street trees, the relocation of existing public utility facilities, and the stubbing in of requested utility line services, all to full City standards. At the discretion of the City, however, and with the concurrence of the District, in lieu of providing the improvements, the subdivider shall pay a sum equal to 20 percent of the value of the land, as determined from the established Table of Values, dedicated to pay the District's costs of constructing the improvements. If the subdivider provides park and recreational improvements to the dedicated land in excess of local standards and/or subdivider-agency agreements, the value of the park and recreation improvements together with any equipment located thereon shall be a credit against the payment of fees or dedication of land required by this Chapter. Before the City issues a Zoning Clearance, the City and District shall jointly determine the manner in which a subdivider shall comply with the requirements of this Chapter.

B.

Offsite improvements with payment of in-lieu fee.

1.

If a subdivider is required to pay a fee in lieu of dedicating land for park and recreational purposes in compliance with Section 9-68.070, and the park site the District proposes to acquire with all or part of the fee is offsite and bounded on one or more sides by, or abuts, any street frontage, the subdivider, at the time the Zoning Clearance is issued by the City, shall be obligated, by a condition of approval to improve the frontage with curbs, gutters, sidewalks, drainage facilities, lights, matching pavement, street trees, the relocation of existing public utility facilities, and the stubbing in of requested utility line services, all to full City standards.

2.

Before the time the City issues a Zoning Clearance the City and District shall jointly determine the manner in which a subdivider shall comply with the requirements of this Chapter. At the discretion of the City, and with the concurrence of the District, a subdivider may fulfill the requirements of this Chapter by:

a.

Actually constructing the offsite improvements identified in Subsection (B)(1) on a prorated basis in the same ratio as the fee paid in lieu of dedication bears to the total cost of the planned park site; or

b.

Paying a sum equal to 20 percent of the total amount of the subdivider's in lieu payment to cover the Districts costs in constructing the offsite improvements.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006)