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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1372 ResolutionChet Bailie, Mayor ells, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FOR RESOLUTION NO. 1372 A RESOLUTION establishing a City policy for the acquisition and/or dedication of rights-of-way for City streets WHEREAS, adequate public rights-of-way are necessary to serve the public interest in terms of health, safety, and convenience; and WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City of Pasco to have a consistent policy relating to the acquisition and/or dedication of rights-of-way, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO as follows Section 1. It shall be the policy of the City of Pasco to apply the following standards for rights-of-way in developed areas. (1) Local Access Streets. Since the primary purpose of this classification of street is to specifically benefit the abutting property owners, and the property owners in the general area of the neighborhood being served by the local access street, the policy of the City shall be that these rights-of-way, where required by the City, shall be dedicated by the affected property owners at no cost to the City. (2) Arterial Streets. The primary purpose of this arterialclassification of street is to serve the basic convenience of the general motoring public at large, however, in many cases, there is a clearly identifiable concommitant benefit to the abutting property. In recognition of these cases, where compensation by the City is contemplated for rights- of-way for an arterial street improvement, this compensation by the City shall represent the net difference between the appraised or negotiated value of the rights-of-way being acquired and the estimated special benefit to the abutting property which will benefit from the proposed arterial improvement. Section 2. The following City policy shall apply with respect to rights-of-way in new developments (1) City approval of sub-division plats, short plats, or building permit applications, will not be given until sufficient and appropriate rights-of-way consistent with current City standards, are dedicated for the required local access streets and the required essential arterial streets which are deemed necessary by the City for the proper circulation of traffic, not only for that traffic in the vicinity of the development, but also for traffic originating from the City at large. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this 15 day of September , 1980.