§ 86-8. Evaluation criteria.

For the purpose of this chapter, the city staff shall use the criteria in this section to determine whether levels of service are adequate to support the specific impacts of a proposed development. This system is designed to utilize the most recent and available data regarding roads, sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, potable water, and parks and recreation. The criteria shall be as follows:

(1)

Transportation or road concurrency.

a.

Capacity for transportation facilities shall be evaluated using the Florida's Level of Service Standards Manual for Planning, prepared by the state department of transportation April 12, 1992, or its most current version.

b.

The transportation facility shall have the capacity to serve a proposed development at the adopted level of service standards found in the traffic circulation element of the city's comprehensive plan.

c.

Projected impacts on the transportation facility shall be determined by utilizing the trip generation standards set forth in the city's 1990 impact fee study, including any revisions. Any dispute involving the trip generation standards of a proposed development shall be settled by using the Institute of Transportation Engineers trip generation manual, fifth edition, or its most current version.

d.

Concurrency evaluation shall be measured at the ingress and egress points to the accessing transportation link or segment.

e.

In determining the capacity of the transportation facility, it shall be assumed that all projects funded for construction in the capital improvements program of the city, as well as those funded and evidenced by contract by county, state, or federal agencies in their annual budgets, have been completed and are a part of the system.

f.

If the proposed development accesses a state or county transportation facility, the city shall require an approval letter from the county or the state department of transportation that access will be approved upon submittal of appropriate engineering and design exhibits for a driveway permit or shall require the actual permit itself.

g.

Current operating levels of service shall be based upon the most recent average daily traffic counts available plus project counts from previously committed and binding development permits.

h.

The calculation of total traffic generated by a proposed residential project will assume 100 percent build-out and occupancy. Credit against trip generation rates for certain nonresidential uses may be taken by utilizing the percentages contained in the city's 1990 impact fee study, including any revisions. Any capture of trips from passing traffic for uses not listed in the study or in excess of those percentages listed must be justified by the applicant using accepted engineering principles.

(2)

Sanitary sewer concurrency.

a.

The capacity for sanitary sewer shall be determined by utilizing the existing capacity, which shall be determined by subtracting the committed project demand and present flow from the approved design capacity of the treatment facility. The city's utilities department shall determine whether a capacity reservation certification can be issued for a proposed project, and shall ensure that capacity is available for the project.

b.

The impact on the sewage treatment plant shall be determined by using the level of service standard of 316 gallons per day per residential unit and a residential equivalent of 316 gallons per day for nonresidential uses based on estimated or actual daily flow.

(3)

Solid waste concurrency. The city staff shall ensure that adequate capacity exists in the disposal facilities operated by the county through either contacting the county utilities or by requiring the applicant for a project to obtain a capacity reservation certificate or similar document from the county prior to final development permit approval. The city shall document its files regarding this matter.

(4)

Drainage concurrency.

a.

The city engineer shall determine whether a proposed project meets the adopted level of service standard of retention for the first one-half inch of runoff and detention capacity is sufficient to ensure that post-development stormwater runoff flow rates, quantities, peaks, and velocities are equal to or less than predevelopment runoff for the 25-year/24-hour storm event.

b.

The city engineer shall determine whether a proposed project meets all applicable sections of chapter 106 pertaining to stormwater management prior to final development permit approval.

c.

The city engineer shall require that the applicant obtain a permit or a letter of exemption from the St. Johns River Water Management District prior to final development permit approval.

(5)

Potable water concurrency.

a.

The capacity for potable water shall be determined by utilizing the existing capacity which shall be determined by subtracting the committed project demand and present flow from the approved design of the treatment facility. The city's utilities department shall determine whether a capacity reservation certification can be issued for a proposed project, and shall ensure that capacity is available for the project.

b.

The impact on the water treatment facilities shall be determined by using the level of service standard of 275 gallons per day per residential unit and a residential equivalent of 275 gallons per day for nonresidential uses based on estimated or actual daily demand.

(6)

Parks and recreation concurrency.

a.

The director of planning shall determine whether a proposed residential project meets the adopted level of service standard of five acres of parks per 1,000 residents. The adequacy of parks and recreation needs shall be based upon the city as a whole rather than individual neighborhood areas.

b.

The impact of the proposed development shall be determined by utilizing the official household-size multiplier, from the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research for the City of Winter Garden. This number multiplied by the proposed number of units in the project shall determine the population for the project. The existing population of the city plus the additional population from committed projects shall be added to the projected population of the proposed project in order to determine total projected population.

c.

The total population shall then be divided by 200 (five acres/1,000 person) to determine the total acreage needed.

(Code 1988, § 28-8)