Title
Tranquil Waters Developer Proposal for Off-Site Road (Range Road 24) Costs Required under Conditional Subdivision Approval (File No. 2011-S-017), S.W. 21-52-2-W5M
Proposed Motion(s)
That Council direct Administration to impose through the Development Agreement under Subdivision File 2011-S-017, the requirement for the Developer to provide a financial contribution for the future upgrade of Range Road 24 to an 8.0 metre wide asphalt surface standard from Township Road 524 to the south approach limit with proposed Lot 1 in S.W. 21-52-2-W5M. The required payment being one third (1/3) the total cost to upgrade Range Road 24 to an 8.0 metre asphalt standard shall be determined upon completion and submission of a detailed cost estimate and preliminary design prepared by the Developer's Consulting Engineer to the satisfaction of the Manager of the County's Engineering Services. The detailed cost estimate shall include a two percent (2%) per year inflation factor for a ten (10) year period.
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Administration Recommendation(s)
Administration does not often support reducing policy requirements to allow developers to defer the requirement to front end the off-site pavement to pavement grid road improvements, however in this instance there are several extenuating factors. Range Road 24 deadends at Jackfish Lake and therefore doesn't serve through traffic. Most country residential developments generate a yield of 35 - 45 lots per quarter section and the related traffic associated with that number of residences. Tranquil Waters development was initially proposed to be a 30 - 40 unit bareland condominium project. After community consultation and in response to concerns expressed, the developer reduced the proposed number of lots to only ten, and provided additional reserve lands, resulting in nearly 50 acres of ERE, ER and MR dedication, which constitutes about 50 half the land area of the subdivision. With the over dedication of conservation land, the si...
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