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7 <br /> <br />• No specific language on exceptions but staff recommends a formal approval action <br />(resolution) by all five entities. <br />• Amending WASMPBA <br /> <br />Current Service Area Map <br /> <br />Proposed Millhouse Road Park Parcel <br />• Proposed park parcel is located immediately adjacent to “Primary Service Area” on the <br />edge of the Rural Buffer <br /> <br />Existing Water & Sewer Lines Near Millhouse Road Park Parcels (map) <br /> <br />Future Park Facilities <br />• Potable water, sewage disposal facilities, and probable fire suppression and irrigation <br />systems would be necessary to develop a soccer park on the site. <br />• Private vs. Public? <br />• Private systems will be limited by groundwater capacity and proper soils for septic <br />systems. <br /> <br />WASMPBA Provisions <br />• WASMPBA has a provision for “essential public facilities” that would allow extension of <br />public water and sewer services outside the primary service area if a facility meets the <br />definition. <br />• Language highlighted in packet (p. 15 and 16) limits the sizing of lines into interest <br />areas and access to extended lines. <br /> <br />Essential Public Facility <br />• A publicly-owned facility, or a facility wholly financed by Federal, State or local <br />government (or a combination thereof) that provides a service for the health, safety and <br />general welfare of County residents (for example, a school, fire station, public safety <br />substation or solid waste convenience center). <br /> <br />Siting of Essential Public Facilities within Interest Areas (highlighted in the packet- Page <br />16) <br />• …Publicly owned facilities other than a public school shall be located in a manner that <br />promotes the orderly provision of water and sewer service. The preferred method of <br />connection is to lines that already exist, or in a manner that would minimize the need to <br />extend existing lines. <br /> <br />Other Options for Future Park <br />• If extension of lines is not desired, staff can continue with research of innovative onsite <br />private water and sewer systems and match intensity of future operations accordingly. <br />• Inherent conflicts with large expanses of park development (flat, well-drained soils) and <br />those needed for septic nitrification fields. <br /> <br />Parks an Essential Public Facility? <br />1. The five signatory parties to the WASMPBA agree that the Millhouse Road Park facility <br />is an essential public facility.