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Planning and Building Department and Department of Transportation recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to:
1) Sign Resolution of Intention 187-2025 to initiate the process of repealing Chapter 130.72 Missouri Flat Planning Cost Reimbursement Fee; and
2) Temporarily stop the collection of the Missouri Flat Planning Cost Reimbursement Fee effective on the date of this Resolution until the Ordinance amendment is prepared and brought back for hearing.
FUNDING: N/A
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
In the late 1990’s, the County was processing applications for new retail in the Missouri Flat Project Area: Wal-Mart, El Dorado Village, and Sundance Plaza (now Crossings). Because of the existing traffic congestion, road capacity was insufficient to meet Level of Service (LOS) standards. Reviewing development impact on a project-by-project basis was found to be uneconomic and potentially infeasible. As a result, the County sought out a comprehensive and coordinated approach to address both existing traffic congestion in the Missouri Flat Area (Area) and the issue of providing capacity for future development in the Area.
On April 15, 1997, the County entered into the Missouri Flat Road Circulation Plan Cooperative Funding Agreement with Wal-Mart, El Dorado Village, and Sundance Plaza (Initial Participating Developers) in which all agreed to contribute a specified amount towards the development of a program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and related planning documents for the Missouri Flat Master Circulation and Funding Plan (MC&FP). In exchange, the County agreed to develop a fee program to reimburse the participating parties.
On December 15, 1998, the Board adopted the MC&FP and entered into development agreements with the Initial Participating Developers. The development agreements memorialized the reimbursement obligation in the Cooperative Funding Agreement by requiring the County to develop and impose on non-residential development in ...
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