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Exhibit A (n) To facilitate the development of village centers in rural areas that are not currently served by a public water system, the council may waive the water supply requirements for rezonings for commercial or light industrial uses in areas that do not currently have a public water system, and where the department of water supply has no plans to build a public water system, and which are (1) designated as an "urban and rural center" or "industrial area" on table 14-5 of the general plan and (2) designated for urban use on the land use pattern allocation guide map of the general plan; provided that conditions of zoning shall require water supply consistent with public health and safety needs such as sanitation and fire-fighting. A chance of zone application shall not be granted unless (1) the department of parks and recreation has determined that it can meet the recreational reauirements of the project using its existine facilities and staff; or (2) specific improvements to the existingpublic parks and recreational facilities or private parks and recreational facilities approved by the department of parks and recreation will be provided to meet the recreational needs of the project and conditions of zoning delay occupancy until the necessarv improvements are actually constructed. The minimum standard for determinine adequacy of parks and recreational facilities shall be five acres of public park area with developed recreational facilities for each one thousand residents in the district(s) in which the chance of zone is located. Only developed park areas, of the active neighborhood and playground/ball field type, within a five-mile radius of the proposed rezoning shall be counted when assessing the adequacy of existing facilities to meet the recreational needs of the project. ~ A chance of zone application shall not be eranted unless• (1) the fire department has determined that it can meet the fire safety requirements of the project urine its existing facilities and staff or (21 specific improvements to the existing public firefighting facilities or private firefighting facilities approved by the fire department will be provided to meet the public safety needs of the proiect and conditions of zonine delay occupancy until the necessarv improvements are actually constructed Only fire stations within afifteen-mile radius of the proposed rezoning shall be counted when assessing the adequacy of existing facilities to meet the fire safety needs of the project. ~ Nothing in this section shall limit the ability of the council to impose reasonable roadway, [ee] water, parks and recreational, and fire-fighting facility improvement requirements on changes of zone or to deny change of zone applications to the extent otherwise allowed by law." SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION 4. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon approval. 4