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May 29, 1997
T0: Councilperson Bobbie Jean Leithead-Todd
County Council Office
FROM: Milton D. Pavao, Manager
SUBJECT: WATER COMMITMENT POLICY
This letter is in response to your request for clarification of the Department's
water commitment policy, and more specifically, in relation to Change of Zone
Application No. 94-032.
Water commitment(s) is/are granted by the Department for the developer's specified
unit(s) of water. This/These unit(s) is/are further defined in our rules as
number of lots, dwelling units, or equivalent units. Each equivalent unit of
water is currently determined by this Department as 600 gallons per day which is
the maximum daily demand factor.
A commitment, which is secured by the applicant's payment of a $150.00 water
commitment deposit (WCD) for each additional unit, provides assurance to the
applicant that water is and will be available for the proposed development. The
first equivalent unit or any existing lot, in the case of a subdivision, is exempt
from the payment of a WCD.
Once granted by this Department, the initial commitment(s) is/are valid for a
period of three (3) years. Any subsequent water commitment extension request, if
water is available, can be approved fora period of one year upon the payment of
an additional 8150.00 WCD per additional unit. Please refer to the enclosed
copies of the Water Commitment Guidelines Policv and Rules and Regulations
Rule 5 for more specifics. It should be noted that all WCD would be credited
towards the final facilities charge.
Change of Zone Application No. 94-032 (Tax Map Key 6-4-001:035) proposed a change
from A-40a to FA-3a that would result in a 4-lot subdivision. Since this proposed
zone change and subsequent subdivision will create three (3) additional lots, the
required WCD would be 5450.00 (3 units/lots @ 5150.00 per unit).
Although the Department has not specified when the WCDs are due, it would behoove
the applicant to secure the water commitment as soon as possible. Water
commitments are subject to the prevailing water availability. The ninety (90)-day
deadline for payment of the WCD is a condition of the zone change ordinance that
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Councilperson Bobbie Jean Leithead-Todd
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May 29. 1997
Since there are several new members on the present council, we are willing to
conduct a workshop to discuss this issue as well as any other Department of Water
Supply topics of concern to the council.
I hope this letter has clarified some of your questions. If you have any further
questions. please contact Mr. Glenn Ahuna at 961-8660.
Mil on D. Pavao, P.E.
Manager
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copy - Planning Department
Ms. Cheryl Sumida, County Clerk