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AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET PROJECT: Consider an amendment to the Subdivision Ordinance of the City of Paris to require written applications from subdividers who request participating aid from the City in the construction of streets, water and sewer lines, and other utilities. BACKGROUND: In the past, the City has encountered difficulties in verifying requests from subdividers who believe they are entitled to participating aid from the City in the construction of streets, water and sewer lines, and other utilities. Current provisions of the City's Subdivision Ordinance allow the City to provide participating aid when there is an identified need by the City staff to extend the utilities being installed in a new subdivision to serve future development elsewhere. However, there has been considerable confusion regarding whether or not the installation of such utilities is necessary just to serve the subdivision or, simply because of the relative size of the installations themselves, is necessary for future development. During the course of Council's deliberations on some of these issues, the Council requested an ordinance change be prepared to amend the Subdivision Ordinance to implement a process whereby a request for participating aid from the subdivider would be in writing; would be forwarded to the City's engineering department; and the appropriate response on whether or not the participating aid was approved would likewise be in writing. Unless a developer follows this procedure, he would not be eligible for participating aid. DESCRIPTION: The ordinance as written adds a new paragraph to Subsection 3 of Section IX of the City's Subdivision Ordinance which outlines a requirement of the subdivider to file a formal written request for participating aid when he believes he is entitled to such aid, requires the City Engineer to review said request, and requires the City Engineer to approve the request for participating aid before the subdivider is eligible. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Consideration of the proposed ordinance amendment. STAFF CONTACT: Larry W. Schenk, City Attorney COUNCIL DATE: Consider for approval at City Council's July 9, 2001, regular City Council meeting. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: See proposed ordinance amendment.