2. Comprehensive Plan/Ordinance - Laserfiche WebLink

Goal Two: To provide the citizens of Cass County with essential public facilities, services, and infrastructure Objective A. Ensure new development provides the necessary level of quality services for the county's citizens. Policy 1. Require levels of services appropriate for the scale ofthe development. Policy 2. Develop and require minimum levels of service for roads, water, sewer, drainage, storm water drainage, and all other related services and infrastructure. Policy 3. Require developers to submit infrastructure plans outlining the time schedule for the installation or upgrade of all necessary services, including the acceptance and approval of such infrastructure plans by the appropriate utility company or entity. Policy 4. Require services to meet both the current and future needs ofthe citizens. Policy 5. Restrict the use of services only providing short term benefits to the citizens. Policy 6. Require developers to install, or post a financial guarantee for the installation of, all necessary facilities, services, and infrastructure prior to the approval of subdivisions. Objective B. Prevent new developments from creating an economic strain on the county and the future residents of new developments. Policy 1. Require those benefiting the most from services to pay the cost for installation, upgrading, and repairing of such services. Policy 2. Prevent development only addressing the short term service, facility, and infrastructure needs ofthe county's citizens. Services requiring the citizens or government agencies to fund and upgrade service, facility, or infrastructure to meet the actual needs of the citizens. Policy 3. Prevent developments creating financial burden and disruption for citizens when development becomes annexed and requires installation of urban services and removal of exiting infrastructure. Policy 4. Promote compact development so facilities and services can be provided economically. 189