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Consider Utility Extension Request for Blanchard Business Park at 851 Caterpillar Rd.
Strategic Goal: Provide for the orderly development and expansion of the City’s electric, water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure.
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The applicant is proposing an extension of City water and sewer lines to serve the property within Blanchard Business Park, adjacent to Blanchard Caterpillar at the corner of Lazy Hawk Rd. and Caterpillar Dr. The Utility Extension Policy requires Council approval of a Project Standards Agreement for non-residential development that is not contiguous to the City Limits. The design standards found in Article 6 of the zoning ordinance were used as the starting point for the Project Standards Agreement. Several clarifications have been included in the attached document regarding exceptions requested by the developer. Upon further review, the staff believes that these exceptions either have been or would be granted to future development in the City and still remain consistent with the City's development standards. Staff recommends approval of the water and sewer extension subject to the execution of a Project Standards Agreement as outlined in the staff report.