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A. The director is responsible for completion of annual transportation, water and sewer capacity availability reports. These reports shall evaluate reserved capacity and permitted development activity for the previous 12-month period, and determine existing conditions with regard to available capacity for road, sewer and water facilities. The evaluations shall report on capacity used for the previous period and capacity available for the six-year capital facilities and utilities element of the city’s comprehensive plan, six-year transportation plan, for road facilities, based upon LOS standards and the sewer and water comprehensive plans. Forecasts shall be based on the most recently updated schedule of capital improvements, growth projections, water rights, annual water withdrawal volumes, limits of the NPDES permit, public road facility inventories, and revenue projections and shall, at a minimum, include:

1. A summary of development activity;

2. The status of each capacity account;

3. The six-year transportation plan;

4. Actual capacity of selected street segments and intersections, and current LOS;

5. Recommendations on amendments to CIP and annual budget, to LOS standards, or other amendments to the transportation element of or to the comprehensive plan;

6. Existing water rights and annual withdrawal volumes; and

7. Limits in the city’s NPDES permit and finding of available capacity in the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

B. The findings of the annual capacity availability report shall be considered by the council in preparing the annual update to the capital improvement element, any proposed amendments to the CIP and six-year TIP, and shall be used in the review of development permits and capacity evaluations during the next period.

C. Based upon the analysis included in the annual capacity availability reports, the director shall recommend to the city council each year any necessary amendments to the CIP, TIP, utilities water element of the comprehensive plan, and comprehensive plan. The director shall also report on the status of all capacity accounts when public hearings for comprehensive plan amendments are heard. (Ord. 1044 § 1, 2006; Ord. 862 § 1, 2001; Ord. 818 § 1, 1999).