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Article VI. Capacity Reservation Certificates (CRCs)
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A. A transportation CRC is a determination by the director that: (1) the proposed development identified in the CRC application does not cause the level of service on a city-owned road facility to decline below the standards adopted in the transportation element of the city’s comprehensive plan, or (2) that a financial commitment (embodied in a development agreement) is in place to complete the necessary improvements or strategies within six years. Upon issuance of a transportation CRC, the director will reserve transportation facility capacity for this application until the expiration of the underlying development permit or as otherwise provided in GHMC 19.10.020. Although the CRC may identify the number of projected trips associated with the proposed development, nothing in this chapter (including the trip transfer procedures) shall imply that the applicant “owns” or has any ownership interest in the projected trips.

B. A water CRC is a determination by the director that: (1) the proposed development identified in the CRC application does not exceed the city’s existing water rights or the limits of any state-issued permit, or (2) that a financial commitment (embodied in a development agreement) is in place to complete the necessary improvements or strategies within six years. Upon issuance of a water CRC, the director will reserve water capacity for the application until the expiration of the underlying development permit or as otherwise provided in GHMC 19.10.020, or as set forth in the outside city limits utility extension agreement.

C. A sewer CRC is a determination by the director that: (1) the proposed development identified in the CRC application does not exceed the city’s existing NPDES permit limits or the existing capacity in the city’s wastewater treatment plant, or (2) that a financial commitment (embodied in a development agreement) is in place to complete the necessary improvements or strategies within six years. Upon issuance of a sewer CRC, the director will reserve sewer capacity for the application until the expiration of the underlying development permit or as otherwise provided in GHMC 19.10.020 or as set forth in the outside city limits utility extension agreement.

D. The factors affecting available water or sewer capacity or availability may, in some instances, lie outside of the city’s control. The city’s adoption of this chapter relating to the manner in which the city will make its best attempt to allocate water or sewer capacity or availability does not create a duty in the city to provide water or sewer service to the public or any individual, regardless of whether a water or sewer CRC has issued. Every water availability certificate and water or sewer CRC shall state on its face that it is not a guarantee that water and/or sewer will be available to serve the proposed project. (Ord. 1091 § 1, 2007; Ord. 1044 § 1, 2006; Ord. 862 § 1, 2001; Ord. 818 § 1, 1999).