Cape Canaveral Comprehensive Plan
Capital Improvements Element
Objective CI-1:
The City shall utilize the Capital Improvements Element as a tool to ensure that capital facilities are made available in a timely manner to satisfy existing deficiencies, accommodate infrastructure needs for planned future growth, and replace obsolete or worn-out facilities. The measurement of this Objective is the degree to which the following Policies are implemented.
Policy CI-1.1:
The City shall, at least once per year, review and update the Capital Improvements Schedule and Budget in order to ensure that it is based upon the most recent data and outlook.
Policy CI-1.2:
The City shall accommodate the public facility needs of new growth on an ongoing basis.
Policy CI-1.3
The City shall evaluate public facilities necessary to correct existing deficiencies and to provide for future growth by determining the capacity of existing and planned facilities to meet the needs of new development. This evaluation shall employ the level-of-service standards adopted in the Comprehensive Plan for sanitary sewer, traffic circulation, drainage, recreation and open space. These level-of-service standards are as follows:
A. recreation:
B. sanitary sewer: 118 gallons per person per day
C. drainage: retention of the first inch of rainfall for new developments, and a design storm of 5-year frequency and one hour duration with rainfall of 3 inches per hour and removal of excess water within 3 hours of the event.
D. solid waste: 8.52 lbs. per capita per day.
E. traffic CIRCULATION: minimum level-of-service standard "E", with desired level-of-service standard "C"; plus use of "interim" level-of-service standard as defined in Policy T-1.2 in event of an "F" condition.
F. potable water:
* Consumption standard: 264 gallons per household per day.
* Pressure standard: 60 psi.
POLICY CI-1.4:
The City shall employ the usual policies and procedures of its legislative, administrative and fiscal system to ensure that the City's share of funds for the capital improvements specified in the Capital Improvements Schedule and Budget and included in the Annual Capital Improvements Budget are identified, made available, authorized, appropriated, and expended for the intended purposes.
POLICY CI-1.5:
The City shall allocate costs of new public facilities according to benefits received by existing and future residents.