Sparta Township City Zoning Code
§ 18-5.2
Public Facilities.
[Ord. No. 636 A 503; Ord. No. 649; Ord. No. 665; Ord. No. 691 § XXII]
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Official Road Map. (Reserved for future use).
b.
Municipal Infrastructure. It is the goal of the Township that impacts of new developments on public facilities such as the transportation systems, drainage systems, pedestrian networks, educational facilities, recreational facilities, water systems, sewage disposal systems, and other publicly provided systems, services and facilities will be either within the carrying capacity of these systems or that the development will contribute their pro rata share for improvements or the upgrading of the facility. The Official Map, the Master Plan and the Capital Improvement Program of Sparta Township delineate planned system, facility and service carrying capacity improvements. These documents should be used to evaluate developer contributions and development constraints. Additional carrying capacity improvements may be necessitated by development proposals and these will be carefully evaluated before development proposals are approved. The following items describe critical public facilities and methods by which the Township and applicant will evaluate development proposals. (See also Subsection a.)
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Traffic. The peak hour traffic generation should be calculated for the development in question. Once this is done, these numbers should be added to traffic counts for the critical intersections affected by the development and a determination of impact upon the carrying capacity of the critical intersections and roadways determined. Any planned improvements for new improvements necessitated by the development should be costed out by the applicant and pro rated share determined by ratio of existing traffic to post development traffic.
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Schools. The number of school children generated by the application must be looked at in relationship to the carrying capacity of the school facilities available. Bus routes, student pick up points and walking districts must be evaluated.
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Storm Water. Storm water calculation methods and design standards are contained in Subsection 18-5.3f, Design Standards, Storm Drainage. Down stream impact calculations are essential and the capacity of down stream drainage structures or natural systems to handle increased storm water runoff are essential.
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Pedestrian Network. Both external and internal pedestrian flows must be calculated as to safety and provisions made for convenient pedestrian circulation. (See Subdivision and Site Plan Standards, Subsection 18-5.3e).
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Recreational Facilities. Resident needs for recreation and social intercourse must be planned for and considered in development proposals. Association meeting places, tot lots, passive and active recreation areas all must be considered and may be required by the Township on a reasonable pro rata share basis for each developer.