§ 9-8-6 Service areas.
(A) The provisions of this article relating to the collection of development fees shall apply to all new development within the corporate limits of the City and within the established Service Areas as those may be amended from time to time.
(B) The following Service Areas for the assessment and collection of development fees are hereby established:
(1) Police: There is one Service Area for Necessary Public Services or Facilities Expansions for police services. It includes all of the land in North Goodyear and South Goodyear.
(2) Fire: There are two Service Areas for Necessary Public Services or Facilities Expansions for fire services. One includes all of the land in North Goodyear. The other includes all of the land in South Goodyear.
(3) Streets: There are two Service Areas for Necessary Public Services or Facilities Expansions for street services. One includes all of the land in North Goodyear. The other includes all of the land in South Goodyear.
(4) Parks and Recreation: There are two Service Areas for Necessary Public Services or Facilities Expansions for parks and recreation services. One includes all of the land in North Goodyear. The other includes all of the land in South Goodyear, except for NWRV.
(5) Water: There are two Service Areas for Necessary Public Services or Facilities Expansions for water services. One includes all of the land in North Goodyear for which water services are provided by the City. The other includes the portion of South Goodyear that is located with the Master Planned Development known as Estrella, formerly known as Estrella Mountain Ranch and the property legally described in Exhibit G of that certain agreement known as the Northern Solution Water Facilities Agreement, recorded on March 2, 2012, in the Official Records of the Maricopa County Recorder at instrument number 20120179581.
(6) Wastewater: There are two Service Areas for Necessary Public Services or Facilities Expansions for Wastewater services. One includes all of the land in North Goodyear for which wastewater services are provided by the City. The other includes the portion of South Goodyear that is located within the Master Planned Development known as Estrella, formerly known as Estrella Mountain Ranch and the property legally described in Exhibit G of that certain agreement known as the Northern Solution Water Facilities Agreement, recorded on March 2, 2012, in the Official Records of the Maricopa County Recorder at instrument number 20120179581.
(C) The Owner of property located in South Goodyear that is not within the South Service Area for purposes of water and wastewater service shall be responsible for constructing, acquiring, or paying for the costs of constructing or acquiring resources and infrastructure improvements the City deems necessary for the City to provide applicable utility services to this area. The resources and infrastructure improvements required shall be consistent with applicable master utility plans and with the City’s needs for operational consistency and efficiencies. Should the resources and infrastructure improvements required hereunder exceed the needs of a specific development, the City may, pursuant to an approved development agreement, endeavor to: provide for the recovery of a portion of the costs of the resources and infrastructure improvements to the extent the capacity exceeds the needs of the development; or develop a mechanism that provides a temporary service solution and allows the Owner to make an in lieu contribution towards the costs of the future construction or acquisition of the needed resource and infrastructure improvements.
(D) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Owner of property located south of Pecos Road, which is outside the City’s adopted Service Areas for City services, shall be responsible for constructing, acquiring, or paying for the costs of constructing or acquiring resource and infrastructure improvements the City deems necessary for the City to provide applicable utility services, streets, police, fire, and parks and recreation services to this area, and shall, if required as a condition of rezoning or development agreement, provide for the costs or a portion of the operational costs of such services until such time as there is sufficient development to cover the costs of providing such services. The resources and infrastructure improvements required shall be consistent with applicable master utility plans and with the City’s needs for operational consistency and efficiencies. Should the resource and infrastructure improvements required hereunder exceed the needs of a specific development, the City may, pursuant to an approved development agreement, endeavor to provide for the recovery of a portion of the costs of the resources and infrastructure improvements to the extent the capacity exceeds the needs of the development; or develop a mechanism that provides a temporary service solution and allows the Owner to make an in lieu contribution towards the costs of the future construction or acquisition of the needed resources and infrastructure improvements. (Ord. 19-1416, passed 1-14-2019; Am. Ord. 20-1461, passed 1-27-2020)