HomeMy WebLinkAboutPolicy 09 - Land AcquisitionOTAY WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS POLICY
Subject Policy
Number
Date
Adopted
Date
Revised
LAND ACQUISITION 09 10/15/84 08/10/11
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PURPOSE
To establish criteria for acquisition of land for District
facilities.
BACKGROUND
From time to time the District has needed to acquire land for
construction, maintenance, and operation of District facilities.
Occasionally, the District needs to acquire land for expansion of
an existing facility or to obtain land in an area which has been devel-
oped. Acquiring land after development within the area has proven
costly to the District because of increased cost or lack of
availability of land at the desired site.
POLICY
To eliminate the necessity of acquiring additional land at a later
date or of acquiring land after an area has been developed, the
following procedures shall be followed:
1.Prior to acquisition of any land for District facilities
an engineering study shall be performed to determine all future needs
of the District at any site or in any area which is being planned for
development.
2.Land to be acquired shall be of a size to fulfill the
Engineering Department's recommendation of anticipated needs.
3.At the time tentative maps are filed with the District
for large subdivision developments, a determination shall be made by
the District to acquire any land that may be needed for other future
District facilities. If it is determined that the District will need
land, arrangements shall be made with the developer to have a parcel or
parcels of land set aside for future use by the District.