5.01.001_Extension of City Services to Properties Located Outside City LimitsCITY OF ROHNERT PARK
CITY COUNCIL POLICY
SUBJECT/TITLE: POLICY NO: APPROVED BY: APPROVAL DATE:
EXTENSION OF CITY SERVICES TO
PROPERTIES LOCATED OUTSIDE THE
ROHNERT PARK CITY LIMITS
5.01.001 ☒ RESO NO: 2004-260
☐ MINUTE ORDER
10/12/2004
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1. PURPOSE
The City of Rohnert Park occasionally receives request for extensions of utility service to properties
outside of the current City Limits, chiefly due to public health and safety concerns. In particular, the City
anticipates providing wastewater collection service to Canon Manor to address nitrate concentrations in
the groundwater. There is currently no City policy regarding such extensions and Staff recommends that
one be established to help evaluate similar requests in the future. Staff has prepared a draft policy that
reflects the requirements of the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) regarding the extension
of services to areas outside a City's current service area.
2. POLICY
The City of Rohnert Park may extend City services to properties outside of the City Limits and
the City's Service Area, provided the following conditions exist:
a. there is an existing or impending threat to the public health and safety;
b. the area to be served is contiguous to the City Limits and is within the City's Sphere of
lnfluence;
c. the service system capacity is adequate to allow the extension;
d. the service extension would be consistent with the County of Sonoma General Plan and
the service extension would be limited to a size that would meet the area's existing need
for that service and would not result in any growth-inducing impacts.
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