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Capital Faellltles GPO 5.3A Priorities Among Types of Public Facilities. Legal restrictions on the use of many revenue sources limit the extent to which types offacilities compete for priority with other type& of facilities because they do not compete for the same revenues. All capital imp rovements that are necessary for achieving and maintaining a standard for levels of service adopted in this Comprehensive Plan are included in the financially f~ible schedule of capital improvements contained in this Capital Facilities Plan. The relative priorities among types ofpub1ic facilities (i.e., roads, sanitary sewer, etc.) were established by adjusting the standards for levels of service and the available revenues tmtil the resulting public facilities needs became financially feasible. This process is repeated with each update of the Capital Facilities Plan, thus allowing for changes in priorities among types of public facilities. GPO 5.38 Priorities of Capital Improvements Within a Type of Public Facility. Capital improvements within a type of public facility are to be evaluated on the following criteria and considered in the order of priority listed below. The County shall establish the final priority of all capital facility improvements using the following criteria as general guidelines. Any revenue source that cannot be used for a high priority facility shall be used begiMing with the highest priority for which the revenue can legally be expended. a Reconstruction, rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, or replacement of obsolete or worn out facilities that contribute to achieving or maintaining standards for levels of service adopt.eel in this Comprehensive Plan. b. New or expanded facilities that reduce or eliminate deficiencies in levels of service for existing demand. Expenditures in this priority category include equipment, furnishings, and other improvements necessary for the completion of a public facility (i.e., recreational facilities and park sites). c. New public facilities, and improvements to existing public facilities, that eliminate public haz.ards if such h87Bl'ds were not otherwise eliminated by facility improvements prioritized according to Policies a or b, above. d. New or expanded facilities that provide the adopted levels of service for new development and redevelopment during the next six fiscal years, as updated by the annual review of this Capital Facilities Plan. The County may acquire land or right- of-way in advance of the need to develop a facility for new development. The location of facilities constructed pursuant to this Policy shall conform to the Land Use Element, and specific project locations shall serve projected growth areas within the allowable land use categories. In the event that the planned capacity of public facilities is insufficient to serve all applicants for development permits, the capital improvements shall be scheduled to serve the following priority order: 1. Previously approved permits for redevelopment. 2. Previously approved permits for new development 3. New pennits for redevelopment 4. New pennits for new development. e. Improvements to existing facilities, and new facilities that significani:ly reduce the operating cost of providing a service or facility, or otherwise mitigate impacts of public facilities on future operating budgets. f. New facilities that exceed the adopted levels of service for new growth during the next six fiscal years by either: • providing excess public facility capacity that is needed by future growth beyond the next six fiscal years, or .. providing higher quality public facilities than are contemplated in the County's normal design criteria for such facilities. Kittitas County Comprehensive Plan S-9 December 2016