APFP Summary
An Adequate Public Facilities Program (APFP) is a
growth management tool that ties or conditions development approvals to
the availability and adequacy of public facilities (schools, water and
sewer), ensuring that new development does not take place unless the
infrastructure is available to support it. APFPs are primarily intended
to regulate the timing, and not the location of or quality of development.
APFP regulations would be established in the county’s Zoning and
Subdivision Ordinances. This ordinance would direct the county to follow
its adopted Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and would tie approvals to
specifically defined public facility standards.
APFP Information
What is an
APFP?
 | Standard for capacity of public facilities |
| Established in zoning and subdivision regulations |
| Tied to Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) |
| Merges County’s police and fiscal powers |
An APFP is a requirement that:
| Specified public facilities and services |
| in defined areas of the County |
| are available |
| and are adequate |
| at the adopted level of service (LOS) standard |
| at the time that the impacts of the development
will be felt |
| so that adopted levels of service are maintained |
Misconceptions
An APFP is not:
| A rezoning (or downzoning of property) |
| An exaction/dedication requirement
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| An impact fee |
| A moratorium |
Benefits
Benefits of APFP
| Fees must only be spent only on services impacted
by development where fees are assessed.
 | Intricate ties with the Capital Improvements
Plan (CIP) |
| Fees raised will benefit school construction
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| Forces the county to link it’s land use plan
with its CIP |
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| Does not affect existing homes or approved lots.
| instant equity for already approved lots where
no mitigation fee is applicable |
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| Provides advance notice to developers about
facility requirements.
| Highlights facility shortages and needs. |
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| Mitigates capacity issues
| Insures that the facilities needed to support
new development are available concurrent with the impact of such
development. |
| Encourages development in areas where public
services are available and underutilized. |
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| Helps prevent growing pains
| Managed growth provides time for the county to
learn and implement strategies for low impact development, erosion
control and storm water management, tree preservation, etc |
| Allows the county to manage the timing and
sequencing of new development. |
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