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❑ At least a portion of the connecting site(property)must be located no more than 500 feet NOW from an existing water main distribution line. ❑ The provision of centralized potable water service to a property cannot be used as justification for an increase in the property's maximum density as shown on the Official Future Land Use Map. ❑ Any and all costs associated with connecting a property to the potable water system, including costs associated with survey, design, permitting, construction, restoration, inspections, and certifications, will be borne by the owner of the connecting property. Changes proposed to Policy 5.8 of the Sanitary Sewer Sub-element are similar to the changes proposed to policy 5.7 of the Potable Water Sub-element as described above. ANALYSIS As structured, the proposed amendment expands the current connection exception by allowing properties within 500 feet of an existing main line to connect to centralized water or sewer service(see attachment#8). That provision will limit line extensions to a maximum of 500 feet from the main line and ensure that the County utility system service area remains efficient with high quality service. The 500 foot distance maximum, which is supported by the Department of Utility Services, limits the geographic extent of the system service area to within 500 feet of a looped main line and thereby ensures continuation of a compact and efficient system. As proposed, the 500 foot limitation is the maximum distance that the Utility Services Department believes should be allowed for extension of county water and sewer service outside the Urban Service Area. By limiting the distance that the system service area can extend from a main line,the county can lessen the water quality and system maintenance problems that would result from having a more extensive system in a low density area. Given that property owners located more than 500 feet from a main line may want to connect to the centralized utility system via privately-owned lines, staff evaluated that possibility. In its evaluation, staff focused on issues associated with extending private service lines beyond a service area 500 feet from a main line to non-adjacent properties. Currently,main lines outside the USA are located within county rights-of-way. Most of those lines are along thoroughfare roads, such as 66`x'Avenue, Oslo Road, and 77`x' Street(see attachment#5). While connecting properties adjacent to a main line is relatively straight-forward,with a connection point and meter provided in the right-of-way immediately in front of the connecting parcel,connecting a property that does not immediately front the main line is more problematic. In that case,the connecting property is separated from the main line by intervening property, and a private service line must be run a considerable distance from the end of the county system (the meter), past or across the intervening property, to the connecting property. That private service line typically consists of a 2" PVC line installed by a property owner's contractor. Generally, that private line must be located (buried) in a county road right-of-way in order to access past the intervening property to the connecting property. In that case, the private service line must run along the length of the county right-of-way,parallel to the road and underneath driveways, to the connecting property. F:\Connnunity Development\Comprehensive Plan Text AmendmentsUuly 2013,PW poficy 5.7 and SS policy 5.8\Staff reports\BCC staff report Final PH(12-3-13)doe 6 166