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M M M This alternative was recommended by the Planning and zoning Commission. Staff feels that, while this alternative would retain the existing land use plan designation for all land currently designated for agriculture,, it is economically inefficient and unnecessary. Staff's position is that, if urban services are to be provided to an area, then that area should be allowed to develop with urban uses. 3. Approve transmittal to DCA of an amendment enlarging the USA to include the approximately 2280 acres depicted on Attachment 8; and redesignating the areas depicted on Attachment 8 from AG -1 to R. Staff supports this alternative. This alternative is designed to retain as much agriculturally designated land as possible, and keep the county's residential allocation ratio as low as possible while still providing for the efficient provision of urban services to approved areas. Representing almost 1000 acres less than alternatives 2 and 4. this alternative omits two areas included in those other alternatives. The two areas which are included in alternatives 2 and 4 and not in alternative 3 are the 12th Street corridor and the Oslo Road Corridor. In this alternative,, land along the 12th Street corridor which was included in alternatives 2 and 4 even though it is hot within one-quarter of a mile of a line is excluded. Besides the 12th Street exclusion, land along Oslo Road between 58th and 74th Avenues is not included in this alternative. The reason that the Oslo Road land is excluded from this alternative is that the predominant use of land in this corridor is agricultural. Besides the agricultural land use factor, another reason for exclusion of this land is that it is the only area proposed for USA expansion where one side of the road is not already within the USA. Finally, it should be noted that the line programmed for 9th Street S.W. (Oslo Road) is a main linel and adjacent land will not be assessed for the cost of installation. The analysis in this staff report, including the impacts on public services and the residential allocation ratio,, was conducted for a 3200 acre area. Since this alternative involves only 2280 acres, the impacts would be even less. 4. Approve transmittal to DCA of an amendment enlarging the USA to include the approximately 3200 acres depicted on Attachment 2; and redesignating this land from AG -1 to R. This was the original staff recommendation to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Based on input received at the Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing,, however, staff developed alternative 3. which retains more agriculturally designated land, while still providing for the efficient provision of urban services to approved areas. Approve transmittal to DCA of an amendment expanding the USA and redesignating land in a different configuration than the above alternatives. Such an alternative could include expanding the USA to include areas where utilities service is programmed to be available by 1998 or 2010 (see attachments 6 and 7). This alternative could also include USA and density reductions in some areas to compensate for USA expansion and density increases in other areas. Finally# this alternative could include redesignating land added to the USA to a land use designation other than Rural. 21 L_ JUN 22 1993 BOOK 89 phlu.885 �A