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The Chairman determined that no one else wished to be heard <br />and thereupon closed the public discussion. <br />Commissioner Adams opposed a blanket change in the urban <br />service area. She felt it would be better for individual property <br />owners to request a change. The problem is caused by our policy of <br />not allowing the lines to extend outside the urban service area. <br />The recommended broad change to that policy would allow an owner to <br />request expansion of the urban service area to a specific parcel. <br />If we do not expand the urban service area, utilities staff may not <br />know what densities and capacities are needed, but that is not <br />impossible to overcome, and we should design capacity with a little <br />extra as we go. Commissioner Adams was concerned about protecting <br />the rights of the large parcel owners who want to continue to live <br />on 5 or 10 or 20 acres. They should not have to worry about <br />protecting their property every time one of their neighbors <br />requests a change in land use. Commissioner Adams was in favor of <br />the recommended broad change to policy 5.9 of the Potable Water <br />Sub -Element and policy 5.9 of the Sanitary Sewer Sub -Element. <br />Commissioner Eggert stated that the broad change alternative <br />was her first choice but she realized that we would have complex <br />problems with that choice. Property owners would have to request <br />a change in the urban service area as well as their land <br />designation and their zoning, and the urban service area boundary <br />would be very uneven. Commissioner Eggert favored the alternative <br />where utility services could be extended within a quarter -mile <br />fringe of the urban service area. She further commented that our <br />Comp Plan is due for re-evaluation in the next year or two. <br />Chairman Bird pointed out that in spite of our best efforts to <br />encourage orderly growth, there are some areas in the county that <br />are more conducive to development, such as the lightly wooded and <br />upland areas, which seem to be scattered throughout the county. If <br />those developers want the service and are willing to pay, that is <br />where we should go with the utilities, realizing that it does not <br />always follow the master plan. <br />Director Keating advised that the concept of the urban service <br />area includes not only utilities but also emergency services. The <br />Comprehensive Plan encourages infilling and utilizing the <br />facilities within the urban service area and discourages urban <br />sprawl. <br />23 <br />L_JUL 27 <br />M90 BOOK 90 FvF 59 <br />