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APR 121994 boas 92 F-ar 133 ° Potable Water and Sanitary Sewer Sub -Elements, and Future Land Use Element - Future Land Use Element Policy 1.37 Future Land Use Element Policy 1.37 requires the County to complete a study identifying programmed water and sewer infrastructure improvements. Where utility lines exist, or are programmed to be installed within the right-of-way of roads serving as USA boundaries, the study had to examine the financial, environmental and physical impacts of providing urban services to both sides of the right-of-way. The completed study is included as part of this staff report. Based on the study, the county must identify and assess necessary changes to the comprehensive plan. The study concluded that, based on the Utilities Master Plan, USA expansion is warranted. Based on that conclusion, staff prepared a comprehensive plan amendment to expand the USA. As previously indicated, the Board of County Commissioners voted not to transmit the proposed amendment to the state for its review. After receiving public comment, the Board determined that the issues raised in the corridor study could be better addressed through a comprehensive plan text amendment. The proposed amendment implements Future Land Use Element Policy 1.37 by addressing the issue of utilities service to both sides of roads serving as USA boundaries. - Future Land Use Element Objective 1 Future Land Use Element Objective 1 states that the county will have an efficient land use pattern that reduces urban sprawl. One reason that urban sprawl is considered an undesirable land development pattern is that sprawl development is expensive and inefficient to serve with infrastructure. In contrast, land adjacent to utility lines can generally be served efficiently. The proposed amendment will allow the provision of urban services to land adjacent to utility lines, thereby increasing the efficiency of urban service provision. For that reason, the proposed amendment implements Future Land Use Element Objective 1. - Future Land Use Element Policy 2.9 Future Land Use Element Policy 2.9 states that the expansion of public services and facilities shall be based on existing and future land uses and the availability of other services and facilities. As previously indicated, the proposed amendment does not redesignate any land. Therefore, the amendment will not affect existing or future land uses. The present land use designation of affected properties permit agricultural uses and residential uses with a density of up to 1 unit/5 acres. These uses will still be permitted and there will be no increase in density or new uses permitted. The proposed amendment will merely allow a limited portion of the development that is presently permitted to receive centralized utility services. Additionally, other public services and facilities such as police, fire, and emergency medical services, as well as roads and schools are readily available to areas affected by the propo-hed amendment. For these reasons the proposed amendment is not inconsistent with Future Land Use Element Policy 2.9. 92