Urban Service Boundary Expansion Planning Continues

At last week’s Urban Growth Management Plan Advisory Committee meeting, Planning Staff presented the group with 15 sections of land in the Rural Service Area (RSA) to be considered for expansion of the Urban Service Boundary (USB).

Planning Staff scored each section of land using criteria such as the anticipated cost of building sewer infrastructure, presence of PDR farms, parcel size of properties, and more. These factors and scores outline the specific development opportunities and challenges of each area.

The recommended areas were drawn by Planning and Water Quality staff according to natural geographic features that affect how easy it is to install sewer and utility lines. However, the Committee can adjust the boundaries as they deem fit.

After some discussion, the Committee asked Planning Staff to create more detailed maps for 7 of the 15 areas - those areas are highlighted in the map above. These new maps will highlight flood plains, government-owned property, and cultural landmarks such as historical rural settlements or buildings.

In this week’s meeting, the group will examine the detailed maps of the 7 specified areas. You can access last week’s presentation here for more information on which areas of land and what criteria is being considered. The Committee will continue discussion of the USB expansion map for two more meetings before holding a public input session on the drafted map on September 12th.

This week’s meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 10am in the 3rd floor conference room of the Phoenix Building at 101 Vine St. You can attend in person or watch live on LexTV.