Commission reviews candidate UGA parcels; 5 Mile Prairie raises evacuation and infrastructure concerns

Planning staff presented maps of candidate urban growth area parcels and explained the methodology used to compute assumed dwelling-unit capacity — a capacity figure tied to proposed zoning that "does not represent actual units," Scott Chesney said. Staff noted many parcels would move from urban reserve or rural-traditional designations into NR2 neighborhood-residential zones to provide a mix of dwelling types and distribute housing across income bands.