Board debates lowering lot‑size minimums to 2.5–5 acres and changing open‑space rules

County planning staff and public health presented proposed changes to subdivision thresholds and open‑space requirements that would allow smaller minimum lots where central water exists. Jennifer Jones said many other counties set lower minimums (1–3 acres with central water) and recommended a 2.5‑acre minimum for central water with septic and a 5‑acre standard for individual wells. "If your recommendation is 2.5, then that's your recommendation," Jones said, while commissioners asked for more analysis on infrastructure and water‑supply impacts.