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Supervisors debate community service area maps and the 25‑acre subdivision rule
Summary
Page County staff presented draft Community Service Area maps and options for changing subdivision rules. Staff cited water and sewer capacity studies (Ray) and presented sliding‑scale and status‑quo scenarios; supervisors stressed coordinating with towns and exploring sanitary districts before finalizing changes.
Page County planning staff presented draft Community Service Area (CSA) maps and analysis that would concentrate future growth near towns to preserve agricultural and open space in outlying areas.
Planner Josh summarized work with town managers and explained draft maps that include primary and secondary growth tiers. He read results from a Race Engineering capacity study for the Town of Ray showing projected water and sewer deficits if all vacant, developable lots were built — staff said those deficits could require reducing CSA tiers or pursuing joint sanitary districts with towns.
The board and subcommittee members discussed options. Supervisor comments emphasized engaging town managers before making definitive map changes. Kathy Grech, chair of the comp‑plan subcommittee, urged the board to be proactive and recommended moving the subcommittee into a task‑force role to implement the plan and engage public input via the ongoing survey.
Separately, staff presented a review of subdivision policy and the county’s 25‑acre by‑right division rule. Using GIS parcel data, staff showed scenarios where the 25‑acre exception could dramatically accelerate divisions on large parcels and compared that with a sliding‑scale alternative that caps total divisions. Supervisors and planning commissioners said they wanted to refine sliding‑scale language for Page County and consider open‑space requirements and time delays to avoid an immediate influx of division requests if changes were adopted.
The board did not adopt a final change but directed staff and the subcommittee to continue outreach to towns, refine options, and return with clearer recommendations.
