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Board reviews utility availability for 70‑acre Patch development; staff says utility likely not a bottleneck
Summary
Staff told the Tipton Utility Service Board the Patch development’s PUD has county planning approval and a first reading with commissioners; sewer, water and three‑phase electrical service appear reachable, and staff said developer or county would likely pay extension costs.
The Tipton Utility Service Board discussed utilities for a planned 70‑acre Patch development and related local projects during its June 15 meeting.
Staff reported the Patch planned‑unit development (PUD) recently received approval from the county planning commission and that the board of county commissioners approved a first reading of an ordinance tied to the project; a second reading and a public hearing are pending. Staff said sewer runs in front of the property, water is a few hundred feet away, and three‑phase electrical service is accessible, and added that the utility does not expect to be a bottleneck for the development.
Board members asked about anticipated costs to extend utilities. Staff said utility extension costs would typically be borne by the developer or possibly by the county; staff noted a budget item provided to the county roughly a year earlier of $250,000 but clarified that sum was not intended for the extensions discussed at the meeting.
Staff outlined the possible scope of the Patch project as eight to 10 office buildings of about 35,000–50,000 square feet each (two to three stories), with no tenants yet signed and the possibility of also providing space for an industrial user. Board members characterized the site as a multi‑use, build‑to‑suit arrangement at this stage.
Separately, staff updated the board on a local car wash property the utility owns and on a Speedway investment at another nearby site. Staff said Speedway plans to upgrade and move underground tanks at its property, which could allow locating sewer laterals into an old 16‑inch sewer and resolving some existing connection routing concerns.
The board did not take formal action on the development items; staff said they will continue coordination with county planners and developers and will return with updates as the project progresses.
