Committee flags service‑district limits as key constraint for eastern growth

The committee repeatedly returned to the county service district as the primary technical constraint on allowing residential development in the eastern study area. Members observed that several parcels identified for inclusion in a UDD lay outside the existing water/sewer service boundary and that the question of whether to expand the service district is both technical and fiscal.

One member pointed out that, in practice, a developer could extend sewer lines or build a booster station to serve parcels, but that doing so carries capital costs and creates long‑term service liabilities for the county. Members asked staff to flag where parcels sit relative to the service‑district line and to include capacity analysis when drafting UDD zoning or comp‑plan language. The subcommittee's substitute motion ultimately confined the comp‑plan recommendation to lands inside the service area and asked staff to tie UDD reference to those parcels.