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86 PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS REFERENCE: IV-B-6 RESERVATION OF SPACE FOR UTILITIES ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: Staff Planning Board x BOCC Public Other: STAFF PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION: _x_High Middle Low Comment: EXPECTED PUBLIC HEARING DATE: August 28, 1989 PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT: To permit dedication of water and sewer easements as a condition of approval for subdivisions within 10 or 20-Year Transition Areas. IMPACTS/ISSUES: Easements for public utilities to serve subdivisions are dedicated to the applicable utility provider, usually at the time of subdivision approval. It may be necessary for easements to be obtained from adjoining property owners in order for a new project to connect to existing facilities. Whereas public utilities have the power of eminent domain, efforts are made to avoid use of that power unless absolutely necessary. Subdivisions within 10-20 Year Transition Areas may utilize • public water and sewer facilities, as provided in the Orange County Water and Sewer Policy. However, use of public utilities is not required. Subdivisions within Transition Areas which utilize individual wells and septic tanks are not presently required to provide easements where public facilities will not be utilized in the subdivision itself. • This practice can create easement gaps which could create difficulties for future water and sewer extensions. This issue was raised by the Board of County Commissioners during approval of a preliminary plat on May 1, 1989, and was referred to the Planning Board for consideration. The proposed amendment would allow for utility easements as a requirement for subdivisions approved within designated • Transition Areas. This provision would facilitate more orderly extension of public facilities.