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43 <br /> 1 Slide #31 <br /> RN,+'.4 Polxtlul Geri Veal <br /> Sewer Capacity Connection t0 Land Use Plans ------------- <br /> .. <br /> - The Town's Comprehensive Sustainability Plan is <br /> recommendations: t <br /> • Reduction of the Urban Service Boundary to <br /> prevent/reduce sprawl and encourage ' <br /> consolidated infrastructure and easier - <br /> system maintenance. This will impact the 'a <br /> WASAMPBA agreement and necessitate updates. ' <br /> r � <br /> • Adjusting the UDO during the rewrite to include \� t <br /> by-right flexibility through zoning for smaller lot <br /> sizes, more density,and varied housing types to <br /> focus growth within town limits and encourage "y i <br /> contiguous annexation <br /> • Future alignment of the FLUM with Fig. 4.4 <br /> (Potential Growth Areas)This will impact the <br /> COCA agreement and JPA with Hillsborough and <br /> Orange County.This may also impact established <br /> EDD areas. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Matt Efird reiterated that utility capacity was one of the drivers in the reduction of the urban <br /> 4 service boundary in the comprehensive sustainability plan, but it wasn't the only one. He said the <br /> 5 plan also includes goals similar to the county's draft land use plan, like discouraging sprawl, <br /> 6 improving opportunities for mass transit, and improving opportunities for alternative transportation <br /> 7 methods. He said those are all better served by dense infill development in municipalities than <br /> 8 expanding out into the county. He said that some recommendations in the town's adopted plan <br /> 9 require updated to some of the joint plans. He said the town is in the process of updating its unified <br /> 10 development ordinance and there is a goal of having a draft completed and out to the public for <br /> 11 review by May 2026 and adoption in August 2026. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 <br />