Development Guide

Current Conditions

Criteria for Prioritization

(ranked by Priority, 1 being highest priority)

The analysis of sanitary sewer need is illustrated below. It includes the following categories:

Dark Green = Fully served areas (within 1/8th of a mile of a sewer line).

Light Green = Within 1/2 mile of a downstream main; or within sewer sheds that are efficient to serve.

Yellow = Within open shed or partially open shed. Need for new capital investment to open entirely to new development.

Orange = Potential long-term connectivity to the overall system based on significant capital investment to expand infrastructure.

Red = Need for major investment on the scale of lift stations or a new wastewater treatment plant.

1. Coordination with other Primary Services – If sewer is preventing urbanized development in areas already serviced by fire or water, then expand to provide efficiencies between all utilities.
2. Urban Growth Areas – Prioritize areas designated for urban growth as defined by the Urban – Low Intensity and Urban Reserve land use typology areas (Urban Reserve to open to urban development only through amendment to planokc).
3. Development Velocity – Prioritize areas where expansion of services will serve many potential new developments in the short-term as opposed to a single development.