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INTRODUCTION The City of Lino Lakes faces serious constraint on future community growth due to a diminishing supply of buildable land within its urban service area. Since the adoption of the 1981 Comprehensive Plan, the City has expanded its MUSA both in 1987 and 1990. However, changing development trends and new development regulations have significantly impacted the City's supply of available buildable MUSA land. The City growth rate during the 1990's has more than doubled over what was constructed in the 1980's. Additionally, the implementation of the 1991 Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act has significantly reduced both the supply of buildable land and development densities in the City's MUSA. Recognizing the constraints that confront the City's growth, Lino Lakes has prepared this Comprehensive Plan update to expand the City's 2000 MUSA and establish a land bank for the distribution of the MUSA within the City's development area. The plan amendment is intended to establish plans and policies that will serve as guidelines for managed growth through the year 2000. REGIONAL SETTING The City of Lino Lakes is located within southeastern Anoka County. The City is an outer ring suburb in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. According to the Metropolitan Regional Blueprint, Lino Lakes is at the edge between rural and urban service areas. In pursuing a MUSA expansion, the City must comply with the regional guidelines. and criteria for expanding urban service area. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL GUIDELINES The Metropolitan Council Blueprint identifies the following action steps that are applicable to urban service and rural service areas: Urban Service Area Action Step 3.A. The Metropolitan Council will provide regional services for urban -scale development within the urban service area,including the freestanding growth centers, consistent with local comprehensive plans that meet Metropolitan Council objectives for regional investments. The Metropolitan Council will provide only those services in the rural service area that do not promote urban development, except for services that meet a regional need as determined by the Metropolitan Council.