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City Charter Lino Lakes is a charter city. The City Charter allows residents to refuse assessments for infrastructure improvements until such time as they made connection to the utility. This unique charter provision limits the City in its future utility planning. Local Assessment Practices The City has investigated possible land trades that would exchange MUSA areas. In review of this alternative, it was discovered Anoka County's policy to assess a higher taxable value on undeveloped land having a MUSA designation than undeveloped land outside the established MUSA. As a result of the property owners increased financial investment due to the land MUSA designation, the City believes that the County assessment policy creates a vested development right in the property. Exchange of.MUSA area would require compensation for the loss of value in the property. LAND BANK PROCEDURE In an effort to more efficiently utilize the MUSA allocated to Lino Lakes and to provide some degree of flexibility and accuracy in community planning, the City is requesting the Metropolitan Council allow the City to establish a MUSA land banking system. The City would request that its 2000 MUSA be expanded by 448 acres. Under the land bank concept, this MUSA expansion acreage would be held in reserve and dispersed as development proposals are evaluated through a formal review process. For future proposed developments, the system to be implemented will involve an additional requirement in the application and formal review process. As part of the City's approval of building plans or platting and development process (which requires improvement commitments on the part of the developer), a minor Comprehensive Plan amendment involving Metropolitan Council review will be required. The Plan amendment which is intended for advisory purposes only to the Metropolitan Council and will involve an addition to the 2000 Urban Service Area, under current limitations not to exceed 448 acres of the land reserve designated for development by 2000. The Comprehensive Plan amendment process will involve a review by the Metropolitan Council. To insure Metropolitan Council that the urban residential growth follows an orderly and logical growth pattern, the City proposes to designate an urban expansion area which will confine the use of the MUSA reserve acres. Consistent with the following policy parameters, the urban expansion area will include the existing MUSA boundaries and 670 additional acres (see Map 3) which will allow 21