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the extension of public sewer. The City must evaluate how this may be implemented in the future. 2. Sewer Plan. In considering the rezoning, findings must also be made that the proposed development is consistent with the City's adopted Sewer Plan. The subject property lies within Sewer District #2 as identified in the City's 1990 Sewer Plan (see attached Exhibit F) . To accommodate the proposed use, an amendment to the plan would be necessary to extend the utility. A description of the proposed extension is provided below. 3. Proposed Utility Extension. The applicant has proposed to extend sanitary sewer service northward along 4th Avenue and westward along Lilac Street at his sole expense. As such, area property owners would not be required to pay for such an extension unless they request connection to the facility. The applicant has indicated the cost of utility extension has mandated the proposed residential density. The extension and sizing of proposed utilities will provide utility capacity for the surrounding proprieties without expense to the City. 4. Charter Agreements. The City's charter agreement states that property owners may hook up to city sewer service at their discretion. As such, property owners have a right to refuse associated assessment costs. This agreement limits the City's ability to extend sewer service to the area without a consensus of approval by area property owners regarding acceptance of assessments. As such, the proposed privately funded sewer extension is likely the only way such a service could be provided to the area. 5. MUSA Expansion. To accommodate the proposed development, an expansion of the MUSA or land trade will be necessary. The City should consider whether the expansion of the MUSA will result in an orderly growth pattern. A representative of the Metropolitan Council has indicated that MUSA land trades must be based on service needs and do not necessarily result in an acre for an acre land area exchange. In this regard, any land trade should be based on a "net" rather than "gross" land area basis. Fiscal Impact. As part of the rezoning consideration, findings should be made that the fiscal impact of the proposed use will provide benefit to the community. The major financial benefit to the community would be the collection of property tax from the proposed single family dwellings. It should also be noted that costs associated with utility extension would be the responsibility of the developer rather than the City. Future extension of the utility without the development would be accomplished by charter restrictions. 6