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2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />The City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan identifies Main Street, at Sunset, as a key “Gateway” into <br />the City. The plan also recommends that a master plan be completed for the Main Street <br />Corridor from 4th Avenue to Sunset Avenue. No master plan has been completed to date. <br />The Main Street corridor has been planned for urban residential development for the past two <br />decades; however, the area has seen limited development over the past 14 years. Since 2010, <br />a total of approximately 140 new residential units have been built in the City northwest of I- <br />35W. The influx of new development interest provides an opportunity to collaborate on a <br />larger planning scale to ensure a coordinated and efficient extension of public facilities that <br />address the cumulative impacts of the broader development area. <br />Master planning is not new to the City of Lino Lakes; previous studies include the Town Center <br />(I-35W/Lake Drive), CR 49 (Hodgson Road) and CR J (Ash Street) Master Plan, the I-35E Corridor <br />Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR), and most recently the Otter Lake Road Master <br />Plan. Each of these plans were completed to create a more detailed development framework <br />from the Comprehensive Plan in advance of development. <br />Water <br />The City has planned its water system to accommodate the growth planned through 2040. This <br />ultimately includes the addition of wells 7, 8, and 9. However, the District Court imposed <br />conditions related to White Bear Lake water levels has limited the City’s ability to fully <br />implement the water supply plan. While the City’s slower than anticipated growth has delayed <br />the need for these improvements, Well No. 2 is currently in need of replacement. Increased <br />water use over the past two years has increased the importance of this project. The City is <br />waiting for guidance from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources regarding <br />replacement of this well considering the court order. Replacement of this well is necessary to <br />accommodate continued system expansion. <br />Moratorium <br />Minnesota Statutes 462.355, Subd. 4 allows municipalities to implement a moratorium, while it <br />conducts studies, to protect the planning process and the health, safety and welfare of its <br />citizens. <br />The proposed moratorium would prohibit the creation of new lots for residential purposes for a <br />period of one year. Land use applications for a minor subdivision would be exempt. During <br />this time the City would not accept or continue to process any land use applications which <br />propose the creation of new residential lots. The moratorium would last for one year from the <br />effective date of the ordinance. <br />95 of 99