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2 Existing Conditions The 29 subject parcels are owned by multiple parties. The parcels are developed with single family homes. The area is currently served by onsite septic systems and private wells. Septic systems within the project area have an average age of 35 years. Most systems are original to the construction date of the homes with four replaced in the last 10 years. The City published notice of the proposed change in the official newspaper and mailed notice to the property owners whose property is proposed to be reclassified. Land Use Amendment One change from the 2040 Land Use Plan is proposed: 1. 39 acres will be reclassified from Urban Reserve to Low Density Residential. Staging Plan Amendment One change to the 2040 Staging Plan is proposed: 1. 39 acres will be changed from Stage 3 Planned Service Area to Stage 1A Planned Service Area on the Utility Staging Map. Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan The proposed amendments are supported by and consistent with the Land Use (Chapter 3) goals and policies as noted below: Existing Unsewered Single-Family Subdivisions The urbanized area of the City of Lino Lakes surrounds several large-lot single family subdivisions that are not connected to the public sewer and water systems. These pockets of homes use subsurface sewage treatment systems (SSTS) and some use private wells. The Utility Staging Plan maps these areas in Staging Area 3. Even though the staging plan indicates that these areas will not receive service within the 20-year span of the plan, it is the city’s policy to extend public utilities to these neighborhoods when either requested by the homeowners or when necessary to replace failing SSTS, to preserve and maintain existing neighborhoods. The city’s sewer and water systems have been designed to serve these areas. As part of the Staging Plan update, the city considered changing these neighborhoods to Stage 1A on the 2040 Staging Plan and changing them from “Urban Reserve” to “Low Density Residential” on the Land Use Plan Maps. Including them in the staging plan would remove an extra bureaucratic step (a Comprehensive Plan Amendment) from the process of extending