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• • • Comprehensive Plan Amendment Village of Hardwood Creek page 4 (2) The amendment must include a request for 370 acres of MUSA for the Stage 1 growth area. (3) Even though our comprehensive plan includes Mixed Use on the proposed land use map, there is no description of this land use category in the text of the document. This should be addressed by describing the intent of the Mixed Use category. (4) The growth management ordinance states that an amendment of the comprehensive plan shall be required if, in order to accommodate a specific development project, the annual target for new growth (units /year) would be exceeded (Section 2, 7.). It is unlikely that the master plan for this development could proceed within the limits of the target of 147 units per year. (The 1029 units for Stage 1 noted in Section 2, paragraph 5 of the growth policy, is based on 147 x 7 years.) This comprehensive plan amendment would fulfill the requirement of the growth management ordinance. (5) The comprehensive plan itself includes a list of Growth Management Policies, which includes "Limit residential growth to an average of 147 units per year, carrying a three year supply lot inventory" (page 27). As stated above, this would not accommodate the anticipated development project. This statement should be reviewed to accommodate the potential advantages of master planning large areas. (6) The growth goals described in the comprehensive plan "assume an average of 147 new households annually through the year 2020" (page 63). This statement merits discussion. (1) & (2) Land Use Plan Amendment: Land Uses and MTJSA The comprehensive plan includes a "Proposed Land Use" map. The application includes amending that map. Currently, the site includes land guided Industrial (290 acres), Medium Density Residential (45 acres), and High Density Residential (25 acres). The AUAR included a market analysis based on recent development rates in Lino Lakes. There are 1072 acres guided for industrial uses along 35E. At historic rates, it would take well over 100 years to develop all this industrial land. Converting some of this to accommodate the commercial and residential development that would make up the Village of Hardwood Creek project will not prevent industrial growth in the city. • The proposed land use for the site should be changed to Mixed Use, as shown on the attached map "Proposed Amendment To Land Use Plan (Detail) ". • The amendment should include a request for 370 acres of MUSA for this project. This new MUSA would be applied to the site, not held in the MUSA reserve. The resulting MUSA line is shown on the "Proposed Amendment" map.