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• Resolution No. 07 -21 EXHIBIT B The following text and figures shall be inserted into the 2002 Lino Lakes Comprehensive Plan, as amended, at the end of the section titled PLANNING DISTRICT 4 — SOUTHWEST. HODGSON ROAD /COUNTY ROAD J MASTER PLAN The following includes the conclusions and planning objectives from the Hodgson Road & CR J Master Planning Study. The complete study document should be referred to for background information. The Master Plan is the culmination of a study process. The Master Plan is intended to establish a general land use design with some specifics, such as road alignments, access points, and specified important design elements. It is not intended to drive out existing businesses. The Master Plan does not mandate the exact site layout or specific uses of individual parcels. However, because infrastructure design is the driving force of the study, individual parcel design must take into account the infrastructure needs for the larger study area. In addition, the plan specifies some fundamental design elements in specified locations to provide a common framework for all development in the area. Both the Master Plan drawing and the accompanying Planning and Development Objectives should be considered together to guide decisions on development. While recognizing the importance of the Land Use Map, it's important to acknowledge the realities of land development. Future development may involve assembling several land parcels. Site layouts may need some flexibility to ensure efficient design and safety, especially in creating access locations and internal circulation. In addition, natural features don't follow linear property boundaries. Because of these and other factors, the actual boundaries on the Proposed Land Use Map should be considered somewhat flexible in order to accommodate development or redevelopment proposals within the study area. That is, a development plan that differs from the land use map in minor ways should not be rejected automatically as inconsistent with the map. The Master Plan includes important amendments to the Proposed Land Use Map in the 2002 Comprehensive Plan. The Land Use Map is the guide for development in the city and the study area should develop with the land uses as shown on the map. Mixed use development is becoming more and more common, and the Hodgson /CR J area is a good location for it. The west side of Hodgson already is guided Mixed Use. The Master Plan recommends that the east side area currently guided Commercial be amended to Mixed Use. This would allow for, though not mandate, the inclusion of residential units, possibly in multi -story buildings. This would provide customers for the commercial development, and the commercial services would be convenient to the residents. There are a few specific locations that deserve attention from the perspective of the Proposed Land Use Map in the Comprehensive Plan and the zoning map. These minor inconsistencies should be addressed with the amendment of the Land Use Map. - 6 9 - Resolution No. 07 -21 EXHIBIT B page 1