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Growth Management Policy In addition to the tools described above, the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee discussed the development of a revised Growth Management Policy for the city. The Growth Management Policy should provide a clear basis for efficient development staging as well as flexibility to respond to market conditions. The new policy must work in conjunction with the staging plan to establish the criteria for moving from one staging area to another. The 2989 Growth Management Policy will include the following elements: 1. The City will create a fully integrated Comprehensive Plan and keep it up to date with biannual reviews. The City will perform an intensive review at least once every five years to ensure the plan addresses changing needs and conditions. 2. The Comprehensive Plan will include a staging plan defining development staging areas sized to accommodate forecasted growth. 3. The City will monitor the ten -year staging areas and annually determine if adequate land remains available. 4. All development must be located within the current ten -year staging area unless a Comprehensive Plan amendment is approved that redefines the current ten -year staging area. 5. All development must be phased within each ten -year staging area in accordance with the staging plan unless the City Council determines, by resolution, to redefine the location of the current five -year phase. 6. Prior to reaching the time threshold for the next ten -year staging area, or five -year phase within a ten -year staging area, depicted on the staging plan, the City Council will determine by resolution if the next area is to be opened to development. The following criteria will be used to determine where and when to open up the next ten -year staging area, or five -year phase within a staging area, in accordance with the timing indicated on the staging plan: a. Adequate infrastructure must be available to support development. Appropriate analysis will determine if adequate infrastructure is available and what utility extensions and transportation improvements are required to support new development. If infrastructure is not available and cannot be made available in a timely manner to support expanding into the next ten -year staging area or five year phase within a staging area, the city may refrain from opening up the next staging area, or portions thereof. b. Different areas of the city can be considered independently. A decision to open one area of the city to development does not automatically open a different area of the city. Decisions to open new areas to development should clearly define and map the area being opened. c. This process does not require a comprehensive plan amendment because it is in accordance with the timing indicated on staging plan. 7. The following criteria will be used to determine if the city should allow a specific development project to occur early in a ten -year staging area, or five -year phase within a staging area, prior to the timing indicated on the staging plan. 3 -26