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• • Comprehensive Plan, Land Use and Zoning: The table below identifies the existing land use and zoning as well as guided land uses for the area. Location Existing Land Use Guided Land Use Existing Zoning Site residential Low Density Sewered Residential Rural North residential Low Density Sewered Residential R -1 South residential Low Density Unsewered Residential Rural East residential Low Density Sewered Residential Rural West residential Low Density Sewered Residential Rural Growth Management, MUSA Reserve: The City obtained additional MUSA allocation from the Met Council for all properties fronting on Lois Lane as part of the Hailey Manor project (east of this site) which is to be allocated with the preliminary plat and granted with the final plat. That is, the properties were not to receive MUSA until rezoned and platted. Growth Management, Units/Year: The table attached to this report shows the status of the staging plans for final platting new residential units. The three new units in Golden Acre would fit within the policy of 147 per year and so could be final platted in 2006. Rezoning The site currently is zoned R (Rural). In order for the urban-sized lots to be created, the site must be rezoned to an urban residential zone. As stated in the zoning ordinance: The Planning and Zoning Board shall consider possible adverse effects of the proposed amendment. Its judgment shall be based upon, but not limited to, the following factors: 1. The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and provisions of and has been found to be consistent with the official City Comprehensive Plan. The site is currently guided for Low Density Sewered Residential and the application includes a request to allocate MUSA acreage to accommodate the project and with that approval the project would comply with the comprehensive plan. 2. The proposed use is or will be compatible with present and future land uses of the area. Bluebill Ponds to the north and Hailey Manor to the east both are zoned R -1 (Single Family Residential). The R -1 (Single Family Residential) zone allows lots of 10,800 sf, which would accommodate the majority of the Golden Acre lots, and would be consistent with adjacent urbanized development. The rest of the Mar Don Acres neighborhood will remain as larger lots unless further redevelopment occurs. Lot size alone does not create an automatically incompatible situation. -79-