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Future Land Use Lino Lakes is expected to add a significant number of households by 2030. As part of the metropolitan region, the city is required to accommodate a portion of the region's forecasted growth. A market analysis conducted as part of the planning process found a potential demand for an additional 6,200 to 7,400 additional households in Lino Lakes between 2006 and 2030. As Lino Lakes grows, it is anticipated that development patterns will change in many areas of the city. The provision of sanitary sewer and municipal water will lead to changes in development patterns. In order to ensure that regional sewer infrastructure investments are used cost - effectively, the Met Council requires a minimum average net density of three to five dwelling units per acre for sewered areas of the city. The provision of sanitary sewer will also increase opportunities for higher density single family housing than current rural residential development patterns in several areas, as well as medium and high density residential housing, increasing housing options and opportunities for affordable life -cycle housing in the community. Increased housing in the city will also increase demand for commercial and retail services. Transportation improvements, such as a potential future interchange at I -35E and 80th Street, will create increased demand for commercial and industrial land located in the vicinity of major transportation infrastructure. A key component of developing the future land use plan was analysis of a wide variety of natural resource information, including the location of high priority wetlands and other natural resource areas, drainage patterns, and soil suitability information, to identify environmentally sensitive areas and areas most suitable for development (see Figure 2 -6). This natural resource information was used to guide decisions regarding future land uses and intensities in Lino Lakes. Based on the development suitability information, a full build -out future land use plan was developed (Figure 3 -2). The City's future land use categories are presented in Table 3 -2. The Metropolitan Council requires that communities plan for growth up to 2030 in their current comprehensive plans. Therefore, the full build -out land use plan was adjusted to accommodate forecasted growth through 2030. Areas that will not be developed until after 2030 are designated on the 2030 future land use map as Urban Reserve (Figure 3 -3). Although the 2030 Future Land Use Plan (Figure 3 -3) will serve as the City's official Future Land Use Plan to regulate future development, the full build -out plan is also provided for reference to guide future land use decisions regarding 2030 Urban Reserve areas. To identify areas to accommodate 2030 growth, a detailed analysis of housing capacity and growth forecasts was completed to determine how much land would be needed to accommodate the 2030 market forecasts. Information on the timing of planned infrastructure improvements was also considered. For example, the Northeast quadrant of the city was identified as a post 2030 area because necessary transportation improvements to accommodate growth in this area are not planned to occur before 2030. 3 -10 • •