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Excerpts from Draft 2030 Comprehensive Plan districts, current development patterns, and land needed for forecasted development. The staging plan establishes the pattern, timing, and location of future growth to 2030 and beyond. The Staging Plan reflects the City's three growth areas where regional interceptors are located, the northeast, northwest, and south growth areas. It is noted that the White Bear Interceptor is located 1/2 mile from the Lino Lakes border and is not shown on the Staging Plan. The Staging Plan identifies areas for growth from 2010 to 2020, 2020 to 2030, and post 2030. To promote an efficient growth pattern, development outside of the current utility staging area will be limited to agriculture related uses and single family residential at a density of one unit per 10 acres. Therefore, during the time period associated with Stage 1 (2008- 2020), development in Stage 2 and Stage 3 will be limited to agriculture uses or single family residential at one unit per 10 acres. The City will monitor growth by annually assessing market conditions and land capacity to determine when the next staging area should be opened for development. The staging plan cannot force development to occur. Rather, it prohibits urban growth from occurring outside areas planned for utility service. It should be clear that while there are legitimate reasons why cities should stage and time growth in an orderly and contiguous manner, there is nothing about adopting a staged growth plan that forces any private property owner to sell their land before they wish to do so. The staging plan provides several benefits to Lino Lakes, which are listed below: • A staging plan creates orderly logical growth pattern based on planned development patterns and availability of infrastructure. • Clearly defines timing at which land is potentially available for development. • Allows the City greater control over the pace and location of new development combined with providing necessary services when planned development occurs. • Provides greater ability to plan, budget and set goals for future development based on the Staging Plan. Official Controls Official controls, such as zoning regulations, subdivision regulations, and the official zoning map, must be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. These controls represent the rules and regulations that govern city decisions regarding growth and development. Examples of updates to the official controls to ensure consistency with the Comprehensive Plan include the following: • Update the official zoning map to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan (Figure 3- 3). • A zoning district or districts will be established as "holding zones" for urban development. These holding zones are applicable to all land use designations on the 2030 Land Use Plan. Specific areas will be zoned to a district (i.e., R -1, R -1X, R -2, NB, LB, etc.) consistent with the land use designation (i.e., Low Density Residential, Commercial, Industrial, etc.) when municipal services are available and the current staging area is expanded to include the area. • Develop design standards to ensure high quality residential, commercial and industrial development in the community. • Review and update, landscape and design standards to promote attractive, quality development that enhances the character of Lino Lakes. • Adopt a new Growth Management Policy consistent with the Plan. 3