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• • Bruggeman page 2 The table below identifies the existing land use, guided land use, and zoning for the area. Location Existing Land Use Guided Land Use Existing Zoning Site agriculture Medium Density Residential and Commercial R -1 and R -3 North commercial (across Birch St.) Commercial GB South residential Low Density Unsewered Residential R -1 East residential Low Density Sewered Residential R -1 West residential (across Hodgson Rd.) Low Density Unsewered Residential R -1 Growth Management Policy: The City's growth management policy includes several provisions. Provisions that are relevant to this individual project are addressed here. • Development within the existing MUSA is preferable to expanding the development area of the city by granting MUSA reserve acres. The Bruggeman site is within the existing MUSA. • Growth prior to year 2010 shall occur only within Stage 1 areas. The site is within a Stage 1 area. • Premature development, as defined in the subdivision ordinance, shall not be allowed. The proposal is consistent with the land use map in the comprehensive plan. Adequate sanitary sewer and water service are available to the site. Stormwater management design will be required to comply with federal, watershed district, and city design standards. The growth goals are discussed below. The road infrastructure is discussed under the preliminary plat heading: this project will contribute toward improving a deficient intersection at Birch and Hodgson. • The growth policy establishes annual limits on allocation of MUSA reserve and the number of new units that can be platted. • All projects greater than 50 units must have a phasing plan, and • The target is 50 units in each annual phase. The site is within the existing MUSA, so no MUSA reserve allocation is needed. The target for the number of new units to be platted is relevant. The policy target is to approve phasing plans that schedule the final platting of 147 lots /dwelling units per year. This is an annual average and it includes all residential growth, both within the existing MUSA and in areas that need MUSA reserve. At City Council discretion, the number of approved lots for a year may vary from the target of 147 by 20 %. However, the pre -2010 total would be reduced accordingly. The total is 1029 from years 2003 to 2009, inclusive: 7 x 147 = 1029.