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• Comprehensive Plan Amendment Village of Hardwood Creek page 2 ANALYSIS Site Summary: The site comprises 363 acres west of 35E and east of 20th Ave. (see Site Location map). The site has been used for agricultural purposes. There are two existing homes on the site, fronting 20th Ave. Two smaller properties comprising about seven acres form a rectangle along 20th Ave. and are not part of the site at this time. However, this seven acres should be included in the land use change and MUSA if the larger site is to be changed. The following table lists the land uses and zoning on the site. Location Existing Land Use Guided Land Use Existing Zoning Rural and Rural Business Reserve Site agriculture, residential Industrial, High- Density Residential, Medium - Density Residential North agriculture, residential Rural and Medium - Density Residential Rural and Rural Business Reserve South townhomes, vacant • Commercial (Lino Lakes) • Commercial and High- Density Residential (Centerville) Rural Business Reserve East 1 -35 E and agricultural 1 -35 E, Industrial Rural West agriculture, residential Low Density Sewered Resid., Low Density Unsewered Resid. Rural Business Reserve The comprehensive plan guides the site for industrial, high- density residential, and medium- density residential uses. To the south of the site, 40 acres is in Centerville and is guided for high- density residential and commercial uses in the Centerville comprehensive plan. The site is within the Stage 1 (pre -2010) growth area. The site is zoned Rural and Rural Business Reserve. Details of the proposed land use map and zoning map are attached. A number of small wetlands pepper the site, many of which have been farmed. Patches of trees exist around the perimeter of the site. A pipeline runs diagonally through the northeast corner of the site. Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) Reserve: The Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) is the area within which the City can extend sanitary sewer. Most cities simply map their MUSA. Lino Lakes has land within the mapped MUSA but also has a MUSA reserve. As part of the approval of the comprehensive plan in 2002, the City received additional MUSA reserve acres from the Metropolitan Council. The amount of MUSA reserve was based on the City's estimates of the need for residential and commercial /industrial development. There are only 90 acres remaining in reserve for Stage 1 (pre -2010) residential development and 68.5 acres for commercial /industrial development.