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Comprehensive Plan Amendment Village of Hardwood Creek page 7 In the northeast corner of the site, a triangle is formed by I -35E, a pipeline, and the property boundary. This area could be designed to accommodate an office campus type use, which could be a suitable land use along the freeway. This would reduce the amount of residential land noted above. Such flexibility is appropriate for the area. This site is included in the Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) environmental analysis. Development must comply with the mitigation plan that forms a part of the AUAR. This area was guided Mixed Use with an amendment to the comprehensive plan in 2005. This amendment was intended to fulfill the City's growth management policy requirement that amendment of the comprehensive plan shall be required if, in order to accommodate a specific development project, the annual target for new growth (units /year) would be exceeded. Text Amendment: Planning District 6 The comprehensive plan breaks the city into planning districts. The Village of Hardwood Creek site is in Planning District 6. The PUD application will be compared to the recommendations listed for Planning District 6. However, some reference to this site and its Mixed Use designation is appropriate. • The following text be added to the comprehensive plan in the Planning District 6 section, on page 153: Village of Hardwood Creek The Village of Hardwood Creek development area is located 1/4 mile north of Main St., between I -35E and CSAH 21 (20th Ave.). This 360 -acre development site is guided Mixed Use and to be developed with commercial and residential uses. This site is described in the Mixed Use section of the Land Use Plan chapter. The specifics of the development are to be part of a master plan using a planned unit development approach. (5) Text Amendment: The 147 Statement On Page 27 of Comprehensive Plan The comprehensive plan includes a great number of goals, policies, objectives, recommendations, and strategies. The Policy Plan chapter includes a list of growth management goals and policies. Policy number nine is: "Limit residential growth to an average of 147 units per year, carrying a three year supply lot inventory." The growth management ordinance, Ord. 24 -04, provides for amending the comprehensive plan if this target is to be exceeded: