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• • The medium and high density residential land uses have been proposed in close proximity to the City's commercial locations as a means of providing convenient access to commercial goods and services, nearby market support for the commercial businesses, and reduced traffic impacts between these land uses. The Comprehensive Plan stresses the integration of commercial and medium density residential land uses. page 86 The intent of the Comprehensive Plan is to identify commercial locations within the City that will provide attractive shopping environments and convenient access to retail goods and services for community residents. page 88 The study area is entirely within the Stage 1 (pre -2010) growth area. The "Staged Growth Area Rules" in Comprehensive Plan include: 1. Development through year 2010 shall be confined to the 2010 staged growth area. The City will annually evaluate community growth prior to expanding into the 2020 staged growth area. 2. Excess acreage exists within the 2010 and 2020 growth areas. Properties within a staged growth area without designated MUSA have no vested right to MUSA. These lands may pursue a MUSA allocation with a City approved development application. page 72 The Metropolitan Urban Service Area, or MUSA, is the area within which the City can extend sanitary sewer service. The western 2/3 of the study area is within the existing MUSA. The eastern 20 acres, on the west side of Ware Road is outside the existing MUSA. Zoning The zoning of the study area includes General Business and Rural. The General Business includes a wide variety of businesses including retail, service, and semi - industrial uses. They may contain businesses which tend to serve other business and industry as well as those catering to shoppers' needs. The Rural zone includes typical agricultural uses, but also in intended to guide development along an orderly design. That is, the Rural zone often serves as a "holding" zone until urbanization occurs. South of CR J, in the City of Shoreview, land is guided and zoned for single family residential use except for the commercial land at the corners of Hodgson and CR J. The following figures show future land use and zoning from the comprehensive plans and zoning maps of both Lino Lakes and Shoreview. Draft. December 8, 2006 Hodgson/CR J Master Plan page 8