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• • • Amending Growth Management Policy page 4 9. The comprehensive plan designates the area in the southeast quadrant of the I- 35W/Lake Drive interchange as "The Village." The intent of the Village is to create a focus for community and civic identity through the integration of a mix of land uses. In doing so, the Village will provide for intense land use, for compact and efficient development, and increase the range of housing opportunities. The Village has received funding under the Livable Communities program, established by MN Statute 473.25 — 473.255, because of its intent to fulfill numerous goals of that program. 10. The growth management policy should allow the City Council reasonable discretion to approve housing units in any given year above the stipulated growth limits in cases where the development proposal results in significant and discernable public values above and beyond those achievable under conventional development. Section 2 Growth Management Policy The Lino Lakes City Council hereby establishes a growth management policy with the following provisions: 1. Promoting development within the existing MUSA is preferable to expanding the developing area of the City by granting MUSA reserve acres. This preference is intended to promote the cost - effective use of public investment by maximizing the utilization of existing infrastructure. 2. New growth prior to year 2010 shall occur only in a Stage 1 growth area. However, a Stage 1 growth area does not grant rights to MUSA reserve acres and development approval. 3. Premature development shall not be allowed. This applies to all development proposals, inside the existing MUSA as well as those needing MUSA reserve. The development is premature if it does not meet the conditions established in Section 1002 -6 of the Subdivision Ordinance (Chapter 1000 of the City Code). 4. The 374.7 acres of MUSA reserve for Stage 1 (pre -2010) shall be designated for new residential, commercial and industrial development as follows and as shown in Attachment A: a. Residential: A total of 300.7 MUSA reserve acres is designated for residential development. The annual target is to allocate no more than 36 acres annually in the years 2003 through 2009. While this is the target, it is an annual average. At the discretion of the City Council, the MUSA reserve acres allocated for any one year may vary by 20% over or below the target. Exceeding the MUSA reserve target will necessitate reducing MUSA allocation for future years.