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SPECIAL COUNCIL WORK SESSION NOVEMBER 19, 2002 • c. an inadequate variety of housing choices that does not meet community needs d. environmentally detrimental development projects and patterns 4. The comprehensive plan establishes future land uses, staged growth areas, growth goals, and a Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) reserve for the city. 5. The Stage 1 growth area is the geographic limit for growth prior to year 2010. The Stage 2 area is for growth from 2010 to 2020. 6. The MUSA reserve obtained with the comprehensive plan includes 359 acres for Stage 1, and 909 acres for Stage 2. The MUSA reserve also includes a balance of 15.7 acres designated for residential use left over from the 1995 MUSA reserve. The total MUSA reserve therefore is 374.7 acres. There is undeveloped land within the existing MUSA. 7. A growth management policy is necessary, in addition to official,controls such as the zoning and subdivision ordinances, to implement thecomprehensive plan and promote the public health, safety, and welfare. 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 s not grant rights to MUSA reserve acres and development approval. • 3. If adequate transportation ,sanitary sewer, and water facilities are not available to serve new development, the development is premature. Premature development shall not be allowed. This applies to all development proposals, inside the existing MUSA as well as those needing MUSA reserve. 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.