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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION JANUARY 4, 2006 APPROVED 1 City Planner Smyser stated the 2004 growth management policy (Ordinance 24-04) was 2 prepared to implement the intent of the Comprehensive Plan. The growth management 3 policy requires that several issues be addressed if the City is to accommodate this 4 application. This project application is the first one that requires an amendment to the 5 Comprehensive Plan as directed by the growth management ordinance. Review of the 6 relevant parts of the Comprehensive Plan resulted in recommendations to add or change 7 several passages. The amendment to the Comprehensive Plan would involve a number of 8 elements. 9 10 City Planner Smyser stated the application does not include a planned unit development 11 or preliminary plat. It does not include the detailed information normally part of such 12 applications. Because of this, staff cannot analyze the project to see if it would qualify 13 for the exemptions to certain growth management limits as a conservation development. 14 In addition, there are some limits from which the City cannot grant exemptions. 15 Therefore, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment is needed to address growth issues as well 16 as change the land use designation for the site. 17 18 City Planner Smyser reviewed the three parts of the plan amendment directly relating to 19 the application: changing the land use, adding MUSA, and addressing the growth 20 management issues. Because the Comprehensive Plan is a citywide document, the City 21 needs to ensure that amendments to the document support future planning needs in this 22 area and elsewhere in the City. He reviewed the proposed land use map change. • 23 24 City Planner Smyser stated it is important to note that approval of this Comprehensive 25 Plan Amendment does not grant or imply any right to an approval of the PUD application 26 that will follow. Design specifics, including road alignments, will be part of a full PUD 27 review. 28 29 City Planner Smyser added the deadline for City action was scheduled to be December 30 13, 2005. However, the applicant requested that the action be postponed to the January 9, 31 2006 meeting. The City Council must take action on the application unless the applicant 32 grants an extension. 33 34 City Planner Smyser reviewed the text amendments in detail that will be added to the 35 Comprehensive Plan. He noted the changes are site specific. He stated the proposed 36 Comprehensive Plan Amendments were sent to surrounding communities to allow for the 37 opportunity to comment. He distributed a copy of the responses received by the cities of 38 Blaine, North Oaks and Centerville. 39 40 The Council discussed possible language changes to the proposed Comprehensive Plan 41 Amendment. It was noted that staff would provide an update on possible language 42 changes in the Friday packets. 43 • 44 This item will appear on the regular Council agenda Monday, January 9, 2006, 6:30 p.m. 45