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The plan notes that Cimmaron manufactured housing park is an exception to the zoning ordinance, as it was permitted prior to the current zoning ordinance. The park provides the city with low and modest cost housing and makes up nearly 25 percent of the housing units in the city. The park occupies nearly 200 acres and has about 500 occupied manufactured housing units, and its own water and sewer system. The city's Rural Residential category permits housing on land with at least 10 acres and allows cluster development of up to four housing per 40 acres on lots of 5-7 acres each, a policy consistent with Council policies established for the rural area. Another classification is being proposed that would allow three units per 10 acres. This density is not consistent with current Council policies for the rural area. Goals and policies identified in the plan state the importance of restricting residential development to densities that will avoid the extension of services outside the presently defined MUSA boundary. In support of this, the city proposes that there be no more R-1 zoning (1.5 acres per house) allowed in the city. However, establishing a new zoning category for residential development with a minimum lot size of 2.5 acres per unit and maximum density of 3 units per 10 acres is contrary to Council policies. Additional housing policies indicate that urban residential development at medium to high density will be permitted only in areas within the MUSA and served with central sewer and other necessary public services and utilities. As the plan notes that nearly 60 percent of the city's housing units were built between 1960 and 1980, they may soon be reaching an age where they need some maintenance. The city may want to identify goals and policies that would address property and code enforcement to encourage this. FINDINGS 1. The policy of the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan of allowing a density of three units per 10 acres with a minimum lot size of 2.5 acres per unit is not consistent with the Council's rural area policies. 2. Changes in language and additional information requested by the staff with regard to on -site septic systems and clustered systems are satisfactory. 3. Adequate capacity exists in the WONE Interceptor to serve the wastewater flows as shown in the plan, provided the approved flows from the city of Oakdale are not increased. 4. The plan's transportation goals and policies are consistent with those of the Council. 5. The Aviation text of the plan does not indicate if the runway safety zoning and airspace hazard zoning over the entire community is covered under a joint MAC/Community zoning board. If the joint board is operative, it should be referenced in the system text, goals and policies and implementation section.