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Planning Commission Minutes — April 10, 2008 Page 3 future residential and some planned as permanent rural. The Community Development Director presented a map showing properties of those who signed petitions. The mapped area represented a comparison of those who supported cluster housing and those who supported five to ten acre lots. Chair Schumann talked about a rumor that has been circulating that a sewer and water project was planned to be done in conjunction with the CSAH 7-8-9 realignment project. Community Development Bryan Bear explained the CSAH 7-8-9 project was a County led study. This was also talked about at the most recent Council meeting, and there was no intention of putting in sewer and water with the project. Chair Schumann talked about the petition showing support of Hugo's current policy of one unit per ten acres, or in the event of a Planned Unit Development, one unit per five acres. Schumann signed the petition. The Commission discussed the neighborhood meeting with residents along Elmcrest Avenue and south of 165th Street whose properties were proposed to be included within the MUSA. Commissioner McRoberts, who was at the meeting, said there were four landowners representing 70 of the 80 acres of the property in question who attended the meeting. Their concerns were tax assessment issues and increased property values and taxes. After having their questions answered, they opted to stay in the MUSA. McRoberts made motion, Rosenquist seconded, to affirm the decision to keep those properties within the MUSA as shown on the draft land use plan. All ayes. Motion carried. Planner Kendra Lindahl explained the difference between guiding by land use and zoning districts and Bear added that the land use in eastern Hugo would not change from what is proposed now if it was decided to construct the sewer pipe larger to accommodate future growth past the year 2030. Weidt made motion, McRoberts seconded to remove from Chapter 4 of the draft plan the phrase "The areas outside of the 2030 MUSA boundary are not expected to receive municipal sewer and water." All Ayes. Motion carried. The Commission talked about the area south of CSAH 8 and how it may not develop due to existing small lot sizes and the sensitive areas around the lakes, and how people seemed to want to preserve their options. They also talked about a 1 home per 10 acre density or 1-5 with a PUD, maintaining the west location of the MUSA line, and guiding the area to the east of it for agricultural uses.