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Planning Commission Minutes — March 8, 2007 Page 3 Vision 1. Stay Rural (open space, not necessarily farming) 2. Preservation of Natural Resources (trees, lakes, streams) 3. A good place to raise your kids 4. Opportunity to stay in Hugo after Retirement 5. Allow kids to experience parent's experiences (lifestyle or transfer of values) 6. Lifecycle community 7. Retain Heritage of long term residents/families 8. Keep the Commercial Core in Downtown 9. Pedestrian friendly downtown -park once stop twice 10. A community center in downtown for people to gather 11. Strong pedestrian connections between all parks and schools 12. Equestrian Friendly 13. Strong Commercial/Industrial tax base 14. Maintain City services at minimal costs to residents 15. Maintain balance between SF + MF homes 16. Provide affordable housing opportunities. Rural Preservation Ordinance The CDD, Bryan Bear, gave an overview of the Rural Preservation Ordinance. He stated that there were six main topics of the ordinance what were in question. 1. Maximum allowable density 2. Density Bonuses 3. Community well and septic systems 4. Buildable acreage 5. Conservation easements 6. Title of ordinance On February 1, 2007 there was a joint meeting with the Planning Commission and City Council to talk about the Rural Preservation ordinance. At that meeting the six topics were presented. The City Council stated that the Planning Commission could look at the entire ordinance and make changes that they felt were needed. At the February 22, 2007 City Council meeting, the Council made the decision that the Planning Commission should just concentrate on the main topics. The Council felt that the maximum allowable density should stay the same at 12 units per 40 acres. The Council felt the ordinance should stay generally the same but the 5 topics needed to be looked at. The Council gave the Planning Commission until May 1, 2007 to make a recommendation of the changes. The CDD stated that the Metropolitan Council committee that is working on a recommendation to Cities on rural preservation ordinances will have a recommendation at a later date. They will not have a recommendation this March as they stated before. The Mayor, Fran Miron, was present at the meeting to answer any questions that the Commission may have about the changes the Council made on the way the Commission should look at the ordinance.