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Planning Commission Meeting July 25, 2001- page 2 flat parcels were more desirous. Peterson felt the City would approve in the reduction in the density from 10 to i units. There were no other comments and Schumann closed the public hearing. The Commission agreed it was consistent with the land use plan for the area and approved of the decrease in density. Schumann made motion, Rosenquist seconded, to recommend approval of the preliminary plat to be known as Beaver Ponds 6`h Addition for 6 single-family units with the two conditions as stated in the draft resolution. All Ayes. Motion carried. Amendment to MUSA — Leroux Property The Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider the request of Pratt -Oakwood, LLC and Contractor Property Developers for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to include approximately 120 acres within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA). The property is located south of 165`h Street and west of Highway 61, and is approximately 120 acres. John Peterson and Len Pratt, members of the development team, were present to answer questions. The applicant had submitted a sketch plan with the application, which provided a development concept for the 120 -acre parcel as well as a concept for 268 additional acres that adjoin the subject property. Of the additional 268 acres included in the sketch plan, the applicant controls/owns approximately 80 acres and the remaining property (188 acres) is owned by Trail Head Development. The applicant and Trail Head Development are working together to master plan the total 388 acres. The sketch plan submitted by the applicant also proposed to establish an area for a future school and community park to meet the needs of both the City and the White Bear Lake School District. While the sketch plan showed the proposed school and park sites within the current MUSA, the applicant would like the opportunity to master plan a much larger area in order to make it financially feasible to incorporate the school and park/playfields in the development concept. The subject property is also located within the Everton Avenue Land Use Study Area, which provided new information regarding future development in this area of the City. The City's 1996 Comprehensive Plan did not include a detailed land use plan for this area, nor did the sewer, water, parks, storm water or transportation elements of the plan adequately address future needs for this area of the City. The Everton Avenue Plan, which was developed with a considerable amount of public input, provided a much greater level of detail with regard to future development in this area of the City. The Everton Avenue plan also eliminated the future extension of municipal services to 178 acres, of which approximately 100 acres are located in the current 2020 MUSA. As such, there is less land in the 2020 MUSA than what was initially proposed in the 1996 Comprehensive Plan. Because the request was for a MUSA expansion and not a plat review, the Community Development Director asked the Commission to focus its comments on the appropriateness of adding the subject property to the MUSA, and not