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Hugo City Hall • 14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North • Hugo, Minnesota 55038 ..a Rural And Open Comprehensive Space Discussion Plan Update The rural and open space ordinance is an important On Schedule For Completion In 2008 issue for residents of the City of Hugo, especially Work continues on one of the City's focus goals those in the eastern half of the community. The for this year—to update the current Comprehensive I ordinance allows for clustering of housing units in Plan by 2008. The Comprehensive Plan outlines the rural part of the City -- at densities of up to 12 development goals ranging from types of housing units per 40 acres of land--in exchange for perma- and units within a particular development to infra- _• - . nent preservation of open space. The ordinance was structure needs such as road systems and storm wa- passed by the City more than two years ago and two ter. Updating the plan has been an open process in projects have been approved for the open space con- the City; residents have been encouraged to attend cept--Sunset Shores and Enchanted Waters. several public workshops so that they have a hand in creating the new document. "We've had a number Since the approval of these two projects, the City of public workshops and we're very pleased with the has been discussing revisions to its rural and open participation we've been getting from the citizens," - space ordinance. More than 100 people attended notes Community Development Director Bryan a public meeting on August 13, 2007 which fo- Comp Plan: Page 5 cused on whether the ordinance should be repealed, should stay in place as it currently stands or be re- vised. e- vp p ed "Those That's Hugo, Today!hose in attendance at that meeting weres lit rett well 50-50 as far as those who wanted - to see the ordinance go away and those who wanted it to remain," comments Community Development Beginning this fall,the City will broadcast Director Bryan Bear. its own cable access show, "That's Hugo, Today." The show, which • Discussion of the topic continued at the August 20, will air once a month, is just one • • 2007 City Council meeting. "At that meeting, the more way that the City Council directed us to bring this issue back to the will keep the citizens Planning Commission on September 27 and to talk of Hugo informed about about another new format for the ordinance that what's happening in the community. Open Space: Page 5