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Adelaide Landing Residential Development EAW, Hugo January 31, 2017 The project is subject to the City of Hugo Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Code of Ordinances. The Comprehensive Plan includes the 2030 Land Use Plan, which guides future land use on the subject parcels to include low density residential development. The Comprehensive Plan also includes a map indicating Proposed 2030 MUSA Boundary for the City of Hugo. A large area of the City has been added to the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) and is expected to develop within the timeframe of this comprehensive plan. The potential 2030 service area was defined as areas that can be feasibly served by the City's water supply system in the future and was based on the current Land Use Plan prepared for the City's 2010 Comprehensive Plan. The subject properties are identified within sanitary sewer district E and where trunk sewer improvements are required in order to support future development. To develop the future sanitary sewer trunk system, the potential service area within the 2030 MUSA was divided into major service areas or districts and then divided into sub -districts. Sanitary sewer districts E and I consist of developable land divided into sub -districts. A portion of the Project area is in sub -district E4 that will require an extension of trunk sanitary sewer. The remaining portion of the Project area is in sub -district 15, and will require an extension of sanitary sewer service from district 14. As described in the Comprehensive Plan, the City anticipates significant growth with an estimated increase in the number of households from 5,051 in 2010, to a forecasted 15,600 households by 2030. The residential land use and housing goals for the City of Hugo are to provide a variety of high -quality housing types and choices, from single-family to townhome and multi -family alternatives to meet changing life cycle needs of Hugo residents for various income levels. Parallel land use goals with regard to residential development is to promote the sense of community and identity in the design of individual neighborhoods by creating a cohesive focal point or landmark such as parks or open space, as well as promoting connectedness among neighborhoods through compatible land use, convenient access to streets, trails, and greenways for transportation. The City of Hugo 2030 Land Use Plan has 11 land use classifications based on existing land use patterns, MUSA boundaries, and physical barriers such as adjacent streets and major roads. For the different residential, commercial and industrial classifications, there is more than one corresponding zoning district that may be applicable to a particular site depending on: 1) the type and density/intensity of uses; 2) compatibility with the Comprehensive Plan, including public facilities (e.g. transportation and sanitary sewer); and 3) the purposes of the individual zoning district. The project area is classified as Low Density Residential (LD) and falls within the Single Family Detached Residential (R-3) zoning district. The 80-mile Rush Line Corridor Transitway follows TH 61 along the western edge of the Project boundary. The Rush Line Corridor Task Force was established to begin advocating, promoting and planning for this transitway. The 2001 Rush Line Corridor Transit Study and 2009 Rush Line Corridor Alternatives Analysis concluded that commuter rail and /or bus rapid transit (BRT) were viable in the corridor from Union Depot to Forest Lake Transit Center and recommended that it advance into the project development phase. Downtown Hugo has been designated as key destinations for analysis in the Pre -Project Development Study (http://www.rushline.org/, July 2015). Future transit station locations will be identified when the mode and alignment have been determined. The project is consistent with the goals of the Hugo Comprehensive Plan in that the proposed housing units across the site correspond to the location and extent of housing densities in the future land use plan. Housing units are planned within the project boundary maintaining