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2040 Land Use Guiding Principles Community Character 1. Provide for a variety of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and agricultural land use opportunities within the community. Objectives: • Encourage lifecycle housing opportunities. • Continue agricultural land uses in eastern Hugo where such uses are economically viable. • Promote opportunities for commercial services to expand the tax base and provide employment opportunities. • Enforce development standards to maintain a high-quality standard of living. • Encourage a variety of social opportunities for residents. FRX30 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE DRAFT Dec 14-17 for review only 2. Maintain the unique rural quality and small town feel of the community through thoughtful planning. Objectives: • Encourage development that preserves open spaces and creates connections to natural areas. • Maintain open spaces, natural resources and viewsheds that contribute to the character of the community. • Use Greenway Corridor to focus efforts to protect natural resources, open spaces, and connections to natural areas and provide a linear park throughout the City. • Develop Downtown Hugo as a livable, pedestrian -friendly town center within the City of Hugo. • Maintain and enhance the quality of development through the design and performance standards. • Encourage a sense of community by maintaining and creating distinct neighborhoods. • Identify areas within the community that could benefit from special plans or more study. • Identify areas that have conflicting land uses and develop solutions to mitigate current and future problems. • Develop and create safe road patterns and traffic calming measures to establish safety for all modes of transportation. • Maximize public service efficiencies through effective planning and management practices at the local level. • Encourage and utilize citizen participation in the local decision-making processes. DRAFT Dec14-17 for review only LAND USE 50