2019.03.04 CC Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

City Response: The plan was updated to include this table. Summary of Comments for Completeness: On page 52, the City's Growth Management Policies describes accommodating a rolling five- year average of 420 new residential units per year. The section further describes that the MUSA will be expanded in an orderly, contiguous, and sequential manner. The City is likely aware that there are no plans to further expand the MUSA for the planning horizon, as the forecasted level of growth can be more than accommodated by existing MUSA in the City. The City may be referring to its own local urban service area. City Response: The Councils assumption is correct. The City of Hugo amended the language for clarity. Summary of Comments for Completeness: While the Plan articulates the principles of orderly and contiguous development, it does not provide geographic and tabular detail to illustrate and document planned future development. City Response: The City of Hugo has not and does not intend to adopt a staging plan or revise the MUSA boundary. Growth management is as outlined in the plan. Summary of Comments for Completeness: The MUSA area within the City accommodates more than the forecasted growth for the City. The Plan should map likely 10-year staging areas and quantity the numerical impact of growth consistent with Metropolitan Council's 2040 forecasts. These should include areas that are currently within the City's local urban service area (i.e., infill development) as well as areas currently zoned as Future Urban Service. The City's 2040 Sanitary Sewer System Map identifies the location of future sanitary service lines throughout the entire Future Urban Service area. City Response: The City of Hugo revised the growth management policy to explicitly state that we discourage leap frog development and we will monitor the growth in a manageable way. The City also strengthened the growth management section. We also explicitly state that the extension of utilities is development driven. • Evaluate the capacity in sewer system at serve the 2030 forecast per what is required by the Metropolitan Council for the Comprehensive Plan. • State that we have capacity and are able to serve approximately 420 units per year, but the Metropolitan Council's forecast were approximately 346 units per year, therefore the City will use a rolling average over 5 year increments provided the annual residential permits does not exceed 420 units. • Strengthen our sewer plan to talk about how sewer districts depend on another. Sequencing of the sewer extensions. • This does not have an impact on the Metropolitan Council system. Summary of Comments for Completeness: It is appropriate for the City to consider the future build -out of the MUSA. However, the Plan should identify and quantify staging areas that are consistent with current Council forecasts. Should the pace of development accelerate and exceed Council forecasts, the City can amend its forecasts and staging plans. City Response: As agreed to in prior discussions with Metropolitan Council staff, the City has not and does not intend to adopt a staging plan or revise the MUSA boundary. Growth management is as outlined in the plan. Summary of Comments for Completeness: On page 53, Table 3-1 2040 Land Use identifies each guiding land use, the "developable acres" and "percent of total developable land in the City." There is no context for this table nor is it clear what constitutes "developable." The table should identify what areas were netted out of this calculation. Furthermore, Corrin Wendell March 4, 2019