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Image Placeholder <br />54LAND USE2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE <br />DRAFT Dec14-17 <br />for review only <br />DRAFT Dec14-17 <br />for review only <br />DRAFT Dec14-17 <br />for review only <br />DRAFT Dec14-17 <br />for review only <br />Growth Framework <br />Rapid residential development in the region from the late 1990s <br />through 2005 caused the City of Hugo to reevaluate development <br />opportunities in the City� The City Council authorized an extensive <br />public participation process to update the 2030 Comprehensive <br />Plan in 2007� In the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, a large area of the <br />City was added to the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) to <br />accommodate anticipated exponential growth� Since that time, growth <br />has slowed and population projections have been adjusted to reflect <br />market conditions, as shown in Figure xx� The Metropolitan Council <br />will continue to support the development of sewer services for up <br />to 40,000 people by 2040, because the City had planned for that <br />level of growth as part of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan� While the <br />Metropolitan Council has agreed to ensure services area is available <br />for the 2030 population estimates of 40,000 people, the new forecasts <br />anticipate a population of 29,000 by 2040 and no changes to the <br />MUSA are proposed� However, Hugo will continue to plan for 19,100 <br />people in 2020, 29,000 in 2030, and 40,000 in 2040� <br />The City of Hugo seeks to promote a more efficient use of land in <br />order to allow the City to balance the demand for urban services <br />and the ability of the City to provide those services in a fiscally and <br />environmentally responsible manner� <br />Growth Management Goals <br />The following are the City’s goals for growth management: <br />1� To accommodate growth at a level that allows for the careful planning and preservation of valuable natural resources and rural <br />character and to manage the transition from rural to urban development� <br />2� To accommodate the extension of urban services in such a manner that would facilitate this type of planned growth� <br />3� To maintain a level of growth that is consistent with the City’s ability to cost-effectively provide services for future development in a <br />timely manner� <br />4� To maintain efficient, cost-effective and organized land development patterns. <br />5� To accommodate a reasonable and rational amount of development consistent with the region’s need to grow while preserving the <br />balance of supply and demand�