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The residential areas of the western one-third of the Village are <br /> predominantly single family homes located in a more urban type <br /> atmosphere. Smaller lots are more common and when grouped they <br /> usually evolve into bona fide subdivisions . The physical <br /> character of the residences in this area range from dilapidated <br /> to very sound , however , most structures are on the sound end . of <br /> the range. <br /> The commercial and industrial land uses are found almost entirely <br /> in the western portion of the Village and are primarily of a <br /> service type nature ; i . e. , cafes , bars , gas stations , etc . <br /> Apparently most staple items are purchased outside the Village . <br /> The commercial and industrial uses have developed in a strip- <br /> like <br /> trip- <br /> 1ike fashion along U . S . #61 , with the exception of the new <br /> Bald Eagle Industrial Park , where industry is more concentrated <br /> and removed from the highway. <br /> Public land use is quite minimal considering the area and <br /> population of the Village . The largest public land uses are <br /> the two elementary schools , the Village Hall and adjacent park , <br /> the old township hai l , St. John ' s Catholic Church and Cemetery. <br /> Some of the larger users of land are of a quasi -public nature <br /> and are responsible for maintaining much of Hugo in its natural <br /> state. Some of these facilities are the gun clubs , game farm, <br /> tree farms , and the proposed golf course. <br /> Hugo ' s 36 square miles of land area contains a small amount of <br /> topographical relief. The lowest point in the Village is <br /> approximately 900 ' in Section 7 on the west Village line where <br /> Hardwood Creek flows into the Village of Lino Lakes . The <br /> highest elevations of 1 ,060 ' are found in sections 24 , 27 , and <br /> 33 in the southern and eastern portions of the Village ,making <br /> for a relief differential of only 160 ' . Hugo can hardly be <br /> said to be a community of extreme elevations . <br /> Soils will be more a limiting factor for future development <br /> than slope . Soils range from course textured soils with rapid <br /> drainage to those characterized by fine texture with very slow <br /> drainage qualities . The unfortunate fact is that the most <br /> suitable land for development is the furthest from existing and <br /> proposed utilities . <br /> 9 <br />