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Four communities have areas designated as the Rural Residential Area. As the four <br />communities consider providing for current and future residents, they should focus on <br />protecting the enviromnent and natural resources, ensuring sufficient public <br />infl'astmcture, and discouraging this type of land use pattern, lnfill development should <br />be carefully considered. <br /> <br />Rural Residential AreasAnoiea County: Ham Lake <br />Scott Count~: Credit River Township <br />Portions of ~ndover and Inver Grove Heights are designated Rural Residential. <br /> <br />Table 5: Growth Accommodation in Rural Residential Areas <br /> <br />Policy I: Work with communities to accommodate growth in a flexible, connected and efficient manner. <br />Council RO,,le <br />· Within~.available resources, provide technical assistance to communities to plan for adequate infrastructure to <br /> addres~ current needs and to accommodate forecast growth using development practices th'at protect the <br /> integri r.ty of the region's water supply and natural resources identified in regional or local inventories. <br />· Discourage rural residential patterns (unsewered areas of 2 '/2 acre lots) elsewhere in the region. <br /> <br />· Within;,available resources, provide technical assistance about alternative wastewater treatment systems and <br /> share s~ec;fic information, as it becomes available, about the performance of such systems in the region. <br />· Support the MPCA's regulatory approach to community treatment systems, which requires permits for systems <br /> that generate at least 10,000 gallons per day of wastewafer (about 35 homes) on a case-by-case basis. <br />· Advocate that the local govermnent should be the permit holder for alternative wastewater treatmen'[ ~ystems to <br /> ensure ?countability for the proper functioning and maintenance of the systems. <br />Community Role <br />· Plan a~d develop interconnected local streets, adequate water supply, and properly managed individual sewage <br /> treatment systems to accommodate local growth forecasts. <br />· Plan lapd use patterns that will facilitate groundwater recharge to protect the region's water supply. <br />· Protecttthe rural environment. Locally oversee the management and maintenance of alternative wastewater <br /> treatment systems such as community drainfields to avoid the environmental and economic costs from failed <br /> systems. <br /> <br />· Ensure financial and environmental accountability for installation, maintenance, remediation and management <br /> of any permitted private wastewater treatment systems. <br /> <br />Policy 2: P!an and invest in multi-modal transportation choices based on the full range of costs and benefits, <br />to slow th~,igrowth of congestion. <br /> <br />Council R~le <br />· Plan for regional transportation infrastructure consistent with a rural level of service. <br />· Support the limiting of access points to state and county roads systems (consistent with state and county access <br /> management policies) and emphasize construction of an interconnected local public street system. <br /> <br />Community Role <br />· Plan for and construct local transportation infrastructure sufficient to serve local needs. <br />· Construct an interconnected local public street system. <br />· Adopt improved design techniques for access management. <br />Policy 3: [tacourage expanded choices in housing Iocatioh and types, and improved access to jobs and <br />opportunit!es. <br /> <br />See Table 1I. <br />Policy 4: Work with local and regional partners to conserve, protect and enhance the region's vital natural <br />resou tees. <br />Council Role <br />See 'Fable 1r. <br />Cummunity Role <br />· Adopt ~onservation subdivision ordinances, cluster development ordinances~ or environmental protection <br /> provisigns in land use ordinances. <br /> <br />26 <br /> <br /> <br />