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Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon reviewed Chapter 3 "Strategies for <br />Geographic Planning Areas" from the 2030 Regional Development Framework. He noted that <br />the biggest difference between development communities and rural communities is that <br />developing communities identify that urban services will be made available in other areas in the <br />City. It gives the City a lot more control to provide urban services and grow as they see fit. The <br />rural designation gives them less ability to make changes without a long discussion with the Met <br />Council. <br /> <br />Councihnember Zimmerman inquired if they were referring to the 2001 Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon replied no. He explained that under.the <br />2030 regional framework the City would be designated as developing. <br /> <br />Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if this was something the Met Council has done to the <br />City. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon explained that the Met Council did solicit <br />comments from the City. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec inquired if the rural preserve area was still identified in the City or has that been <br />removed. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon stated that nothing has changed from the <br />adopted Comprehensive Plan, but there will be a need to update the Comprehensive Plan to <br />conform to the new updates. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen questioned where the City would be at with the benchmark of three to <br />five units per acre for developing communities. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon explained that if they were to factor in the <br />density of the entire City they would probably be less than three units per acre. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strommen inquired if the three to five units per acre is City wide or for all new <br />development. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman replied that it would be for all new developments. <br /> <br />Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon explained that the benclunark of three to <br />five units per acre is an average and with the higher density developments occurring in the City <br />they would be able to offset some of the lower density developments. <br /> <br />City Administrator Norman stated that it was his understanding that the City would be able to <br />"start the clock" back when the Comprehensive Plan was adopted so that they would easily be at <br />three units per acre. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session/February 17, 2004 <br /> Page 4 of 8 <br /> <br /> <br />