Agenda - Planning Commission - 06/03/2004

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t ntrocucii,on -. The [;uJ~;osc ~; E [his re] Jor.~ is to .~vaiu_atc ways Ln which urban development could be introduced over tim,~ in ibc mrai residcntiai aires of laver Grove Heights. The Metropolitan Council's approved o ~' ti~e Clty's C~.',mp'rei er~.s i.ve Ptan identified that continued rural development in the southern hall or' [nver :Stove H.:ig'hcs was not consistent with Regional'Growth Policies for the 2040 Ud~an ¢.ese~we ).rca. _~, c o~zdition of that approval was that the City study approaches to preplan t't,' ui'ban ttevelopment n rttral areas. The report is also intended to provide guidance to d~.e Metropo[ff, aa Coumc/I at,sd l{ cal ?veramenrs with rural areas that could urbanize. This report c,.'aluates the applic;:tion, of prepianning for urbanization in rural Inver Grove Heights d~ough tcchr:igues such ;.t:s ~gh,~st tfiaamg" and open space design. It is anticipated that elements ii'om examples [~tcludcd in dxis .~Mv will provide guidance for other local jurisdictions. ~e fact that thet'e are very [e,,v example, ht pracdce locally, regionally, or nati0naHy suggests that this issue is :~t [ea:;t dil"ficutL if mot ~ apr::tctical under most ckcumstances. ~s study does not attempt to validm:c dtcse percepdorts, ra~ hot' explore ways N which urb~ization could occur under the ri.gh~: circ~_mqst:tnces. M ...... ,, w ?o icy pre- and post 2020 The Mcl:ropolitart CouI~cil has ~c,:i)[i~ied rite Urban Rese~-e the area ~at will acco~odate urban ~r'ow[h ¢o:~t '*," , ,=0-[0. Prior to extending se~ices ~ the Urban Reset-e, the 2020 Met, ropuihan ~irban Se~5'ic~ ;~ex (MUSA) will acco~odate new urban go~h demands. Cun'cr~tly, thc p~olicy fl0r the L;rb,tn l~.ese~'e is to ~it development densities to 1 unit per 10 acres or [c:;s. i:t is the p,):~it~o, o 'thc Metropolitan Council that t~ese densities will allow for the extension or: ut'bari sel'v:.ctes to st~ppccc urban densities post 2020. The 2040 Urban Renege ,~ea extends t:hrouv:h tl~e s~;ucherr~ haJ 7 o~' inver Grove He~=hts Nto the City of Rosemount. Lands soudn and east o~' Rosen to~t~[ sire ide~ttified as pe~anent Agricultural ~eas. Rage 85