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Communities are expected to plan for development and redevelopment in the Urban Service Area. The Metropolitan Council will plan and provide metro- politan systems~in the Urban Service Area, such as interceptor sewers, highways, and transit; while local governments have the responsibility of providing local systems, including streets, sewer, water, parks and schools. The incremental system established for adding land to the Urban Service Area was developed in order to maintain a sufficient reserve of developable land within the Metropolitan Area. Since urban services will not be available to the Rural Service Area, density in this area must remain low. With lower rural densities, pol~.ut~on problems, demand for schools, recreation, roads, sheriff and fire department services can be minimized. In addition, if indiscriminate development occurs in the rural areas, the rural character which people moved out to enjoy will be destroyed. Within the rural areas, Free-Standing Growth Centers have been designated to absorb local growth and provide needed commercial services. MUNICIPAL SHORELAND REGULATIONS In recognition of the impact that uncontrolled development can have on shore- land, the State Legislature in 1973, approved a law regulating development on all public lakes and rivers. The legislation gave the Department of Natural Resources the responsibility of providing municipalities with minimum standards for land development along the State's streams and lakes. The Minnesota Municipal Shoreland Regulations apply to all lands within 300 feet of the normal high water mark of rivers and creeks and 1000 feet of lakes. The management regulations have created three shoreland categories, each with separate development standards'.~ Shoreland property within the CAR -19-