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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Rural ServIce Polley Area 1 4. POLICY - The principal long-term use of land in the Rural Service Area will continue to be low-density residential, agriculture and open space for the foreseeable future. The density permitted is 4 dwelling units per 40 acres, with a minimum lot size of 10 acres. 1 5. POLICY - The public services existing and planned in the Rural Service Area are those necessary to support limited residential development on-site sewer, private well, road fire protection and civil defense. Land uses which will require either service levels greater than those permitted, will be directed to the areas of the City where the needed service levels are available. Urban services (sewer, water, developed neighborhood parks) will not be available in this area in the foreseeable future. 1 6. POLICY - Non-residential land uses - while long-term, low-density residential use will be the primary utilization of land in this policy area; the City recognizes that certain other uses of land may be necessary or appropriate in this area. Business and other non-agricultural, non-residential uses may be considered for location in the Rural Service Policy Area only if one or more of the following criteria are met: The activity must be located in the Rural Service Area in order to utilize or extract a natural resource that is located in the area. Examples of this would be a marina, gravel mine, ski slope. Recreational, educational or institutional uses (public, private, non-profit) that require a location in a rural area because of a need for seclusion or a natural setting. Examples would include public parks and similar uses, educational or summer camps, retreats. Activities that require a relatively large land area for low intensity land uses. The land uses are of a nature that substantial topographic changes are not required and structures are limited to clubhouses, maintenance buildings, and accessory structures. Examples would include golf courses, shooting ranges, motorized vehicle and other recreational areas. 1 7. POLICY - Transportation - The Rural Service Area shall be served by bituminous roads. 18. POLICY - Development shall occur on an environmentally sound basis: Measures should be taken to prevent erosion during and after construction, particularly in cases where development will be occurring in areas with erosion potential - typically slopes greater than 6 percent. Structures should typically be set back from bluff lines a minimum of 50' and greater, if required. Building sites should remain in their natural state to the greatest extent possible. Areas that require substantial changes from their natural state shall not be permitted. Development should be designed so as to minimize disturbance of natural systems. Natural drainage should be used to the greatest extent possible. 43