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11. POLICY - All proposed development within the rural transition area shall be served by bituminous roads. 12. POLICY - Development shall occur on an environmentally sound basis as further enumerated in Policy 17. Rural Service Policy Area 13. 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. 14. 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 immediate or over the long term, service levels greater than those permitted; uses of this nature 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 for the foreseeable future. 15. POLICY - Non- residential land uses - while long term, low density residential use will be the primary use of land in this policy area, the City recognizes that certain other uses of land may be necessary or appropriate in this policy 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 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. 56