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3. Without development history from 2000, the Council will use the lowest allowable density on land <br /> guided for development from 2020-2030 and any reguided land from within the 2020 MUSA as <br /> changed fram the city's 1998 CPU. <br /> 4. The Council will not figure into the density calculation remaining undeveloped land within the 2020 <br /> MUSA per the city's existing 2020 plan, with the exception of areas that are being reguided in the <br /> 2030 CPU. <br /> 5. If an area is replatted, the Council will not recalculate the density for this area in the plat monitoring <br /> program. <br /> 6. Existing developments that are part of townships or areas being annexed fram townships, or areas that <br /> were developed prior to1985 with failing septic systems and no on site alternative septic locations will <br /> not be counted against a ciry's density calculation. <br /> Implications for Planning <br /> Forecasts/planned growth and minimum density requirements are separate but interrelated issues. The <br /> Met Council requires an overall minimum density in MUSA areas of at least 3 units per net developable <br /> acre. However, this minimum requirement represents a `worst case' scenario. In accordance with the <br /> Regional Development Framework, cities should plan to meet growth forecasts with density ranges <br /> between 3-5 units per acre for the MUSA area within each community. The Council also understands the <br /> community's need to plan for what their expectations will be for development patterns to accommodate <br /> forecasted growth. It is likely that this will in fact result in density that is greater than the lowest end of a <br /> density range. Therefore communities and the Council should plan to meet growth forecasts on the basis <br /> of a density somewhere between the lowest and highest numbers in the range of land use guiding. <br /> Example: <br /> Forecast: Growth of 3,000 sewered housing units, 2020-2030 <br /> Guiding: 3-5 units per acre <br /> Question: How much land is needed to accommodate this much development? <br /> Answer: Community may/should plan based on reasonable expectations <br /> (e.g., 4 units per acre => 750 acres) rather than lowest allowable <br /> (i.e., 3 units per acre=> 1,000 acres). The Council is already planning on this basis <br /> (ES sewer planning expects 4 units per acre). <br /> Application <br /> For all comprehensive plan amendments, the community needs to complete the comprehensive plan <br /> amendment submittal form. If a comprehensive plan amendment proposes a MUSA expansion, change in <br /> MUSA timing or staging, or sewer staging changes at less than 3 units/acre, the community will also need <br /> to complete the question(s) which address each of the MUSA expansion guidelines. The submittal form <br /> can found on the Council's website at http://www.metrocouncil.or�plannin�/assistance/resources htm. <br />