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Froau Dale: Sabjcct: Chair Smith and Planning Commission Members Ron Moorse, Cit>’ Administrator Michael P. Gafhon« Plying Director February 13.2003 / a03*2873 Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment - MUSA Boundary LbtofEsbMts A - Notice of Public Hearing B • Map: Existing MUSA & Proposed MUSA Additions C - Memo and Exhibits of January 9.2003 D • City Engineer Preliminary Cost Estimate E - City Council Minutes M3-03 BacfcgroaMi The City Council has directed that stafTproceed to make an application to Met Council for expansion of the MUSA ^Metropolitan Urban Serv ice Area) to include a small number of properties along Old Long Udte Road situated just west of the Wayzata Country Club, between the Luce Line Trail and the Wood Rill Scientific & Natural Area. The MUSA defines those portions of the Metro Area where development is allowed to occur with municipal sewer rather than w ith septic s>-stems. The initial intent was to provide the potential to sen e the vacant parcel at 645 Old Long Lake Road and developed parcels adjacent to it. The area proposed to be included in the MUSA has now been slightly expanded by sUfT to include those properties abutting Old Long Lake Road w hich could potentially connect to the sewer line if one is constructed. Please review the staff memo of January 9 for more infonnation on the property at 645 Old Long Lake Road. Also review the Jamiarv' 13 Ci icil minutes for a sense of the Council's direction Process The public hearing is the first step in the process for completing a Comprehensive Plan amendment to revise the MUSA. Once Planning Commission has completed the Public Hearing and recommended approval, a Resolution w ill be presented to the City Council for conditional adoption of the amendment subject to Met Council approval. The proposed amendment w ill be submitted to the Met Council on their standard forms w ith supporting information, and also submitted to adjacent municipalities for cornmem. Once Met Council has approved the amendment, the City can formally adopt it by resolution. After the amendment takes effect, actual construction of s^ers and the asscssmenu for sa-;c are topics primarily dealt with by the Council with no further Planning Commission action required. P dir linaiy discussions w ith Met Council staff indicate because the area of the amendment is less than 40 acres, and because there are no impacts to metro s>stems. the amendment w ill likely be considered as minor and timely approval would be expected.