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r«rs^. f I URBAN AREA GOALS AND POLICIES JUNE, 1980 5. URBAN DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY CAN BE ADEQUATELY SERVED BY THE EXISTING PUBLIC FACILI^.’IES AND SERVICES. New development will not be permitted to exceed the existing capacity of local roads, utilities, parks, police and fire prot*?''tion. Where development within the urban service area requires local extension of roads or utilities, such extension will be the full responribility of the developer, not the general taxpayer. 6. HIGHER LEVELS OF PUBLIC SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE URBAN AREA THAN IN THE RURAL AREA. The greater land use density and the greater number of residents combines to require more intensive levels of public services. Police, fire, and ambulance calls are more frequent Roads, parking lots and playgrounds require more maintenance. Public sewer and water is necessary because of population density and proximity to the Lake. All of there factors combine to increase the cost of government in the urban portions of the City, which increased cost will be paid by the urban users of the services without subsidy from the rural residents. RURAL AREA GOALS AND POLICIES RURAL COMMUNITY GOALS 1. TO .MAINTAIN THE RURAL CHARACTER OF OPEN SPACES ND CLOSENESS TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. 2. TO RETAIN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RURAL COMMERCE SUCK AS FARMING, ORCHARDS, GREENHOUSES, STABLES AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES WHICH REQUIRE LIMITED SERVICES BUT RELATIVELY LARGE AMOUNTS OF OPEN SPACE. 3. TO RETAIN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A DIVERSITY OF HOUSING TYPES AND THE AVAILABILITY OF .ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLES. 4. TO PREVENT THE ENCROACHMENT OF URBAIi DEVELOPMENT OR ANY ACTIVITY WHICH WOULD IN ANY V.*AY ADVERSELY AFFECT LAKE MINNETONKA OR ITS ASSOCIATED WETLANDS OR DRAINAGE AREAS. 5. TO PROVIDE ONLY THOSE PUBLIC SERVICES WHICH ARE NECESSARY TO SERVE A TRADITIONAL RURAL COMMUNITY SO AS TO LIMIT THE FINANCIAL BURDENS ON THE COMMUNITY AND THE LANDOl^NERS ALIKE. I I I I I f I