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/ ♦V t. >i-‘- "V-'.' '■'f?V.v 4:.''I ■'- S hi'' " ’ii-:.' k ■^~-m- m Strategy D of policy 12 states that; The Council will approve expansion of the urban service area... only when the state and/or the appropriate local unit of government demonstrate that adequate highway improvements will be provided when needed to avoid exceeding the capacity of the affected m^ropolitan highway. Strategy E of policy 12 states that "transportation facilities should be planned, designed and operated to function in a manner compatible with adjacent land use... . The Council could use policy 12 to require a plan modification in order to avoid a potential system impact, if the plan allowed development densities that would be inconsistent with the new rural policy. CONCLUSIONS Staff recommends that the Council use the following approaches for reviewing local comprehensive plan amendments under the new rural area policies: The changes in MDIF rural area policy do not mean that the Council may require all communities to update their plans to address the new rural area policies. However, communities may amend their plans if they wish to take advantage of some of the new policy options. Until the systems plans arc revised to reflect the new policies (L93 or thereafter), the decision to amend plans will be at the discretion of the local governments. This means that it will take several years before all communities adopt plans that comply with the new policies. In the period before the system plans are revised to reflect the new policies, the Council will -i^iew all major plan amendments to determine whether or not they may constitute a substantial impact on or departure from the currently adopted metropolian systems plans. If the Council uses its authority under the MLPA to require plan m<^'^.iications in such cases^ this action may accelerate local compliance with the new ^^olicies and ultimately would discourage additional development that is in conflict with the policies. After the metropolitan systems plans are revised, the Council will issue s^tems statements that will require local governments to amend their comprehensive plans if they are inconsistent Language will be added to the systems plans to reflect the rural area policies and to clearly indicate the criteria for determining whether or not a substantial impact or substantial departure may exist. ■ ■ '4;.r- .1 . i * < ■4 ,3 1 .4 __^