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M ... <br />te.. <br />t- <br />'.-•i <br />If' <br />¥■ <br />••4 <br />H <br />I"tfVC <br />MIII'r-' <br />fe -^■JCvVV <br />P-Url' <br />wm. <br />|lvtf ^ <br />AMENDMENTS <br />TO THE <br />METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT <br />FRAMEWORK <br />(MDIF) <br />PART ONE <br />MDIF, Page 22-25 <br />RURAL SERVICE AREA <br />Tlie focm of thg rnuncil’t trowth-manaoemein tiraiegv of encourngine growh within an urban <br />.ran reauirB «« ncenmnanving policy that limits growth in Ihe niral area. Extensive <br />nnt take advantage of regional inv estments thyt have been made in the Mrt>an $c.rvice ar?a^ <br />service area contributes iQ yrt>an sprawj ^n4 .IPcreases the cosis <br />nf servicea. Some services that require higher concentrations of people tq t>e cost-effective, such <br />«« transit, may become prohibitivdv expensive. <br />Development in the rural area also results in demand for locnl semens, and pan chany t.bs <br />rharRcter of While existing service levels mav be low, new resid«?nts are hkelv <br />IQ demand additional services. Development can result in erosion of the natural and man-made <br />e^ronmen^^^^ in the first place. Conflicts often develop between ne^ <br />emirban residents and residents who depend on agriculture for all or part of their livelihoods. <br />nevelQomept in the rural area can have adverse impacts on the quality of the natunil <br />envifonment- Pmtectiny and maintaining the qualify of surface water and groundwater is a.jcp <br />if^neem of the Council. While technological advances have improved on-site, sewage di^pQsjj <br />Evstems. their proper installation and maintenance is still a critical cpng^rCL <br />ntinn ti that agriculture and other rural activities are onlv temporary_la.nd <br />the he developed. Most of the rural area will not be needed for <br />ufban development in the lorcseeal <br />permanent land usei in th^:ie 8rC9s, <br />th^ r^n there ^vill be a need to emand the urban service area in^9 som^ are?}.thai <br />niral. notential rctjonal. as well as local, impacts from IMPPrQPn^te. <br />are buiisiitiT luiai. « wf hg needed to expand the urban servic e area. If <br />ire urban service areas before development occur?, U ,isnot Dlflil tor Lncir iiimic uruon — <br />poMihle that land uses and develonnicnt patterns mvf inter l?l0Ck thg ggntigyovtf. yfficignt-afld <br />^t-effective extension of local and regional urban >cfvice$^ <br />1 <br />J