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m -"“Cl : ^ Vir^'r <br />:v <br />V * <br />!■; <br />f.. <br />w. <br />Fv <br />■/ <br />I-IH: <br />t‘.w.i"& <br />■ S- " <br />' V ' <br />‘r- <br />;.v <br />\4-il: <br />i <br />• • <br />regional plans and if it meets all environmental quality strndards. An appropriate land use would <br />not require urban-level support semces (such as highways, transit or sewers). Uses should be of n <br />«cale compatible with the servicea available and the need to serve local market demands. To the <br />extent nossibte. they should not interfere with agricultural activities. <br />QQg_^gtg££^y_n£Jagd uses that mav be appropriate in the rurol are:' is ncH^hborhood convenience <br />3 grocery store or gasoline station. If it is of an appropriate scale to serve locaj <br />reaidents and does not ..eed urban sewers or highways, it may be appropriate in the general rural <br />use area. <br />Even though a particular land use mav be acceptable from a regional perspective, the Council will <br />r^rninmend that every community provide for every possibl e land use in its rural area if it <br />would not be consistent with local plans. Each community must determine whether particular <br />land uses would be compatible wifh existing uses, local standards and the goals of the community,. <br />All uses would be subject to anv local, regional or state pennitting or licensing requirements,. <br />Examples of uses that mav be acceptable are included in an appendix to this dpcument. <br />Lot sizes for all land uses should be determined bv performance standards. At a minimum, thev <br />should ensure at j^ast two sewage disposal drainfields on each site, a primary drainfieid and a <br />replacement should the original system fail All development in the general rural use area musj <br />be subject to the standards for proper design, location, installation, maintenance and on-gping <br />monit or mg provided bv the CounciTs Wastewater Treatment and Handling Policy Plan to ensure <br />ayainsT .leizative impacts on the environment and the metropolitan wastewater treatment system. <br />Rural Centers <br />Rural centers historically have ser%'ed as retail service centers and transportation centers for the <br />surrounding rural area. However, changes in agriculture and rapid urban e.xpansion have changed <br />the traditional rural service roles of many of these small centers to residential areas for urban <br />people and locations for industries with little tie to local agriculture. The latter make use of <br />available labor in rural areas and, by their nature, tend not to be dependent on close contact with <br />other firros for their supplies or critically dependent on transportation. <br />The Council has identified 35 rural centers, with populations ranging from j*jst over 100 to more <br />than 5,000. Some rural centers, such as Norwood and Young America, encompass the entire <br />corporate limits of the community. Others, such as Lake Elmo, are small enclaves within a larger <br />rural community. <br />Services available within rural centers vary. Some have central sanitary sewer; others depend on <br />on*site waste disposal systems. Some have central water systems. Some provide the full range of <br />convenience retail stores, while others have only a bar or gas station. Some have small <br />manufacturing or service businesses; others arc almost exclusively residential. The Council does <br />not support the extension of regional systems to rural centers because of the distance from the <br />urban center and the small populations of rural centers. <br />Ru.al locations in the past decade have been attractive and some, although not all, communities <br />have experienced an upsurge in growth, principally residential developmenL Development trends <br />are down from the highs noted in the early 1970s but continue at modest levels into the 1980s.