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V-I <br />L:' P <br />vi <br />i^\ <br />6=',"' <br />:'- <br />■T- <br />1^ <br />itr-' <br />fciM <br />aP's-' <br />■ : i-;:vC?- <br />B- <br />- <br />Strstct^ C ^r ^Jicy 12 state' that <br />The Council will approve expansu n of t"c .r^ar. se-oce area onlv ..he-' -“c oa:c .mO or <br />the appropriate local unit ot gCNcrnmer.; Jc'-orsi-r.c that aJc iu.r.e *' ^ i% <br />improvements will be provided when neece ,1 'o jm J ex.ceo ,ap.K;tv ot the <br />affected metropolitan highway <br />Strategy E of policy' 12 states that 'transportation facilities should be planned. Jesigne <br />operated to function in a manner compatible with ad'acent land use <br />j.u <br />The Council could use pKaiicy 12 to require a plan modilication m order to avoid a ;'otenii.il <br />system impact, if the plan allowed development densities that would be inconsistent w.th the new <br />rural policy. <br />CONCLUSIONS <br />Staff recommends that the Courcil use the following appr .Knes !v <br />comprehensive plan amendments w ler the new rural area poiicits <br />1.The changes in MDIF rural area policy do not mean that the Councii may require ail <br />communities to update their pians to address the new rural area policies. However <br />communities may amend their plans if thev wish to take advantage of some ot the new <br />policy options. Until the sx-stems plans are revised to reflect the policies or <br />thereafter^ *ne decision to amend pians will be at the discretion of the local governments. <br />This means that it will take several years before ail :ommunities adopt plans that comply <br />with the new policies <br />2.In the period before the system plans are revised to reflect me new policies, the Council <br />will review all major plan amendments to determine whether or not they m iv constitute a <br />substantial impact on or departure from the current's adopted metropolitan systems plans, <br />If the Council uses its authontv under the MLPA to require plan modifications m such <br />cases, this action may accelerate local compliance with the new policies and ultimately <br />would discourage additional development that is in conflict with the policies. <br />3.After the metropolitan systems plans arc revised, the Council will issue systems statements <br />that will require local governments to amend their comprehensive plans if they are <br />inconsistent Language will be added to the systems plans to reflect the rural area policies <br />and to clearly indicate the criteria for determining whether or not a substantial impact or <br />sul»tantial departure may exist.