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The Fundamental Principles of the Plan in Chapter II contain the fallowing policies that <br />are applicable to this request: <br />Policy 6 -Conversion of rural and rural agricultural land to urbanizable land <br />through Plan amendments expanding the projected urban service area shall be <br />consistent with mandatory statewide planning standards (goals}. Page II-B-4 <br />The previous findings under the statewide planning goals show conformance with this <br />Policy. <br />Policy Z1 -Cities shall not extend water or sanitary sewer service outside City <br />limits to serve a residence or business without first obtaining a valid "triple <br />majority" annexation petition, a consent to annex agreement, or a health hazard <br />annexation. <br />As indicated earlier, the subject property and residence are located outside the urban <br />growth boundary and have need for City services, including water and sanitary sewer <br />service. Given these circumstances, the property cannot meet the standards of the above <br />policy. Inclusion of the request inside the urban growth boundary will allow this service <br />extension under the standards of the policy. <br />The locational factors for establishment of the existing metropolitan urban growth boundary <br />in this area are based on the following: protection of forest lands; ridge line (drainage <br />basin}; orderly and economic public services; existing development and services; and, <br />meeting the housing goals.Page II-E-21 <br />Based on this direction in the Plan text, the following conclusions can be made about this <br />request: <br />1. The area of this request is committed to urban use and is not classified as forest <br />land. <br />2. The area proposed far inclusion in the urban growth boundary is only 140 feet <br />beyond the existing boundary and does not represent a major departure from using <br />the drainage basin and ridge line as the margin to the urban growth boundary. <br />3. As indicated earlier, a f ull range of City urban services can be extended in a <br />sequential manner to serve this property, with no additional public expense or <br />capacity limitations. <br />4. The existing housing and urban development in this vicinity is located inside the <br />urban growth boundary and inclusion of this residence would create a similar <br />pattern. <br />Exhibit A -Findings - 7 <br />