#6580-amend community management plan-2016

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CITY F O r4�.-IIIN RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. 658® WHEREAS, the property owner has formally requested that the property be incorporated into the MUSA to allow for future connection to the municipal sewer system; and WHEREAS, in light of the above noted facts the Orono Planning Commission pursuant to published and written notice held a public hearing on November 16, 2015 and on a vote of 6-0 recommended that the property at 480 Russell Avenue be added to the MUSA; and WHEREAS, Metropolitan Council staff have confirmed that this property can be added to the MUSA through an administratively -approved amendment to the CMP. The amendment is exempt from the 60 -day comment period by adjacent jurisdictions because it is less than 40 acres in area, it does not change any Metropolitan Growth Forecasts, and is further from adjacent jurisdictions than the City's standard notification distance; and WHEREAS, based on staff calculations, inclusion of the property in the MUSA will not drop Orono's density calculation below the 3.0 units per acre threshold; and WHEREAS, the Orono City Council on December 14, 2015 voted 5-0 to conditionally approve an amendment of the 2008-2030 Community Management Plan (CMP) to include 480 Russell Avenue in the Metropolitan Urban Service Area subject to Metropolitan Council review and approval, and directed City staff to prepare such an amendment and submit it to the Metropolitan Council for review and approval; and WHEREAS, on December 17, 2015 documentation for the proposed amendment was submitted to the Metropolitan Council for review and approval; and WHEREAS, on January 8, 2016 the Metropolitan Council indicated to the City via letter that the 2008-2030 CMP Amendment to include 480 Russell Avenue within the MUSA meets the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Administrative Review Guidelines adopted by Met Council on July 28, 2010. The proposed amendment does not affect official forecasts, or the City's ability to accommodate its share of the region's affordable housing need. Therefore, Met Council will waive further review and action, and the City may place this amendment into effect. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Orono hereby amends the 2008-2030 City of Orono Community Management Plan Part 4C, Comprehensive Sewer Policy Plan (CSPP) by incorporating into the MUSA the property at 480 Russell Avenue described in attached Exhibit A, finding that: Page 2 of 3