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CMP Part 3C. Housing Plan <br /> The Housing Plan is an integral part of Orono's Community Management Plan.The policy decisions <br /> relating to Orono's housing improvement programs complement and balance regional plans with local <br /> concerns for historic development patterns, environmental protection, public health, fiscal responsibility <br /> and general land use. <br /> Orono's urban and rural areas provide distinctly different lifestyles, amenities and services which jointly <br /> characterize the community as a whole. Each area has separate planning priorities and separate <br /> environmental considerations. Urban areas and urban services will not be permitted to encroach on or <br /> destroy the rural area of the city. <br /> Orono has acknowledged the need for a wider range of housing alternative and has taken steps to <br /> provide new locations for development of urban density housing where it will not be in conflict with <br /> the rural area. Many of these areas have been guided or rezoned to allow for appropriate urban housing <br /> densities and have become a part of Orono's urban area. <br /> Orono's land use plan calls for development in both the urban and the rural portions of the City. <br /> The urban area will see new residential development on the existing vacant lots and undeveloped parcels <br /> similar to the forms of development typical of the closer-in suburbs. Opportunities exist for substantial <br /> rehabilitation projects in the older urban neighborhoods and for scattered-site new construction of <br /> affordable and lifecycle housing units. Overall urban density will not increase dramatically because of the <br /> ecological considerations of proximity to Lake Minnetonka. <br /> The rural area will see continued residential development at a steady pace. Strict subdivision review will <br /> ensure adequate retention of privately owned and maintained open space, wetland conservation, and on- <br /> site sewage treatment system site evaluation. The typical rural lot will continue to provide for a rural <br /> lifestyle as the low investment in public services continues to make the land competitive with more fully <br /> developed suburban properties. <br /> Orono's land use plans and programs allow new urban and rural developments to provide <br /> comparable cost housing opportunities. <br /> rezeni-ng. <br /> The projected population numbers for 2020 through 2040 shown in Table 3C-1 reflect the gradually <br /> decreasing size of the typical household, reduced from 3.16 persons per household (PPH) in 1970 to <br /> 2.6359 PPH at the 2010 census. Household sizes are projected to shrink even further to a level of 2.4739 <br /> PPH by 2030. Orono's 2030 population projection of 91,800 reflects an estimated.1100 3,560 households <br /> at 2.4739 persons per household. <br /> In Orono, the Land Use Plan is the determinant factor in future growth, rather than allowing growth to <br /> drive the Land Use Plan. This is the cornerstone of Orono's long-term development philosophy and <br /> policies. <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 3C,Page 5 <br />