11-19-2018 Planning Commission Packet

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CMP Part 4B. Sanitary Sewer Plan O-GOALS AND POLICIES Goals 1. To provide an adequate, safe level of sewage treatment and waste water disposal for all residences and other occupied properties in the City. 2. To protect Lake Minnetonka,other lakes and streams, surface and ground waters from sewage effluent pollution. 3. To achieve the above goals within the financial capabilities of the City and its citizens without becoming an intolerable burden on the landowners or taxpayers. Policies 1. The primary method of sewage treatment and disposal within the Urban Service Area will be municipal sewer. 2. The primary method of sewage treatment and disposal within the Rural Area will be individual on-site systems, because: a. The cost of providing municipal sewer service to the Rural Area is high due to the low density of development and due to the varied topography. b. Development of the Rural Area at densities which would keep the cost of municipal sewer low,would be counterproductive to the City's primary goal of protecting Lake Minnetonka and other Orono lakes. 3. The Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) boundary in Orono will define areas where sewer exists or where it may be extended to serve existing or new development, but will not define the areas where general urban services will be provided, and it will not define the boundary between higher density and low-density development. 4. Orono will provide municipal sewer extensions to lakeshore areas and non-lakeshore areas within the MUSA when it is determined that municipal sewer is preferable to long-term use of on-site sewage treatment systems. 5. The costs of extending municipal sewer to existing neighborhoods will be borne primarily by the property owners being served. 6. Thecosts of extending municipal sewer to serve new residential and nonresidential development will be borne entirely by the developer. 6. City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 4B, Page 16