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FILE#18-44
<br /> November 19,2018
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<br /> This Committee operated under three primary goals:
<br /> 1. Retain rural character and natural resource protection policies established in
<br /> previous plans.
<br /> 2. Satisfy Met Council requirements.
<br /> 3. Improve the readability of the document.
<br /> The Plan.
<br /> A draft of the plan, showing changes from the April version, is posted on the website, and in
<br /> dropbox. The changes may appear to be numerous, but many of them are based on formatting
<br /> changes, updated data from sources including the state and the Met Council, and responses to
<br /> comments received during the 6 month review.
<br /> The plan retains the general development and land and water protection philosophies
<br /> established by earlier plans. Preservation of rural character and preservation of water quality
<br /> was very important to the committee.
<br /> Metropolitan Council estimates. The Metropolitan Council requires the plans to reflect growth
<br /> in population, households, and employment over the next 20 years.
<br /> Table 3B-1: Orono Population,Households,and Employment 1970 -2040
<br /> (Sewered and Unsewered Forecasts)
<br /> Population
<br /> Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2016 2020 2030 2040
<br /> Sewered -- -- -- -- 4,429 -- 5,150 6,170 6,740
<br /> Unsewered -- -- -- -- 3,008 -- 2,950 2,630 2,760
<br /> Total City 6,787 6,845 7,285 7,538 7,437 7,691 8,100 8,800 9,500
<br /> Household
<br /> Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2016 2020 2030 2040
<br /> Sewered -- -- -- -- 1,780 2,253 2,105 2,455 2,785
<br /> Unsewered -- -- -- -- 1046 784 1,095 1,105 1,115
<br /> Total City 2,146 2,291 2,613 2,766 2,826 3,037 3,200 3,560 3,900
<br /> Persons/HH 3.16 2.99 2.79 2.73 2.63 2.53 2.53 2.47 2.44
<br /> Employment
<br /> 500 809 980 951 1562 1579 1700 1780 1800
<br /> Source: Metropolitan Council System Statement _
<br /> The Committee,while meeting the Met Council predictions, noted that the City retains its' right
<br /> to review development proposals for consistency with the Comprehensive plan (not just land
<br /> use) and applicable zoning ordinances to ensure a development is the right fit for the
<br /> neighborhood and city as a whole.
<br /> The Plans, in meeting Met Council projections,was focused at the household level. For
<br /> instance, between 2030 and 2016,the projections show an addition of 523 households.
<br /> Properties were identified that,through density allocation, could be development to generate
<br /> this number of households.
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