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CMP Part 1. Introduction <br /> existing pockets of development "to solve a pollution problem", inflation, topography and sparse <br /> settlement combine to increase costs. Such costs can be paid only by increasing development densities, <br /> which in turn cause increasing levels of storm water nutrient pollution. This spiral results in even greater <br /> levels of pollution than the original sewage 'problem' might have been. For example, Eugene Hickock's <br /> 1973 Storm Water Impact Statement for the Metropolitan Council identified up to 10 times more <br /> phosphorus alone from urban storm water runoff than from Orono's low-density rural land use. <br /> In response to the above concerns, Orono became a nationally recognized leader in espousing <br /> environmental protection. Land use planning since the 1950's has stressed the environmental advantages <br /> of low density development. Shorelands, wetlands and natural drainage systems have been preserved by <br /> tradition and by ordinance. Comprehensive planning was underway by the mid-1960s. In 1974, the first <br /> published Plan,as approved by the Metropolitan Council,established as its foremost guiding principle the <br /> protection and preservation of Lake Minnetonka and its associated wetlands. The 1980 Community <br /> Management Plan and its subsequent 2000-2020 update reinforced these principles and have served as the <br /> basis for management of development in Orono for the past three decades. <br /> LAKE POLLUTION <br /> NON-PONT SOURCE <br /> INCREASED HARD COVER <br /> MORE RUN-OFF <br /> MORE POLLUTANTS FROM LAKE POLLUTION <br /> LAWN FERTILIZATION. <br /> VEHICLE E30iAUST PONT SOURCE 6 <br /> DE-ICEING. AND STREET IMMNENENT <br /> SWEEPING HEALTH HAZARD <br /> ALTERNATIVES STUDIED <br /> SEWER EXTENSION <br /> ORDERED <br /> LAND SUBDIVISION <br /> CO SPREAD UNIT <br /> COSTS OF ASSESS- <br /> MENTS <br /> PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS <br /> POSE FINANCIAL BURDEN <br /> DUE TO SPECIAL CONSTRUC- <br /> TION N WETLAND TERRAIN, <br /> LARGE LOT ACREAGE AND <br /> SCATTERED DEVELOPMENT <br /> Figure 1-1: The Urbanization Spiral <br /> Illustrates the development paradox that faces Orono if municipal services are extended into rural areas. <br /> Orono has consistently made the decision to limit the extension of urban services into rural areas. The <br /> combination of low density residential development, establishment of privately owned and maintained <br /> roads, and use of septic systems and wells has provided Orono with unique and sustainable <br /> neighborhoods that are not only self-sufficient but collectively have a low environmental impact. <br /> Enforcement of the policies necessary to create and maintain these rural neighborhoods has been <br /> consistent and effective. <br /> Today, Orono still faces the same issues as other outlying communities, although Orono is no longer the <br /> 'outer ring'that it was 20-30 years ago.Development pressures continue as speculators view our remaining <br /> open spaces seeking to put them to a "highest and best use". The Metropolitan Council has recognized an <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 1, Page 4 <br />