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CMP Part 2. Community Management Plan Foundation <br /> Open space is to be cherished and protected. In urbanized areas, recreational needs go hand-in-hand <br /> with the necessities of light, air, and solar access. Views of the lakeshore are invaluable property rights <br /> and personal experiences. In rural areas, the open fields and pastures are witness to the rural lifestyles <br /> active in Orono, and each property owner has the ability to provide for his own varied recreational needs. <br /> Institutional and commercial needs have been met by the existing centers with no need for future <br /> expansion. The geographic relationships between the many lake area communities expand the services <br /> available to Orono residents beyond the City's borders.The many industrial,retail-commercial and health <br /> care facilities readily accessible locally and regionally are adequate to serve the needs of Orono residents. <br /> School populations are increasing slowly, and new technologies and program demands require some <br /> expansion of existing facilities but no new centers. Orono's population growth has been historically slow, <br /> allowing for gradual service increases and fiscal security. Public facilities have been provided and will <br /> continue to be improved at a level sufficient for protection of health and safety, but unobtrusively enough <br /> to allow continued self- independence and maintenance of rural lifestyles. <br /> The basic philosophies of the CMP are to the extent possible consistent with the policies and <br /> guidelines contained in the Metropolitan Council's "2040 Regional Development Framework". <br /> Future urban density in the urban area along the lake is to be in-fill development where existing urban <br /> services are available. Rural land use in the low-density residential lakeshore areas and in the area away <br /> from the lake, is to be free from expanded urban services except when necessary to protect the public <br /> health or to eliminate negative impacts to surface and groundwaters. In all neighborhoods,provisions are <br /> made for protection of environmental assets and for provision of open space and recreational amenities. <br /> Housing opportunities in and near Orono are available in a wide range of alternatives consistent with the <br /> availability of public services. Existing and planned sewer and transportation facilities are capable of <br /> servicing the planned density of development, and land use patterns are consistent with and <br /> complementary to those of neighboring cities. <br /> Orono's managed growth policy means that the need to use and enjoy Lake Minnetonka will be balanced <br /> with protection of its water quality and accessibility for future generations. This policy means that the <br /> acceptance of growth and development changes will be balanced with conservation of our resources and <br /> natural amenities, and maintenance of our small town social character. <br /> Orono intends to remain two communities in one. The historically developed area around and near the <br /> Lake Minnetonka shoreline has been called "Urban" because of historic developed density with lots <br /> typically one acre in area or smaller and the availability of a limited level of urban services.The area away <br /> from the Lake has been termed "Rural" because of the lack of density, the abundance of open space and <br /> the citizens' commitment to maintain this type of development. The majority of Orono's 'Rural Area' has <br /> been zoned to require a minimum of 2 acres of dry buildable land per residential lot, with an area in the <br /> northwest corner of the City requiring at least 5 dry buildable acres. When wetlands and roads are factored <br /> in, nearly 80%of the City's land will be developed at densities averaging from approximately 1 unit per <br /> 3 gross acres up-to 1 unit per 7 gross acres, sufficient to meet the City's environmental protection goals. <br /> The Metropolitan Urban Service Area ("MUSA") was established by Metropolitan Council to define the <br /> extent of areas where urban services will be provided and urban scale development will occur. As part of <br /> its Metro 2040 Regional Growth Strategy developed in 1996, Metropolitan Council for discussion <br /> purposes suggested that all but the northwestern tip of Orono will be in the MUSA by 2020. However,the <br /> City Council in the City's 2000-2020 CMP included a much smaller area within the MUSA(Map 4C 2) <br /> to be consistent with the extent of City-planned municipal sewer extensions, and to be consistent with the <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2020-2040 Part 2,Page 12 <br />