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CMP Part 4E. Park. Open Space and Trail Plan <br />Orono residents have been blessed with at least three regional recreational assets <br />close enough to be used on a regular basis. Morris T. Baker Regional Park <br />Reserve offers general recreation and a major natural area; the DNR's Luce Line <br />Trail offers hiking and horseback riding to many Orono residents on a daily <br />basis; and Lake Minnetonka provides a multitude of active and passive <br />recreational opportunities. <br />Neighborhood and City parks and recreation facilities are intended to serve <br />a relatively small neighborhood on a frequent use basis. These facilities <br />should provide sufficient open space and/or special equipment to provide <br />recreation and athletic activities not possible on typical residential properties. <br />City parks and recreation areas should be designed and located to serve <br />individuals on a familiar, almost daily basis. The service area should be <br />relatively small as should the number of users at any one time. Typical features <br />might include playground equipment, ball fields, tennis courts and gardens or <br />pathways. <br />Private open space and recreation facilities should be available to <br />complement public facilities. Beyond the provision of public recreation <br />facilities at the regional and local level, the private sector provides a large share <br />of the outdoor recreational opportunities, especially in Orono. Examples include <br />several golf courses, riding stables, and commercial marinas offering access to <br />Lake Minnetonka for persons not owning lakeshore. These private facilities <br />lessen demand for investment in public facilities, produce tax revenue, stimulate <br />secondary services, provide services not available publicly, and provide direct <br />employment opportunities. In addition, the individual ownership of open space <br />on residential lots provides the most accessible, most frequently used recreation <br />opportunity for younger children in the rural area. <br />Orono is partly in the Metropolitan Council's defined Urban Planning <br />Area (MUSA) and partly in the Rural Planning area. The Metropolitan <br />Council as part of its 2030 Regional Development Framework has established <br />Urban Planning Areas and Rural Planning Areas. The portions of Orono in the <br />Met Council's Urban Planning Area include those areas of the City that are <br />within the 2008 MUSA and are defined by Met Council as "Developing Area'; <br />the portions of the City outside the MUSA have been deemed as Rural Planning <br />Area and have been categorized as "Diversified Rural". The Developing Area <br />category may be somewhat of a misnomer for Orono, in that most areas of <br />Orono within the current MUSA are fully developed at the planned long-term <br />densities, with just a few undeveloped properties remaining. The Diversified <br />Rural category is intended to include a variety of farm and non-farm land uses, <br />with a mix of large -lot residential and clustered housing and preservation of <br />open space. The non -Lakeshore 2 -acre and 5 -acre zones in Orono fit this <br />category. However, the City does not plan to convert these areas to urban - <br />density development in the future; Orono does not have any areas that could be <br />considered as "urban reserve". <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 4E-4 <br />