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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,November 19,2018 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> Barnhart indicated the Metropolitan Council does provide quite a bit of information and tools to help <br /> develop the plan. The Metropolitan Council also provides a projected number of new households. <br /> The City's Transportation Plan reflects regional transportation plans developed by Hennepin County and <br /> comments received from Medina. No new corridors were proposed in the update. One of the comments <br /> of the Metropolitan Council was to make the bus system more attractive to users to help alleviate traffic in <br /> certain areas. The Comprehensive Plan Update does retain the City's concept of the ring route, which <br /> was introduced in 2008. Some of the comments received related to high traffic levels on Shoreline Drive. <br /> Barnhart stated due to existing traffic levels, improvements in the Navarre area are somewhat challenging <br /> but Hennepin County's Transit Advantage Plan provides some alternatives to no new development. <br /> Barnhart noted the following changes are included in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan but that it is not an <br /> all-inclusive list: <br /> 1. Expansion of MUSA. The Plan proposes a single expansion of the MUSA boundary to serve <br /> vacant property on the north end of Wildhurst while preserving steep slopes and significant tree <br /> stands in the area. This is a change from the draft proposed in April. <br /> 2. Land Use. To meet the growth projections of the Metropolitan Council,the Land Use Map was <br /> updated. The map reflects a revised listing of land use categories. These ten categories are used <br /> throughout the document per Metropolitan Council requirements and include seven residential, <br /> two commercial/industrial, and a park/open space land use. Island residential is a new land use <br /> and is employed for the residences on Big Island and Deering Island. <br /> The plan shows low density residential as the predominant land use south of Fox Street. An earlier <br /> version of the land use map showed portions of these area as medium density residential,recognizing the <br /> development patterns established. Based on feedback,the Council directed these areas, including Crystal <br /> Bay, Casco Point, Fagerness Point, and Navarre, change back to low density residential. <br /> In the northern portion of the community, residential land uses were introduced to the Kelley Parkway <br /> and Wayzata Boulevard areas. The parcels south of Lake Classen were not changed from Rural <br /> Residential. <br /> In order to prevent larger scale expansion of the MUSA and introduction of density in the rural areas, <br /> increased opportunity for density had to be added in the Navarre and northern Orono areas. The <br /> Committee applied density in areas where they felt it was most appropriate, given transportation <br /> networks, neighboring land uses, and services available. <br /> 3. Planned Development Sites. It is a requirement of the planning process that sites be identified for <br /> potential growth in the next 20 years. The Committee updated the Planned Development sites <br /> map which shows five areas that could be the subject of development proposals. These five <br /> areas provide growth in a range of densities,from 0.5 to 2 units per acre to High Density <br /> Residential. <br /> 4 Navarre Area Plan. The Navarre Area Plan, conducted by the Planning Consultant,was <br /> incorporated in the Land Use Chapter, 3B, and influenced some of the land use in that area. <br /> Page 10 of 13 <br />