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Date Application Received: January 17, 2019 <br />Date Application Considered as Complete: January 17, 2019 <br />60-Day Review Period Expires: N/AS <br /> <br /> <br />To: Chair Thiesse and Planning Commission Members <br /> Dustin Rief, City Administrator <br /> <br />From: Jeremy Barnhart, Community Development Director <br /> <br />Date: February 19, 2019 <br /> <br />Subject: #LA19-000002, Scott Gates o/b/o Kruckeberg Real Estates, 4400 Deering Island, <br />Concept Plan, Amend MUSA boundary <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br />Deering Island is a 2.79 acre island within Lake Minnetonka, and is located on the west side of <br />the city limits of Orono. The nearest land mass is in the City of Mound, and the owner of <br />Deering Island owns the adjacent parcel in Mound. <br /> <br />Deering Island currently consists of a cabin type building with an accessory structure. Much of <br />the edges of the island are treed, though, based on aerial photography, there are open spaces in <br />the interior of the island. <br /> <br />The property owner desires to extend sanitary sewer services from Mound to Deering Island. <br />The City of Mound has provided a preliminary response related to the request, attached as <br />Exhibit D. Mound would serve the island, and bill the property owner directly. The City of <br />Orono would not extend pipe or sanitary sewer service of any kind to the island. <br /> <br />Applicable Standards. The timeline to amend the 2030 Comprehensive Plan has expired, the <br />City must wait until the 2040 Comprehensive Plan has been accepted by the Met Council and <br />put into effect by the City Council before an amendment can be formally considered. <br /> <br />The proposed amendment is to the comprehensive plan. The City Council has a large amount of <br />discretion when considering a change to the Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Commission <br />and Council are asked for initial feedback before undertaking the time and expense in planning <br />and engineering the connection. <br /> <br />2040 Comprehensive Plan <br />The 2040 Comprehensive Plan includes 6 priorities as guides for considering modification to the <br />MUSA: (These priorities are identical in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan). <br /> <br />Application Summary: The applicant is requesting Planning Commission and City Council <br />feedback on a potential applicant to expand the MUSA boundary to allow for sanitary sewer <br />connection on Deering Island. <br />Staff Recommendation: Planning Department Staff requests feedback on the proposed change <br />to the Comprehensive Plan and the MUSA boundary.