09-16-2019 Planning Commission Packet

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FILE#LA19-000070 September 16,2019 Page 2 of 3 In the event the Country Club property was to be developed, in whole or in part, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment will be required (to remove the Park, Recreation, and Open Space designation and introduce a developable use) as well as a plat, both of which are public processes. The Comprehensive Plan, in Chapter 4B, provides guidance for considering MUSA boundary expansions, attached as Exhibit E. Included within the Comprehensive Plan narrative is table 4B- 12,which lists priorities when considering expansion requests: Table 48-12:MUSA Expansion Priorities Priority 1 Properties that abut the shoreline of Lake Minnetonka and all other Orono lakes Properties that abut City-protected tributaries,and all other properties within the Priority 2 Shoreland Overlay District Existing substandard developed lots not covered by Priorities 1 and 2 and developed prior to 1985 that have failing septic systems abd do not have an alternative site available Priority 3 to replace said system. Priority 4 New development using clustering that permanently preserves blocks of open space. Conforming developed lots not covered by Priorities 1 and 2 and developed prior to 1985 that have failing septic systems and do not have an alternative site available to replace Priority 5 said system. Priority 6 New or existing development not covered by priorities 1,2,3,4,or 5. Conditions Expansion of the MUSA on the established prioritized basis noted above will occur only when one of the following conditions is found: 1. When an area of existing homes has failing or non-conforming septic systems and replacement drain field sites are not available for a sisnificant share of the existing homes. ?. When an individual home has a failing or non-conforming septic system.does not have an alternate drain field site. is adjacent to existing sewer lines, and is not part of a neighborhood that could be better served by a neighborhood sewer lateral project. 3. When a new or existing residential development meeting all required development standards is adjacent to existing sewer lines and the developer or homeowners agree to bear all costs of extending municipal sewer to the development.but only when inclusion of such development in the MUSA will not result in a decrease in the City's severed density as calculated by the Metropolitan Council. The proposed expansion most closely falls within priority 6. It should be noted that those priorities were drafted based on development and housing, and not Park, Recreational, and Open space uses. Public Comments To date, no public comments have been received.