02-24-2009 Council Work Session Packet

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' - '�.7J • MEMORANDUM To: Mayor & City Council From: Mike Gaffron, Asst. City Admin. - Long Term Strategy Date: February 17, 2009 Subject: Review of Draft 2008-2030 Comp Plan Chapters: - Sec. 3B - Land Use Plan Attached is the Land Use chapter of the Community Management Plan for review at the February 24 Work Session. The text is in underline/�� format so you can see the changes from the 2000 CMP. This section was reviewed with the Planning Commission at their work session on February 4. The following changes from the 2000-2020 CMP are noted for your review and potential discussion: - Discussion about the MUSA starting on Page 3B-8 acknowledges the Met Council's 2030 Regional Development Framework designation of parts of Orono as "Developing Area" and "Diversified Rural" area. The Met Council goals for these designated areas do not really match Orono's goals in many respects... - On Pages 3B-23 and 24 text is added that reinforces Orono's intent is to provide sewer to Shoreland properties when necessary without changing the zoning or density. This is still an issue between Orono and Met Council... - Starting on Page 3B-28 Met Council's 2030 Regional Development Framework is discussed in greater depth, followed by a new "Residential Land Use Capacity" table (labeled as new Table 3B-2, to replace the old "Developable Land Analysis" table 3B-2) that defines the existing and future residential potential for each of our zoning districts under current and planned zoning. The new table indicates that within the existing MUSA under current zoning we have capacity for only 447 additional dwelling units in the City. With Met Council indicating our "share" of the need for affordable housing by 2020 is 311 units, we would have to make 2/3 of all our future sewered development affordable. - Updated Table 3B-3 on Page 3B-34 summarizes our acreage by "use" rather than by zoning district. This is follow-ed by Tables 3B-4a thru 3B-4e which attempt to project our future household development in 5-year increments both in and out of the MUSA. - Starting on Page 3B-40 the detailed plans (Tables 3B-Sa thru 3B-Sd) for our guideplan changes back in 2000 have been abridged and updated as new Table 3B-� to reflect actual development activity that has occurred as a result of those changes. A new Table 3B-6 regarding the Orono Villas/Comforts of Home has been added - this table reflects the language of the Orono Villas CMP amendment, with revisions that pertain to the Comforts of Home proposal. Other than that, we are not re-guiding any other property for higher densities, which may end up being a bone of contention with Met Council...