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_ CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
<br /> _ with relatively few lar�e parcels remainin�, hence preservation of large tracts as
<br /> `Urban Reserve' is not feasible. Despite this fact, the pattern of development
<br /> does allow for Orono to address other Met Council "Diversified Rural" �oals such
<br /> as protection of the rural natural environment. �
<br /> One of the purposes of this Community Management Plan is to �c*�'�';�'� � �*�rt;„^
<br /> � identify planned eapansions of the MUSA during the period ?989-?�?� 2008-
<br /> 2030, while being consistent with our local land features, actual land use, and
<br /> with the MUSA line location of our municipal neighbors. This local determination
<br /> is intended to meet the intent of the Metropolitan Council's
<br /> 2030 ReQional Development Framework policy for establishment of a s�gec�
<br /> local plan for expansions to the MUSA over the next 20 years. Orono's �t�g
<br /> MUSA expansion plan immediately incorporates a small number of additional
<br /> ^�� areas into the MUSA, with no future additions to the MUSA planned
<br /> during the period�998-�8?-8 2008-2030.
<br /> Urban and rural neighborhoods require differing levels of public services
<br /> and facilities. The urban areas of Orono have sufficient density to require, and to
<br /> financially support, municipal sewer and water services, increased police and fire
<br /> protection, public works projects and public recreational facilities. These areas
<br /> have such facilities in place and in sufficient capacity to accommodate all
<br /> projected urban development. The rural areas, on the other hand, have limited
<br /> density and have environmental restraints prohibiting urban density
<br /> encroachments. The existing rural densities do not require extensive public
<br /> services and, in fact, could not economically support an urban service level.
<br /> Orono expects future development in both the urban and the rural portions
<br /> of the city. The urban area is expected to have new residential infill development
<br /> on the existing vacant lots and undeveloped parcels at densities consistent with
<br /> the surrounding neighborhoods. Economic development will likely be limited to
<br /> neighborhood services in the existing Navarre Area, and greater utilization of the
<br /> industrial and commercial potential near Long Lal:e. While a significant amount
<br /> of higher density housing will be developed to accommodate a wider range of
<br /> affordability and lifecycle housing needs, overall urban density will remain
<br /> relatively low (ranginQ from 1 unit �er acre to as much as 4-6 units per acre. with
<br /> a few individual multi-family sites as high as 15 units per acre) because of the
<br /> ecological considerations of proximity to Lake Minnetonka.
<br /> The rural area is expected to have continued residential development at a slow,
<br /> steady pace. Non-residential development will likely be limited to open space
<br /> recreation. With the large percentage of wetlands, steep slopes and public open
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<br /> the majority of the rural area has been zoned to reQuire a minimum of 2 acres of
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