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_ CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan <br /> � URBAN LAND USE <br /> URBAN RESIDENTIAL LAND USE <br /> Urban residential development will retain the basic single family character of the <br /> community but will also provide for a wider range of housing types at generally <br /> low densities consistent with available services, the natural amenities of the land, <br /> and environmental protection. Planning devices such as clustering will permit a <br /> limited amount of multiple dwellings such as patio homes, townhouses and <br /> garden apartments to be located near commercial areas within the overall planned <br /> density of the neighborhood. <br /> Urban residential development requires municipal sanitary sewer, an adequate <br /> transportation system, neighborhood recreational facilities and other typical urban <br /> services. The location of urban residential uses depends to a substantial degree on <br /> the environmental impact on Lake Minnetonka and the protection of the natural <br /> wetlands system for storm water filtration and purification. <br /> All urban residential land within 1,000 feet of Lake Minnetonka will require <br /> special environmental restrictions and lower land use densities in order to assure <br /> shoreline protection and minimal direct storm water runoff pollution. <br /> URBAN RESIDENTIAL - 1 DWELLING PER ACRE <br /> This is the typical urban residential density developed and planned for areas <br /> which are within 1,000 feet of Lake Minnetonka and which have particular <br /> environmental impact on the lake. <br /> URBAN RESIDENTIAL - 2 DWELLINGS PER ACRE <br /> This is the typical land use density of the historic development in Navarre and the <br /> older residential neighborhoods. Certain other residential areas are planned for <br /> this density where services are available beyond 1,000 feet from the lakeshore. <br /> Municipal water is generally provided to these districts for supply and fire <br /> protection, in addition to the necessary sewer service. <br /> URBAN RESIDENTIAL - 3 to 6 DWELLINGS PER ACRE <br /> These densities are provided for along Highway 12 as shown on the Land Use <br /> Plan. Development at these densities will be limited to properties where special <br /> conditions such as abuttinb land use, as well as proximity to urban utilities and <br /> services, would make the parcel appropriate for housing clusters or multi-family <br /> development. Since the areas identified for this higher density development are to <br /> some extent limited by environmental constraints, each such development must be <br /> analyzed and reviewed on an individual basis. The properties identified for <br /> residential development at densities of 3-6 units per acre include properties guide- <br /> planned for such use as a result of Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 2 in <br /> 1988, as well as properties heretofore planned for single family development at <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-40 <br />