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_ CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan
<br /> - iNSERT NEW TABLE 3B-6 HERE, WHICH DOCUMENTS THE ORONO VILLAS
<br /> REGUIDING AND REVISES IT FOR THE COMFORTS OF HOME APPROVAL
<br /> Table 3B-6: Areas Proposed for Higher Density Residential Development- Site E
<br /> Site Description:
<br /> SITE E - See Map 3B-7(a) The 10.4 acres identified as PINS 3�-118-23 43 0003 & 3�-
<br /> 118-23 44 000� located westerly of existing Highway 12,
<br /> easterly of the new Highway 12 corridor, south of the Luce
<br /> Line Trail and north of the Wayzata city boundary.
<br /> Background, Site Characteristics
<br /> Nature of Surrounding Propertv. Property to the west and east of Site E is guided and zoned for single
<br /> family residential use at a density of 1 unit per 2 acres.The property west across the railroad corridor has
<br /> been developed with low-density SFR use for many years. The property across Highway 12 to the east
<br /> contains a church building that has undergone a variety of tenants, and is currently serving as a
<br /> Montessori school. The cemetery property to the immediate south in the city of Wayzata is guided for
<br /> institutional uses and is zoned for Low Density Residentia(. Lots to the north of the Luce Line in the city
<br /> of Long Lake are guided for single family uses (R-1) with a minimum lot area of 10,000 s.f. and 75'
<br /> width, i.e. SFR at 4 units per acre. However, the existina single family lots abutting the north side of the
<br /> Luce Line in this area range from 1/4 acre to 1-2/3 acres in area.
<br /> Current Zonin� and Land Use Plan Status. Site E is zoned RR-1B Single Family Rura( Residential,
<br /> which allows the development of single family homes at a density of 1 unit per 2 dry buildable acres, and
<br /> is within the defined Rural Area of Orono as shown on CMP Map 3B-2. Site E was mapped and guided
<br /> for Rural Residential Use in the 2000-2020 Land Use Plan. Site E was re-guided in 2007 to allow for
<br /> residential development at a densitv of 1.43 units per acre to allow development of 9 detached dwellinas
<br /> on the site. Because that project did not proceed,the rezonin�to RPUD did not take effect.
<br /> MUSA, Municipal Utilities Status. The property was added to the MUSA in 1987. Municipal sewer and
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<br /> Wavzata svstems to serve the nearby Myrtlewood neiQhborhood.
<br /> Basis for Amendment. The 2000-2020 CMP indicates that to more closely approach the development
<br /> density goals established by Metropolitan Council, Orono has defined certain areas of the City where
<br /> conversion from planned Rural densities to planned Urban densities is appropriate. These are areas where
<br /> provision of urban services can be efficient, cost-effective, and have the least negative impacts on the
<br /> City's environmental goals and on surrounding development In defining where urban areas should be
<br /> located, the City considers proximity to existing higher density development; proximity to existing
<br /> municipal sewer lines with available capacity; proYimiry to existing urban services; adjacency to existing
<br /> transportation corridors; and location high in the watershed to limit stormwater impacts.
<br /> Site E was not identified for change from Rural to Urban in the 2000-2020 CMP. Further, the 2000-2020
<br /> CMP establishes a number of policies which generally do not support the conversion of Rural land to
<br /> Urban status. However, certain factors that suggest such a change is appropriate for Site E include:
<br /> 1. The property is essentially an "orphan", with relatively little relationship to the development that
<br /> surrounds it, i.e. it is surrounded on three sides by transportation corridors (Old 12, New 12, Luce
<br /> Line Trail); it is topographically disconnected from the primarily single family residential uses to the
<br /> north; and it abuts a cemetery on the south. This lack of connectivity to surrounding residential areas
<br /> makes use of the site for a"family friendly" neighborhood unattractive and poorly marketable at best.
<br /> 2. The potential for non-residential institutional, public or private uses for the site under the current
<br /> Land Use Plan and low-density zoning is limited by the size of the site, and vehicular access
<br /> limitations.
<br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-47
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