03-24-2009 Council Work Session Packet

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f CMP Part 4F. Public Services Plan CITY LAND AND BUILDINGS The City of Orono has direct and indirect control over lands and structures necessary to provide and support public services and facilities. The purpose of this Section is to review the existing and proposed public holdings and to establish goals and policies for efticient, economical management of these assets in the future. CITY OWNED LAND - TOTAL �38-(�88 700+ ACRES The Ciry owns land in fee title and as the responsible caretaker for land dedicated "to the public". These lands are organized below according to their principal use. Citv Streets and Roads - 3�9 39� Acres The City of Orono controls and maintains approximately 4� miles of traveled city streets and roads, mostly located in the Urban Service Area. Most of these rights-of-way vary� in width from 30 ft. to 66 ft. as shown on County plat maps and comprise a total of approximately 373 acres. In addition, the City owns and maintains a 1.� acre parking lot for the Navarre Business Area. Most of the City right-of-way is platted and dedicated to the public for permanent use as roads. Some city roads, especially in the rural area, are located within 66 ft. wide unplatted rights-of-way established as "Town Roads" by order of the Town Supervisor, often dating to the late 1800's. City policy is to require dedication of these roads whenever the adjacent land is platted. In addition to the traveled roads, the City also retains inactive control over a significant amount of platted, tmdeveloped rights-of-way totalin�.� approximately 16 acres. Many plats were made in the early 1900's with some roads never being opened or traveled. Special alleys or "fire lanes" were often platted between the road and the lake to provide water access for fire fighting purposes and general public access. In general, the City policy is not to develop these roads for vehicular travel, but to retain them as public rights-of-way for walking and/or utility purposes. Particularly in the case of fire lanes, the City will not vacate any access to the lake unless it is in return for equal or better access in the nearby vicinity. A more detailed description of this policy and a listing of the lake access points appear in the Transportation and Parks chapters of the CMP. Total length of developed City-controlled roads in Orono is about 4�4 44.7 miles, with an additional � 3_3 miles of undeveloped right-of way. Total area of developed and undeveloped City-controlled right-of-way is approximately� 389 acres. County and state highways account for an additional � 33 miles of City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 4F-30