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The City has pai�ticipated in the Council's Plat Monitoring Program, having submitted <br /> data fi^om 2000 to 2008. In that time period, the Ciry approved 9 subdivisions for a total <br /> of 272 units on 79.64 net acres, resulting in a net f�esidential density of 3.42 units per acre. <br /> The City has shown the capaciry to accommodate development at urban densities, but the <br /> Update does not reflect City planning policy to continue to do so. <br /> Rural Densitv <br /> The RDF designates the area of Orono that is outside of the MIISA as "Diversified <br /> Rural,"which has a density policy of no n�ore than 1 unit per 10 acres. Maps of this area <br /> and descriptions in the text show that this area is largely developed at rural densities <br /> higher than 1 per 10, closer to 1 unit per 4 ac��es. Policy descriptions on page 3B-10 <br /> indicate that development in the "rural" area will continue on 2-7 acre lots, inconsistent <br /> with the 1 per-1 0 densiry policy, and that no additional areas within the rural area will <br /> be designated for MLISA expansion due to the existing rural development pattern. <br /> The Council's 2030 Water Resou��ces Management Policy Plan designates this area as a <br /> Long-TeNm Se��vice Area for the Regional Wastewater System, development in this rural <br /> area needs to be consistent with the Council's recently adopted Flexible Residential <br /> Development Guidelines. However, much of this land has already been subdivided at <br /> densities g�eater than 1 per-10 and is therefore inconsistent with the Flexible Residential <br /> Development Guidelines. <br /> The Council staff would pNopose to meet with the Ciry to discuss potential options for <br /> addressing these issues in the Update. " <br /> "Land Use" Analysis <br /> Met Council Forecast vs Orono's Plan. To begin with, Met Council expects Orono to modify <br /> its proposed land uses to accommodate the residential growth that Met Council forecasts for <br /> Orono. By 2030 Met Council expects Orono to have a population of 9800 people in 4,100 <br /> households. Orono under its proposed land use plan for 2030 will have a population of 9000 <br /> people in 3,7�0 households. The "discrepancy" is 800 persons in 350 households. <br /> Our population and household projections presented in the Plan are based on development of our <br /> few multi-family guided properties to the "preferred" option within the given density range, and <br /> on a parcel by parcel analysis of remaining developable land throughout the City. For instance, <br /> where the 50-acre Dumas/James properties are guided for a range of 2-4 units per acre, with a <br /> `preferred' development option of 120 units total, we have used the preferred option density of <br /> 2.5 units per acre to project population/households based on 120 units. This follows from the <br /> Rural Oasis Study options that suggested the high end of the density range would not be <br /> preferable for that site. In order to get to the high end of the density range, i.e. 4 units per acre of <br /> 200 units total on 50 acres, we would have to ignore the Rural Oasis recommendations for that <br /> site. <br /> How Might We Meet MC Forecasts? To align with Met Council's forecasted population and <br /> households, we would have to re-guide enough property to accommodate 370 dwelling units <br /> more than we have already guided far (370 units, not 350, because at any given time only about <br /> 95% of our dwelling units are occupied, so throughout the Comp Plan you will find that the <br /> Review of Met Council Comp Plarr lnitial Response Page 9 of 17 <br /> August 28, 2009 <br />