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r <br /> � <br /> CMP Part 3B. Land l�se Plan <br /> The Twin Cities metro area continues to expand both in population and in <br /> territory covered. Suburban developments continue to appear at the urban-rural <br /> fringes and have expanded past the Metropolitan Council's jurisdictional limits <br /> into surrounding counties and even into Wisconsin. Pressures have mounted to <br /> control this "urban spraw]". focused at redevelopment of the core cities. greater <br /> use of higher density infill development in the inner ring suburbs. and greater <br /> density of new development at the developing fi•inge. Hand-in-hand with the <br /> attempts to curb urban sprawl have been pressures (and a real need) to provide <br /> new housing to meet the needs of a population that is widely diverse in age <br /> ranges, lifestyles.and ineome levels. <br /> Orono's ultimate population projections have been dropping from estimates of <br /> 37,000 made in 1970, to 23,000 in 1972, to 14,000 in 1974, to 11.000 in 1979. <br /> Population trends during the last 30 years and a careful analysis of development <br /> capabilities of remaining land as compared to Orono's current zoning and land use <br /> � plan, suggest an ultimate population of around �9899.800. This figure is very <br /> close to Orono's current (2008) estimated population of 7,800. This downward <br /> trend over the last 3 decades is clearly a result of Orono's 197� city-wide <br /> rezoning to lower residential densities, reacting to environmental concerns <br /> reearding protecting the water quality of Lake Minnetonka and other Orono lakes. <br /> The projected population is in line with and a direct result of Orono's <br /> environmental protection policies and is consistent with the proposed public <br /> facilities plans of Orono, the Hennepin County Public Works Department, the <br /> Minnesota Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Council <br /> Environmental Seivices(MCES). <br /> Table 3B-1: Orono Population and Households 1970 -2030 <br /> (Sewered and Unsewered Forecasts <br /> � Population <br /> �i 1'ear 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 <br /> Sewered -- -- -- -- 5,800 7,000 7,300 <br /> Unsewered -- -- I -- -- 2,500 i 2,j00 �,500 <br /> i <br /> Total City 6,787 6,845 j 7,285 7,538 i 8,300 � 9,500 9,800 f� <br /> i <br /> Household <br /> Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 <br /> Sewered -- -- — -- �,�56 �,950 3,020 <br /> Unsewered -- -- -- -- 944 1,000 1,080 <br /> Total City 2,146 2,291 � 2,613 2,766 3,200 3,950 4,100 <br /> Persons/HH 3.16 2.99 2.79 2 7; ?59 2 41 2.39 <br /> Source: Metropolitan Council System Statement <br /> City of Orono Communih M1lanagement Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-11 <br />