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• <br /> CMP Part 3C. Housing Plan <br /> The Lake Minnetonka area is comprised of a number of individual cities, both <br /> large and small, each of which have the capacity to provide housin� for certain <br /> 'niches' of the population, but few of which have the capacity to provide for all <br /> categories of lifecycle or affordable housing. In order to identify the existing <br /> life-cycle and diversified housing, and to identify opportunities for such housing <br /> from a sub-regional perspective, the 16 Lake Minnetonka Area Cooperating <br /> Cities (LMACC) in 1998 prepared a Sub-Regional Housing Study. <br /> The LMACC Study identified a number of key issues which set the stage for <br /> addressing problems and identifying opportunities for development of adequate <br /> housing in the subregion. The key issues relate to two primary factors: the <br /> changing profile of the LMACC cities, including demographics, life-cycle <br /> housing, population turnover, and low/moderate income households; and the <br /> housing stock, including market trends, housing conditions, housing values, and <br /> housing options. The Study proposed a series of six Housing Initiatives, <br /> including: <br /> 1) A Subregional Approach to addressing housing needs; <br /> 2) Actions to create Sustainable Communities; <br /> 3) Development of Diversified Housing Options; <br /> 4) Establishment of Support Services such as transit access, child care <br /> assistance, etc. <br /> 5) Establishment of a Subregional Housing Redevelopment Authority <br /> (HRA); and <br /> 6) Protection of Existing Housing. <br /> Housing Needs Related to Reroutin� of fli�hway 12 <br /> The rerouting of Highway 12 resulted in the acquisition and removal by MnDOT <br /> of a number of dwelling units within the cities of Long Lake and Orono. The <br /> City of Long Lake was substantially impacted by the rerouting as approximately <br /> 10% of its tax base was lost. Further, as a fully developed municipaliry Long <br /> Lake does not have sufficient land area to accommodate relocation of these <br /> homes, many of which were in the $100,000-200,000 price range. <br /> To potentially assist in replacing these lost dwelling units, Orono's 2000-2020 <br /> CMP expanded the MUSA in the area east of Willow Drive between the <br /> Burlington Northern Railroad and Watertown Road, and re-guided this area from <br /> 2-acre Rural SFR to Urban SFR at a density of 2-3 units per acre, similar to the <br /> adjoining development in Orono's Hackberry Hill neighborhood and to abutting <br /> residential development in Long Lake. The goal of this expansion was to make <br /> City of Orono Communit�� Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3G19 <br />