03-23-2010 Council Work Session Packet

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♦ CMP Part 3C. Housin�Plan land available at a density that might support moderately-priced housing at or below the $350,000 -500,000 range. It was hoped that such housing could accommodate the relocation of some of the Long Lake households displaced by the Highway 12 rerouting. The first development within this expanded MUSA area created 8 new SFR building sites at a net density of 2.0 units per acre. Initial residential construction within this development is priced at levels higher than anticipated. The Ciry of Orono will investigate and promote methods by which more moderate priced housing can be provided as this area further develops. The northerly portion of this area (Parcel Group 3 in Land Use Plan) is currently bein� reQuided to allow for multi-familv residential development at a density of up to 15 units per acre. Metropolitan Livable Communities Pro�ram In 1995 the Minnesota legislature enacted the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act, which established funding for metro-area cities to invest in local economic revitalization and affordable housinb initiatives. The Metropolitan Council is responsible for implementing the Metropolitan Livable Communities Program, and negotiating with individual municipalities to establish affordable and life-cycle housing goals consistent with the Metropolitan Development Guide Orono has participated in the Livable Communities program since 1996. The program establishes benchmarks for housing affordability, life-cycle housing, and housing density. In response to the Met Council benchmarks, the City Council in June 1996 adopted a Housing Action Plan identifying rehabilitation of existing substandard housing as the City's top priority, citing limited commercial-industrial development and employment opportunities, as well as limited availability of public services, and the skyrocketing price of land as barriers to providing opportunities for affordable housing in Orono. While Orono did not commit to any specified numeric goals within the context of the Livable Communities Act, the City is required to identify numerical goals in response to the Land Planning Act. The City's housing goals in terms of affordability, life-cycle housing and density for new sewered development in the period 2000-2010 appear in Table 3C-9. To address the need for additional lifecycle housing options, Orono in its 2000- 2020 CMP guided new areas within the northern portion of the City near the Highway 12 corridor for medium density residential use. These revisions provided for a mix of single-family and multi-family development at densities ranging from 2-6 units per acre (see Map 3B-7). City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3G20